The "Today I did something to my car" thread

kilianmanning

Today I replaced the sump gasket on the xantia & changed the oil , with a little bit of info from dgt .
While doing so I broke the aux belt tensioner bolt so now it it must be drilled out. :pac:
Another day of rooting tomorrow i guess

jamesr123

Fully serviced the focus:D First time i'v ever servied a car before :cool: The filter was a nightmare to get off. It was rusty and i'd say it's been on the car for years! Put a screwdriver through it and just turned her and it finally loosened up for me:D

Was a good buzz, I was paranoid about getting the oil level right but it was very easy.. Never going to ask anyone to do a service for me again.

damo86

Black_Knight wrote: »

Delivery!

Ouu...Ill like those, have the front foot well lights, wouldnt mind putting some in the back! Any chance of a link for the website?

eringobragh

Got my mr2 all nice and straight this morning. Used this guy(quickdent.info/)...he was tapping away at the dent like father ted for an hour and a half and got all the dents out - the guys a genius.

I had a few small ones in the boot (and one big one)
Panel on the side was creased when a cyclist wanker kicked it
The fuel cover was dented by someone in a car park
The fuel cap surround on the body had a nicr ding (was there when I bought it)

anyway he charged €80 for the above repairs, definately recommended

His number is: 085 7057058

tried to take a few pics of the dents but they didnt really show well on the camera

EDIT Found a few pics:

Wish I took more pics but heres the dent that was at the fuel cap. I tried taking pics but you couldnt really see the dents in them

BEFORE:





AFTER:

Black_Knight

damo86 wrote: »

Ouu...Ill like those, have the front foot well lights, wouldnt mind putting some in the back! Any chance of a link for the website?

Here they are. Credit where credit is due. Vectra pointed me towards them. Happy sofar. they look good, they were cheap, and 2 weeks delivery aint half bad.

If only the install went a bit better. Looks like I may have to remove the seats.

damo86

Black_Knight wrote: »

Here they are. Credit where credit is due. Vectra pointed me towards them. Happy sofar. they look good, they were cheap, and 2 weeks delivery aint half bad.

If only the install went a bit better. Looks like I may have to remove the seats.

really, have tried already..sounds a balls!

Want to install the rear view camera..but again a ballache to do! easier to look at mirrors! :P

Cheers for the link!

MuppetCheck

eringobragh wrote: »

Got my mr2 all nice and straight this morning. Used this guy(quickdent.info/)...he was tapping away at the dent like father ted for an hour and a half and got all the dents out - the guys a genius.

I had a few small ones in the boot (and one big one)
Panel on the side was creased when a cyclist wanker kicked it
The fuel cover was dented by someone in a car park
The fuel cap surround on the body had a nicr ding (was there when I bought it)

anyway he charged €80 for the above repairs, definately recommended

His number is: 085 7057058

tried to take a few pics of the dents but they didnt really show well on the camera

PDR is a great service, and such good value too considering how nasty some dents can make a car look.

eringobragh

MuppetCheck wrote: »

PDR is a great service, and such good value too considering how nasty some dents can make a car look.

tell me about it - every time I looked at the side in the sun I was reminded of that cowardly wankbag that kicked the car :mad:

anyway thumbs up for quickdent A1 service

Black_Knight

damo86 wrote: »

really, have tried already..sounds a balls!

Want to install the rear view camera..but again a ballache to do! easier to look at mirrors! :P

Cheers for the link!

Ill let you know how mine goes when I get around to it. Should be before this time next year.

MuppetCheck

Took a spin down to Larry at CleanCar.ie in New Ross this morning for an exterior detail. Well impressed by the results, job is absolutely faultless. Car was washed, clayed, had two coats of poorboys haze (for the life of me I can't remember the exact product) followed by two coats of Collinite 376. Took about 3 hours in total. Well worth a visit and very reasonably priced too.

Alanstrainor

Looks brand new! :P

MuppetCheck

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Looks brand new! :P

You know what I like about you?


Nothing.


:pac:

Harcrid

Really liking those wheels.

Eric Cartman

any more photos of that e32 in the background ?

MuppetCheck

Eric Cartman wrote: »

any more photos of that e32 in the background ?

It's an e34, not minty mint but looks well. That's all I have. Their website might have something.

Stallingrad

Don't like the painted inserts on the front bumper of that E34, or the E39 wheels!

Wibbs

MuppetCheck wrote: »

You know what I like about you?


Nothing.


:pac:

Nice car MC. Well wear.

Ronnie Beck

Herself's polo has been popping up an engine light every so often so I plugged it in.

Address 01: Engine
Controller: 030 906 032 AM
Component: ME7.5.10 3244
Coding: 00001
Shop #: WSC 00788
3 Faults Found:
17811 - EGR System: Regulation Divergence
P1403 - 35-10 - - - Intermittent
16785 - EGR System: Insufficient Flow
P0401 - 35-10 - - - Intermittent
16490 - Manifold / Barometric Pressure Sensor (G71) / (F96): Implausible Signal
P0106 - 35-10 - - - Intermittent
Readiness: 0000 0000

Out with the marigolds and toothbrush for a start anyway :cool:.

DavidMelv

Sprayed the interior rear of the civic, Started removing the sound deadening which has to be the most boring job ever!

Paddy@CIRL

Was going stir crazy in the office, so went for a drive & afterwards got Larry to undo the mess. New premises is mighty cool!

Max Power1

Only minor modifications today, the replacement hubcaps arrived for olga today so I changed them on. Or center caps, ya know, whatever you are calling them these days :P
Still more stuff in the pipeline too!

Ded_Zebra

Max Power1 wrote: »

Only minor modifications today, the replacement hubcaps arrived for olga today so I changed them on.
Still more stuff in the pipeline too!

Little touches make all the difference

You might want to change your post to say centre caps. I got a bit of a bollocking for calling them hub caps before

Max Power1

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

Little touches make all the difference

You might want to change your post to say centre caps. I got a bit of a bollocking for calling them hub caps before

Yes, a lot of the trim is a bit tatty on closer inspection. I've also got amongst other things a new hood badge on order too. I think subconsciously I am avoiding the big job that needs doing.

Well, there are two. Front bumper scratch repair and respray - and replacement tires on all 4 corners.

Black_Knight

Frustrated my fingers to the bone trying to get this B block out for my footwell lights. Im at a loss. There is a clip to push in, but something else is holding it in.

Gary ITR

Well myself, Quazzie and Drummerboy got stuck in tonight. We finished fitting the rear adjustable toe arms and finished the wheel alignment (which was mainly sorted by Barry of deliver-it.ie), there's toe and camber everywhere lol

Oil was changed, timing and fueling checked, seat changed, car cleaned inside and out along with a shedload of other stuff done. Wouldn't get a jot of it done without the lads

vectra

Black_Knight wrote: »

Frustrated my fingers to the bone trying to get this B block out for my footwell lights. Im at a loss. There is a clip to push in, but something else is holding it in.

Ah,
That block is totally different setup to my car.

challengemaster

Car booked in for NCT in 2 weeks time, looks like there's a few spots open in the athlone centre if anyone needs one

dgt

So it begins.... Again :pac: Just prepping for now....


De-polluting


Almost ready. Just shafts and the exhaust left to remove, but will do so when it's at the new location



Right, now to remove that hape in the yard!!!

Black_Knight

vectra wrote: »

Ah,
That block is totally different setup to my car.

It has been suggested that the red clip is holding everything in. Its as tight as a ducks arse on water in there though. Not sure how I can remove anything.

damo86

Black_Knight wrote: »

It has been suggested that the red clip is holding everything in. Its as tight as a ducks arse on water in there though. Not sure how I can remove anything.

take it you move the red clip to the right? (I see the wee arrow)