Woohoo! Stevie arrived today!!!

Kara · 27-01-10, 03:26 PM

Well Stevie was dropped off this morning and I have to say wow! I am so impressed! She looks really gorgeous and the 180 bodykit makes her look so mean! And she drives beautifully! Much less bumpy than an F!

Took some quick pics:

Just a quick couple of questions... any idea what size the rear badge is as it needs replacing. Also any idea why the engine management light is staying on and I'm getting a weird intermitent high pitched squeaking noise when I'm driving along normally. Any advice would be great!

arwilson80 · 27-01-10, 03:39 PM

Nice...

I think the back badge is 59mm if i remeber correctly. The other 2 questions i can't answer.

Kara · 27-01-10, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by arwilson80

Nice...

I think the back badge is 59mm if i remeber correctly. The other 2 questions i can't answer.

Thanks hun! I'll nip on ebay and order one now.

27-01-10, 03:45 PM

That looks like newhaven!

arwilson80 · 27-01-10, 03:46 PM

Correction... MKII rear badge is approx 89mm (just been searching).

27-01-10, 03:53 PM

Nice motor i am guessing the engine management light will be a faulty oxygen sensor in the exhaust i have went through three of them but a hook up to a diagnostic kit will tell you what it is.

Kara · 27-01-10, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Stevedx

That looks like newhaven!

It is! Very well spotted! Yes I live next to Newhaven Fort so just up the road from West Beach.

EDIT: Just realized it's you Steve! It's me MG_CHIC from .org - I was the gal that asked to borrow your trailer if you remember!

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Originally Posted by arwilson80

Correction... MKII rear badge is approx 89mm (just been searching).

Phew talk about just in the nick of time! Was just about to order one!

Thanks for double checking!

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Originally Posted by grimmy

Nice motor i am guessing the engine management light will be a faulty oxygen sensor in the exhaust i have went through three of them but a hook up to a diagnostic kit will tell you what it is.

Hmm... the exhaust is blowing slightly so not sure if that would set off the sensor in the exhaust? Oh well at least I can drive her around without worrying about anything blowing up.

Still doesn't explain my squeak though. And the fact that when I parked Stevie up there was this constant high pitched continuous beep from the engine bay for about 2-3mins... hmm...

Glen290 · 27-01-10, 04:11 PM

Looks great, sooo need an extreme hatch spoiler for mine, the lip spoiler looks so lame...

27-01-10, 04:15 PM

If the exhaust is blowing from in front of the sensors it could be causing the sensors to read incorrectly and flag up a fault code, might be worth gettting it looked at as it might be something as simple as a new exhaust

Kara · 27-01-10, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Glen290

Looks great, sooo need an extreme hatch spoiler for mine, the lip spoiler looks so lame...

Lol Thanks Glen!

I quite like the spoiler actually because it's not in your face... could be a girly thing though as we're not overcompensating for anything...

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Originally Posted by grimmy

If the exhaust is blowing from in front of the sensors it could be causing the sensors to read incorrectly and flag up a fault code, might be worth gettting it looked at as it might be something as simple as a new exhaust

Hmm... I think you've hit the nail on the head... well this just gives me the perfect excuse to buy a sports exhaust!