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Offline Ripstop

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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #11490 on: June 15, 2019, 08:10:35 pm »
Do you think my bump stops need attention? Changed the rear pads at the same time. Forgot to put the strut plastic cap back on one of them and had to remove and refit  :doh:
That lower strut bolt is a pig if you are on axle stands or am I just a weakling. Judicious use of a ring spanner and a 4lb lump hammer helped!!!


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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #11491 on: June 15, 2019, 09:18:38 pm »
 :grin: Top caps  :grin: Me Too.   I found the bottom bolts easy to remove as I used an extension bar through the springs. I replaced them  with socket head cap screws to aid removal next time
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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #11492 on: June 16, 2019, 01:34:18 am »
Insurance renewal time. Renewal was 540 but managed to get greenlight down to £399 which is the cheapest my insurance has ever been. Result :-)
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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #11493 on: June 16, 2019, 10:03:11 am »
New downpipe is fitted, car sounds mega now.

Was just a tractor before since the flexipipe was completely detached so the only part of the exhaust doing anything was the precat .

Gonna order a new PCV soon too.

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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #11494 on: June 16, 2019, 02:52:15 pm »
Quote from: rich83 on June 16, 2019, 01:34:18 am
Insurance renewal time. Renewal was 540 but managed to get greenlight down to £399 which is the cheapest my insurance has ever been. Result :-)

I got a similar price last month also, my cheapest to date. Always expect it to go up these days.
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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #11495 on: June 16, 2019, 02:54:33 pm »
Car was misfiring this week so swapped out the spark plugs and it is running great now. Also the shop messed up my order so got a free upgrade to Denso Iridium ones which was nice!
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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #11496 on: June 17, 2019, 02:00:33 pm »
Quote from: rich83 on June 16, 2019, 01:34:18 am
Insurance renewal time. Renewal was 540 but managed to get greenlight down to £399 which is the cheapest my insurance has ever been. Result :-)

How did you get it down by £140? Did you have a competing insurer to get them to reduce it down?
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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #11497 on: June 17, 2019, 05:08:24 pm »
£540 for insurance? Bloody hell. Mines only £280
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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #11498 on: June 17, 2019, 05:28:32 pm »
Quote from: Rossimac on June 17, 2019, 02:00:33 pm
Quote from: rich83 on June 16, 2019, 01:34:18 am
Insurance renewal time. Renewal was 540 but managed to get greenlight down to £399 which is the cheapest my insurance has ever been. Result :-)

How did you get it down by £140? Did you have a competing insurer to get them to reduce it down?

Yeah.. basically compare the market quotes were sub 400. I didnt ask them to price match or tell them what the quotes were but when he came back with 399 it was a done deal
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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #11499 on: June 17, 2019, 08:29:16 pm »
Went to Goodwood last night and then did their skid pan experience this morning - a pretty good day! RWD was fun but didn't feel bad getting back in to the ED30 - we had some decent fun on the roads back! Here's the car facing off the Be-emms

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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #11500 on: June 20, 2019, 02:04:31 pm »
Decided the front end needed a refresh. Took the vw badge off and took the chrome off to paint too. Masked off the GTI badge after reading some posted of people breaking the tabs off.
Pretty pleased with the final look.





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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #11501 on: June 20, 2019, 07:38:15 pm »
Passed the MOT today with no advisories, not bad for a 13 year old car with 142k on the clock.  :smiley:
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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #11502 on: June 21, 2019, 08:01:26 am »
Quote from: Octoparrot on June 20, 2019, 07:38:15 pm
Passed the MOT today with no advisories, not bad for a 13 year old car with 142k on the clock.  :smiley:

Nice one. Very satisfying isn’t it?
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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #11503 on: June 21, 2019, 09:32:34 am »
Started her up this morning!!!! God I love the smell of petrol
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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #11504 on: June 21, 2019, 05:45:39 pm »
Quote from: Ripstop on June 15, 2019, 08:10:35 pm
Do you think my bump stops need attention? Changed the rear pads at the same time. Forgot to put the strut plastic cap back on one of them and had to remove and refit  :doh:
That lower strut bolt is a pig if you are on axle stands or am I just a weakling. Judicious use of a ring spanner and a 4lb lump hammer helped!!!



Yeah they're fooked!

You're not weak, that bolt is done up frutin' tight.  Pretty sure it's a one time use bolt, so I hope you changed them?
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