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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #3615 on: February 18, 2013, 05:28:56 pm »
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Today I went to a friend's funeral - You can take a GTI anywhere! I washed and Zaino'd the car at the weekend.

Well over 300 turned up, spilling out into the street alongside the harbour and it was a superb 'send-off' with lots of laughs as well as tears. He was a real character but cancer got him at 53yo.

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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #3616 on: February 18, 2013, 05:32:38 pm »
that radio 2 jingle always touches a nerve.
enjoy yourself, enjoy yourself, it's later than you think  :surprised:
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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #3617 on: February 18, 2013, 07:43:57 pm »
Got my car back from DMR late last night..cheers Gaz for the night shift  :laugh:

Fitted my new Xenon headlamp covers from MarkyMark. :happy2:


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And as it looks with them fitted.. Look like Sunglasses, but function over form for me.


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xenon headlamp covers ? is there any function to them or is it just for a diff look ?
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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #3618 on: February 18, 2013, 07:45:42 pm »
Protection dude. Protection.

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

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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #3619 on: February 18, 2013, 07:51:17 pm »

Protection dude. Protection.


....Really?

I had a very close inspection of my Xenons when I washed and Zaino'd my car at the weekend and after 7.5 years and 105,000 miles there really is no damage to warrant either 'sanding' them or adding protection.

Try not following other vehicles so closely? And stay clear of the road edges too.


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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #3620 on: February 18, 2013, 08:07:36 pm »

Protection dude. Protection.


....Really?

I had a very close inspection of my Xenons when I washed and Zaino'd my car at the weekend and after 7.5 years and 105,000 miles there really is no damage to warrant either 'sanding' them or adding protection.

Try not following other vehicles so closely? And stay clear of the road edges too.
i bought 2 of the headlight restoration kits a few weeks back and went out to do the wifes 2003 golf,
was kind of surprised when i looked at them closely as there was nothing on there, no discolouration etc,,, only thing was some chips which you cant do anything about anyway.
Her car is 10yrs old with 65k on it.
Anyway i was there so i decided to do her lights anyway, followed the instructions but could not get any frosting etc prob due to nothing to come of in the first place lol.
I thought - old car so cant go wrong even if it messes the lights up.
Stood back after one headlight done and absolutelly no diff in the 2 headlights lol so havent even bothered to do my own car as the lights look new apart from some chips.
Guess i should have actually looked at both the cars before buying the stuff lol, only £10 or so with delivery so i thought why not.
If anyone does have headlights that need restored then give me a shout as i havent used the other kit and i wont be needing it so free to a good home, just chuck me £3 for postage
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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #3621 on: February 18, 2013, 08:42:29 pm »
Been spending! VCDS, chrome switches and boot pop


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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #3622 on: February 18, 2013, 08:54:32 pm »
Been spending! VCDS, chrome switches and boot pop
good luck on that boot pop buddy, maybe you will be one of the few that can actually get it to work unless you are pointing uphill  :happy2:

ps,,,,, free headlight restoration kit now found a new home to forum member as mentioned earlier

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Re: Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #3623 on: February 18, 2013, 08:56:08 pm »
Fitted a few bits ...

Mk6 switches ...


Armrest and cup holder

And finally wired up my fogs

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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #3624 on: February 18, 2013, 10:35:29 pm »
Torque777 - Some nice little touches there mate. Question, the mirror switch, is that for heated only or heated and folding?

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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #3625 on: February 18, 2013, 10:42:25 pm »
Changed my fog lights, main bean + full bean bulbs to great looking Mtec super bright blubs, i am very impressed...

Had a play with the vcds, one touch clousure for the windows to go up, very kool  :happy2:  Big thanks for Mattos post on that  :wink:

went for a nice we run with a few mates, clear the cob webbs out  :jumpmove:  :driver:  :jumpmove:lol... an test the car with the new maf sensor in...

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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #3626 on: February 18, 2013, 10:44:27 pm »
one touch clousure for the windows to go up

Is that not normal??? Do you mean from the key fob or the window switches? :confused:
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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #3627 on: February 18, 2013, 10:45:51 pm »
Torque777 - Some nice little touches there mate. Question, the mirror switch, is that for heated only or heated and folding?
that's heated only, no folding picture on the console  :happy2:

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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #3628 on: February 18, 2013, 10:51:00 pm »
one touch clousure for the windows to go up

Is that not normal??? Do you mean from the key fob or the window switches? :confused:

From the keyfob. The normal way is you have to keep it pressed until they are all the way up. Let go and they will stop. With it coded this way, you hold untill they start to close and can let go and walk away.

Torque777 - Some nice little touches there mate. Question, the mirror switch, is that for heated only or heated and folding?
that's heated only, no folding picture on the console  :happy2:

Ah ok cool. Was wondering if one was available as I've been looking at getting the switches but only ever seen heated with power folding.

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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #3629 on: February 18, 2013, 10:57:31 pm »
Cheers Matto. Can you post the link to your 'how to' VCDS post please?
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