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First decent weather weekend in ages, its a shame I had to give the daily some love. Dropped into TPS, they now sell oil by the cube: 20 litres before VAT is good chunk cheaper at £2 instead of £2.45 a litre in 5 litre bottles - makes more sense for me as both Golf & Lupo use the same oil - amusingly its like a giant wine box that wont fit in the fridge Was digging into the Quatum oils, turns out TPS moved supplier from Castrol to Fuchs a year ago, still VW approved. The Mk4 needed a new engine mount, front coilovers dropping from syncro height, an mini service with engine flush, new oil / filter, new handbrake cables and finally fit the springs and adjusters in the rear to complete the Bilsein B14 set up.

Welcome - I will fix this for you: Mine is a 55 plate - They moved the line to Belgium for the last few years of Gti production - check for a B in your chassis number. The how many left numbers don't make sense to me, considering the quite high numbers I have seen being broken and the handful getting imported form Japan, the numbers seem to be declining at a slower rate than I would expect

has the battery been run low - these could be old codes from then. if possible clear the codes and run the engine again to confirm they are current As Mk2 says - check for air leaks - vacuum hoses perish, the hose to the brake booster is a common fail

That's great - I got rattles in my Golf interior after fitting them - your interior must be tighter!

Don't report back too soon - They will rattle for around 100 miles before settling down - you should find turn in improves & steering feels more direct

Air isn't going to be getting any cheaper soon and I'm not sure you are going to be challenging your mate with the Clio in handling running air. I have not seen one in the flesh, IIRC they are Romanian made -not sure about the .co.uk site- from reviews the one consistent thing mentioned is the paint isn't that good and gets damaged in transit otherwise they seem to be OK. OMP made a guard for the challenge Polo - that could be used, but they are at least £200 more than my example - but it is 8mm Alloy sheet

Hes got nothing to loose then

Welcome Dual profiles is the answer - Cake or even pie and eat it!

All depends on budget, if you are just looking for a slight drop of say 20mm, as already said springs and shocks would probably be the best. Sump guard https://www.sump-guard.co.uk/steel-sump-guard-for-vw-lupo-1999-2005 If you do invest in one bear in mind that just like DFS who always seem to have a sale, these folk seem to always offer free shipping by a certain date, so dont rush the purchase.

I’m dreading something going wrong with mine - the PO got the Lupo resrayed, along with other poor skills they did not take the spoiler off, a lot of pita & it’s now blended into the hatch. If something goes wrong with the light, I’m not sure how I’m going to split without screwing the paint

Gas’n gears on Facebook - based in Cornelli near Cardiff - Hotgolf is a legend in the vw community, he is not as cheap as Mk2’s guy, but definitely knows his stuff, did my rebuild and LSD.

How about filler putty? used to fill in any small scratches, not sure I would use this brand, but as an example

Inside rear seat frames is a good place for the old style price sticker - this will go over millennial's heads - with the date on or moulded into parts. Seem to recall my passenger door panel had a date like that, think it was 2005 but it is Gti

Assuming the Gti shares the same mounting position - my stripped lupo come in handy - its not that buried, only slightly further forward than the clutch pedal: Please ignore the dust.. HTH

February Heatwave in Liverpool? Hopefully just a re-gas, think I read non car AC places are a lot cheaper for re-gas, worth a try if you have a place nearby. AC is best used year round, dries the air and used in winter it speeds up windscreen demists + it keeps the seals moist.