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mmmmmmm, V niiice Do you think I could get 3 kids seats, a bike and a stroller in the back? Bugger, thought you'd say that

Yeah I guess I'll just have to give it a go and find out. I was kinda hoping to know either way before spending any money though.

I've got a European '93 Mk3 and need to register it in the UK. But before I can do that I have to change the speedo so that it reads in MPH instead of (or as well as) KPH. Can I just get a UK dashboard or speedo module and fit that to mine? I've already discovered that the wiring connectors for the headlights are different and I have to cut and splice UK ones onto the Euro-wiring, so I'm not feeling hopeful about the dashboard swap ... :/

Does anyone know if I can get a replacement alarm fob? Here's what it looks like, front and back. The guy at the local service garage reckons probably not - but his English wasn't so great and my French/German/Luxembourgish sucks. So, before I break out Babelfish and try talking to the local VW parts department in crap French, can anyone tell me what alarm I have and where I should be looking for spares?

Email it to me - I have tons of webspace available.

Your best friend is the Clone Brush - copy an area from one place in the pic and spray it like an airbrush - the source area moves as you spray on the target area. (BTW - did anyone notice Antera309's tent roof disappear from his sig pic?)

Is this to be done all in one gear? I did it in 4th - started at around 3200rpm so not really in the band - that took 13.5secs I'll try it starting in 3rd next time. It's pretty easy to do around here - even semi-legally. The speed limit on the motorways is 130kph (80mph) so it's right in the middle of the test range (96-160. Most people cruise at 140-150kph anyway

OK, call me old-fashioned, but why the hell would I want to put tyres on my car that just beg curbs to come up and take great big hunks out of my brand new BBS'es? http://www.eurotek-online.com/news/news-details.php?news_ID=88 Why would I want to halve the amount of grip I get in the wet? Why would I want to spend all that extra dosh on awesome super-wide rims and then stick pathetic little 165/50's on them? Please explain, coz my old head hurts thinking about this one. (bah)

I've just had my wheel alignment done and the same thing has happened. Is the steering wheel nut easy to get to with a spanner or a big socket (how big is it?), or is it a hammer-and-screwdriver job to bash it loose?

That's great thanks, I'll check out the flap functioning this weekend. In the meantime here's a couple of pics of mine.

WAAAHHHHOOOOOO!!!! The G-forces must be massive. 0.1' date=' 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1.0, blackout! That is seriously Good. And the fact that it's a Vauxhall Victor is even better - I learned to drive in one! double-thumbs up [img']http://www.minormania.com/stuff/smilie_nz_flag.gif

Faulty? Bugger. Oh well, no worries, I found a standard manifold at the local garage - he said he'd throw the VSR away for me...

That'd be great, thanks

Yup one lead from the cap to (what I assume is) the coil pack on the bulkhead. I'll have to take some more pics when I get home (the wife has the car) and I'll check out the ECU side of it.