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- Tue Apr 16, 2013 9:20 pm
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: Exterior Black Plastic Trims
- Replies: 39
- Views: 3767
Re: Exterior Black Plastic Trims
auto glym bumper and trim gel, used it for years, personally think it is superb, long lasting and produces good beading
- Tue Apr 16, 2013 12:34 pm
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: Headlight bulb suggestions please
- Replies: 27
- Views: 3463
Re: Headlight bulb suggestions please
Thanks Buddy!Critical_Mass wrote:I believe that is correct.Chrissyp83 wrote:Am I right in thinking the following ...
Sidelight - 501
Head light - H7
Full beam - H4
- Tue Apr 16, 2013 9:49 am
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: my Wagon..dropped and wheels on.
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3477
Re: my Wagon..dropped and wheels on.
Very Nice, what did you drop it on? Shocks/ springs or coilovers?
- Tue Apr 16, 2013 9:48 am
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: Headlight bulb suggestions please
- Replies: 27
- Views: 3463
Re: Headlight bulb suggestions please
Am I right in thinking the following ...
Sidelight - 501
Head light - H7
Full beam - H4
Sidelight - 501
Head light - H7
Full beam - H4
- Mon Apr 15, 2013 6:54 pm
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: Headlight bulb suggestions please
- Replies: 27
- Views: 3463
Re: Headlight bulb suggestions please
I'm running mtec hid effect brilliant white bulbs and side lights ...you can get them from hid's direct on ebay for £11.99 http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/16/y7a9y8ed.jpg These h7's are in my golf http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/16/y6umu3es.jpg Side lights http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/16/du2a6u...
- Mon Apr 15, 2013 6:16 pm
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: Headlight bulb suggestions please
- Replies: 27
- Views: 3463
Headlight bulb suggestions please
Evening all. Don't want to go down the hid route but can anyone suggest matching road legal headlight bulbs, have been thinking osram night breakers? Would like matching headlight and full beam. Would also like to ask about sidelights which would tie in with the above and not look ridiculous i.e. no...
- Mon Apr 15, 2013 5:55 pm
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: Tyre time!
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1550
Re: Tyre time!
Put the hankook ventus v12 on the wifes Ibiza sport, all I can say is ... they are superb and literally 100x better that the Pirelli P Zero Nero which were on before! Long answer short ... can not recommend the Hankook highly enough
- Thu Apr 11, 2013 12:45 pm
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: mods starting! b5 wagon..
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1126
Re: mods starting! b5 wagon..
Mmmmm decisions because of the colour of the car I would probably go silver if Im honest (though could consider white/ cream). In my mind if the wheel is quite detailed you may lose the detail of the wheel (if you went black) against what is quite a dark colour on your car already.
- Mon Apr 08, 2013 9:31 pm
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: Bridgestone Turanza T001 - Any good?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2702
Re: Bridgestone Turanza T001 - Any good?
I run Bridgestone Turanza Er300 and personally I think they are superb. Grip, durability, control in the wet top notch. I've put 15k on the tyres and they were on their when I bought the car so not sure of exact mileage they have seen but the front have only got about 2k left on them. Used to like P...
- Mon Mar 25, 2013 4:16 pm
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: Well worth a call to the dealers!!!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 495
Re: Well worth a call to the dealers!!!
She is an R plate bless her. 1.8T with 152k on the clock! She is a due a full service so I will do that then take her in. Have also been reading about doing a sump drop so may do that aswell (not by the stealers though)
- Mon Mar 25, 2013 2:41 pm
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: Well worth a call to the dealers!!!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 495
Well worth a call to the dealers!!!
Well I called the Main Dealers today after reading posts re- outstanding recalls on our Passats. So i rung up reg no. & chassis no. provided, not the coil pack which I had hoped for but there is an outstanding recall on track rod ends. Apparently the coil pack only affects certain batches which ...
- Thu Mar 14, 2013 4:10 pm
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: MPG - What you gettin'..?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1535
Re: MPG - What you gettin'..?
My B5 1.8T, totally standard, fuel light popped on the other day put £40 Super unleaded and when light came back on had completed 221 miles. £138.9p per litre = 34.89mpg and that includes letting her have a couple of mins warm up before each journey! My work journeys consists of 12miles of B road ...
- Wed Mar 06, 2013 9:53 pm
- Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
- Topic: Strong vibration on start up
- Replies: 6
- Views: 842
Re: Strong vibration on start up
4 cylinder = 4 spark plugs!Rdmiley83 wrote:How many spark plugs does the 2.0 20v have. ???
- Sun Jan 20, 2013 9:43 pm
- Forum: GENERAL CHAT
- Topic: I thought this was illegal?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1251
Re: I thought this was illegal?
Even if he isnt moving he is still committing an offence! As long as the engine is running he is technically in charge of the vehicle! I know because about 5 years ago I thought that it was ok when stationary - I was at the lights, the lights were red and I had my handbrake on. However I was tugged ...
- Thu Jan 17, 2013 11:02 am
- Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
- Topic: How cold is your passat?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2644
Re: How cold is your passat?
-7.5 on start up, -9.5 once out of my village! Was very cold!!!
- Wed Jan 16, 2013 8:57 pm
- Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
- Topic: Road charging/pay_as_you_go is coming to UK...
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1378
Re: Road charging/pay_as_you_go is coming to UK...
And yet again the motorist is helping to plug the holes left by previous schemers (cough) sorry i meant politicians! So we pay tax on our cars, largely extortionate car insurance, heavy tax on our fuel and now potentially an extension of current tolls to use m'ways and a roads! It could possibly wor...
- Sun Jan 06, 2013 8:02 am
- Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
- Topic: Old Girl went through MOT
- Replies: 2
- Views: 356
Re: Old Girl went through MOT
Thanks buddy! Always a relief with any car I think! Was expecting the advisory on the arm to be fair and was to be done in next service which is in about 2000 miles but was a little shocked about flexis nothing picked up on last mot or in my major service Jan 12 or minor service in july 12! Never mi...
- Sat Jan 05, 2013 10:19 pm
- Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
- Topic: Old Girl went through MOT
- Replies: 2
- Views: 356
Old Girl went through MOT
Well the old girl turned 150k the other day and it coincided with MOT time and went straight through! Couple of advisories which I have addressed already, minor corrosion on front flexi pipes - replaced and minor play in drivers side front upper rear wishbone - both sides replaced. for £60 on top o...
- Mon Dec 31, 2012 11:42 am
- Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
- Topic: Whats your mileage?
- Replies: 779
- Views: 140241
Re: Whats your mileage?
B5 1998 1.8T Just turned 150k
- Sat Nov 17, 2012 1:53 pm
- Forum: MEMBERS MOTORS AND MUGSHOTS
- Topic: Re: Karls OE PLUS TDI Wagon
- Replies: 263
- Views: 13204
Re: Karls OE PLUS TDI Passat
Great read, great car! A true credit to you buddy!!!
- Tue Sep 11, 2012 10:58 am
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: When to scrap a B5?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1419
Re: When to scrap a B5?
I have the 1.8T and just turned 148k and she is still on original turbo and clutch, she has a removable towbar and I tow a trailer with camping gear in however wouldnt think twice about sticking a carvan on. my car has been serviced religiously all its life with history to match. I just stuck 1800 m...
- Tue Sep 11, 2012 8:44 am
- Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
- Topic: Just back from holiday!!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 492
Just back from holiday!!
Well just got back from a cracking 9 day holiday to South Devon. Passat performed superbly and I have decided not to sell it, approx 1800 miles over the 9 days. Just the 1 pic of the car from the day I left, as you can see fairly well loaded! Little dirty unfortunately! http://i1136.photobucket.com/...
- Mon Jul 30, 2012 5:22 pm
- Forum: OTHER VAG OR NON . .
- Topic: My wifes Ibiza Sport!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2349
My wifes Ibiza Sport!
My wifes cCompletely standard Mk4 Ibiza Sport, I machine polished her weekend before last and removed all circular/ swirls/ scratches etc ... yesterday washed, snowfoamed, rewashed, rinsed, then the sky went the colour of the car so very quickly put a coat of turtle wax on (I know its not good stuff...
- Tue Jul 24, 2012 11:35 am
- Forum: CLEANING AND DETAILING
- Topic: dodo juice or other?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 776
Re: dodo juice or other?
I bought a small 'tester' of this for my other halfs ibiza and i think it is superb! Certainly one of the best products I have used.
- Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:26 pm
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: 1.8t mpg, the last 1100 miles
- Replies: 29
- Views: 2287
Re: 1.8t mpg, the last 1100 miles
I think its a de carbonize isnt it? I saw him do it on wheeler dealers to an xk8