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i have tried it on a a mates 99 golf, 03 astra 06 fiesta all working perfectly

hi guys,
i recently bought a scan tool for my 99 1.8t and for some reason i cant get the thing to work on my car. all other cars it works fine on but when i plug it into mine i get no communication from ecu. now i have looked on the net and found that there is a k wire you need to make sure is ...

the app that i have seen is called torque, heres a video of it in action
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxdLJg-n ... re=related

hi guys,
just bought myself an htc desire, good bit of kit. i have seen this app which lets you use it to find fault codes on your motor and displays all your cars values like rpm, speed, intake pressure, boost etc, just wondering if anyone here has used it?
is it any good and which bluetooth ...

just wondering if it would be possible to put a single wiper on my b5, ive always liked the dtm single wipers sitting straight up the centre of the window.
can it be done and what wiper arm and blade would be suitable? my bro had one on his mk3 golf would that wiper arm and blade fit a b5 ...

the place is called madeley heath motors, just outside keele in stoke on trent. i recently heard that they are struggling with sales and have dropped the prices right down to get more custom, mots cost just £25 now and now i can see why they are so cheap, because they stitch you with fail sheets so ...

one more thing that makes me think that im being fleeced by the mot station is yesterday after the first mot i noticed that my boot wasnt locking, so i had a look and it seems the solinoid has gone so i disconnected the handle so it couldnt be opened. my car had one advisory on the spare tyre being ...

im definatly taking it to another test station, but good point about the refund, i never thought you could do that. i rebled the brakes tonight just incase there was some ir i had missed but it was as clear as a whistle, took it for another test drive and again it tracks straight and true. all the ...

yeah, got them out and cleaned them up even though they were still shiney, i tried to overhaul everything while i was under there

hi all,
took my car for an mot yesterday and it failed on a front brake inbalance, so i took it home and had both the calipers off and give them a good clean up and bled the system. i then took it out and did a road brake test to see if there is any pulling left or right and it brakes straight and ...

cheers dave,
yeah i give the caliper a good scrub up with a wire brush before putting the copper slip on, im thinking maybe i contaminated the disc somehow and now its not grabbing as much as the nearside. that would kinda explain the pulling to the nearside under braking. but would that also make ...

hi guys,
i recently been having problems with a sticky front off side caliper, so i took it off to have a good look (didnt remove hose) and nothing seems out of the ordinary so i put back on and put a little copper slip on the pad sliders to help them slide.
now i took my car out today, going down ...

ahaha i bet that car is still sitting in the scrap yard gleaming away still supprising how many people do the alternative paint jobs.

yeah orange peel is easy enough to get rid of, just takes some patience and and a bit of sand paper

haha exactly... grandad tought me well lol. alternative painting methods that do work, check out this video of the roller and dry brushing...

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not a car but it shows you how effective it is

sweet!!
i had a similar experience with a mk 2 escort back in the day, i painted it purple with a sheepskin roller, supprising how smooth it turns out that way. the only thing i did differently is using the dry brush method after rolling it on to get a good shine :esm

might even go for that ...

ahh exellent cheers bud, im going for gloss black and want it shiney so i get a look almost like a panoramic sunroof if you know what im saying.
seen a few motors on here with the black roof and i love the look, the vynal only cost me a few quid so it was worth giving that a go first, would of been ...

hey guys,
im going to be painting my roof black in the next few days, already tried the vynal and made a pigs ear out of that but at least its let me see what the car looks like with a black roof and i like it.

my question is... how many cans of top coat do you think i will need? im thinking three ...

cheers tony
i will have a look into that one, if i find anything out i will let you know mate.

bump.... anyone??

hi guys,
looking for info on getting a steering wheel boss to fit my 99 b5 1.8t. i have had a quick look on ebay but most sellers are vague about fitment details.

anybody fitted an aftermarket wheel to theres? if so can you advise me on which one i need to get.

many thanks in advance
marty

cheers guys, im a sceptic so expect the worst when i hear big knocks lol
i will i'll give the exhaust a looking at tomorrow, and see if its making contact with anything

hi guys :)
i have a 99 1.8t.
just before xmas i had my exhaust flexi pipe replaced at a local garage, since having this done my car has developed a loud thump when changing down gears, or when on and off throttle sharply. after reading a few post on here its leading to gearbox/engine mounts.
can ...

ahh exellent cheers buddie

thought it could be done

heres one from me

cheers guys
my next little job will be the euro front strip, can anyone tell me if its possible to diy one from the rear bumper strip??
thinking of giving it a go, unless one of you guys has already tried it?

yeah j.k
its my go at a hdr pic
i quite like it