What have you done to your car today?

Clarkey · 10 May 2013 at 18:29

Spent a bunch on parts you can't see.
Meyle engine mounts
Meyle tie rods inner+outer
Meyle HD wishbones
Meyle HD drop links
Meyle eccentric FCAB

Also have an X-brace and associated nutserts, but I won't fit that at the same time as the rest of the stuff.

Blackhawk47 · 10 May 2013 at 19:41

Looks good nath.

HEADRAT · 10 May 2013 at 19:47

Kerbed the rear offside wheel

Next car I get isn't having 19" wheels with low profile tyres, I seem to have a magnetic attraction to kerbs!

peterattheboro · 10 May 2013 at 19:51

An inch too small and it needs lowering Nath

^JP^ · 10 May 2013 at 20:11

Just picked up the Range Rover after having a 4 day correction detail with Clean Me in Bury St Edmunds.

I don't have any before picture yet to share but it was in a bit of a state, loads of swirl marks from bad dealership washing, a big scratch on the passenger door and some other light scratches down both sides from my offroading adventure when I was doing some site visits

Here are some quick ones I took with my phone at about 6:30pm when I went to pick it up.

The lighting and camera are not great but I am so impressed with how good the car looks now even in these pictures!

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Resize images please.

The amount of flake in the Westminster Blue paint is just crazy, when the light hits it right it really does look amazing.

Might have to bring this one Karting tomorrow as the GTR looks like crap now in comparison!

GSDog · 10 May 2013 at 20:25

I had my air conditioning inspected to discover why it hasn't been working.

The findings:

Condenser is absolutely shot to pieces by stones, literally half the fins are missing.
Leak found on one of the pipes entering the condenser.

Mazda have quoted £380 just for the condenser. I've found one at ECP for £76 which I plan to fit myself next weekend. I've also ordered a replacement AC pipe to the condenser for £55 from from the dealer. I reckon the dealer would've charged £500+ to do this.

Phil W · 10 May 2013 at 20:27

Make sure you order a new reciever/drier as well, might as well whilst you're replacing the condenser.

ganesh · 10 May 2013 at 22:53

peterintheghetto said:
An inch too small and it needs lowering Nath

Why are people so obsessed with big wheels? Small wheels = bigger sidewalls = more comfortable.

Brookert · 10 May 2013 at 23:20

^JP^ said:
Just picked up the Range Rover after having a 4 day correction detail with Clean Me in Bury St Edmunds.

I don't have any before picture yet to share but it was in a bit of a state, loads of swirl marks from bad dealership washing, a big scratch on the passenger door and some other light scratches down both sides from my offroading adventure when I was doing some site visits
Here are some quick ones I took with my phone at about 6:30pm when I went to pick it up.

The lighting and camera are not great but I am so impressed with how good the car looks now even in these pictures!

The amount of flake in the Westminster Blue paint is just crazy, when the light hits it right it really does look amazing.

Might have to bring this one Karting tomorrow as the GTR looks like crap now in comparison!

Wow, looks fantastic. My Car is supposed to look like that, but the paint is in a dire state. I might pick up a machine polisher at some point, and maybe plastidip my lower grills.

Janesy B · 10 May 2013 at 23:42

^JP^ said:
Just picked up the Range Rover after having a 4 day correction detail with Clean Me in Bury St Edmunds.

I don't have any before picture yet to share but it was in a bit of a state, loads of swirl marks from bad dealership washing, a big scratch on the passenger door and some other light scratches down both sides from my offroading adventure when I was doing some site visits
Here are some quick ones I took with my phone at about 6:30pm when I went to pick it up.

The lighting and camera are not great but I am so impressed with how good the car looks now even in these pictures!

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/9287/wp20130510001.jpg[IMG]

[IMG]http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/5739/wp20130510002.jpg[IMG]

[IMG]http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/9632/wp20130510004.jpg[IMG]

The amount of flake in the Westminster Blue paint is just crazy, when the light hits it right it really does look amazing.

Might have to bring this one Karting tomorrow as the GTR looks like crap now in comparison![/QUOTE]

That's a bloody lovely colour, my next car HAS to be met blue.

Matt82 · 11 May 2013 at 09:06

ganesh said:
Why are people so obsessed with big wheels? Small wheels = bigger sidewalls = more comfortable.

Who is?

The tyres look 60 profile

ganesh · 11 May 2013 at 09:11

Matt82 said:
Who is?

The tyres look 60 profile

The person I quoted perhaps? Personally I'd rather have smaller wheels with a nice sidewall to soak up all the bumps and potholes in our roads.

dessimpson · 11 May 2013 at 10:03

I took my car from 18"s back to 17"'s not long after I bought it.
Made a world of difference.

Matt82 · 11 May 2013 at 12:29

ganesh said:
The person I quoted perhaps? Personally I'd rather have smaller wheels with a nice sidewall to soak up all the bumps and potholes in our roads.

Oh. One person then

Irish_Tom · 11 May 2013 at 16:04

I've had an absolute 'mare today.
I got the genuine ford Thermostat to replace the ECP one that doesn't seem to be working and planned on changing it today.

Having done the same job last weekend I knew what was required and it shouldn't have been more than a half-hour job…

Ran into my first problem straight away – two of the three bolts holding the thermostat housing together wouldn't come undone.

In the end I decided I would have to remove the whole of the housing to get a better view of the bolts. Turns out the brass threads had come 'unstuck' from the plastic housing and were just spinning with the bolt head.

I tried a few things to stop them spinning but nothing was working and I was getting close to breaking it. I didn't really want to drill out the bolts and I couldn't find a replacement at any of the local scrappies or spares places so I decided just to put it back together with the wrong thermostat still in it.

That's when I split the O ring that seals the housing when it's connected to the engine block!

So I had to do a quick trip to Halfords but they didn't have any O rings the right size so I bought some of that 'gasket in a tube' stuff.

I've now put it all back together and I'm waiting for the stuff to set but god knows if it will actually stay water tight.

It's not been a good day.

*Edit* I should add that I shorted the battery with my molegrips and got an electric shock, scuffed one of my fingers and got **** on by a bird!

{SAS}TB · 11 May 2013 at 16:29

Took it to the local hand wash

Blackhawk47 · 11 May 2013 at 17:12

Cleaned it, it rained. Cleaned it again, it rained again. Now its still raining but I can see spots.

shauncr91 · 11 May 2013 at 17:28

Goodbye stripes...

Gaijin · 11 May 2013 at 17:44

ganesh said:
Why are people so obsessed with big wheels? Small wheels = bigger sidewalls = more comfortable.

Because they look nicer?

If comfort was anywhere near being on the agenda - AD08's wouldn't have been anywhere near the list.

Ezah · 11 May 2013 at 17:44

I had a bit of a go at the MX5 today since some parts arrived. New mats and alloy pedal covers fitted, and then started on changing my front indicator bulbs as they were odd shades of Amber.
Fairly typically with my car, I found that the drivers side was using an odd sort of bulb holder with a push fit bulb and the left was the usual (I guess) bayonet variety. Not only was it a bugger to get out as it was kind of rammed in there, but the wiring was different aswell.. so that explains the differnce in the lights and why my indicator was flashing at double time.. so I ordered a new bulb holder to try and match it up.

I have a new problem now after removing and refitting the holders, the indicators only work when the headlights are off.. when the headlights are on, the drivers side, with the push fit bulb, flashes once, and the passenger side does nothing and the indicator light on the dash stays lit.

any ideas what this could be? Have I shorted a cable while checking the lights? the connector to the wrong holder was taped up before it joined the loom, so my guess is there were some dodgy connections made below it.

edit : fixed it now