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Just purchased my second 197. Its an early 06 in black. Needs a little bodywork and the alloys are shot, but low milage and good service history. A little project for me! Been driving a mint 2007 Seat Leon tfsi dsg for the last 2 years, I previously had a Ultra Red 197 but needed a 5 door due to...

Not posted on the forum for a while. I used to own A 2006 197 in ultra red and absolutely loved it to bits! But my little boy came along so it had to make way for A five door.. :( I went sensible first and got myself a 2009 Ibiza 1.4 sport but found it incredibly boring and incapable...

Due to my mate stupidly soon to loose his lisence due to drink driving I have been offerd a completly mint 2008 focus ST3 with 10,000 miles in white! for £11500! I think thats pretty cheap! I know the history of the car and know it has not been thrashed and has been looked after (obviously...

Had a trip up to Birmingham toady and lost the small plastic cover from the passenger side handle somewhere on the a34! It's the small bit that covers the hidden key hole on cars with keyless entry.. Gutted! Anyone know where I could get one of these? I'll give the dealers a ring later but...

I have been looking at a few options for linking my iphone to my headunit. Would really like to keep everything standard but ive got my eye on a nice Alpine headunit that has a direct link for ipods etc.. Was wondering if anyone has changed a cabasse unit as from looking at the setup it...

Where is the paint code on a 197? Im looking on the passanger door well but can see nothing that looks like it could be?? ;/ Better still, what is the paint code for Ultra Red? Cheers :biggrin:

Will 18's ruin my handling? Also do you reckon My car will look like it's on stilts running standard ff suspension? 18's would have lower profile tyres so I'm guessing overall size should be close? Cheers

There doesn't seem to be many after market alloys available for the 197/200. My refurbed alloys are looking a little tired again so thinking about something different.. What are the options/cost? what should the pdc be? I know the size of the caliper limits options.. Not having much luck...

Over the last few weeks Ive had an occasional click in the steering :confused1: Seems worse when the outside temperture is low, Only happens now on then and is only a small click. Anyone else had this? I had it looked at by someone in the know and they said there is a small amount of play in...

Came out of work earlier to find some nice person had left a 6inch scratch on my front bumper! :@! Not the first time it's happened, however last time the guy left a note with his details. Real nice bloke actually. Not so lucky this time, not as bad as before but quite a deep scratch about...

During the last couple of weeks , after just over a year of ownership I started to get that urge for something different. Something with a turbo maybe? Think of the torque I thought! I started searching online looking at everything from cupra r's to golf diesels. I didn't want to spend any more...

Thinking of fitting cup suspension to my 197. Can anyone tell me what the differences between standard and cup chassis? Is it just firmer springs? would there be any benefit from fitting cup springs to a standard 197? Cheers

My front pads are starting to get low so thought id splash out while i have a bit of time off work.. I managed to get a decent price on some EBC Redstuff ceramic pads, which made me happy! What wasn't so pleasing is all 4 retaining pins have welded themselves to the calipers. I managed to get...

Hi from the Island! :thumbup: Im guessing there is a good chance im the first member from the Isle of Wight? Here is a pic of my 197. I have had it a few months now, and loving it. Standard FF other than custom painted alloys and panel filter. Its great to see a decent site for...