GTiJohn wrote:RG were paying £1100 a car royalties to Honda on every R8 sold

Incredible!

Was that during or after the Honda alliance?

I'm glad you got this back together Carl.

I'm not so sure it should have a fob... My '93 SOHC GTi has the alarm light but it sets by locking/unlocking the door with the key. My old 93 SLi was exactly the same and worked with the key in the door but my 94 SLi had a fob - which never worked! Edited to add: if it is like mine then you don't ne...

2) Honda 1.6 fuel relay causing engine stalls. Normal solution is just to replace the relay with another one an hope! Alternative relays have been suggested but where is that info? Link? One of my favourite fixes! You can completely solve this issue with a cheap, regular relay and dump the weirdo H...

Stunning

Still looking sharp Carl! The body on this was amazing underneath, probably the best I've ever seen for the age. Hope you keep it this time

I found something useful on d-series.org if you are having difficulty finding an OEM relay: http://www.d-series.org/forums/diy-forum/142154-diy-low-cost-main-relay-replacemet-upgrade.html I quite fancy giving this a go at some point, I've got plenty of random relays knocking around which could be pu...

carl747 wrote:Now sell me my bumpers back

If only I could get my mits on a GTi front lip....!

Just to update, I think this was nothing more than a poor connection. After a bit of fiddling, it has been running fine for the last week or so. Win!