Matty. Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 Does it make much of a difference? Had one of these on my list of things to buy soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cafcross Posted November 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 Tbh I haven't tested it out yet!It isn't on the struts as 1) it wouldn't look as good all the way back there and 2) the struts are double skinned so harder to drill into. Plus I wouldn't be able to get to the spare wheel well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cafcross Posted November 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2009 Not that anyone cares I put some 15mm spacers on the rears last night... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vworks41 Posted November 28, 2009 Report Share Posted November 28, 2009 Looks really good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcusgrant Posted November 28, 2009 Report Share Posted November 28, 2009 Looks awsome... still loving the wheels, sits perfectly on them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad.... Posted November 28, 2009 Report Share Posted November 28, 2009 Looks good..those spacers at the rear have worked a treat! Might have to get some of these myself to space the moderlines out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philplop Posted November 28, 2009 Report Share Posted November 28, 2009 Spacers on the back have evened it up nicely. It must scrub like a bitch though? Even with 165/50's and semi-rolled arches my Mono's scrubbed loads with 20mm spacers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cafcross Posted November 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2009 Cheers chaps.Yes Phil, scrubs horribly. Don't really want to raise it but I may have to. The only other option is rolling the arches, which I'm gonna get a quote for this week hopefully.Wheels are coming off this week for winter anyway so I'll have a couple of months to get it sorted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cafcross Posted December 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 Update 23rd DecemberWell you may or may not seen the thread. But basically it's knackered.A slight rattling from my engine turned into hell yesterday. Driving home from work all I could hear was a metal pinging noise, then the aux belt jammed and all I could hear was screeching, then my power steering went. I get into my road and there was just unbearable noise. Parked it up and myself and my mate's dad pushed it back to my house, which on ice isn't fun! Spoke to John (Casper) who reckons that the tensioner snapped forcing the cambelt off, and the pistons are hitting the valves. New cambelt, valves, pistons and possibly head...or if I can find another engine for less than the repairs then that will be the option.Had the car recovered to a garage I use today. Whether or not they'll be able to look at it before Xmas I don't know, and repairs won't commence until possibly the new year. Gutted isn't the word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CasperGTI Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 Suck ross, it really sucks.You might be lucky, it may have only jumped a tooth or two, which means the valves might only just be clattering the valves. Damage might be minimal.All more reason to get a ported head on it now. I know a guy that is very good, not an age away from you either. Keep me posted mate, ill keep an eye out for you for bits.John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr ColinG Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 Nightmare As John says hopefully its just jumped, I had that in my Golf and it was just a couple of bent valves.Not great but not as bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenson Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 bad news, feel really sorry for you being so close to christmas.Hope the damage isnt too bad, and you get it sorted as pain free as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cafcross Posted January 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 Hello.Well got the engine problem fixed. Turned out to be the power steering pump and the aux belt. £234.95 later and as good as new, including a nice whiney diff that sounds like a supercharger Gave it a wash the other day with my new snow foam lance that the missus got me for Christmas.All dirtyFoamed upNice and cleanThen yesterday it decided to go pear shaped again. Dropped my girlfriend off, was doing a 3 point turn to go back out of her road, started reversing and slid. Brakes did nothing and I slid into a parked car. That car was fine, but I need a new rear bumper, as you can see from the pictures below...I've ordered one from VW today and will be going into the bodyshop in a month anyway for some work already planned, so will be driving around with a battle scar for a little while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamGTi Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 ****ter mate,my car has been like a bloody snow plow recently.... clattering the snow in the middle of the road, sounds like its pulling the car to bits!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcusgrant Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 Bad times!! Not having much luck recently with it are you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Green Giant Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 ouch!!! at least its just the bumper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philplop Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 Pisser. Does the snow foam leave the car that clean after rinsing?! So in the winter when you can't be arsed to wash the car you can just foam it up and rinse it off? Might have to get one if so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philplop Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 (edited) . Edited January 7, 2010 by Philplop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Green Giant Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 Pisser. Does the snow foam leave the car that clean after rinsing?! So in the winter when you can't be arsed to wash the car you can just foam it up and rinse it off? Might have to get one if so!me too! mines not be washed in ages, just cant be bothered!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nayr Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 How much did VW charge for a new rear bumper just out of interest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesU Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 Think it was £99 for a non sport or GTi one. So a little more than that im guessing?Gutted about the bump still Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamGTi Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 Snowfoam lances are ace, make sure you use the right product though. I use a citrus wash in my snowfoam, cleans off the majority of rubbish on its own, Still need to shammy over to get a propper finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cafcross Posted January 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 £101 for the bumper including VAT.As for the lance didn't get it off as much as I would've liked, yet I hadn't washed the car for a month, so there was loads of grime and salt etc caked on. That was after 2 passes of the lance and one hand wash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatttty Posted January 9, 2010 Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 gutted for you mate, least its just a bumper, could of been a lot worse. what snowfoam lance do you have btw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cafcross Posted January 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 I've got the i4detailing one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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