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The missus' 1.0L Polo has gone and now been replaced with a Golf, we had to wait a while to get it but its been worth the wait. The pics not the best as too busy driving it at the moment to be honest.

Injector i think I was going for!

If your motor is only just out of the three year warranty, I would approach a vw main franchise dealer and see what they say. Manufacturers often pay all or will contribute to the cost of repairs. This is especially the case if it a common fault. You will have to pay a diagnosis cost but it may be a...

I would recommedn not to purchase Cyberspares mats. I bought a set for b5.5 late last year. They fit perfectly but the driver's mat only lasted 2-3 months. The stitching went on the heel protector section after a month, I was forced to remove this. The mat then wore through and the backing material ...

Just wondered whether any one has experienced any abnormal wear to the front offside tyre on 4motions? Mine is wearing on both inside and outside edge. I've been told this is usually caused by low tyre pressure but I check regularly and this is not the issue for me. Tread on 95% of tyre is fine, jus...

I have just repaired my rear washer pipe with a kit that vw sell themselves (this replaces the copper pipe that fails). I managed to catch it fairly early and avoided the whole unit going rusty. I thought that I' d mention it was cheaper to buy the kit from the dealers than the one offered on eBay. ...

Yeah, they're good motors aren't they. I'm looking forward to the snow already!

yeah, i think they are. i think these wheels are off an A6 S line if i'm honest.

I'm pretty sure actual RS6 wheels are 19" and quite a bit wider.

Thanks for that. I might just give them a go.

Your motor is looking sweet, i wish I was brave enough to run that low! If I get these wheels I may need a bit of drop as just running standard sport springs at the moment. Who knows where it could stop...

Will genuine Audi RS6 wheels fit a B5.5 4motion wagon? They are the ones actually off an RS6 not the A3/A4 SLine versions.

They are 8J X 18 ET43 running on 245/40ZR18 tyres at the moment? Any help would be much appreciated.

Forget going the dealers, I thought i'd lost my spare so I phoned Dane VW in chester for a quote for a replacement. They wanted £180 all in, fortunately i found it so didn't have to pay out. The charge too much for a key for a seven year old car. I was going to get a key off ebay and a get a blank ...

Wow, what a trip. I'm off on a road trip of my own tomorrow night, not quite as mammoth as yours though. My TDi 4Mo wagon is all set to go outside the house. It's be roof boxed and bike racked up so mpg will be down a bit.. I'll be leaving Chester after work and heading for a Dover-Dunkirk crossing ...

I might be interested in your weitec coiovers. Do you think they'll fit a B5.5 tdi 4motion wagon??

Are they the hicon GTs??

thanks for the advice fellas. I have cured the noise today, i have total silence in the cabin now! Well kind of, its still a diesel! I cleaned all the seals with neat vag washer fluid and then used copious amounts of silicon spray on them. Did the trick and as you say makes the rubbers feel alot mor...

I will first apoligise for my OCD... I have just sorted out all the annoying suspension knocks on my B5.5 tdi 4Mo wagon by replacing a couple of suspension arms and a rear drop link. The new silence in the cabin has been replaced by a really annoying noise coming from the rear upper window rubbers. ...

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I've got a 53 plate PD130 and i'm planning to get cruise pretty soon too. I was going to fit myself but Awesome Gti in Manchester will fit for £117 including vat using vag genuine parts. I confirmed this with them last week. I'd rather pay them the extra £30ish to do it than start messing with rem...

I've been looking into Bilstein options for my tdi 4motion wagon. The B12 kits looks pretty good value and good quality. Its not height adustable though, the B14 is though but quite a bit more money though, not sure how much exactly as can only find a price in euros. I was looking at this thread on ...

If the vehicle you go for hasn't got cruise then it is possible to have it retro fitted. My local VW specialist will do it for £150 approx but Awesome Gti in Manchester are doing it for £117 including vat. Sounds like a bargain to me so I'll be going there in the near future as I really do miss it...

Buy it, you won't regret it. I've had mine for 6 months and it has been great so far. Its was great in the snow, really surprisingly good actually. I'm getting just under 40mpg on average, I am currently doing lots of short stop/start journeys though. If your doing long runs it'll do 45mpg. I'd reco...

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Thanks for the advice fellas, finished both arms this afternoon. Front end no longer squeaks and is nice and tight again, I quite enjoyed doing it in the end. I think I got lucky though as none of the bolts had seized, copious amounts of copper grease should ensure they stay this way.

Cheers

My missus had the rear wiper stolen off her Polo one night. They left the arm though so as she hadn't noticed the wiper was missing she turned the rear wiper on and put a nice scratch in the rear window.. Ba*tards.. I went to get a replacement and was told only VW dealers stock them, went to the ste...

I am halfway through this job now. Fortunately the pinch bolt came out fairly easily, I had the cv boots done a couple of months back by a garage so i think they had made it a little easier for me. I noticed the boot on the rear arm had gone so i have chosen to replace this now as well. I am struggl...

Cheers mate, I have just been reading through Bobman's 'How to' on replacing suspension arms. It seems fairly straight forward as long as the bolts aren't seized with rust. I've been spraying with WD40 the last few days so hopefully this will help... I'll prob pick up a new pinch bolt from VW as it'...