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#21
Mk2 Golf - Jetta - Corrado / Re: Mk2 Golf Project
Last post by whitemk2 - January 11, 2025, 08:22:27 PM
Picked up some cheap BBS RS Replica's in 15x7 et15. Offset is pretty aggressive on them but after giving them a trial fit they should fit pretty good.


They're in pretty average condition, faded gold paint and lots of clearcoat failing all over the wheels, so I'm stripping them fully back and will be repainting/polishing the lips.



I was having big issues with sanding back the clearcoat between the fake bolts, but found out they're quite easy to remove. I managed to damage a few while taking them out, but have since found they're readily available on Aliexpress, so I just took to the rest with a drill and took them all out.



Have started giving them a pretty good sand, getting most the imperfections out and they're already looking much better than originally.





#22
Mk2 Golf - Jetta - Corrado / Re: Mk2 Golf Project
Last post by whitemk2 - January 11, 2025, 08:10:26 PM
Haven't updated things in a while as things have slowed down a lot due to instability with my current job, haven't been keen on dropping a whole lot of $$$ on this until I know I'm out of the clear.

The car still has a misfire issue after replacing the intake boot above, but it's definitely better. There's a few parts I need to replace or test specifically in the ignition system, and I'll get there eventually, but the car has a lot of things required to pass a WOF as unfortunately the car was sold me with a fresh WOF but a lot of issues that wont pass a WOF.. So will be working my way back from there.

First thing's first is I ran into some grief with the steering column/shaft, I was rushing with fitting a Boss kit and different steering wheel and managed to damage the thread on the column. I haven't had any luck finding a replacement that fits, my understanding was that the difference between the early/late models was just the steering wheel spline adapter, but there's 2mm difference in diameters between the two which means it doesn't fit the sleeve + bearing in the ignition housing unfortunately:



Going forward my options are either keep searching for a replacement, look at getting mine repaired, as people have mentioned that the thread may be repairable, or seeing if I can get a different bearing or bearing sleeve to use the older shaft.





#23
80 - 90 - Coupe - quattro - S2 - RS 2 / Re: Build thread - Rob's Audi ...
Last post by brian - January 10, 2025, 03:16:04 PM
Quote from: RobClubley on January 10, 2025, 11:17:58 AMIt was about here:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/7GTVt9fTHqgKqbhS7

Ah, that was why I could not work out the position.......a road untravelled by me
#24
Happy new year!

Had to find some shade and beat the sun to get Rusty washed as it has been too hot. Also a guy in the UK sent me a customised Hot Wheels version of Rusty!







#26
Mk5 Golf - Jetta - Eos / Re: NZ new MK5 2.0 TDI 6 speed...
Last post by Superfueler - January 05, 2025, 05:43:56 PM
Bits and pieces......

#27
80 - 90 - Coupe - quattro - S2 - RS 2 / Re: Door seal leaks
Last post by GlenT - January 03, 2025, 11:13:33 AM
Hey Glen,
Probably not an "easy" fix tbh.
If it's definitely letting water in through the window seal, then the best approach would be to remove the window and re-fit.
A short term fix could be to pry the rubber up as much as you can and get some silicone in there. Gonna be tricky on the bottom edge with the aluminium trim strip there.
#28
General Discussion / Re: YouTube gems........
Last post by Superfueler - January 01, 2025, 02:33:01 PM
What a build over the years  8)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaZjqYk14lw
#29
80 - 90 - Coupe - quattro - S2 - RS 2 / Re: Selling of a coupe quattro...
Last post by Audi do - December 30, 2024, 11:05:08 PM
No
It all comes together.
#30
Would you sell the KG engine and gearbox separately?