Ben Seabrook 4 Posted February 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Go 20 mm or 25 :-p did u run them with your old wheels mate ? Link to post Share on other sites
cabrioman 6 Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 get custom one ben push the boat out and go 30 mm lol and slap a wee bit of camber on them ... Link to post Share on other sites
nivag27 5 Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 No they were ok. Well the backs could of come out a bit but they were 17s so they use to catch a bit if I had people in the back. Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Seabrook 4 Posted February 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 get custom one ben push the boat out and go 30 mm lol and slap a wee bit of camber on them ... (h) (h) it's an idea mate !! maybe ?No they were ok. Well the backs could of come out a bit but they were 17s so they use to catch a bit if I had people in the back.yeah I often have peeps in the back so dont want to push them out too far - maybe 15mm would just give that extra poke without causing rubbing issues Link to post Share on other sites
jesterwalker69 0 Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 get custom one ben push the boat out and go 30 mm lol and slap a wee bit of camber on them ...f*ck a wee bit, go the full hog and get that camber so bad that the toe in fact becomes the heel! Yer with some way too wide BBS wheels..... sceeeeeeeeeeene! hehe Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Seabrook 4 Posted February 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 get custom one ben push the boat out and go 30 mm lol and slap a wee bit of camber on them ...f*ck a wee bit' date=' go the full hog and get that camber so bad that the toe in fact becomes the heel! Yer with some way too wide BBS wheels..... sceeeeeeeeeeene! hehe[/quote']Ollie you are way to scene for school mate Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Seabrook 4 Posted February 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 Right a small update got some new front and rear lights on ( cheers Tony ) and then at the pod last week Jim and Tony did an F1 style speedy change of my suspension !! so now the coilies are on as well. It's too low for driving round here and is like sitting on a bouncy castle as you go along so it's going in next week to have the allignment and tracking done and be raised a little bit as well Oh and sorry it's not very clean :-( Link to post Share on other sites
nivag27 5 Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 It does look nice mate especilally in ya rear mirror looks quite mean but I cant beleive you did not wash it Link to post Share on other sites
thegoth 5 Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 It does look nice mate especilally in ya rear mirror looks quite mean but I cant beleive you did not wash itmust be saving it as an outlet for your OCD ;-) Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Seabrook 4 Posted February 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 It does look nice mate especilally in ya rear mirror looks quite mean but I cant beleive you did not wash itcheers mate that's why I apologised above Yeah going to try and sort my new grill out tonight and then new bad boy bumper to go on end of next month = lots of abuse (h) Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Seabrook 4 Posted February 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 It does look nice mate especilally in ya rear mirror looks quite mean but I cant beleive you did not wash itmust be saving it as an outlet for your OCD ;-)ha ha Arch detailing by Gav :-p Link to post Share on other sites
jims13 6 Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 youve actually got more clearance under the splitter than me.. but it does sit well inb the archs, i may get a set for te wifes mk4 gti Link to post Share on other sites
nivag27 5 Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 :-p Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Seabrook 4 Posted March 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 well picked the car up from the garage after having the alignment, camber etc done and it drives so much better, nice straight and true - got -0.50 camber on the fronts and -1.10 on the back and sits perfectly. Had the suspension raised by about 1 1/2 inches all the way round and the ride is now perfect as well - no more bashing my head on the ceiling and can drive down b roads again !! But for budget coilies I think they are very good nice and level round the bends but not too crashy.Am so so happy with it - will get some pics up when I have given her a clean, no where near as low as it was but I think it's a good compromise and the wheels still fill the arches well.Am a very happy little dubber tonight :) Link to post Share on other sites
nivag27 5 Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 Nice one Ben Look forward to seeing the pics mate Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Seabrook 4 Posted March 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 Nice one Ben Look forward to seeing the pics matecheers mate and even going to give it a clean myself this time !! Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Seabrook 4 Posted March 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 saw a few pics of an amazing vr from America and have used that as my inspiration for a new plan and been collecting the bits slowly but surely and it's starting to come together - not 100% convinced yet but like the idea and it will be different !! - here is a sneak preview ;) more info will be forthcoming Link to post Share on other sites
nivag27 5 Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 Nice mate its good to be different Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Seabrook 4 Posted March 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 Nice mate its good to be differentcheers mate - think this one will divide opinion more than the gold wheels !! Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Seabrook 4 Posted March 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 the car has been running beautifully for the last few months but then today driving along the motorway the car felt like it was dropping power as I was just driving along normally, so I check the engine temp and that was fine, the oil temp was fine (102) so I carried on a bit and then when i put my foot down the engine felt like it was loosing power and almost cutting out !!! I pulled over and had a look under the bonnet - could not see anything majoe amiss. So drove off again and all the way back it seemed like it was not wanting to accelerate ?? anyone got any ideas ? Link to post Share on other sites
craggsy 91 Posted March 14, 2009 Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 Must be something in the air Ben....Tony is having probs at the moment as well Link to post Share on other sites
cabrioman 6 Posted March 14, 2009 Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 does it make any loud noises or sound noisy or miss fireing ??? mite have to chat to jim and get it vag comed .... Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Seabrook 4 Posted March 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 yeah we seem to be having similar probs nope no loud noises and couldn't hear anything that sounded like a missfire, just seemed to drop off the power and then a few seconds later would pick the power back up *-) after changing the plugs, leads and cleaning maf etc it was running well and cured all of the other faults and now this !! Link to post Share on other sites
thegoth 5 Posted March 14, 2009 Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 I'm sure you know what I'm gonna say but I'll do it anyway: VAG-COM ;-)I'm free tomorrow. Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Seabrook 4 Posted March 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 I'm sure you know what I'm gonna say but I'll do it anyway: VAG-COM ;-)I'm free tomorrow.yeah I know - and thanks for the offer mate down in Ipswich this weekend so may well pop over and see Jim tomorrow morning and have downloaded the bits Pete suggested so can try and get mine working !! Link to post Share on other sites
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