Broke down :(

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Broke down :(

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Not serious luckily - clutch cable pulled through the bulkhead...for the second time this year. But the nice RAC man towed me all the way from Guildford to Winchester. Looks like I'm going to have to fix it properly this time though. Anyone know what the part number for the repair kit that GSF do is? I couldn't find it anywhere.

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Hey Bud Euro Car Parts do them part no. 640440011 (its the mk1 golf plate which needs to be cut down, but its 10 times better than the scirocco plate that gsf used to do apparently).

See my thread here for more info

http://www.sciroccoregisterforum.co.uk/ ... ate#p13822
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Cheers for that. My local doesn't have one in stock so I think I'll just make a plate...


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They should be able to get it for you next day at the latest if stock is in at wembley


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Turns out the bulkhead repair is sound and it's the clutch cable that snapped :|


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Joe87 wrote:Turns out the bulkhead repair is sound and it's the clutch cable that snapped :|
Had the exact same problem about 3 months ago and the same 3 months before

Now I carry a spare in the boot at all times :hugegrin:


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also carry a spare one in the boot, along with the wheel, sub and a toolbox that lowers the rear suspension my an inch when i put it in the boot.


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whatalotafun wrote:also carry... a toolbox that lowers the rear suspension my an inch when i put it in the boot.
would the saving in fuel you'd make by taking it out pay for breakdown cover?


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Nate wrote:
whatalotafun wrote:also carry... a toolbox that lowers the rear suspension my an inch when i put it in the boot.
would the saving in fuel you'd make by taking it out pay for breakdown cover?
i did wonder that myself, but when you think that i have used the tool kit 3 times this week, all on other peoples cars, i'd say that it's worth while keeping it in the boot.

how would i help people out?


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is the money you get for using it paying for the fuel? i used to always have a full toolkit in the boot, but decided it just wasn't worth the hassle. i now do very little to my own car, prefering to save getting oily for when someone is paying me. mind you, i do spend all my working life playing with oily things... :hugegrin:


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Nate wrote:is the money you get for using it paying for the fuel? i used to always have a full toolkit in the boot, but decided it just wasn't worth the hassle. i now do very little to my own car, prefering to save getting oily for when someone is paying me. mind you, i do spend all my working life playing with oily things... :hugegrin:
i don't get paid for it!!!!
just drift around fixing cars n stuff. hell why not, if the people could afford to pay, they would have gone to the garage.
i only fix what i can do properly. no bodge jobs or owt.


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whatalotafun wrote: if the people could afford to pay, they would have gone to the garage.
i can, but i don't :hugegrin:


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Nate wrote:
whatalotafun wrote: if the people could afford to pay, they would have gone to the garage.
i can, but i don't :hugegrin:
you're the kind of cheap ass guy, and i'll be mending your car!


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think we're done here girls.


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