The VW Audi Skoda Seat Thread

[brisa4984]

wow wtf

 

[Christopher]

EGRs are cancer, my 335d was the same and that'd only done 55k!

On the VWG hate train - I found out this week that mine has a water cooled ALTERNATOR. Jesus wept.

I love their ambition but it's honestly like the German brands have a look at what works well, then complicate it.

 

[Wilkeh]

How do I find out a particular part number for my Golf folks? I need a new passenger side seat belt stalk as mine has totally perished and beyond recognition so can't see any part number on it.

I ordered this one - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/30435664...lNYmG+YpRYQwJwHmXtyA0jmOyKKB|tkp:BFBMmpD3xLVh but the guy said it was the wrong part for mine (GTI Anni 2002).

Any help would be massively appreciated

 

[Joe#]

Finally, the dreadful OEM wheels are gone. Collected a set of Ultraleggeras a couple of weeks back.

 

[Matt Cup]

Those look mint, really suit it! 👌

 

[Philip.]

Looks absolutely perfect @Joe#

 

[davo172]

Used to love the old super legs wish they still did them

 

[Jason_E]

Fucked the Up! GTI off after 5 months. Took a bit of an L but not as bad as you might think, between mine being delivered and now they’ve stopped production so that probably helped. That and I’d only done about 1800 miles!

Replacement is this.

I had a MK7.5 GTI on lease back in 2017-19. Adored it and should’ve bought it off VWFS.

Righted that wrong and got this. Manual, Performance model.

Instantly feels like I never left. They’re so bloody good it’s unbelievable. Keeper.

 

[SC03OTT]

Those standard OEM wheels are so s**t. But other than that, nice motors 👍🏻

 

[bashracing]

19" Pretorias will sort that

 

[S-JM]

Fucked the Up! GTI off after 5 months. Took a bit of an L but not as bad as you might think, between mine being delivered and now they’ve stopped production so that probably helped. That and I’d only done about 1800 miles!

Replacement is this.

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I had a MK7.5 GTI on lease back in 2017-19. Adored it and should’ve bought it off VWFS.

Righted that wrong and got this. Manual, Performance model.

Instantly feels like I never left. They’re so bloody good it’s unbelievable. Keeper.

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Why'd you bin off the Up?

 

[Pauleds]

Ive got a rusty Mk5 GT Tdi.
Had it 18 months originally as a runaround.View attachment 1634924
Rusty wings, rusty sills, rusty boot, but it was remapped and had a lot of other new bits in the last 3 years like starter, battery, alternator etc. I had to get the belts done though as it looked like it was going to snap.

Last year me and my mate decided it would be a fun track car so the decision was made to break and sell off our Hyundai project and build this instead.
Money from the sales got us some good bits to go with the seats and belts etc that we kept.
Egr, egr cooler and aircon removed. Ramair filter kit fitted

Interior pretty much stripped from the front seats backwards. Kept doorcards, dash etc as its still on the road. Bucket seats and harnesses fitted, new steering wheel.

Found some new old stock Raceland coilovers cheap, so made some sleeves in work and fitted those

Also got some adjustable droplinks.
Chopped the turret tops and fitted Compbrake adjustable topmounts

Stud conversion for easier wheel swops

Cut off the old shite and welded new sills on both sides

Picked up some Audi A6 Allroad alloys as they have a wider offset and fitted them with Michelin rally tyres

Took it to Oulton Park in december and we had loads of fun

Will be making a new exhaust next, fitting new engine mounts and replacing the rack and road ends and probably bottom arms to freshen it up.
Might do one of the rallydays at Anglesey for a laugh too

 

[Jason_E]

Those standard OEM wheels are so s**t. But other than that, nice motors 👍🏻

Yeah Im not a fan, never have been, there are worse wheels but these are pretty awful.

19" Pretorias will sort that

Na, dont want to go bigger.

Why'd you bin off the Up?

Wasnt clicking for me. After spending loads on wheels, tyres, suspension, it still wasnt quite right. I've always missed my 7.5 GTI so ended up getting a nice low mileage one!

That dealer in Reading has my Up! GTI for sale now if anyone cares.

 

[davo172]

19" Pretorias will sort that

19"Brescia will sort it s**t std wheels but great choice of car!!👍

 

[Matt Cup]

Had our Audi in our local specialists to check for an oil leak it’s got at the moment.

This is what they have come back with.

The car is only worth about £4K+ and now in a not sure what to do position?

Ignoring the service at the bottom which I can easily do myself I’m a bit snookered with the rest of it.

 

[RSRowe]

You need a price from an independent garage don’t you.

 

[Matt Cup]

You need a price from an independent garage don’t you.

I certainly need a second opinion from another independent garage, it’s finding one that’s trustworthy that’s the issue. So any recommendations for somewhere east Manchester would be appreciated?

 

[Short Norman]

anyone swapped a micro switch in a VW key before. The unlock button has stopped working on our key.

Wondering how hard it is and if I’ll end up just ruining the key. Or maybe I should just pay the £1million that VW will want for a new programmed key

This is the key type in question

 

[PP200t]

anyone swapped a micro switch in a VW key before. The unlock button has stopped working on our key.

Wondering how hard it is and if I’ll end up just ruining the key. Or maybe I should just pay the £1million that VW will want for a new programmed key

This is the key type in question
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I’ve replaced a couple and if it’s soldered in like most is quite simple if you have a steady hand and a soldering iron. Definately worth a go as they are only a few quid.

 

[davo172]

https://cliosport.net/threads/genuine-vw-bbs-bresscia-wheels-19-michelin-pilot-sport-4s-tyres.846222/

I have these for sale open to sensible offers.

 

[Krarl]

Anyone had any experience of an A7?

A mate has offered me his for 8.5k and a spare set of wheels. Seems like the right time to move the Megane on and get a better daily

 

[RSRowe]

If it's the V6 tdi, very little goes wrong with them.

 

[Racky]

E

If it's the V6 tdi, very little goes wrong with them.

Except gearboxes ? When I was toying with the ideea of an A7, the fb groups were full of the 'gearbox issue '

 

[Krarl]

Aye that's the bit that puts me off. The 7 speed box is cack for mechatronic issues and likely to bleed me dry one day

 

[Racky]

Aye that's the bit that puts me off. The 7 speed box is cack for mechatronic issues and likely to bleed me dry one day

Can't remember if the ZF was 7 or 8 speed, but I think that was only on the BiTurbo, and if I remember correctly, that was the 'trouble free' one.

 

[hopgop1]

I absolutely love the arse of an A7, I want one just for that.

 

[Matt Cup]

Had our Audi in our local specialists to check for an oil leak it’s got at the moment.

This is what they have come back with.

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The car is only worth about £4K+ and now in a not sure what to do position?

Ignoring the service at the bottom which I can easily do myself I’m a bit snookered with the rest of it.

Update to this, got a local garage to take the turbo off so I could take it up to a specialist who fitted a new cartridge for a fraction of the cost of a new turbo. Garage refitted and did an oil change. All in it cost about a grand which didn’t seem to bad as it looked like a c**t of a job to do without a ramp.

 

[Joe#]

I was back over at Awesome last Friday for a couple of bits:
Interim service
Powerflex dogbone insert
Racingline OEM+ ECU & TCU remap

I went for the red insert which is the softest available, it's actually made for the GTD I believe. There's quite a bit of vibration at idle and a lot more again when reverse is selected, but it should ease down once I've put some miles on. Otherwise it'll be coming out

The map is superb, can't really fault it at all. Drivability is much improved, power delivery is smooth and the gearbox is a lot less lazy.

Before 256/288 | After 318/347 - A bit more than anticipated to be honest.

 

[davo172]

I was back over at Awesome last Friday for a couple of bits:
Interim service
Powerflex dogbone insert
Racingline OEM+ ECU & TCU remap

I went for the red insert which is the softest available, it's actually made for the GTD I believe. There's quite a bit of vibration at idle and a lot more again when reverse is selected, but it should ease down once I've put some miles on. Otherwise it'll be coming out

The map is superb, can't really fault it at all. Drivability is much improved, power delivery is smooth and the gearbox is a lot less lazy.

Before 256/288 | After 318/347 - A bit more than anticipated to be honest.

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They map well these MK8 Gti not clubspott are seeing 340bhp on just Racingline stage 1 mad power really.


How many pennies did it cost?

 

[Joe#]

They map well these MK8 Gti not clubspott are seeing 340bhp on just Racingline stage 1 mad power really.


How many pennies did it cost?

I’ll drop you a PM.

 

[Matt Cup]

Got one of these for Father’s Day. Wireless Apple CarPlay is seamless now as it was pissing me off plugging phone in every trip.

 

[Greiggsy]

I got similar recently...such a game changer.
Only thing is my phone gets hot whilst using it wirelessly (android auto)

 

[hopgop1]

I've had my eye on this lovely Audi S2 on collecting cars, it's already too expensive (by the time you add VAT and fees anyway), plus I need to save money not spend it on a car. However, has anyone owned an S2 and are they as awesome as I imagine a 5 cylinder turbo car would be?
I love how it looks, even in a relatively boring colour.

1996 AUDI S2 for sale by auction in Rugby, Warwickshire, United Kingdom

collectingcars.com

 

[Robbie Corbett]

That's lovely, always liked them a lot. Were they all quattro?

 

[Matt Cup]

That's lovely, always liked them a lot. Were they all quattro?

B3 Audi 80 Coupe’s were both FWD and quattro.

 

[hopgop1]

I don't know a lot about them to be honest, tried to find some decent buyer's guides or a decent YouTube video of someone reviewing a standard one, but not much out there, seem to be massively overshadowed by the RS2.

B3 Audi 80 Coupe’s were both FWD and quattro.

I thought that one would be a B4?

 

[Matt Cup]

I don't know a lot about them to be honest, tried to find some decent buyer's guides or a decent YouTube video of someone reviewing a standard one, but not much out there, seem to be massively overshadowed by the RS2.

I thought that one would be a B4?

I get confused with Audi model numbers to be honest they are ambiguous so could be a B4.

 

[hopgop1]

Yeah I've not got a clue either to be honest, just figured if the B5 RS4 was 1999 onwards it'd make sense.

 

[Robbie Corbett]

B3 Audi 80 Coupe’s were both FWD and quattro.

But the S2, they were quattro right?

 

[hopgop1]

Yeah must be, that one is Quattro, I'm sure they all would be