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    Headlight question

    Howdy folks, I have a set of headlights which are not the same age as each other, and the light from the one is starting to become very yellow (as opposed to the usual clear blue/purply colour of the newer unit.) Do I have to replace the entire unit to fix that, or is it possible to just...
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    Oh ******, gearshift cables...

    Hi, Just installed new shifter bracket bushes on my car, and re-installed the shifter bits and now the gears aren't slotting in so nicely, and I can't get reverse. Is there a specific position the shifter needs to be in before I re-attach the shift cables? Cheers, JB
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    Valve cover breather adapter

    Hi All, I bought one of those fancy doo-dads from IE that replace the stock valve cover breather pipe, but how the hell do I fit it? The bit I bought says it fits the 06A engines (of which mine is one), and I can't see an easy way of taking the original bit out... This is what it should look...
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    Lower intercooler pipe...

    Hi all, Is a product like this worth investigating? Lower Intercooler Pipe - 1.8T I'm thinking of going to my local Powerflow guy and asking him to throw something like that together for me, as I won't be going the FMIC route anytime soon, was just wondering how helpful it could really be...
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    Branch Manifold on an S

    Hi All, I've recently spotted a crack in my exhaust manifold and have started looking around for a new one. I've spotted some good stuff online but, due to prohibitive shipping costs, I don't think I'll be heading down that route so I'll need to find something locally that will do the trick...
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    Solid axle beam bushes

    Hi, Can any of the suspension boffos here tell me if it's a good idea to slap on a pair of solid axle bushes? I've been doing some reading on vwvortex and someone made the point that they could over stress the mount point as they don't have as much give as the OE ones, which could lead to...
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    Total waste of a day working on the car...

    Hi, So I'm new around these parts, and started reading ASN to get some tips on how to do some of the easier jobs on the car. To get myself started I thought I'd give smoothing the airbox a go, and that went pretty easy, and it was at around the same time that I saw I needed to replace the...
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    Headlight brightness

    Hi All, Simple question for you all tonight - what's the best way to get some more oooomph out of my headlights? I've just had the xenon sensor sorted, but I've been disappointed with the power of the headlights since I purchased the car, tbh. Are there good aftermarket bulbs that won't break...
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    PCV system - wtf?

    Hi All, So, have had my S for almost 12 years now, and I'm starting to work on the issues which have started springing up now that the car has clocked some proper mileage. First up was the turbo, the shaft of which was proper shagged after 240k-odd kms, and now I'm starting to pay attention to...