The "Today I did something to my car" thread

goz83

eringobragh wrote: »

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

Near impossible to get a quote, let alone a decent one. Luckily mine is under 6 hundred, but one of the other lads here paid 2k about a week ago :eek:

ottostreet

You're keeping me inspired man!

dgt

More 406 stuff!

New door lock


The old one wasn't working right, it had been cobbled onto the car by a previous monkey :rolleyes:


Now it locks with the key! Just a clip on the door handle to sort....

Next: hinge


Better


Suddenly, radiator from an air con car


New thermo pipe too...

The reason


Twice as heavy as the new one!

Better


Thanks to Barura for helping me figure why this wouldn't fit!


The piece along the window was upside down....

Dash trim fitted with a nice scented air freshener


There was a bracket that needed fitting for the GLX door card. Out with the lazy tongs...


Fitted and wired up!


Scary, the interior is almost finished....!



Ready for Wednesday, bring it on!!!!

L-M

Used that Demonshine today, very very impressed with it for the sake of 1.22 euro!

Jimbob 83

How much you guys reckon this would cost to fit + a turbo downpipe and probably a decat, im thinking ahead to christmas

http://pumabuild.com/pumacat/product_info.php?cPath=183_217&products_id=2093

colm_mcm

Limerick man wrote: »

Used that Demonshine today, very very impressed with it for the sake of 1.22 euro!

Where'd ya get that?

L-M

I don't know but if it's not the one mik_da_man has, change your wishlist!

Jimbob 83

Limerick man wrote: »

I don't know but if it's not the one mik_da_man has, change your wishlist!

It's the best one overall, miltek system is over twice the price tbh and all it gets over it is 4" tailpipes

eringobragh

colm_mcm wrote: »

Limerick man wrote: »

Used that Demonshine today, very very impressed with it for the sake of 1.22 euro!

Where'd ya get that?

I'd say tesco I picked up 4 of them on Clare hall

L-M

colm_mcm wrote: »

Where'd ya get that?

Tesco!

Put about 200 ml of it into the Lidl pressure sprayer I bought for four euro.

I washed the car, then sprayed this mixture over it wet. Then used my car squeegee thing to flick off the water, then buffed it with a micro fibre.

Honestly, took me about five minutes after washing the car, and I'm definitely going to do it after every wash, I'm very impressed with it.

eringobragh

I didn't do anything up the car...but the car has been booked in for the powder coating on Wednesday and not before time:

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Got this gas strut for the engine cover off a Jag XJK....just need to fabricate a bracket up:

TestTransmission

colm_mcm wrote: »

Where'd ya get that?

I've a bottle lying around spare,you're more than welcome to it,got it cheap in Tesco aswell

baldshin

Changed the blown bulbs in the dash, surprisingly easy and quick to do! However, now I know this it makes me want to change them all to blue!

166man

I'm actually excited to see pics of Eringobraghs MR2 once the wheels are done... It's going to look really really well..

eringobragh

166man wrote: »

I'm actually excited to see pics of Eringobraghs MR2 once the wheels are done... It's going to look really really well..

Cheers man..she could do with a wash after the roads of Mayo. ..hopefully I'll have it back Thursday afternoon.

Rich11

baldshin wrote: »

Changed the blown bulbs in the dash, surprisingly easy and quick to do! However, now I know this it makes me want to change them all to blue!

Was going to do that to my astra but i changed all my dials to white instead

Tallon

New LED Dash bulbs & DVD / Sat Nav / iPhone head unit

Better pictures tomorrow when I actually get home

BUBBLE WRAP

@tallon - That looks class. Did you have to solder the LEDs or did they just kinda clip in?

Tallon

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

@tallon - That looks class. Did you have to solder the LEDs or did they just kinda clip in?

They're actual bulbs for the lexus, they literally just replace the very same way an indicator bulb do... Simple to do

baldshin

Today someone else did something to my car... drove in to the corner of it!! Some taxi driver cutting lanes on a roundabout. Was some thicko about it too, wanted to drive off but I wouldn't let him. Not gonna be cheap replacing a front bumper, wing and headlights on an MG ZS, the prick!

andyseadog

baldshin wrote: »

Today someone else did something to my car... drove in to the corner of it!! Some taxi driver cutting lanes on a roundabout. Was some thicko about it too, wanted to drive off but I wouldn't let him. Not gonna be cheap replacing a front bumper, wing and headlights on an MG ZS, the prick!

you'd better pray they dont just write it off!

baldshin

andyseadog wrote: »

you'd better pray they dont just write it off!

That's what I'm worried about :mad:
Said that to the Garda when he said ah there's not much damage, and the other driver shouts ah that's a load of bull ****! If only he knew!

Tallon

Here's what it looks like now, want to get a few photos at night time too!

Been thinking about Angel eyes also, but they would have to be the Actual ones instead of the cheap ones as I've heard bad things

andyseadog

baldshin wrote: »

That's what I'm worried about :mad:
Said that to the Garda when he said ah there's not much damage, and the other driver shouts ah that's a load of bull ****! If only he knew!

is yours a facelift?

baldshin

andyseadog wrote: »

is yours a facelift?

Yup a MKII in Trophy Blue....I've yet to see another like it in a long time around Galway anyway!

L-M

baldshin wrote: »

Yup a MKII in Trophy Blue....I've yet to see another like it in a long time around Galway anyway!

Good luck to him finding a new bumper!

goz83

You'd be surprised what they can fix. Its a pet hate of mine, those ignorant taxi drivers who take no notice of other road users. We pay road tax too!!! and because many of us use the road less, we should have priority over them

dgt

Yet moar 406 stuff!

Tracked roughly with a piece of string.... How long is a piece of string :pac:

Temporary though

And no pics either... Moving on!

Sills needed painting


Sh*tty, sh*tty chinese tyre :mad:

Bogified the wires to accept a set of regular speakers


And today, insured too

No more van as my daily driver, enjoying a nice rest but shall be missed lots in terms of entertainment!


Roll on the D-Turbo :pac:

Hal1

All you need now is a GTTDI badge. I actually done something today too, fitted footwells bulbs in the focus. The bulb holders were taped up inside so had to go routing for them.

dgt

Hal1 wrote: »

All you need now is a GTTDI badge. I actually done something today too, fitted footwells bulbs in the focus. The bulb holders were taped up inside so had to go routing for them.

There is one of these in my kitchen