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Today I drove my recently acquired 1.4 BHC a 165 mile journey to collect a towbar with removable hitch - I've been looking for sometime and considered the new ones on eBay, but fortunately this one turned up before I took that step. Now it joins the list of jobs to do...(I have wanted a towbar for my AUA, but it isn't homologated for a trailer (being a very early one), and Audi haven't been able to confirm that it would be covered retrospectively).
 
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Decided I want original cup holders in my car (after all) as both of mine broke down and there currently are just 2 holes in the panel.
If someone has them or something compatible in stock, I'd like a PM. :)
 
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As an aside, I've been using Calix engine heater more and more recently - and even just 90 minutes with this plugged in starts the engine off at 50 degrees and it gradually warms up from there. I say this not because it I think it makes a major difference to consumption (it would on short journeys though), but because of all the recent talk of slow / incomplete diesel warm-up: I thought the coolant temp would bleed off because the oil is cold, but this appears not to happen, interestingly.
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Not sure where the calix one is looped into the coolant system but the DEFA one is fitted below the oil cooler and filter housing, I would expect that it can still warm up a reasonable amount of the oil. I always found this housing to get warm when running the electric heater.
 
Yes both systems are very similar (I only went for Calix as that was what I could source easily at time time), however the oil temp when I switch on is generally not more than a few degrees hotter than ambient temperature once the engine has been started and run for a moment. It seems the oil is slow to warm up and slow to lose heat - which is I guess why it's used in certain types of electric radiators.
 
A year ago today this little beauty joined our family 😀
 

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Today I swapped over the drivers doors and locks on the FSI. Door looks great, lock works, but not much resistance in the door handle. Feels loose. So a bit of investigation work needed.
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Today I took some time to strip and clean up the dashboard I have ready to go into Diane.
Still building up the courage to spend a weekend getting the swap done :)

Before and after shots attached.
 

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Mightyleader said:
Today I took some time to strip and clean up the dashboard I have ready to go into Diane.
Still building up the courage to spend a weekend getting the swap done :)

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Glad to see you've got a black one to go in at last. I know the objective was the double-DIN functionality, but I never did think the Jive coloured one went with the rest of your interior.
 
Today I rolled back the years (all 49 of them) to being a 16 year old apprentice by cutting all of the parts required to make the brackets to fit MK1 TT seats out of 40 x 8mm flat bar with a hacksaw and plenty of elbow grease 😁, and didn't brake a blade. 👍
Might regret it tomorrow though. 🤣
 
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