What have you done to your car today?

jpaul said:
if I have to explain it .. but if you subsequently presented warranty claim in the vicinity of what you had **** around with guess what they'd say.
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You only quoted half of my very short comment. Nothing in the Reddit post talks about things that have been interfered with. Just damaged Vs component failure.
 
Put a cone filter on my cooper S, and even though I know it'll likely lose performance, the sound it makes gives me more smiles than the 5bhp

I also think it looks better than the oem airbox, but I'm obviously biased.

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The size of that cone, with a heatshield and the standard air duct still in place I'd be shocked if it has lost you power. It is more likely you've gained one or two ponies.

The losing power thing is more when people rip out all the carefully engineered ducting and pipework and stick a cheap eBay cone filter directly above the exhaust manifold, like MK1/2 MX5 people do. (and like I have done before as well) :D
Now that will definitely lose you some! But you do get a 30% dort increase so its worth it.
 
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Wife managed to pick up a chip in her windscreen this morning, too big to repair according to the local National Windscreen place and I'm pretty sure she won't have looked for windscreen cover when sorting her insurance so possibly a nice big bill coming. :o
 
tom_e said:
Wife managed to pick up a chip in her windscreen this morning, too big to repair according to the local National Windscreen place and I'm pretty sure she won't have looked for windscreen cover when sorting her insurance so possibly a nice big bill coming. :o
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'windscreen cover?! how will I see out the car!?'
 
Windscreen cover has always been included in any policy ive taken out. Usually a £75 excess to pay.
 
Akagi said:
Windscreen cover has always been included in any policy ive taken out. Usually a £75 excess to pay.
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Not in this case, she'd gone for the billy basics Hastings offering. Halfords have said they'll have a crack...at repairing it. After measuring it when she got home it is just under the limit for repair so hopefully the National guy was just being over cautious.
 
tom_e said:
Not in this case, she'd gone for the billy basics Hastings offering. Halfords have said they'll have a crack...at repairing it. After measuring it when she got home it is just under the limit for repair so hopefully the National guy was just being over cautious.
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If not you'll find an indie windscreen feller to do it. I had a big rock chip and a 6 inch crack in the windscreen of the Alto works. Local guy still sorted it for me, just couldn't guarantee it.

He redirected the crack towards the edge of the screen so if it did spread it wouldn't go far, drilled the ends, and filled it all in with resin.
 
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