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Re: My mk3 Ghia project!!

Postby Gus!! on Sun Jun 23, 2013 10:24 am

Also, cheers for the comments on the lights, i think they'll stay in for a while!! I agree that they wouldnt look as good on any other colour car!!
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Re: My mk3 Ghia project!!

Postby jonyb4 on Sun Jun 23, 2013 6:21 pm

not for me perosnally, they go with the colour, but look awful, on any colour car
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Re: My mk3 Ghia project!!

Postby Smo on Sun Jun 23, 2013 6:43 pm

Not liking the lights at all, to be honest. I'd find some good standard replacements! :-) With a car like yours with that sort of colour, clean and OE is the only way! :D
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Re: My mk3 Ghia project!!

Postby Gus!! on Mon Jun 24, 2013 12:17 am

Tbh they are only there til i find something else!! I would love some rs accessory or black thw's but they rs are so expensive!! :(
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Re: My mk3 Ghia project!!

Postby jonyb4 on Mon Jun 24, 2013 4:04 am

well i still have my MHW's :)
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Postby Gus!! on Mon Jun 24, 2013 10:11 am

Thats true, but are they good nick and do you want a million pounds?? :p
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Re: My mk3 Ghia project!!

Postby Gus!! on Mon Jun 24, 2013 4:21 pm

Well this is how it stands atm
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I really need to get rid of the pea shooter and get my stainless system on
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Also i need to sort the pots as they are all colours atm :(
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Need more lows!!
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Re: My mk3 Ghia project!!

Postby DanFraser on Mon Jun 24, 2013 6:09 pm

Lows? More? You could drive UNDER my fiesta with that!
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Re: My mk3 Ghia project!!

Postby jonyb4 on Mon Jun 24, 2013 8:17 pm

one has a spider crack.. and no
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Re: My mk3 Ghia project!!

Postby Gus!! on Mon Jun 24, 2013 10:12 pm

Its not that low really, only 60mm springs. And how much jony??
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Re: My mk3 Ghia project!!

Postby jonyb4 on Tue Jun 25, 2013 12:41 am

£25 posted would do me
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Re: My mk3 Ghia project!!

Postby Gus!! on Tue Jun 25, 2013 9:58 am

Sounds pretty good to me!! I will have to check my bank balance and s**t first though!!
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Re: My mk3 Ghia project!!

Postby jonyb4 on Tue Jun 25, 2013 9:53 pm

lemme know man theyre packed ready to go
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Re: My mk3 Ghia project!!

Postby Gus!! on Tue Jun 25, 2013 11:27 pm

If you have them on the 8th i'll buy them mate :)
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Re: My mk3 Ghia project!!

Postby jonyb4 on Wed Jun 26, 2013 12:19 am

alright man sound
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Re: My mk3 Ghia project!!

Postby Gus!! on Wed Jun 26, 2013 12:30 am

You think its worth me getting a better air filter for the car?? Next month its getting plugs, oil and filter so i might as well??
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Re: My mk3 Ghia project!!

Postby jonyb4 on Wed Jun 26, 2013 1:21 am

no mate not worth the money, theyre like £40... and only add to the engine bay looks (which isnt boasting much)


just get a paper element :)
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Re: My mk3 Ghia project!!

Postby Smo on Wed Jun 26, 2013 10:12 am

Definitely save your money for a Zetec or something! :)
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Re: My mk3 Ghia project!!

Postby dontpannic on Wed Jun 26, 2013 10:36 am

Stick a Zetec in it... and swap those blue rear lights for standards :)
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Re: My mk3 Ghia project!!

Postby jonyb4 on Wed Jun 26, 2013 11:43 am

i do have some standard lights also :)

and some rep RS accessory ones
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Re: My mk3 Ghia project!!

Postby Gus!! on Thu Jun 27, 2013 10:05 am

What do you mean by rep rs accessory ones??
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Re: My mk3 Ghia project!!

Postby - Danny Boy - on Thu Jun 27, 2013 10:42 am

More than likely spray tinted indicators
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Re: My mk3 Ghia project!!

Postby jonyb4 on Thu Jun 27, 2013 6:56 pm

yeah
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Re: My mk3 Ghia project!!

Postby Gus!! on Thu Jun 27, 2013 7:04 pm

I previously mentioned the steering was getting heavy, well it got better but now it seems
Pretty fuked, tbh it feels dangerous so i
Need to find out what is wrong with it!! :( any ideas??
The steering wheel seems to creak and
Stuff and the steering is really stiff and
Nearly gets stuck in certain places, it sounds and
Feels like it is come from behind the steering wheel somewhere :o
Before i changed the wheel it had moments of stiffnes
But no creaking/clicking so f**k knows!! I'm kind of worried so i dont really want to drive it til its fixed.
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Re: My mk3 Ghia project!!

Postby Smo on Thu Jun 27, 2013 7:37 pm

Guarantee it's the UJ :)
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Re: My mk3 Ghia project!!

Postby jonyb4 on Thu Jun 27, 2013 7:50 pm

yup its the UJ, i recall Fiestasiphil is selling a manual shaft and union joint, think it was only a tenner, you should message him, that (if in good nick) will sort your problem
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Re: My mk3 Ghia project!!

Postby Gus!! on Thu Jun 27, 2013 10:35 pm

And then how the f**k do i change it?? Lol. Steering rack off or what??
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Re: My mk3 Ghia project!!

Postby Smo on Thu Jun 27, 2013 10:43 pm

I did mine about 12 years ago without touching anything else :) But it might be easier doing it from underneath... I did it from the top!
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Re: My mk3 Ghia project!!

Postby jonyb4 on Thu Jun 27, 2013 11:00 pm

umm sure its unbolt the steering wheel, pop it off, undo the bolt from the engine bay on the rack/UJ and then pull it out from the column
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Re: My mk3 Ghia project!!

Postby Smo on Thu Jun 27, 2013 11:03 pm

I only touched the UJ and nothing else when I did it :)
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Re: My mk3 Ghia project!!

Postby Gus!! on Thu Jun 27, 2013 11:15 pm

I havent really had a look, what do you have to do to change it??
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Re: My mk3 Ghia project!!

Postby jonyb4 on Thu Jun 27, 2013 11:20 pm

i just said lol, after you free it from the rack it can be pulled up, Phil is selling a complete column, but you can just take the UJ off that and fit it to yours to safe time & effort, its slotted onto the column, you will see clearly once you start the job
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Re: My mk3 Ghia project!!

Postby Gus!! on Thu Jun 27, 2013 11:25 pm

Yeah i am a bit unclear but i'm sure i'll figure it out, i have messaged phil on fb so you never know!! :)
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Re: My mk3 Ghia project!!

Postby Gus!! on Fri Jun 28, 2013 2:13 pm

Right, i have had a look at the column and stuff, there is 2 joints, this one is under the bonnet and
Goes to the rack
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And the one by the pedals on the column
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As you can see i have sprayed lots of grease on it in the past, which fixed it but not for long :( basically now i need to get one and see if this fixes the problem!!
Oh and i need to sort my stainless exhaust out so it fits, and i need 4 tyres and i probably need a clutch soon!! :(
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Re: My mk3 Ghia project!!

Postby jonyb4 on Fri Jun 28, 2013 6:30 pm

thats the one, theres either a bolt above the UJ, or swap the whole column
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