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  • Originally posted by ben View Post
    Just sent it off on a tow truck after some idiot turned straight into the side of me. Now the fun begins with insurance and repairs
    Bad luck Ben - hope it turns out okay for you.

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    • Lighten this thread up with some fitment?


      booked my car in for a rocker cover gasket to be replaced as its leaking.
      Clutch pedal to be adjusted as its crunching sometimes..
      And i believe the remained of my old catalytic converter has all now blown out through the rest of the system. Hell yeah for no more rattle!
      Last edited by dylan8; 14-04-2011, 02:27 PM.
      Bora gone
      Vento VR6
      MKIV GSW TDI
      7P Touareg TDI

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      • Anyone here experiment with Vinyl wheel graphics / decals?

        Got a few ideas in the back of my mind,
        2014 MK7 R
        2014 Audi SQ5
        2022 Tiggy R
        2022 Tiggy 162 Allspace

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        • Thanks guys, i'm all fine which is the main thing, just very frustrating. I had a look through the 'Recommended repairers' section and couldn't really see much for Melbourne, so does anyone have a body shop/accident repair place they'd like to recommend? I dont want to hack this thread so feel free to PM me any suggestions. Would be much appreciated.

          Vinyl decals could be interesting if done tastefully, dont think ive ever seen them done on wheels...
          MkIV Bora [SOLD]
          MkV GTI PIRELLI

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          • finished painting the engine cover and few bits n pieces now im like "hmmm what else can i spray"

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            • i know what il spray next.
              not with the same blue but
              Im going to spray my A8's with sliver coarse metalic and do the inserts in Indigo Blue.theres a few gutter scratches that irritate me every time i look at them.

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              • Removed a wheel to begin replacing my brake discs and pads, then thought I'd check behind the wheel arch liner ...



                Found 10 years of dirt ... - even stuff from my trip to Lake Mungo!



                No wonder the farmers have been having a tough time - I've got all their topsoil!



                All clean!



                If you haven't checked yours and your car is roughly around the same vintage I'd get in there before you start to see some rust ...
                Last edited by RolfGolf; 18-04-2011, 12:28 AM.

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                • Some quality compost you had going there, and in a spot you would never think to check unless you had the wheels off.
                  2003 Bora 4Motion

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                  • I found the same behind my arches last week. Definitely worth cleaning out for those who haven't already done so (easy to remove the liner).

                    I finished rerouting my fan wiring to external resistors on Saturday night. It was a bit fiddly but it's all done and my fans are back to normal... Besides the squeal I get when they first start up.
                    2000 Mk IV GTI

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                    • Took the .:R for a strap around town..
                      SLAM.POKE.TUCK.DROP.DOPE!

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                      • Originally posted by Coralon View Post
                        Some quality compost you had going there, and in a spot you would never think to check unless you had the wheels off.
                        Looks like a job for the weekend.....
                        01 Golf GTI
                        95 Golf Cab
                        67 Type3 Fastback (Kermit)
                        62 Type3 Square

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                        • Makes your car lighter too

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                          • ill have to do my other arch as well.
                            Took the wheel off to find what was making all the mess.
                            Drivers side outer CV boot seems to have let go... wheel and inside of the arch is covered in grease
                            Bora gone
                            Vento VR6
                            MKIV GSW TDI
                            7P Touareg TDI

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                            • FYI the dirt and debris seems to come from under the window cowl - there is a hole leading down to the guard.

                              I changed my air filter and cabin/pollen filter tonight. Both are very easy to do. My air con doesn't have that moist smell anymore but maybe I'm imagining things.

                              Also have some Shell Helix Ultra and oil filter to do this week. Then I'll replace the broken front bumper mount and possibly clean out the side-mount intercooler when the bumper's off.

                              If anyone is interested I paid about $40-45 each for the air and cabin filters!! The oil filter was $20 and the front bumper mount, to my surprise, was only $16 or so (all from the VW dealer).
                              2000 Mk IV GTI

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                              • i've cleaned up that gunk twice before, a year ago i cleaned it up because i took off my front bumper.
                                then a year later, i had one wheel well off, and there was almost as much gunk as before!

                                cleaned the car tonight, not the easiest time of day to clean your car, had to get the torch out at one stage to get the wheels
                                Got a lot of driving coming up over the easter hols!

                                Last edited by McDub; 20-04-2011, 08:56 PM.

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