The "Today I did something to my car" thread

vectra wrote: »

Could you not put them on a Lathe and turn them down until they were true again?

Don't tell me he has one of those too

Jemmy wrote: »

Double din headunit going in tomorrow!
Good clean too if it's not raining :-/

I could also be putting in a new head unit. The same one that's there now, just the 6 cd changer version...

ST2 to ST3 conversion should hopefully be completed tomorrow. :cool:

I ordered a service kit for my car. What it includes is an oil, fuel, air, pollen filter, spark plugs and leads and sump plug. That cost €110 and will have it by Tuesday. Just need some oil so that's another €30 for 5 litres of the stuff. That's a grand total of €140 which I think is cheap enough and will be doing it myself. Here's hoping for some dry days next week.

That was even cheaper than my stuff...Ah but the leads were needed.

I fitted 3000k Fog HID Kit today, an easy but time consuming job, I've only one bulb working since I got the car so I decided to get an ebay kit when I was changing them. I heard it can be tricky getting the fogs out due to the screws going bad.

The Kit (Ultra Small Ballasts):



You are guaranteed to need the screw extractors on the MR2 fogs..if your screws come out without hassle, wget to your nearest newsagent and do the lotto! Along with the screw extractors you'll need a long drill bit as the chuck will hit off the bumper



Drill the Screw - whack the extractor into a ratchet piece and tighten until it shifts - (try use a bigger ratchet piece and a nail to hold the screw extractor - I'd an awful time getting the extractor free from the piece).

Mine shifted ok - I'd the 4 out in about half an hour







Check the polarity with a multimeter - looking at other write ups the wires were placed differently - its a 2 second job to check



Drill the plastic cover with a hole saw - don't be tempted to drill it on the ground like I did! ...you'll end up wrecking the clips...mine was ok thank god. Once drilled insert the HIDs grommet into the plastic piece.



Looks like I'm in the market for a new Fog lens! I filled the small hole with super glue for now and continued. I'll grab another one shortly.



Mounting the ballasts probably took the longest out of everything as I had to raise the car, put down chocks, axle stands, etc. Once jacked up..cable tie the ballast to the loom of the Heahdlights and the fog light loom.



After all that theres no point in putting in the OEM screws for the same thing to happen again. I stuck in some stainless steel hex screws..(same as the twosrus kit)



End Results

Before:



After:





Cup of cha time!

eringobragh wrote: »

I fitted 3000k Fog HID Kit today, an easy but time consuming job, I've only one bulb working since I got the car so I decided to get an ebay kit when I was changing them. I heard it can be tricky getting the fogs out due to the screws going bad.

They look good. Are they actual fog kit or just 3k?

Same size ballasts as mine I'd say. Have you a link to where you bought them?

Had a mad notion about a bit of DIY construction for the Shogun so, armed with an old tarp, some tent poles, tent pegs and guy rope I mocked up the below. Saggy as hell due to lack of tension, but allowed me to get measurements should I go ahead and actually make one

shblob wrote: »

why?!!

Because I can?

Why not?

Ever stopped at the side of a road, down on a beach with car access or parked up at an outdoor event and been uncomfortable eating your sammich in the blazing sun? Granted it might only appear 3 or 4 times a year, but a nice sheltered spot would be a welcome relief

Also a lot faster to erect and fold than a tent.

And I was bored

-Corkie- wrote: »

I passed up your place earlier but never looked..

Thank feck - would have been embarrassing

Why? So ye could both sit back and laugh at me faffing about with a manky old tarp?

Well I suppose there is that

johnos1984 wrote: »

This evening I replaced one of my headlight bulbs after BOTH blew on the way home from mass.

This car is possessed by the DEVIL :mad:

The other will have to wait as I'm heading to Dublin airport early in the morning

That's what you get for going to mass!!

My fecking sticking caliper returned and started smoking the pads earlier, thankfully I was only a few miles away from the mechanics place, who was nice enough to take a look after hours.

No obvious reason as to why it's sticking, so the only obvious rust buildup on the piston was cleaned off as well as can be, so hopefully that's it sorted, or I'm looking at a new caliper.

RoverJames wrote: »

Did you get the timing belt done?

I was just wondering the same thing, it's gonna be a tough sell without that done..;)

That car is coming along very nice conzy. How much was the exhaust jobby?

installed a new radio in the leon sounds great and has a usb slot whice is handy but it won't keep the stations will keep them till i pull out the key then when i start again its wiped :mad: anyone know how to help ? its an alba bought it in argos :L

fanadman1 wrote: »

installed a new radio in the leon sounds great and has a usb slot whice is handy but it won't keep the stations will keep them till i pull out the key then when i start again its wiped :mad: anyone know how to help ? its an alba bought it in argos :L

You most likely have the power wires mixed up

Possibly one yellow and one red.
One goes to permanent power for the memory ( holding stations and settings )
the other goes to ignitiion so as when the key is turned off the headunit goes off as well.

mrs crilly wrote: »

Oh i like where you get them? Are they all the same size for the e46 wheels? I have carbon fibre badges on the car have always meant to get the wheels changed to match defo want to get it done now as i am hopefully getting the wheels refurbed.

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/4-x-BMW-WHEEL-CENTRE-CAPS-BADGES-CARBON-FIBRE-68mm-/230735582366?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item35b8e9949e