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That's a good point, I'd not thought about that! Haha! I've got a spare one so I'll check if it fits. Will have the kids in the back so it'll have to go in the boot.

Ian, if it helps I'm in Bristol 19th-21st, then down in Plymouth where I'll see Rog on the 2nd Jan.

From what I've read previously Rob, Germany have no idea as the badges were put on by the dealerships in the UK. The second time I phoned, the guy was quite helpful and checked his system, spoke to his supervisor, and emailed a contact there before emailing me back a few days after, but said there were no details of the car here or in Germany as the records didn't go back that far. The first guy sounded like he simply couldn't be bothered to check and got nowhere other than him telling me the records only went back to the year 2k

If I'm understanding you correctly Matt, I'll be just giving it a single pass with a rotary using a finishing polish. I've actually got 3M stuff which is exactly what I'll be using actually. It'll be Ultrafina with a blue finishing pad. Paint is still pretty soft, and the hazing I've put on it is only very very light anyway where I've just rubbed off greasy finger prints with a microfibre, but the dust has caused the hazing. Carpro Cquartz will be sealing it afterward.

Good things come to those who wait Pat! In fairness, there's not really much to show what hasn't already been shown. The car is dusty as hell atm so as soon as its all back together, I'll give it a detail, get it MOTd, and take it out for some decent pics. I'm hoping it snows as I've got a Nautical themed picture in my mind in preparation for next years calender!

Cheers James!

Mine was first registered in February 95 and was badged as a Storm, and first owned by the dealership. I've tried twice phoning VW HQ in Milton Keynes, and both times I've been told their records don't go back that far. Others have managed to get confirmation in the past though so its worth a try. I'll give it another go again at some point.

By the book its supposed to be distilled water, but if you live in a soft water area, tap will be just fine.

Pretty sure the mats are still available from the dealership. Around the £65 mark and only black with silver script left available iirc.

I'd just flush and back flush it through with a hose pipe until water runs clear. I cant see a flush agent doing much more tbh. Its just a anti-freeze like any other but with some detergents mixed in. Stupid price if you ask me, and it would cost half the price to just replace the coolant twice within a couple of weeks to flush it out. Mines had been in for 4k before I had to change it again recently due to replacing the radiator. I'd flushed it all with a hose and it was spotless.

Not for me. Sony Xperia Z2, and fine on the laptop (windows 8 ) too.

Bloody hell Chris, give em a clean afterwards! Jamie, yeah I saw them. I can't remember how many are needed but he was selling lots of 5 which I don't think is enough. I also needed the retaining grommets too.

Thanks Chris! Will you be going to Ultimate Dubs in March? Think its the last opportunity for a show before I'm off so I'm dead set on making it.

That's the day I'm down I think Rog. Not sure what time I'll be there though. I'll text you tomorrow when I've asked her (she's on the lash atm).

Hopefully you will do in a couple of weeks mate. She deserves a nice little run. I've only done 400 miles since insuring it it May and that was mostly done going to Bruntingthorpe and back!

Looks great Dave! How is the paint? If its just a bit flat, save your money and just get a good detail done. It'll bring the paintwork up amazingly! Thats the thing with the Silver, if its full of swirls it just looks flat and dull. With a good machine polish and wax/sealant, they look immense! Hopefully be down in mine just after Xmas now, so a mini meet would be great! Think I'm coming down on the 27th for a few days but I'll have to find out when she's working before I know for sure.

Not much mate! Front and rear axle is all I've yet to touch! (although I've changed brakes, hoses, driveshaft, CVs, etc etc.........

Just a bit Jamie! I got the car back on the 18th October. I've only been able to do things on my lunch breaks, and by snatching a couple of days overall on a weekend. Shouldn't take more than a few hours to get everything back together, then a day or two for the detailing. It'll be MOT'd before Xmas provided I get the bits from Heritage in time. I phoned them today and they don't have an update. Said its likely to be another week though and I may/may not receive them before Xmas which could be a bit of a bummer. I've got a replacement scuttle which is going on, as mine had been bonded on where the lips for the scuttle clips had been snapped off previously. Will be done properly by me though!

Bit of an update, and thought I'd take the opportunity to document everything that has been changed/renewed over the course of the last few months. I've had a bit of a breakthrough finally, so the car is very close to being ready to be put back on the road. Theres loads I will have forgotten, and I've bought lots from the forum and ebay both new and good used items that I don't have documentation for. The car went away for windows out respray on 1st August, so I set about aquiring parts ready for putting it all back together again. Before it went though I took off all exterior trim etc, and got the bumper irons Nylon coated. I put in an order to ARZ tuning for some parts I could have got over here, but they were the only place I could find that did the wing mirror seals so needed to justify the 30 Euro postage charge. I also got a new sunroof seal, badge grommets, body trim speed nuts, fuse box clips, interior trim clips, and heater cable clips. I got the BBS RX228s refurbished, which unfortunately uncovered a crack to one of the wheels. This was another unexpected cost but needed doing. New window slot/scraper seals, door aperture seals, and a 90mm splitter were ordered from Heritage. A few other bits were bought like seat runner clips, a new rear VR6 badge, new rear VW roundel, tint film for fog lights, paint for calipers, heated convex mirrors, new number plates, a near mint rear plate tub as mine had been bonded on previously and cracked on removal, all red rear lights, replacement spoiler mech as one of the securing screws to the guide tube kept turning when I removed it, and the part where the captive nut locates snapped off. Window rollers from the GB and a few other bits and pieces but can't remember what. I also bought an entire lot of looms from VR6Gar from his breaker which were in very good knick, as mine had been chopped to pieces with remnants of 3 old alarm systems, and the worst ICE install I've ever seen. The stereo wiring had been cut to shreds behind the stereo, with randoms bits of wire twisted together and un-insulated running all over the car to the speakers. The ABS had never worked since I got the car either. The light wouldn't illuminate even though the light unit had been tested good. I completely swapped out the whole interior looms, routing it all properly as it had been previously left just hanging all behind the dash. The entire ABS loom was replaced as well, but I couldn't find the fuse box to light loom amongst what had been sent. I searched VAGCAT cross referencing each part number of the looms as they all had the original stickers. It turns out that the one sent was from an earlier system with two rows of 4 to the light unit, where mine was a single row of 8. By this time I'd bought the Aqua as a bit of a parts car and to flog on afterward, and recognised the loom from that. Once that had been replaced, I had power! I got the multimeter on the aqua as it had working ABS, and took note of the correct voltage sequence when the self check was in progress, and when the system was active afterward. I'd bought a replacement ABS pump as VAGCOM had identified a duff i/o valve on it, and a duff rear right sensor. I changed both, then put it back on VAGCOM. At this point, I ended up with more faults than I started with, including the rear sensor I'd just changed. Got fed up and moved onto other things. I swapped out all brake hoses for Goodridge Braided ones from the Aqua, and had to replace the two front hard lines. I changed the inner rear hose (rear beam) for a new one for good measure. All the securing clips were replaced with new, and the front brakes were upgraded to the 288's I got from Harrier a while back. Rear calipers had new seals and were wire wheeled down to metal, and fresh paint applied. Rear pads were looking a little grotty although had a fair amount of meat on them, but I changed them anyway. Took 3 attempts at bleeding the entire system, and about 4 litres of fluid, but just when I was gonna give up and get it done professionally, it all came good! I then went back to the ABS problem, and thought my replacement pump was duff. I took the known good one out of the aqua and tested that without it being connected to the pipes, and it threw up the same faults as the other one which was a bit strange. I tested all sensors, and all were showing around 1.1Kohms which is correct. Took the car for a quick spin to see if the faults cleared, but no joy. I left it overnight to mull it over a bit, and had a good look online. I stumbled upon a thread on CGTI where it said about resetting the DTCs. I always assumed my VAGCOM wasn't quite right as I couldn't reset DTCs after a scan. The thread on CGTI mentioned that it cannot be done with HEXCAN, but can be done by going into individual system checks and scanning, then resetting after that. I did this, and eureka! Well almost anyway, light was still on, and I had a new fault. Rear left wheel speed sensor which I'd checked the day before. Thought I'd been thrown another curve ball, but checked it again anyway. This time it was showing at 6 ohms so thought brilliant, I've cracked it! I got the old sensor from the right side out of the bin, and tested that. Turns out it was good, but I'd damaged the sensor when removing it damn it! Even so, it was giving the correct resistance, so hooked it up, turned the key and YAY! Light goes out!!!!!!!!!! I've ordered another rear sensor, but I'm now wondering if the whole process (apart from the fusebox to light loom) had been a waste of time. I'll check all the old stuff I took out at another point, but I have a system thats pretty much good now. I've also swapped out the dash from the Aqua, as the original had "additional" holes that had been used to secure the undertrays where they weren't securing. The top part where the centre console secures had been ripped out too, where one of the previous owners obviously removed it without taking out the two screws up there. I got some very good condition undertrays from Goldie so thats all good now. I swapped out the glove box lid as well as the inner cover was scratched to buggery to begin with. All very good now though! Before the dash went back in, I got a replacement heater box with bowden cables as my passenger vent had a big crack in it, and the direction cable was very stiff. All back together and with centre console and heater dials in, and I now have directional control! The dials themselves were good, luckily they'd just jumped the teeth rather than snapping them which was a bonus. New push tabs for the seals under the doors have been put on, bonnet seal clips too. Another coolant refresh and oil and filter (Fuchs Titan) replacement, BMC CDA cleaned, and Daves16v short shifter fitted. Interior can finally go back in now, so once thats done and the ABS sensor has been replaced, all I'm waiting on is another order from Heritage (coming from Classic parts) for scuttle clips, and interior screw caps and she's ready to go! I've already sealed the wheels and applied Carpro Dlux to the exterior plastics, but I'm going to give it a quick go over with the machine polisher where I've wiped it a little with a ton of dust on, so induced some light scratching. Carpro Cquartz to go on after that. Once thats all done, I'll get the car MOT'd and enjoy it for a couple of months! I know its winter, but its the only opportunity I have next year as I'm off abroad for 8 months in April. Car will be dry stored during that time as I've acquired a local authority garage to keep her tucked away! Well done if you've got to the end, and I'll update again in the next couple of weeks with progress. I've been given a high end compact camera (Fujifilm X10) so I'll be able to get it out and take some decent snaps for once shortly too! :thumbleft:

In fairness with regard to the Hyundai, Pininfarina have to employ the Aprentices somehow eh!.................

Hmmm, seems quality and style have somewhat diminished over the years then...............

Fair enough, good man! :thumbleft:

Are/were you a boot neck Matt?

I think they're the only ones that offer the lifetime warranty and allow it to be transferred also iirc?

That there is a thing of beauty Nick! :salute: