What have you done to your car today?
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Stick VW logos or BBS logos in the circle in the centre caps and I'll be even happier
I've bought some BBS ones. Who cares if they aren't real
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Blew the gearbox up this morning. £20 later and I have an 84k mile replacement
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Not particularly, hadn't even got the car warm. Pulled away from the lights gave it a tickle in 1st then heard a nice bang followed by some clattering
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Its a win in my book, its done less miles than the one I've destroyed, and I only had to drive up to Rushden to collect it
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What is the recommended compression for them? Was it done hot or cold? My 21 year old 3SGTE did 150 across all 4 and that is considered average at best. Anything below 130 was below Toyota Specs.
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Fitting yourself?
Of course, should be doable in 6-8 hours based on how long it took to do the clutch, and I'm not going to fighting umpteen seized bolts that haven't moved in 10+ years like last time
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I wish I had the knowhow/patience for that.
Do you do this stuff with the car on axle stands, or do you have a more elegant solution?
We've got some stands made of 1"x1" box section and right angle mild steel that stand about 300mm or so tall. Just a case of jacking the car up then dropping it down on them
I was looking at some hydraulic ramps on eBay which elevate the front about 375mm but there might be a clearance issue on your car when it comes to driving up them.
If I were to get a similarly low car at some point I'd want it to be able to drive up them.
Ordered a new barge. 2.2L Santa Fe. In super easy to keep clean black. Over 30k and you still have to push them to throw some mats in.
At first I thought -
But then I looked at some interior/exterior pictures...
Korean cars have certainly improved hugely over the last decade!
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Brake light wasn't working on Focus. Bulb looked ok but changed it anyway. Still not working. So used sandpaper on the contacts. Works again now.
Stopped working again so was over mates.... Got it working, then put the unit back on the car and thought one last check. Stopped working. The only thing I did was move a wire to fit it on. Hmmmm. Broken wire. So I took it back off, worked out way of fitting taking out the link in the wire. And works again now.