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I'd guess that you would be best to cut out the section & then refabricate using new metal (as i believe the repair panel for that section is the entire rear quarter

hello m8 i had a similar issue with my valver a couple of weeks ago check your power steering belt for tension & also check that the pulleys are aligned properly my pulleys were slightly out of line & though i have the correct new power steering belt fitted it had stretched a little & was slipping - this was causing it to feel very clunky when turning at low speeds. it also produced a classic belt slipping chirp occasionally. FYI as part of getting it back on the road it had a new steering rack & much of the running gear EDIT: if you are unsure which belt i mean it is the lowest one on the drivers side of the engine block

ha ha ha & there was me thinking you were multi-lingual LOL

Japanese for hello, nice chugs! lol PS yes i had to translate it as i don't read Japanese ;)

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bonjour

PM'd Jim for help :)

I like that colour Neale - kind of the anthracite I was referring to but maybe this one is a touch lighter in full light, hard to tell from the pics due to the shadowing how about that colour centre & then with a black lip (not matte though)? easier to keep shiny than a polished lip for example - as I am finding out on my RX2's lol

ahh I ok I see maybe put a wanted ad up or contact some breakers (edit: if not done already lol)

hi m8 try vw heritage - IIRC they had sets remanufactured last year

hi m8 I like the BBS's. As for colour, hmm a tough one. Personally I like BBS wheels when they have a different colour lip to centre. I think maybe an anthracite grey centre with either a polished or silver lip I think black centre may be too dark against the red body work & unsure if a white centre would work I wonder do we have any photoshop geniuses that could take you wheel image & car image & mock up a few options?

a strip fitter - if you hadn't mentioned ford I would be asking for more details ;) lol I know what you mean bout trim screws, I should order a bag of them myself for spares really ok m8 will go have a look in a mo & let you know :)

hi m8 I found the below when looking for my loom instructions - thought you might want to get some for when you swap interior (door card clip things)

Tidy thanks Andi Ooo I like the acknowledgement under the user name :)

guys you might be better dropping Zak a PM as I know he is currently (or was as of 12th Oct) in Austria his post from 14th july was in reference to myself sending him an email on his personal email address I received my loom & will be fitting it this week I am unsure if he would want me giving out his email addy but I can drop him a mail on your behalf asking him to check here if you don't get a reply from him

instructions dug out but I didn't do any car work on sunday - the gf made me relax & play GTA5 all day :D should be able to scan today or tomorrow & hopefully fit it as well I should thanks Zak (KUR2Y) for making time in his busy schedule to construct the loom for me & it looks the usual excellent quality of workmanship :)

glad you are getting lots of help m8, this forum is superb for that stalk replacement is easy. yup off with the steering wheel & then a screw or 2 & a connector or 2 & hey presto you're done worth keeping a relay or 2 in your glovebox too

EDIT: Jim is it worthwhile putting the ryan instructions on the wiki to help people in future?

thanks Dox I will scan & post the KUR2Y fitting instructions once ive dug them out this weekend

good info i guess if SR_Neale is taking his interior out to swap it isn't too much extra to take the dash out as well so probably timely to do it then

certainly m8, just PM me your email address & i will send it over although my valver is an early model the guide was still fairly spot on. leather upgrade sounds nice! is it heated? i find the a good thing about 20 year old cars is that we can actually work on them ok. modern cars are a nightmare & can be diagnostic hell lol plus the grin factor when random strangers are lusting after them :D

the valver had a matrix bypass fitted when i brought it back so no it was purely cold air only having done mine i would say don't stress too much about tackling the job. make sure you are well prepared & have read a 'how to' guide a few times to familiarise yourself. i have a word doc with loads of pictures if you don't have a guide & i can send it you. it was originally done by Kris on here but the version on the wiki lost all of its images, i managed to find them & rebuild the guide. do you have a garage you can do it in? i found having a long bench where i could lay each part/s out as i removed helped a lot. also i used normal packaging labels to label each connector/wiring once unplugged & then envelopes to store each section screws & wrote a description on each accordingly i think the hardest parts of the whole job was 1 - the rear clips which hold the main air box to the blower motor feed as you cant see them, you cant get your head in to see them & you kind of have to lie on your back in the passenger footwell trying to find them by finger tip lol & 2 - getting the 2 nuts back on the bolts which actually hold the dash to the bulkhead - very tricky! oh & it is 100% worth spending the money on a hose clip tool with auto lock off as it would be seriously hard to get the clips back on the matrix pipes on the bulkhead without one i would offer to lend a hand when you tackle it if you weren't so far away m8 PS try to make sure you get a Valeo matrix ;)

sorry Kev i didn't have chance to take the pics for you however, i had seen the others posted which are good

ha ha sorry Andi will do i have thought about changing my surname by deed poll ;) lol

ha ha ha the seats haven't had a look in & my rado's are dire need of a wash, bloomin filthy they are but i will start addressing them soon as i can the valver heat is ok it is nice & toasty out of the vents below the windscreen but still a little diluted feel to it out of the side & foot vents. definitely due to me not renewing the liner on the big flap in the heater box as it is that which shuts off / opens the hot air feed. however it gets the car warm enough & the screen clear so i am dammed if i am taking the dash back out any time soon. maybe i might do it next summer as having taken a dash out it is not that hard really, just time consuming