The "Today I did something to my car" thread

dgt

Once, did a clutch change and didn't finish untill about 4am...

Or another time I locked myself in the garage and worked on a car the whole day...

I have the time and I love what I do, sure why spend it on anything else :pac:

Voodoomelon

I once started working on front suspension at 11pm, sure it was only going to take an hour. That was a mistake...

dgt

Voodoomelon wrote: »

I once started working on front suspension at 11pm, sure it was only going to take an hour. That was a mistake...

I think my favourite one was on the 406, needed a jubilee clip on the turbo, sure it's only a 5 minute job. 3 hours later and half the engine out I was wondering where I went wrong :pac::pac::pac:

Alanstrainor

dgt logic:

Need to do oil change...

Better take out engine!:pac:

MetzgerMeister

Alanstrainor wrote: »

dgt logic:

Need to do oil change...

Better take out engine!:pac:

challengemaster logic:

Need to do oil change...

Better sleep and get MM and conzy to do it instead :pac:

Tallon

Washed, dried, polished, washed, dried, waxed, buffed... Then did the wheels, the door trims and the windows

It's unreal the difference it makes, can literally see yourself in it

MetzgerMeister

Nice job Tal! Cool dog too :cool:

Ciano35

Ok it took more than 1 day, but from this:




To this:

challengemaster

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

challengemaster logic:

Need to do oil change...

Better sleep and get MM and conzy to do it instead :pac:

I think you're missing the part of the story where conzy put enough drink into me the night before to give an elephant a hangover

MetzgerMeister

challengemaster wrote: »

I think you're missing the part of the story where conzy put enough drink into me the night before to give an elephant a hangover

Yeah and you STILL couldn't handle it :pac:


Ciano - Nice job, reg visible in pic 2 though.

OSI - first sign of madness - taking out the lights to clean them, second sign of madness - talking to yourself about taking out the lights to clean them

dgt

Fiddled with the exhaust....

What a hunk of crap me phone is :mad::mad::mad:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YLI2d7uJy4

Once on a test drive, she went cooooo :pac::pac::pac::pac:

Alanstrainor

Target practise is all that was OSI!

carbon nanotube

I washed my Accord, clay bar and all. Not an easy task in this weather.

have not used a clay bar before, when they are all gunk do you just throw them out and buy more?

I am waiting on new alloys and eibach springs. That's as far as things will go. 7th gen Accords look good for their age.

Alanstrainor

Right, next on my list of mods. Angel eyes.

Don't know whether to get white ones:
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/BMW-E46-Non-Projector-CCFL-Halo-Rings-Angel-Eyes-WHITE-/221050441143?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3377a20db7#ht_3388wt_1396

Or these ones:
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/BMW-E46-Non-Projector-CCFL-Halo-Rings-Angel-Eyes-ORANGE-/221057240794?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item337809ceda#ht_3125wt_1396

Hmmmmmm...

dgt

White.... But that's just me

Gary ITR

Not today but last week, finally got a chance to get my car onto the rollers, damn Couture Auto and their not opening on a damn Saturday lol!

Got Joe to tune it a wee bit and the difference is unreal. Far more mid range punch, not a huge gain to my peak number but tbh that's not important




The yard there was manky so that's all the muck on the car and my front bumper needs to be refitted after a wee off at turn 2 in Mondello

I really don't want to sell it now but needs must!

Fiona

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Right, next on my list of mods. Angel eyes.

Don't know whether to get white ones:
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/BMW-E46-Non-Projector-CCFL-Halo-Rings-Angel-Eyes-WHITE-/221050441143?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3377a20db7#ht_3388wt_1396

Or these ones:
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/BMW-E46-Non-Projector-CCFL-Halo-Rings-Angel-Eyes-ORANGE-/221057240794?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item337809ceda#ht_3125wt_1396

Hmmmmmm...

Umnitza Orion V2 Predators are your only man. Expensive but you get what you pay for.

Alanstrainor

Fiona wrote: »

Umnitza Orion V2 Predators are your only man. Expensive but you get what you pay for.

After reading around online I think you're right! Cheers Fi

vectra

LIGHTNING wrote: »

Put on Irish ZV plates

Did you get black/silver pressed plates?
Would look cool on it.

challengemaster

Alanstrainor wrote: »

After reading around online I think you're right! Cheers Fi

Yeah, they're the best on the market Alan

Fiona

Alanstrainor wrote: »

After reading around online I think you're right! Cheers Fi

challengemaster wrote: »

Yeah, they're the best on the market Alan

Never had an issue with them when i had the e 46. The are k whole projector headlamp unit that you fit. Kennedydub on driver fit them on my car before i bought it so maybe drop him a pm about them?

Alanstrainor

Better:

Marlow

After replacing the left hand side engine mount on my T4 on friday and re-assembling the intercooler setup, my intercooler pipes started popping, leaving me without boost pressure. The issue was mainly one pipe, that wasn't flared at the ends.

So I went rummaging for some flared pipes in my parts collection and found a few bits and pieces, that did fit.

The initial solution on saturday worked, but left me with the turbo whining more than usual because there wasn't enough airflow and some of the rubber pipes were a bit squashed.

Second attempt today and all is good now.



/M

Voodoomelon

Alanstrainor wrote: »

After reading around online I think you're right! Cheers Fi

Don't go with eBay CCFLs, you'll go through 5 sets of them in the life of Umnitza ones. The eBay ones have rubbish inverters that not only go kaput all the time, they interfere with parking sensors too. I've my Orion V2s for over 3 years now with zero problems.

colm_mcm

Today I got my wrecked locknuts removed and ordered 2 tyres. the excitement :rolleyes:


On a happier note, I went Aldi crazy on Sunday

Washed car with turtle wax shampoo stuff that I bought a year ago but could never find and Aldi microfibre mitts
Cranked up the aldi polisher and compounded the whole car bar the roof and bumpers with megs ultimate compound
Polished it
Cleaned the wheels with Aldi cleaner stuff which was pretty good stuff, the brushes are great
Cleaned the leather

Then it rained and I went for a drive in the country and and I had a bag of chips in the car last night and kinda undid my good work a bit.

Alanstrainor

Voodoomelon wrote: »

Don't go with eBay CCFLs, you'll go through 5 sets of them in the life of Umnitza ones. The eBay ones have rubbish inverters that not only go kaput all the time, they interfere with parking sensors too. I've my Orion V2s for over 3 years now with zero problems.

I'll be holding off buying any extra mods and bits for the next while...have other things that need sorting.

Coolant is leaking from the expansion tank:( I think it's coming from the cap, all signs point to that. New part ordered and coolant to top it up. I'm only down to the minimum or there abouts at the minute.

Voodoomelon

What part did you order?

Alanstrainor

Voodoomelon wrote: »

What part did you order?

At the minute, I suspect it's the O rings on the filler cap. Worth a shot. Seems to be where it's coming from.

It's coming out really slowly, so it's really hard to tell, but I can see remnants of coolant from around there so here's hoping.

Rich11

today i bought and put this in my astra


i dont really know why i bought it, never have before, but was in the motor factors today getting oil, oil filter, fuel filter, for a service tomorrow, and picked it up too...dunno why:o
anyone ever used it...or anything like it

carbon nanotube

spent the most part of the weekend putting on the xlink, rough job... too many wires.

still not complete as I will leave the unit attached to the dvd drive, will get a usb extension cable to bring the usb port out along the front., just need the usb port easily accessible for my memory stick.

have to attach the bluetooth to the visor next time too.

good unit that xlink, i can stream via blue tooth direct into my car speakers now...

always wanted to listen to radio kerry on the way to work.:P