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Andi

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  1. If its not working at all - its likely to be the copper contact behind the knob. Give it a good pull and it will come away revealing a copper strip. The sticky-out bit on the rotary dial might need a bit of bending and some copper-grease wouldn't do any harm.

     

    If it works on #4 only, then its your thermal fuse. Have a look here for more info.


  2. A word of warnign though ITs HEAVY IN LARGE AMOUNTS

     

    And so is 1 tonne of feathers.......

     

     

    There are other alternatives to Dynamat - you can get a thicker rubber matting stuff which semms pretty good. Heat it up and it goes sticky - kinda like the felt used to seal flat roofs to be honest!

    Nice and thick to stop vibrations though :)


  3. It's actually a Seat Used Car warranty - since I bought my C from a Seat garage 11 months ago.

     

    Its the comprehensive package for 7-15yr old cars - with a claim limit of £1000 (lucky!). Costs £299/year (but I got it for free with the car).


  4. I can't help thinking that if you throw a TT into a bend at 125mph +, you're asking for trouble anyway! This is why the recall was voluntary

     

    The 'flippings' occured in straight lines though.... No corners required.

    The additional spoiler does the same as the Corrado one - reduces upthrust stopping the car going all floaty-light with all the air pressure underneath the floorpan.


  5. You may or (the more likely) may not remember I had an ABS problem a couple of weeks ago…..

     

    Well, last week the car went into VW (Parkway in Derby) to have a new OSF ABS sensor and investigate an oil leak. The plan was to try and use the warranty that came with my car – but warranty companies can be like insurance companies and look for any get-out clause to not pay.

     

    The car was at VW for 3 days – not a good start.

    Upon removing the OSF wheel, it was obvious that the hub wasn’t in the happiest of states.

    Further investigation of the NSF revealed the same.

    Oil leak found to be two oil pressure sensors shot.

     

    Now the costs:

    2x ABS sensor @ £37.00ea

    2x front wheel hubs @ £138.91ea

    2x front wheel bearings @ £30.00ea

    7x new wheel bolts @ £2.52ea

    1x NSF wheel hub housing @ £128.29

     

    1x New oil filter @ £10.00

    2x Oil Pressure switches @ £4.60 & £9.50

     

    Now the labour:

    - ABS sensors £44.00

    - Fit new hubs £66.00

    - Oil pressure switches £13.20

    - Full laser geometry £44.00

     

    Labour rate was £44/hour – and they should’ve charged 3 hours for the hubs and I got the alignment done on the cheap too.

     

    All-in-all, the total came to £751.85 (with a couple of gaskets and 2 brake cleaning spray cans), add the VAT, £883.42.

     

    *gulp*

    Warranty company: “I can’t see a problem with that claim, you should get back the full amount.”

     

    OMG!!!!!!!

    Someone pinch me.


  6. Yeah, CV joints tend to creak when they're going, not a metallic rattle.

    Or they have on the cars I've had before.

     

    I have a metallic rattle at the mo - coming from the front-left and its all the time - and seems to be something loose knocking, since it happens with bumps.

     

    Another thing to get done when it goes into VW in a week or two.

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