ben16v

hey guys hope you can help? my mate in leeds has to change his slam panel after a little accident! he hasn`t got internet access and is gonna have to do it in 1 day. is it as straight forward as it seems? having never done it, this is what i think needs to be done 1.remove grill, headlights, splitter (does the bonnet need to come off as there`l be no-where to hold it up on?) 2.remove front bumper 2 bolts each side (am i right in thinking it supports the engine? so does the engine need to be supported?) 3.unbolt rad, fan etc from slampanel (can these be left in the engine bay with the slampanel off?) 4.unbolt slampanel from wings 5.remove slampanel---fitting is reverse!!?!? anything else? please post any problems that could be encountered or any mistakes ive made! TIA ben

i`ve had a couple of oil pressure switches go on mine and missus` car, and it doesnt take long at all to dump all your oil everywhere!! good for rust prevention thou eh?? cheap as chip to get replaced i think it registers after 2000rpm

theres a lot of stuff about suspension if you use the search, generally you get what you pay for, a lot of people use the koni and H&R combo and are happy with it, me included, it is quite expensive but only a small drop (big improvement) and has adjustable damping so you can set the stiffness of your shocks, HTH ben

i`d re-seat the relay (dunno witch one mind) have a go at cleaning the contacts on your stalk (ooh!!) then replace stalk if no better

pkripper, i know cai travelled from huddersfeild to Darren, had the work done and then went home in the same day :lol: agree with Neil G60, oil cooler will give good peace of mind, should`ve come from factory with one instead of the rubbish little oil/water heat exchanger

your lucky then!!! :lol: if you get a chance go in someones car fitted with them in the rain then come back and tell me your not impressed! i alwys thought mine were OK! i think you replace the exhaust cam on 2.0l with the inlet of the kr?? is that correct? whats the score with fitting the inlet cam to the KR 1.8 engine?? do you get the same results?? ben

probably the best/most useful mod that can be done

looks good that car rally will be a laugh (or not) depending on how the car behaves :lol:

adrian flux and HIC are the same company now

ive just been ringing around mad how policies can differ:] 27years old 6yr protected NC exhaust and lowered brentacre 250 xs 400 fully comp adrian flux 350 xs 400 fc (current policy) bell direct 250 xs 410 fc elephant 250 xs 376 fc but will lower to 332 fully comp if i take the G/F golf over to them when her renewal is up in october 8) direct line 400 xs 837 fc !!!! :shock: :rofl: even the woman on the phone was laughing!!! elephant for me by the look of it! ben

dont think the part numbers are correct though???

andy = nutter

nice one mate

seems like more BAD fitters than good at the mo` i used safe and sound in cheshire, i`d booked a week before but when i turned up they had no idea i was coming... but they did the job and i know of 4 cars that they`ve done and the work was ok as far as i`m aware

dunno bikers do it dont they and hop from one side to the other

and this is asking for trouble

nor mine but everything else works fine really??? do tell ben

nice one skimp... does look good.... hope i get EXTRA special rates :lol:

i think theres something in the knowledge base on here or ccgb

i was a bit shocked at the rainbow clip, funny as fucK tho

gutted for you mate yours has always been a fave of mine

i`ve got 13 (i think)row mocal on mine, was sometimes reaching 128c in traffic about 116 general running left the original cooler in there too and my temps avr. 94 on motorway, 100 in town and 112 if stuck in traffic for a while mine (from stealth) didnt come with a thermostat in it, when i rung them to ask they said they`d had a few probs (mocal) and werent putting thermostats in anymore mines mounted on the lower (rusty) panel behind the lower grills on the bumper, i`ve found the water temp to be between 1/4 and 1/2 wheras it used to be half and above takes a little longer for water/oil to heat up initially but havent looked back since having it fitted 18mnth ago ben

cool thanks, its about 30mm, when i got new tyres recently the guys were shocked at the amount of EVEN wear on the fronts so i`ll prob leave it as is 8)

i trust mine, my mate (rado G60 And a Rallye) and another lad on here (H2VEW) both work there btw what different setting should there be for lowered on 15" and koni/H&R on a valver???

bcstudent, very useful pic... cheers mate BTW i get 30-34 mpg