What have you done to your car today?

[Akagi]

I don't like speedos which start at 6-o-clock.

I like 70/80 at the top so the needle points straight up when I'm on the motorway.

The Aston Martin DB9/DBS/Vantage clusters make me feel particularly uneasy because 70 is where I want 0 to be.

 

[pugheaven]

Decided to let go of the RX8, so currently putting her through an MOT and then she' goes Bye Bye Roxy!

 

[Howard]

I've ordered the updated cluster for my car, not a huge change but will feel fresher and was not that expensive:

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Much better. The 1980s-era segment LCD is very dated!

 

[Akagi]

Much better. The 1980s-era segment LCD is very dated!

Black and white screens are the epitome of modernity.

 

[Howard]

Black and white screens are the epitome of modernity.

Well it's a step in the right direction

 

[Sparky]

Stripped washer bottle tank out to remove gunk. 2 hour job but better than paying BMW stealership £150 and much more satisfying

 

[Meaker]

Black and white screens are the epitome of modernity.

Well it's a step in the right direction

As I said it's personal preference, I'd certainly not criticise someone who wanted to keep the original set.

Also it's not like I have a digital cluster as an option lol. I'll just have to live with the Android head unit and waze on that.

Was watching some YouTube in the slow drive through.

 

[Lopéz]

Fitted a new boot seal - the old one had collapsed so much that the boot had dropped a good 5-6mm

 

[ShiWarrior]

Is that an audi quatro ?

 

[Meaker]

That'll help keep the interior sealed off a bit better.

I realised when my wife's car got repaired the little nut was not lining up that holds the window clip to the glass (it's a clip open not roll down) and was stopping it fully closing. I took it apart and re-did it and now no more ice on the inside of the glass in the mornings.

 

[Cookeh]

Is that an audi quatro ?

Is this an inside joke that I've missed, or?

Lopez, was that an OE part, and if not where did you source it? Some of the seals on my Volvo 850 are collapsing and I'm struggling to find replacements.

 

[Lopéz]

East Kent Trim Supplies - they do a good range and will usually have something equivalent in stock.

The tough ones are for cars like the Opel Manta where they have coloured trim fabric etc bonded to the seals.

 

[Lopéz]

Is that an audi quatro ?

Yeah, I bought it off Michele Mouton.

 

[ShiWarrior]

No need to get funny, I only asked if it was or not as it reminded me of one

 

[Firestar_3x]

No need to get funny, I only asked if it was or not as it reminded me of one

Yep, they both came in red, have a boot and are angular

Can almost see what you are getting at, but in reality they look nothing alike.

 

[Akagi]

I can't see what he's getting at, it looks no more like an Audi Quattro than a Nissan Micra does.

Its clearly a Honda E!

 

[Firestar_3x]

I can't see what he's getting at, it looks no more like an Audi Quattro than a Nissan Micra does.

Its clearly a Honda E!

Like i said both can be red

 

[Tee Hee Johnson]

Old escort or something?

 

[Cookeh]

East Kent Trim Supplies - they do a good range and will usually have something equivalent in stock.

The tough ones are for cars like the Opel Manta where they have coloured trim fabric etc bonded to the seals.

Thanks! I'll have a look, and hopefully find something. Started to get some wind noise leaking in at 60+ on the drivers side.

I can understand the Manta issue, I remember my Dad struggling to get replacements for both his GSIs in the 90s - let alone now.

 

[Akagi]

Old escort or something?

Thats no way to talk about Firestar!

(Its a MK3 Escort yes.)