The "Today I did something to my car" thread

tossy

Nissan doctor wrote: »

I'm tempted to get one of those 'hows my driving' stickers for the back of the van...but with '1800 tell Joe Duffy' as the phone number.:P

Even better

dgt

dgt wrote: »

I have a fascia ordered, this one to be exact

It arrived! That as quick!!!

Got stuffs with it too... :cool:


Much better


I am binning that sh*tty radio for my jdm Pioneer next Wednesday

Blazer

Upgraded my angel eyes to white
Had to remove the whole headlight unit as mine is the LCI version...took me about 30 mins for the first one with much roaring and cursing...
Second one took about 3 mins

Nissan doctor

Just finished fitting electric mirrors to the Astra....


I need a hobby that isn't my job:rolleyes::o

Big Nasty

Nissan doctor wrote: »

Just finished fitting electric mirrors to the Astra....


I need a hobby that isn't my job:rolleyes::o

Never looked at that T/A dude?

Thatnastyboy

Bought some cheap-o spot lamps last night,

Bolted em to the nudge bar this morning before work to see how they fit, but need to wire them up tonight, not my strong point so hopefully I dont make a bolix of it!

Also got a new socket for the trailer light connection, very mundane stuff but has to be done,

Nissan doctor

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Never looked at that T/A dude?

The money had to go on something much more sensible and not car related:(

Anchises

Today I blew a conrod out through the side of the engine of my 2000 Maxda 626 1.8 saloon.
Sweet car -97K - belts done at 85K -two new rear brake calipers fitted in the last month.
AirCon rad done 1 year ago.
Looks like new .
My own fault, I drove it through a deep puddle

Now sadly standing in my drive with a sheet of plastic under it to catch any more oil drips.

The end of a long love affair. It going to be crushed before the end of the month.

The search begins for another.....

A.

Chuck_Norris

Thats a bummer man. Positive thinking though, new car time!!!

dgt

A failed attempt at wiring in this horn:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToKG0toqHtI

Yes, that's on a Bravo and we have 2 of those horns :cool:

All was going well on the 406...


Then found this!


French electrics eh... :pac:

I tore out that stupid alarm you see in the photo too :cool:

Then ran out of light :rolleyes:

So I ended up making a vid of the yellows. There is a noticeable difference over the previous full beams, much brighter. However the Nokia doesn't quite capture that too! Oh well... :rolleyes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-XQtJ9c02Y

Hal1

I taught you were gonna have some roadkill at 0:56 seconds in. They really do light up the road well. I use the nightbreak plus bulbs myself.

dgt

Hal1 wrote: »

I taught you were gonna have some roadkill at 0:56 seconds in. They really do light up the road well. I use the nightbreak plus bulbs myself.

Ironically, I hit a hare with another Bravo and it blew the front bumper to bits... And the car made soup of that hare! To replace that bumper, I got a Marea front including bumper and wings (they are different)

As for the bulbs... :cool:

Diar

Today I painted the Front Brake Calipers On my Audi A4 B6.
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During

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After

After

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Happy With the results:D now to do the Rear Calipers

colm_mcm

€4 for a chicken too

tossy

Diar wrote: »

Today I painted the Front Brake Calipers On my Audi A4 B6.
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Happy With the results:D now to do the Rear Calipers

And then the Wheels

boreder

Thursday - bought it.

Friday - polished it.

Asked the dealer not to valetit or wash it before I collected it so it wouldn't get any worse. Got a free tank of fuel instead, win-win!

Some pics (took over 200) of the 'restoration'....



Passenger rear quarter;









Drivers quarter;

boreder

All done...

boreder

SCOOP 64

Looks nice, nice car,were do you get the swissvax products form and how much?

eringobragh

Small mod: Changed the screws on the adjustable spoiler to stainless steel, cheap to do and looks alot fresher.

Old - vs - New

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AFTER:

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AFTER:

L-M

All the small things:-)

fasttalkerchat

Lads and ladies, I bought a 07 Focus last week. Planning to buy a set of alloys in a few weeks when I have the money. Anyway, on the way home I lost a wheel trim. Anyone know where I could get one?

There was a full set on gumtree for £30. No way I'm paying that and driving to pick it up when I only need one.

colm_mcm

Drive it on for the few weeks, no point in throwing money at it.

goz83

So today I collected my car from the body shop. I got the following done:

*The whole body made good, removed all dings and rust.
*Topmix spoiler removed and holes filled, plus boot delocked.
*Protruding block removed, which used to hold the front registration plate and debadged.
*Full respray of original Icelle Blue colour.
*Windows tinted to a more than legal shade and sun strip too.
*Alloys refurbed and painted to a darker silver.
*Calipers painted and new green stuff pads fitted.
*All 4 brake dust shields replaced.
*Underbody complete under seal.
*Real leather seat retrims installed.
*The air intake (plenum) painted silver.
*Engine cover painted blue and all fluid caps painted blue.
*OE spoiler painted too (but not installed, I want to keep it bare ass for now)
*Rear tail lights tinted black (will be going darker)

There are a couple of imperfections in the paint finish to be sorted out. I will also be removing the blue fly eyes kit from the headlights and having them polished.

Previously done since I got the car in October 2011:

White Glow Dial kit for dash. Chrome dial surrounds and needle cups installed. Custom LED lights in arm rest. LED lights in footwell. New HID lights. Induction kit. Rally art pedals. LED gear knob (leather). Apex lowering springs. gps tracker. All belts changed. Water pump changed. All fluids changed. Rear brake discs upgraded to drilled and grooved (front were done already). 2 din DVD player. new centre caps and mitsubishi badges on centre caps. mitsubishi wheel dust caps. Quad exhaust installed.

The whole process can be seen => http://fto-ireland.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=13627

But here is the car now.


OOPS!











I haven't snapped the newly painted engine bay, but here is one from a few weeks ago.





Don't have much more to do now

eringobragh

^ Nice colour

Dr.Rieux

I walked past mine again for another day I'm in a sling for the previous week and a half and the same again to go after dislocating my shoulder.

vectra

The Flake on the FTO paint looks as though it is going to POP..
Lovely color:cool:

colm_mcm

Are those the new seat covers Goz? The fit is still a bit off

Love the new paint, that particular fto you bought was always a stunner, nice to see it in such great shape, the bare ass look really suits it.

eringobragh

vectra wrote: »

The Flake on the FTO paint looks as though it is going to POP..
Lovely color:cool:

Savage alright...I love FTOs...cheap as chips at the moment but near impossible to get a decent insurance quote...no issues with the MR2 strangely enough

goz83

colm_mcm wrote: »

Are those the new seat covers Goz? The fit is still a bit off

Love the new paint, that particular fto you bought was always a stunner, nice to see it in such great shape, the bare ass look really suits it.

Yep, they're the new trims Colm. The lads spent a good while fitting them. They look much better in the flesh and they're quite comfortable too. There is a big difference between the leatherette and the real mccoy.