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I think I have the plan then...

hmm penzance cornwall.... perhaps we could be penpals!

would a normal t5 engine take a 19t upgrade or is that only suitable for R spec engines?

my old t5's air con didnt work, it just needed a re-gass my mate fixes fridges and did it for free was ice col afterwards.
I'd try that first? I think the hoses are poor quality and / or degrade and...

bloody hell! that'll do it then
where abouts is the car located?

after much deliberating ,searching, general dithering, and fussing over running costs and the like I've spent the majority of my new car budget on........wait for it....
a diesel grande punto! This...

hmm.... i think i'm going towards a C70
finally saved the money to buy my perfect R / t5R and now I want something else.
The grass is always greener!

How does the performance of the C70 t5 compare to a 850R ?
I'm seeing some amazingly good deals on C70's at the moment, seems you can get a relativley newish C70 for the price of some of the better...

thats it my t5 has been sold. A sad day indeed as I had spent loads getting it perfect but it longer meets my requirements as I`m doing a fair few miles nowadays.

I am looking at a fabia vrs /...

had a crack at it last night, wound them as far as they go seems a little better. Just know someone will pick up on it, the rest of the car is mint so its a shame

I just noticed that the drivers door on my 850 seems to have dropped slightly- only my a few mil but just enough to notice.
Meant to be selling it so needs fixing.
Can the doors be adjusted ? I...

Have to agree that if you've driven other "fast" cars the standard t5 can seem a bit on the slow side especially given its reputation but I agree with Goof it is faster than it feels. The ecu...

did'nt you just get a the 19t phase 2 upgrade etc from VT?

finally got a bit of free cash again so after hearing of evo and exige killing t5's on here I decided to give the car a bit of attention. Its by no means slow and has the upsolute ecu upgrade but...

mattB i PM'd you
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if you are doing it on the cheap the scrapyard may not have the correct colour trim ? but yeah it was a pain in the arse to do

DONT DRILL ANY HOLES!
get a hack saw blade slide it in from the bottom and gently saw away the wire loop that the door locks into. Have a look at one first if you are not sure.
Then go to the...

Sure this has been mentioned before but could'nt find it

ABS light is coming on intermittently and sometimes the ABS kicks in when its not needed. The garage tells me that this is a common...

pikejam - you based in falmouth? I'm just up the road from you.
Whats your car? Might have seen you about

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I'm not alone in middle earth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Wonder if anyone could give some guidance on this product

http://www.larkspeed.com/index.pl?p=2617162&a=i

its a koni package and seems a good price?

Will it fit ok on a 97 t5 estate? Will...

Had to stick with my T5 on a budget theme so went for the kumhos at £57.50 a corner..... just two corners of course, rotated the other two get another 3k from those no worries!
used the saved...

Going to put 4 new tyres on at the weekend
these are some i am considering

Pirelli p zero @£94.50
goodyear gsd @£88
kumho @ £57.50

was recomended the Kumho as a good cheap tyre
any...

yep what a muppet! :)

bit embarrassed to admit this ..........
but just looked again at the "Turbo" ...
um ...... found the air filter inside it :hidesbehi
really do need that haynes manual !

was just having a poke around at lunch time , think I might go pick up the haynes manual or something and try and get my head around the layout a bit all looks a bit confusing at the moment :shifty:

yep one is split its just hanging on there