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01-21-2011, 11:15 PM | #5919 |
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01-21-2011, 11:27 PM | #5920 |
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Seafoam is totally useless. That smoke you see coming out of the exhausts on the demo videos is nothing else but the actual fluid burning, not the carbon buildup.
You want your intake valves cleaned? This is what the BMW dealerships do: 1. Remove intake manifold. 2. Manually rotate engine by hand till the 1-2 valves are exposed. 3. Clean exposed valves with BMW fuel injector cleaner and toothbrush 4. Repeat on all valves. The AUDI engines are much worse than ours. The S4 guys just have their engine heads rebuild every 30K miles....
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01-21-2011, 11:28 PM | #5921 |
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He's ahead of schedule!
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01-21-2011, 11:30 PM | #5922 |
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Sorry, but the only decent VW shop around here that I know is dubwerks. Rich is pretty awesome and they definitely know their stuff.
That being said, I did all the work on my former VW. Not once the car was in the shop for the 7 years I owned it. So, STFU ![]()
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01-21-2011, 11:30 PM | #5923 |
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Always here to bring you boys back into the boiling pot...
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01-21-2011, 11:31 PM | #5924 |
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haha no offense meant Vasil...I actually read your long thought out comments
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01-21-2011, 11:32 PM | #5925 |
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boiling pot? Is that a Bulgarianism I'm missing?
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01-21-2011, 11:33 PM | #5926 |
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None taken! I try to pick out the humorous comments from the bitchy ones...
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01-21-2011, 11:34 PM | #5927 |
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You may be glad to know initial impressions of the magnetic suction rack are positive
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01-21-2011, 11:37 PM | #5928 |
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Oooh definitely. It's hard to explain online. Perhaps once we have a few drinks, I could attempt to explain the meaning of it...
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01-21-2011, 11:38 PM | #5929 |
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01-21-2011, 11:38 PM | #5930 |
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That's good to know. My 335 has a ski bag but there is no way I am using it. I am thinking this season I'll get some ski equipment for which I'll definitely need a good carrier system...
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01-21-2011, 11:40 PM | #5931 |
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I think I'm gonna modify it actually since the bases are about 12x12 but the suction device is maybe 4" diameter...the racking system takes up more than this but there is excess base device that doesn't really do much...this is probably less of an issue on a flatter roof the sedans have
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01-21-2011, 11:54 PM | #5933 |
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only reason i asked is cuz I have a buddy with a golf who needs a few suspension repairs done and thinks dealer is over charging. I'd send him to A&L but I figured VS is a better place to go to for that kind of work (alignment and all that).
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I've replaced every single suspension component on my MK4 Jetta. With proper tools and help it is doable over a weekend. What kind of work does he need? I know dubwerks charge $95.00 per hour, but these guys breathe VW/AUDI
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01-22-2011, 12:36 AM | #5935 |
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ooo, brian, I be stuck to me like glue, brian, Ima spend it all on me, brian, my room is the scotch spot, call me john jameson, I like to drink it on the rocks
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01-22-2011, 12:38 AM | #5936 |
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01-22-2011, 12:41 AM | #5937 |
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May hit you up for some help on this in the future. Thanks! Will look into Umbra after I decide which tint to go with
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01-22-2011, 12:45 AM | #5938 |
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formula 1 or nothing...they also have formula 1 ceramic...depending on how my tint holds up this summer I will have them strip it and replace it with the f1 ceramic
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01-22-2011, 12:52 AM | #5939 |
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That is what I was trying to decide on. Ceramic or not
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01-22-2011, 12:57 AM | #5940 |
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based on my 335, which I didn't get it on, I would get it. This car has less windows though, so we'll see how it goes. This tint didn't cost me anything though so it's not like I have to consider it a sunk cost or anything
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