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Re: The GTI! - Alex's Progress Thread - Does the spending stop?
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 4:35 pm
by alexperkins
Aye it does, but it comes at a price...bloody excess!
Anyhow, ordered all the new parts for the Wishbone and ARB today. New connecting links, bushes, washers, nuts, two new bolts, a new wishbone rear mount and a handful of clips for different wiring here and there in the engine!
Should all arrive tomorrow, but I need to take the rear bush mount to a garage so they can use a hydraulic press to seat it into the wishbone properly (thats the reason the last one came out as it wasnt done correctly, and was warped in the process!)
Re: The GTI! - Alex's Progress Thread - Back off the road :(
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 1:41 pm
by alexperkins
Bush has been pressed in so I can get it all back together tonight. Will get some photos in the process of all the new bits that are being replaced.
Hopefully all is well now. I just need to get my new windscreen arranged and the sensor wiring fitted
Re: The GTI! - Alex's Progress Thread - Back off the road :(
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 10:26 pm
by alexperkins
Fixed
Ill get some pictures of the newness sometime soon!
Re: The GTI! - Alex's Progress Thread - Sorted :)
Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:02 pm
by shantybeater
Good effort mate, how easy was it to split/reseal your RXII's btw? thinking I might DIY it on my new ones to save a few dollar
Re: The GTI! - Alex's Progress Thread - Sorted :)
Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:22 pm
by alexperkins
not too bad bud. Yours are three piece though arent they...i do have a rather good guide on refurbing RS's which I guess is rather similar
Ill email it over to you at some point!
Re: The GTI! - Alex's Progress Thread - Sorted :)
Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:45 pm
by shantybeater
Sounds good, cheers mate
Re: The GTI! - Alex's Progress Thread - Sorted :)
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 11:50 am
by alexperkins
Just ordered the final wiring connectors for the Rain Sensor
Just need a couple more repair wires so I can connect it to the relay block, but once thats done, new windscreen with rain sensor feature here we come!
Re: The GTI! - Alex's Progress Thread - Sorted :)
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 5:59 pm
by alexperkins
ordered a new GTI splitter too....i must be mad!
Re: The GTI! - Alex's Progress Thread - Sorted :)
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 9:13 pm
by Tim_GTi
alexperkins wrote:ordered a new GTI splitter too....i must be mad!
Whats wrong with yours?
Re: The GTI! - Alex's Progress Thread - Sorted :)
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 9:35 pm
by alexperkins
Remember that evil kerb just after I got it resprayed?
Well it got repaired back then, but it was irreversibly warped out of shape, and now all the paint has cracked even more so, so I figured as they are going to be come hard to get hold of, get a new one and try fix the existing one again. All failing, fit the new one and happy days!
In other news, ordered a KnN cleaning kit....BMC is in need of some cleaning!
Re: The GTI! - Alex's Progress Thread - Sorted :)
Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2010 7:21 pm
by beeby11
haha just read every single page lol, o well beats doin uni work.
ive got a 1991 GT atm which im trying to sell as im picking my GTi up next week and i cant wait.
Reading this thread given me so much inspiration and i have to agree i think the OEM look works really well
Re: The GTI! - Alex's Progress Thread - Sorted :)
Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 6:56 pm
by Bradley
Fit a set of 15" RXII's on your car alex i want to see how it sits on your suspension setup.Im fed up of being in a suspension dilema.
Brad
Re: The GTI! - Alex's Progress Thread - Sorted :)
Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 9:02 pm
by alexperkins
lol heres a pic from my old motor with the same setup almost:
That car was rather pimp in its day
Re: The GTI! - Alex's Progress Thread - Sorted :)
Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 11:55 am
by Bradley
Cheers dude,i think i want to go a tad lower than that is looking.It looks like it was a stallion mate haha.Damn suspension it's doing my head in.
Re: The GTI! - Alex's Progress Thread - Sorted :)
Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 11:59 am
by alexperkins
50/50 would be enough. The thing is, anything past that, youll need springs and shocks as the ride on factory will be too firm and the shocks will be ruined very quickly!
That was before it was all colour coded too!