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    R reg 3 door tdi 300

    Tensioner arrived today Also visited our local trim shop for replacement material for my headlining This will really finish the interior off nicely
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    R reg 3 door tdi 300

    Picked up a new auxiliary belt earlier on aswell, the belt tensioner won't budge so old belt put back on for a few more days. New tensioner on its way...
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    R reg 3 door tdi 300

    Fitted rebuilt rear bumper back on today End caps all treated Still front metal bumper to repaint but it's looking a lot better Really freshened it up Front end looking a lot better
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    R reg 3 door tdi 300

    Pics uploading
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    R reg 3 door tdi 300

    Today's job after work was remove rear bumper and refurb it Only a quick job but looks a lot better Rear bumper caps have been heat gun'd and treated with a few coats of bumper gel Metal centre piece has been hammered straight, a skim of filler, primed and satin black'd I've just bolted the...
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    R reg 3 door tdi 300

    Put 85 miles on it today... All seems well considering the amount of time it's been off the road... Picked a belt up today Tensioner seems seized, can't get the belt over... So will pick a replacement up next week
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    R reg 3 door tdi 300

    Taxed and insured this evening Been to see the parents tonight in it Wow!!! It drives so well, it has heaters now... I thought the headlights would be awful coming from a newer car But they seem surprising good for the era of the car Really can't wait to sort the headlining I may have to put a...
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    R reg 3 door, non sunroof, 85K

    All running again and fluid tight with warm heaters Another job well done and to tick off my to do list
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    R reg 3 door tdi 300

    All running again and fluid tight with warm heaters Another job well done and to tick off my to do list
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    R reg 3 door, non sunroof, 85K

    Nearly back together today Another 20 mins in the morning should have it running again Looks like the p gasket was leaking Water pump bearing were shot Spent a good hour cleaning gasket faces up Even blocked them flat with 2000 grit just to make sure ( sorry no pics ) Water pump etc back...
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    R reg 3 door tdi 300

    Nearly back together today Another 20 mins in the morning should have it running again Looks like the p gasket was leaking Water pump bearing were shot Spent a good hour cleaning gasket faces up Even blocked them flat with 2000 grit just to make sure ( sorry no pics ) Water pump etc back...
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    Disco 2 Disco 2 side moulding

    Dunno if this'll help You'll have to cut them to size but I've used them before on another vehicle and it worked a treat http://www.rubbertrim.co.uk/body_mouldings.php
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    R reg 3 door, non sunroof, 85K

    I've did trim seats for 18 months at my work place On paint now Haven't trimmed seats since 2005 but there straight forward enough Plenty of videos on YouTube that are really helpful
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    R reg 3 door, non sunroof, 85K

    Cheers Water pump has just arrived
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    R reg 3 door, non sunroof, 85K

    Not the time of year for scrubbing seats They needed a few quick washes I did a couple at a time
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    R reg 3 door tdi 300

    Purchased this a few weeks back It's been off the road since the end of 2010 Since getting it back to mine it's just been a case of cleaning bits up and sorting little jobs It's now Mot'd, I've got a few bits to sort in the advisories which are in progress Started hoovering the interior...
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    R reg 3 door, non sunroof, 85K

    Hello... My name is Chris 33 years old... And this is my intro to a recent purchase I bought this 3 weeks ago.., It was a friends old car Missed out on it last year, but due to the new owners eye sight deteriorating I was tipped off it was there to have before advertised again So... It was last...