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no danger, thanks for the reply :)

thanks m8 much appreciated it is the tilt/height adjustment handle i need - rather than the one which makes the back of the seat move so you can get in the back of the car

hi is there a passenger seat tilt handle & screws available pls? mine is missing on the VR for some reason thanks

hi goldie is there a passenger seat tilt handle & screws available pls? mine is missing on the VR for some reason thanks

hi chris is there a passenger seat tilt handle & screws available pls? mine is missing on the VR for some reason thanks

we ate too late to have the additional pancakes - thus postponed to this evening yay! oh & lemon & honey for me :D

Hi Paul Nice to see the VR & your good work is progressing. Not sure if you will recall but we met at box tree's shell station some time ago. hopefully we can both attend a local meet in the warmer weather. could i please ask where you had your paint sorted? if you could PM me some details i would be very grateful. I am off to longlife for a new stainless system tomorrow, which is one of the last essential big jobs to tick off as ive done all the running gear, suspension, head rebuild & subtle mods, & that means it is time to start saving & looking for a paint shop which i can trust & has guarantees on their work. i dont want to end up being stung with bloody micro blisters again i am hoping to be able to have a glass out full respray. did you remove the glass & bumpers etc yourself? thanks in advance andy

welcome, make yourself at home i like a rado in white )

a trick which you could use to potentially identify a starter motor getting jammed, when it next offends, is to get a long screw driver or similar (something that reaches down to the starter) and give it a knock on the top with a hammer - exercising due care of course i had to do this when my starter motor gave up the first day i drove my car back from stealth after my engine work symptoms was that i would turn the key in the ignition & nothing happened related to it trying to start, no clicks or anything. IIRC all i could hear was the normal electric water pump starting to woosh the coolant round the system

can you hear the starter motor trying to turn when you turn the key in the ignition? if not perhaps it could be that for some reason it is jamming when the heat builds up in the engine bay maybe

Im off to see Paul at longlife on thurs this week for a manifold back system with sport CAT i will report here once fitted

i cant wait fella. it has been a long time coming as ive been essentially waiting for the original OEM one to fall off lol i will of course duly post photos & comments on the outcome

fuchs titan race pro 2 fully synthetic 10w40 opieoils.co.uk give us forum discount ;)

dont panic Mr Mannering! coilover adjustment - probably just need a standard C spanner oil leak - where from? - could just be a tiny seal radiator leak - rads are not that expensive but the labour would be a few hours. its not that tough a job but a tad scary once you have the front end off in bits lol (i changed mine myself & managed to get one of the last genuine VW ones) FYI i would recommend NOT using any rad seal or similar product though! IIRC i believe the VR has very small channels in the block which are designed to circulate the coolant & using a rad seal type product can cause these to get blocked & effect the cooling system have you asked them to look at your running gear? IE CV boots/joints, drop links, tie rod ends, wishbone bushes, rear beam bushes etc from my experience it is those type of jobs that can be expensive as they are pretty labour intensive & as with cars of such ages time can be burnt just trying to get the damn things apart lol

what tweaks be those then james? are they still twin relay or have you gone triple relay for failover? i am going to need another loom for my valver & may also replace the one on the VR can you supply them with ring xenon ultima bulbs? thanks

the looms are a definite winner. along with a daves16v short shifter i think it is one of the better £'s per performance upgrades :D

nice 1 thanks chris - that front trim issue has always been the hesitation for me tackling this job

probably not m8 as the reason for the uprated loom is to avoid the voltage drop in the original loom essentially the voltage travels from the battery up to the headlight switch in the dash, which when turned on then send to the lights - causing a loss in volts along the way a bulb supplied with a low voltage is never going to shine bright (like a diamond ;) lol) ive got ring xenon max bulbs in mine & find them superb. so much so i often now get flashed by oncoming cars when i only have normal dipped beam on

ha ha now that will be an exciting 'will it, wont it' moment ;) lol

no probs Jim i am very familiar with the process as sometimes my sunroof opens but wont close so i carry a screw driver with me (+ driver by the way) lol ahh ok, be forceful but not brute then with that trim. i had read that sometimes they stick to the screen bond

i would be interested to know how you find removing the headliner from the trim on the top edge of the front windscreen - could you let me know pls m8? i need to do the liner in both of my rado's & the gf's storm

Jim - try this pop the interior light cluster out from the left hand side - take care to catch the small metal clip which holds this in place as it normally pops out - disconnect the cluster now look inside & you will see there are two philips screws at the front side by the windscreen holding the plastic cover in place, unscrew these & then slide the cover slightly forwards & it will remove ;)

vince got me a exide excell eb712 to replace my dodgy battery cant recall the cost but it was very decent

after several MOT's where i have no clue how it passed i have finally booked the VR in to Longlife thursday next week & it will be parading a shiney new manifold back stainless with a hi-flow CAT :D

lol eye eye captain ;)