Sean_Jaymo

I did wonder if I would ever see another! They do seem rare as rocking horse..! Does yours have the new interior or the pre-facelift?? Cheers Irish! I did jump at the opportunity to get my hands on this when I realised how rare it was!I need to call VW and see if I can get hold of some sort of history of it? OEM+ for me!

Good combo! J plater VR! I thought the earliest ones were the 92, k's. You must also have the pre-facelift dash then?! Not many of those at all!

Right, I've been back a week! Loved being able to get behind the wheel again! I haven't done as much work to her as I would have liked but I did pop into the dealers the other day and came out with all of this stuff! Full set of filters, plugs and oil. The last time I could find any receipts for a service were back in May 2006! Not good although there are plenty of receipts for "as needed" service parts! Seeing as she has also stood for 3 months in the damp, it was best to do a full job! The oil was BLACK!! So good to get some new stuff in there! Gone for a slightly thick 10w40 in the hope to reduce some of the usage i've been having. Fingers crossed this works! Changed all of the plugs for new genuine ones. Cylinder 6 was minging though a bit disconcerting! I need to get hold a new set of HT leads now. I wasn't keen on paying somewhere in the region of £130 plus the dreaded for some VW leads! New airfilter also helps seeing as the old one was damp and had mold patches on it! Hmmm Nice! Needless to say, 3 months sat in the corner of a damp Cotswolds winter garden don't help! I'm massively impressed with the improvement! All she needs now is a clean and to figure out why the stage one fans aren't coming on anymore? Must be a loose connection somewhere! They worked when I left! I also managed to fit the Lupo wipers! WHY DIDN'T I DO THAT IN THE FIRST PLACE!!! They are fantastic and allow driving in the rain to become a reality! All of the little gremlins with the speedo and rev counter have miraculously vanished! Ah damp electronics!

Welcome back fella! Are you going to be at the DCO meet over the weekend?

Sweet! My wheels are that colour!

Cheers fella! It was kinda lucky that the colour combo came up! I had those wheels for my previous Mk4 but the guy I bought them off had a Corrado and since I saw that, the bug was planted for a car change! She needs some TLC over the next week or so hopefully I can cure all of those niggling faults that the damp weather seems to have brung!

Yeah you were right! Not the nicest! Right I'm back from my little 3 month jaunt away from home and the C! Man did I miss driving her! I got back yesterday knowing that I had to replace the battery as the cold had got hold of the old one and killed it off! So off I trotted to Halfords today, trade card in hand to go and buy a new one. Yes I know I could have gone and got a "proper" branded one from somewhere but I wanted her running again so i'm now £60 lighter but at least the car is now running! The only things I have found wrong with her after being stood for 3 months bar an occasional jaunt out are that the speedo climbed to 27 mph and got stuck there and the rev counter refuses to work. Also the main beam has decided to stop working but i'm sure that is a relay from the uprated headlight loom. I really need to find a way of sealing those so that the damp doesn't get into it. Any ideas? I've had a search on here to hopefully find a cure for the speedo and rev counter but i'm a bit lost. I'm pretty certain it will be a bad shared earth somewhere but not sure where to start looking? Behind the cluster? I now have a few weeks off work so I am going to give the old girl a good service and some much needed tlc! I have also got back to find that the good lady herself has gone and bought me some Lupo wipers! I'm impressed, correct part numbers and everything! Those will be fitted tomorrow hopefully! Photos to follow in the next few days!!

Is it KW Variant 3's you have in ther Pete? If so, I'm going to want a ride too see how good they are as i'm seriously thinking of getting some!

New wheels are definately the future!

I hope it was worth the wait, although i'm sure that is a silly statement!!

Lets hope so eh! It was nearly ready when I left the UK 8 weeks ago! Lets hope it's home before I am!!

So, Any luck?! Are you going to be the proud owner and driver this evening?!

Hold in there fella nearly there!!

I'm sure some of those pics of the respray arrived over on Mk-ivs.net. Thinking of a swap were you?

Coming along well Pete! I'm going to have to catch up with you once i'm back and get some advice/info regarding carrying out this little work of art!!

As your Grans nipples as the saying goes!

Ahhh, now i've looked at it without half a bottle of wine, I new exactly what it was! Noob!

I'm sure if Hamilton had shown some allegiance to Ferrari by wearing red under crackers he would have simply had the points removed without having to undergo the embarrassment of a drive-thro! Did anybody see the the pre-race interview with Bourdais regarding the penalty he received after his incident with Massa? He was asked if there was anything he could of done further to avoid the incident with Massa (bar getting all 4 wheels over the kerb). His response was "Yes, I could have pulled over and laid out a red carpet for him to drive on" Sheer genius of a reaction! We need more drivers who are prepared to speak their minds!

What are the 2 parts in the upper picture above Pete? I'm hoping to look into this more fully once I get back from my time in the Arabian beach!

Cheers guys! I'm feeling it a lot more with the C now I have changed those wheels!!

Looking good pete! I will want a ride in it you know!! I best join the back of the long que!

Update for October! I have finally managed to get rid of the Audi wheels that originally came with the car. I have gone with the old faithfull, Tried and tested BBS RXII's. I used to have these fitted to my Golf before I sold her. A slight unusual twist in that they have been refurbed into Antracite. They are quite a good mix even if I do say so myself!! Any way, here are a few pics for you to enjoy. Yeah I know the car needs a clean :) The next bits i'm going to do are to fit some coilovers, but then I am on a working Holiday until the end of January so will fit them then. I have a Camshaft Hall sensor coming tomorrow so that should help to restore the missing 40-50 ponies!!

Looks spot on fella!

Inspired, A job for the weekend coming up! How do you all make sure that all of the moisture is out before hand? Would hate to trap any in there!

Lol I didn't mean anything but jest :) Looking forward to seeing where you go with this. I remember seeing the Blue Mk4 you had a few years ago at the mkivs.net megameet.