What have you done to your car today?
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Soldato
Yeah thinking as much. I can get hold of a door shouldn't be an issue. Really gutted about it to be fair. Such a stupid mistake.
Caporegime
Hammers and filler will sort that out. 
Soldato
Hammers and filler will sort that out.
It's a bit of bad one tbh. It's sort of creased the door further on which isn't too bad but noticeable somewhat. To top it off my front undertray came off at speed and bent cracking some of the lower bumper in return. Bad luck or what recently.
Caporegime
@Jonnycoupe heard anything from the police?
Soldato
Need to do the form at a police station and as I was going to my lads birthday party last night and his birthday today that will have to wait until Monday as I no longer have a local station.
Pearl White so gonna be a nightmare.
Any decent bodyshop could repair that no problem, probably cost you around 150 to 200£ though.
Soldato
Going to get a quote today. Second hand door costing me £40. So may just opt for that and swap the bits over.
Check that the lock is not rivited into the door like it was on my little clio. Changing it over was a massive ball ach as I had to drill locks out and put new rivets in. was a massive pain with the worst access.
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One of my cars is a Saab so I have no choice but since having my Saab I put all my cars in reverse as a matter of habit.
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Ready for Dirty images ?? 
Guess why ECU was detecting 0.4% throttlebody gap
Guess why ECU was detecting 0.4% throttlebody gap
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Bottom plenum looked like rear kitchen in kebab takeway
So left it like that wanted to change plugs but... Dont have Extension long enough very deep ******* those are ill try halsfords tomorrow maybe thery got long reach one. Bet they are still originall plugs with 100k on them.
so thermat TB gasket to go on put intake back on. Pedal dance for ECU reset lern TB position learn idle. BAWWWWW
So left it like that wanted to change plugs but... Dont have Extension long enough very deep ******* those are ill try halsfords tomorrow maybe thery got long reach one. Bet they are still originall plugs with 100k on them.
so thermat TB gasket to go on put intake back on. Pedal dance for ECU reset lern TB position learn idle. BAWWWWW
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Soldato
Changed oil and filter on the Focus - took me longer to find star bits to take off the under tray than change filter. - After that took winter wheels off and put nice shiny alloys back on - Tomorrow is forcast rain so will go out and wash the car and rain can wash suds off and not leave streaks.
Soldato
Good work there, Zed. What did you use to clean them up?
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5 quid intake cleaner spray from local store 2 rolls of kitchen towel. Hope no vacum leaks and will be running great
Caporegime
@Zeed Nice work. Hope it's running sweet once you've finished and it's back together
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Just got an oil and filter change on my 1.6 Focus for £45 from National Tyres.
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Knowing my luck it wont start
Well off 2 halsfords to get long spark plug key and change them while got access
Soldato
Well my coolant leaked out, worst hose to split has done so.. I'm in progress of removing the intake manifold, throttle body, fuel rail, injectors etc.. to get to it 
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Well my coolant leaked out, worst hose to split has done so.. I'm in progress of removing the intake manifold, throttle body, fuel rail, injectors etc.. to get to it
You can do the oil cooler hoses from above or through the wheel arch (It's a huge ballache but less so than removing all of the above)