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

[dainese]

took out the centre console, glovebox, driver's trim to get rid of creaks.

got them, I think.

And she's going in for a wheel alignment and hopefully a ride height raise tomorrow. the Stasis(Koni) coilovers are too rough.

[Treza360]

took out the centre console, glovebox, driver's trim to get rid of creaks.
got them, I think.
And she's going in for a wheel alignment and hopefully a ride height raise tomorrow. the Stasis(Koni) coilovers are too rough.

Did you just get in there and tighten and lube everything or did you identify some specifics. I've got one in behind the center air vents somewhere as well as the cup holders.
Cheers,
Trent

[Treza360]

4 sticky new Toyo Proxes R888
http://www.rotationuk.com/tyres-onli...88%20large.gif

Hey Al what made you settle on the Proxes? Have you tried many other semi slicks? Just wondering.
Cheers,
Trent

[quozl]

Hey Al what made you settle on the Proxes? Have you tried many other semi slicks? Just wondering.
Cheers,
Trent

They are the only R rated tyre that meets the R32's 92W load rating, also they stick like shyte to a blanket and have a relatively good life span.

EDIT: Sorry missed the second part of your question, no I haven't tried any other type with the R32 as nothing meets the 92W load rating and if the CAMS scrutineer wants to get picky they can stop you from running if you run the wrong load rating.

Cheers Al

[quozl]

took out the centre console, glovebox, driver's trim to get rid of creaks.

got them, I think.

And she's going in for a wheel alignment and hopefully a ride height raise tomorrow. the Stasis(Koni) coilovers are too rough.

You'll be wanting the OEM Alignment Specs then if you don't already have them.

Cheers Al

[dainese]

Did you just get in there and tighten and lube everything or did you identify some specifics. I've got one in behind the center air vents somewhere as well as the cup holders.
Cheers,
Trent

it was a mission.

but still have to double check to make sure that it did work.

yeah, insulate and pad contact points. which had minimal or no effect, mind you.

more results came with a can of CRC silicone spray and those handy thin tubes.

i might 'go for a drive' now to see actually...

any other questions, jsut ask!

I don't have noises coming from centre vents.

mine was jsut ahead of the gear shift lever, where the console meets ash tray assy. it was creaking. plastic flexing with plastic.
i found that mount franklin bottles rattle like hell. the ring vibrates like a motor.

[dainese]

You'll be wanting the OEM Alignment Specs then if you don't already have them.

Cheers Al

oo. almost missed your post.

thanks.

Who released those specs?

Heasman's steering is doing the work. They are pretty good. They do exotics as well.

[quozl]

The specs are from VW just formatted for ease of use, have a read of THIS THREAD at VWVortex to bring yourself up to speed with everything to do with the car, there's around 5 years worth of combined knowledge about the car in that thread alone.

Enjoy

Cheers Al

[dainese]

The specs are from VW just formatted for ease of use, have a read of THIS THREAD at VWVortex to bring yourself up to speed with everything to do with the car, there's around 5 years worth of combined knowledge about the car in that thread alone.

Enjoy

Cheers Al

that link is the alignment sheet again!

i have spent HOURS and HOURS on vortex, its great. although a lot of it is like 5 years old and a lot of links and pics are dead.

[quozl]

Whoops sorry I meant this thread

[Manaz]

Likewise.

Used the new Dodo Juice Supernatural Car Shampoo. Doesn't foam up a lot, but lubricity seems good.

After a wash, I clayed the car (using 1/3 the bar, dropped it, dropped the next 1/3rd too, down to the last 1/3rd of a brand new bar ), then gave it two coats (separated by a few hours) of Optimum Opti-Seal.

Gave the wheels a good clean and also gave them a coat of Opti-Seal - will report back on how well that helps prevent buildup on the wheels (15 spoke wheels aren't the easiest to clean!).

Car looks nice and shiny again.

[dylan8]

Nice job Manaz! i don't think i've seen your car before... Looks nice! I'm liking those wheels on the white car.

[quozl]

Graeme86 hacked the cluster hexcode in my R to make the temp gauge read the exact water temp

Cheers Al

[Yevvy]

debaged it. where's petrina, i've got v6 4motion badges for her/his polo

[JustCruisn]

LOL. Lets not dig that thread up again.