Restoring steel wheels
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Correct period wheels for my clipper, as my car is 1990 may be parts bin mk2 but think the mk2 had 14's not sure though, found this picture of the 1990 catalogue for my car, no banding here going for the oem look do love a wide wheel thoughborednow said
Very cool. Aren't they mk2 wheels though?
Just right for a bit of banding!
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It's a carby came with a pierburg 2e2 I fitted a weber, it's registered feb 1990 so may be very early '90 late '89 perhapsGolf Cabrio said
Does your 1990 have the 'Digifant II' fuel injection system?
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It's a carby came with a pierburg 2e2 I fitted a weber, it's registered feb 1990 so may be very early '90 late '89 perhapsGolf Cabrio said
Does your 1990 have the 'Digifant II' fuel injection system?
If you can read the VIN then you can workout the month, week and day of the week yours was produced. I think the cabbyifo website explains how to read it.
So mine was something like, 1990, June the 19th, Thursday and was the 175th of the production line that week.
Mine was then first registered 08-08-1990.
As for parts, there are a fare few from the Mk2 included and that's why I asked about the injection system.
My engine and injection is the very same as the Mk2 GTI but with the power turned down to 98bhp.
All I have to do is re-chip it and hey ho but who needs the extra power in a Cabby!
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Ahh I'll have to check that out! Does that mean yours has a catalytic converter? That would be a laugh I tuned the weber properly with a co meter etc to get it mixing right and emissions and I don't know if it made a difference in power but it does pull very well for an old car! Puts some of the newer stuff I get to drive to shameGolf Cabrio said
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It's a carby came with a pierburg 2e2 I fitted a weber, it's registered feb 1990 so may be very early '90 late '89 perhapsGolf Cabrio said
Does your 1990 have the 'Digifant II' fuel injection system?
If you can read the VIN then you can workout the month, week and day of the week yours was produced. I think the cabbyifo website explains how to read it.
So mine was something like, 1990, June the 19th, Thursday and was the 175th of the production line that week.
Mine was then first registered 08-08-1990.
As for parts, there are a fare few from the Mk2 included and that's why I asked about the injection system.
My engine and injection is the very same as the Mk2 GTI but with the power turned down to 98bhp.
All I have to do is re-chip it and hey ho but who needs the extra power in a Cabby!
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nothing wrong with a well executed wingGolf Cabrio said
Yes mines got a CAT by law then but I think you can wing it nowadays because most people don't know that.
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That's odd for them to change the quote, can only see that being due to corrosion maybe they need acid dipping? What was the price? I had my 14 inch pirelli p slots dipped powder coated diamond cut then clear coat and that cost £60 a wheel, should give you a rough idea although diamond cutting is a bit more expensiveDeandubya said
Wheel update - didn't go in for refurb, well they did then i picked them back up!!! a Company in Cardiff called FLAT OUT ALLOYS agreed a price with me about 6 weeks ago, dropped them in this afternoon ok… stopped off with my daughter in a costa a mile or 2 on the way back, had a phone call to say about the price quoted, said they went through the 'conversation' & basically said they could see the price & 'will see you next week'… had another call off the boss i think then saying they couldn't do them at the price 'oh we can't do them for nothing'… 'we got to make something on them'… so i had to go back & collect them!! basically said i've been given that price as an ok & they would be happy to do them, the guy said it's just a quote & we can't do it… Not happy with a 60 round trip as well!! got all the conversation on 'Messenger' so i'm trying to contact some friends to see where i stand on this…
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This is not easy because I doubt if they were trying to get one over one you as it's very bad for business.
The problem is with the management of the company and how they arrive at their blind quotes.
When car owners called me when I worked at a VW dealership and asked me how much is my car worth?
I would say, hold it up to the phone and I'll have a look.
We'd laugh and the owner would say, come on roughly?
My answer was simple. £1
What, the owner would scream.
That was the best for me because I had a few answers but the best was simple, bring it in and let me see and you will not be disappointed!
Business is business but you gotta know the recipe.
Not at lot of help but because you have lost time and money but the disappointment value is harder, well at least how I see it.
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How did you get on with all this did you get it (and the wheels of course) sorted in the end? I had a go myself and am very happy with my results! New tyres to go on next weekDeandubya said
Apologies for the late response… spoken to a friend who's in the legal side of things & basically she said it's a Breach of Contract ( blah blah with the #) to what they have agreed to, with what was written & the phone conversation confirming it was their error… will be contacting them this week & see what their response is & go from there, i'm sure they'll like the bad publicity too… i know business is business but don't take the mick - to put it politely!! 'we gotta make some money' with their nice factory, New Transporter with a Private plate & a decalled Range Rover sport.. So conduct your business in a professional manner hey…. we shall see..
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