What did you and your MKV do today?

Started by ROH ECHT, June 12, 2011, 03:07:21 AM

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vw55raz

gave mine a wash after 2 months! ( I know, i bow my head down in shame)  :surprised:

stealthwolf

Quote from: homesqueeze on May 06, 2012, 06:07:33 PM
Took all of the honeycomb off for the first time. Had a good cleaning session and applied liberal amounts of back to black! The lower grille was a pain in the arse to get off!!
Strange looking with no grilles though!

how did you get the lower grille off?

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nathangallo

Finally got around to spraying my calipers!

Looks tonnes better!  :laugh:
As the wether Was good I thought it would be a bit silly if I didn't apply layers of collinite 476s  :signLOL:
Think through the day I did around 5! And did a couple last weekend! So I'm safe to say she is protected!  :happy2:

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DonalM

Quote from: stealthwolf on May 06, 2012, 06:28:23 PM

how did you get the lower grille off?

I replaced mine the other day.

When the main grill is taken off you can see where the tabs of the lower one are held, I held the tab down with a screwdriver and pulled like f....
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stealthwolf


The GTI isn't just a machine. It's very much a living, breathing thing.

DonalM

Quote from: stealthwolf on May 06, 2012, 09:22:22 PM
Easy to replace too?

Yep, do as above, then slot the new one in. I think it was 18 euro from the dealer.
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stealthwolf

Meant refitting when I said replacing ie putting it back into the same place after removing it. Will have a look at it tomorrow.

The GTI isn't just a machine. It's very much a living, breathing thing.

MAT ED30

Well today I did this

That resulted in this

All in London

Mods yes but way too many to stick in this little box

Tfsi_Mike


Ouch, good effrort Matt.  Excuse for a vibratechnics bogbone bush?

Hope you're back on the road soon mate

cupra_k1

Blimey Mat, are you running upper engine mounts?

MAT ED30

Yep I have everything  :laugh:  I don't mess about  :signLOL: to be honest was only doing 20mph

Mods yes but way too many to stick in this little box

DonalM

Quote from: stealthwolf on May 06, 2012, 10:36:01 PM
Meant refitting when I said replacing ie putting it back into the same place after removing it. Will have a look at it tomorrow.

It basically shoves back in, there's 5/6 tabs along the top that line up with slats in behind it.

It's hard explain, you'll see it when the main grill is off.  :happy2:
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