seanl82

288s don't. Snug fit, but fit all the same under the standard 15" wheels.

Nothing to say that hasn't already been said mate. :thumbleft:

Triple post

Shame your so far away, could do with a front bumper. After removing mine today, I'm almost ashamed to give it to the bodyshop to sort out and paint!

Ok great, I'll have it please. Pm on the way. :thumbleft:

£100 collected Daren?

Silver on blackberry all day long.......

Leg end! :thumbleft:

Just popped up on ebay. Cant link it in as on my phone, but type the title in, and read the description......... Yes you did my friend :lol:

Fair enough mate, your passion is commendable! I suppose I'd love to be able to afford these types of things, but can't. I'm lucky in that a nice work bonus has give me enough for a few comforts, including the respray which the missus put into perspective when she gave the green light by saying "go for it, it's unlikely you'll have the money again for something like that" Apologies if I've offended anyone too who does make these kind of purchases, probably just me being a tight arsed git!

I said the same thing James, and I agree with Hasan, he did comment with "who am I to judge". I just can't get my head round that price for plastic trims, nor can I get my head round people spending that much on wheels tbf. Like you say though, each to their own. If some can afford it then fair play. :shrug:

IUOTE=DriverVR6;1032743]Neither am I Sean, I use my VR everyday, but the facts are the facts, so don't shoot the messenger. I have another new set which I'm keeping for myself. I'd be happy to let them be copied, but as I've said before, they're a 4 piece construction and not easy (if not impossible) to replicate Not shooting anyone down mate, yours seemed to be a very reasonable price in comparison. Obviously people are willing to pay a hell of a lot more! The set on ebay were at £245 with ten minutes to go. I just couldn't justify that amount. That said I've got a mortgage, and married with two young children. If those want to spend that amount of money if they have next to nothing outgoing, more fool them. Like I said though, unless your after trophies at concourse, I'd just get a good used set and make them look their best.

Thanks Chris! :thumbleft:

Good job I'm not in it to be a show pony then.

Took mine off today too. I've taken the wedges out of the clips at the back Matt, but is there anything I've missed? Couldn't get the iron off and it's in a pretty **** state. I didn't want to tug too hard in case I break it, although I ran out of time so didn't try too hard. I also have a mild thin steel cover thing over the area around the tow loop, although it's riddled with holes. Is there supposed to be one on the exhaust side too?

Trim off the bit that breaks up, coat in c4, job done an unless you know exactly what your looking at, they'll look pretty Damn good. £331 is beyond ridiculous imo. Especially since some have reported it happening to replacements within 5 years.

I bid on them last week up to £180, and refused to go higher on the principle that they're just a couple of bits of plastic. They just sold for £331 + delivery!!!! Holy ****! :crazies::eek:

Just get it from VW, it's not expensive. G11 was the original, replaced by G12, then + etc, now on G13. I'd use the correct stuff as VW intended rather than a generic coolant as sold by GSF/ECP.

You really are showing your age James. :silent::lol:

Well worth replacing the stat, it's a common point of failure in itself so worth doing now. what metal part do you mean? The Rad elbow that goes to the top hose is usually plastic, unless you have a gruvenpart one? (assuming that's what you're talking about). I wouldn't recommend using sealing paste from the exterior of it, it's unlikely you'll get a proper seal, and even if you do, I doubt it'll last very long at all. Even worse is to use rad seal that you put into the coolant. Heard a few disasters occurring because of it, although probably to do with very old coolant too.

Yep, worth checking the Golf GTI Forum as the ADY is essentially the same engine as in all mk3 Golf GTI 8V's.

:shrug::scratch:

Vac leak I reckon, check all your inlet and associated pipework for splits as a first step.

Just edit the original post title and add SOLD at the end mate.

They do look great Mick, perfect to show off those calipers too.