Little update, finally recieved the air intake trumpet that I was missing from the bay, now just a washer bottle top piece to get from vw and the bays done.

Got the gti brakes finally going on this month too 

Gti brakes going on, 

I ended up buying a brand new hub/knuckle for n/s as I wasn’t very confident in it due to the smack the donor had had on that side, better safe then sorry.

 

Discs are arriving tomorrow 

discs obviously won’t stay black it’s just the anti rust coating from ebc 

Edited 8 July, 20223 yr by TrevorB33

I got fed up of popping the front bumper corners back in as the mounts had broke, so fitted some new ones, also brakes are nicely bedded in. She certainly stops well, I ended up getting a new caliper and carrier for the n/s as it was slightly bent from the original crash damaged donor, so n/s is brand new hub/knuckle, caliper/carrier. Don’t ask me how much lol 

 

 

Edited 18 April, 20251 yr by TrevorB33

Those mounts are ridiculously fragile, that's what snapped on my Citigo when I smacked into a deer 😂

4 hours ago, Hyphons said:

Those mounts are ridiculously fragile, that's what snapped on my Citigo when I smacked into a deer 😂

Yeah I think bumpers been off three times that’s well past there usual breakage stage lol 

Finally plumped for a new washer bottle so I could get the correct neck part to attach to the coolant tank as you can’t get it separate. Got rid of the cable tie holding the original 😂, 

also opened up the front lower grill with my dremmel finally

 

 

 

Edited 29 July, 20223 yr by TrevorB33

Also did a little mod with the rear springs as it’s always sat a tad higher then front.

it’s not a lot but thinner top rubbers off a mk5 golf that are 4/5mm thinner then oem ones, so should get a very subtle extra drop without altering the ride 

Gained bang on 5mm drop on the rear with the different rear top spring cups, part numbers for anyone interested 1K0512149B 

Edited 30 July, 20223 yr by TrevorB33

Some pics from the past few days 

Those spring rubbers look the same as those found on fabias, certainly look the same as the ones on my monte.

They seem pretty cheap on ebay, might pick up a pair.

33 minutes ago, DieselMonte said:

Those spring rubbers look the same as those found on fabias, certainly look the same as the ones on my monte.

They seem pretty cheap on ebay, might pick up a pair.

They are probably shared on a lot of vag cars, I think mine were barely £10 posted cheap mod

Now for sale if anyone interested 

 

 

Jesus Trev you move quickly.

Noticed the advert yesterday...   What's next? 

15 hours ago, AnnoyingPentium said:

Jesus Trev you move quickly.

Coming up to the 1year itch 😂 not often I have something more then a year 

11 hours ago, skomaz said:

Noticed the advert yesterday...   What's next? 

Currently got another fixer upper and a old Touareg too so plenty to keep busy just don’t need three cars really 

1 hour ago, TrevorB33 said:

Currently got another fixer upper and a old Touareg too so plenty to keep busy just don’t need three cars really 

 

Something a bit different then from a small hatchback 

5 hours ago, skomaz said:

 

Something a bit different then from a small hatchback 

Yes I’m liking my suv 4x4’s now I’m older haha comfort wins out 

3 minutes ago, TrevorB33 said:

Yes I’m liking my suv 4x4’s now I’m older haha comfort wins out 

 

Fire a Fantasy Green Fabia on lifted suspension, kit it out "one life, live it" style. I'll buy it for off-roading up here in a year or two's time.

Has a bit of interest in the car but I’m honestly not mega bothered about selling, I’ll keep it up in the background for sale on here but for now I’m happy to keep it

 

I finally found an airbag for a facelift up tsi wheel I’ve had for quite some time, I can now flick between the various mfd function and get the digital speedo

Edited 15 October, 20223 yr by TrevorB33

I’m still here  she’s been racking up the miles taking me too and from work I use it every day near enough.

 

A few little jobs today as the weather was mild.

A result of fitting the Gti loom was that the wing indicators became redundant as I gained the mirror indicators. So I wired them back in as I don’t think you can have too many indicators 😂, and fitted some fresh lenses as my old ones were cloudy.

 

Also fitted some newer wiper arms as my coating had gone where the blade sits and I could see it everytime I drove her.

 

 

and my last little job was fitting a non broken connector on my coolant tank as the old one was snapped. 
 

 

much better 

 

Edited 13 January, 20233 yr by TrevorB33

Quality work as always, Trev.

Had abit of a change up in the interior too. 
Fabia Monte Carlo steering wheel, Audi 6 speed GearKnob, and vw high up seats which fronts are heated

 

 

The Audi gear knob is a nice touch. Needs the sporty metal pedals too I would say just to round off the interior.