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how can i resist any longer with an offer like that lol the VR is going to see a man to talk about paint next week & the cracked one i have will stand out once done yes pls then, paypal ok? pm me your info pls m8 :) these should also give me the kick i need to fit the new genuine fog lenses ive had since i brought the VR lol #everincreasingstash

ha ha ha!! not quite what i was getting at lol im undecided as need the money for paint but then once the VR is painted the cracked lense will stick out like a sore thumb lol

no problem m8 im a bit surprised these havent flown out! ive been procrastinating over them myself for the past 2 days as my VR has one cracked one lol

holy **** batman they are some HUGE rotors!!!

ive mentioned these for you on a fb post i saw m8

it would seem that way m8 :) & Zak gave the reason too...."yes you need to disconnect the yellow resistor pack. It puts 6v to the dip beam when the sidelights are on with ignition. This is enough to trigger the new relay for the dip beam. Hence why it goes straight to dip beam with side lights on."

likely due to them being a refurb & not new - hence why you have to send them your old ones back another factor with my decision to bin the OE front brakes

ahh i see. my mistake, i was worried in case you thought i had directed it at you lol

sorry Anna my post was not directed at yourself nor at the prices it was simply for robrado as an alternative option to consider

like minds eh m8 :)

yes m8, just about it says 'if the car has dim dip facility.....it will need to be disconnected' - which i believe the rado does i have dropped him a mail for an explanation

K tidy - i will drop him an email to see if i can get clarification & post back if/when i get a reply

that would be helpful it has been a while since i looked at Zak's fitting notes - be good if he could is there a picture of the yellow connector on the notes where it is mentioned? i think i recall one & it looking exactly like the rado dim dip conenctor

worth a shot sam i am unsure as to exactly why it is done but i am sure Zak would not have put it in his fitting instructions if it wasnt needed

hi m8 no you should have disconnected the dim dip resistor as per Zak's notes i simply unplugged the 2 halves & then electrical taped them up & tucked them away & have done so with all 3 of Zak's looms i have fitted

with the uprated looms i have seen, & own, you have to disconnect the dim dip resistor (yellow connector by the battery) as this has an impact on the lights when the loom is fitted

apologies for the suggestion if it is not wanted but with those part prices, for both sides with the vat is a few pennies from £500 i was able to get HiSpec 4 pots for not too much more than that & i can certainly vouch for their braking being leagues ahead in terms of brake power over OE just a thought ;)

Chris - i have definitely recently seen a for sale add for a set of RX's in 5*100 & very cheap IIRC i recall them as i pondered buying them so as to steal the faces & turn the set of 4*100's on the valver into 5*100 for the VR - cant for the life of me think where though might be here but could have been dub fiction wheel emporium on fb just had a quick search on the bay & there are a set for £140 buy it now but cant quite see if they are genuine bolts or not - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-Golf-Mk3-Anniversary-BBS-RX2-16-inch-7j-5-x-100-alloy-wheels-set-of-4-/252876021385?hash=item3ae095de89:g:jYQAAOSwBOtY9bDI

i pre-soaked the ones on mine with releasing fluid stuff & then used the correct torx driver, taking it very easy on the initial turn to 'crack' each one gently ;) i think i also got my mechanic to re-tap the threads on the wheels prior to rebuilding good hunting m8

Chris am i right that BBS dont sell these as spares? lots of non genuine BBS bolts avail but IIRC can get new genuine ones if so, might be worth trawling the bay for a single wheel i was lucky when i refurb'd my RX2's as i managed to get all the bolts out without an issue & only had 1 'spinner' which wouldnt quite torque up on the rebuild. fortunately threadlock helped ;)

whoa air!! lol fortunately i had slowed but not quite enough

nice - just watch out for humped backed bridges with the tire wall edge where it is (depending on how much gap from top of tire to bottom of wing of course) after putting on the 10mm spacers to let my 4 pots fit under the speedline i got caught out the other day with the redistribution of the weight on the downside & had a slight rub love the wheels & red stickers!!!

indeed it is i didnt think about the out tire wall being poked out further prior to ordering the brakes - i just wanted big brakes which went under the 15" speedline lol from what i could see it may have been a little of both no damage to the wing edge or liner but a very slight score line around the circumference of the outer tire edge at the top of the tire (if you get what i mean) it has only happened once & as i mentioned it was due to the weight shift on the downward of the hump - i dont think it would happen in normal circumstances but thought it would be worth a mention no more stomach churning hops over humped bridges for me lol

lovely wheels i noticed a slight issue with my VR the other day having put 10mm spacers on the front to accommodate the 4 pots - such that with the tire now further out when i went a tiny bit too quick over a hump bridge i got a slight rub on the outer tire wall on the compression the 2 finger gap i had set the KW's at is now reduced on the outer wall as the wing drops down ive driven over it more slowly the following days without issue but am considering raising the front a little maybe

ha ha ha!!!