#1: Seb's Moonstone GTi Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Sun May 08, 2011 12:19 pm ---- When I first picked it up.
87k miles, all the standard GTi stuff, climate control, half leather interior
Just bought a new coolant sensor, as it's currently reading 0, and overfuelling to hell as it's choking the engine.
Got a set of nimrods to go on, as they are 15"s on at the minute with no tread left on the front tyres, which means the speedo reads 90 when I'm doing 70 and when I hit standing water it was like sliding down a hill covered in snow. Not the most amusing experience.
Anyway, need to remove the rear lights and get some phase 2's on there, exhaust backbox needs to come off for a standard exhaust I think, I'm too grumpy nowadays to be interested with loud exhausts
Will give it an oil and filter change, and dig inside to see what condition the cambelt is in.
Will probably replace the pipercross cone filter it currently has on, even if it's just for another new cone
Update 17/05/11
Fitted coolant sensor, oil and filter changed, Nimrods picked up and put on, looks and feels much better now.
Refitted the standard air box and filter so no longer has the Pipercross foam filter.
Took the car into powerflow to fix the terrible welding on the exhaust along with the stupid loud backbox sorted out. They put on a new backbox and clamps and re-aligned the sytem, fitted my new lambda sensor too (this car only has the 1).
How it's looking now:
Update 18/05/11
New track rod end, rear wiper arm and blade, ph2 washer jets and number plate light arrived.
Fitted the jets and light, will have to wait on the track rod end and the old wiper arm lug seems to have rusted ONTO the bolt and come off the actual arm itself, so there's no removing that just yet.
Decided the weather was nice enough to do the track rod end:
I ground the rear wiper bolt off the lug and fitted the new rear wiper as well.
Should ensure an MOT pass on saturday now.
Update 19/05/11
Replaced fog light with standard one and fitted the SP fuel cap, completing the majority of the SP set (arches, spoiler, grille, mats, fuel cap).
Update 21/05/11
MOT day! It failed however, on rear brake pads, which I kind of knew about but hadn't had the time to sort out. A quick trip to GSF and a set of Bosch rears were mine for about £20. Fitted them this afternoon but will have to wait to get it retested.
Also changed the rear lights to a nice set of phase 2s. Last edited by Seb on Sat May 21, 2011 2:10 pm; edited 8 times in total
#2: Re: I've done exactly what I said I never would Author: drunknmunky, Location: Blackburn and CatterickPosted: Sun May 08, 2011 12:22 pm ---- just a quick question then you gonna be selling the alloys that are on it? along with the spacers and so on to fit them as i need some cheap alloys to whack on my car while i refurb my vortexs
#3: Re: I've done exactly what I said I never would Author: Brian, Location: VVT Land, FifePosted: Sun May 08, 2011 12:27 pm ---- looks fairly tidy seb! track car??
#4: Re: I've done exactly what I said I never would Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Sun May 08, 2011 12:30 pm ---- Yeah I will be selling them mate, as soon as the nimrods arrived. No idea what they are, think they are 'wolfrace' wheels. The front tyres have about 1mm of tread and the rears are ok, so I'd just swap them over. Probably only ask like £25 for them all (excluding postage - you'd have to either collect or pay for a courier).
#5: Re: I've done exactly what I said I never would Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Sun May 08, 2011 12:30 pm ----
Brian wrote:
looks fairly tidy seb! track car??
Nah, this will be runaround, when I finally settle on 'a' VX I like, that will become track/weekend toy! This is to replace the TT to drive in bad weather/when I'm going long distances.
#6: Re: I've done exactly what I said I never would Author: Edward, Location: In the garagePosted: Sun May 08, 2011 12:36 pm ---- You leaving the bin bags in the windows? What about the fog light?
#7: Re: I've done exactly what I said I never would Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Sun May 08, 2011 12:43 pm ----
Edward wrote:
You leaving the bin bags in the windows? What about the fog light?
All atrocities will be removed. Already started peeling some off, Ape was helping remove the stickers too. Hair dryer and white spirit at the ready for those bin bags though.
Aim is to just get it looking nice and fairly standard again really. Don't know why, I like the standard look tbh. Especially in a runaround.
#8: Re: I've done exactly what I said I never would Author: drunknmunky, Location: Blackburn and CatterickPosted: Sun May 08, 2011 12:48 pm ----
Seb wrote:
Yeah I will be selling them mate, as soon as the nimrods arrived. No idea what they are, think they are 'wolfrace' wheels. The front tyres have about 1mm of tread and the rears are ok, so I'd just swap them over. Probably only ask like £25 for them all (excluding postage - you'd have to either collect or pay for a courier).
sounds like a done deal to me already as they are just for my car to sit on literally, probably wont even drive with them on will probably end up arranging a courier as im in london for a month as of this wednesday and dont have my car with me
where are you from? i hear a lot of people use paisley freight so will look into getting a courier but stick my name on em please thanks
#9: Re: I've done exactly what I said I never would Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Sun May 08, 2011 12:54 pm ---- Will do mate, I'm from Northampton, about 10 minutes off Junction 16 of the M1. Or at least that's where the 206 is at the moment. Nimrods should arrive on friday or next monday, so I will let you know.
#10: Re: I've done exactly what I said I never would Author: CD-B3, Location: Salisbury / New ForestPosted: Sun May 08, 2011 1:41 pm ---- You keeping this one?
I got a 2001 GTi for £850 and sold it on for £1350.
Spent £100 fixing it up.
#11: Re: I've done exactly what I said I never would Author: NorthantsBen, Location: Raunds, NorthamptonshirePosted: Sun May 08, 2011 2:19 pm ---- might find someone who will do a swap for the rear side windows (looks like there tinted to me in the pics) ?????
#12: Re: I've done exactly what I said I never would Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Sun May 08, 2011 2:26 pm ---- Yes, rear and sides are tinted!
#13: Re: I've done exactly what I said I never would Author: Timon2210, Location: PalestinePosted: Sun May 08, 2011 2:48 pm ---- well you did the right thing by buying another french car,and a 206 to be exact :D,nice car,you will make it look much better though
#14: Re: I've done exactly what I said I never would Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Sun May 08, 2011 3:35 pm ---- It will look 'alright' I think, once I've sorted it.
#15: Re: I've done exactly what I said I never would Author: Brian, Location: VVT Land, FifePosted: Sun May 08, 2011 5:16 pm ----
Seb wrote:
Nah, this will be runaround, when I finally settle on 'a' VX I like, that will become track/weekend toy! This is to replace the TT to drive in bad weather/when I'm going long distances.
Ah right, fair dooz! Looking at it, by the time you get your other wheels on, get it de-tinted and get original lights back on it, it'll look the part!
Chris - you did not bad making that sort of profit from a GTi, they're hard to profit on these days, that's for sure.
#16: Re: I've done exactly what I said I never would Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Wed May 11, 2011 5:12 pm ---- Done: Spark plugs. Oil filter. Oil. Coolant sensor. Tint removed. Stickers with "UK MODIFIED RIDEZ" removed.
To do:
Lambda sensor
Exhaust
Oil temp sensor
Get rid of the fecking rattles
Nimrods on
Try and unstick brake compensator
Track rod end
New front wiper blades. New read wiper arm (has snapped on the bolt so when turned on it does nothing really, just flaps around)
Brakes and pads all round
Phase 2 rear lights
Bonnet
Passenger side wing
Rear fog Last edited by Seb on Wed May 11, 2011 5:21 pm; edited 1 time in total
#17: Re: I've done exactly what I said I never would Author: pug206lx, Location: Taking a gearbox off somewherePosted: Wed May 11, 2011 5:18 pm ---- Nice Seb
Was the coolant sensor easy enough to do? Im tackling mine shortly.
#18: Re: Seb's Moonstone GTi Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Wed May 11, 2011 5:21 pm ---- Took me about ooh, 15 seconds?
#19: Re: Seb's Moonstone GTi Author: pug206lx, Location: Taking a gearbox off somewherePosted: Wed May 11, 2011 5:24 pm ---- lol i guess that answers my question then!!
#20: Re: Seb's Moonstone GTi Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Tue May 17, 2011 10:12 am ----
Nimrods are back on!
#21: Re: Seb's Moonstone GTi Author: kurosagi01, Location: NorthamptonPosted: Tue May 17, 2011 4:27 pm ---- Hey seb i got 1 pair of ph2 rear lights if thats what your after which is for the drivers side,if its what your looking for and interested let me know.
#22: Re: Seb's Moonstone GTi Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Tue May 17, 2011 4:56 pm ---- I've got the rear lights sorted now thanks!
Shame as I'm also from Northampton.
#23: Re: Seb's Moonstone GTi Author: kurosagi01, Location: NorthamptonPosted: Wed May 18, 2011 12:47 am ---- Ah okay no problem.
Would you happen to have a spare box big enough to put rear lights in by any chance??
#24: Re: Seb's Moonstone GTi Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Wed May 18, 2011 8:10 am ----
New track rod end, rear wiper arm and blade, ph2 washer jets and number plate light.
Fitted the jets and light, will have to wait on the track rod end and the old wiper arm lug seems to have rusted ONTO the bolt and come off the actual arm itself, so there's no removing that just yet.
#25: Re: Seb's Moonstone GTi Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Wed May 18, 2011 1:06 pm ---- Decided the weather was nice enough to do the track rod end:
I ground the rear wiper bolt off the lug and fitted the new rear wiper as well.
Should ensure an MOT pass on saturday now.
#26: Re: Seb's Moonstone GTi Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Thu May 19, 2011 1:01 pm ---- Update 19/05/11
Replaced fog light with standard one and fitted the SP fuel cap, completing the majority of the SP set (arches, spoiler, grille, mats, fuel cap).
#27: Re: Seb's Moonstone GTi Author: Mattie-RS, Location: A Track near you ;)Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 1:20 pm ---- Seb! Didnt know you had got another French one too!!
#28: Re: Seb's Moonstone GTi Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Thu May 19, 2011 1:23 pm ----
Mattie-RS wrote:
8O Seb! Didnt know you had got another French one too!!
£700! El Cheapo Frencho!
#29: Re: Seb's Moonstone GTi Author: Mattie-RS, Location: A Track near you ;)Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 1:25 pm ---- Ah right i seee
Track at FCS???
#30: Re: Seb's Moonstone GTi Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Thu May 19, 2011 1:29 pm ---- Nah, I'd be too afraid it would blow up or something.
#31: Re: Seb's Moonstone GTi Author: Lecktorious, Location: ScotlandPosted: Thu May 19, 2011 1:32 pm ---- That's an old GTi that!
Will look better standard those rear lights are gant!
#32: Re: Seb's Moonstone GTi Author: Mattie-RS, Location: A Track near you ;)Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 1:32 pm ---- Aha typical french then
#33: Re: Seb's Moonstone GTi Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Thu May 19, 2011 2:35 pm ----
Mattie-RS wrote:
Aha typical french then
Yeah, pretty much.
#34: Re: Seb's Moonstone GTi Author: kurosagi01, Location: NorthamptonPosted: Fri May 20, 2011 2:34 pm ---- Those smoked black rear lights even road legal?? I'm jealous that your car came with angels aswell,i want angels on my 206. =/
#35: Re: Seb's Moonstone GTi Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Fri May 20, 2011 2:40 pm ---- Having spoken to the guys at the local place they said they probably wouldn't fail it any more due to some different regulations, however I'm not a massive fan!
#36: Re: Seb's Moonstone GTi Author: kurosagi01, Location: NorthamptonPosted: Sat May 21, 2011 2:30 am ---- Hm okay well i got a set of tinted rear lights but their not as smoked as those but pretty dark/black and it failed MOT,wasn't very pleased with it. The signaling is okay but when it comes to general light and brakes it doesn't shine through.
Could be needing new bulbs but i putted back on ph1 lights and it passed MOT so i don't know.
#37: Re: Seb's Moonstone GTi Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Sat May 21, 2011 10:40 am ---- MOT failed on two things:
Headlights are aimed too low...
Rear brake pads too low
So I've replaced the rear brake pads during the day and when it gets dark I'll align the headlights.
#38: Re: Seb's Moonstone GTi Author: Brian, Location: VVT Land, FifePosted: Sat May 21, 2011 11:20 am ---- Lookin good so far! You not wanting to move this to project cars or something?
#39: Re: Seb's Moonstone GTi Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Sat May 21, 2011 2:08 pm ---- Yeaaah, I might as well!
#40: Re: Seb's Moonstone GTi Author: JG220, Location: At my deskPosted: Tue May 24, 2011 2:48 pm ---- Nice one Seb,
Welcome back to the vx/gti club
For perfection they need to be black
#41: Re: Seb's Moonstone GTi Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Tue May 24, 2011 2:58 pm ---- I agree black is a good choice of colour. Baby blue will suit me for now though
#42: Re: Seb's Moonstone GTi Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 5:44 am ---- 92.5k miles so far!
Speed sensor fitted this morning.
ABS sensor fitted last night, I have ABS back again!
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will probably end up arranging a courier as im in london for a month as of this wednesday and dont have my car with me 
thanks
Seb! Didnt know you had got another French one too!!
those rear lights are gant!
