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Subject: A bit of inspiration

samslow

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Well ive had the 6 since feb and have ploughed quite abit into it allready didnt help that a learner stoved in the side of it within 1 week of buying it!
It still handles like a pig and ive yet to experience that quality 6 driving experience from this one. im fed up of spending on it and all i hear from the mrs is "this was supposed to be a cheap runaround Thumbs down

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Is there many of you in leicester? If someone wouldnt giving me a run out in a sorted handling 6 i think might help get me inspired again. I dont want to give up on it but its crap to drive

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Posted 19th Jul 2012 at 11:31

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ian7675

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I would say you're lucky to be living in Leicester mate...

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Posted 19th Jul 2012 at 11:39

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Carl is in leicester
MECHANICAL_REPAIRS
is his username he owns a garage that specialises in our cars Razz

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Go see him.

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Posted 19th Jul 2012 at 11:44

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samslow

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ian7675 wrote:

I would say you're lucky to be living in Leicester mate...

thanks

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Posted 19th Jul 2012 at 11:59

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samslow

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eliotrw wrote:

Carl is in leicester
MECHANICAL_REPAIRS
is his username he owns a garage that specialises in our cars Razz

CG CARS

Go see him.

i know where Carl is ive popped in before. don't really want to waste his time when hes got work to be doing. Plus id be spending if i was going in there

at the minute its like two cars stuck together the back is solid and the front is like a blamonge its horrible

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Posted 19th Jul 2012 at 12:00

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7057sam

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Ever since i have owned the rallye i never though the handles was great,now its just scary i'm hopeing when i get new suspension and new wishbones,bushes,droplinks etc it will improve.

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Posted 19th Jul 2012 at 12:15

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eliotrw

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See now my suspension is shagged and I think the handling is pretty immense so i can only assume it will imporove tenfold when i whack my bits on Smile

Have you changed anything with the car at all or is it standard

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Posted 19th Jul 2012 at 12:18

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Probably just you're P-Bushes I know when mine packed in it went from stiff as foooook to
wobbling like jelly, it felt like it wanted to fishtail Crazy

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Posted 19th Jul 2012 at 12:20

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samslow

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front sus is std and knackered as far as i know
rear beam was too low and seized so has been replace with a zx beam which had new mounts and dampers on it but now sits slightly to high so wants dropping 25mm

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Posted 19th Jul 2012 at 12:21

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jord294

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best money to be spent on a gti/rallye, should be on suspension!

think i've spent around £1000 on my rallye, and the transformation is epic Thumbs up

**edit**
thinking about it, it's more around £1300 i've spent on the suspension Whistle

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Posted 19th Jul 2012 at 12:22

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I am not far from Leicester, but mine isnt ideal Laugh

Front suspension is not standard, and rear is f**ked Sad

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Posted 19th Jul 2012 at 12:40

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eliotrw

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jord294 wrote:

best money to be spent on a gti/rallye, should be on suspension!

think i've spent around £1000 on my rallye, and the transformation is epic Thumbs up

**edit**
thinking about it, it's more around £1300 i've spent on the suspension Whistle

I refuse to count up what is currently lieing on my bedroom floor in parts for suspension.

Its a f**king lot

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Posted 19th Jul 2012 at 12:57

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samslow

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What is the list of parts for the front?

also if i went from shagged front susp to new b4s am i gonna notice much of a differece? i only say b4s cause budgets always gonna be an issue

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Posted 19th Jul 2012 at 13:01

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jord294

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it's a pointless task imho, if you only refresh only the front or the rear suspension.

on a budget, i'd go for

b4s approx £115 for 2
eibachs approx £105 for 2
rich_w rollerbearings approx £220
balljoints 16mm or 18mm? approx £?
metal droplinks approx £25 for 2
strut top kit and rest plates genuine parts approx £120 the lot
healthy rear axle with good history £? (no history or worn, see my for sale posts)
lemforder mounts for rear axle £? as above
vts bars aprox £80

the above is what i did to my first ever gti6, and i was very happy. but with my rallye, i've gone for something a little more special

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Posted 19th Jul 2012 at 13:23

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eliotrw

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b6's are better Smile

Basically for a new feeling front end you need

Droplinks
Track rod ends
Shocks
Springs
bumpstops
shock protector jobbies if you want them
Topmounts
wishbone bushes
ball joints

im not sure i would bother with the metal droplinks though, they bend and the plastic ones are better.

Unless we are talking rose jointed

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Posted 19th Jul 2012 at 13:23

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eliotrw wrote:

b6's are better Smile

so for each of these where are you getting them from?

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Posted 19th Jul 2012 at 13:29

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jord294

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personall never had any issues with metal drop links on 205s 309s and 306s i've owned, that's why i stick with them.

however, i have had plastic ones break

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Posted 19th Jul 2012 at 13:41

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eliotrw

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samslow wrote:

eliotrw wrote:

b6's are better Smile

Basically for a new feeling front end you need

Droplinks - EuroCarParts/carparts4less (TRW ones) = same as peugeot
Track rod ends - lemforder @EuroCarParts/carparts4less
Shocks - Miles one here(Havent got them yet but will be a b12 kit with b8's and eibachs)
Springs-see above
bumpstops -peugeot
shock protector jobbies if you want them -peugeot
Topmounts -peugeot
wishbone bushes - peugeot
ball joints - lemforder EuroCarParts/carparts4less

im not sure i would bother with the metal droplinks though, they bend and the plastic ones are better.

Unless we are talking rose jointed

so for each of these where are you getting them from?

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Posted 19th Jul 2012 at 13:53

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samslow

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thanks eliotrw

so back to the top anyone in leicester?

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Posted 19th Jul 2012 at 13:55

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jord294 wrote:

personall never had any issues with metal drop links on 205s 309s and 306s i've owned, that's why i stick with them.

however, i have had plastic ones break

This,

I have no idea how it happened but had a look under the front one day and it was hanging off LOL

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Posted 19th Jul 2012 at 14:02

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eliotrw

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aphyx wrote:

jord294 wrote:

personall never had any issues with metal drop links on 205s 309s and 306s i've owned, that's why i stick with them.

however, i have had plastic ones break

This,

I have no idea how it happened but had a look under the front one day and it was hanging off LOL

Was it a decent one though or a dodgy "oem"

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Posted 19th Jul 2012 at 14:13

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samslow

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cjm_harris wrote:

I am not far from Leicester, but mine isnt ideal Laugh

Front suspension is not standard, and rear is f**ked Sad

wow theres some work gone it yours

nice! Thumbs up

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Posted 19th Jul 2012 at 15:15

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aaron6

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I just have fresh suspension, a 25 rear arb and lowered 40 on the front and 35 on the back. Ran a 56 sec run up prescott hill which is better than a lot more sorted cars. My point being, you dont need to spend loads to make them a cracking capable car. Smile

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Posted 19th Jul 2012 at 19:23

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anth

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I had this done on mine.

New shocks front and rear Peugeot
New front wishbone bushes citreon
New front top mounts Peugeot
New drop links lemforder
Eibach springs
Solid rear beam mounts
Lowered 30mm

Was a very nice drive

Posted 21st Jul 2012 at 14:49

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