What have you done to your mk4 (golf/bora) today?

[dylan8]

New wheels arrived bent and looks like ill be pushing it to have them repaired by SEDF Places are closed until next week and may be busy with back orders for a while... Anyone here know of someone that can straighten wheels and quickly? or is there anyone on here around melb?

Might try and pick up some TT or S3 wheels before the show so i can atleast have matching wheels

[Gravey]

New wheels arrived bent and looks like ill be pushing it to have them repaired by SEDF Places are closed until next week and may be busy with back orders for a while... Anyone here know of someone that can straighten wheels and quickly? or is there anyone on here around melb?

Might try and pick up some TT or S3 wheels before the show so i can atleast have matching wheels

You aint been having much luck with the suspension and wheels mate! Why not just return them?

[Manaz]

New wheels arrived bent and looks like ill be pushing it to have them repaired by SEDF Places are closed until next week and may be busy with back orders for a while... Anyone here know of someone that can straighten wheels and quickly? or is there anyone on here around melb?

Might try and pick up some TT or S3 wheels before the show so i can atleast have matching wheels

Someone in Melbourne has a set of S3s going for $500. Will send you details.

[dylan8]

You aint been having much luck with the suspension and wheels mate! Why not just return them?

Because there BBS RS sent personally not by a store or ebay seller etc, and one of the bends was previously there but the others have been done in the post... just means i'll be taking my time now fixing, painting/polishing them before they get tyres and on the car

Someone in Melbourne has a set of S3s going for $500. Will send you details.

Thanks for that, I got your PM

[Dyldo]

Today, after HUGE frustration, i was able to swap the Dieselgeek 6spd short-shifter out of the Golf and into my 4mo Bora. Also swapped the Modshack VTDA from the Golf to the Bora too. happy days!!!

Ended up taking me about 5 hours and the help of 2 other people (yes, i am a nooblet) but the threads on the gear shafts on both cars seemed to be very slightly burred which meant the allow shift links couldn't slide on easily or come off easily.

Going for a test run now to make sure its all good.
EDIT - Just did a quick test drive and HOLY JEEBUS!!! somehow (and someone please explain) the exhaust sounds different (different cool, not different bad) and seems way louder once it hits about 2800 rpm all ther way out to 6K rpm. i also obviously get the mad sucking sound when you accelerate from idle.

[Manaz]

EDIT - Just did a quick test drive and HOLY JEEBUS!!! somehow (and someone please explain) the exhaust sounds different (different cool, not different bad) and seems way louder once it hits about 2800 rpm all ther way out to 6K rpm. i also obviously get the mad sucking sound when you accelerate from idle.

A car that breathes in better breathes out better.

[gavs]

Got back from an indulgent weekend of cheese, wine, strawberries, cakes and preserved meats last night, in my GF's brand new Peugeot 207, all nice and shiny and saw poor freddo sitting cold and lonely in the carport, in desperate need of a detail and some loving

[Gravey]

H100VW enabled Distance to Empty and the installed brake stiffening kit while he was at it

Hopefully we'll figure out how to get the remote windows working soon without the need to purchase alienware or anything similar!

[Peter Jones]

Just recieved 6 new coils for the Bora (V6 4motion) from GAP today.

FYI this batch are all week 46 of 2009 Revision N

The Rev N one I got from the dealer was 2008

Exactly the same OEM VAG packaging

Slight difference beteen the units themselves.
VW AU Are BREMI brand with black tops - made in Germany
GAP brand are ELDOR with grey tops - made in Turkey
German Auto Parts Price US$20ea
Dealer Price AU$100ea

http://www.germanautoparts.com/Volkswagen/Jetta/EngineElectrical/57/18

Pete

[schoona]

That. Is. Terrible.

Good buying from GAP though

[ben]

used the KVW100 to enable windows up/down with the remote.
Worked perfectly and was easy as.
Thanks Fuzion!

[Peter Jones]

Just replaced all the plugs and coils.

Out of interest's sake I found

• 6 x NGK PZFR5D-II spark plugs (I replaced them with new identical units.)
• 4 x Rev A coils mfg date 43/01 Bremi (Probably original with the car)
• 1 x Rev N coil mfg date 16/05 Bremi
• 1 x Rev N coil mfg date 13/08 Bremi (The VW AU one I put in last week)

All plugs were finger tight - I spun them out by hand with no ratchet on the extension.
New plugs were installed to 25NM as per Bentley manual.

I put all 6 of the GAP coils in so they're all the same and I'll keep the REV N Bremi ones as spares.

If anyone wants a REV A one to keep in the glovebox for the next big road trip, just in case, let me know. (They'll be a lot cheaper than VW AU )

Pete

[Dyldo]

Along with Manaz' ECS Group Buy I was considering the ECS Electrics Refresh kit for peace of mind. Actually tbh i am considering the suspension refresh as well along with a full fluids change in the engine and gearbox and maybe even new rotors and a new battery.

[Yevvy]

Along with Manaz' ECS Group Buy I was considering the ECS Electrics Refresh kit for peace of mind. Actually tbh i am considering the suspension refresh as well along with a full fluids change in the engine and gearbox and maybe even new rotors and a new battery.

oohh better open up that wallet then

[Gravey]

Just recieved 6 new coils for the Bora (V6 4motion) from GAP today.

FYI this batch are all week 46 of 2009 Revision N

The Rev N one I got from the dealer was 2008

Exactly the same OEM VAG packaging

Slight difference beteen the units themselves.
VW AU Are BREMI brand with black tops - made in Germany
GAP brand are ELDOR with grey tops - made in Turkey
German Auto Parts Price US$20ea
Dealer Price AU$100ea

http://www.germanautoparts.com/Volkswagen/Jetta/EngineElectrical/57/18

Pete

How do you figure out the date? I just purchased 3 x 022905100N from ECS as this was the part number on the coil I got from VW when one let go a couple of weeks ago. I got confused with all the different numbers and went with that one. I saw the GAP coil for $20 but they dont even list the part number on their site as far as I could tell so I wasnt sure about it