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

[Treza360]

Alternately buy an ice hockey puck and use a table saw to cut a groove into it and use that.

Spoken like a true Canadian.
Cheers,
Trent

[fuzion]

got one of those too Al, fantastic thing to use.. yet i havent used it still and had it for a while!

If you have your own garage you should just grab a floor racing jack, much easier and wont damage your sills either

[McDub]

You can just buy one of these for your floor jack and then you can jack it on the pinch rail properly



Pure Motorsports is where I bought one for myself and Graeme.

Alternately buy an ice hockey puck and use a table saw to cut a groove into it and use that.

Cheers Al

thanks for that, but what is the contact point supposed to be?
from looking at the widow maker, it seemed to seat most of the weight on the inside of the rail, i.e a flat part of the sill(?) that you can't see, as i couldn't see any marks left on the widow maker where the rail would have sat.
in this post, it looks like no weight is put on the rail, yet the person doesn't think it is correct.

http://www.tyresmoke.net/forum/656411-post22.html

and as i said, i initially put my widow maker in the wrong position, and so that it was lifting up on the outside flat part of the sill (outside as in the side closest to you that you can see), and it deformed it by 10mm+, so def not strong enough there!
(as yes i used the correct 13cm and 22mm distances or whatever they are as the book says. I noticed are actually dents that indicate these points on my car, doesn't look very clean... this on all cars?

[quozl]

thanks for that, but what is the contact point supposed to be?
from looking at the widow maker, it seemed to seat most of the weight on the inside of the rail, i.e a flat part of the sill(?) that you can't see, as i couldn't see any marks left on the widow maker where the rail would have sat.
in this post, it looks like no weight is put on the rail, yet the person doesn't think it is correct.

http://www.tyresmoke.net/forum/656411-post22.html

and as i said, i initially put my widow maker in the wrong position, and so that it was lifting up on the outside flat part of the sill (outside as in the side closest to you that you can see), and it deformed it by 10mm+, so def not strong enough there!
(as yes i used the correct 13cm and 22mm distances or whatever they are as the book says. I noticed are actually dents that indicate these points on my car, doesn't look very clean... this on all cars?

You said you used a floor jack after the widow maker, I was showing you a part you can use with a FLOOR JACK so as to not damage the pinch rail. As you can see the pinch rail fits in the slot, all the weight is taken by the area that is supposed to take it.

[McDub]

As you can see the pinch rail fits in the slot, all the weight is taken by the area that is supposed to take it.

yep cheers, just wanted to confirm that because the person who posted in that link disagreed, and secondly, i found out today that it's not very strong on the outside of the pinch rail as my wrongly placed widow maker caused a decent depression there.
i believe it's much stronger on the inside, i.e behind the pinch rail, rather than the outside, i.e towards the skirting, but that's just from what i observed today.
and that makes sense as to why the widow maker is designed the way it is, it only puts the weight on the inside, unlike that yellow jack pad which looks like it supports on either side of the pinch rail.
so the way i see it, when using a floor jack, it's ok to use a block of wood and place it just behind the pinch rail. anyone disagree with that?

[fuzion]

Duragloss Leather Shampoo

and Duragloss Leather Conditioner

first time doing and pretty stoked

no pics no believe my friend lol.

feel like doing mine too?

[Jono]

no pics no believe my friend lol.

feel like doing mine too?

haha sorry should have taken some before and after pics but totally didnt think of it the Duragloss package i got from carcareproducts came with a white microfibre cloth... which is pretty much black now haha

and yesterday i fitted these

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/R8-Style-LED-lights-VW-FOX-GOLF-MK-1-2-3-4-5-POLO-LUPO_W0QQitemZ360152805097QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item53dac7aee9

will try and post pics up

[Golf Houso]

You said you used a floor jack after the widow maker, I was showing you a part you can use with a FLOOR JACK so as to not damage the pinch rail. As you can see the pinch rail fits in the slot, all the weight is taken by the area that is supposed to take it.

Hey mate, where did you get the yellow mounting point insert for that jack?

[Yevvy]

just clicked over 180k

[AusScare]

Hey mate, where did you get the yellow mounting point insert for that jack?

One page back.

[vw_engolf]

Installed B&M short shifter, rotated tyres (inspired by McDub) bought new lens for camera and took photo of R

[geoff_gti]

Installed B&M short shifter, rotated tyres (inspired by McDub) bought new lens for camera and took photo of R

Very mice mate!!

[ben]

haha sorry should have taken some before and after pics but totally didnt think of it the Duragloss package i got from carcareproducts came with a white microfibre cloth... which is pretty much black now haha

and yesterday i fitted these

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/R8-Style-LED-lights-VW-FOX-GOLF-MK-1-2-3-4-5-POLO-LUPO_W0QQitemZ360152805097QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item53dac7aee9

will try and post pics up

Pics of those LED lights would be great, as I was thinking about doing them, but dont think they will look nearly as good as the image that is with that ebay link (as they are the proper audi ones with reflector housings and all etc..), but would love to be proven wrong!

Let us know how it goes

Cheers,
ben

[gavs]

Pics of those LED lights would be great, as I was thinking about doing them, but dont think they will look nearly as good as the image that is with that ebay link (as they are the proper audi ones with reflector housings and all etc..), but would love to be proven wrong!

Let us know how it goes

Cheers,
ben

Hmmm, a brave move buying these. Saw an EB falcon with them stuck on driving to work last week....... My initial designer's reaction was "yuck!"......

I finally mustered up the minerals to fit my nice KYB AGX front struts, after all teh psyching up, it went so smoothly, I had replaced both fronts in 45 mins!! It took just over an hour to do both rears, though that did include re-tapping a hole... The hardest setting, damn it holds the road good, but with the dodgy road around work here, it feels stiffer than a honeymooner's preverbial!! Think I could get used to it though.. Now for a wheel and tyre upgrade....

[Jono]

Pics of those LED lights would be great, as I was thinking about doing them, but dont think they will look nearly as good as the image that is with that ebay link (as they are the proper audi ones with reflector housings and all etc..), but would love to be proven wrong!

Let us know how it goes

Cheers,
ben

Oh i didnt install them in my headlights, i put them in the lower grills. i took some pics last night.. but the my camera makes the lights look like they are HIDs. will post pics 2night so you have an idea of it it looks like. During the day they are kind of noticable, but when dark they are pretty bright.

cheers,
Jono