What have you done to your car today?
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Noticed a slight knocking noise on uneven roads, fine when cornering; handling didn't appear affected.
16 plate, 45k miles.
Acquired droplinks from Halfords, 1/2 price vs ECP (same part numbers).
Fitted Saturday, all good now.
Also rotated the Mich PS5's from front to rear axle and then had the cracking PS4's (unfortunate as still had 4mm tread left) from the rears replaced with PS5's.
The tyre dealership must have had both wheels off at the same time and fitted the front wheels inversely as my PSI values were back to front, thankfully was able to retrain it myself.
16 plate, 45k miles.
Acquired droplinks from Halfords, 1/2 price vs ECP (same part numbers).
Fitted Saturday, all good now.
Also rotated the Mich PS5's from front to rear axle and then had the cracking PS4's (unfortunate as still had 4mm tread left) from the rears replaced with PS5's.
The tyre dealership must have had both wheels off at the same time and fitted the front wheels inversely as my PSI values were back to front, thankfully was able to retrain it myself.
Went to change front pads on the wife's Mokka last night and found that the ones Halfords supplied were not the right ones 
All refunded ok, but it seems that there are several different ones for that model. Annoying, as I took the original ones in with me when I went to order them!
All refunded ok, but it seems that there are several different ones for that model. Annoying, as I took the original ones in with me when I went to order them!
Sounds like you've put the worn tyres on the rear and the new ones on the front? That's actually the wrong way round, the new ones should be at the back.
All finished... lovely stuff...
Stripped back to metal using the latest Environmental friendlier Stripping system
Fully steam cleaned
Gently Surface blasted
Fatigue treatment to slow down the corrosion.
Cnc lathed to remove kerb damage
Fully steam cleaned and left to cool down
Heat treatment cycle
De gassing stages
Powder coat primer ( epoxy )
Painted in the factory colour ( water )
Powder coat lacquered ( Acrylic )
Oven baked and left to cool down
Apply ceramic coatings for extra protection and easy maintenance.
Tyres re fitted and re balanced using Hoffmann OE powder coated weights.
Stripped back to metal using the latest Environmental friendlier Stripping system
Fully steam cleaned
Gently Surface blasted
Fatigue treatment to slow down the corrosion.
Cnc lathed to remove kerb damage
Fully steam cleaned and left to cool down
Heat treatment cycle
De gassing stages
Powder coat primer ( epoxy )
Painted in the factory colour ( water )
Powder coat lacquered ( Acrylic )
Oven baked and left to cool down
Apply ceramic coatings for extra protection and easy maintenance.
Tyres re fitted and re balanced using Hoffmann OE powder coated weights.
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hahaha yeah always said ugly with roof up epic with it down... unfortunately it's so wet here today...Please, you could have spared our eyes and taken the pictures with the roof down.
Wheels look good!
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You can say that again... Concerned I'm going to get home and find my soft top soaked through and leaking into the cabin.
Already got a leaky window seal and now water coming in through the blower inlet on passenger side!
On the subject of wheels. I pretty badly curbed my nearside rear earlier
Coming into a car park I just nicked what looks like remains of an old wall just sticking up about a brick's height from the road.. FFS.
Coming into a car park I just nicked what looks like remains of an old wall just sticking up about a brick's height from the road.. FFS.
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My car is FWD.
What is your logic for putting new tyres on the rear?
Obvious logic. You trying the aquaplane ?
Hmmm, I had to google it but it does make sense.
The tyres on the other axle was done only 9 months ago, <2000 miles so shouldn't be a huge disparity in wear.
but arguably I've wasted time rotating them, never mind!
Tyres are easy.
RWD new tyres go on the rear
FWD new tyres go on the rear
Wider tyres at the rear and new fronts, think about changing the rears as well.
As to the logic to this, think what happens if you enter a wet corner and have to lift off. Those nice new fronts will grip, those worn rears won't, car snaps into oversteer which you have no chance to react to before you exit the road sideways and hopefully aren't stopped by a tree.
The passenger seatbelt bit rubbing against the centre tunnel trim has scratched it over the years and it got annoying, so applied a sticky back felt strip to cover it up and prevent further escalation.
All finished... lovely stuff...
Stripped back to metal using the latest Environmental friendlier Stripping system
Fully steam cleaned
Gently Surface blasted
Fatigue treatment to slow down the corrosion.
Cnc lathed to remove kerb damage
Fully steam cleaned and left to cool down
Heat treatment cycle
De gassing stages
Powder coat primer ( epoxy )
Painted in the factory colour ( water )
Powder coat lacquered ( Acrylic )
Oven baked and left to cool down
Apply ceramic coatings for extra protection and easy maintenance.
Tyres re fitted and re balanced using Hoffmann OE powder coated weights.
Next to do, headlight lens restoration?
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New O/S rear brake caliper on the GTI as the old one had seized and new Speed Sensor on the N/S rear that was throwing up ABS, Stability, ACC and more errors. Just a Coolant leak now to diagnose, luckily not water pump as that would be the 5th one.