***Motors Chat Thread*** Round 1

superstoner90

superstoner90 wrote: »

Just wondering, If you changed the number plate lights and headlights to them blue LEDs/HDIs, is it a N.C.T fail?

EDIT: Never mind, I will ask google. :rolleyes:

I cant find anything on the ould google on this, So anyone care to help?

Nissan doctor

Jimdagym wrote: »

That sounds interesting. It has no made 3 sub 5 minute journeys and I just tested it there and it started first time no bother. I thought it would have struggled to start if the battery wasn't charging and the short trips earlier.

On these it may not be a case of the battery not charging completely. It may not be charging enough or, as I've seen happen a few times on the focus, the wire to the ecu breaks, so the smart charging doesn't work. If this happens the alternator will still charge the battery at a fixed rate.

Nissan doctor

superstoner90 wrote: »

I cant find anything on the ould google on this, So anyone care to help?

If they are the white LED's that have a slight blue hue(similar to the latest BMW's etc) to them then they'd be fine. Actual blue coloured LED's, or any blue lights on a car, will fail.

Jimdagym

Nissan doctor wrote: »

On these it may not be a case of the battery not charging completely. It may not be charging enough or, as I've seen happen a few times on the focus, the wire to the ecu breaks, so the smart charging doesn't work. If this happens the alternator will still charge the battery at a fixed rate.

So your advice is keep driving till it breaks down! I like your style :pac:

Nissan doctor

Jimdagym wrote: »

So your advice is keep driving till it breaks down! I like your style :pac:

Keep her lit....:pac:


If it is a the broken wire, its normally a very easy fix.

superstoner90

Nissan doctor wrote: »

If they are the white LED's that have a slight blue hue(similar to the latest BMW's etc) to them then they'd be fine. Actual blue coloured LED's, or any blue lights on a car, will fail.

Ah I see. What if I put in the "actual" blue light into the lght on the roof of the inside the car? Or in the boot?

Nissan doctor

superstoner90 wrote: »

Ah I see. What if I put in the "actual" blue light into the lght on the roof of the inside the car? Or in the boot?

Inside the car is not an issue.

superstoner90

Nissan doctor wrote: »

Inside the car is not an issue.

Ok, thanks.

challengemaster

Nissan doctor wrote: »

Inside the car is not an issue.

Not entirely true, once they're not visible to outside vehicles they're not an issue.

Blue lights outside the vehicle are strictly only for emergency services vehicles.

Nissan doctor

challengemaster wrote: »

Not entirely true, once they're not visible to outside vehicles they're not an issue.

Blue lights outside the vehicle are strictly only for emergency services vehicles.

Well I was assuming that he wouldn't be driving along the road with the interior light on.:eek:


Although......

superstoner90

Nissan doctor wrote: »

Well I was assuming that he wouldn't be driving along the road with the interior light on.:eek:


Although......

Naw, im not that silly.

I would only be putting on the interior light when Id be looking for something inside the car, maybe at car meets also.

Mycroft H

Driving home I had a good laugh at a 1l corsa with 5 big lads in it. You could see it struggling up the hill, where the driver was dropping gears but it just didn't have the power to get up the hill.

Hate to be driving one of them.

dgt

BX 19 wrote: »

Driving home I had a good laugh at a 1l corsa with 5 big lads in it. You could see it struggling up the hill, where the driver was dropping gears but it just didn't have the power to get up the hill.

Hate to be driving one of them.

That must have been some sight!

I'm sure I've said it here before about the miserable, hateful little rotbox I drove home that couldn't get up this hill... I did have to get it towed up. What a pathetic excuse of a transportation device corsas are :mad:

I had so much fun smashing and cutting up that lump of crap, one of the first things I did was I wrapped a chain around the engine and tore it out with the tractor

sean1141

fitted a reverse camera to day. the pioneer headunit has the setup for it and the camera was something like 18 quid off ebay so why not! also got a spare key cut and coded.

got some led bulbs for the interior lights but ford seem to wire the light backwards so i cant get them to work

Fiona

Got my nct cert, good to go now until 28.02.13.

Owen

sean1141 wrote: »

fitted a reverse camera to day. the pioneer headunit has the setup for it and the camera was something like 18 quid off ebay so why not!

Was exactly the same reason I hooked one into my Pioneer!

Mycroft H

dgt wrote: »

That must have been some sight!

I'm sure I've said it here before about the miserable, hateful little rotbox I drove home that couldn't get up this hill... I did have to get it towed up. What a pathetic excuse of a transportation device corsas are :mad:

I had so much fun smashing and cutting up that lump of crap, one of the first things I did was I wrapped a chain around the engine and tore it out with the tractor

Thats what happens when they have a 3cyl engine out of a washing machine. :pac:

I was here and to add insult to injury I overtook them while going uphill

Marcusm

Fiona wrote: »

Got my nct cert, good to go now until 28.02.13.

Only 2 months late?

Fiona

Marcusm wrote: »

Only 2 months late?

This was the earliest I could get my restest, tomorrow would have been the deadline, I was off 2 weeks ago and I rang every morning at 8.30 to try and get a cancellation and not a chance.

dgt

dgt wrote: »

........What a pathetic excuse of a transportation device corsas are :mad:.......

Less understeer than a 156 :pac:

Gary ITR

Could a photoshopper make my wheels bronze? Please and thanks

Alanstrainor

Owen

Quick and Dirty on the netbook, no time put in hence the crap result :

Gary ITR

Alanstrainor wrote: »

https://us.v-cdn.net/6034073/uploads/attachments/81540/204926.jpg

Some dick you are! That's not even bronze!

Owen wrote: »

Quick and Dirty on the netbook, no time put in hence the crap result :

https://us.v-cdn.net/6034073/uploads/attachments/38076/204927.jpg

Thanks Owen, colour seems a bit off though, I'll try find a match (m own laptop is awaiting a new hdd, otherwise I'd do it myself)

Big Nasty

Gary ITR wrote: »

Some dick you are! That's not even bronze!

Maybe not but I laughed my tits off!

Northern Monkey

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Good for you :pac:

Ask a question and be a fool for a few minutes. Don't ask the question, be a fool forever!

Sometimes it's better to keep quiet and look like a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt:D
:pac::pac::pac:

Fiona

Did anybody watch DIY Brides of Franc last night? A biker couple who got married in Mondello, very good fair play to them!

ronanc15

I meant to watch that to see how it turned out, saw the ad. Could never have imagined it as a venue for a wedding!!

Drummerboy08

Watching that video of the Race 2 Race there, think I'll be entering this year too.

A car, all the gear, training and a years racing for free? It's a no brainer.

Fiona

ronanc15 wrote: »

I meant to watch that to see how it turned out, saw the ad. Could never have imagined it as a venue for a wedding!!

Watch it on RTE player, unbelievable what they did.