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  3. Clayton's Tornado Red GTI..

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    Just tried to change the main beam bulbs, the passenger side was fine and works. The drivers side, the clip that holds the bulb in place came out, i put it back in fine and fitted the new bulbs but for some reason that side doesn't work now? Any reason why?

    Thanks

  7. Clayton's Tornado Red GTI..

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    What did you use for correcting the paintwork? Looks a lot better!

    I used a Das-6 pro with a chemicals guys yellow hexlogic pad combined with 3M fast cut plus. Then followed by chemical guys green hexlogic pad combined with Menzerna final finish. Great combination.

  9. Finally got a GTI

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    What caused the engine failure?

    Going to guess it burned off most of the oil in the 200 mile journey and seized

    Im not sure what caused it, the first thing i noticed when i lifted the bonnet was that there was no coolant. It went through the engine and came out of the exhaust

  11. Clayton's Tornado Red GTI..

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    So whilst i couldn't drive the car the first thing i wanted to do was get in my garage and inspect the paint. I was shocked to be honest, i didnt realise people could clean there car so badly. It looked like it had been cleaned with sand paper!

    So i prepped it, ready to be machine polished.

    Also, fitted some LED sidelights, LED number plate bulbs. Red strip round the grill and De-wipered the rear.

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    Blown engine @ 64k, unlucky! Looks nice though. That exhaust isn't standard is it?

    Yeah terrible luck! It is standard exhaust, its just hanging too low which i need to sort. Thanks for comment

  13. Finally got a GTI

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    Get the person you bought it from to repair it, or was it a private sale? I'd personally never buy from a private seller, only dealers for me so worth the extra grand or so for the peice of mind

    Yeah it was private unfortunately, but i have an engine sorted now :yes:

  15. Finally got a GTI

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    This wasn't the one that was in Smethwick was it? It was pulled from ebay yesterday - you beat me to it if so!

    What exactly went wrong with the engine, do you know? Is is rebuildable?

    Cheers

    Rob

    Yes it is the one, bet your glad you didnt buy it! Not 100% sure what happened but a spark plug has been completed torn to pieces. Not rebuildable so on the look out for another GTI engine.

  19. Finally got a GTI

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    Now, I have a Gti engine that don't laugh I'm thinking of putting a diesel into. What will fit? It's it's easy you can have my Gti engine. You can see it running, runs perfect.

    Im not really sure what you mean?

  21. Finally got a GTI

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    Hello everyone, after looking for a Lupo GTI for about 4 months i finally found one. It is a 2002 Red GTI, 64k miles, Full service history. All sounds good doesn't it? I drove 200 miles to get it, on the way home about 2 miles away. The engine blew up, i had my mate who is a mechanic at bentley look at it and he said the whole engine has had it! Bad luck or what?:(

    So i am on the look out for a GTI engine now, if anyone knows of one for sale please let me know.

    Thanks

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