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    how do you clean a car in direct sunlight?

    Tried a few times and the sun always drys the water before i get round to drying it, leaving dirty marks behind. Is there a technique to it? ..Like wash and dry each panel at a time or something? Thanks!
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    Pop out window conversion.

    How tricky would it be to convert fixed rear windows to pop out ones, the ones on hinges. wanna do this to my car. im thinking of going to a scrappy and getting the hinges then find a way to mount them and attach them to the pillars and windows. in theory it seems easy enough, but im sure...
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    Perfect Tyre for 6x14

    need some tyres. wheels are 6x14. i want the tyres to sit fairly flush against the rim. dont want/need stretch but dont want fat tyres either. in other words..a nice looking tyre. i was thinking 175/50 but that might need stretch or 185/45. if they even exist i dont know. any...
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    Kidderminster, Leswell Lane

    silver 172 RY08 i think? cba to look. but your parked in my road!
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    Macbook Batterys

    just downloaded this app http://www.coconut-flavour.com/coconutbattery/index.html Ive only had my mac 4 months and already my battery performance is dropping from its original state. How do you maintain your battery? I tend to use it on battery the most and charge it when it goes red, I...
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    Wheel polishing advice

    got some old beat up wheels i wanna polish up. started today on a centre cap, to get an idea on how to do it. sanded it, not right down. then used a few different compounds and buffed it up. its come up in a nice shine, but the surface is still very scratchy. can i get them completely...
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    Mac Widgets

    what are you using? Calculator Calendar Unit convertor Local weather Football news stream there mine
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    Midlands halloween cruise.

    not anything to do with me, just wondered if anyones heard about it or going? spotted it on Edition38, im gonna go. sorry if its been advertised already couldnt find anything.
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    how would i fit these wheels?

    to a vw polo 4x100 stud pattern. is it possible?
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    Grill mod help

    want to do a mod on my newly owned VW tomorow. i currently have a de badged grill but i wanna put a badge on. thing is i want it off centre. so my plan is to make an outline the size of the badge on the grill then cut a hole in the grill and slot the badge into the new hole and attach it. 1)...
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    do any hubcaps fir onto any steels?

    for example would mercedes hubcaps fit onto VW steels? or do i need the same merc steels? i thought they all clipped on the same way but dont wanna make a mistake.
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    Best place to buy rare wheels?

    other than ebay where else can you get rare wheels?
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    budget stuff...

    Gonna buy some car cleaning stuff tomorow. but got a few questions.. 1) is halfords ok to go to? 2) if not where 3) can i get abit of eevrything for £20/30 ? like shampoo / drying stuff / polish / tyre shine. bought a new car and wanna get a shine on :D
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    DIY Matt/satin finish paint job...?

    how hard is it to do? currently chasing something VDub and toying with the idea of a matt or satin finish re spray. but would be DIY. just wondered how hard it is for a first timer? obviously im not gonna jump into it.
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    vodafone internet help

    does anyone know how much it costs to browse the internet on your phone on vodafone? like how much per minute or whatever. i fell asleep last night and left the internet on my on my phone. so its been on for a good 8 hours. gonna cost me a bomb? :(
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    pics needed please

    of a mk2 ph1 non sport, 60mm suspension but with 13" wheels. anyone got pics? thanks
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    Photoshop request please.

    sorry if wrong section This golf slammed with those wheels, but wheels in lime green, or a bright green. please :) sorry about the massive pic duinno how you make it smaller. either picture i dont mind. thanks
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    Photoshop Request Please

    Cars been nothin but trouble since ive had it. Contemplating finishing what i started or buying something new. But id like to see it 'finished' might get my enthuthiasm back for it. Could someone please lower it abit more match the door colour where the big defect is mirrors, front bump strip...
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    Guide to a Full respray please

    i bought the paint to respray my car MONTHS ago, and the bloke whos doin it at the time said, we'll get it done next week. that was in febuary. gettin pissed off waiting for him to get his act together now cos my car looks like sh1t atm, and ive missed FCS because of it. so basically im...
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    Show me your...

    mint ph1 non sports please :) falling out of love with my car. head gaskets gone, badly needs a re spray which ive been waiting months for. :mad: and few other little jobs need doing. need some inspiration to get my enthuthiasm back for my car. get em up!
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    will this engine fit?

    will the ph2 1.2 16v engine fit in my ph1 1.2 8v?? my engines in a bad way and contemplating just buying a new engine, rather than spend loads fixing mine. assuming the engine will cost less than £500? i have no clue sorry.
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    K-Seal

    quick question. how much should i pour in? and i take it the engine has to be cool? dont wanna make anything worse! thanks
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    bolts for centre caps

    only from renault? halfords jobby? not a clue what they look like. old dynamique wheels btw
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    spraying rubber

    if im painting rubber do i need to primer it? was gonna clean, smooth, primer, base, clear. just wondering if the primer is needed? painting my splitter btw.
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    exhaust help please

    had my car lowered and the exhaust is now knocking on the rear beam. i know theres loads of threads about this but wanted to ask a few questions bout it. what happens if i just leave it, will the heat from the exhasut damage anything? can i fix it myself easily enough? cheers!
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    speaker question

    gonna install some 6inch 200watt speakers today. just wondering if id be better off putting them in the front doors replacing the standard ones. or put them in the parcel shelf? just thinking if i put them in the parcel shelf their more powerful so the standard ones will clip while the new...
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    couple of spring questions..

    where can you get custom springs made, and what sorta prices am i looking at? and if you lower your car 60mm on standard shocks does it give less of a drop? Lowered my car 60mm last night and had to use standard shocks in the end, it hasnt given the drop id hoped for. Wondered if the base...
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    fitting a new cd player. help please

    mk2 ph1 took out standard tape player. and its got 3 connections goin into the back and radio antener. took them out. the new one only has 2 sockets for connections going in. so ive got 3 leads comin out the car and only 2 sockets to put them in. and the radio antener dosent seem to be the...
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    show me your 1.2 exausts

    after videos of the sound. lookin into gettin mine sorted now. full system or just a backbox? im gettin it custom done at MIJ im thinkin. not bothered about performance improvments, a little would be nice though. more after a sweet sound.
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    decent audio set up

    just want a decent headunit cd/mp3 and 2 parcel shelf speakers (goin into a stealth shelf) budget £120 idealy for the lot. but i ent too clued up about audio, can you get something decent for that price? any recomendations? wanted to stay away from halfords but they seem pretty good for audio...
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