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Rich H
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Post by Rich H » Sun Jan 21, 2007 6:31 pm

:lol: Doh!
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RDH
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Post by RDH » Mon Jan 22, 2007 5:14 am

dr al wrote:
pete wrote:I think this is the quick release kit you need http://www.hangar111.com/ckshop.php?ite ... l%2BKit%2B

I'd be interested if anyone has tried it...
Pete
I fitted mine today. - seems to work really well! - pretty expensive for just a few bolts and clips, but sooooo easy to put the panel on and off now.

recomended.

A.

P.S. - if you want to see it - i;m south side glasgow.
How long did it take to fit - I've got the pretty expensive bag of bolts sitting ready to go?

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MacK
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Post by MacK » Mon Jan 22, 2007 12:16 pm

dr al wrote:
pete wrote:I think this is the quick release kit you need http://www.hangar111.com/ckshop.php?ite ... l%2BKit%2B

I'd be interested if anyone has tried it...
Pete
I fitted mine today. - seems to work really well! - pretty expensive for just a few bolts and clips, but sooooo easy to put the panel on and off now.

recomended.

A.

P.S. - if you want to see it - i;m south side glasgow.

DrAl,

a bit of a thread drift, :roll: but, I'm sure you have said somewhere that you changed the wiper relay on your car to a VW(?) part? If you did what part was it, and has it been a success?

John
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Post by cla5h » Mon Jan 22, 2007 4:56 pm

http://wiki.seloc.org/index.php/Wiper_V ... termittent

...from SELOC.

Not tried it myself, so can't say if it works.

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Post by LotusLee » Mon Jan 22, 2007 6:14 pm

jke11y wrote:I spent 20 mins one day removing the front drivers side panel. Nope, no washer bottle. 10 mins (getting better) to undo the passenger side. Nope, no bottle. Didnt realise they had moved it to the boot..... :oops:
:D Nice one, my washer bottles been empty for weeks now as I haven't got round to checking the owners manual to find out where it was :) (thought it was in the front).
Lee

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dr al
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Post by dr al » Wed Jan 24, 2007 9:46 pm

Craigs135s -
I'm in Thornliebank - near jn2 of the M77. - give me a shout if you want to see the kit!

RDH -
It's a ridiculous amount of money for a few wee bolts and plastic washers, isn't it!
it took me 5-10mins to fit it - easy as pish - just take care of the clam removing the old clips - an allen key does the job real easy!

MacK -
I wrote that SELOC tech-wiki entry
The relay works an absolute peach!
My advice is head to a scrappy and search for the "99" relay out of a Mk3 Golf (or any similarly aged (early to mid 90s) VW. - the list of cars which run the relay is extensive, but the "99" one is only in the higher up the range cars. - I found mine in the 3rd golf i looked in. - it just takes 2 secs to look in the golf, though. - pop off the cover from the relay box (under the steering wheel) and have a look.

I used Govan Motors in Ibrox - bunch of pirates, but they've got plenty of cars!

While you're at it, get yourself a Matiz rear view mirror (if you've got an S1 or early S2) - have a look in the SELOC wiki under "smaller rear view mirror" - you'd not believe the difference that makes!

A.

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Post by craigs135s » Wed Jan 24, 2007 11:04 pm

dral am on the m77 every day so whens good for you?

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MacK
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Post by MacK » Fri Jan 26, 2007 11:48 am

dr al wrote:MacK -
I wrote that SELOC tech-wiki entry
The relay works an absolute peach!
My advice is head to a scrappy and search for the "99" relay out of a Mk3 Golf (or any similarly aged (early to mid 90s) VW. - the list of cars which run the relay is extensive, but the "99" one is only in the higher up the range cars. - I found mine in the 3rd golf i looked in. - it just takes 2 secs to look in the golf, though. - pop off the cover from the relay box (under the steering wheel) and have a look.

I used Govan Motors in Ibrox - bunch of pirates, but they've got plenty of cars!

While you're at it, get yourself a Matiz rear view mirror (if you've got an S1 or early S2) - have a look in the SELOC wiki under "smaller rear view mirror" - you'd not believe the difference that makes!

A.
I was in the scrappies on Wed, and have secured 2 spare relays, so if anyone wants one let me know.
There seemed to be two types of '99' relays, one is about half the length of the ones I took, not sure if it would work or what the difference is.

I also got a spray bar from a Pug 405 which I'll try and get round to fitting at the weekend, I might have a spare one of these also.

I'll check out if there are any Matiz's next time I pass.

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