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    Project White Van Man

    A normal sight in my shed when I return from a work stint I got some carbon mirrors from @Flacsi and decided to trick them out so my 5' GF can adjust easy. Inside a 106 GTI electric mirror The backing plate behind the motor What you need from the 106 Remove the adjuster from...
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    Project White Van Man

    @Russell had these R3 Turini's for sale for quiet a while and couldn't believe nobody jumped at the chance. After a trip to the powder coaters And some new Toyo proxies
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    Project White Van Man

    For me it had to have the R27 graphics to break up the white but I was never a big fan of F1 "acknowledgement" on road cars, unlike rally cars there is no real crossover or link from road car to F1 so I mixed it up a bit. A dirty rear wearing its new reg
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    Project White Van Man

    As I have my own flocking business and look after 90% of Ireland's motorsport flocking I always like to have at least 1 of my own demo cars. So Black trim and vents from @Gordini New OMP WRC wheel And everything back in Some 200 clocks from @Sean197 to bring out the...
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    Project White Van Man

    So the search was on to replace my 106 GTI Recce car for something a bit more modern and comfortable. My navigator/girlfriend would be driving the car to events while I towed the rally car and the full GrpN spec 106 was a bit raw. I always loved the 197 and would look at them as a modern...
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    Alternator Failure?

    At idle it's 11 odd and drops at high revs. I didn't check with lights on. When it's running and I disconnect + from battery it stalls where as Alternator should keep it running. A car won't charge unless the dash light goes out so is there Anything I don't know about controlling the dash...
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    Alternator Failure?

    Yes, charged fully. Start car and it's ok for a minute then After the "Oil Level Correct"signal I get the low battery fault.
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    Alternator Failure?

    I had my 197 parked inside for a few weeks without starting/moving and Now all of a sudden it is not charging. I am getting the "Low Battery" warning on the dash with stop light & battery/ignition light. It only reads 11 volts at battery when running. I had the battery disconnected at one...
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    Locking wheel nuts - get rid?

    VW and Audi have caps to cover the round locking bolt that match the other 4 caps. I have them on my Mk5 GTI. They might work for you.
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    Roof Vent Position

    Your a gent. I only ever planned on 1 or 2 small holes and I Have a plan to keep the weather out. Drilling a 5" hole in the roof skin of a car with no cage can Only result in flex, little as it may be.
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    Roof Vent Position

    Great info thanks @TB Rich Roof Trap sounds very exotic.
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    Random plug behind stereo...?

    I have it too. Spent a while looking for its mate when refitting my dash.
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    Roof Vent Position

    Can anyone tell me the correct position for an R3 roof vent. A measurement from the top of screen to leading edge of vent would be great. My vent does not match the curve of the roof correctly in any position so I can't Just slide it forward and back until it fits.
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    The MaxiDave Collection

    Cheers for the nice comments all. The Cossie is not the nicest car to drive, everything feels heavy, Steering, clutch, gears. The standard gear change is like stirring Soup. Not major fast in standard form either. On the other hand, the 'Grale feels 20 years more modern, Very easy drive...
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    The MaxiDave Collection

    Golf Rallye G60 (1 of 2 I have) Got a full nut and bolt restoration by myself. Please excuse the shitty temp wheels. Im partway through the restoration of an ex worx Saxo S1600 JWRC car. Again, all my own work, Google "Saxo Super 1600 Restoration" for blog Well worth a read. And...
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    The MaxiDave Collection

    No point in having them if you cant show them off I guess. Ive been collecting & restoring retro and performance cars for 10-12 years now, slowly trading and working my way to more rare, expensive cars along the way. Here are some of the better cars in the current collection. Small Turbo...
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    Little advice needed - Stud conversion

    I run stud & nuts on my rally cars and some of my road cars without issue. Buy from a reputable company not ebay. The above are 10.9 black studs so are well up to the job Just make sure your nuts are the right angle for your wheels. If you change wheels a lot, you will never go back. When...
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    Mudflaps.

    Should there not be 4 part numbers or are they listed as a pair?
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    Megane trophy style brace bar

    Cheers for that. Expensive bit of net.
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    Megane trophy style brace bar

    Would you like to share where you got the netting? Is it the 2" wide webbing you are talking about or Cargo net?