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The "Today I did something to my car" thread

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    #2132
    hoodie6029
    Registered Users Posts: 3,691 ✭✭✭hoodie6029


    Brought my Yaris into the 21st century with a new stereo. The original radio gave up the ghost. Could do with a replacement panel so I could dump the old radio.
    Next on the shopping list, remote central locking!
    picture.php?albumid=1964&pictureid=11658

    The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.



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    #2133
    challengemaster
    Registered Users Posts: 16,930 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    mrs crilly wrote: »
    They are adjustable but to be fair its quite rare i carry passengers so do i really want to raise it for that occasion? What ya mean by stiffening it? Like the car can be harsh on rough roads so would that not mean its stiff already?

    Strip out the rear seats, then you can't carry anyone :D

    Problem solved!


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    #2134
    kearney13
    Registered Users Posts: 214 ✭✭kearney13


    Cleaned the bollox outta the van back and front :D the outside will be done next weekend ;)


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    #2135
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    Went mudding... :pac:


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    #2136
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users Posts: 73,439 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    hoodie6029 wrote: »
    Brought my Yaris into the 21st century with a new stereo. The original radio gave up the ghost. Could do with a replacement panel so I could dump the old radio.
    Next on the shopping list, remote central locking!
    picture.php?albumid=1964&pictureid=11658

    That's more 20th century!


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    #2137
    hoodie6029
    Registered Users Posts: 3,691 ✭✭✭hoodie6029


    anything is better than a tape deck!

    The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.



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    #2138
    Fiona
    Registered Users Posts: 2,356 ✭✭✭Fiona


    hoodie6029 wrote: »
    anything is better than a tape deck!

    Tape deck and a €2 tape / mp3 connector from the local €2 shop. Cheapest car audio set up ever!


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    #2139
    robbie_998
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,222 ✭✭✭robbie_998


    mrs crilly wrote: »
    hoodie6029 wrote: »
    anything is better than a tape deck!

    Tape deck and a €2 tape / mp3 connector from the local €2 shop. Cheapest car audio set up ever!

    Plays mono though. Sound quality is bad


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    #2140
    E39MSport
    Registered Users Posts: 3,721 ✭✭✭E39MSport


    Got under the Esty to determine that the loud chatter at idle eminates from the gearbox. Sounds like a bearing, main shaft or release maybe.

    Haven't dropped a gearbox before.

    Apparently its a 2 man job ? (AWD with transfer case)

    Is this a job that one can leave or would there be a bit of urgency? Can these bearings totally fail causing damage?

    Noise is pretty bad and been like that for a while now ...


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    #2141
    MetzgerMeister
    Registered Users Posts: 19,854 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    My new gearknob arrived this morning.

    Mike Brewer is right, a nice shiney gearknob does lift the interior for some reason.

    Next thing for the interior is embroidered mats :D


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    #2142
    Jemmy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,385 ✭✭✭Jemmy


    Spent all afternoon on Saturday cleaning the car, it's already filthy again :mad:


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    #2143
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 23,339 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    E39MSport wrote: »
    ..................

    Is this a job that one can leave or would there be a bit of urgency? Can these bearings totally fail causing damage? ............... ...

    Most gearbox failures are due to bearings, could go anytime if it's that noisy, could go thousands more miles too, can't really quantify how long is left in it.


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    #2144
    robbie_998
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,222 ✭✭✭robbie_998


    Today I gave my car to someone else to service a few things on it....



    Strolling around Dublin city bored out of my hole waiting for my baby back !


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    #2145
    no1beemerfan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,714 ✭✭✭no1beemerfan


    no1beemerfan wrote: »
    Went to change the brake fluid and change a track rod end on the wife's focus today when the feckin security wheel nut opener thing broke so have no way of taking off the wheels until I order a new one from Ford. ...............


    Went to Finlays in Naas on Saturday and thankfully they had a socket that opened the security nuts. I told them to put ordinary nuts on it for now.

    Cost me €45 and was waiting about 4 mins.


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    #2146
    Nissan doctor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,223 ✭✭✭Nissan doctor


    dar83 wrote: »
    You're ruining our group-buy fitting discount I know Nissan Doctor would have given us! :pac:

    So selfish... :P



    Could still be arranged;)


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    #2147
    challengemaster
    Registered Users Posts: 16,930 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    Nissan doctor wrote: »
    Could still be arranged;)
    So you'll do them all at the meet yeah? :pac:


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    #2148
    homer90
    Registered Users Posts: 2,073 ✭✭✭homer90


    robbie_998 wrote: »
    Strolling around Dublin city bored out of my hole waiting for my baby back !

    That does my head on too :D would happily watch on, or even jump in and give a hand !!:D Rather than 'kill time' in town.


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    #2149
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    I have college exams today, so naturally I stayed out in the garage and tested my "new" shocks, then cleaned them up and painted them till past midnight. Therapeutic :pac:

    Helped assemble a bottom end too :)


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    #2150
    Gary ITR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,801 ✭✭✭✭Gary ITR


    I discovered today that my high compression pistons have been binned accidently.

    Not a happy bunny, Nobody's fault but my own, I left them somewhere silly


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    #2151
    Fiona
    Registered Users Posts: 2,356 ✭✭✭Fiona


    robbie_998 wrote: »
    Plays mono though. Sound quality is bad

    Ya think? I had one in my old Seat Leon thought it was grand. That car actually had a great sound system in it i miss it!


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    #2152
    vectra
    Registered Users Posts: 15,524 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    Gary ITR wrote: »
    I discovered today that my high compression pistons have been binned accidently.

    Not a happy bunny, Nobody's fault but my own, I left them somewhere silly

    What a sickner :o


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    #2153
    Nissan doctor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,223 ✭✭✭Nissan doctor


    challengemaster wrote: »
    So you'll do them all at the meet yeah? :pac:


    If only I was going:(


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    #2154
    dar83
    Registered Users Posts: 7,106 ✭✭✭dar83


    Nissan doctor wrote: »
    If only I was going:(

    We could just have another one the next weekend at Atlas. ;)

    You could do all the discounted work then and make us tea while we wait. :D


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    #2155
    Nissan doctor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,223 ✭✭✭Nissan doctor


    dar83 wrote: »
    We could just have another one the next weekend at Atlas. ;)

    You could do all the discounted work then and make us tea while we wait. :D


    Do the work and make the tea?:eek::D


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    #2156
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    More mudding was conducted :p


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    #2157
    dar83
    Registered Users Posts: 7,106 ✭✭✭dar83


    Nissan doctor wrote: »
    Do the work and make the tea?:eek::D

    Yep, it's all part of your discount deal, didn't you know?! :rolleyes: :pac:


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    #2158
    Gary ITR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,801 ✭✭✭✭Gary ITR


    vectra wrote: »
    What a sickner :o

    Indeed... My baffled sump is also missing. On the other hand I got a Neptune Demon ECU for free so all in all I'm quids in :D


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    #2159
    vectra
    Registered Users Posts: 15,524 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    Gary ITR wrote: »
    Indeed... My baffled sump is also missing. On the other hand I got a Neptune Demon ECU for free so all in all I'm quids in :D

    How the Fekk did anyone dump all those parts..!!

    ECU sort of makes up for it alright :D


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    #2160
    Gary ITR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,801 ✭✭✭✭Gary ITR


    vectra wrote: »
    How the Fekk did anyone dump all those parts..!!

    ECU sort of makes up for it alright :D

    Well the garage in it's current guise has ceased trading, I'm going to be retailing parts still but mostly through the soon to be launced website

    Our rent was too high and we were in a terrible location so Mick has decided to retire the lucky sod :D So the garage has been getting cleared the last couple of weeks and some of my stuff unfortunately got mixed in with the scrap. I was undecided about using those pistons again anyway so my mind has just been made up for me. I'm going Eagle Rods, Ross Racing Pistons this time

    The ECU is for the Civic, we had planned to borrow mine but now that doesn't need to happen


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    #2161
    Chuck_Norris
    Registered Users Posts: 1,325 ✭✭✭Chuck_Norris


    Today I had a Parrot MKi9200 installed. Great for playin the moosic from the phone.


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