What did you do to your MK1 today?

Fitted new bonnet struts. (Well pleased with result) got electric areal working, and rear fog light. Gunked  the engine, washed and leathered it. Pu new locking nuts on wheels. Pushed the switch for elec Windows,lots of times. Still not working!!

C5ffy said

Fitted new bonnet struts. (Well pleased with result) got electric areal working, and rear fog light. Gunked  the engine, washed and leathered it. Pu new locking nuts on wheels. Pushed the switch for elec Windows,lots of times. Still not working!!

Hi,

Would love the see the new boonet struts in a picture? Where did you get the kit and was it easy to install? Keen on doing this myself but haven't got round to it as yet.

Craig.

Taken snowy out for a ride.. Tuxford retford (gogo juice shop) home..woo hoo !! Drives..although slightly concerned about the damp patch on my jeans…It wasn't that exciting  also I was worrying at gogo juice shop, last time I took 1 of my cabbies I forgot to lock the fuel cap.. 25 yrs it had been with car..now somewhere on A1.

Fitted new 4-2-1 manifold now I need to figure out what to do about my catalytic converter and lambda sensor........ Any suggestions???

Junk the cat for a piece of tube and drill a hole to weld a lambda boss on to it

CraigSherriff said

C5ffy said

Fitted new bonnet struts. (Well pleased with result) got electric areal working, and rear fog light. Gunked  the engine, washed and leathered it. Pu new locking nuts on wheels. Pushed the switch for elec Windows,lots of times. Still not working!!

Hi,

Would love the see the new boonet struts in a picture? Where did you get the kit and was it easy to install? Keen on doing this myself but haven't got round to it as yet.

Craig.

Hi mate. Leave it with me, I will get some pics sorted. Got the struts on eBay. I will find you the item number and get back to you.

lhasadreams said

Junk the cat for a piece of tube and drill a hole to weld a lambda boss on to it

Would love to but because my car is a 2001 import from South africa I don't think it would pass the emissions…

Lee Mardell (2) said

lhasadreams said

Junk the cat for a piece of tube and drill a hole to weld a lambda boss on to it

Would love to but because my car is a 2001 import from South africa I don't think it would pass the emissions…

I wonder if the Citi Golfs built for export were differently equipped than the local (SA) models. We only got catalytic convertors and Lambda sensors in the last three years of production (2008 - 2010) when the management system was changed from MP9 to MPi…

Torker said

Lee Mardell (2) said

lhasadreams said

Junk the cat for a piece of tube and drill a hole to weld a lambda boss on to it

Would love to but because my car is a 2001 import from South africa I don't think it would pass the emissions…

I wonder if the Citi Golfs built for export were differently equipped than the local (SA) models. We only got catalytic convertors and Lambda sensors in the last three years of production (2008 - 2010) when the management system was changed from MP9 to MPi…

I thought all the convertible models had cats? It so annoying because a free flow would be wicked with my new manifold. 

Only a few very late cabbys got cats, my wife has an L reg Sportline and that has a standard DX setup without a cat.
You do not need a cat to pass the MOT. As long as it meets the emission standards set for your year then it will pass.

lhasadreams said

Only a few very late cabbys got cats, my wife has an L reg Sportline and that has a standard DX setup without a cat.
You do not need a cat to pass the MOT. As long as it meets the emission standards set for your year then it will pass.

Cool, well my mot is in January so I'll get a straight pipe with lambda boss and fingers crossed! Cheers for help 👍

Replaced  the  voltage  regulator on the  alternater  , 

C5ffy said

CraigSherriff said

C5ffy said

Fitted new bonnet struts. (Well pleased with result) got electric areal working, and rear fog light. Gunked  the engine, washed and leathered it. Pu new locking nuts on wheels. Pushed the switch for elec Windows,lots of times. Still not working!!

Hi,

Would love the see the new boonet struts in a picture? Where did you get the kit and was it easy to install? Keen on doing this myself but haven't got round to it as yet.

Craig.

Hi mate. Leave it with me, I will get some pics sorted. Got the struts on eBay. I will find you the item number and get back to you.

Hi Mate - any joy with this Looking to treat myself for Christmas. Cheers.

Hi……sorry for delay the item number on eBay is..http://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/391326396846 ..

Sorry........just to add. I run a tap where the bolt on the wing was. The bonnet bolt no prob. I had it all fitted within ab hour. Good luck.

C5ffy said

Sorry……..just to add. I run a tap where the bolt on the wing was. The bonnet bolt no prob. I had it all fitted within ab hour. Good luck.

Cheers mate - looks bob on.

I can see instructions with the item, guess it's super easy and straightforward providing you have a decent drill to make the pilot holes?

When fully extended, is there ample work space to work underneath the bonnet? Nervous about it whacking me on the head!   

Sunday.
Amazingly the weather was dry. We had to go see santa and what better way than in a mk1!



Back safely in the garage can and dry

Unityneil said

Sunday.
Amazingly the weather was dry. We had to go see santa and what better way than in a mk1!



Back safely in the garage can and dry

Hi mate,

What seat are those? I'm looking to do the same in my car as its a similar colour! Cheers

Unityneil said

Sunday.
Amazingly the weather was dry. We had to go see santa and what better way than in a mk1!



Back safely in the garage can and dry

 

Lee Mardell (2) said

Unityneil said

Sunday.
Amazingly the weather was dry. We had to go see santa and what better way than in a mk1!



Back safely in the garage can and dry

Hi mate,

What seat are those? I'm looking to do the same in my car as its a similar colour! Cheers

the rear is the original retrimmed in red leather. I welded in the headrest mounts to the stripped frame. The fronts are  "not the originals" but are retrimmed in the same red.

Thanks for the kind comments