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Admin delete this thread if you like. Just found this one which didn't come up in my original search and have matched disc size to the build code 310mm discs, non vented on mine

Afternoon, I need to replace the rear pads on my 67 plate VRS est FL (245 but not challenge edition) Taking rough measurement of the discs (with wheel still on) im getting around 300mm diameter, seems a lot over the standard 272mm, so would you say i have 310mm discs? I thought they only came on the challenge version though

Everything was there, nice and simple to remove and replace. On a side note. Wheels are now gleaming

Must admit I haven't even checked. Hopefully that is the case!

I want to do a really deep clean of my alloys tomorrow. However I have the 19" Extreme's and they come with black wheel nuts / bolts Am I likely to damage them with a normal socket? Is there anything you can do to avoid it, I was thinking of trying to put an old t-shirt that's quite thin into the socket to give it some padding.

Cheers for that I've been working so much i havent had a chance to have a proper look yet but hopefully this weekend il have the free time Sounds like its going to be 2 new shocks, is it worth changing springs at the same time or will they generally be ok

I haven't, il give it a try next time I'm outside Yeah, running the 19" extremes and pressures are all correct. I run them at the high end of the scale even when its just me in the car for 90% of the time

I'm noticing more and more lately that when I have weight in the car the rear is very bouncy over undulations in the road and speed bumps. By weight, im talking a full car, ie 3 adults and 1 early teenager. I'm even starting to notice it when its just me and the missus and we've bought something heavy, such as compost bags for the garden Am i looking at rear springs, shocks or both? The car doesn't sit unevenly or sit particularly low that I can notice so I don't think anything is broken 2017 245 estate

A similar thing happened to me not long after i bought my car. I was reversing up to a barrier and was roughly 6 foot away from it when all of a sudden the brakes slammed on with the tones going mad. To say i crapped myself was an understatement as i didnt know the system existed. (Much to the amusement of my mate who has the same in his Passat and experienced similar before) Anyway i got out of the car to find a weed that was growing out of a gap in the concrete that was exactly the height of and perfectly in line with one of the rear sensors! With the weed being so thin the sensor didn't pick it up until it was a few inches away i guess!?

Has anyone found a way to reduce the few 'spikes' of raised light that can be see on the facing wall shots? I noticed my car has a couple of these. Id like to raise my beams very slightly but a bit concerned that these would then end up shinning directly into peoples eye line. Very good comparison shots btw

Wasn't aware of this, i'll have a look when I'm next in the car. That may solve my problem by making it non existent.

Sort of, i did see that thread when searching. It does show some clip positions in the last picture but no explanation of the best way to release it. As the OP in that thread states, its on there so solidly i feel like I'm going to break something trying to remove it

Evening all, Has anyone got any experience of removing the trim behind the rear view mirror, its on a mk3 FL. I have looked at a few threads about this buy everyone else's looks different I have tried popping it off but it feels very securely fitted and I don't want to break any clips etc. I have got a new dash cam for xmas and want to install it. However it looks like the previous owner didn't have a nextbase cam, so i have had to buy the little adapter that you can see to fit my nextbase. Before installing i also want to move the cable to the other side so the dashcam sits behind the mirror on the passenger side out of my line of sight, hence the reason for removing the panel to re route the cable Can anyone shed any light as the best way to get this off?

Could be worth having a read of this thread?

Maybe slightly off topic, but rather than starting another thread... Is there any way to search for stations that don't show up in the DAB list on the head unit. I have had a work car and a work van since buying my octy, and both of those pick up stations on DAB that the octy doesn't, even when parked next to each other! (No dash cam fitted by the way)

Perfect, thankyou

Would you mind posting a link to where you got the bottle without the silica bag from please? Cheers

I have done exactly the same on mine, did the drivers side roughly a week before i got round to doing the passenger side and it really stood out every time i looked at the car

I have no experience of the sunroofs on these however just looking at your photos if you are after a cheap fix could you not try putting a cable tie around the connector to get a better seal on the pipe?

As Ecomatt said, just pop a front window open 5-10mm and it should disappear I find this only really happens when one of the rear windows is open and both fronts are closed, that 10mm makes all the difference Wind deflectors do help a little bit on my estate, but I just prefer to have the fronts open 10mm or so anyway to let fresh air in

So first wash yesterday. Still waiting for my snow foam lance to come so went as follows: Initial jet wash to remove as much dirt as possible 2 Bucket wash with Gyeon Bathe Wheels cleaned with Valet Pro Bilberry wheel cleaner Dry with air blower / drying towel Inspection - Paint feels smooth to the touch and there are only a couple of places with light swirl marks Door shuts, Boot shuts, Window rubbers all cleaned with small brush and Bilt Hamber Surfex HD to remove door hinge grease and some slight mossing in the rubbers. Rinse Gyeon Wet Coat applied and spread with microfibre cloth Rinse My initial thoughts from the rain the other day was it already has some form of coating on it, so once the clean was done and i'd rinsed it and noticed the beading was quite good i decided i would leave it until closer to winter before i apply the wax i have bought (Bilt Hamber double speed). Pictures are at the end as it started raining

Thanks for the replies, thats put my mind at rest I wasn't aware of the smaller initial coolant loop I had read about oil temperature on the forum before, I wont be doing any spirited driving until its up to temp

Evening Collected my new car (new to me) on saturday and took it out for its first proper spin this evening. One thing i noticed was how quickly the engine coolant got up to 90 degrees on the dial, which to me seemed way to quick I turned the engine on, it ran at high revs for around 30 secs (roughly 1200 rpm) and then went down to normal idle, whilst it was doing this i was walking around checking the wind deflectors i had fitted earlier were still tight. So in total the car probably idled for a minute and a half. I then pulled off my drive and went the 200m meters to the end of the road, pulled out onto the main road (30mph speed limit) and within a maximum of half a mile the coolant was showing 90 degrees. I have just come from a diesel which i know take longer to warm up, but surely even that is too quick for a petrol?

Thanks for the info, especially mentioning Meteor Grey, as that is the colour of my VRS Picked the car up yesterday and it is currently drizzling. Seems there is already a half decent level of sheeting / beading so i suspect it may already have had some form of coating Il give it a proper wash when some of the stuff i have ordered turns up and give it a proper inspection. From what i have seen so far the paint looks in really good condition, so hoping i may be able to just wash and protect for starters

Ckyliu - that's perfect! Thankyou Think i have got my head around this now and will look into the products you have mentioned. Car will be ready for collection on Saturday, so I have plenty of time to order some bits and wait for this weather to pass so its not so hot As for the machine, i dont know what type it is exactly, I will find out before using it.