dub envy

My sill is about to fall in... damn rust. Wish it was a door so I could just swap it.

What mk2 did you have? I might recognise it from no-rice.. welcome to the forum.

90% of the time they do, then you get the miserable bastards. £5k should get you a nice c.

'tis ok I spose.

A friend of mine is building a V8 mini. It used to be a 2.0 16v vauxhall lump with an SBD 350 kit and a 100 shot of nitrous. He won Ultimate Mini at York 5 or 6 years ago. He said it wasnt fast enough so is convering to V8. I haven't seen him or the mini for over a year now, but last time I saw it the engine was in temporarily and he was sorting driveshafts.. I must get down to see him again and get some pics.

Mine has a pilkington fitted. No idea who fitted it as it was on the car when i bought it, but it is fine. Wipers work a treat on it! Apparently though if you specify that you want vw glass when you take the car to RAC AutoW's than they have to get it for you...

A mate of mine used to work for auto windscreens and there wasnt a car that he couldnt fit a new screen too... As Dr_mat says it's not down to the company but the individual. I'd use autowindscreens purely because I prefer their vans. I have had no good or bad experiences with either company.

I think I'd only colour code the 'brow, and have the grill matt black.

There are imitation grills on ebay going for 50 quid or so... anyone got one? Whats the quality like?

That's not actually my grill, it was just a picture I found on german ebay. I have been thinking about getting one of these grills for a while now, and thought that maybe they were pricey because they came with the headlight surrounds already on them...

the noise is a little random.. sometimes it makes noise as soon as the fan is turned on, other times it will start making noises 45mins after Ive started driving.. A coupl eof weeks back, when the heaters worked on all speeds, it would make its elephant noises on speeds 1 - 4 and I had to turn the heater on and off a few times to shut it up. Is it a dash out job to take the heater out?

yup.

Is that why it sounds like a small elephant is stuck in my dash?? Is the heater motor on its way out?

RW1, how long should the resistor last? I had to buy a new one when I first got the rado (VW said that this blowing is a common fault on Corrados and mk3 golfs?) but it seems to have broken again last week... no fans unless on number 4. I think I got the last one for £60 - £70 from VAG but I dont really want to have to buy another one. Will it be under warranty or is it fixable?? Thanks edit: ok, so I clicked that pic and it tells you how to fix them....... how long do parts have on warranty? Will I be ableto swap for a new one?

Why would you want 2 cars with a G-lader?? My G40 is enough to put me off them for life!! I'd go for the VR. It's nice to change from the frantic G40 (when it's working) and drive a proper car. Slower but super to drive! What a nightmare driveway you'd have with a a 40 and a 60 on it!!!

This is exactly why I have started using my work van in the evenings more. It's just been one thread too many now about a rado thats been written off. I really would hate to see mine go to the scrappers. So I'll be using a Polo GT as a car to get abused. Something that I dont mind if it gets car park dents or scrapes. The rado will get used for meets and shows. The plan this year is to buy a GT and transplant the engine into my current polo GT (G40 conversion), then use the shell as a donor for my G40 engine that needs rebuilding after melting yet another piston!! Although first I need to fix my Mk2 Golf GTI and sell it as I have too many cars on my drive!! It's going to be a busy year especially as I have a lot planned for the rado and will be on the look out for an R32 lump...

I'vw been thinking about a front end respray, but as every panel on my car has something wrong I think I'll just get the lot painted!! Got a quote for £1500 full respray..

I was only talking to my mate that works at vw parts about these today, and he said nothing about them being discontinued.... ??

That's got nothing on this.... http://www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com/Tomlinson.htm :D :D :D :D

Dont really want to mod anything enginewise unless it falls off... The exhaust on it is looking a little ropey though, so I may be heading to L'hampton for a g-werks special!! Oh yeah, I need to swap my rubbish AVO coilovers for some that dont bang and creak!! Furks... dont kid yourself man.

goddamn. it's nearly mine!! .. dont know how to get a pic off that site... 9th down in the middle! ..done it now!!

I resized some more.... Now running black badges front and rear, headlight protectors, and a slightly smashed front bumper due to a camikazee fox. For the new year. All new lights up front, all red lights on the back. Rolled arches and lower suspension. I really must stick my rear view mirror on too!! Owned the car for ages now and have never got round to sticking it on!! I have debadged handles now that I'll get colour coded, and I'm thinking about a reiger grill/spoiler... not sure yet though.

I'm sure I saw a pic of OSV's silver rado with painted surrounds...

if they are just spacers then they should be fine as long as you have a minimum of 7.5 complete turns of the wheel nuts. I have adapters on my wheels which have caused no probs. 10 bolts per wheel and no wheels have come off yet!!

Wheels coming off with spacers?? what, like while you're driving?? no