What did you do to your Scirocco today?

Stu13R · Post by **Stu13R** » Mon Feb 02, 2015 8:14 am

danielabbott89 wrote:I have treated my Scirocco this weekend. It had its first wash for over a month yesterday (it's dirty already). I finally swapped the silver VW badges for some black ones I got from eBay and then took it (the Mrs and the dog) for a spin to Formby beach.

I am liking the look of the black badge on the front but I am a bit unsure on the one at the back. Do you think I need to de-badge it? Looks a bit daft with the silver scirocco and tsi badge. Thoughts?

Yes I think it would look better and I'd like to do it myself. Do you know the best way to get the badges off and where to buy the blade vw badges from?

andyy · Post by **andyy** » Mon Feb 02, 2015 8:19 am

danielabbott89 wrote:I have treated my Scirocco this weekend. It had its first wash for over a month yesterday (it's dirty already). I finally swapped the silver VW badges for some black ones I got from eBay and then took it (the Mrs and the dog) for a spin to Formby beach.

I am liking the look of the black badge on the front but I am a bit unsure on the one at the back. Do you think I need to de-badge it? Looks a bit daft with the silver scirocco and tsi badge. Thoughts?

I prefer the oem silver tbh.. Especially as the other badges on the back end are silver. imo of course..

Car looks lovely though

andyy · Post by **andyy** » Mon Feb 02, 2015 8:24 am

danielabbott89 wrote:I have treated my Scirocco this weekend. It had its first wash for over a month yesterday (it's dirty already). I finally swapped the silver VW badges for some black ones I got from eBay and then took it (the Mrs and the dog) for a spin to Formby beach.

I am liking the look of the black badge on the front but I am a bit unsure on the one at the back. Do you think I need to de-badge it? Looks a bit daft with the silver scirocco and tsi badge. Thoughts?

I prefer the oem silver tbh.. Especially as the other badges on the back end are silver. imo of course..

Car looks lovely though

danielabbott89 · Post by **danielabbott89** » Mon Feb 02, 2015 12:44 pm

StuWright13 wrote:
danielabbott89 wrote:I have treated my Scirocco this weekend. It had its first wash for over a month yesterday (it's dirty already). I finally swapped the silver VW badges for some black ones I got from eBay and then took it (the Mrs and the dog) for a spin to Formby beach.

I am liking the look of the black badge on the front but I am a bit unsure on the one at the back. Do you think I need to de-badge it? Looks a bit daft with the silver scirocco and tsi badge. Thoughts?
Yes I think it would look better and I'd like to do it myself. Do you know the best way to get the badges off and where to buy the blade vw badges from?

I warmed the adhesive up with a hair dryer and then put a membership card down the back to prise it away from the bonnet. I gave it a bit of a clean and then warmed up the back of the new badge and held it in place for a minute or so.

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vi ... 1074214305" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vi ... 1137143432" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

These came from China. (Hopefully the links work)

trentoid · Post by **trentoid** » Mon Feb 02, 2015 6:08 pm

I had the dreaded Glow Plug + Engine Warning Light on my Rocco last week after only owning the car for 2months (2nd hand)

So today, the warranty company have agreed to replace the Turbo, only going to cost me £180

as the cost of replacement exceeds the agreement.

MattAy · Post by **MattAy** » Mon Feb 02, 2015 8:19 pm

Meetkat1991 revo says around 280bhp! Only running vpower I believe it too. Best way to kick off my build for sure! Caught a Porsche Cayenne S off guard today [emoji39]

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RichZTT · Post by **RichZTT** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 8:45 pm

jtbrown wrote:Got three different brands of tyre on it at the moment all of which are approaching 3mm. These just arrived today 235 / 35 / 19.

The same will be going on mine soon, had them on my Astra and they're fantastic

RichZTT · Post by **RichZTT** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 8:49 pm

Car went in for service and MOT today, passed with no major problems

selleym · Post by **selleym** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 8:57 pm

Picked up other half's Seat Ibiza Fr today! Goodbye Vauxhall Corsa!

easyrider · Post by **easyrider** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 9:28 pm

picked up this!

meerkat1991 · Post by **meerkat1991** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 9:30 pm

MattAy wrote:Meetkat1991 revo says around 280bhp! Only running vpower I believe it too. Best way to kick off my build for sure! Caught a Porsche Cayenne S off guard today [emoji39]

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Wow! That's impressive, what kinda money are you talking for a stage 1?

MattAy · Post by **MattAy** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 9:35 pm

meerkat1991 wrote:
MattAy wrote:Meetkat1991 revo says around 280bhp! Only running vpower I believe it too. Best way to kick off my build for sure! Caught a Porsche Cayenne S off guard today [emoji39]

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Wow! That's impressive, what kinda money are you talking for a stage 1?

£499 mate. It's transformed the car! I am looking at booking for the dsg map and I'll be fitting an intake to bring out the sound.

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meerkat1991 · Post by **meerkat1991** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 9:37 pm

Hmm, maybe have to put that off for now! Think I'll have to get it done at some point! Thanks

dimexi · Post by **dimexi** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 10:02 pm

Picked it back up from the garage today! So glad im out of the ghastly 1.4 polo.

50k service done - new clutch kit installed and release bearing. that should last me 100k miles

roc82 · Post by **roc82** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 9:36 am

easyrider wrote:picked up this!

Awesome!

selleym · Post by **selleym** » Sun Feb 08, 2015 9:47 am

Drove to Market Harborough and got 40mpg!

Stu13R · Post by **Stu13R** » Sun Feb 08, 2015 10:23 am

selleym wrote:Drove to Market Harborough and got 40mpg!

Do you think an R would do the same mpg?

selleym · Post by **selleym** » Sun Feb 08, 2015 11:17 am

No idea the 2.0tsi GT gets good long distance mpg. Always get 40+ between Durham and Gatwick doing 80-85 er I mean 69

. No idea what you would get going 70 the whole way!

abs_roc · Post by **abs_roc** » Sun Feb 08, 2015 12:29 pm

Swapped the silver emblems for some gloss black ones. Time to plasti dip the wheels black now!

dunbruin · Post by **dunbruin** » Sun Feb 08, 2015 3:12 pm

Sorted out an annoying rattle that was p*ssing me off. It only showed itself between about 1200 and 1800 rpm and it sounded like it was coming from the dashboard at the base of the windscreen. After a lot of searching on this and other forums, I finally tracked it down to the bonnet stay. I wrapped some insulating tape around the bottom of the stay, where it goes through the plastic retaining thing and, voila, no more rattle. Hooray.

I also removed the soundaktor. Jury's out on this one at the moment. The car's quieter, particularly at idle and while cruising at motorway speeds, but I miss the throaty sound it made when pushing a bit harder (yes, my car's a diesel and I know that the sound isn't real but ....). I'm gonna give it a while before deciding whether or not it stays out. (I have read that some people have fitted a switch, so that you get the best of both worlds. Hmm)

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