Thinks it's fairly divided on the upc matter. Rs tuning said on the post on Facebook that there sender that there offering with the updated fuel pump won't affect the upc. But it's better to be safe than sorry I suppose and it's not hard to put a relay in
painted the intercooler and started to remove the air con Black intercooler by matt eaton, on Flickr Black intercooler fitted by matt eaton, on Flickr the condenser wasn't like that in the car. i just felt like bending it lol i had the aircon re gassed last year but it was empty. it hasn't worked for a while so must have a leak somewhere Air con parts by matt eaton, on Flickr
Yeah more than enough, 1 light coat then a couple of heavier coats. stiil some left got this today as well although im not allowed it till christmas DW65C by matt eaton, on Flickr
been a while since ive updated it so back in December i got the DW65c for Christmas as above. and i went about fitting new years day i think cause i didn't go out to celebrate it so i was feeling fresher than other people. it fits the housing with no problems but the only problem i had when fitting it was i couldn't get the locking ring back on square but eventually went on ok. ive also had the mk3 fuel rail on since November with no problems. and the new pump is wired in directly to a 12v feed new pump in the sender Rebuilt fuel sender by matt eaton, on Flickr MK3 rail fitted by matt eaton, on Flickr MK3 rail fitted by matt eaton, on Flickr Fuel power connected by matt eaton, on Flickr and also i noticed when i fitted the ktec rear back box the tail pipes sitted further in the recess and was causing black 'burning' marks on the bumper. so i bought some bigger trims to fit over the existing pipes. the marks did come off DSC_3759 by matt eaton, on Flickr DSC_3762 by matt eaton, on Flickr DSC_3763 by matt eaton, on Flickr while i was browsing ebay i found a set of black insert headlight in Germany and the good thing about them was they were RHD, i got the pair of them for £100 delivered from Germany which isn't bad for them Dark insert headlights by matt eaton, on Flickr Dark insert headlight by matt eaton, on Flickr few pictures of them fitted 13th May 18 by matt eaton, on Flickr 13th May 18 by matt eaton, on Flickr 13th May 18 by matt eaton, on Flickr 13th May 18 by matt eaton, on Flickr 13th May 18 by matt eaton, on Flickr
cause ive removed the air-con condenser i bought a scrap pump and removed the rest of body, the bearing was abit rough on it so bought a new one, i still haven't fitted it yet. but this week ive regretted removing it lol but it didnt work anyway so... Aircon pump by matt eaton, on Flickr Aircon pump bearing by matt eaton, on Flickr spent the morning a couple of weeks ago cleaning the arches, they came out quite well 20180506_091106 by matt eaton, on Flickr 20180506_093616 by matt eaton, on Flickr 20180506_085048 by matt eaton, on Flickr 20180506_104859 by matt eaton, on Flickr with the new black headlight being halgen i bout a set of led bulbs went for 6300k i think, i had to modify the backing covers as the led have a fan on the back and stick out further H7 LED headlights by matt eaton, on Flickr H7 LED headlight by matt eaton, on Flickr Headlight caps by matt eaton, on Flickr and lastly i had the wheel refurb as close as possible to the wing mirrors to what the company had. ive wanted these done sionce i ever swapped the OZ for them im really pleased with them, ive sealed them with some sonax stuff as well 20180610_103314 by matt eaton, on Flickr 20180610_111339 by matt eaton, on Flickr 20180610_111320 by matt eaton, on Flickr
bought a few bits for it recently, im fitting lowering springs to it. i went for H&R. and because RPD and dampers for half price and mine being 11 years old they were also bought. New dampers and bumpstops by matt eaton, on Flickr H&R lowering springs by matt eaton, on Flickr H&R lowering springs by matt eaton, on Flickr and also bought a few others bits and fitted a new spark parks new inner tie rods new track rod ends ARB drop links SKF top mounts TFD rack bush Inner steering arms by matt eaton, on Flickr Top mounts by matt eaton, on Flickr Spark plugs and TFD bush by matt eaton, on Flickr ARB drop links + track rod ends by matt eaton, on Flickr i also bought a set of hubs that im currently refurbishing as well got new wheel bearings for them, going to change all the bearings in them. ill get some pictures soon. the other day while i was on facebook pure motorsport was looking for some one with a MK2 RS with lowering springs or standard springs to try there new prototype new top mounts with camber adjustment, after ive tested them i geta pair of the finished set. Puremotorsport adjustable top mounts by matt eaton, on Flickr Puremotorsport adjustable top mounts by matt eaton, on Flickr Puremotorsport adjustable top mounts by matt eaton, on Flickr Puremotorsport adjustable top mounts by matt eaton, on Flickr
Oh thats great about the Pure top mounts. Hopefully they are a great option for people on standard shocks who would like some further adjustment. Will you be chopping the strut tops to make adjustment easier?
Just to add if the ones you have are decent and decide to sell them after getting a fresh set please let me know. Same goes for if you decide to sell the new set.
yeah hopefully they work out alright, ive got a feeling on the mk2 the hole in the top of the strut is bigger than the mk3. but ill have to see. ive got to send the prototypes back after they've been finished with, but ill let you know ill let you know are they are
Matt, did you get your wheels powder coated or were they painted? Do you have any details on the paint code that they used?
yesterday i had the suspension bits fitted, sits a bit better now 5th August 2018 by matt eaton, on Flickr 5th August 2018 by matt eaton, on Flickr 5th August 2018 by matt eaton, on Flickr got up early this morning a fitted a new set of discs and pads in the front and fitted the new arch liner on the passenger side Discs and pads by matt eaton, on Flickr New discs and pads by matt eaton, on Flickr
Looks good. So new shocks, cooksport springs and the PM top mounts? How do the topmounts look from the strut tops? Do they lower the car slightly being slimmer than the oem topmounts?
Just read this entire thread from start to here... great project! has inspired me to do more with mine and my parts list has grown somewhat where did you get your flag stickers from mate? mine doesnt have them and im considering fitting them but renault watford wanted circa 200 quid per bumper and i almost died!
yeah new dampers, H&R springs the pm top mounts didn't work out as planned, there was next to no camber adjustment as the spring is so big that if you adjust it the spring hits the inner arch tower cheers kieran thanks thanks for the positive comments, i got the decals from a polish bloke on facebook but his profile has seemed to disappeared gave it a clean yesterday and fitted some standard door badges 18 Aug 18 by matt eaton, on Flickr 18 Aug 18 by matt eaton, on Flickr 18 Aug 18 by matt eaton, on Flickr 18 Aug 18 by matt eaton, on Flickr 18 Aug 18 by matt eaton, on Flickr 18 Aug 18 by matt eaton, on Flickr 18 Aug 18 by matt eaton, on Flickr
Ahh the elusive polish bloke from fb haha! I’ve been recommended him before cheers though Where’s the rs centre caps from ? They look great too It’s all about the little details with this that really make it [emoji1303][emoji1303] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Car looks great. Original door bullets look better than the colour coded ones, however would be better still if the were sprayed to match the wing mirrors. How do you find the H&R springs? I've been tempted myself and hear they are the most road focused/comfortable of the main go to lowering springs.
sorry only just saw this, i got them made from custom sticker company on facebook springs seem good so far for the few months ive had them on, no problems with them. i think the door badges are better silver imo cheers marks, they drive nice to be fair not crashy or harsh
Where did you source your H&R springs from? I see they do both red and purple ones but unsure which to go for?
haven't really done a lot to it over the winter, now that the weather is fairly decent ive started fitting a few bits that ive had since last year. the powder coat had gone funny on the inlet and engine brackets, small cracks started to appear and didnt look very good, i bought all new bits (second hand) and got the powdercoated in silver this time to freshen things up. quite pleased how they came out Powder coated engine bits by matt eaton, on Flickr while i was fitting them i thought i would also change the rocker cover, i went with black wrinkle paint on it which goes quite well with the silver bits Engine bay new by matt eaton, on Flickr Wrinkle paint by matt eaton, on Flickr and today ive gave it a mini service genuine oil filter and shell helix oil genuine spark plugs aux belt and tensioner took off the bmc filter and fitted the ITG filter stripped aircon pump still need to fit the powder coated gearbox mounts though! Auxiliary belt kit by matt eaton, on Flickr 20190406_102037 by matt eaton, on Flickr New belt and tensioner by matt eaton, on Flickr Aircon pulley by matt eaton, on Flickr next jobs are powerflex rear beam bushes and i ordered new rear beam brake lines made from braided hose and also change the brake fluid. then should be already for summer 20190405_120437 by matt eaton, on Flickr Braided rear beam lines by matt eaton, on Flickr
done a few things recently, ive sold the rear braided lines and powerflex as i was thinking about selling it. but i think ive changed my mind. so i buy another set of powerflex bushes for the rear axle. MOT is due soon and the rear wheel bearings were a advisory last year so i thought about getting the rear discs changed. started off by spraying the centre of the disc so it doesn't rust, i used some koch chemie paint as it said something about rust prevention. Painting hubs by matt eaton, on Flickr Paint for hubs by matt eaton, on Flickr Studs fitted by matt eaton, on Flickr also changed the pads New rear pads by matt eaton, on Flickr whilst i was changing the discs i decided to clean the slider bolts and regreased them, the calipers were pretty beat up so also painted them. Hub cleaned by matt eaton, on Flickr Sliders regreased by matt eaton, on Flickr Rear brakes fitted and calipers painted by matt eaton, on Flickr i plugged the car in to the diagnostics and it came up with a knock sensor fault and crank sensor, i think the crank could have been something to do with the SMF but its never came up in the 3 years ive had it on. so i changed them anyway 20190712_171043 by matt eaton, on Flickr 20190713_134300 by matt eaton, on Flickr today i got some of the gold reflective tape off of ebay, not sure if it actually does help but when i touched the fuel rail the other day i shocked to feel how hot it was, i also wrapped the upper boost pipe that goes over the top of the engine. im going to do the rest when i get chance at the weekend Boost pipe and rail by matt eaton, on Flickr Taped fuel rail by matt eaton, on Flickr Reflective tape on boost pipes and fuel rail by matt eaton, on Flickr and lastly i gave it a clean the other day and took some pictures of it 4th aug 2019 by matt eaton, on Flickr 4th aug 2019 by matt eaton, on Flickr 4th aug 2019 by matt eaton, on Flickr 4th aug 2019 by matt eaton, on Flickr 4th aug 2019 by matt eaton, on Flickr
