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by wastrel1066
Sun Aug 04, 2013 4:02 pm
Forum: CCC-TECH TUNING COMPANY
Topic: Another North West group deal
Replies: 19
Views: 14738

Re: Another North West group deal

count me in! could we have a reply soon as poss?
by wastrel1066
Sun Aug 04, 2013 3:55 pm
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: upgrade alloy help
Replies: 4
Views: 804

Re: upgrade alloy help

you'll need lowered suspension or it`ll look like a 4x4. same radius or not!
by wastrel1066
Sun Aug 04, 2013 3:52 pm
Forum: CLEANING AND DETAILING
Topic: headlight buffing
Replies: 1
Views: 646

Re: headlight buffing

halfrauds do a dedicated kit for 20 sheets. Meguiars.
by wastrel1066
Sun Aug 04, 2013 3:47 pm
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: Standard height
Replies: 6
Views: 1133

Re: Standard height

when my B5 wagon had standard sussies the measurements were 375mm front and 390mm rear-
that`s wheel centre to arch lip BTW.
by wastrel1066
Tue Jul 30, 2013 7:20 pm
Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
Topic: car feels like it has no turbo
Replies: 2
Views: 1086

Re: car feels like it has no turbo

my turbo intermittently stops working, can`t remember exactly what my mechy told me was sticking (some valve or other) but told me to turn the ignition off & on to reset it, I can now do it on the move with no issues, clutch in, ignition off then on, clutch out- all done as quick as I can and tu...
by wastrel1066
Sat Jun 29, 2013 2:04 pm
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: Poor Headlights, Now Fixed
Replies: 45
Views: 3647

Re: Poor Headlights

voilaImage
far left is orange bulb. I THINK?? some clever clogs on here can wire the rings and/or the little lights above as DRL`s, but you`ll deffo need HID`s!
if you`ll cover the cost of postage you can av em! pm me :ymhug:
by wastrel1066
Sat Jun 29, 2013 1:04 pm
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: Poor Headlights, Now Fixed
Replies: 45
Views: 3647

Re: Poor Headlights

they`re factory fit or OEM ones, came with the car as an option when new. the angel eyes? i bought some aftermarket black background ones from ebay off a chap based in wolves, they would steam up silly .. had to return them mine never steamed up, I reckon only fitting a HID kit would make em work, ...
by wastrel1066
Sat Jun 29, 2013 11:37 am
Forum: GENERAL CHAT
Topic: Asda tyres
Replies: 12
Views: 2707

Re: Asda tyres

all I get offered (from the link above) is winters for my 18`s
Sailun`s (who) for just over a ton, then firestones (not in MY lifetime!) Yoki`s & dunlops, but all winters?
by wastrel1066
Sat Jun 29, 2013 11:22 am
Forum: I.C.E
Topic: Recommend?
Replies: 0
Views: 928

Re: Recommend?

my sat nav came built into my moby phone, a truly poo Motoluxe, but the sat nav worked brilliantly. I say worked cos on a trip to Germany recently it point blanc refused to work despite calls to Tmoby leaving me trailing behind my mates at all times. anyhoo, it`s available as a free app to moby`s, a...
by wastrel1066
Sat Jun 29, 2013 11:16 am
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: Poor Headlights, Now Fixed
Replies: 45
Views: 3647

Re: Poor Headlights

they`re factory fit or OEM ones, came with the car as an option when new.
by wastrel1066
Sat Jun 29, 2013 11:10 am
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: Poor Headlights, Now Fixed
Replies: 45
Views: 3647

Re: Poor Headlights

I stupidly replaced my headlights with Angel Eyes cos I liked the look of em, the output was truly shocking, even with nightbreakers in, they almost cost me an accident one overnight drive! I refitted my standard lenses, turns out they were factory zenons (I swear I didn`t know-I bought the car in s...
by wastrel1066
Mon Jun 24, 2013 9:14 pm
Forum: GENERAL CHAT
Topic: ADMIN SCAMMED !¬?`
Replies: 51
Views: 5686

Re: ADMIN SCAMMED !¬?`

ouch, 50 sheets,- sore one Ant!
if you wanna start a witch hunt for Simon-P and my 17 quid he never returned, fine by me!
it`s a principle thing!
by wastrel1066
Sun Jun 23, 2013 11:37 am
Forum: GENERAL CHAT
Topic: Impulse buys
Replies: 63
Views: 7382

Re: Impulse buys

must admit I`m barred from ebay+ gumtree too many impulse buys cos I can`t pass a bargain up, even if I don`t need it, if I see it`s a bargain I`d have to bid on it! a motorbike, 2 guitars, amps, guitar pedals, god knows how many tools, 8 paslode nailguns (although I did sell them on at a profit!) m...
by wastrel1066
Sun Jun 16, 2013 1:09 pm
Forum: GENERAL CHAT
Topic: it`s fathers day! get anything nice lads?
Replies: 18
Views: 2777

Re: it`s fathers day! get anything nice lads?

Adam gets a cold & Gaz gets Cognac,
I get xbox points
Gaz, :)] you wanna do a swap?
Adam, you can keep yours! :p
by wastrel1066
Sun Jun 16, 2013 10:00 am
Forum: GENERAL CHAT
Topic: it`s fathers day! get anything nice lads?
Replies: 18
Views: 2777

it`s fathers day! get anything nice lads?

got up & cleaned my new wheels, a Vauxhall Vivaro (no sniggering, it came with my new job-driver labourer) 15k on her & never been cleaned once, so an interior spruce up revealed a gleaming dash, seats & doorcards. then I find out it`s fathers day, yippee! son & daughter gave me enou...
by wastrel1066
Sun Jun 16, 2013 8:10 am
Forum: MEMBERS MOTORS AND MUGSHOTS
Topic: My new T4 scrapper
Replies: 14
Views: 619

Re: My new T4 scrapper

keep going Dub, love seeing any vehicle get put back together, can`t wait to see how this turns out.
I wish I had the skills for a (any!) project like this, I could rebuild a house, but not so much as a carburetor :(
by wastrel1066
Sun Jun 16, 2013 6:39 am
Forum: OTHER VAG OR NON . .
Topic: Anyone else just in from a night on the drink?
Replies: 7
Views: 2522

Re: Anyone else just in from a night on the drink?

how did you wangle 3 months in Morzine Sam? sounds amazing, and driving there too-brilliant!
Phil, what are you on about? :shock: I mean, you wouldn`t catch me playing with, erm, ten hamsters! :^o
by wastrel1066
Sat Jun 15, 2013 12:23 am
Forum: MEMBERS MOTORS AND MUGSHOTS
Topic: Passat number 6! They see me rollin.....
Replies: 328
Views: 6918

Re: Passat number 6! B5.5 tdi highline saloon

bigbennos wrote:Love them mate....completely change the look of the car. Looks classy and subtle on the Carlsons...but those roti's make a real statement. What size are they....they look massive compared to your carlsons.
+1
by wastrel1066
Fri Jun 14, 2013 11:34 pm
Forum: GENERAL CHAT
Topic: What do our usernames mean?!
Replies: 66
Views: 7825

Re: What do our usernames mean?!

wastrel- a sea bird, a free spirit, actually, a reference to my travels as a joiner and shopfitter, I`ve worked in nearly every major city in the UK and more backwater towns and villages than you could list. onshore rigs, offshore ones too, Europe and most recently Saudi Arabia. all in a days work! ...
by wastrel1066
Thu Jun 13, 2013 8:50 pm
Forum: GENERAL CHAT
Topic: help! does anyone remember the tv programme
Replies: 1
Views: 471

help! does anyone remember the tv programme

a good few years ago, I saw a programme about a bloke helping ailing businesses. the episode I`m interested in, was a small engineering firm, where one of the employees was grinding small pieces of metal by hand, as in holding these tiny wee pieces and his fingers were just mm from I think it was a ...
by wastrel1066
Wed Jun 12, 2013 8:00 pm
Forum: GENERAL CHAT
Topic: The strongest Limescale Remover?
Replies: 23
Views: 2070

Re: The strongest Limescale Remover?

when me`n the boss got our first abode all them years ago, the bath taps had been dripping for god knows how long, council bloke told us he`d ordered a new bath cos nothing would shift the 2 large brown stains below the taps! a wee scoot of lemon juice, left overnight and no more stains! should prob...
by wastrel1066
Wed Jun 12, 2013 7:41 pm
Forum: GENERAL CHAT
Topic: Fellow mountain bikers
Replies: 25
Views: 1704

Re: Fellow mountain bikers

on a different slant, if you`re serious about MTBg then once you choose what your gonna use, it shouldn`t make much difference which, cos, that seat must need seriously lowered once you hit the trails? up that height for climbing or street riding (to work maybe?) then way down for the trails so it`d...
by wastrel1066
Mon Jun 10, 2013 9:15 pm
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: best tubro upgrade
Replies: 15
Views: 1309

Re: best tubro upgrade

I asked similar question as to the next step after a stage 1 remap, Karl (who knows what he`s talking about) pointed me to the darkside developments site, to jump from 150/60bhp to 170 would need injectors and turbo upgrades costing well over a grand-no thank you!
by wastrel1066
Sun Jun 09, 2013 1:48 am
Forum: GENERAL CHAT
Topic: Had to snap this
Replies: 14
Views: 2553

Re: Had to snap this

:shock: it`s like vehicular achne!
by wastrel1066
Thu Jun 06, 2013 8:01 am
Forum: MEMBERS MOTORS AND MUGSHOTS
Topic: VWNUTANT- B6 TDI- SOLD JULY 2014 -
Replies: 393
Views: 9000

Re: VWNUTANT- B6 TDI SE- Big plans in progress!?....

sebp75 wrote:I'm in to minds with that one Ant, think to much DRL's on the car now :-?
I`m with seb here, lowers are superfluous, erm, that means not required BTW!