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Legend83 said:
The Bearded Tit said:
Most leather cleaners and a soft bristle detailing brush will do the trick on newer seats like these. As someone else mentioned, leather feed doesn't really do anything unless you're trying to improve a set of 200,000 mile seats from a Golf Mk V.
Another vote for the Autosol from me as well. I had a pleasure of de-chavving a 2003 Vauxhall Corsa Automatic (yes, a rudeboy exhaust found its way onto a torque converter), and when I sold the exhaust I had a lot of fun tarting it up...
That was literally just autosol, applied with a rag, buffed off with a microfibre.
Wow that is impressive. Not had a chance to do mine yet but will do some before and after shots - hoping they will be similar to yours!!Another vote for the Autosol from me as well. I had a pleasure of de-chavving a 2003 Vauxhall Corsa Automatic (yes, a rudeboy exhaust found its way onto a torque converter), and when I sold the exhaust I had a lot of fun tarting it up...
That was literally just autosol, applied with a rag, buffed off with a microfibre.
GeniusOfLove said:
cerb4.5lee said:
You've done a really good job there I reckon. I used to have a right battle with mine at times as well, and it was one of the worst cars I've had for blackening the tips for some reason.
Polished tips do always look ace though for sure.
Direct injection makes a lot more soot than port injection on petrol engines, I imagine that's it. Polished tips do always look ace though for sure.
The wheels don't either - where does all that brake dust come from?
Mr Tidy said:
I'm not sure DI is the only issue. Maybe high CO2 emissions don't help, but the tips on my BMW Z4M don't stay clean for long.
The wheels don't either - where does all that brake dust come from?
Direct injection seems to make some difference. Other than that, as a mobile valeter, it's typically Audis and VWs with the chromed tips that seem worst to clean up. Perhaps it's something about the quality of the chrome plating.The wheels don't either - where does all that brake dust come from?
With the brakes, they're fairly heavy cars with big wheels and big brakes. Could be worse - a Land Rover Discovery 3 has to stop 2.7 tonnes, so the wheels almost never come out clean. Maybe you should try hypermiling?
Alex_225 said:
It's funny, the TT isn't a car I'd necessary want to own and yet I look at those pics OP and it's such a sharp, smart looking car. Hard to believe it's from 2008 to be honest. Looks very tidy and only going to get tidier! 
Enjoy.
I was exactly the same. When I told him I was considering one, my BIL said to me "but you don't like TT's, you never have!"... Enjoy. ...but I have since discovered what a great all-rounder it is and how unsurprised I am it is so popular. My wife loves driving it, which can't be said for my old RX8.
And yes, now I look out the window in the evening glint and it looks so damn good on it's slightly lowered haunches. It's "only" a TTS, but I still find myself looking back it, every time.
I feel like I have got a lot of car for £8k
.So a month in and still have a grin on my face. Gave the old girl a wash, clay mitt, Autoglym SRP covering and aside from being pretty shiny for a 16 year old car, I did discover the front-end has bad stone-chip rash.
However, she is off to the garage tomorrow to try and diagnose a metallic grinding / rattling sound coming from below the drivers side while in motion. It is sporadically combined with a sort of hissing noise as I go round a left bend...I am praying it is not a faulty magride shock! A cursory look underneath and I can't see anything hanging off. Needless to say I have not taken her out since as it's seemed to get progressively worse as the week went on.
Still need to get the plates changed. Cam follower replacement project happening this week or next - will get some photos up of my very amateur mechanics...
However, she is off to the garage tomorrow to try and diagnose a metallic grinding / rattling sound coming from below the drivers side while in motion. It is sporadically combined with a sort of hissing noise as I go round a left bend...I am praying it is not a faulty magride shock! A cursory look underneath and I can't see anything hanging off. Needless to say I have not taken her out since as it's seemed to get progressively worse as the week went on.
Still need to get the plates changed. Cam follower replacement project happening this week or next - will get some photos up of my very amateur mechanics...
JackP1 said:
Cam follower is a simple enough task, post up a photo of the condition.
It’s an easy job. Just watch for the petrol spray. I’m not sure if it’s been said yet, but you’ll want to drop the sump and clean the pick up. Also make sure they do the gauze when they do the Haldex. When I had my S3 a new OE DV, and NGK plugs and coils did wonders for smooth running and MPG. Was all cheap from Opie.
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