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what kind of cost was it pls if you dont mind me asking?

that is good news......as i cant afford to buy your wheels LOL

Just read the for sale post update, couldnt find your build thread quickly Jim so thought id do a new thread wanted to say im glad you have decided to stick it out for longer with your VR :) especially as once you have bedded those lovely new pistons in you will have a cracker of a lump to play with - roll on spring!! from what i had read on the ad & your build etc the patchy body work brings many of us down when we see the nasties but the ups return after a drive personally, i really wanted to try & get my VR to the NEC show in novemeber but my bonnet almost brings a tear - i loathe corner cutting, insurance job loving, rush job bloody body shop's!! maybe i could thow a rug over the bonnet & show it like that ;) lol

ha ha ha if i could i would m8

mmmm they are delicious wheels :D

oh dear sorry to see this, saw it on fb not long ago do any of your neighbours have CCTV or similar maybe? i hope the insurance etc looks at it favourably

hmmm i wonder if i could do similar with the alarm on the valver - as a previous owner in between me owning, selling & re-owning the car had lost all the paperwork for the CAT 1 i had fitted

possibly - i dont see why not as long as the other key does not have a transponder in it

winner :)

when VW coded my new key to the old immob collar the technician told me that he didnt like doing the task as the kit they use has to talk to a central database in germany & that the db switches off each day at a certain time as such i dont think vagcom can do it the 'other' option, but admittedly not a very good one, is to split both keys in half & swap the code chip from the old key to the new one - however that is only really useful if you have had a new barrel & dont need the old key

IIRC VW charge 50 notes to code a key to the car but then the new wouldnt match the old so not sure how they would handle that maybe VW can order you a new key using the chip code from the old one & as such avoid the coding AFIK the key talks to the receiver collar around the barrel, which then tells the immob all is ok

hell yeah!! now that is a want very much

oh dear, a sad sad day :( i read this ad but didnt clock the poster sorry to read this Jim - i, as i guess were others too, hoping your enthusiasm & happy bunny would return once you got it back from stealth

i see there was a thread on here last week i think when i suggested a chrome plasti dip for refurbing old badges but not sure how that went down

that is a good idea delfinis!

oh i see ok :) 5*100 faces - hmmm i keep an eye out for just faces of that manner as i could then swap them between the valver & VR lol

thanks Dickie - another one on the list

if you have a blocked matrix, which is still plumbed in so to speak, then surely it makes sense to clear the blockage or replace the matrix before wondering why your cooling is not correct the coolant HAS to flow entirely though the matrix for the entire cooling system to function correctly otherwise you will just be clutching at straws you could try bypassing the matrix & see if the fault repeats maybe

chuggs on here has a very nice low mileage blackbery VR that he may be parting with

here here - well said Jim!!

sweet, love the reactions! i had some modded golf behind me the other week & i couldnt resist but manually pop the spoiler up at the lights, resulting in the golf driver pointing at the spoiler & excitedly telling his passenger lol

you may well have opened a can of worms here Trevor that (poor) rado has gone round the houses with traders & price hikes, with each trying to make their bit of cream without really doing anything to add value to it there is lots of info on here & many posts, which i am sure people will pop up with

hi lilfuzz they look like my RX 2's - what is the difference with the rs771's? just out of interest thanks

i thought that was the thermal resistor

pretty sure they are pennies at maplin m8 check this wiki http://wiki.the-corrado.net/fan_speed_thermal_fuse_repair.html it even gives you the part number ;)