The "Today I did something to my car" thread

W.Shakes-Beer · 27-10-2011 04:43PM

If anyone know Opel they'll know that the standard gearstick/handbreak gaiters are crap and become horribly worn and tatty especially around the 70k mile mark.

So took the black torn ones out and fitted new leather ones to match the colour of the car

VolvoMan · 27-10-2011 04:43PM

That's a lovely Astra.:)

no1beemerfan · 27-10-2011 04:47PM

BDJW wrote: »

Fitted wind deflectors which have been sitting under my bed for the best part of 2 months!...

I've a limited edition spoiler, facelift headlights and tail lights for my car sitting in my sitting room for the last three years! I always seem to have to do stuff for others and my own stuff gets forgotten about.

Owen · 27-10-2011 05:24PM

♯ ♪ ♫ O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum ...

Yes, my dash lit up like a Christmas Tree yesterday, the dreaded triple bar icon on the multifunction display, and the traction/abs warning lights on. Generally, that's not a good sign. Checked gearbox position sensor, grand, checked wheel speed sensors, grand, checked reluctor rings on the rear shafts, rusty but grand ...

Plugged in Star Diagnostics and it told me I'd a brake light switch fault. Took the brake light switch out, checked it, no probs there - went checking the brake system and wouldn't you know it's always the stupidest things - both brake lights were blown, and there was some sort of crappy signal feeding back through the canbus due to the unique way Merc built the wiring loom. Two new bulbs, all lights off! Did a reteach of the gearbox and clutch while I'd the Star Diagnostics on it, and enabled soft touch indicators I never knew the car had.

Ciann · 27-10-2011 05:29PM

Gave the auld girl a quick two bucket wash and fitted her new winter attire

blastman · 27-10-2011 05:32PM

Got it back from the garage where it has been for the last week and a half getting a re-spray. Looks like a new pin!

TestTransmission · 27-10-2011 05:53PM

blastman wrote: »

Got it back from the garage where it has been for the last week and a half getting a re-spray. Looks like a new pin!

Pics?

blastman · 27-10-2011 06:31PM

Only have a few taken quickly this morning...

Absurdum · 27-10-2011 07:56PM

blastman wrote: »

Only have a few taken quickly this morning...

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j234/blastman2000/Linked%20images/Respray/sm_IMG_1911.jpg

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j234/blastman2000/Linked%20images/Respray/sm_IMG_1913.jpg

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j234/blastman2000/Linked%20images/Respray/sm_IMG_1914.jpg

IIRC didn't you have one of them stolen from you a year or two ago? What became of that? Lovely job on it

edit:lovely job on the respray, not the theft

vectra · 27-10-2011 08:13PM

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

Gave my car its winter wax today.

meguiars wet wash.
" carnauba wax.
back to black on plastic splitter etc.
t-cut mettalic and compund on car park scratch.
tyre dressing.
windolened the windows, hoovered and cleaned the dash with dash shine stuff.

hopefully going to buy 18" sri alloys tomorrow. has anyone bought from kingdom alloys before? gonna drop it on eibach sportlines if i get the 18".

http://oi44.tinypic.com/df9ent.jpg

http://oi43.tinypic.com/ra4som.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/2pq0qxw.jpg

Good job on the car.
Looking well.

Are the Sri alloys S/H ?
How much are they looking for?

Just be careful with them.. I don't like the looks of the front passenger one on your car

As we are on the Wheels topic

Today I washed my wheels.
Treated them to Wolf's chemical Deironizer > Nice purple color running off the fronts. Nothing much off the rears.

Rinsed them,
Sprayed them with Very Cherry wheel cleaner and gave them a rub of a detailing brush.
Rinsed again.

A quick shot of Tardis.

2 Coats of Chemical Guys Rim & Wheel Guard

1 coat of Meg's Endurance Tyre Gel.

Rotated wheels front to back.. Looks like a pair of Hankooks for the front in the next few weeks.. Almost to the worn blocks now.
And of course.. No pics taken..

the merchant · 28-10-2011 12:24AM

Today I picked my car up from Nissan Doctor with it's two new injectors installed. Car hadn't started in weeks and had got fairly grubby so I gave it a wash and hoover.

blastman · 28-10-2011 12:33AM

Absurdum wrote: »

IIRC didn't you have one of them stolen from you a year or two ago? What became of that? Lovely job on it

edit:lovely job on the respray, not the theft

Thanks!

Yep, had a red one stolen a while back, never heard a peep about it again. :mad:

EPM · 28-10-2011 12:34AM

Fitted a Brodit phone mount. Took all of 30 seconds...but at least it's not flying around the passenger footwell anymore...

heate · 28-10-2011 12:43AM

EPM wrote: »

Fitted a Brodit phone mount. Took all of 30 seconds...but at least it's not flying around the passenger footwell anymore...

Or if you had a BMW stuck in the rear air footwell outlet!

Ardennes1944 · 28-10-2011 01:01AM

@vectra , yes they are secondhand, they're looking for 380. They are a very rare wheel! My front two ain't great and one needs a refurb for sure. I've them up on done deal

vectra · 28-10-2011 01:15AM

EPM wrote: »

Fitted a Brodit phone mount. Took all of 30 seconds...but at least it's not flying around the passenger footwell anymore...

Do you not leave the phone in your pocket and use the bluetooth?

no1beemerfan · 28-10-2011 09:26AM

@ blastman that CRX is gorgeous. I hope you have it well secured, decent ones are pretty rare!

omb0wyn5ehpij9 · 28-10-2011 09:55AM

Paid my insurance for the year

L-M · 28-10-2011 10:34AM

Today I plan to fit standard height shocks and springs to the front, a la NCT.

It's going look horrible... (Debatable that it already does :P)

EPM · 28-10-2011 10:50AM

vectra wrote: »

Do you not leave the phone in your pocket and use the bluetooth?

I always have my phone on charge because the battery's on them are so crap nowadays. I have a USB port in place of the cigarette lighter so this is in the perfect spot now.

Voodoomelon · 28-10-2011 01:17PM

Jeez EPM, get with the program, Nokia 3110 is where its at.

EPM · 28-10-2011 03:51PM

That's worth something. Bring it to the antiques roadshow!

no1beemerfan · 28-10-2011 04:48PM

Glad to see mine is not the oldest I've seen now!

Fiona · 28-10-2011 05:11PM

BDJW wrote: »

Paid my insurance for the year

How much?

Ardennes1944 · 28-10-2011 06:09PM

With regard to those 18" Sri alloys....I came, I bought, I came

EPM · 28-10-2011 06:10PM

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

With regard to those 18" Sri alloys....I came, I bought, I came

Ew

challengemaster · 28-10-2011 06:52PM

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

With regard to those 18" Sri alloys....I came, I bought, I came

Probably not the best choice of wheel polish in the world...

mondeo · 28-10-2011 09:10PM

I did somthing stupid to my car tonight, I reversed into a metal bar set in concrete, dunno what the purpose of that bar was but my bumper and boot is fairly damaged as a result of hitting it. Vertical dent from the top of the bootlid right down to the bottom of my bumper. Luckily it's somthing I can fix myself but still it's a lovely bit of damage for such a mild hit. Observation fail so I wont defend myself too much other then I'm p!ssed off:mad:

dr.fuzzenstein · 28-10-2011 10:26PM

mondeo wrote: »

I did somthing stupid to my car tonight, I reversed into a metal bar set in concrete, dunno what the purpose of that bar was

I think the purpose of those bars (usually low enough so you don't see them in the mirror) is that unsuspecting motorists reverse into them. That's why they're usually re-inforced steel set in two feet of concrete.
They kind of go along with tax on fuel, getting rid of parking spaces, speedbumps, useless traffic islands on the road, nonsensical speed limits, etc...
All along the lines of How Dare You Drive a Car!;)

omb0wyn5ehpij9 · 28-10-2011 11:25PM

mrs crilly wrote: »

How much?

€825

. Cheapest it's ever been, but still a lot for a 28 year old. The joys of driving a car in a high insurance bracket!

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