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So we'll see you at the March Nomads meet with the car Matt? Two G60's that'll be nice!

Lisa Listen to me! Gennie Tank and Gennie Blue Cap! Not worth skimping the £40 it'll cost you... You've just had the engine sorted so why risk something that may incurr your wrath later on... Remember the Original header (which is what's probably on yours) has been there performing faithfully for 17yrs!

PMSL... Mk1 Caddy are kinda cool but incredebly impractical! Moreso than a Rado! only 2 seats and no secure storage. Mate run a 160hp one but he runs a garage and it's his "workhorse"! Nice, quick but prone to be "Sketchy" when pushed... no weight over the rear axle (and leaf (Cart) springs!)

Even without full revs this is quick! And wierdly a bit quieter now as well! :scratch: But at least it's been cleaned after the club trip to "Sarfend" yesterday, but a top tip is try and dry the car before it ges dark and dew point sets in, oh and before I lose feeling in my hands too! :lol: Bring it over when it's a bit warmer and I'll spend a day detailing it for you! Can't wait for the run-in period to be over and see what this can actually do (rumours of 200hp) as with all the issues it's only really been a 'bit' quicker than my Valver! :shock: Oh and Lisa, glad our "Peer pressure" kept out of the land of the rising sun! (Actually, looking at that "kitted" MR2 from yesterday would have been enough! :lol:)

Nice work... I'm two minds about the badge too... But as you have a de-badged grill and no VW on the back, I'd say whip it off, leave it smooth!

Ford sell this sepeartely IIRC? V6 Galaxy part! and cheap from memory!

Yep I know, Just Eric's Rocco looks amazing evey time... so was wondering what he does with it... And if he stuck with Diamond-brite (guessing not!)

Dom, been using SRP for donkeys years and never seen this "Spiderwebbing" you're talking about... But then I don't go to the lengths some go ("That AstraVXR guy" for example :cuckoo: ) in inspecting the paint on my car! SRP seems to be taking a bit of an undeserved pasting of late, just because it's been about for Years! TBH gives a better deeper shine than the comparable Megs product, but then I've heard a Horror story about paint reactions with Meguires products from the US as well! Eric out of interest what's the "Usual" process on the Mk1?

Only other advice for kie39 (and others) is: remember a small amount will go a long way use proper applicator pads (not old t-shirts), if you give them a quick sprtiz with some QD (Quick Detailer) it means the product won't 'Sink' into the pad meaning it goes even further Leave the products to go-off properly before removing, avoids streaks and means they will bond properly. (Important for Sealers and wax) If you're getting a lot of 'dust' when removing the product, you're applying it too thick (except the Zymol clean wax always produced a lot of dust, another reason I didn't like it!) If it's warm do one panel at a time, not the whole car! Some products can be a pig to remove if left too long. In winter try to "warm" the paint in the sun this will help application and drying times... In the summer try and shade the car as some product's don't work well on hot paint... if you can't avoid this go with the Poorboys range as they have been designed to be used in direct Califorian sunlight!

No I haven't used Dodo yet, was thinking of getting some but bought the Coli 915 as recommended to me By Alex At Elite as one of the best winter protection waxes. TBH I don't think I'll go elsewhere, the difference in the "wet-look" finish between that and the Megs Gold-glass I was using was pretty much instant! Yes it's a hard wax, and so far I've only used it in temps under 10 degrees but goes on ok and if you leave it 1/2hr it's gone off, I try and help this by putting the car in the sun when drying it to warm the paint up a bit. When applying if you finish in straight lines over the panel, then take off "against the grain" it helps the removal. From What I can tell about the Dodo stuff, you don't really need to be too hung up on what colour does what. But drop Alex a line at Elite and he'll advise you (He's a dubber too!) Elite/colinite offer linky

As you said Neil, it's personal experience, and mine was such that the Zymol's been relegated to a bag under the stairs. The usual weekly Wash/wax routine takes me about 1hr. I don't do all those steps every time, I also have a life! :lol: But I do have to keep on top of it, as I live 1/4mile from an airport, and the Kerosene fall out from the planes is a right arse to get off paint if left too long! Epecially when mixed with general big-city pollution, it just turns into a sticky black mess... However the weathers been so rubbish at weekends of late it's been a good 3 months since I got the last coat of Colinite on it and even after 500+miles on wet, salted motorways it's easy to clean, and still beads almost as well as when it was first done! I have heard reports of Colinite 915 lasting (Beading) upto 8 months on properly prepped paint! Plus I have found the above means you see the pearl in my P-Grey paint a lot more... If it were a flat Colour (eg. Flash Red) then it probably wouldn't need so much work. But darker colours and metallics/pearls do respond better to multi-stage paint detailing. This is how my Factory-16yr old Pearl Grey responded to the steps above, Before that the finish was nowhere near as "deep" and yes I know the car's got some "Battle scars":lol:

I've got the OEM connectors, while you don't really "Need" them, it does just add another layer of protection to the connections over the Spade connectors, plus as they will have the wire-lock they won't fall off. Infact my brand new connectors were quite hard to get on at first! For me it was just as many back-ups as I could, 3 relay and OEM connectors, means minimum to go wrong! Just need to sort a tupperware box or similar for the Relay board to fully water seal it! And yes I do get a touch paranoid at times! :lol:

Checked the Springs? Had similar on my old Saab 9000 turned out I'd broken a spring in 2 places! Only obvious when the car was in the air ona 2-poster with suspension at full droop! But yeat Top-mounts are another "Consumable" especially if the originals were replaced with GSF/Euro-made-of-toffee ones!

Hmm weld/fill/smooth/paint... :shock: or replace a couple cables/clips (or the whole unit) 2-3hrs work... Have a look at the Wiki, there's a really good guide there... :grin:

Dear God Neil stop using that! I actually bought some when I really needed to get the car clean for a show and didn't have my kit near me... Finish was so bad I clayed it all off the next weekend and re-did the whole car! With DBP I'd go following: 1/ Wash (2 buckets and I recommend Meg Goldclass Shampoo, from H-Fauds not cheap but lasted over a year and I wash the car about every 2 weeks at least!) 2/ Dry (I use a chamois, cause I'm Old-school and look after it, but get a good drying towel) 3/ Clay (Megs kit from H-faud) This will remove all the "Gritty feeling" from the paint caused by treesap/pollution/brake-dust etc, and leaves it mirror smooth. Will also remove all the old waxes and polishes off the paint. 4/Wash (not really necessary if moving to next stage, but if going straight to stage 8 then wash it) 5/ Paint Cleanse (Again Megs, "Stage-1" from H-fauds) do it twice... cleans and helps feed paint adding shine. 6/ Polish (Autoglym Super Resin... from... H-Fauds!) again at least twice, adds depth to the shine, and fill minor scratches swirls 7/ Seal (Autoglym Extra Gloss Protection) Does what it says, provides a sealing coat to all your hard work, and a First level UV filter too 8/ Wax (Megs Gold class from h-Frauds, or my fav is Colinite from various places such as Elite). Couple layers minimum. Final layer of protection for all your hard work, will repel rain/dirt/bird-pap/insects etc... Have a look about there are various guides and How-tos. Just remember the finished product is directly related to the amount of effort you put in! The above seems like over-kill but the whole lot should only need doing 2-3 times a year. After that it's just washing and topping up the waxing...

This also apply to their Car-cleaning stuff?? :scratch: Be good to re-stock with some Cheap Megs... rather than cough up another £60!

On the up side... it didn't empty itself all over your feet! :gag:

Ok am thining of de-catting the 9a as it's a 92 and doesn't need it! But what happens with the Lambda? Leave it there or pull it? (guessing the first but wanted to check)

Any limitations? Ie doing mega miles/ petrol/ 5-doors/ etc... ???

Assuming by "Tranny" you do mean a manual (Stick-shift) box and not an Auto as well? :shrug: (I'm assuming you're either on or from the "other side of the pond"?)

The town of Wolfsburg changed it's name to Golfsburg for a week to celebrate the Mk5 golf's release! It also didn't exist before 1938... and twinned with Luton! :gag: :lol:

Walesy/SWF, All I'm saying is that I've met the bloke, seems an ok guy, he's still about, and very, very busy ATM... that's all! Now can I take the flame suit off? Please?

Mate be patient! And yeah I realise you'll have been waiting a long time for the refund, but another few days can't hurt either right? Some of us do have lives/jobs/families outside this forum that take first line! I met Majic briefly few days ago (between jobs) and he struck me as pretty upright guy, just doing his best in hard times... Sure he'll be in touch sooner or later...

Won't be to everyone's tastes but good to see another being loved and kept alive! 16yrs is a long time to keep one car too!

Fraid nothing that we've found yet works as well... also there's a possibility of MOT fail through beam pattern if you've rubbed off a lot... Sorry for bad news... :shrug: