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Just spent 2 days cleaning A2 for Agreed Value Insurance: wash, wax, gummi pflege on rubbers, blacked some of the outside black plastic, vinyl cleaner, meguiars headlight cleaner, glass cleaner, RainX. Not as good as Darren C recent clean! Didn't clay or shampoo seats as did that last year. Had to take a photo of the engine compartment, not that it shows much with the sound deading cover. Difficult to clean. Maybe time to consider a steam clean. At least they don't want a picture underneath - small mercies ;)

I've never cleaned the headliner - has anyone done that and if so with what and how?


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So today I

Have a brief look over the 1.4 color storm

Brought due to Egg , setting fire to himself earlier in the week

Needs a bit of love and a good clean , new paint to rear wheel aches , and bits and bobs

Really nice smooth drive , and was nice filling up the smaller tank

Net results are , not bad for a 15 year old car ,3 owners and serviced at 5k intervals

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Away with the fairys said:
So today I

Have a brief look over the 1.4 color storm

Brought due to Egg , setting fire to himself earlier in the week

Needs a bit of love and a good clean , new paint to rear wheel aches , and bits and bobs

Really nice smooth drive , and was nice filling up the smaller tank

Net results are , not bad for a 15 year old car ,3 owners and serviced at 5k intervals

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Sorry to hear about your car setting on fire mate hopefully it’s sorted soon


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Today I finally have an update on the 225-pound A2.

It started with a second chance at life by having a new cam belt fitted (the one coming off was on it for 100k miles, judging by the history). Then gave the interior a good clean, treated the leather and fitted some new Ambassador mats. Finally I had the TT wheels fitted, together with 4 Hankook Prime 3s (the original SE wheels will be appearing in the Market section at some point). Happy with it so far. ? It has been in the Netherlands twice until now, and it has munched the motorway miles with ease. Just over 206k on the clock at the moment.

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A2 Louis said:
It must be normal as Boris does it sometimes and the only code showing up is to do with the thermostat :) ? ?
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Well Spud, my FSI ran like clockwork today. Just a 270 mile run. However when I came to fill up, and removed the fuel filler cap, I noted an inrush of air. Iwonder if the breather hose is blocked, creating a partial vacuum in the tank?
Something worth investigating, if I can find the fuel tank breather hose!
 
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Well Spud, my FSI ran like clockwork today. Just a 270 mile run. However when I came to fill up, and removed the fuel filler cap, I noted an inrush of air. Iwonder if the breather hose is blocked, creating a partial vacuum in the tank?
Something worth investigating, if I can find the fuel tank breather hose!
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I imagine the breather is the the same with the FSI...

Vacuum build-up in fuel tank (1.4 petrol)

The fuel tank on my 1.4 AUA petrol (X-reg) has been developing a partial vacuum as fuel is used, evidenced by the fact that when the cap is opened after a tank-to-tank brim, petrol vapours will vent out of the tank for at least 15 seconds (displaced by nearly 35 litres of incoming/mixed air)...
www.a2oc.net

Andy
 
Couldn’t help myself.... so I have just arrived home with this!

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Very happy so far, has factory Bose, denison, cruise control & winter pack in Pearl effect ebony black.

Chap selling could not be less interested in it, even chucked in roof bars for free.

Looks like I may be selling the Island Green!
 
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Couldn’t help myself.... so I have just arrived home with this!

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Very happy so far, has factory Bose, denison, cruise control & winter pack in Pearl effect ebony black.

Chap selling could not be less interested in it, even chucked in roof bars for free.

Looks like I may be selling the Island Green!
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None of this was mentioned in the advert, I guess you have to be lucky sometimes

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So far on the short 40 mile drive home I’ve found that there is one wheel centre cap missing,

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and that the passenger front drivers spring or top mount (maybe) makes itself just heard when reversing around a bend.
 
Congratulations on securing what looks like a stunning A2, with some nice options. Look forward to seeing more pictures and some of the interior too.
 
Alan_uk said:
Just spent 2 days cleaning A2 for Agreed Value Insurance: wash, wax, gummi pflege on rubbers, blacked some of the outside black plastic, vinyl cleaner, meguiars headlight cleaner, glass cleaner, RainX. Not as good as Darren C recent clean! Didn't clay or shampoo seats as did that last year. Had to take a photo of the engine compartment, not that it shows much with the sound deading cover. Difficult to clean. Maybe time to consider a steam clean. At least they don't want a picture underneath - small mercies ;)

I've never cleaned the headliner - has anyone done that and if so with what and how?


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I have! I deep clean Alison's interior every year. I use warm soapy water, a damp cloth and the foaming interior cleaner tins from Halfords seems to work well... ?
 
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Couldn’t help myself.... so I have just arrived home with this!

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Very happy so far, has factory Bose, denison, cruise control & winter pack in Pearl effect ebony black.

Chap selling could not be less interested in it, even chucked in roof bars for free.

Looks like I may be selling the Island Green!
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#A2BA! Prime candidate for an RNS-E Upgrade :)
 
So today ...

I collected “Basil “ from the guys at WOM , once again the chaps have worked their magic and skills , Basil now has fully working AC , this was an element of the engine rebuild which I thought I had cracked , but it was not to be ...

New compressor, dryer , and a couple of seals later , I drove home in a ice box

I also started the repairs to Egg , my TDI 75 , following the engine bay electrical fire , and it’s proving to be a pain in the rear ..managed to extract the washer fluid bottle , which was damage by heat , plus the filling hose had melted , fitted the replacement one , which is slightly bigger/ by about 1lt , only to find I was then unable to get to a key bolt for the steering pump , which had to be moved , to get the the washer bottle fixing , so the old adage , reverse steps to re-assemble don’t work ...

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TYN said:
Today I finally have an update on the 225-pound A2.

It started with a second chance at life by having a new cam belt fitted (the one coming off was on it for 100k miles, judging by the history). Then gave the interior a good clean, treated the leather and fitted some new Ambassador mats. Finally I had the TT wheels fitted, together with 4 Hankook Prime 3s (the original SE wheels will be appearing in the Market section at some point). Happy with it so far. ? It has been in the Netherlands twice until now, and it has munched the motorway miles with ease. Just over 206k on the clock at the moment.

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Love those wheels! You say they are TT wheels? What would be the size / name I’d search for on the eBay?
 
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