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ahhh I didn't know that Wullie - thanks lol

that it does but best to check m8 :)

whoa boys what car is the OP? it looks like a valver NOT a VR reason I say is that the matrix feed & return hoses come from different places on the 16v to the VR the VR has the feed hose cross over the return hose as per Dox picture on the valver the feed hose comes directly from the right hand side of the engine block & as such the hoses do not cross like they do on the VR I know this as I have recently replaced the matrix on my valver that said - the hose in the OP's pic looks like it needs replacing

personally I would always go with bridgestone I am currently on just over 15000 miles on the RE002's I have on the front, they are about to need replacing I get mine from event tyres online as they are priced extremely well & fit at your desired location. Currently at £71.10 all in if you buy 2 the bridgestones not only wear extremely well, they perform fantastically & throughout all of the wear cycle, are superb in the dry & virtually as good in the wet any other tyre I have tried is just poor in comparison really

Legend! thank you Kev (hope you are keeping well by the way) I do love your explanations as you include all the detail :D that was kinda what I thought, new ones is altering the software whereas older is more in depth work (in synopsis lol) thanks for the tip about the final drive - it is something I keep lingering in the back of my mind & if I ever have to have the gearbox rebuilt I will get one put in

ahhh I was waiting for your experienced advice/input Kev - thank you! was I correct in the bit about open & static mapping differences? (just out of personal interest) with 263's & a BMC I got pretty much bang on 10% gain after Vince's map however that was with a very ageing, probably original, exhaust & CAT if money would have allowed I would have waited until I got my 2.5" straight through with hi flow CAT until the remap but I don't think it would have crept the power up by too much more (hence why ive not bothered with another map now the longlife exhaust is a rocking) it is worth a mention that the difference between my VR & the gf's old standard storm in terms of feel under foot, delivery of power, crispness of throttle response is night & day! my VR now has that 'whaa, whaa' rapid kinda rev'ing like a motor bike :D

Kudos Jim Personally, in the VR, I think it is the original 12v VR lump that is the heart & soul of the car despite its flaws

indeed we do m8 I could see the potential for tears when it was driving away if you sold up lol

mine was Stealth Racing in Banbury - think they are £400 notes all in

interesting Ian do you know if there are any curve images of a standard VR vs a remapped standard VR? be interesting to see

don't do it m8, it is not worth skimping on you will likely end up with a poor power curve & flat delivery part of the benefit of a stealth map is the fact that Vince is one of the best people in the country for mapping our VR's. I believe they are rather tricky & not like more modern cars in terms of mapping part of the reason stealth cost what they do for remaps is due to it needing to be done whilst the car is on the rollers. from what I remember the VR has an 'open' mapping program which can be manipulated whilst the engine runs on the rollers. thus it is the skill & knowledge & experience of the person doing the map I also believe this is the reason the VR manual states to not apply any pressure on accelerator when starting up, as the ECU takes care of choke & fuel trimming etc rather than a 'closed' map, such as on a Mk5 golf, where the mapping program is static & as such the new map is uploaded to the car whilst NOT on the rollers & I believe can not be then tweaked as much the former in all honesty m8 I don't think you will really see or feel the benefit of your hard earnt £'s remapping a standard setup. yes you may get a slightly better power delivery as the VW map is kinda lumpy when you see the output but how much of that you will feel under your right foot I am unsure Vince is a nice guy m8, you could give him a ring & post the question to him. I am confident he will give you a sensible honest answer. by all means mention me if you like, im sure he will remember me as he had to put a lot of work into my VR & his right hand man was the one who found my valver on ebay & told me about it, which as you know I then brought it back lol akacheesy - I can definitely confirm the VR is mappable as I have had mine done & got the power curves to show for it. I would imagine the people you spoke to gave you that answer as they can only do 'static' mapping

great timing as I need oil for my valver & for the gf's lupo

ha ha ha sorry m8, I couldn't resist cracking the funny but I knew what you meant :)

hmmm I think only summer can help with increasing vision these wet & misty days often make it difficult to see the mirror itself out of the window ;) LOL

ahh I see hopefully you can have full confidence in the head then but it sounds odd the head gasket has split in such a short time (assuming it was replaced during the rebuild)

cracking news about the ABS unit from BBA - please do let us know how you get on with it can I ask if their service took long & what was involved pls?

sounds kinda sensible Jim & I am sure it would probably only play on your mind if you choose not to renew the gasket however, once the head is off will it not be too tempting to have the valve seals renewed - seeing as the head is off I'd say it would be worth refurbing that too sorry I know it would be a case of in for a penny in for a pound lol plus that is how I ended up spending so much on my head refurb as it kept being a case of 'oh well it is apart & being refreshed, lets not put old parts back on & get new ones'

no problem Kip - just let me know if needed I can take photos etc to send you as well as internal & external dimensions I would say I could send them someone for templating but I would be worried about their transit etc

in out, in out, shake it all about Kip;) lol

Possibly she could help Jim We also have Thursdave who works in parts at VW - IIRC he was collating some kind of list of unavailable parts to try to request them I think I am quite happy to get me lenses out the box & take dimensions etc if that helps anyone

ha ha mine too guess those genuine hella replacement lenses will stay in the box a while longer lol

tidy thank you kindly :)

indeed & I guess that is partly why it sold on the weekend :)

from recent experience even when you list everything you can find & know of, we are all human & can make a mistake or miss something, 'people' still bl00dy moan when they actually turn up

thanks how about the wiper motor cover you have?