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I've got a 16v, but looking to put on VR6 front calipers and mk4 rears - how much £ would you be wanting? how much would the equivalent goodrich hoses be?

I'm looking for a pair of 280 carriers and calipers if anyone's thinking of upgrading to 288..

interested in front carriers and calipers depending on price

had mine a while now and would just like to say it's a brilliant addition to the car - the throw feels much more usable that the standard. many thanks!

cheers for the advice stone :thumbleft: tbh the window doesn't really rattle at all when I'm driving along! just I hideous noise if the door is closed with the window open. when the window is open i can easily move it an inch upwards by pulling up on it with my hands.. I'll have a look, and swapping over the rollers isn't a bad idea. cheers! has anyone tried making their own new rollers using a lathe?

anyone know if it's possible to get a debadged 7-slat grill?

I've got family in rhiwbina, so will keep an eye out when I'm down there :)

hmm.. how difficult is it to change the dash vents? does the dash have to come out? :S

sounds like the door window is about to smash if you close the door with the window open - are new rollers needed?

20 years old and owned my H reg 16v just over a year - still making me smile :thumbleft:

I'd be interested too if the GB goes ahead :wave:

this is an amazing car man, really impressive effort. i'm glad it's not me paying the insurance however!! :crazyeyes: i'm twenty and the cost to insure a 16v is high enough! :bonk:

my mate spotted it, he understands how i feel about my car so pointed it out to me! poor bloke driving must have wondered why there was a crazy white man starring at him so intensely... to be fair it was the first one I'd seen in months haha must have seen hundreds of mk II golfs tho, they love them out there!

I'm near Bridgend with a 1.8 16v :) currently in birmingham so can't go to a meet up - gutted D:

Matt black rado heading east towards Ghana's capital city, Accra - wasn't expecting to see a rado on my first day in Africa!! :smug:

D: ??

welocme to the forum :) i'm twenty too but wouldn't trust myself with anything more powerful than a 1.8 16v/wouldn't be able to insure it!

hi do you have the steering lock housing? did this car have heightadjustable steering?

hi do you have the steering lock housing? did this car have heightadjustable steering?

hi rod, do you have the steering lock housing? did this car have heightadjustable steering? cheers dave

I used to have a tamiya madcat, enjoyed building the thing as much as tearing around the garden with it! :turn-l:

I've got the same 1.8 engine and run it on 95 with no issues at all - did try more expensive fuel but honestly didn't notice any difference!

well, I've had a go at this and it turned out to be... interesting.. started off by removing all the cowling to gain access to the steering lock housing, ready to drill out the ignition barrel.. however, there was already a hole exactly where i was going to drill - so the barrel has definitely been out or perhaps replaced in the past. 'fair enough' i thought to myself, seems to be a genuine VAG barrel. slightly less comforting is the butchered steering lock housing.. I'm geussing there is meant to be some kind of pin that pushes into the notch in steering column - but this didn't exist/had been removed and is probably responsible for my lack of steering lock :'( anyway, after that i moved onto the ignition switch which apparently wasn't working.. removed it and thought i'd have a go at twisting it with the ignition switch, while there both out of the housing the car turns over almost hits the garage door because i've left it in gear!!! (wasn't expecting it to work.. oops) i thought something within the switch mech much be worn, so went about putting the new switch into the housing with the ignition barrel. plugged in the connector, took the car OUT of gear, turned the key... nothing.. BOLL*CKS took it all apart again, twisted the new switch with the ignition barrel while out of the housing and it fires into life.. it seems as if the barrel mech isn't turning the switch mech far enough in it's 3rd position? so running out of ideas i took the original switch to pieces, cleaned all the contacts, put it back together and now it works just fine.. ?? :shrug: at the end of the day, i think my car just craves attention

Had a really good two days in bournemouth, the beach was beautiful and eating at Hot Rocks was a GREAT call - shared an 'ultimate' nachos and I then had a huuuuge rack of pork ribs and have never felt so full :D to top it off i'm really happy with the wheel too, so cheers :) hope the charger project goes well! Dave

saw a nice looking VR in bournemouth today.... being towed by a repair truck :D