Today I did something to my car (volume 2)

Toyotafanboi

GvidoR wrote: »

Hopefully with another VW

hopefully not. you just posted your own problems with your VW in this thread and he's just had to sell his because it was so much trouble. try a jap this time :pac:

toastedpickles

Today i put steering fluid in my 9-5, and a few bits more were done on the 900

rizzee

@gvidr Haha no not a VW anyway

@advertsfox , couple of weeks saving and I'll see, I've a suggestions thread in the buying Motors forum, maybe a 1.4 Punto Evo or something.. Love my Puntos

nd

Changed the coolant and flushed the rad and engine.



It was cleaner than I was expecting.

This was the only noticeable buildup, which came off with a brush.

joujoujou

nd wrote: »

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90467-08217 --> 1.10 euro each.

toyotaavensis

So the new drive belt went in today. Now she should be sorted for a good while.

GvidoR

Goodbye you piece of crap!



Hello Kenwood!



Installed!



Haha, jk.



So yeah... now I will have better audio and no more battery problems!

vectra

Replaced to summer mats with the winter ones

Black_Knight

vectra wrote: »

Replaced to summer mats with the winter ones

Thats not a thing. :pac:

toyotaavensis

whats the difference between summer and winter mats?

toastedpickles

One set have snow men on them and the other have happy shiny suns on them :P

vectra

Black_Knight wrote: »

Thats not a thing. :pac:

Ah, But it is Some thing..
I hoovered it as well

toyotaavensis wrote: »

whats the difference between summer and winter mats?

Summer mats are carpet.
Winters are rubber.

MetzgerMeister

vectra wrote: »

Summer mats are carpet.
Winters are rubber.

So winter and summer often meet during coitus?? :pac:

GvidoR

:pac:

shanec1928

Well yesterday I picked up this. Needs a bit a work but it will do

zurbfoundation

changed rocker gasket - looks like a fair bit of oil seeping away at the back - i was cleaning it up when i took this but it was as oily all the way along the edge

GvidoR

Painted the wheel caps white.

toyotaavensis

GvidoR wrote: »

Painted the wheel caps white.

I really like some of what you have done to the car and this look nice but they are going to always look dirty. I would suggest grey/silver.

Rowley Birkin QC

New OE front wishbones, bushings and drop links. All of which were to be had at their cheapest from BMW themselves. It has been a strange day. :P

GvidoR

toyotaavensis wrote: »

I really like some of what you have done to the car and this look nice but they are going to always look dirty. I would suggest grey/silver.

I was thinking about getting a new set of wheel caps, but I had a can of white paint so I thought I'd try painting them first.

Bpmull

GvidoR wrote: »

I was thinking about getting a new set of wheel caps, but I had a can of white paint so I thought I'd try painting them first.

I don't think vw ones are that expensive to get new and at least they have the vw badge in the middle. Car looks well other than the wheel covers love the cat too :pac:

GvidoR

GvidoR wrote: »

Painted the wheel caps white.

Did you scrape it off something?

Edit: Ha never mind. Looking at it on my phone and the reflection from the trees make it look like there's a nasty scratch on the side.

maceocc2

Installed cheapo Aliexpress reverse camera..... pretty much identical to the real thing, integrated into the boot handle as well. Tough to get it installed, but well worth doing it yourself, worked out about €70 all in.

vectra

maceocc2 wrote: »

Installed cheapo Aliexpress reverse camera..... pretty much identical to the real thing, integrated into the boot handle as well. Tough to get it installed, but well worth doing it yourself, worked out about €70 all in.

That looks identical to the Amunsden + headunit in my vRS
Wonder would it be possible to hook a camera to my one?

Eric Cartman

vectra wrote: »

That looks identical to the Amunsden + headunit in my vRS
Wonder would it be possible to hook a camera to my one?

http://www.kufatec.co.uk/shop/index.php?page=product&info=7367 interface seems expensive, but perhaps its just a 2 pin wiring trick, OP may know.

maceocc2

vectra wrote: »

That looks identical to the Amunsden + headunit in my vRS
Wonder would it be possible to hook a camera to my one?

I would imagine the handle would work if the unit has the roght connectors, the unit I have is the RNS315. Heres the camera I got, the seller is a gentleman, really helped me out during install, he might be able to confirm compatibility.

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/VW-RGB-Rear-view-Camera-For-Golf-Plus-Jetta-MK5-MK6-Tiguan-Passat-B7-RNS315-RNS510/1282768131.html

Alanstrainor

Currently in the process of changing my rear shocks. First on, and the second is almost there. Took longer than expected, but all is looking good at the moment. It seems my diagnoses was correct, the old shocks were noticably worn when I was examining them off the car. One worse than the other. Koni sport shocks going in. Oh baby!

Hal1

When I removed my old shock I could compress it by hand :eek:.

JohnBoy26

Hal1 wrote: »

When I removed my old shock I could compress it by hand :eek:.

You can do that with a new shock sure

dgt

Hal1 wrote: »

When I removed my old shock I could compress it by hand :eek:.

The fun ones are when you can't compress them atall :pac:

Decided the other day, know what, my back tyres need replacing.... Seeing as they were Chinese dirt, it'd be rude not to :cool:

I made sure they could never ever be used again, thanks to a nice farmyard that needed some black concrete


Pull a set of these out of thin air


Much better


I'll put these on the front afterwards I can't wait to replace the tyres currently on it in the same way.....