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Today I did something to my car (volume 2)

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,232 ✭✭✭✭joujoujou
    Unregistered Users


    There are some plastics that would need special chemical activator to be used before applying a glue. Maybe aforementioned is one of them.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,925 ✭✭✭GvidoR


    renofan wrote: »
    At least you can fix yours. Went to put the driver's window down to use the buzzer to let me into the car park at work and nothing happened. Just whirring noises from the electric motor.

    Took the door trim off thinking the window had popped out of the two whatchacallits but no. The fooking cable coming out of the motor has snapped. So it means no window for at least 3 weeks as it'll be then before I can sort it. Bloody annoying!

    Owww... sorry to hear that. :(
    OSI wrote: »
    It'll end up falling out again. The plastic holding the glass is bonded to it with a special glue. Once that glue goes you won't be able to rebond it, only solution is a new window.

    That seems quite excessive. Wouldn't it be possible to find this 'special glue' somewhere?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,309 ✭✭✭✭wotzgoingon


    GvidoR wrote: »

    Wouldn't it be possible to find this 'special glue' somewhere?

    I don't think they sell really strong grip glue to the public for safety reasons. It's like the glue they use to hold rear view mirrors. Ever have a car where the mirror falls off and no glue will hold it like the original.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,925 ✭✭✭GvidoR


    I don't think they sell really strong grip glue to the public for safety reasons. It's like the glue they use to hold rear view mirrors. Ever have a car where the mirror falls off and no glue will hold it like the original.

    Or...

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    :pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,920 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    That's brilliant :D


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,123 ✭✭✭job seeker


    GvidoR wrote: »
    After coming home a little past midnight, opened the front passenger side door and tried to open the window, as it did not open about half an hour before that. Instead of normally sliding down, it just dropped down. Mind=blown, and it was obviously dark and all, so I covered the door with some plastic until the morning.

    Took off the door panel. Turns out, the glass is only held up with just two whatchacallits. Snapped it back into place and was able to wind it up to the top.
    Then it was time to put everything back in place.

    Tadah!

    This is a comman problem on VWs Boras mk4 golfs and seat telidos. Them whatchacallits can break. It happened to a friend of mine he bought an 02 mk4 golf there 3 weeks ago. The mechanic told him to put water and washing up liquid down inside the door frame to lubricate the new set of whatchacallits. As oil can make the rubbers (giggidy) swell. (But to be honest I don't think id ever use washing up liquid.) Although it did seem to do the trick on the electric windows on the golf. They now go up and down like a fiddlers elbow.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,505 ✭✭✭Interslice


    Rough the glass and plastic up with sand paper. Bit of tec 7. Wait 24 hours. Be grand.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,845 ✭✭✭Noccy_Mondy


    Is whatchacallits the name of an actual part, or am I just not awake yet? I think it's the latter :pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,925 ✭✭✭GvidoR


    It's the technical term, yes.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 757 ✭✭✭John T Carroll


    job seeker wrote: »
    This is a comman problem on VWs Boras mk4 golfs and seat telidos. Them whatchacallits can break. It happened to a friend of mine he bought an 02 mk4 golf there 3 weeks ago. The mechanic told him to put water and washing up liquid down inside the door frame to lubricate the new set of whatchacallits. As oil can make the rubbers (giggidy) swell. (But to be honest I don't think id ever use washing up liquid.) Although it did seem to do the trick on the electric windows on the golf. They now go up and down like a fiddlers elbow.

    Both front regulator clamps on my 00 Bora were "plastic" and cracked up after about 3 or 4 years, I bought replacement kits in the main VW dealers (approx €60 each) these had aluminium or some form of diecast material for the regulator clamps and (touch wood) never gave trouble after that.
    Just checked my maintenance records.....the first replacement was in 2006 and the second was in 2007 so I would expect that all the front window regulator clamps would have been manufactured from metal from around 2005/2006.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 502 ✭✭✭adrianshanahan


    My Navara failed it's CVRT last week on a worn steering idle arm.

    So today I swapped it out.

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    Got it tracked

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    Little visit here

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    And just like that passed, they didn't even charge for the re-test.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,620 ✭✭✭✭dr.fuzzenstein


    Is whatchacallits the name of an actual part, or am I just not awake yet? I think it's the latter :pac:

    Well, really it's a whatchamacallit. It could also be a thingamabob or a doohickey.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭TrailerBob


    Nothing major, but the electric windows had started to become a bit slow to move over the last while. It was getting annoying at toll boths and the window stopped halfway down one night at a garda checkpoint.... Sprayed down a bit of silicone spray onto the runners and they're now back running up and down quickly.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,668 ✭✭✭eringobragh


    Long time, no see :D

    NCT failed on handbrake which I suspected it might - its a common enough issue on the MR2 to happen I believe

    On further inspection the passenger side was seized half open and the drivers side was working but on the way out

    Picked up 2 PAGID handbrake cables on eurocarparts that come in a nifty racing blue :P

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    My cables were like this:



    Before:

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    20 minutes passenger side - 1.5 hours drivers - could not shift the clevis pin on the handbrake -blowtorch, vicegrips, hammer nothing would shift her - in the end I used a balljoint separator and a deep impact wrench socket to take the pin - out in a minute grrrrr -

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    Rusted clevis pin - can to file rust off both this and the holder as it wouldn't fit back in

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    Well I've now a working handbrake again , its the small things in life you take for granted :)


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,363 ✭✭✭bmstuff


    Replaced the aftermarket mats with brand new OEM BMW F10 mats in the e39. I read somewhere they fit just fine in the e39 so I gave it a go. No longer possible to get e39 mats from the dealer. Indeed fitting is just fine.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,813 ✭✭✭rizzee


    Ordered wind deflectors, red front and rear badges, LEDs and new number plates.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,668 ✭✭✭eringobragh


    Expensive month for the MR2 trying to get through the NCT - 2 handbrake cables, a bit of welding on the drivers seat floor bolt and finally binned the accelera tyres on the front that were on it when I got it - to be fair they weren't the worst - reverted back to stock front from 205/50/15 to 195/55/15 - a pair of Contintental PremiumContact 5's on the front - and another pair of Falken Ze912's 225/50/15 on the rear after doing a whopping 22,000 miles they were well and truly worn


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,569 ✭✭✭Special Circumstances


    What model acceleras? Found Accelera Alphas to be pretty much what you'd expect from a tyre cheaper than ling long, sailun, hifly, sunni, maxtrek etc.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    What model acceleras? Found Accelera Alphas to be pretty much what you'd expect from a tyre cheaper than ling long, sailun, hifly, sunni, maxtrek etc.

    Yeah my car used to have acceleras on the previous set of wheels, and they were getting quite scary towards the end in the wet; despite having plenty of thread left.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,569 ✭✭✭Special Circumstances


    Yeah my car used to have acceleras on the previous set of wheels, and they were getting quite scary towards the end in the wet; despite having plenty of thread left.
    Wet Braking rated E. For "EEEEEEEK!"


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,704 ✭✭✭Cheensbo


    Spent the day trying to figure out some electrical gremlins..

    So, blower/heater not working - Motor is fine and runs grand with direct 12v, relay clicks when buttons are pushed so I'm thinking it's the resistor so hopefully get one of those off Mr.Bishi tomorrow.

    The game of chance when turning on the lights - just have to be indicating left when turning on the lights and all is fine :confused: Going to get a set of stalks anyway.

    Also have a freshly seized caliper on the opposing side to the one I changed a few weeks back, think its just the sliders stuck though...





    I actually hate that bag of shite now


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,668 ✭✭✭eringobragh


    What model acceleras? Found Accelera Alphas to be pretty much what you'd expect from a tyre cheaper than ling long, sailun, hifly, sunni, maxtrek etc.

    Can't make it out - but I will say they weren't too bad - the ones I had were made in Indonesia I know that much - probably got a middle of the road ones as they weren't too bad - running them the last 4 years and no issues stoopping in wet

    Was being a bit cheap and should have binned them ages ago but I lived to tell the tale - I binned the ones on the back as it was dancing on every corner


    these are them if you can make it out- :
    I think they were called phoenix or something

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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,569 ✭✭✭Special Circumstances


    Greek symbol alpha there as far as I can see. Rated alpha for nothing at all. Omega for many.

    Lucky you didn't have em on the rear of an MR2!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,668 ✭✭✭eringobragh


    Greek symbol alpha there as far as I can see. Rated alpha for nothing at all. Omega for many.

    Lucky you didn't have em on the rear of an MR2!

    I did I binned the rear ones 4 years ago - dancing on every corner.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,813 ✭✭✭rizzee


    Most of my visual parts have arrived.

    Car in in getting service, driveshaft bearing, cv boot, front brake discs and pads, tracking and 2 tyres. Also the air conditioning is being topped up. Should run like a dream then. Next step will be to put it through NCT.

    Actually quick question, car is may 2008 and never had nct done, if it passed say next week how long would i get the test for?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,813 ✭✭✭rizzee


    OSI wrote: »
    2 years.

    Thanks. Didnt know whether it was that or just til next May when it should be due if it was through the original procedure (08-12, 12-14, 14-16)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,861 ✭✭✭keano25


    bmstuff wrote: »
    Replaced the aftermarket mats with brand new OEM BMW F10 mats in the e39. I read somewhere they fit just fine in the e39 so I gave it a go. No longer possible to get e39 mats from the dealer. Indeed fitting is just fine.

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    Where from and how much? :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,331 ✭✭✭toyotaavensis


    I am away myself at the minute but the avesnis passed the NCT


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,375 ✭✭✭cletus


    Today I DIDN'T do this to my car

    Mostly because of a parent teacher meeting


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,661 ✭✭✭Voodoomelon


    So my 740 is in for some surgery today, once again with the great guys at Perfect Car Dundalk. Still further work to do tomorrow so am trundling about in a 318 for now.

    As usual they stand over their work and are only too happy to show the job at hand, here are some pics already.

    The car was leaking coolant at a huge rate by the time it went in this morning, about a litre a day. Leak is due to a failure of a coolant pipe o-ring at the front of an aluminium coolant pipe that traverses the centre of the engine, front to back, located under the intake manifold. To replace the o-ring, the pipe needs to be replaced. Replacing with the same factory pipe is a nightmare, as the pipe slides in from the front of the block, which requires 50-60 hours of labour as the entire top half of the engine needs to be removed.

    Solution is a collapsible coolant pipe which means just the intake manifold and valley pan come out, 3-4 hours labour. Cut the old pipe out and screw the replacement in. Pipe is €600, but that's better than €3k-€4k in labour alone.

    I supplied the Bimmerpipe, OEM water pump, thermostat, housing, new intake manifold gaskets and water pump pipe.

    They're also replacing the alternator bracket oil gasket which is loosing me half a litre of oil every 4-5k km. That alone takes hours on end because of where it's located, might have pics of that tomorrow.

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