Author Topic: Dodds GTTDi180 (Read 67975 times)

Tfsi_Mike · « **Reply #120 on:** April 03, 2012, 01:35:27 pm »

bloody hell :( Where you based?

dodds-gttdi · « **Reply #121 on:** April 03, 2012, 02:12:41 pm »

Edinburgh Mike, think Aberdeen has a lot more. Crazy as last week they recorded Scotland's highest March temp ever!!

p.s. I vote you should buy more shiny bits for the car. Then TRACK it!!

Tfsi_Mike · « **Reply #122 on:** April 03, 2012, 06:14:56 pm »

Quote from: dodds-gttdi on April 03, 2012, 02:12:41 pm

Edinburgh Mike, think Aberdeen has a lot more. Crazy as last week they recorded Scotland's highest March temp ever!!

p.s. I vote you should buy more shiny bits for the car. Then TRACK it!!

Haha, sounds like a plan!

dodds-gttdi · « **Reply #123 on:** April 16, 2012, 10:15:55 pm »

Posted a video in response to a Milltek query. My question is, can anybody tell me if my turbo whine/whistle is particularly bad?

Having looked around at others' car with GT80 tips I realise mine are way too far inset into the bumper. Will fiddle around with it next time its on the ramps.
I had the car serviced at Autohaus Edinburgh a week or so back and they mentioned my wishbone rear bushes were worn and tired. Have been considering the WALK bushes recently. Can I fit them myself or is it a garage job? I'll be getting Autohaus Edinburgh to do the Alignment afterwards anway, or am I better getting them to fit the bushes too?

dodds-gttdi · « **Reply #124 on:** April 18, 2012, 09:04:38 pm »

Not been up to much recently as uni is busying up at the minute. Exams and report deadlines taking upmost of my time.

As if!!! :signlol:

Managed to bag a 2008 3D Boot badge on eBay for £16 a while ago. :happy: but alongside my Armrest MDI, Votex valance and boot spoiler, it hasn't been fitted yet. I'm hoping to get a professional detail at the end of the month so am putting plans into place to get them painted and fitted.

Ideally I'd like to colour code the boot badge so I set about splitting the chrome emblem from the backing. I'd saw one on another forum so I kinda had an idea where all the clips were. However, no amount of prying got it off! I ended up taking a knife right round the edge where the chrome meets the black backing and the badge just fell off!

From:

To:

Now to mask up and send off with my other parts to be matched and painted at my local shop.

Aiming to have everything painted by the end of April. Famous last words tho...

dodds-gttdi · « **Reply #125 on:** April 25, 2012, 09:30:29 pm »

Thinking of ordering some new reg plates. What are people thoughts on these?

Beattie · « **Reply #126 on:** April 26, 2012, 06:54:31 pm »

Dont really like them tbh. You should get in touch with Dubmeister!! Get some pressed metal plates :)

dodds-gttdi · « **Reply #127 on:** April 27, 2012, 01:51:19 pm »

I've never really liked pressed plates to be honest. Apart from being harder to clean and denting easily they are more expensive and easier to fall off. I'd have to send my V5C off to Dubmesiter too and I'm not comfortable with the possibility of the Royal Mail losing it on the way. :-S

On another note, my new plate certificate came in the post. The DVLA are using an almost identical car to my previous one on their receipt/thank you card. Pictured is a silver mk4 anniversary with BBS CH alloys (19" and possibly replicas!)

My car (a GTTDi 130):

Andy · « **Reply #128 on:** April 27, 2012, 06:13:03 pm »

looks spot on your old car

vRS_Pagey · « **Reply #129 on:** April 27, 2012, 06:28:46 pm »

Quote from: dodds-gttdi on April 16, 2012, 10:15:55 pm

Posted a video in response to a Milltek query. My question is, can anybody tell me if my turbo whine/whistle is particularly bad?

Having looked around at others' car with GT80 tips I realise mine are way too far inset into the bumper. Will fiddle around with it next time its on the ramps.
I had the car serviced at Autohaus Edinburgh a week or so back and they mentioned my wishbone rear bushes were worn and tired. Have been considering the WALK bushes recently. Can I fit them myself or is it a garage job? I'll be getting Autohaus Edinburgh to do the Alignment afterwards anway, or am I better getting them to fit the bushes too?

I'm loving the little furby sound at the bottom of the rev.......very quirky!

But I do think the exhaust could cause your turbo to blow, best you get it off and send it to me - you have my address still?

Banham · « **Reply #130 on:** April 28, 2012, 01:47:18 pm »

Quote from: dodds-gttdi on April 27, 2012, 01:51:19 pm

I've never really liked pressed played to be honest. Apart from being harder to clean and denting easily they are more expensive and easier to fall off. I'd have to send my V5C off to Dubmesiter too and I'm not comfortable with the possibility of the Royal Mail losing it on the way. :-S

On another note, my new plate certificate came in the post. The DVLA are using an almost identical car to my previous one on their receipt/thank you card. Pictured is a silver mk4 anniversary with BBS CH alloys (19" and possibly replicas!)

My car (a GTTDi 130):

I got my pressed plates from Dubmeister this morning. Only ordered sun/mon. My V5C and my driving liecence came back with the plates. I sent mine recorded.