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carrots

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  1. ive got lupo arms with unipart blades,they work great and ive not cut or bent um :D
  2. must be on about 100 on temp now when driveing around town,ive changed water pump,rad,hoses,thermostat,fans coming on .ive not had a month of not having to buy parts :bad-words:
  3. what engine and what year is it mate.the box before the backbox is very hard to get now.seen a few on ebay from abroad
  4. same here got a 16v and think shame its not a vr6 or g60 but it owes me loads now,so going to hang onto it and spend spend spend even more on it
  5. good idea that,mines in the boot.heard they go on fire a fair bit
  6. ive noticed today my 1.8 16v is getting warm again :bad-words: ,i also noticed it seems to be ticking over a bit fast even when warm.1 of the pipes off the metering head has a bit of a split in the black pipe bit,could this be the cause
  7. hi mate did you sort the problem,my 1.8 16v has started runnin fast :shrug:
  8. ok cheers for that,anyone bought any of the others on ebay they say delux etc
  9. just thinking,ive been black genuine mats on ebay.has anyone seen grey uns about
  10. i am looking for some blue plug leads for my 1.8 16v kr.ive seen some k1 10mm on ebay.cant see they will make any diff to my standard engine.can i get blue standard leads anywhere.
  11. sounds like you need new discs
  12. any of them top mounts on ebay any good.i can get gabrial make from work
  13. ive got audi rs4 copy alloys 17" with 205/45 tyres.is it a bit scary changing um with no spring compressors :eek: .its just had new wishbones
  14. i reckon a good bodyshop could pull the quarter out
  15. shouldnt be to hard to do then,is it possible to get a poly bush type or just stick to the standard type
  16. :lol: ive worked for unipart for about 20 year they say there parts are oe spec
  17. try unipart mate they dont sell junk
  18. i dont think the wheels need balancing because i dont get a shake from the steering wheel,top mounts tho ,the mot did advise 1 had slight play.how big a job is it to do that,would i have to have the tracking done again.not sure what camber its set at
  19. ive got a prob with the steering on my 1990 16v.its not long past the mot so i hope its nothing major.when i drive on the bypass about 70 mph it feels like the steering is going from left to right on its own,it also does it on a roundabout .ive changed the bottom arms the drop links,tie rods,track rods,cv joints and had the tracking done.so what else could it be :shrug:.its fine at low speeds
  20. i had a prob starting my car the other week so thought i would fit a starter.ive got a brand new un.fitted it today and it just clicks.not sure if the wires are right on solinoid .does the bottom terminal have 2 wires going into 1 plug . :help: the battery is fully charged.
  21. i had the retro fit but they where still crap,bought lupo expensive but i can see now :D
  22. cheers for that ,just hope a jack and wood will fit because the car is so low
  23. it was the plug on the right side that was causeing mine to go funny,it used to do my head in and other peoples on the road
  24. hi mine kept going strange and the relay was buzzing.i fitted some 2nd hand stalks and it was fine.try and clean the plugs tho it might help
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