Ian , Lee (the stitcher) still has (I hope) my original gold 15" alloys I leant him a couple of years back now, I can't remember the condition of the tyres it's that long ago but give him a call/pm and he'll fill you in I'm sure.

Cars looking good mate, is this gonna turn out to be another "loads to do" thread lmfao

 

I've got a spare set of Speedlines 16" ST2's with good tyres from my car if you want to borrow them Ian??

 

NO!

Cheers for the steer Robster .

 

Cheers mate . Matt's wheel need a refurb and until I get the spacers/bolts sorted are a non-starter. Will they fit the ST 2's fit without spacers over the 4 pots?

If you don't mind, me and Jo could pop up Sunday if your about?

 

Yes they will Sunday will be fine, what time you thinking of??

 

yes still got them safe rob i can bring them back to you in a week or two if you like just need you number again to sort out a weekend plus i need to ask you a few things as im slowly doing my house out and need some advice on certain things that you do everyday and put some work your way

 

I had a chat with Matt last night and decided that changing the wheels is a bit prohibitive.

To fit the Speedlines he as for sale means new longer hub bolts, 10 mm spaces (to be safe) and the new a refurb. So, the OE 5 Spokes are off to nice man in Bridgend () then some new rubber. It works out cheaper in the long run too.

But a maaooossssive thanks buddy to Jay for a loan of the other Speedlines.

 

The seats look pretty clean in the car but having the cleaning tools I decided to have a go. The drivers seat could have been a CSI site.

The results where pretty surprising. It's not Guinness





The seat looks good though .

 

Good grief!!

Looks like Bisto

 

Look like there could be a fair bit of DNA in that Captain

 

I hope it's not like Hammond's BM seats .

 

Any short curly hairs..... Just saying

 

Only grey, so they must be the new ones .

 

Shocking!

 

Ian, you didn't really poo your pants on Saturday did you?

That's bloody disgusting all jokes aside, I'll have to get mine done.

 

Perleeaasse, it's not for sale.

Leave me alone you bugger, you know who you are .

 

car looked great on pcad ian its a credit to you and one to look after me thinks, its what they call " a keeper "

 

Good work Ian, what did you use to clean them??

 

Jay,

I have an Aquarius Aqua Valet machine, with VW Quantum upholstery cleaner ( Ty). You can borrow it or come down with Alisa for an afternoon session on Bank Holiday.

 

Wow that's shocking. And your car is a low milage example imagine what a high milage seat would produce.

 

I dread to think!

 

Thanks Ian , I have a Vax with the tools to do car upholstery but not used them as yet so I'll see how I get on. I've read previous that you or Ty has used Quantum before with good results so I'll buy a 5l can, I need to do Alisa's car too as the light grey seat's are a nightmare and in dia need of a good clean.

 

Used my Vax to do my carpet and seats and it worked very well.
Amazing to see the dirt that's left inside the tank at the end.

Uch a fi.

 

Jay, you can get that Quantum upholstery cleaner from any VAG group dealer, if you are struggling to get hold of some then let me know and I can get some quickly for you.

It's good stuff, I borrowed Ian's cleaner before and with the Quantum cleaner it brought the seats and carpets up very nicely indeed.

 

Thanks for the info Ty, just ordered 5 litres.

 

When I have been cleaning the car the dirt behind the scuttle as been bugging me, so I bit the bullet this afternoon and got it off.

The problem with the scuttle cover are the clips. They are brittle and not cheap to replace. So after a bit of head scratching and testing I discovered that if you can use a 4.5 mm socket and slide it over the end. They still need to be treated gently but you can prize them out with a small flat edge.







Sadly the rain came and put pay to cleaned up after pictures.

 

Wiped the front driving lights out on Sunday. Wildlife and some very old grime to be cleaned up.





Very old grime that took some Meguiars Colour Restorer to remove after a good soak of soapy water.







Lovely.

She's off to Three Arches for a new OS Cam Gasket Kit to be fitted. Then the backbox is getting swapped out for an STI OE one.

 

Looking good Ian , can't be many more places left that you havent cleaned now great job

 

. It's all the bit's that rot if your not careful and the car is 18 years old. Here's the old driving light backing plates from my old STi.

 

Good work there Ian