Recent content by DaveL485

Ha, 5 miles from me, 1.6 from my partners house. I've got a fairly comprehensive setup if you ever need any kit, inc F4R locking tools, engine crane, blah blah blah.

You're in Coventry? Which area? I'm in Willenhall by the primary school.

These consoles come off very easily - just pull. Undo the wiring plugs and there you go. Unscrew the heater panel, unclip the vents. Then grind off the metled tabs that hold the 3 panels together and prise apart to get to the silver edge trim. I use a high pressure airline to blow off most of...

I forgot to update this thread! As a result of showing it at the NEC I got in touch with a very nice chap who saw it and long story short, he has bought it. Its with a very good owner and we are still in touch for bits and bobs. I'm very pleased its gone to what I am sure is a happy home to be...

Quick road test and all seemed good. So I serviced it, Air filter, Oil, Oil filter, Aux belt, gearbox oil, spark plugs...you know the drill. Picked up a phase 2 gearknob so fitted that also (yes I know that stereo surround is on the list!) Picked up a set of wheels with PS4's on for a...

I am no bodywork specialist but I was quite pleased with this. With the skirt offered up It will need smoothing and painting at a bodyshop, I can't paint for toffee. I had already bought 2 doors for it for £80, one blue and one black. I couldnt find anything LY, its an RS colour only...

My partners son, lovely kid (well, man), driven a VW Fox since passing his test. We have done a couple of track days in my 220 and i've let him use it a couple of times on the road, he really seemed to like it. A lot. So I suggested we look at getting him one. Had a shop around and the ones...

THEN once road tested it got a full belt service; cambelt and tensioner, aux belt and tensioner, oil, oil filter, air filter, cabin filter, glow plugs, fresh coolant and gearbox oil were already there from the rebuild. Ive been driving it to make sure its reliable and somehow in a month I have...

Red RS seatbelts, and a red PH1 RS gear shifter Had the wheels refurbed in gloss black, and a new windscreen fitted this week. Had a few dash lights when I road tested it, spend a while confused why all the errors till I realised i'd bought the wrong profile tyres for the front, and...

Front end going back on And kicked outside Next up, the bloody typical silver peel on the centre console trim. The silver bit separates out with some patience and a die grinder A lot of the silver blew off with an airline, the rest was sanded off and then primed, then 2-stage flame...

£120 for 4 if you go to City powder coaters in Digbeth.

Into the garage with it for the inner wing repair. The wheel was pushed back into the arch too, with some superficial damage so I sealed and gravitex'd that as well. Picking apart the spot welds And a clean cut on the panel behind the damage I chopped the repair panel off the...

Obviously by this point i'd changed the doors too, on the MK4 Clio this is piss easy. 3 nuts! The knackered hub New steering arms, spare wishbones from my parts stash with new balljoints, new discs and pads while I was there too Then I treated and gravitex'd the replacement rad...

The broken windows both sides were covered in plastic but water still got in, as it does, and glass - horrible - so I stripped the inside out and binned the carpet. Had the other one from the breaker, no glass, no wet. Seats were manky, took them to a mate for a steam clean. I did keep the...

Copart buy, my Mrs has always wanted a red car, so I had to oblige... and add a few extras :) 2015 1.5 DCi EDC with 69k on the odo, its the K9K diesel so will run forever and a day as long as its serviced. CAT S front drivers side but the main chassis rail is straight, however its tweaked the...