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    #1022
    User1998
    Registered Users Posts: 5,986 ✭✭✭User1998


    Could be way off but doesn’t it mean alternative route or something like that?



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    #1023
    TherapyBoy
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 4,312 Mod ✭✭✭✭TherapyBoy


    Yeah, they’re signposting pre-made alternate routes.

    If there’s a crash or whatever on a heavily used road they can close it off completely & following the ‘circle’ or ‘triangle’ or ‘whatever’ signposts will automatically detour you around said closure.

    Moderator: Non Drinkers Group & Grand Theft Auto



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    #1024
    LIGHTNING
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 635 CMod ✭✭✭✭LIGHTNING


    Wonder if this would be a NCT fail 😅

    https://twitter.com/daddywarpig/status/1665371918395142144?s=46&t=z_19O-3Z6v-6va9J3lF8eQ



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    #1025
    bazz26
    Registered Users Posts: 51,158 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    Should be able to push that back out the way it came with a few careful taps from a lump hammer.....



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    #1026
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users Posts: 73,396 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    You’d really have to be looking for that to see it, I’d run it through and see what it fails on.



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    #1027
    coolbeans
    Registered Users Posts: 3,039 ✭✭✭coolbeans


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120230392#Comment_120230392

    They're nice alright. The 2 Series Grancoupe or whatever they call them has got to be one of the ugliest cars I've ever seen though.



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    #1028
    hoodie6029
    Registered Users Posts: 3,520 ✭✭✭hoodie6029


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120687476#Comment_120687476

    Front wheel drive too AFAIK.

    The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.



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    #1029
    coolbeans
    Registered Users Posts: 3,039 ✭✭✭coolbeans


    The four door is a true minger. They've also got these comically huge wheel arches and small wheels. I'd be mortified going around in one. The Coupe on the other hand is probably the only current BMW I'd actually like to own. They lost me after the F10 in reality.



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    #1030
    hoodie6029
    Registered Users Posts: 3,520 ✭✭✭hoodie6029


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120687825#Comment_120687825

    Sat in the new coupe last year and it was a nice place to be. Didn’t get to drive it though. OH has a 2014 220D and it’s a great car. Would definitely like to upgrade to the new model.

    The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.



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    #1031
    hoodie6029
    Registered Users Posts: 3,520 ✭✭✭hoodie6029


    This may be a stupid question but I’ll ask anyway. Can you buy a suspension unit (spring and damper) already assembled from motor factors?

    Dampers are gone on my MK2 Golf and unfortunately it’s a McPherson setup on the rear, I’d hoped it was the older type. If they can be bought ready assembled it will be a bolt out-bolt in job I can do myself otherwise I’ll have to get my garage to do it.

    TIA

    The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.



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    #1032
    jmreire
    Registered Users Posts: 8,338 ✭✭✭jmreire


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120682263#Comment_120682263

    You would be surprised. I once saw a 4x4, with an armored body where a bullet found an unarmored section in the back door, penetrated it, ricochet around, exited the bottom of the door, through the lower panel, and into the petrol tank. The driver brought it in complaining of a strong smell of petrol. We found the bullet in the tank. Even so, that guy with the mortar round embedded, was as they say " Lucky in the extreme!"



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    #1033
    jmreire
    Registered Users Posts: 8,338 ✭✭✭jmreire


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120352988#Comment_120352988

    Brought back a lot of memories!!! LOL😎



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    #1034
    wotzgoingon
    Registered Users Posts: 14,309 ✭✭✭✭wotzgoingon


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120701257#Comment_120701257

    Depends on the car but in cars I owned(light weight 90's Jap) the rear spring wasn't tight so you could push down on it with you hands and tighten or loosen the nut to take off or put on a spring. So not like the front where they were under massive pressure and shoot off when you undo the nut.



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    #1035
    hoodie6029
    Registered Users Posts: 3,520 ✭✭✭hoodie6029


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120701435#Comment_120701435

    That’s interesting. Since I won’t be disassembling the old units I may not need spring compressors to fit the new ones then. So even if it doesn’t come assembled I might be ok.

    The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.



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    #1036
    joujoujou
    Registered Users Posts: 13,539 ✭✭✭✭joujoujou
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    ^^ I've done once rear shocks + springs assembly (E11 Corolla) using ratchet straps. Tricky, but possible. :-)



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    #1037
    PsychoPete
    Registered Users Posts: 8,681 ✭✭✭PsychoPete


    If you are taking apart shocks, use spring clamps!



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    #1038
    zg3409
    Registered Users Posts: 6,605 ✭✭✭zg3409


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120674943#Comment_120674943

    There is one first Sunday every month all year round. Very busy usually parking is crazy. IDA business park, southern cross road bray. All range of cars from 231 lambos to classics. Not as busy as Dundalk meet but Dundalk is massive.

    It's not unofficial. The guy who used to run it dropped out and another guy runs it. Advertised on Facebook and Instagram. 10am-1pm.

    Irish car shows and meet ups Facebook group is best place to find events. Typically 30 events on every summer weekend nationwide.



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    #1039
    colml cule
    Registered Users Posts: 41 ✭colml cule


    I've seen a few cars around advertised (specifically Kia Ceed) with the tag "ex sam". Does anyone know what this means? I thought it was a trim level but can't find anything to confirm or deny this.

    And does anyone have any opinions on Kia Ceed/Optima in general? I am specifically looking at estate version, they seem to be reasonably priced and relatively stylish. Would they be reliable?

    A 7 year warranty stands out as a plus too.



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    #1040
    wotzgoingon
    Registered Users Posts: 14,309 ✭✭✭✭wotzgoingon


    Anyone else have problems with DoneDeal the past while. Getting errors and sometimes when you pick a make the model is blanked out and refreshing the page does nothing so you have to click on cars again and start from the beginning. Really annoying. It used to work perfectly for years.



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    #1041
    zg3409
    Registered Users Posts: 6,605 ✭✭✭zg3409


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120729018#Comment_120729018

    Excluding servicing and maintenance? No idea



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    #1042
    hoodie6029
    Registered Users Posts: 3,520 ✭✭✭hoodie6029


    This guy has been doing top notch tool restorations on YouTube for years with stereotypical Swiss precision. He’s turned his attention to a 240Z now. Should be a great series.

    https://youtu.be/B13vXFj37RI


    The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.



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    #1043
    newmember2
    Registered Users Posts: 2,594 ✭✭✭newmember2


    I haven't a photo but does anyone know what's the deal with these registration plates where the numbers and letters look almost furry like they're felt or something?



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    #1044
    wotzgoingon
    Registered Users Posts: 14,309 ✭✭✭✭wotzgoingon


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120863919#Comment_120863919

    I haven't come across those yet myself. Shame you don't have a picture.



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    #1045
    User1998
    Registered Users Posts: 5,986 ✭✭✭User1998


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120863919#Comment_120863919

    Probably 3D/4D plates



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    #1046
    newmember2
    Registered Users Posts: 2,594 ✭✭✭newmember2


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120863981#Comment_120863981

    Ah yes, 4D is what I saw I think. What's the idea, - cameras? Or is it just something else to spend your money on? It looks nothing special to me anyway.



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    #1047
    kirk.
    Registered Users Posts: 4,958 ✭✭✭kirk.


    People asking directions for another town regularly

    I've no issue with doing it but they mustn't be able to use Google maps



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    #1048
    akelly02
    Registered Users Posts: 3,133 ✭✭✭akelly02


    got a gen 7 celica the other week.


    Had one before the young lad came along , and the last year or so ive had an itch to get one again!!


    not that practical but i think they are really fun to drive and handle well.



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    #1049
    eljono
    Registered Users Posts: 1,767 ✭✭✭eljono


    Screenshot_2023-07-18-22-58-52-97_72ef9fe1aa78da948e0bb4b78ba3d292.jpg

    From RTE News - the Golf is referred to as a "GTI" - it's not, while the Superb is referred to as S-Line, which is an Audi trim level. Strange mistakes to make.



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    #1050
    Keep_Her_Lit
    Registered Users Posts: 723 ✭✭✭Keep_Her_Lit


    Trying to get any work done on cars outside isn’t much fun these days. Regular scrambles to gather tools in from the latest downpour is extremely disruptive and causes me to utter lots of rude words. In the US of A I’d be called a "shade tree mechanic". Chance would be a fine thing.

    I like to keep my tools organised but can lapse somewhat as the job goes on. Then I end up wasting time looking for that damned 17mm socket that I was using only 5 minutes ago. I went looking for a budget clutch alignment tool that I bought about a month ago. I had put it somewhere really sensible and couldn’t find it when I needed it. I searched for it but no luck. The job was stopped, so what to do? I did something I would never normally do, I went and bought another one, to my shame. It cost €19.

    I had a pair of the cheap and nasty plastic alignment tools, neither of which was capable of generating enough friction on the inner splines of the clutch disc to hold it in place when it was offered up to the flywheel. So I reluctantly parted with another €19 so that I could get the effin’ gearbox off the driveway and back where it belonged. Needless to say, the first alignment tool which I had bought then presented itself to me within half an hour of returning home with the second one! Then, as it turned out, it didn’t fit the flywheel on my car, even though it fits many others (I wasn’t able to determine its suitability before buying it, unfortunately).

    Which is all a rather long winded way of saying that I now have two brand new clutch alignment tools. I'll keep one, for possible use on another car. I suppose I could try flogging the other one on adverts for €10, which might take weeks. Alternatively, I could let somebody else benefit from my disorganisation by giving it away here. I’m based in West Dublin, send me a PM and its yours. Of course, you’ll have to collect it. And if you have read this far, well you deserve a freebie!

    BTW, the tool can be seen here:

    https://ige.ie/universal-clutch-aligning-tool-set-17-piece-clutch-alignment-tool-1745

    And this guy explains its use in two short videos here (different brand but identical tool):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvY4hnOk97o

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFqPeQ3_ucE



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    #1051
    Dartz
    Registered Users Posts: 4,371 ✭✭✭Dartz


    The RX8 is in for Rust work being done. Properly. At least to try get it to 20 years old. All the damage to the paint being done. Obvious weld patches are a red-rag to a bull in the NCT centre.


    Even though the last time, it passed without a single comment.

    "It actually passed?"

    "we can test it again if you want?"



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