Nigel's GTI - The tale of the jumpy throttle continues...

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nigelelliott394 wrote:Cheers Chris :)

2 coats per wheel. I'd imagine my grass is going to end up the same. Clean wheels (acid) doesn't go well with grass... And in fact, as I type this, to my right my dad is standing at the back window exclaiming how there's two big dark circles on the grass. Oops.
Hahahaha......

Yeah when I was cleaning them I was thinking to myself this isn't a good idea. I found it really easy to use, think I put to much on first time I did it on the bbs'.
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Bilberry wheel cleaner is what you want...its awesome and its acid free!
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Nice Pic Nigel, outlines perfectly why Black GTI's are the best 8)
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I think we have now defined, as red is the rarest colour, that red is in fact the best and fastest :mrgreen:
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More red GTI's have been scrapped & destroyed because they were too slow 8)
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6N2 GTI 00 wrote:More red GTI's have been scrapped & destroyed because they were too slow 8)
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hehe :P But its true Alex's red GTI was the fastest of all the GTIs in the whole wide world :lol: apart from Ben's GTI obviously :wink: though Ben's GTI is black therefore not as fast as red
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i guess two can play at that game 8)
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Gearbox is clunking going in to third :( a sign it's on the way out again? It's only doing it sometimes and it started after sitting for an hour and a half in stop start traffic.

It's currently sitting cooling down at the minute and will be for the next few hours. Hopefully it's gone by the time I have to drive home.
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could be a shift cable problem
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Something a bit more simple than a buggered gearbox?

Also, either the clutch got heavier or my leg was getting tired, but the clutch pedal was kinda creaking on the way up too.
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Oooh that could be the pedal box weld failing. Thats great fun to replace
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You'll like how nice a chrome trimmed headlight switch fits in with the interior Nigel :wink:
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Hmm that could be it! Maybe the clutch not coming all the way up because of the pedal box and the gear snatching occasionally? I don't think my car has had the pedal box replaced/welded
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