Update time :
Few things changed since last time!
First i got a set of rear cupholders off ebay and fitted them! Had a bit of bother to start with getting it in place but got there in the end. Dont think they'll ever get used much as i rarely have rear passengers, but it looks better than the cubby hole!
Next I got cruise control fitted! I'd thought about doing it myself, but seeing as i don't have VAGCOM and didnt know anyone with it, i went to my local dealer. Spoke with the parts guy on a few occasions and has always been more than helpful! Definitely good to see someone that knows what they are talking about!
It turns out that VW do cruise control retrofit kits (supplied and fitted), so i seen this as a better option for me as the car is still in warranty and didnt wanna risk wrecking something. So anyway, there were two types of kit showing on the VW parts system for my car, The kit required would depend on the manufacturer of the slip ring fitted in my car. To save hassle, both kits were ordered in and a date was set.
Dropped the car off in the morning and got it back that evening! Only cost £250 as well as the car had a Valeo slip ring where the other kit was £300! Cant Complain at that!
That wonderful new control stalk!
Couple of pics with the interior LEDs fitted before! Not the best of pictures im afraid, i fitted white LEDs to the map reading lights and rear light as well as fitting red LEDs into the footwells. the interior is so easy on the eye at night!
I ordered a new snowfoam lance at the start of the week from AutoBrite, Received it today Happy enough with the product but not with the poor customer service! Asked for confirmation of my order twice and never recieved a reply. First of knowing it was on its way was a postal update from the courier.
Anyway i went out to test it this afternoon after work as the car was in desperate need of a full detail! Car hadn't been washed in weeks and was in need of some attention.
Car was snowfoamed and rinsed, before moving onto cleaning the wheels! The bucket of water was black after i was finished cleaning the alloys!
Washed the car, Went round with a bottle of tar remover and cleaned under the skirts etc then went over the car with Iron Out! the whole car basically turned purple! Then gave the car a going over with a claybar to remove any stuff that was missed. A Quick rinse then dry the car off with a microfibre drying towel. Thats as far as i got today as it was getting dark!
Will hopefully revisit again on sunday as i want to give the car a polish and then apply some wax ready for the winter months!
I've also bought some Gtechniq G1 Glass Solution to put on the windscreen and side windows in the hope it will help with not freezing up so bad. Getting up for work at 7am is bad enough without having to scrape the windscreen and pry the door seal open!
Got my insurance renewal through a few weeks ago as well. Was given a price of £1000 (Which i was happy about) but always like to try and get it a bit cheaper!
So phoned up my insurance company and told them that i was getting a cheaper price elsewhere (I hadnt actually looked anywhere yet) So after running through the details and the advisor applying the maximum loyalty discount, I got a price of £850 Fully Comp! Very happy with that.
Just for a bit of fun, i phoned up sky insurace afterwards to see what they were coming back with, and the guy was genuinely taken aback at how cheap i was being quoted consdering im only 20! Said that most 30 year olds struggle to even get quotes on these cars! So funnily enough, not getting a quote wasn't very surprising.
Thats it for now anyway, Still looking at getting my wheels powdercoated but gonna wait until my front tyres need replacing! Just hit 10k Miles so should be soon!