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  • #182
    Ded_Zebra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,792 ✭✭✭Ded_Zebra


    fancy pigeon wrote: »
    4 new Pirellis, onto my borrowed set of wheels. Much needed tyres made a big difference :)

    I may also invest in a new breaker bar that I jeep in the car, I muled the head clean off my one opening bolts :D

    Be careful on the Pirellis!! Lots of chinese stuff will out perform them in the wet!!:eek:

    Never found them a good tyre in the wet but really good in the dry and with excellent steering feel and progressive handling.


  • #183
    Noccy_Mondy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,845 ✭✭✭Noccy_Mondy


    Hal1 wrote: »
    A citroen c3 wiper arm can take it's place with a 13mm spanner. That's what I did and it looks better being a smooth wiper arm.

    Knew there was something different about your back wiper. Looks well.

    Meh, the mods have finished, as far as I'm concerned. The clear side repeaters have gone a tad yellow, lost their crisp clear colour, can't get to the inner side to give them a rub of toothpaste or the likes... they'll do!


  • #184
    Hal1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,719 ✭✭✭Hal1


    I changed my oil with some 5w30 FS mobil1, fixed an exhaust hanger bracket that broke off with some metal putty (temp fix will need welding), the bushing for the exhaust need replacing, they are very soft.

    I also gapped my spark plugs, and I have a throttle body gasket for when I get around to cleaning it. This was done as the car has developed a hard start recently, but it has improved a lot since cleaning and gapping the plugs.


  • #185
    fancy pigeon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,866 ✭✭✭fancy pigeon


    Ded_Zebra wrote: »
    fancy pigeon wrote: »
    4 new Pirellis, onto my borrowed set of wheels. Much needed tyres made a big difference :)

    I may also invest in a new breaker bar that I jeep in the car, I muled the head clean off my one opening bolts :D

    Be careful on the Pirellis!! Lots of chinese stuff will out perform them in the wet!!:eek:

    Never found them a good tyre in the wet but really good in the dry and with excellent steering feel and progressive handling.

    Thanks to some badminton match on today which left me with clear roads, I can confirm that the Merc held on very well onto the rainy roads all over pissy wet Meath :cool:

    Only time will tell when they wear down how well they will perform then. The vredesteins performed very well in the wet up to circa 2mm of thread


  • #186
    quadrifoglio verde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,670 ✭✭✭quadrifoglio verde


    In the last week New timing belt and tensioners, new balance belt and tensioners, 8 new plugs, waterpump, new coil pack and rocker cover gaskets and fresh coolant
    I also taxed it for 3 months

    Next week the damage inflicted by the nurburgring will be getting fixed which consists of a new wishbone and wheel bearing on the passenger side


    Poor qv is poor but the gtvs engine is running better than ever and is just about to tick over 180K miles


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  • #187
    pajor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,576 ✭✭✭pajor


    shietpilot wrote: »
    Long overdue rear wiperblade change :pac:

    Ditto. Got a pair for the front earlier. €6 each. Happy days. :D

    Still need to get a new one for the rear wiper.


  • #188
    Lord Nikon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,613 ✭✭✭Lord Nikon


    New drop-links and bushings all-round. Still annoyed by the rattling rear parcel shelf and the creaking dash.


  • #189
    porsche boy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,560 ✭✭✭porsche boy


    Timing belt
    Tensioners
    Liquid gasket
    Replacement engine


  • #190
    166man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,575 ✭✭✭166man


    porsche boy wrote: »
    Timing belt
    Tensioners
    Liquid gasket
    Replacement engine

    And was that all before lunchtime...? :D


  • #191
    shietpilot
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,880 ✭✭✭shietpilot


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  • #192
    jca
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,585 ✭✭✭jca


    Iron filings? Where would you have iron filings on a car?


  • #193
    joujoujou
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,230 ✭✭✭✭joujoujou
    Unregistered Users


    On wheels, obviously. :)


  • #194
    jca
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,585 ✭✭✭jca


    OK.... Wheel cleaner would be a better name for it.


  • #195
    Rowley Birkin QC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,280 ✭✭✭Rowley Birkin QC


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    Test drove an E92 during the week and decided I didn't want to spend quite that much money at the moment so may scratch this itch by ordering this later today to replace the current one which has given up after 4 years. Any thoughts or better recommendations?


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  • #196
    bear1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,900 ✭✭✭✭bear1


    Eh...
    New oil
    New filters
    New windshield wipers
    New coolant

    Then to be told your turbo is under boosting. So guess what my next purchase will be?
    Btw, Rainex is foopin cool :D


  • #197
    Cheensbo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,704 ✭✭✭Cheensbo


    jca wrote: »
    Iron filings? Where would you have iron filings on a car?

    All over it:


  • #198
    MetzgerMeister
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,920 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    jca wrote: »
    Iron filings? Where would you have iron filings on a car?

    In shock absorbers to accompany magnets also in there that stiff the suspension :D


  • #199
    jca
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,585 ✭✭✭jca


    Cheensbo wrote: »
    All over it:

    I think you're confusing iron oxide with iron filings.


  • #200
    jca
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,585 ✭✭✭jca


    Rowley Birkin QC wrote: »
    31ofYra1qeL.jpg

    Test drove an E92 during the week and decided I didn't want to spend quite that much money at the moment so may scratch this itch by ordering this later today to replace the current one which has given up after 4 years. Any thoughts or better recommendations?


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    It looks cheap and nasty to me. I'd be worried about battery drain issues or even more worrying, it going on fire.


  • #201
    shietpilot
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,880 ✭✭✭shietpilot


    Pumpkin is supposed to be a pretty decent brand from these Chinese head units so it should be good. Head unit catching on fire? Less films please...


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  • #202
    Foxhole Norman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,875 ✭✭✭Foxhole Norman


    I have an Eonon unit in my E39 for the last year and a half, no battery drain issues and as of yet, no fires and I love it.


  • #203
    Cheensbo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,704 ✭✭✭Cheensbo


    jca wrote: »
    I think you're confusing iron oxide with iron filings.

    I sure am.


  • #204
    jca
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,585 ✭✭✭jca


    shietpilot wrote: »
    Pumpkin is supposed to be a pretty decent brand from these Chinese head units so it should be good. Head unit catching on fire? Less films please...

    You've a smart mouth. I was considering one of those units for my Octavia but was warned off by many on other more helpful sites for the two reasons I stated earlier. I got a bolero from a guy in cork which is working perfectly.


  • #205
    shietpilot
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,880 ✭✭✭shietpilot


    jca wrote: »
    You've a smart mouth. I was considering one of those units for my Octavia but was warned off by many on other more helpful sites for the two reasons I stated earlier. I got a bolero from a guy in cork which is working perfectly.

    Thanks. Chances of a fused headunit going on fire are less than a Boeing 737 hitting you on the M50 probably.


  • #206
    jca
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,585 ✭✭✭jca


    shietpilot wrote: »
    Thanks. Chances of a fused headunit going on fire are less than a Boeing 737 hitting you on the M50 probably.

    Chinese crap is chinese crap.


  • #207
    shietpilot
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,880 ✭✭✭shietpilot


    jca wrote: »
    Chinese crap is chinese crap.

    Doesn't seem like a very scientific way of making an opinion and then spreading it to everyone on the forum! The head unit not powering on is the most damage a "chinese crap" head unit would do to your car.

    Good luck finding a decent brand head unit running Android with all the options these things have. There's basically nothing on the market like them from the big brands.


  • #208
    jca
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,585 ✭✭✭jca


    shietpilot wrote: »
    Doesn't seem like a very scientific way of making an opinion and then spreading it to everyone on the forum! The head unit not powering on is the most damage a "chinese crap" head unit would do to your car.

    Good luck finding a decent brand head unit running Android with all the options these things have. There's basically nothing on the market like them from the big brands.

    There's nothing on the market like them from the big brands for a simple reason, quality of internal components. Of course having one yourself would sway your opinion slightly. I think they're junk and wouldn't dare recommend them to anyone. Like the clone Linux TV receivers you could be lucky and get a decent one but get a bad overheating/battery draining dog and try to get it sorted under "warranty" you'll be wasting your time.


  • #209
    shietpilot
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,880 ✭✭✭shietpilot


    jca wrote: »
    There's nothing on the market like them from the big brands for a simple reason, quality of internal components. Of course having one yourself would sway your opinion slightly. I think they're junk and wouldn't dare recommend them to anyone. Like the clone Linux TV receivers you could be lucky and get a decent one but get a bad overheating/battery draining dog and try to get it sorted under "warranty" you'll be wasting your time.

    Proof right there that you haven't got the slightest clue of what you're talking about. We are talking about Cortex ARM microprocessors and not a bunch of capacitors and resistors connected to a speaker.

    Please don't use the "oh your opinion is biased because you have one" as an argument. I can easily say your opinion is biased because you listened to people who don't know what they are talking about and went for the branded option and rightfully so you say what you don't own is sh*t.

    So to summarise, Chinese headunits are bad because:
    • Some mysterious people online have told you they can go on fire or drain your battery
    • Chinese crap is chinese crap

    The Android powered TV receiver clones are also an unfair comparison. You can buy those boxes for $30-40. We are talking about head units worth 10 times more.

    But yeah, keep bad mouthing things you haven't used before, because why the fcuk not?!


  • #210
    Ded_Zebra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,792 ✭✭✭Ded_Zebra


    jca wrote: »
    There's nothing on the market like them from the big brands for a simple reason, quality of internal components. Of course having one yourself would sway your opinion slightly. I think they're junk and wouldn't dare recommend them to anyone. Like the clone Linux TV receivers you could be lucky and get a decent one but get a bad overheating/battery draining dog and try to get it sorted under "warranty" you'll be wasting your time.

    I strongly feel you're talking sh!te!! All of the "name brand" sound systems are assembled in China using Chinese parts and components.

    On topic of the thread, I just ordered 2 Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2s. I hold OSI responsible if I don't like them or if they turn out crap :p

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  • #211
    Special Circumstances
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,569 ✭✭✭Special Circumstances


    shietpilot wrote: »
    Proof right there that you haven't got the slightest clue of what you're talking about. We are talking about Cortex ARM microprocessors and not a bunch of capacitors and resistors connected to a speaker.

    Please don't use the "oh your opinion is biased because you have one" as an argument. I can easily say your opinion is biased because you listened to people who don't know what they are talking about and went for the branded option and rightfully so you say what you don't own is sh*t.

    So to summarise, Chinese headunits are bad because:
    • Some mysterious people online have told you they can go on fire or drain your battery
    • Chinese crap is chinese crap

    The Android powered TV receiver clones are also an unfair comparison. You can buy those boxes for $30-40. We are talking about head units worth 10 times more.

    But yeah, keep bad mouthing things you haven't used before, because why the fcuk not?!

    To be fair now, there's landfill sites worth of absolute crap Chinese android tablets with Arm Cortex this or that. I don't see what makes Chinese android head units automatically better than the tablets.

    I'm absolutely sure there are decent chinese head units... as much as I'm absolutely sure there are also tons of absolute sh1t quality ones destined for landfill or melting people's heads (at least) with their sh1tness.


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