Soldato
What have you done to your car today?
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Soldato
****ing brake caliper carrier bolts are good and seized on the front offside. The front is much rustier than the rears were.
Soldato
Gave up, I'm sore. I'll ask the garage to free up those bolts when it goes for MOT retest.
Caporegime
Penetrating oil overnight and then smack the bolt head with a big hammer.
Then give it a go.
6 point socket not 12 point, breaker bar not ratchet. It'll come undone.
Soldato
Yep, been topping up the penetrating oil every couple of hours. I should buy some proper Plusgas though.
No room for a breaker bar without having a lift annoyingly. It's got to go to the garage tomorrow anyway.
Caporegime
Not even with the steering at full lock?
No worries if its in tomorrow anyway I suppose!
Soldato
Got a DCF921 but it wasn't having it, tried tightening a bit first etc... doesn't help I was on my drive and don't want to annoy the neighbours too much.
That's a good idea actually! Might have a look tomorrow depending on timing.
Caporegime
I've got a Kielder 18v one, the same ones they use at Bad Obsession Motorsport.
It hasn't failed me yet, even got the crank bolt out of my engine, but it did need a full battery to manage that.
Best £45 I ever spent. Just one of those batteries costs more than that new!
It hasn't failed me yet, even got the crank bolt out of my engine, but it did need a full battery to manage that.
Best £45 I ever spent. Just one of those batteries costs more than that new!
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Caporegime
Soldato
MOT passed. Stalled the git all the way there and back. I really need to get used to a manual again
Caporegime
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Need heat bro
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Caporegime
Removed the 50:50 tail lights:
And installed the stock tail lights:
I think it looks way better now! The 50:50s just don't look right on a light colour.
And as a bonus, those 50:50s are like £300 imported, so I have some resale value there.
And installed the stock tail lights:
I think it looks way better now! The 50:50s just don't look right on a light colour.
And as a bonus, those 50:50s are like £300 imported, so I have some resale value there.
Don
I Prefer the 50:50s 
Caporegime
Every time I'd looked at it since I got it there was something about it I didn't like, changing the tails to the ambers fixed that for me.
I think it needed some contrast or something.
I think it needed some contrast or something.
