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Five grand ?! Where are you looking ?
There's 15 2.0s on autotrader under £4k at the moment.
Engine swaps were borderline pointless 10 years ago when 2.0s were still £5k+ as you'd still need to change most of the cars electrics and underbody to get it to work properly.
Now you can get them...
If someone really wants it, they'll take it.
If that means coming thru your bedroom door at 3am demanding the keys, they'll do it.
It's a car, it's insured.. on the microscopic chance someone wants your car, let them have it. I'd rather my car disappeared in the night than someone fcuked it...
£1000 less the £600 bill ?!
Is it tidy or a shed ? Would you care / be left walking 3 hours to work if it snapped ?
Are you handy / Got any handy mates..? New (second hand) engines are about £2-300 if it went bang and you wanted to keep it.
Otherwise assuming ok condition, you'd get at...
It's a Fabia one.. they're about £15 or so from a dealer.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251153661821
Will be about 50mm too long so you need to lop the ends off once it's fitted, but it's very soft plastic.
Self tappers in along the bumper lower and Bob's your Monkhouse.
Search 'fabia splitter'...
All I've done for years is use Gyeon stuff..
https://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/catalogsearch/result/?q=Gyeon
Maybe a snowfoam, if I've got the PW out.
Clean it properly once, de-tar etc if required
Bathe+ shampoo
Wetcoat
Pressure wash off
Next time, just the Bathe+ and rinse with an open hose...
Click your name at the top of screen, then there should be 'Edit' on the pic box.. if not, then it's a member only perk..
Well worth the cash for the discounts, for sale stuff and general info usefulness !
Has it definitely got them wired in ? As in, does the stalk have both front and rear.. apologies if a very stupid question. Someone might have fitted them just for looks ...
I think the unit pops out the front so undo the bolts and have a look to see what's what.. You might be able to see it...