The "Today I did something to my car" thread

dgt

More spring cleaning

First, windows. Mark on the lip annoys me!


The left hand side windows are damaged, most likely from being too near a hedge cutter. Cleaned as best I could for now, I'll change the glass someday


Next, dirty door cards!


Followed by stalks...


Then the centre console


Then the door trim...


Door seams


Door jams


Much better! Need a vac for the carpets though...

I was in the mood for cleaning, so I moved onto the hape



GET OUT!!!!

Toyotafanboi

some man for messing dgt! love seeing an update in here from you :pac:

i much more mundanely fitted my (second hand) double din head unit at last, to replace the sony single din that (imo) just looked out of place.

Ardennes1944

Got the gearbox oil, coolant and brake fluid changed in the Astra, don't notice any difference but it's good to know its all fresh stuff in there with the terraclean coming up and another mini service afterwards it should be ready for many miles....for its new owner:pac:

damo86

ripped out the Dension Gateway five..was never happy the way it worked and crap microphone quality!

In with the OEM VW bluetooth module and OEM Media module all in their factory locations! :-)

Mar4ix

who ever worked before on this audi a6 , really messed up , replaced timing belt, without replacing crankshaft oil seal, which badly leaked (failed nct over bad oil leak) , and didnt change the rest of belts and rollers, and overtightened small oil pan, which was cracked , and then glued, and used wrong oil pan sealant . hate those garages.

vectra

vectra wrote: »

Spent another 7 hours with the DA on vRS number 2 today.
Almost there now.
Turning out good.

Getting there.

MetzgerMeister

WOW :eek: Excellent job vectra!!

00833827

changed rear pads on Avensis

Mar4ix

damo86 wrote: »

ripped out the Dension Gateway five..was never happy the way it worked and crap microphone quality!

In with the OEM VW bluetooth module and OEM Media module all in their factory locations! :-)

Actually you may change microphone settings through radio unit, i found on my wifes car , that it was at "-6" possition. .. but that is Gateway Pro BT .

damo86

Mar4ix wrote: »

Actually you may change microphone settings through radio unit, i found on my wifes car , that it was at "-6" possition. .. but that is Gateway Pro BT .

Cheers. .had it up at the +10 position. .still crap. The difference in the oem unit is spot on, crystal clear!

Ardennes1944

After seeing those results...I'm buying a DA. Well done vectra. Although when I see any of this shinyness at a meet I'll be even more impressed

Col200sx

@ vectra: Great pics, the VRS looks mint

You on briskoda.net?

TestTransmission

vectra wrote: »

Getting there.

vectra, I've some spare vRS parts in the shed that you're welcome to.There's not much, but I'm sure there's some touch up paint for chips and stuff.Exact match for your son's car! PM me your address and I'll try go find them and get them your way.

Redisle

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

After seeing those results...I'm buying a DA. Well done vectra. Although when I see any of this shinyness at a meet I'll be even more impressed

You can borrow mine if you like but would need to supply pads & polish yourself.

vectra

Col200sx wrote: »

@ vectra: Great pics, the VRS looks mint

You on briskoda.net?

Thanks, She came up well.

I sure am on Briski.

Look up vectra1

TestTransmission wrote: »

vectra, I've some spare vRS parts in the shed that you're welcome to.There's not much, but I'm sure there's some touch up paint for chips and stuff.Exact match for your son's car! PM me your address and I'll try go find them and get them your way.

Cheers bud.

PM on it's way :cool:

Ardennes1944

Redisle wrote: »

You can borrow mine if you like but would need to supply pads & polish yourself.

Thanks man I might take you up on that do you have the kestrel?

Redisle

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

Thanks man I might take you up on that do you have the kestrel?

Yup. Got it for Christmas.

Toyotafanboi

promised myself i wouldn't modify the glanza. doing my best not to.

Definitely going to fit my genuine Nardi TRD steering wheel though

antodeco

Nothing too exciting over the weekend. I noticed a constant condensation in the cabin over the past few months, so replaced the pollen filter. One was black, the new one was white!
Also replaced the wipers!

sebastianlieken

Gave my Golf Mk5 1.6fsi a bit of a service this weekend just passed.

Oil change with new new filter and sump plug. Castrol EDGE 5L 5W-30 C3 DPF Engine Oil - Replaces Standard Castrol Edge 5w-30. - Not the cheapest oil about but certainly one of the best. Should see me well for another 10k miles. (just incase anybody googles this, The engine oil capacity is 3.5 litres dead, not 4.7 litres as you'll find on some other retarded forums). This is awesome oil by the way - it superseeds what VW use for their long life services (castrol SLX), engine is running notably quieter and it gets to temperature a bit quicker.

New Air intake filter aswell, serious difference in colour! simple job

New Pollen Filter (went for the "premium" activated charcoal one for an extra pound) does wonders for de-fogging!

New set of wipers front and rear aswell.

I had just bought the car a couple months ago so i thought I'd give it a service as a preventitave measure. not too expensive either:

Front wipers: £20.52
Rear wiper: £11.42
Pollen/cabin filter: £6.54
Air intake filter: £7.26
Oil Filter: £6.72
Sump Plug: £1.02
Oil: £46.89 (should have gotten a 4 litre canister which is £31, engine oil capacity is 3.5litres, D'oh!)
Total: £100.37 for a full long life service.

On top of that it got two new front spring coils and wheel bearings 2 months ago (pesky speedbumps)

bmstuff

Testing a new digital tv tuner...a bit of panic at the end, was trying to get rid of the sound/picture lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3OIreYN2mQ

Dord

Replaced the air intake pipe with a new one I got for quite cheap from a UK dealer. My previous fix didn't last so I thought it best to replace.

spiggotpaddy

Ah yes, you fix a fault you find a fault. No wonder people always think garages are dreaming up jobs.
When I did my T-belt a couple of weeks ago I noticed my v-belt tensioner pulley sounded like a shopping trolly.
I ordered a kit from MR auto, first time to use them 64 quid.


Same make as OE.


So no trouble, a perfect fit.




Then I discovered my engine breather hose decided that "today is a good day to die"

So just a macgyver job to bodge it for now(ever)

Hal1

That's another job I've to do, aux tensioner and maybe idler pulley too. It sounds like a pod racer when under load at times.

SouperComputer

Replaced (autotragic) gearbox in the V70 T5 after the diff $hit itself out the side of the casing.
Dodgy stop gap repair on the exhaust on same.

Paddy@CIRL

I was working in the UK over the weekend and had the pleasure of shooting and chasing a new ST through the roads of Brecon Beacons National Park north of Swansea. Absolutely and hands down the best roads I've ever experienced, although I may have taken a couple of millimetres of thread off my rear tyres prematurely. I had to head over to London from there where it started snowing heavily on Sunday night before making a trip to Coventry then Daventry and then Northampton on Monday evening.





Brimmed the car in Northampton before setting off for Reading that night, where upon arrival I kerbed a rear passenger side wheel on a traffic calming measure just off a roundabout. After a late start on Tuesday, I made an, um, spirited trip along the M4 and A40 back to Fishguard before getting back to Waterford on Tuesday evening. Stopped off somewhere in Wales to have the underside of the car touchless washed to get rid of any salt, snow etc. The entire trip from Northampton home was done on half a tank of filthy evil diesel Also passed the big 60,000 mile mark at some stage along the journey although I'm still shy of the 100,000KM mark for now. Big thanks to the Stena staff in Rosslare and Fishguard who couldn't have been more helpful getting my car onto the ship without smashing my splitters to pieces.

Have the car booked in to get both passenger side wheels refurbished by the only company I could find in the Republic that can retain the polished faces. I'll be sure to get before and after pictures before it goes in.

SouperComputer

Oh drove a 540i e39 Six speed the other day considerinas as a replacement. Big letdown TBH. Open diff makes drifting no fun and the recirc ball steering is orrobil. Will try 530i manual and see if I like it better it'll be a bit slower sure but to be honest the 540 wasn't really all that amazing acceleration wise anyway.

Took advantage of the weather (not p1ssing rain), changed the oil, only used a Halfords oil filter, wasn't arsed getting a genuine one this time, her days are numbered with me

langdang

Same here. Oil change, 2 new tyres, hand wash. Good mornings work.

dgt

RoverJames wrote: »

Took advantage of the weather (not p1ssing rain), changed the oil, only used a Halfords oil filter, wasn't arsed getting a genuine one this time, her days are numbered with me

Have you found a replacement yet