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Looking good mate. Yet another thing for me to add to my list of things I want to do on mine.

Say no to drugs kids! Else you might accidently find yourself owning something like this oneday

Loving the mahoosive spoiler on the back.

As said before there should be a little tool bag in a recess underneath the first aid flap (under the carpet...or at least they are on my B5). I have a screwdriver, 10/13mm spanner, plastic wheel nut thinger (to stop the disc from turning while the wheel is off) strange plastic clip thing that I hav...

Just seen the pics, looks very nice mate...I'm also very jealous

Sounds like you did well mate, wish I could find a bargain like that.

Sadly I can't see the pics as we're not allowed facebook at work

oops, didn't realise the link only took you to the shop, should've checked that really.

Cheers for the extra info there bob

I already had WD40 running down the sideskirt from the previous attempt, made no difference so gave all doors and the seat runners a spray with the white litium as I doubt it's been done for a long long time. Did the bonnet and boot to and everything's working much easier now....shame the noise hasn...

Looks like a very tidy job mate, nicely done.

Here they are on Vagparts https://sslrelay.com/s74326199.oneandoneshop.co.uk/sess/utn;jsessionid=1546f2dc33dfc3c/shopdata/index.shopscript I assume that's an authentic VW kit but somebody feel free to prove me wrong. Try using the search function as I remember somebody mentioning another place recen...

I did it myself but the oil alone came to £50. Seemed to shut the rattly cam chain up though

New hinge is £13 from the dealer (+VAT I think). Still working the white lithium in so we'll see if it goes away, it's much quieter now, turned into more of a tick noise when I pull away or brake.

Seems to coincide to the chassis twisting.

Tried giving it a quick grease and it's just as noisy as before so it looks like I'll be needing a new hinge

Will be heading off to the stealers to get a price today. I can't wait until I run out of things to repair on this damn car.

Something like this I assume
http://www.passatworld.com/forums/showt ... p?t=139569

That shows you how to do the whole thing DIY style without having to buy new handles.

Nope but I'll get hold of some and do that.

It hasn't been to the dealer for a service for a very long time, last time they touched that door it came back with the window not refitted properly and the door letting in water.

Thanks for the advice

I got 23.

Needed something to entertain my while I wait for the xbox to download stuff.

My rear door has been driving me insane lately with its constant creaking. I looked into it after getting home from work and it seems to be the top hinge creaking away. Any ideas how to solve this and what does the grub screw in that hinge do? I assume it holds some sort of grease in place to stop t...

any pics of the Rex?

I'm a closet fancier and wouldn't mind owning one someday (Type-RZ would be awesome). Don't think I could manage one as a daily driver though.

Would've thought it would cost more than that purely because you have to put the front of the car into the service position which takes a while in itself.

£80 sounds a bit cheap?

I'm guessing that either they don't know about how much work is involved doing it on a Passat or they won't be replacing the tensioner (assuming the diesel has one, not familiar) or perhaps both?

dragged out my steering wheel and had a good lap of the track only coming a cropper once (if you don't include the time I went around a sweeping bend at full pelt and did a slight bit of off road racing before returning to the track). Good fun and the force feedback just finishes it off nicely

Are these the ones you mean?


#4: 8D0 260 701 F (or H not sure)
#5: 8D0 260 707 F (again could be H)

Not got the dreaded wet carpet have you? could be screwing with the wiring.

I read an article somewhere (could've been online or in a mag) where somebody put a load of these things to the test after reviewing the science behind them...all of them turned out to be a load of poo. As said before if something so cheap worked all manufacturers would be fitting them.

I have a faint memory of him once flipping up the bonnet on a night stage and his co-driver hanging his head out the window and giving directions...I think it was McCrae anyway, unless I just dreamt that. Had a pic of him once getting his Focus stuck up in a rather high tree and him sitting undernea...

Managed to get it stuck in the floor oops! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v492/madrob6/m3.jpg There's some fun to be had if you go though one of the holes in the barriers by the pit lane and bomb it down the service roads. Little single lane roads with a high powered M3......wonder how I managed ...