Post your most recent motors related purchase

shietpilot

I've been thinking about this thread for a while and I decided to create it today. Post your most recent motors related purchase :pac: It should be a nice way to share decent bargains (wink wink GvidoR) with others :cool:

I got a circular polarizer (CPL) filter for my dashcam today. It wasn't cheap coming out at €20~ but it reduces the dashboard glare on the windscreen.



Here is the before/after:

ION08

biko

MetzgerMeister

Skylinehead

shietpilot

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

*fuel fill up pic*

Well that post was most definitely expected

Special Circumstances

Botox bolts and arse implants direct from the San Diego.

fancy pigeon

30/40 springs, brake hoses and a steering linkage. Steering linkage to be fitted later in the week.

Next will be new tyres, new downpipe/intercooler pipe and possibly injector tips....

Skylinehead

Skylinehead wrote: »

At least, that's what the eBay listing said. In reality:



Completely useless, transponder module won't fit :rolleyes:

Neilw

Bits and pieces to refurbish these, stainless dishes and bolts mostly.

Note the budget quadrangle tyres

jimgoose

Four litres of Castrol Magnatec 5W-30 C3.

BMJD

GustavoFring

Dale Parish

Foxhole Norman

th hen

Came Monday in the post so need to get them fitted this week hopefully

Mercedes courtesy lights form my c250

*Kol*

th hen wrote: »

Came Monday in the post so need to get them fitted this week hopefully

Mercedes courtesy lights form my c250

Snap!!

nd

Double sided tape for reattaching moldings.

EndaHonesty

th hen wrote: »

Came Monday in the post so need to get them fitted this week hopefully

Mercedes courtesy lights form my c250

*Kol* wrote: »

Snap!!

CorkMan_

Black_Knight

Exciting stuff!

Black_Knight

Put in an order for these a week ago. Must be on the slow boat:

Supergurrier

Should arrive any day now

high horse

Supergurrier wrote: »

Should arrive any day now

Imagine the turbo lag on that?!!

robtri

a pair of these

Ded_Zebra

Today two 245/40 R17 Falkens arrived in the office. They're to be fitted on the back of our CLK320. Never had Falken tyres before and decided to try them for an experiment

Can't tell anyone much about them yet other than they have a nice stiff sidewall and they fit under my desk

shietpilot

shietpilot wrote: »

I've been thinking about this thread for a while and I decided to create it today. Post your most recent motors related purchase It should be a nice way to share decent bargains (wink wink GvidoR) with others

I got a circular polarizer (CPL) filter for my dashcam today. It wasn't cheap coming out at €20~ but it reduces the dashboard glare on the windscreen.

You should be able to get rid of the glare entirely, by twisting the polariser a bit. It should go from completely eliminating reflections to being useless as you rotate it on the lens (assuming it works the same as CPL's on camera lenses).

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

they fit under my desk

Arguably the most important criteria when purchasing tyres. :P


Today I got the car serviced. Yay.

CJhaughey

Set of rear TRW discs, pads and brake hoses.
Rubber grease already ready and waiting.
Must get some brake fluid as well.

Roger Mellie Man on the Telly

Alpine PDX 2 channel amp & Alpine type R component speakers.

Install shortly I hope.

shietpilot

Deleted User wrote: »

You should be able to get rid of the glare entirely, by twisting the polariser a bit. It should go from completely eliminating reflections to being useless as you rotate it on the lens (assuming it works the same as CPL's on camera lenses).

Yeah I wouldn't be surprised. The screenshot I did was my initial test. It's really hard to adjust it on a small screen like that. I did more adjusting and tacked it into place with some hot glue for now but I think I will need to get a mini-HDMI lead and plug it into a TV to be able to totally get rid of the glare.

Still, it's miles better than it was before and removes the glare from the A-pillars at the left and right sides which would make reg plate really hard to see normally.

ShadowHearth

Pick up this in hallfords this morning.

My buddy is taking my car from work to do other side of bushings and will pop this fecker in. Hopefully no more Justin Bieber on the way to work and back or I will drive my car in to up coming traffic.
Still kept booking in hallfords for Sunday just in case if this radio overheats and won't work properly due to alfa dash having issues with ventilation.

*Kol*

EndaHonesty wrote: »

For €12 including postage I could resist to be honest. We cant all be as cool as you!

ShaunieVW

A set of plates, bargain at €1150...

Pops_20

Passenger side door handle kept cracking off when opening, so had to get a new one...€72 from Toyota...

h

stimpson

Toyota seem to think it's fine to put a call button on the steering wheel that only works when you shell out another grand for the sat nav pack. So I bought this Bluetooth Siri button. £20 for a button but still better than buying crappy satnav.

Ogogo

Because apparently I have been doing it wrong all these years.....

TrailerBob

A pair of these for the front prop



And I don't even like spiders that much...

delly

That's both sides done now.

Cee-Jay-Cee

Mintex front pads and discs for my Legacy.

Rears will need changing soon too

shietpilot

2x OEM 21/5W brake/tail light bulbs from Ford dealership. €4 all in. Car working fine now

MetzgerMeister

Delly I was thinking to myself that the one you replaced went again

Ush1

shietpilot wrote: »

2x OEM 21/5W brake/tail light bulbs from Ford dealership. €4 all in. Car working fine now

I bought a spurious one from a motor factor for 3 euro for a 2004 Focus.

Reverse light still ain't working though!:(

shietpilot

Ush1 wrote: »

I bought a spurious one from a motor factor for 3 euro for a 2004 Focus.

Reverse light still ain't working though!:(

No surprise. I gave up on using motor factors a while ago. Sh*t parts for rip off pricing.

Either buy the same spurious part online for half the price or spend a wee bit extra on the genuine :rolleyes:

inforfun

Lucky enough to have NCT/Insurance/Motor tax all in the first 2 months of the year.

Voodoomelon

Mister Auto strike again, sent the wrong parts.







Ordered a tensioner pulley and a regular pulley. They send me out two tensioners. I had an issue with these guys before, I knew there would be something wrong before i opened the box.

mickdw

Voodoomelon wrote: »

Mister Auto strike again, sent the wrong parts.







Ordered a tensioner pulley and a regular pulley. They send me out two tensioners. I had an issue with these guys before, I knew there would be something wrong before i opened the box.

The golden rule is only to use them for planned maintenance well into the future cause it will be wrong.
Still, you will probably have 3 tensioners when finished with them - they will probably resend the whole order.
I got brake pads last week from them. They actually arrived correct, right brand and in 6 days. Very surprised.

delly

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Delly I was thinking to myself that the one you replaced went again

The worst part was the original pictures I put up went offline, so I had to rack my brains a little.

First time out I got a new regulator, this time out I went with used. It being the passenger side I reckon the lower cost was worth the risk. It turns out a pre used regulator made things a lot easier. The fine tuning aspect wasn't needed as it was setup perfectly. The window glides open.

There is such a sense of satisfaction when you diy a repair. Less than €40 and a major part is back working again.

MetzgerMeister

delly wrote: »

The worst part was the original pictures I put up went offline, so I had to rack my brains a little.

First time out I got a new regulator, this time out I went with used. It being the passenger side I reckon the lower cost was worth the risk. It turns out a pre used regulator made things a lot easier. The fine tuning aspect wasn't needed as it was setup perfectly. The window glides open.

There is such a sense of satisfaction when you diy a repair. Less than €40 and a major part is back working again.

The thing I would hate most about a job like that is broken plastic clips on the door card and not having it sit properly ever again.

Voodoomelon

mickdw wrote: »

The golden rule is only to use them for planned maintenance well into the future cause it will be wrong.
Still, you will probably have 3 tensioners when finished with them - they will probably resend the whole order.
I got brake pads last week from them. They actually arrived correct, right brand and in 6 days. Very surprised.

You're probably right, I have time to kill too, only preventative maintenance. The wipers they sent don't fit my car either, they're paying for postage back.

They ain't gonna make a whole lot on this order...

shietpilot

Finally ordered a vacuum operated engine mount for the Volvo Xc90... Let's hope it soaks up some of the vibrations up :pac:

shietpilot

Got a Karcher K2 (Car + Home) power washer today. Nice replacement for the old Parkside jobby. The Parkside still works good but the adjustable lance was broken and the hose started to leak a bit so instead of replacing the lance and hose I got this.

The Karcher isn't as powerful but it's nicer to use since it's lighter, more compact and quieter