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cheers jason cheers goldie....i'll give that a go....i was hoping someone else had done this and sorted it out :lol:

thanks mate but i'll see if i can get it off, i'm sure some chemical or other will work.i think if i took the rings off now it would look even worse. cheers anyway trevor

yes trevor it does have the digi milage and yes it is on the glass

hi trevor, its a 2.0 16v thanks

hi all, yesterday i tried fitting a set of aluminium dial rings.....they didn't seem to stay in place so i gave them a wee superglue :D all seemed ok but when i looked today there was a white residue.....looks really messy.... could anyone advise on what might remove this???? cheers martin

oops :oops: sorry

sorry jim i cant seem to find the part number on this prog......but if you want i can send you a disc with it and you could look for yourself........it does have a crack on it though :lol:

hi jim, i have had a look on autodata and i think this might be what your looking for.......but there is a fair chance that i'm totally wrong

it says in autodata that number 7 is the: headlamp washer control module

i seem to remember tha the guy who fitted mine said that to get full closure i had to sacrafice the doors locking thing when you start the engine.....dosent mean he's right but he seemed to know his stuff

lighter fluid will do it i think.....not sure how kind to the paint tho....but it will evaporate almost instantly anyway

hi ross, i've just recently moved to mosspark......not far from you. my c looks like.......(excuse the mess of the driveway etc). the inside of the house is this years task.....external stuff next year :D

i have had my allignment , tracking and camber done at kwik fit in paisley as they have a big laser guided machine for the correct camber adjustment.....quite scarey taking a c into kwik fit tho.....both times i have been i ended up helping the guy....just to be sure..........getting it done again tomorrow as have just changed suspension.....they charge about £50 and will reset it after a week or so.......if you go there make sure you stand over them :D

mine dosent lock me in when i start either, and i usually keep the sunroof closed anyway :D

i used brentacre.....asked for john....comes on here i think......£360 full comp protected....he was recomended on a similar post a while ago......mine is a 2.0 16v also

welcome mate :) try using the search.....your idle problems could be your isv.......take it off and clean it with brake cleaner....there is already lots written on this subject where are you based?

perhaps i'm just unlucky.....but 6 months is a joke :snipersmile:

in december last year i paid awesomecorrado £40 for supposed brand new rear lowering springs.....he said he had problems delivering before xmas because his wife was in hospital....so i told him not to worry.......take his time...lol i waited a couple of weeks pm'd him and asked how his wife was.......out of hospital after problem birth and all was well...... he then said he would sort out delivery.......lol i then moved house mid january and had no internet access for about 6 weeks(torture).....when i get back on i pm him......wife not well again.....so tell him to take care of his wife .....i'll wait..........and wait........and wait. weeks later i pm him again.....he offers refund if i give him paypal details.....i do.....and all goes quiet.......................... still quiet...................... its not about the money........just avoid this guy..........and his sick wife :lol: he hasn't been on here since mid march.........i think the sheep are in season that time of year :twisted:

more progress.....but still not there yet :D ......got the marks all lined up.....put it all back together.....car starts after a couple of seconds......but it sounds really loud? like it would if the exhaust had no silencer ?? anyone any thoughts? i think the timing marks are ok though as no judder when i cut the engine......havent driven it yet.....

thanks mate , thats tomorrow sorted then :D all advice greatly appreciated

ok mate, i'll get the tool from gsf.....sorry about the multiple threads....10 hours of engine nightmares to blame...was just one of those days

really ! fantastic , i'll be there first thing cheers mr mod :D

it seems that now i just need to find a socket that will fit the star shaped crankshaft bolt....is this known as a female torque bit?

does this thing have a name? can i get it from vw?

just use a socket on the crank pulley bolt and turn in the appropriate direction, check down the timing hole in the top of the gearbox to make sure it's 100% lined up, crank pulley mark against timing cover arrow is usually good enough though. re-tightening the tensionner can be a bugger though, seems to pull it a tooth or so either way as the cams often rest just slightly in the wrong position when the timing belt is slackened the crank pulley isnt a bolt.....it seems to be a toothed type of thing....will a socket fit on this? thanks as always martin