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by rich1351
Sun Jan 07, 2018 10:04 am
Forum: Events and Meetings
Topic: 2018 Pride of Longbridge
Replies: 112
Views: 103014

Re: 2018 Pride of Longbridge

Ill be there aswell in my 420gsi turbo :D
by rich1351
Thu Mar 24, 2016 8:44 pm
Forum: Technical and Diagnosis
Topic: Dead electrics after engine swap
Replies: 10
Views: 9285

Re: Dead electrics after engine swap

Managed to find the problem After scouring through the electrical fault finding manual found it to be id left off the earth @ E7 on slam panel :slapme :blushing :oops Must have poked it out the way while the fusebox was out and missed it when connecting them all back up. Time to carry on tidying up ...
by rich1351
Sun Mar 20, 2016 7:33 pm
Forum: Technical and Diagnosis
Topic: Dead electrics after engine swap
Replies: 10
Views: 9285

Re: Dead electrics after engine swap

Yeah already know him...popped to his today in it :laughing2 hopefully see him tomorrow and pick his brains a bit more..
by rich1351
Sun Mar 20, 2016 7:12 pm
Forum: Technical and Diagnosis
Topic: Dead electrics after engine swap
Replies: 10
Views: 9285

Re: Dead electrics after engine swap

Fans - did they work previously, have you checked the resistor which would usually control position 1,2 & 3 but it should work on pos 4 regardless. Headlights - Checked bulbs ect. with known good ones? Fans(pos 3&4) Headlights and Central locking all worked previously (right up until i took...
by rich1351
Sun Mar 20, 2016 6:43 pm
Forum: Technical and Diagnosis
Topic: Dead electrics after engine swap
Replies: 10
Views: 9285

Dead electrics after engine swap

Just replaced the engine on my 94 420 GSI turbo and upgraded to wasted spark and dta management. Managed to get it all in and running, had to un-convert the engine loom back to fit the fuse-box and all runs fine. First problem was the starter relay was dead, after running a temporary earth this work...
by rich1351
Tue Jun 09, 2015 7:46 am
Forum: Upgrades & Modifications
Topic: Nightfire Red.. do i or dont i
Replies: 11
Views: 11168

Re: Nightfire Red.. do i or dont i

i think i might be going down the 2k route, although the i do like depth of the shine with base + lacquer. I think in the long run though 2k will be easier to keep red as ive seen so many yellow vw/seat/audis that end up a horrible cream colour and because of the lacquer theres no way of polishing t...
by rich1351
Sun Jun 07, 2015 9:27 pm
Forum: Upgrades & Modifications
Topic: Nightfire Red.. do i or dont i
Replies: 11
Views: 11168

Re: Nightfire Red.. do i or dont i

To be fair im not planning on selling the car anytime soon, ive become quite attached and i think i would miss it too much and be unable to replace it. And it would be nice a few years down the line to have a nice example of a rare car
by rich1351
Sun Jun 07, 2015 8:46 pm
Forum: Upgrades & Modifications
Topic: Nightfire Red.. do i or dont i
Replies: 11
Views: 11168

Re: Nightfire Red.. do i or dont i

Thats the main reason i keep going back and forth with the idea
by rich1351
Sun Jun 07, 2015 8:22 pm
Forum: Upgrades & Modifications
Topic: Nightfire Red.. do i or dont i
Replies: 11
Views: 11168

Nightfire Red.. do i or dont i

Im in 2 minds whether or not to have my 420 gsi turbo done in nighfire red when it goes in for paint. At the minute its just straight gloss red (with half of the lacquer missing). So the whole car is being painted either way, door shuts the lot. Personally i prefer the nightfire red and being a 1994...
by rich1351
Mon Oct 27, 2014 8:17 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hello from the West Midlands
Replies: 11
Views: 9108

Re: Hello from the West Midlands

Ahhh so am i right in thinking that the ones with colour coded boot panels were original if newer than 94?
Had a couple of 216 gtis with those wheels years ago not sure they look right on the 400s personally but we are talking early 90's so small wheels were the norm *laughs*