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  1. Birchall

    car mods

    Would having the panel on the tailgate on your car wrapped or painted in Matt black perhaps? It might look subtle, perhaps too subtle? just a thought Steve B
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    car mods

    This was my attempt at making the rear look less “bulky”
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    The Definitive Suspension Parts List

    I know that Adam Klyne bought the last few that were available when he did mine. Steve B
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    Anyone want an easy way to lose weight without pills exercise or strange foods?

    That is what I tried to do. Instead of saying do X, eat Y I wanted to do it in a way where I explain WHY to do it rather than WHAT to do. If you can understand the logic behind it then you will be in control and less likely to get to a target the suddenly stop doing everything that got you...
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    Anyone want an easy way to lose weight without pills exercise or strange foods?

    Also, by ignoring your hunger pains you are ignoring the fact that hunger is your body converting fat to energy. In fact you are living proof of what I am saying. The minute you start to feel hungry you know for a fact that you are loosing weight. You body is telling you that you are...
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    Anyone want an easy way to lose weight without pills exercise or strange foods?

    A friend of mine had a similar problem. I gave him a copy of the book and explained that it would help him understand how his body works and he could then use it to put on weight. One important thing to remember is the feeling that people get when they are hungry. It is uncomfortable because...
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    Anyone want an easy way to lose weight without pills exercise or strange foods?

    As for why we put on so much weight from wine and beer? It is not really the wine and beer that causes the gain in weight. Whenever you have a few beers or glasses of wine, your body tries to balance out all of the extra fluid and so it makes you want something dry, salty and savoury. Hence the...
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    Anyone want an easy way to lose weight without pills exercise or strange foods?

    Food should be a pleasure. Your body rewards you for eating healthily and in the right quantities. Most diets make you eat less. Or low fat food. Just eating less is tricky to do because you must eat enough. By waiting until you feel hungry before you eat anything means that you can enjoy your...
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    Anyone want an easy way to lose weight without pills exercise or strange foods?

    Sugar does not contain any fat and your body can’t really store it. It is basically pure energy. It is one of the reasons why kids become “hyper active” when they have had too much sugar. Your body can’t store it so it makes you active so that the energy is burned up. For the same reason, you...
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    Anyone want an easy way to lose weight without pills exercise or strange foods?

    I am happy to help, I can post a few short excerpts from the book that are the main points and you can ask me any questions you have. In a nutshell your body can already control its own weight, it is just that we don’t listen to it. Instead we listen to people telling us what to eat and when...
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    Information A2 - Firm ride????

    Yes that will make a small difference, but not much. Don’t forget that if you were to switch to 15” wheels from 17” wheels, and keep the same overall diameter of the tyre, (as you need to so that the speedo etc. remains correct) your tyre wall will only be ONE inch bigger (because it is the...
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    Information A2 - Firm ride????

    In short, yes, the A2 does have a firm ride. BUT !!!!! I recently replaced the whole suspension, front and rear (or at least Adam Klyne did for me) The front struts were old and extremely rusty and so it was time. The ride was “crashy” to say the least. After the work was completed I was...
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    Courier service

    I totally agree. Thanks to Colin I have been able to buy things that are too far away to collect, but Colin makes it possible at a very fair price. He is also a very nice guy. Steve B
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    Information Fuel sender TDI

    Thank you so much. Cheers Steve B
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    Information Fuel sender TDI

    Does anyone know the part number for the fuel sender on a 2003 TDI (larger tank) please ? I need one and have found one but need to be sure that it is not from a car with the smaller fuel tank capacity. Cheers Steve B
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    Chat Increase in revs when starting from warm

    It might be worth getting a VCDS check on the temperature sender. Remember that the temperature gauge in the dash may well be ok but there is s separate feed to the ECU. So it may be thinking that the engine is colder than it really is. VCDS can show both readings, or just replace the sensor...
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    Today I.....

    We need people who are not purists as well, just to make things more interesting.
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    Today I.....

    Wow. Fame at last. And I thought that I wasn’t cut out for it 😁 I also didn’t think that I fit in😁
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    Turning the dash/needle lights on and off via VCDS

    I know that this is an old post. But I just had to use it on both of our A2s. When it starts to get dark or you go under thick tree foliage etc. It is very difficult to see the speed numbers on the speedo. Just for clarification, the above image shows the right area in VCDS Instruments 17 then...
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    Airbag Light - 00588 - Air Bag Ignition Circuit - Driver Side N95.

    My money is in the wiring under the seat being the problem. It should therefore be an easy fix. With mine removing the error code sometimes switched off the warning only for it to reappear (especially when I had adjusted the seat)
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