What have you done to your car today?

adam cool dude · 11 Nov 2013 at 01:05

Jonny ///M said:
My dads laguna required me to find a 7mm allen key that fitted within the smallest possible space ever known to man to get the caliper off.

Any manufacturer that uses allen bolts in high corrosion areas are gits. Who thought in their mind that it was a great idea to use a bolt with a hole in the end that gets filled with crap and corroded leading to a 99% chance of rounding

. Spend one hour removing a drop link then replace it in 2 minutes!

Matt82 · 11 Nov 2013 at 07:16

And if it's on anything to do with brakes you can guarantee they've been done silly silly tight too

The 7mm carrier to caliper bolts are typically only 35nm or so

rodenal · 11 Nov 2013 at 09:04

Matt82 said:
And if it's on anything to do with brakes you can guarantee they've been done silly silly tight too

The 7mm carrier to caliper bolts are typically only 35nm or so

This infuriates me, I had to use an impact gun to get a caliper carrier bolt off the front of the e46 when I done a bearing - It wasn't far off the torque of the Hub nut* (Obviously it couldn't possibly have been quite as tight but it felt like it)

Howard · 11 Nov 2013 at 09:07

Matt82 said:
And if it's on anything to do with brakes you can guarantee they've been done silly silly tight too

The 7mm carrier to caliper bolts are typically only 35nm or so

Yep, many a smashed knuckle when undoing these. I do nip them up fairly tight but not stupid-he-man tight.

wildman_33 · 11 Nov 2013 at 11:01

Spent the morning moving my Satnav antenna to somewhere where it would get signal as it kept losing signal on cloudy days. Failed to find anywhere under the dash where I got sufficient signal so had to route it out the side and have it on the dash. Probably due to it being a cheap ebay antenna.

HeX · 11 Nov 2013 at 11:25

Binned the candles someone had fitted in my Zafira's dipped beams and replaced them with OSRAM Nightbreakers, I am now actually able to see more than a couple of feet in front of the car when night driving!

Looking at getting some decent sidelights now as I'm pretty sure the ones currently in there are spare Christmas tree lights.

Jonny ///M · 11 Nov 2013 at 19:42

Got my left bottom arm on and the car feels better already.

Amazing how quickly you can get parts changed once you remove the arse end of a ball joint stuck in the hub.

Will change the other side on Sunday and get some PS3 tyres fitted which should bring it back to how it should feel. Rolling project ftw.

[TW]Fox · 11 Nov 2013 at 19:44

Why PS3's? They are not the tyre PS2 was. Expensive and underperforming compared to the competition.

Clarkey · 11 Nov 2013 at 19:50

Matt82 said:
And if it's on anything to do with brakes you can guarantee they've been done silly silly tight too

The 7mm carrier to caliper bolts are typically only 35nm or so

+1, always annoying trying to undo these, can't get a bar in the arch space. Can't get a socket on the top bolts either on e36.

Jonny ///M · 11 Nov 2013 at 20:05

[TW]Fox;25288424 said:
Why PS3's? They are not the tyre PS2 was. Expensive and underperforming compared to the competition.

I drive this so my choices are limited.

I'm going for the PS3 as I believe it has replaced the PE2 which I run on my 195/50/15 size I have all round. 195/55/15 leaves me with the Michelin energy saver which I don't want.

Jonny ///M · 11 Nov 2013 at 20:07

Jonny ///M said:
I drive this so my choices are limited.

I'm going for the PS3 as I believe it has replaced the PE2 which I run on my 195/50/15 size I have all round. 195/55/15 leaves me with the Michelin energy saver which I don't want.

I've had two sets on the front now and I've liked them compared to T1Rs I had before. I could try the Conti PC2 if they are better?

Edit: ^ went full retard

Vigoro · 11 Nov 2013 at 20:29

PS3 should be fine if they are replacing PE2's.

My Megane has PS3's all around, and they seem like a decent tyre.

Boycey0211 · 12 Nov 2013 at 00:19

well went to do rear discs and pads, right hand caliper was extremely hard to wind out, left hand caliper was replaced last year so was easy.

On refitting wheels, right hand has minimal braking

took it for a quick spin and RH disc has uneven 'shine' where the pad has touched, LH is fine. Yet another new caliper!! That makes 3 this year

andy_mk3 · 13 Nov 2013 at 23:17

Today, I have broken it.. well it broke itself! The clip for the wastegate actuator rod seems to have fallen off, causing the wastegate to jam wide open on the turbo housing, it wont budge. Need to get the downpipe off tomorrow and see if it will move!

tsinc80697 · 14 Nov 2013 at 12:25

Debating whether to go and wash my car, pretty nippy outside but the thing is filthy

-Ad- · 14 Nov 2013 at 12:41

Jonny ///M said:
I drive this so my choices are limited.

AD08R

DXP55 · 14 Nov 2013 at 13:18

Took alloys off car and put on steels with winter tyres on - let it snow let it snow let it snow.

Dave

Clarkey · 14 Nov 2013 at 13:28

Nothing, illness and rain is becoming tiresome. Couldn't even buy any bits, trying to buy a side mount rail and 2way diff but Nengun are being a pain and my money has disappeared somewhere into electronic limbo.
Seemingly no shops sell bulbs to go in the dash of a Nissan, and Westway Nissan aren't able to help with anything JDM. Might end up just buying every type of bulb off ebay until I find the right ones to fit.

Howard · 14 Nov 2013 at 13:33

What do the bulbs look like? Got a pic?

Clarkey · 14 Nov 2013 at 13:40

I'll get some shortly, they're just capless bulbs the same size (bigger than any they have in the local factors) and three differents ratings. 1.4w, 2w and 3w. I have a few that are blackened or blown so ideally just want to replace the whole lot.