Lou's Jetta

LOUMO · Because HOMO was taken

RE: Lou's Jetta

LOUMO · Because HOMO was taken

Ok so i am on the phone with dave telling him to come to my house and i am also in the process of locking my car door. I take the key out and along with it comes the lock part that you turn. It broke off and i am pissed and know this is gonna be a bitch to fix.

-- Edited by LOUMO at 21:23, 2006-11-14

Raoul Duke · Pronounced "dookie"

Can you still turn the lock. If so you can get the lock cylinder out. If not....pray.

LOUMO · Because HOMO was taken

Well the lock cylinder comes out. But i think I need to get all new keys. So this is gonna suck.

Ok so last night i went to this fellow vdubers house in my hood and traded the guy my ricer wheels for a OEM Votex roof rack and then in return i am trading for my coils. How does that make you guys feel.

Raoul Duke · Pronounced "dookie"

The trade sounds like a good deal..

Do you not have any spare keys?

LOUMO · Because HOMO was taken

Well i have to replace the lock cylinders so i am gonna have to get new keys with them.

Raoul Duke · Pronounced "dookie"

Why? You can change the tumblers to match your key you have right now. Its not that hard as long as you know how to read your key to the tumbler number.

Most keys have 6 or 8 tumblers and 4 levels. Most of the time, its one is the lowest and 4 is the highest. From the looks of it, my old 240 key has 8 tumblers, so to read it would be like this:

But, VW will probably read differently, you should be able to have somebody at the dealership to match your key to the tumblers... Its much easier than having two keys or re-keying all you locks for one door.

LOUMO · Because HOMO was taken

Well there is a loop at the end of the tumbler. That is what broke on both sides now. I got a new handle so i am good. But now i have a injector leaking on my pulleys. That is what was making that noise Jamin. I drove around all day yesterday and it was leaking

TRAF · hey man! i have a skinny weiner!!!

Someone's car is going to catch on firez. Time to sell that POS. lol

LOUMO · Because HOMO was taken

OK well I have a injector leaking............This sucks got the car apart and i am gonna finish it tomorrow. I am actually proud of myself. Did most of the work with some help of Chris(VR6Tuner). He was mostly telling me what to do next and drinking beer. I am gonna try to get another injector but if i cant them i am gonna replace the O-rings on this one to see if that helps.

Also Jamin all day on Monday we drove around with the injector leaking. How does that make you feel?

LOUMO · Because HOMO was taken

ok got 7 O-rings and a fuel rail with 6 like new injectors

LOUMO · Because HOMO was taken

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO got the car fixed and running and it is actually a little faster and runs alot smoother.......

A4seen Racer · VP

nice. good to hear the car is running good.

LOUMO · Because HOMO was taken

Man well I now know how Viet felt when he got all those parts. When i got home last night i finished my car and then noticed a box in the Kitchen................It had my name on it and sure enough it was my suspension parts. So I think tomorrow night if andy swings by my job and gives me my coils then Ill be putting them on tomorrow night.

LOUMO · Because HOMO was taken

Well got good news, got the coils on the car and also picked up a euro VR lip for 20 bucks. I think i have mad more money than i spent on this car also.............

parts sold
GLX tails--50.00
old cup kit--sold today 140
traded wheels for a votex roof rack and in turn traded the roof rack for the coils
EURO tag--20.00

MONEY SPENT
strut bushings--50.00
VR lip--20.00
injectors and O rings---40.00
new door handle---30.00

Owning and hearing the sound of a VR6 Priceless...............................

TRAF · hey man! i have a skinny weiner!!!

haha, baller on a budget.

LOUMO · Because HOMO was taken

OK well things that need to be fixed are

whatever broke today????????
door handle
paint the turns and fogs
and that covers it.................for now

LOUMO · Because HOMO was taken

WELL, I am super pissed right now and really dont know what to do. This car is driving me nuts with stuff braking everyday......

Viet · POOP Bum

can you still drive it? ...i can't drive mine.

A4seen Racer · VP

LOUMO wrote:

WELL, I am super pissed right now and really dont know what to do. This car is driving me nuts with stuff braking everyday......

cars do that. dont let your car drive your nuts though

Viet · POOP Bum

yeah i wouldn't recommend your car driving your nuts either. lol

LOUMO · Because HOMO was taken

well it fixed itself????????????????????????? No lie put it back together after checking somethings and drove lucas around and sure enough, no noise

LOUMO · Because HOMO was taken

Ok well i am ordering the control arm bushings some time soon.........got the money just need to find a place that has the best deal.

Also need to fix the door handle and ill be good on that part and i need to find a rear jetta handle so if anybody goes to a junk yard can you please get it and ill pay you for it. Just make sure it is black.

LOUMO · Because HOMO was taken

Ok well since last time.................I got the control arm bushings and they are going on this weekend. I am gonna order the motor mounts i think tomorrow. Also got a EURO VR lip. I also did this cheap mod to amber the turns. Did that and also the door handle i fixed, yeah will it broke again. Also for some reason my MFA only works when the car is cold???????I am also installing a oil PSI gauge. I was doing some reading and found out that it can be handy to have one.

OK so none of you can say i cheap out on my cars n e more cause i buy something every week to make this car better.

LOUMO · Because HOMO was taken

Ok well got some things done today.

I got the control arms out of the car and well the bushings were all pretty much cracked..........LOL........So tomorrow I am going bright and early to MINI cooper to drop them off with lucas so he can press the poly ones in.

OK so to take out the control arm you have to take the bolt out of one of the motor mounts to jack up the motor so you can reach it. Well I grab the tools to do so and i am expecting this to be a hard process.....Well the damn bolt was hand tight and BENT!!!!!!!!!! So i need to see if I can get that from VW tomorrow. But other than that. I also got a auto meter OIL Pressure gauge for 15 bucks and it is brand new. I am ordering the pod right now and gonna get that in the car.

Just so you guys can see the gauge

and no i am not gonna rice it out with a bunch of gauges I am actually getting a really cool pod.

-- Edited by LOUMO at 05:02, 2006-12-08

LOUMO · Because HOMO was taken

Ok so let me tell you what a difference..............man the car feels so tight and just solid. I also found the bolt for the mount and replaced that. I need to order that damn pod just have been waiting for nothing really...LOL...Also did a oil change but that is nothing special. I want to get motor mounts next and also i need tires. If anybody can get me a good deal on some 205/50/15's let me know please.

Other than that I am thinking of what direction to go with this car. Sounds wierd but most of you know this is my dream car and I love it to death and as you can see with this thread I have done alot to this car since I have gotten it. I am not sure just yet if I just wanna go low and slow..............I really just want to enjoy it as I always pictured it.

Tito · Guru

LOUMO wrote:

If anybody can get me a good deal on some 205/50/15's let me know please.

What kind of tires do you want? Dealership hook-up mo ya.

Steve

LOUMO · Because HOMO was taken

right now I am not to concerned about the brand. Just need something new or newer in that size.

Tito · Guru

LOUMO wrote:

right now I am not to concerned about the brand. Just need something new or newer in that size.

How much do you want to spend? I need something to go off of...and do you want like a bazillion mile tire, or like a sport tire...there are a lot of options...

Steve

LOUMO · Because HOMO was taken

I would like to spend about 200 bucks if not less...........I just need the tires i can get the mounted somewere else. I just want a decent tire that is good in the rain. Owning a VR and driving in the rain sucks. You cant even give if half throttle.

-- Edited by LOUMO at 13:17, 2006-12-11