Everything posted by sammyhale30
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Full leather seats for mk1 vrs?
Did anyone ever find which other vw/audi group seats can fit straight into the mk1 vrs without any serious modification? I want to go all black leather and also replace the door cards to get rid of the light fabric. Sam
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£169 for a set of Valve stem seals.. Really???!
Thanks for all the replies. Love this forum 🙂
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Octavia vRS Limited Edition WRC
Sorry if dumb question. But what makes this car limited edition? It just looks like a white vrs to me with decals stuck to it?.. does it have 4wd or anything that makes it anymore special than the standard vrs???
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£169 for a set of Valve stem seals.. Really???!
My local in Burton TL Darby. Have quoted me £169 for a set of genuine valve stem seals. Can I get genuine cheaper anywhere else?? I saw Elring ones on ebay,but they seem too cheap to be true. I obviously only want to replace once, so don't want to risk putting in anything other than genuine dealer recommended parts. Does anyone know who manufactures the genuine ones for Vw/Audi/Skoda??
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Disaster fitting FAG bearings.
Ok after watching some more vids on youtube that go into more detail... I didn`t support the bottom of the bearing when pressing the abs ring hub in...so the bearing was pushed apart under the pressure. :(. We learn by mistakes i guess.
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Disaster fitting FAG bearings.
Both the FAG bearings went in beautifully with my press so i can only assume the wheel hub/abs ring must be the wrong one for my car..? Really angry right now because money down the drain. The first Wheel hub abs ring i tried tapping gently in with a hammer as per the Autodoc videos... it got so far and wouldn`t go any further, so i gave it some firm smacks with the hammer and then the bearing started to come apart, it became loose like it was coming apart. The second one I tried a more gently approach, slowly easing it in with my press, the hub got so far then the fag bearing bottom just popped off!!! Am i right in assuming the hub/abs ring must be wrong?? It's almost as if it is slightly too wide for the bearing. I did notice the bearing has a groove in the middle between both halfs. The abs ring has no grooves, its just a smooth shaft. So annoyed now as the FAG bearings are not exactly cheap! Anyone any ideas as why this could have happened.. just wrong part?? I applied plenty of the proper grease that came with the FAG bearings to all surfaces. Just seems as if the abs ring/hub splined shaft was too wide. Cheers, Samuel