Hedge's new whip

[gazbutS3]

looks lovely Ian

[Top Cat]

Truemendous job. 

he looks to have covered almost every area on the car.  and the final pics haz awsomz. 

[MitchGTI]

Looks very good! Im loving write ups like this at the mo as im currently trying to gather as much info as i can to start doing to propper detailing myself, lookin like im going to have to pop down to ECC and spend some more pennys lol! Whats that funky sticker on your rear window aswell? The hand thing! Looks kool!!

Mitch

[Hedge]

The hand thing is courtesy of Mr Very Cherry himself. I will say no more.

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Very-Cherry-Stickers-and-Decals_Shockers_W0QQ_fsubZ340814219QQ_sidZ40923029QQ_trksidZp4634Q2ec0Q2em322

[Hedge]

So popped in to VW first thing for them to diagnose my jerky gearbox and guess what, new Mechatronics to be fitted 2 weeks tomorrow.

The funny thing was the girl asked about the "hand thing" in my rear window.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-Volkswagen-Shocker-Sticker-Decal-Shocker-/290403121877?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item439d5ffad5

 
I said I couldn't tell her what it stood for but after a few seconds of working out the finger positions she went bright red and started laughing.

Good girl. 

[T88OMM]

Looks good Hedge, I actually like the Pescara on it 

[Hedge]

Looks good Hedge, I actually like the Pescara on it 

Me too. They wont be a permanent feature only until the Dunlops are dead.

[Saint Steve]

So popped in to VW first thing for them to diagnose my jerky gearbox and guess what, new Mechatronics to be fitted 2 weeks tomorrow.

Just dont let them wash your car again Ian

[Hedge]

So popped in to VW first thing for them to diagnose my jerky gearbox and guess what, new Mechatronics to be fitted 2 weeks tomorrow.

Just dont let them wash your car again Ian

Funnily enough we discussed that. I promised someone a good shoeing if it happened again. 

[JPC]

Just spotted this on here! i thought it looked familiar on DW! i commented on the thread last week actually! ;) nice job

[Saint Steve]

So popped in to VW first thing for them to diagnose my jerky gearbox and guess what, new Mechatronics to be fitted 2 weeks tomorrow.

Just dont let them wash your car again Ian

Funnily enough we discussed that. I promised someone a good shoeing if it happened again. 

I would assume more serious then the Shocker sticker dictates

[Sparky Craig]

Very nice detail there Ian, bad news about the Mechatronics though, Warranty or Own pocket ?

[Hedge]

Very nice detail there Ian, bad news about the Mechatronics though, Warranty or Own pocket ?

How very dare you. Warranty of course. 

It hasn't been great since I had the car and a few times in the last weeks it left me lurching around in neutral when I pulled away in a hurry so thought I would stick it in.

I went out with the tech and struggled to replicate it but he said as I was there he would update the software and do Basic Settings. Seems better after that but I guess I am right in the target zone for faulty units being an '08 plate so they are changing it.

DSG map next 

[QD MBE]

There is a thread over on the dark about a very new Mk6 which had lunched the Box and mechatronics unit!  http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=162544.0

Hope you get it sorted Ian, seems VW are having a few snags with the Mech unit, any Idea what part of it exactly throws a double six?

[Hedge]

I can't seem to get into that linky Dave. 

Not sure what the underlying problem is regarding the Mechatronic unit itself but there seemed to be a bad batch from late '57 plate cars through '08 to early '58's I think. I know of quite a few people with cars from that time frame that have had it replaced. My Edition 30 had one replaced.

If I can find out more I will post but methinks it is probably one of those things where they have a few criteria and if you meet some or all they just do it regardless.