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by the way Neale, what chicken dinner was it you had in the box? just out of interest lol

ive used the valver quite a few times over the past week & also done some more reading about the heater box that the matrix sits in im pretty much certain that the air coming out of the dash centre & side vents is cooler than in my VR due to me 'tidying' the lining on the main flap which controls heat or cool. it makes sense when I think about now that the interior is all back together & in retrospect I did have the thoughts of 'should I replace this lining whilst everything is apart' - kinda wish I did but then im not taking it all out again any time soon lol that said, within a few minutes o the journey this morning I had nice toasty warm air feeding out of the dash top vents to the windscreen. this in my view is the main objective & demisting works ok job done methinks next will be to get back onto the eyebrow spoiler refurb but I really should devote some time to the house again very soon

Oh my word m8 that is brilliant!! thanks for posting it, properly made me laugh this morning :D

I could check old bills but my rear beam bushes were done a fair while ago, as were the top mounts drop Thursdave a PM on here ;)

oh I thought they had already parted

Just noticed their site has a pictures of Kips old rado on the home page (pretty sure he was K1PVW) it is along way from me but might be too good to resist

ha ha ha well done Loucas, good work! the title of this thread very much is in line with thought I had having just got my valver back on the road earlier this year along with the thought 'why did I buy it back as its cost me a pretty penny getting it road worthy again' but then you get times like yesterday afternoon when I took it to a local tire place & had about 6 of their fitters crowded round it all saying very complimentary things & asking questions with great interest not many kinda beat up 25 year old cars can do that methinks, good girl!! :D lol

ha ha ha I had that very thing only yesterday mic lol

not sure on the cables though I would probably do them just in case IIRC part of the issue with the entire sunroof cartridge is the plastic type lining of the channels in which the sliders move back & forth I believe that surface wears thin & then this increases the amount of friction against said moving part & as such puts too much strain on the sunroof motor, which in turn has a cut out mechanism built in for when it becomes stressed at trying to move the mechanism thus I tried to lubricate the channels too

try this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Liqui-Moly-Silicone-Grease-100g-Tube-3312-Silicon-Fett-transparent-/231596928452?hash=item35ec40adc4 £6.99 :D

ha ha ha I like it! lol

much appreciated Jim! the force must be tired today, I must need to top up my Midi-chlorian's ;)

Hello all I am hoping someone can help. I remember recently seeing a few threads about wing mirrors which were brand new genuine replacements being sold on ebay. Does anyone know if they are still available & have a link please? I have searched lots on here & on the bay & cant find them thanks muchly

nice work chuggs & happy to help, glad it worked well :) this is one I need to tackle myself

yes m8 I have a note on my phone which I regularly update whenever I do something to either VR or 16V & then I periodically print them out to put in the folder of receipts I find it helps visualise what has been done & what might need doing in the future

hence my question as the heat output in the valver is nowhere near as hot as the VR BUT I double checked the 2 hoses for their part numbers & they are fitted correctly as they wouldn't fit the other way round I wondered if it took a few times of using the heater when a new matrix was fitted to let it bed in so to speak

ive managed to find a pic showing the top of a matrix & the fee to heater pipe is on the RHS http://media.corrado-club.ca/mods/images/a3vr6_heater_core/a3vr6_heater_core026.jpg PHEW!!! lol

kinda what I thought too Jim, they are kind of just a small radiator, but the valeo matrix I put in definitely had an arrow on top of one of the pipes showing the direction of flow stupidly I didn't take a picture before I put it in but im pretty it was the right hand one as if from the bulk head side

blimey I hope I have put mine on the correct way on my valver am I right that the feed to matrix hose connects on the right hand side pipe of the matrix as you look at it from the engine bay? I checked Bentley manual but it doesn't cover the 16v but the SLC diagram did show the matrix feed being on the right edit: the hoses are a different shape to your pictures of course though

ok no probs :)

I have one made by Zender which sits just above the standard rear spoiler whilst allowing it to go up & down as normal not sure if they look similar but I can take pics & send it to you if you would like from memory it is in excellent condition

thanks for the heads up Dougie

I see & understand :)

blimey that is not the best experience. it must be frustrating having to keep monitoring the exhaust 1500 euro is a huge amount to outlay for an exhaust that would have no warranty I got a 2.5" stainless system from downpipe back with a hi flow CAT & a lifetime warranty that goes with the exhaust itself & not the purchaser for £400 all in & custom fitted the result is absolutely awesome & I never have to worry about the exhaust again Longlife systems - worth a look ;)

man with a plan :)