New VR6

[The_Hawk]

Well done on getting a VR6. The revs thing concerns me though.

Pitty about the ****ty pix too, hope u get some better ones soon!

Does me a little too. But what are you going to do now

After driving it home I have discovered a few minor things.

Cruise Control is dead, although when you press some of the buttons it sounds like a relay is ticking over somewhere, so who knows.

Air Con is crap, but then it could just need a re-gassing, will have to look into it.

And of course the heating.

Even so, at $6,400 it's a pretty neat and tidy little vehicle.

Has a fancy(er) exhaust and a pod filter, although I will need to have a look at just how well they work and if they need to be replaced anyway.

Will also be looking for an aftermarket chip (or whole computer) some time in the future too.

Tomorrow will be a clean and photo day me thinks

stay tuned.

[Tim]

repairable write off doesnt mean it has had a huge amount of damage if its been done recently. once the airbags blow on a vr6 and there has been a small amount of panel damage it will pretty much get written off these days

[MattyT]

My cruise control is dead. Meh...

my a/c was crap too, a re-gas was all it needed.

What pod filter is it? K&N, BMC, ???

Id fix all the broken bits before thinking about soups.

Lookin forward to the pix.

[The_Hawk]

My cruise control is dead. Meh...

my a/c was crap too, a re-gas was all it needed.

What pod filter is it? K&N, BMC, ???

Id fix all the broken bits before thinking about soups.

Lookin forward to the pix.

Yeah, thats pretty much the plan.


Good clean and go over.

Priorities:
Power Stearing/stearing column or something seems to be rubbing just to the right of centre, needs to be investigated. Everything works, but I want to track it down anyway.
Air Con
Heater
Cruise Control

Cosmetic:
Window Tint (needs some touch ups)
Angel Eyes

Performance:
Chip/ECU
Suspension

All eventually...

[Golf Loon]

Nice work mate. i know that car and the previous owner and its pretty nice.

Bet you are liking the leather.

Your link didn`t work, post some pics. What wheels does it have on it?

Dont be worried by the revs thing, doesn`t take much to write a car of these days, especially as lots of people over insure em and would rather have the money.

I know the guy who rebuilt that car and they do good work.

Look forward to seeing it soon, new watercooled stickers next week.

Coming to the cruise tomorrow??

[The_Hawk]

Look forward to seeing it soon, new watercooled stickers next week.

Coming to the cruise tomorrow??

Got two of the stickers last time, so I still have one spare and it's going on tomorrow

As for the cruise, I"d love to come, but the Wife needs some attention... especially since I've spent the last couple of weeks looking at cars and not at her n:

Maybe next time

[tassie_euro_mk1]

hey congrats on the recent vr6 purchase. I just bought mine a week ago. Theyre awesome. so so much. cant drive it legally yet. doing a few repairs. soon tho.

have u got pics?

[Golfer]

Cosmetic:

Angel Eyes




All eventually...

WHAT?????

By the looks of the advertisement that VR6 looks to have the Hella Dual headlights!!! Just get yaself a set of HID's to drop in the Hellas, and u have more style than any angel eyes!!!



Sweet Mk3 though. I love them in black (almost as much as white, LOL)...



Congratulations on your purchase!!!

Cheers...
JHN

[bboyskidz]

Nice work mate! VR6 ftw!. i seriously wish i had have done some research before buying my CL I'm incredibly jealous of all you vr6 guys...

Look forward to seeing it soon, new watercooled stickers next week.

i need to get me one of those stickers. i live on the coast so i don't think i can make it to this next cruise i used to work at homebush and it takes me about 2 hours to get there. it can be done though...

[The_Hawk]

Interior:


Air Filter:


All photos are here:

http://s20.photobucket.com/albums/b202/Th3_H4wk/VW%20Golf%20VR6/

[wayz]

Very tidy... a few spares from Golf Loon and it'll be perfect.

Nice Work

[The_Hawk]

EL instrument cluster looks interesting...

The tint needs to be replaced, so something nice and black sounds nice too.

Otherwise I suppose I should stick to the things that need to be fixed first.

[MattyT]

Looks good!

I'd scratch that filter for a decent one, it looks dodgy.

Are the headlights Hella?

[Water Boy]

Congrats....

Well done mate.... Must be the best feeling owning a new car and especially a VR6... I wasnt much of a fan of the VR6 but they have been growing on me lately as i have been reading about them on here... Hope all goes well with the minor repairs then you can get it lowered

Cheers James

[The_Hawk]

Filter is dodgy as and will be replaced, although for the moment it serves it's purpose. I'm debating a standard filter vs some sort of pod... suggestions welcome.

I believe the headlights are Hella, but without going out to check I can't say for sure.