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The "Today I did something to my car" thread

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    #1562
    PaulKK
    Registered Users Posts: 2,279 ✭✭✭PaulKK


    kiwipower wrote: »
    Interested,
    Never new you should replace bulbs in pairs, my mechanic never does.
    I have a 07 F*?£ Focus, eats bulbs for breakfast lunch and dinner, sometimes they dont even last a day!
    Would go through a mint if I changed two at a time!

    Yea, in theory if you replace one brake light for example, one will be brighter than another, as one is new and one is old.

    Same as the headlights, you might get a different level of brightness/slightly different colour from a mix of new and old.

    I always keep the odd one as a spare in the glove box and put in a new pair if one goes. Replaced them the other night in fact because the nearside bulb went.

    If you are blowing bulbs that often methinks you have some electrical issues, bad contact maybe or wire earthing somewhere?


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    #1563
    Top Dog
    Registered Users Posts: 4,160 ✭✭✭Top Dog


    mrs crilly wrote: »
    Aw i love playing the will it wont it game!
    Its all well and good when you've a second vehicle in the driveway should you need a jump-start ;) (the one downside to owning an auto I've found is that you can't bump-start them :o) but since we're now a single vehicle household again for the foreseeable future, I don't think my neighbours would appreciate me knocking on their door at 6am when I need to be leaving for work :eek:


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    #1564
    L-M
    Registered Users Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    Whoops, zee filters,

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    #1565
    Ardennes1944
    Registered Users Posts: 9,238 ✭✭✭Ardennes1944


    I changed my pollen filter lately, it was bad but nowhere near that bad! The biggest difference seems to during the evening. Nearly all other cars have fogged up windows but mine are clear


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    #1566
    L-M
    Registered Users Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    Ardennes1944 wrote: »
    I changed my pollen filter lately, it was bad but nowhere near that bad! The biggest difference seems to during the evening. Nearly all other cars have fogged up windows but mine are clear

    Yeah, the power out of my vents is at least ten times stronger than they were before! Delighted!


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    #1567
    MetzgerMeister
    Registered Users Posts: 19,854 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    Limerick man wrote: »
    Whoops, zee filters,

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    That's your CABIN filter?! :eek:


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    #1568
    Fiona
    Registered Users Posts: 2,349 ✭✭✭Fiona


    Top Dog wrote: »
    Its all well and good when you've a second vehicle in the driveway should you need a jump-start ;)I don't think my neighbours would appreciate me knocking on their door at 6am when I need to be leaving for work :eek:

    Ah yes i know that feeling! My alternator went last year so i am a pro a lump starting my car!


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    #1569
    L-M
    Registered Users Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    einheisserschre wrote: »
    That's your CABIN filter?! :eek:

    Yup, it was absolutely disgusting to be honest. It was nearly greasey with dirt!

    Heating is improved indescribably, just the general airflow.

    Cost of filter €11.63 including vat. All that's need to change it is a Philips head screw driver!

    Funny thing is, I looked up a video on youtube to see where it was and how to change it, and it said drivers side, and take out the screws. So I went out to mine, no screws just a plastic panel, balls says I. I went about taking off the wipers and then it clicked that the video was for a left hand drive one :o


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    #1570
    mondeo
    Registered Users Posts: 3,666 ✭✭✭mondeo


    Must check my cabin filter, it's somthing I have always kind of over looked. That filter as per above post is a real shocker though. I have never seen one that bad before. Jaysus :D


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    #1571
    Nissan doctor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,223 ✭✭✭Nissan doctor


    mondeo wrote: »
    Must check my cabin filter, it's somthing I have always kind of over looked. That filter as per above post is a real shocker though. I have never seen one that bad before. Jaysus :D


    You'd be surprised how many come out like that. I've often had to hoover the footwell of a customers car because of the amount of dirt and leaves etc that fall out when you remove the filter!


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    #1572
    phoenix_nights2
    Registered Users Posts: 64 ✭✭phoenix_nights2


    I retracted my soft-top for the 1st time today..

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    #1573
    E39MSport
    Registered Users Posts: 3,730 ✭✭✭E39MSport


    Love it - all you need now is some Lions and Tigers 'nsh1t :D


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    #1574
    Owen
    Registered Users Posts: 12,683 ✭✭✭✭Owen


    All the gas decided to make a run for it and get out of my aircon system, so I regassed it yesterday and included a UV leak dye. Have to wait for it to leak out again, and then go over it with a UV light to see where the dye is escaping from. PITA as the whole front of the car had to come off.

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    #1575
    langdang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,864 ✭✭✭langdang


    Go Horatio go!


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    #1576
    Ardennes1944
    Registered Users Posts: 9,238 ✭✭✭Ardennes1944


    how much did the rehydrant cost you Owen?
    one job i never got round to doing since i got this astra was refill the aircon gas.


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    #1577
    Owen
    Registered Users Posts: 12,683 ✭✭✭✭Owen


    LIGHTNING wrote: »
    I dont know why but I have a soft spot for SMARTS. I would love a Brabus Roaster as a weekend car.

    If you're down in Cork sometime, you're welcome to take a spin in mine. The normal Brabus - ForTwo or Roadster's only about 74 horsepower, the later Roadster 99. Mine's up around 120 ish :D


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    #1578
    Owen
    Registered Users Posts: 12,683 ✭✭✭✭Owen


    The guy who has the machine owes me a favour or two, so I didn't pay, but the gas isn't cheap as far as I'm aware. I'll be paying for the second recharge once the leak is found - so I'll update it here then for you. Should be Wednesday or thereabouts.


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    #1579
    Ardennes1944
    Registered Users Posts: 9,238 ✭✭✭Ardennes1944


    i can get it on partconnexion for 70e from an Opel Garage which im led to believe is very good


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    #1580
    Owen
    Registered Users Posts: 12,683 ✭✭✭✭Owen


    That sounds pretty good!!


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    #1581
    L-M
    Registered Users Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    Ardennes1944 wrote: »
    i can get it on partconnexion for 70e from an Opel Garage which im led to believe is very good

    http://www.halfords.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_11101_catalogId_15551_productId_201507_langId_-1_categoryId_212466


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    #1582
    Ardennes1944
    Registered Users Posts: 9,238 ✭✭✭Ardennes1944


    The genuine opel one is the same price so might aswel choose that :)


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    #1583
    EPM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,822 ✭✭✭✭EPM


    Sat nav should be waiting for me at home tomorrow...


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    #1584
    MetzgerMeister
    Registered Users Posts: 19,854 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    EPM wrote: »
    Sat nav should be waiting for me at home tomorrow...

    Must.....resist......obligatory......boot.....joke!!!!


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    #1585
    166man
    Registered Users Posts: 6,575 ✭✭✭166man


    einheisserschre wrote: »
    Must.....resist......obligatory......boot.....joke!!!!

    Good choice, EPM and TestTransmission hate those jokes these days... :D


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    #1586
    Hal1
    Registered Users Posts: 8,720 ✭✭✭Hal1


    You can guarantee to get a months banning from motors ;D.


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    #1587
    TestTransmission
    Registered Users Posts: 19,106 ✭✭✭✭TestTransmission


    166man wrote: »
    Good choice, EPM hates those jokes these days... :D

    So do I


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    #1588
    Tallon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,569 ✭✭✭✭Tallon


    How big is the boot on them anyway?

    Like, could you put the GPS reciever in there out of the way?

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    #1589
    166man
    Registered Users Posts: 6,575 ✭✭✭166man


    Tallon wrote: »
    How big is the boot on them anyway?

    Like, could you put the GPS reciever in there out of the way?

    Right that's it a ban for you for about 500 years because that's roughly the size of the Octavias boot in litres...:D :D


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    #1590
    Ardennes1944
    Registered Users Posts: 9,238 ✭✭✭Ardennes1944


    guys guys guys, i love a joke more than most in this depressing country, but those jokes are so terribly sad


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    #1591
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 23,339 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Ardennes1944 wrote: »
    guys guys guys, i love a joke more than most in this depressing country, but those jokes are so terribly sad

    Yep, awful, 1 in 12 approx are half funny in a sad sort of way.


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