Motors Chat Thread Round 1

L-M · 18-09-2012 3:32pm

Wonder do they realise they "shut" the wrong end?

:pac:

dar83 · 18-09-2012 4:00pm

Limerick man wrote: »

Wonder do they realise they "shut" the wrong end?

:pac:

Just think about what the other one looks like...

MetzgerMeister · 18-09-2012 7:31pm

Supergurrier wrote: »

I can't get my old account to work

Why's that???

Stheno · 18-09-2012 7:46pm

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

Getting 2 Michelin 225/40/18 for 70€ fitted each in tyreland tomorrow

Also, does anyone know of a good cheap and safe place to park my car tomorrow evening for a concert in the academy?

Q park on Marlborough St? I've used it a fair few times when I've been out that side of the city.

I'm driving the back roads from Swords to Blanchardstown this week, they are in a frightful state.

Marcusm · 18-09-2012 7:55pm

Stheno wrote: »

Q park on Marlborough St? I've used it a fair few times when I've been out that side of the city.

I'm driving the back roads from Swords to Blanchardstown this week, they are in a frightful state.

Another option would be on street parking in Merrion Square for free after 7pm and lots of nice gardai to keep an eye on it. Very close to Pearse Street. Night time parking in Dublin is generally fairly easy.

Stheno · 18-09-2012 8:19pm

Marcusm wrote: »

Another option would be on street parking in Merrion Square for free after 7pm and lots of nice gardai to keep an eye on it. Very close to Pearse Street. Night time parking in Dublin is generally fairly easy.

I was thinking of the Academy on Middle Abbey Street?

Marcusm · 18-09-2012 10:40pm

Stheno wrote: »

I was thinking of the Academy on Middle Abbey Street?

Oops so they've moved it northside and stolen the name of the cinema on Pearse Street where they were originally located. IN that case, I suggest street parking on Ormonde Quay or Capel Street!! Little to be gained by car park at that hour of the evening IME.

Mr Simpson · 18-09-2012 10:45pm

Qpark on Marlborough street is fairly cheap in the evenings. Its also like a fortress after 10, they lock up every entrance and you need a ticket to get in or out.

Ardennes1944 · 18-09-2012 10:49pm

We'll be parking about 5 latest to queue for the front so will just go for on street parking in a friendly neighbourhood :pac::)

Mr Simpson · 18-09-2012 10:53pm

Qpark evening rate starts at 5. No free on street parking near there until 7. So it may work out the same price wise. (i thinks its €6 from 5pm overnight if you pay up front). Also there are clampers everywhere around there.

Stheno · 18-09-2012 10:54pm

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

We'll be parking about 5 latest to queue for the front so will just go for on street parking in a friendly neighbourhood :pac::)

Eh your best friendly neighbourhood in that area is probably q park in Marlborough St

€5 if you book in advance to park from 4pm to 9am Far less than onstreet parking!

Mr Simpson · 18-09-2012 10:56pm

There are no friendly areas around there :pac: I went to college around there, I wouldnt park my car on the street.

Stheno · 18-09-2012 11:02pm

mmcn90 wrote: »

There are no friendly areas around there :pac: I went to college around there, I wouldnt park my car on the street.

I'd be the same to be honest.

Supergurrier · 18-09-2012 11:04pm

Gah i have another headcold coming on, second in as many months

Ardennes1944 · 18-09-2012 11:04pm

Right, I don't know that area so I'll change my plan! I'll be out of the concert about 10 I'd say. Thanks lads

Just saw that's til 9am! Fantastic! Thanks a mill! How long a walk is it from there roughly?

166man · 18-09-2012 11:16pm

Never over-estimate one's skills with an Allen Key and attempt to take out the drivers seat of a 156 in order to satisfy the need for OCD - obsessive compulsive detailing....

...it never ends well...:pac:

Got the whole car more or less finished now though, hopefully some decent pictures tomorrow.

MetzgerMeister · 18-09-2012 11:18pm

I hope you didn't do what I did Tim. When putting the driver's seat back in, one of the rails caught the back door and chipped paint off leaving a lovely white chunk which I filled in with black permanent marker and forgot about until right now

Supergurrier · 18-09-2012 11:21pm

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

I hope you didn't do what I did Tim. When putting the driver's seat back in, one of the rails caught the back door and chipped paint off leaving a lovely white chunk which I filled in with black permanent marker and forgot about until right now

challengemaster · 18-09-2012 11:35pm

I may have just priced up some 6-pot BMW Performance (Brembo) brakes...

€920 for calipers, carriers, braided lines, 325x25 discs, pads, etc and 1L ATE Super blue isn't bad right

>_>

<_<

Stheno · 18-09-2012 11:37pm

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

Right, I don't know that area so I'll change my plan! I'll be out of the concert about 10 I'd say. Thanks lads

Just saw that's til 9am! Fantastic! Thanks a mill! How long a walk is it from there roughly?

From the car park to Middle Abbey Street? Five minutes max.

You coming from Tyreland?

Ardennes1944 · 19-09-2012 12:20am

Stheno wrote: »

From the car park to Middle Abbey Street? Five minutes max.

You coming from Tyreland?

Thanks for PM, nice waaaaaaaan

mandrake04 · 19-09-2012 12:52am

Marlow wrote: »

I don't know, who you are referring to. It certainly wasn't me.

There is a regular at trackdays who brings his Holden Ute out and it's immense good craic. It's essentially a Opel Omega Pickup with a 5.7l V8 shoe-horned under the bonnet.

He started out looking for a Monaro, then realised the Commodore was essentially the same, but cheaper to import and tax. Both of best worlds, if you only need 2 seats. He's had it a few years now.

/M

Must be a pretty old one if its a 5.7L, the VE series Holden Commodore Ute comes in the Omega 3.0L SV6 3.6L or the SS 6.0L (V8)

There is also the HSV Maloo and Maloo R8 which are 6.2L.

dgt · 19-09-2012 8:31am

Who needs soaps when you can watch a good racket going on at work....

pred racer · 19-09-2012 9:00am

challengemaster wrote: »

I may have just priced up some 6-pot BMW Performance (Brembo) brakes...

€920 for calipers, carriers, braided lines, 325x25 discs, pads, etc and 1L ATE Super blue isn't bad right

>_>

<_<

Not bad at all, the brembo (Ti) kit for a 159 is over 3k.
Is that new?

166man · 19-09-2012 9:30am

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

I hope you didn't do what I did Tim. When putting the driver's seat back in, one of the rails caught the back door and chipped paint off leaving a lovely white chunk which I filled in with black permanent marker and forgot about until right now

I didn't do that funnily enough but I took the seat out and can't get it back in again. All it was was 4 bolts and two went in fine with the others being stubborn. I told the car he can stay outside and think about his behaviour...:D

Help!

19-09-2012 9:38am

Surprised you took the seat out considering you didn't fancy changing spark plugs. Might be worth taking out the two that went in fine and try them in the other spots.

L-M · 19-09-2012 9:46am

challengemaster wrote: »

I may have just priced up some 6-pot BMW Performance (Brembo) brakes...

€920 for calipers, carriers, braided lines, 325x25 discs, pads, etc and 1L ATE Super blue isn't bad right

>_>

<_<

What's wrong with the brakes on it now? You could do a lot with a grand that would be better spent than improving brakes!

dgt · 19-09-2012 10:13am

RoverJames wrote: »

Surprised you took the seat out considering you didn't fancy changing spark plugs. Might be worth taking out the two that went in fine and try them in the other spots.

The seats are really easy to take out though. 4 very accessible bolts and the seat belt in Alfas. I'd have the 2 front seats out quicker in a Bravo than I'd be able to change the plugs.

Alfa seats do bolt directly into a Bravo....

dgt · 19-09-2012 10:24am

challengemaster wrote: »

I may have just priced up some 6-pot BMW Performance (Brembo) brakes...

€920 for calipers, carriers, braided lines, 325x25 discs, pads, etc and 1L ATE Super blue isn't bad right

>_>

<_<

Thats good value! I'd never miss an opportunity to have even better brakes

dar83 · 19-09-2012 11:06am

LIGHTNING wrote: »

To me it seems like a giant waste of money putting 6-pot Brembo brakes on a 3 series diesel. Its not like you currently have drum brakes all round currently! And I dont think your going to be doing any track days in here right?

This.

Unless you're planning on tracking it regularly enough, then I see no point in upgrading the brake setup at all. An upgrade in pads would be the most I'd do (and have done) but to spend a grand on uprated brakes that you'll never use to their ability? Madness!

dar83 · 19-09-2012 11:23am

I have a friend who was doing some online checks for a quote on an M3 and he told me he got a quote from One Direct for €2800. Now this is potentially understandable as he only has 1 years no claims so I decided I'd give it a shot using my own car, so just did an online Insurance quote with them... €1569! :eek:

That's the highest quote I've ever seen for the ST and I pay less than half that at present including things they don't include in that price (Windscreen cover, full no claims protection being the big two). Absolutely shocking quote.

Is anyone with this crowd? Apparently Aviva now go through them as well?

MetzgerMeister · 19-09-2012 11:54am

166man wrote: »

I didn't do that funnily enough but I took the seat out and can't get it back in again. All it was was 4 bolts and two went in fine with the others being stubborn. I told the car he can stay outside and think about his behaviour...:D

Help!

You shouldn't fully tighten the bolts until you have them all in and they are all aligned properly. The play gives you room to move the seat into place to get each one in position. Only then should you tighten them.

I also like to tighten them as though I was going a cylinder head, do up each one a bit at a time. It may not be necessary but that's just how I do it

Marlow · 19-09-2012 12:04pm

pred racer wrote: »

Not bad at all, the brembo (Ti) kit for a 159 is over 3k.
Is that new?

Yeah. That's new but discounted. The BMW kit normally is about 1200-1500. Still dead cheap for a set of front discs, pads, calipers and sensors.

It's fronts only.

I have the same set on my M5.

/M

MetzgerMeister · 19-09-2012 12:09pm

It's not like BMW's standard brakes don't stop the car, they're a lot better than other manufacturers!

I'm of the opinion that better tyres would be a more worthwhile investment than calipers.

Marlow · 19-09-2012 12:14pm

Better tyres first, alright.

The idea with the performance is not really more stopping power. The discs are similar enough in size to the normal ones.

However, because of the discs being slotted and drilled, the 6-pots etc., there is better heat dispersation with the performance brakes.

Normal brakes get worse with every braking in sequence. So if you brake a lot, like on a trackday on Mondello, then you have full braking time the first corner and you get less braking power at every subsequent corner, because they heat up more and more.

Less of an issue with the performance brakes.

/M

166man · 19-09-2012 12:15pm

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

It's not like BMW's standard brakes don't stop the car, they're a lot better than other manufacturers!

I'm of the opinion that better tyres would be a more worthwhile investment than calipers.

#bmwfanboi

:pac:

MetzgerMeister · 19-09-2012 12:20pm

166man wrote: »

#bmwfanboi

:pac:

The brakes in the MPS were good too but not as good as the 335 or even my parents' C180. German brakes, in my experience are a lot better than Jap brakes. The ones on the RX8 were woeful though.

Marlow - you're talking about brake fade

Marlow · 19-09-2012 12:21pm

challengemaster wrote: »

I may have just priced up some 6-pot BMW Performance (Brembo) brakes...

€920 for calipers, carriers, braided lines, 325x25 discs, pads, etc and 1L ATE Super blue isn't bad right

For what car were you thinking ? You know, that if you want to fit it anything else than a E9x 3-series or a 1-series, then you need special adapter brackets.

/M

Marlow · 19-09-2012 12:22pm

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

The brakes in the MPS were good too but not as good as the 335 or even my parents' C180. German brakes, in my experience are a lot better than Jap brakes. The ones on the RX8 were woeful though.

Marlow - you're talking about brake fade

Call it what you want.

If I recall correctly, the 335i already has the 6-pot performance brakes. They're just colored grey instead of golden.

/M

MetzgerMeister · 19-09-2012 12:22pm

Marlow wrote: »

For what car were you thinking ? You know, that if you want to fit it anything else than a E9x 3-series or a 1-series, then you need special adapter brackets.

/M

He has an E46 320D

Marlow · 19-09-2012 12:24pm

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

He has an E46 320D

Without the brackets, the PBK will NOT fit. I've got a source for the E46, but they'd be another 300 EUR.

/M

166man · 19-09-2012 12:47pm

RoverJames wrote: »

Surprised you took the seat out considering you didn't fancy changing spark plugs. Might be worth taking out the two that went in fine and try them in the other spots.

I looked at it for ages and it seemed like all it was, was 4 bolts which came off with an Allen key. Nothing too difficult there, just getting them back on could not seem to match up the four holes with the bolts. Even with three on, the fourth one was out of place which confused me.

challengemaster · 19-09-2012 12:52pm

pred racer wrote: »

Not bad at all, the brembo (Ti) kit for a 159 is over 3k.
Is that new?

Brand spanking new

Marlow wrote: »

For what car were you thinking ? You know, that if you want to fit it anything else than a E9x 3-series or a 1-series, then you need special adapter brackets.

/M

That's including the new required carriers

Marlow · 19-09-2012 12:55pm

challengemaster wrote: »

Brand spanking new

That's including the new required carriers

Sounds very cheap. Where did you source the brackets ? I've only found a place in Germany so far, that does them for the E46.

E39 is even more difficult. Ended up having to make up new drawings after the original supplier in Belgium went bust.

/M

dgt · 19-09-2012 1:17pm

166man wrote: »

I looked at it for ages and it seemed like all it was, was 4 bolts which came off with an Allen key. Nothing too difficult there, just getting them back on could not seem to match up the four holes with the bolts. Even with three on, the fourth one was out of place which confused me.

Keep the bolts loose and the seat adjuster is your friend

sean1141 · 19-09-2012 2:28pm

Anyone want to guess whats going on here???

MetzgerMeister · 19-09-2012 2:29pm

Parking sensors install?

Toyotafanboi · 19-09-2012 2:30pm

Fitting parking sensors?

In revvit class now, had a pint on my lunch, bursting to pee :P

tossy · 19-09-2012 3:06pm

sean1141 wrote: »

Anyone want to guess whats going on here???

You wanted to clean in behind it

Marlow · 19-09-2012 3:24pm

Fed up with the wife knocking dents in the rear bumper or causing insurance claims ?

/M

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