Matty_Gti

nah fairly sure there not chrome plated. think i remember a post about him spraying them to seal them??

isnt there a guy on e38 with a mk1 with widened g60's with a red centre and a polished lip??

i'm not excited, cant think of much worse to watch

wow that is incredible, dread to think how much that little lot has cost

why would you carry a wheel brace when you have no spare to put on when you get your wheel off?? not even to mention you dont carry a spare to exchange a wheel with

what are the differences between a 197 and an r27? seats, although these are an option on a standard 197 suspension graphics some different colours what else?

i'm 20, soon to be the big 21

see i like the 197 very much but it needs a spoiler over standard the back looks a bit bubble-ish. i couldnt afford the r27, i cant see that they have many extras over a well kitted 197 but that yellow is sooo nice but what about renault build quiality, going from a vw to a renault?

looking good, must say i think your old wheels were a little more wow but i still like these. Maybe you should sell these to me and put your old ones back on???

eccles cake, ha ha saw one in s hspo toduy. bum lover ckaes

The problems you would encounter with chequers is that with them being individual vinyl squares they would be prone to the edges catching when being washed etc. Also there would be issues with the paint that isnt covered fading then when you decide to take the vinyl off you still have a chequered roof. I would be getting in touch with a vinyl/sign company and asking them if they could print you a chequered pattern on a single piece of vinyl, this way the pattern would be constant and a good look and easier to apply. I would stay clear from DIY'ing it as i'm sure it would be near impossible to get a good constant pattern without air bubbles/creases etc. Its a job done by pro's for a reason.

dont get any springs. hold out and get some phil j collies, people say there very good value for money

i'm just going to take it to my vw dealers next week to let them run a diagnostic on it. £50 tho!! oh well, cant have to how it is at the minute

nah didnt take it off and test it, just doesnt sound like its firing in the cylinder. Think it may have to go to vw and see what they think. Hope its not expensive! anyone got vag com in the lincolnshire area that wants to do me a favour?

bttt

any other ideas guys? took me ages to get her going earlier, shes not well. got to drive 100miles to leicester on fri and i dont have breakdown cover. could it be a sensor somewhere?

yup the door switch is fine guys and the car appeared to be better but then it went and did it to me again. The only thing i can think is that i may have some "dirty petrol" or in need of a fuel filter change

much loss of handeling or acceleration with running the 17's? they look sweet! nice tuck. ever thought of putting a red pinstrip on them? i think that would look uber cool

also interested. do you still run rear seats?

very cool, make sure you take plenty of pics please!!

looking good, are they 17's your running?

hmm, what would cause it not to do this?

yer i will clean it again next week on my days off, just gave it a quick going over. Does the fuel pump not prime when the ignition is switched the 2nd click?

well i disconnected the ht leads not at the spark plug end because i couldnt get them off but did do at the other end, and i sprayed the connections with wd40. been and got some carb cleaner and taken my bmc elbow off and sprayed the butterfly valve until clean. is this all i can do? anywhere else to spray the carb cleaner? on the fuel side of things, i normally fill up with v power at shell scunthorpe but the last petrol i got was vpower at shell in lincoln so this shouldnt be any different. batterys fine, will turn over all day. yer think the fuel is priming, will go check now tho.

Well came to start my 03 reg Gti (48k on the clock) yesterday and it started and then just cut out straight away, then a few times it didnt even spark. Eventually it did start after leaving it a bit but just before it was about to cut out i gave it some juice and it was ok. This lead me to think that it may be an immobilizer issue but then why would it be ok when started up etc? I had no more trouble yesterday and it started ok this morning but about 3miles down the road at asda i did my tyre pressures and then it didnt start, did the same as yesterday, it starts eventually but i have to give it gas when it does go so it doesent cut out. Came out of asda after a bit of shopping and it did the same again, thats 3 times but i got home and stopped it and started it and it was fine?! Could it be my throttle body that neads cleaning? just a spray with carb cleaner? i have no ideling issues