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I need to get a blowtorch to free up caliper bleed nipples, which gases get hotest or rather which would be best for this purpose? Any recommended torches

My 172 is now mechanically sound after nearly a year of sorting various issues, I have had to replace a few lacquer peeled trims but what's really letting it down now is the bonnet and front bumper. The bumper if just stone chipped where as the bonnet is both chipped and dented from being shut...

I'm gathering bits to overhaul my calipers but cant find a length for the bleed nipples, from searching on here I've confirmed what I thought from when I last did this that they are M7 x 1mm.

I've done a bit of reading up which suggests using a 182 offside handbrake cable as they are a fair bit cheaper, is this still recommended?

Is there a good reason for one of the four stub axle bolts on a 1*2 to be an M8 when the other four are M10s, theres room for it to be M10?

Well it's not a drip anymore! Topped up the box with rather more oil than I was hoping for only to be met by it lapping at my feet. It's too dark and cold for me to be bothered investigating further but it must be pretty bad. I thought it was coming from the selector bush but surely it cant...

I think ive got a battery drain problem, if left for a couple of weeks without being driven it will often struggle to start or worse. So with a few days off before Christmas I've tried to test it with a fully charged (new last year) battery and my multimeter inline between negative lead and...

I think I'm finally going to bite the bullet and get some spacers to throw my cup off set turinis out a bit. I think I've decided on 15mm hubcentric fronts and 10mm rear hub spacers for the rear but I cant decide whether to get them with a bit of camber to go with the 1.5° I'm going to put on...

How the hell do these little buggers come apart? Fiddled around for ages while trying to swap my seats over, any tips?

I'd like to lose the standard bus steering wheel for a 330mm, I quite like the RS sabelt or sparco but not sure the suede will stand up to my usage. Not keen on the idea of a polyurethane one really although the OMP GP looks ok, any other recommendations?

I just left my 172 idling on my drive to try and dry a fogged headlight out, all of a sudden the idle jumped to 3k rpm with an engine management light on. Any ideas what's caused this, I'll check for a leak on the inlet first though.

While tidying up my sills earlier this year I noticed a bit of corrosion around where the rear beam mounts to the body, is it anything to worry about or will a wire brush and some electrox sort it?

My 172 had the original head unit and speakers when I got it, sound was terrible so I replaced the split front speakers with Alpine SXE-1325S but the rears are now farting so need the same. I'd like to improve it a bit more, nothing silly and I'd like to keep the original head unit so what...

While servicing my car I double checked by Googling which way around the cabin filter goes but noticed all the photos are different to mine. The big plug is just lying loose rather than clipped into the heater blower where there is no clip to hold it, there also an open socket with corroded...

I'm biting the bullet but which one to go for - Carpro dlux or gtechniq c4? Will both be suitable for coating my refurbed headlights too?

This car! I must have the patience of a saint. Went to open the boot this morning and the alarm went off so I shut the boot but it wont latch, alarm still sounding and the battery is too flat to start the car so I tried disconnecting it. Eventually the alarm gave up (one of the longest 15-20...

I'm ticking off the list of things that need doing to my 172, next up is the non existent aircon. Theres no pressure in it and the radiator looks pretty past it, the fins fall away if you sneeze on them. Has anyone on here successfully resurrected their ac that could point me in the right...

I'm spraying my cup spoiler but I'm a bit worried that as I'm flatting the orange peel of a less than perfect coat of lacquer I might rub through. Can I give it another coat the flat back again or is that not advisable

Everything appears to be working but I've found these cut wires under the dash, wrapped bundle of cable under the ashtray and a spare plug below the cc panel. Could it all be from an aftermarket radio?

Got our Tiguan reversed into last night which has pushed the one parking sensor in and smashed the bumper a bit. Having never made a claim before I'm unsure how to go about it as I want it put back to how it was. Do I go through my insurer or theirs? Can I get it fixed at VW to ensure...

Has anyone tried WLW Auto paints that sell on Ebay, just wondered what their matches are like

Into my bloody footwells! Both sides too. So I was trying to remove my uch which is a horrible job and made worse by getting wet elbows in my footwells. The scuttle has no bungs in either side so it can surely only be coming in through the middle drain but I cleared that earlier this year. Has...

I've had this problem for a while now so sorry if I've asked the same question before. When I open either door the interior light doesn't come on (does when unlocking though) in addition and I believe linked is that the doors autolock even after I've opened them. This can be when a door is...

Has anyone had any success spraying flame red from a rattle can? Im thinking of doing my cup spoiler as I've got a can of base coat and lacquer in my garage

I've been tidying up my bent jacking points, removing rust with Bilt hamber products and respraying back to body colour. Im trying to decide whether to cover the whole sill area behind the side skirts with dynax ub before putting them back on or leave as an easy clean area. I plan on...

What are the circular plugs in the footwell called (and a part number) that go in from underneath, I'm in need of one

Mine have rusted beyond even measuring, can someone tell me what size they are so I can order something similar from Ebay

I think I need to replace the centre caps that came with my turinis, does anyone know if the cheap ones on Ebay are any good? 57mm?

Probably done a million times over but I'm looking for colour inspiration for my Turinis that are currently being dipped ready for powder coat, they are going on a flame red if that helps

I've had the side skirts off to straighten a few jacking misdemeanors and have found a bit of rust on the body where the rear beam mounts sit. Is this a normal place to get rust and would it be an easy fix? I havent had the guts to prod it yet