Kobayashi

The 1st time i got them tinted at a window tint place it started to peel back on the tail lights, so the second time I had to use an automotive silicone to fill in the edges around all the lights. Just took a lot of time to do

If a mating part with the one you have changed fails then yes, the warranty would have an excuse if not all OEM, i would not change any parts in warranty other than sundrie items, or any parts that made insurance increase. Suggested the insurance calculator method just to see or you could just ring the warranty company

Some mods don't affect the price (quotemehappy- aviva), on the MK2 I changed: milltek sports cat, air filter, uprated brakes and it didn't change the insurance price so maybe worth adding if your car is new.

All your mods could be purchased on the car second hand and you wouldn't know what they all are😋 if you bought brand new this excuse won't work.

The waterpump problems stretch back a good 10 years on the VW range, metal ones were introduced at some point then quickly reverted back to plastic. The metal ones also failed but caused more damage with mating parts

Have updated the water pump thread with video of failing component,

Here is the old water pump there is about 1.5mm of excessive play (that according to the tuning shop), did not exist in a brand new component. This is what is giving rattles and (squeaks). It is probably a part that wears slowly then fails suddenly. VID_20210523_100314_854x480.mp4

I am inspecting my old waterpump 2moz, there is excessive play in the mechanism, will upload a video to the 'water pump thread' the new waterpump had no play, keep an eye on coolant as when it is near the end it really starts to suck the coolant

This is how I originally discovered the oil problem and plug problem, also had 1 bad denso plug (unlucky) that is in them pictures above

Have you any coolant loss from expansion tank or strange noises when startup / idle? I've just had the £250 + labour waterpump part replaced. Mine 11 years old, If this waterpump part is failing it could cause boost problems.

He does the bookings by area at covered factory yards etc..so you may have to wait a while but there's always cancellations

There's the Nick Wiley guy on Facebook he did mine, he does a real pro fit. Carbon, colour matched etc..

Under every car bonnet I've ever opened have only ever seen a plastic impeller ( the part you top up) and that's a lot of MK3 golf, polos, Skoda's and vauxhall. Never seen another type!

I presume all part nos still relevant for waterpump, No EML light, but weird noises sounds like squeaky belts / pulleys. Slight steam rather than smoke coming from underneath. Coolant went below minimum yesterday for first time ever. 53k miles so this water pump has had a hard life at 11 years old. Booked in on Friday for tuning shop to look at properly.

After 34F7 it had another ECU update before the oil mods in 2016. They did this before the oil fixes and it didn't solve oil issues, then had the breather oil jet oil fixes + Another ECU update and the oil problem solved but car was 'detuned' . The tuning shop know they run rich and altered the map from 173 back to around 202bhp for me

After this update my VRS mk2 car was detuned to 173bhp when I had it dyno'd. Then after oil fixes modded back up to low 200. Touchwood DSG is fine to say it's over 10 years old now & that's on a CAVE

After this update my VRS mk2 car was detuned to 173bhp when I had it dyno'd. Then after oil fixes modded back up to low 200. Touchwood DSG is fine to say it's over 10 years old now & that's on a CAVE

A different colour roof defo gives a fresher look got the idea when I looked at the wife's MK3 (which is glass roof) - my dream is a hybrid MK4 VRS With the looks of the MK3 but power of the mk2 (with a glass roof) unfortunately it will never exist ...

9 year no claim I'm paying £350 per year but I'm well over 25 Try quotemehappy

DSG wont solve traction problems at 300hp. If chasing BHP is your thing honestly your next 'Racer hot hatch' needs to be a 4WD, you could have have probably had an AMG A45 tuneable up to nearly 600bhp.

From memory you have to select heavier and more costly packaging option

A Hybrid Fabia VRS MK4 is about the only car I would consider and since it will never exist there will not be a 'buzz' about the MK4.

I got mine raised up a bit as coilovers had no spring/give at all when really low, so 1inch gap now when i changed the tyres, seemed to make a difference on rear tyre wear on those 'fast roundabouts' and comfort is about 2/3 of original springs.

Unless you have brand new good tyres and they are warm with lower than normal pressure, anything above 200bhp you are wheel spinning FWD from a standing Traffic light start. Would only consider 205 at the rear if 215 on the front and on a deal for 205, In the DSG MK2 you have to be slightly rolling a bit. Extra Power is nothing without traction to go with it

What size are you on fronts, i replaced the rainsports a while back as the rears were shot on the inside edge, went with 4 X 215/40/17 Yokohama Advan Neova.