So the car was due a service and after making a few enquiries it was booked in at AKS Tuning. It worked out a 150mile round trip but after speaking to Alex the car would definitely be in good hands.
I had the coil packs changed at VW a few weeks back and they had said that the console bushes were showing signs of wear. It seemed silly not to upgrade them so that was put on the list of jobs to be done.
The car was treated to the following:
Oil and Filter service with Millers 5w40
Pollen Filter
Fuel Filter
Nology Spark Plugs (These have given a noticeable improvement on start up alone)
Cam Follower (The old one wasn't in too bad condition after 57k and it looks like i have the newer camshaft also)
Superpro ALK
Superpro Dogbone mount insert
Replacement Dogbone
H&R 30mm Lowering springs fitted
Black washer bottle cap
Alex scanned the car to find a boost deviation fault and on the way to get the tracking done he said the car felt relatively flat on boost. A Rev G DV was fitted and the car is now completely transformed. The old DV had a split in the diaphragm atleast a quarter of the way round, that would explain that Nissan Micra flying past me on the way up there, lol.
All credit to Alex, his work and knowledge were excellent and the car is now ten times better.
The cars handling is now much improved. The Superpro ALk coupled with the H&R springs definitely improve the overall feel of the car. And all of this was done to a car that was staying standard, lol.
The springs have now settled so some pics
Before
After
Before
After
Just lowers it enough to improve the look without going too low in my opinion and the ride isn't compromised either. I've also bought a new front VW badge as mine is showing a few signs of wear. The old one will be removed and sprayed matt black as an alternative to the chrome.
