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The "Today I did something to my car" thread

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  • #3452
    Plug
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,248 ✭✭✭Plug


    alexlyons wrote: »
    so the engine cover fix iv seen on the interwebs would help sort that? should i do anything to rectify it other than that?
    Put a rubber seal around the washers or get the modified ones from Ford.




    Today I swapped around my wheels and put two new tyres on. Barums they are, anyone use these before? One of the lads said they are quite good, bloody €80 a corner and had to fit them myself!!!


  • #3453
    Mar4ix
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,352 ✭✭✭Mar4ix


    Plug wrote: »
    .......

    Today I swapped around my wheels and put two new tyres on. Barums they are, anyone use these before? One of the lads said they are quite good, bloody €80 a corner and had to fit them myself!!!


    Barum it is indeed good make. In my native country rich people use them a lot. Not cheap thought , but you'll get what you pay for, reliability and quality.
    If i am not mistaken, german make.


  • #3454
    MuppetCheck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,865 ✭✭✭✭MuppetCheck


    I've had Barum before. Good mileage and pretty decent grip. If my memory serves me correctly they are cheaper Bridgestone or something. I couldn't fault them as they came on the car but on a budget they are a good choice. Much better than some of the eastern rubber bands that many sellers are peddling these days.


  • #3455
    vectra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,585 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    Plug wrote: »
    Put a rubber seal around the washers or get the modified ones from Ford.




    Today I swapped around my wheels and put two new tyres on. Barums they are, anyone use these before? One of the lads said they are quite good, bloody €80 a corner and had to fit them myself!!!


    There was Barums on the Octavia L&K I had on loan while waiting for my vRS. They seemed fine but did spin up quite a bit in the rain. They stopped ok in the dry though :eek:


  • #3456
    omb0wyn5ehpij9
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,095 ✭✭✭✭omb0wyn5ehpij9


    Today I got annoyed with the previous owners/dealers who have had my car. For the last couple of months, i've wanted to put square plates on my car after seeing a few pics on a civic owners forum.....for such a simple thing, they made a nice difference to the car.
    I took the rear plate off to find there is 6 holes drilled at different times for the plate, and putting a square plate on won't work as it won't cover the holes. Same story with the front, except there are 8 holes.........who repeatedly drills holes for fitting a poxy number plate :mad:
    So I removed the bracket from the front and just put the plate back on, it looks a bit better. It will have to do, as being able to see the holes in the bumper if I put a square plate on would drive me mad!


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  • #3457
    Voodoomelon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,660 ✭✭✭Voodoomelon


    Some late night ordering, new set of tyres ordered from Camskill. Got 2 years out of the Good Years, good going.


  • #3458
    MetzgerMeister
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,854 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    BDJW wrote: »
    Today I got annoyed with the previous owners/dealers who have had my car. For the last couple of months, i've wanted to put square plates on my car after seeing a few pics on a civic owners forum.....for such a simple thing, they made a nice difference to the car.
    I took the rear plate off to find there is 6 holes drilled at different times for the plate, and putting a square plate on won't work as it won't cover the holes. Same story with the front, except there are 8 holes.........who repeatedly drills holes for fitting a poxy number plate :mad:
    So I removed the bracket from the front and just put the plate back on, it looks a bit better. It will have to do, as being able to see the holes in the bumper if I put a square plate on would drive me mad!

    Sometimes when you fit new plates, the original holes are too big if you use different screws. This means having to drill new ones.

    I had the same thing on my RX8. I wanted to put the square plate on the back to cover the hole in the bumper but couldn't because there was 6 holes already drilled for the EU plate.


  • #3459
    omb0wyn5ehpij9
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,095 ✭✭✭✭omb0wyn5ehpij9


    MetzgerMeister wrote: »
    BDJW wrote: »
    Today I got annoyed with the previous owners/dealers who have had my car. For the last couple of months, i've wanted to put square plates on my car after seeing a few pics on a civic owners forum.....for such a simple thing, they made a nice difference to the car.
    I took the rear plate off to find there is 6 holes drilled at different times for the plate, and putting a square plate on won't work as it won't cover the holes. Same story with the front, except there are 8 holes.........who repeatedly drills holes for fitting a poxy number plate :mad:
    So I removed the bracket from the front and just put the plate back on, it looks a bit better. It will have to do, as being able to see the holes in the bumper if I put a square plate on would drive me mad!

    Sometimes when you fit new plates, the original holes are too big if you use different screws. This means having to drill new ones.

    I had the same thing on my RX8. I wanted to put the square plate on the back to cover the hole in the bumper but couldn't because there was 6 holes already drilled for the EU plate.

    I understand that, but the car is only 4 years old, how many sets of number plates does it need?!?! 8 holes in the front (and there are also the 2 that are originally made by Honda) plus 6 holes in the back is excessive!


  • #3460
    TestTransmission
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,106 ✭✭✭✭TestTransmission


    BDJW wrote: »
    I understand that, but the car is only 4 years old, how many sets of number plates does it need?!?! 8 holes in the front (and there are also the 2 that are originally made by Honda) plus 6 holes in the back is excessive!
    The Euro R I had before had also been destroyed in this manner


  • #3461
    mondeo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,676 ✭✭✭mondeo


    I changed the gearbox oil on my civic coupe. All good!


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  • #3462
    Hal1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,720 ✭✭✭Hal1


    Oil, plugs, and leads done now, filters were changed last month. The fuel filter I got wouldn't fit the bracket so drained out the old one and some black shíte came out of it. The car is purring away now, but I'm liking my wounds.


  • #3463
    omb0wyn5ehpij9
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,095 ✭✭✭✭omb0wyn5ehpij9


    Today I:
    - Hoovered the interior
    - Cleaned the inside of all the windows
    - Polished the interior plastics
    - Shampooed the front 2 mats


  • #3464
    eringobragh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,668 ✭✭✭eringobragh


    Washed and made a start on detailing the car:
    eringobragh wrote: »
    Car was in a definate need of a wash...using my birds da's Karcher..have to say I was impressed..I've never used a portable one before and might make the
    investment!

    img8860large.jpg

    BEFORE: Some VERY bad clear coat scratching on this car...poor thing has obviously been attacked with a sponge for manys a year :(

    img8867large.jpg

    img8864large.jpg

    AFTER: First timer using a DA so I will admit I haven't the foggiest what I'm doing...but thats the advantage of using the Kestrel DA
    I started off with the finishing pad and menzrena final finish, I then moved onto Menzrena medium cut and finishing pad, and then to medium cutting pad and medium cut menzerna. The car actually looks like it has a new wing on it and it hasn't even been waxed yet! RESULT :) definately some Voodoo inside that Kestrel machine :)

    I only done the top half of the wing , I took currans advice as its back breaking repetitive stuff..so I am goin to choose a panel and move through the car

    img8873large.jpg

    img8871large.jpg

    I only picked one of these up the other day in Aldi :) 11.99....you do not want to try and detail without one!

    img8869large.jpg

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    Some small scrapes still need doing but a 1000% improvment

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    Look closely and you can see the difference between door and wing

    img8874large.jpg

    ALOT DONE...............MORE TO DO.:cool:


  • #3465
    Voodoomelon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,660 ✭✭✭Voodoomelon


    Great job!

    Just got the Kestrel DA too and shed loads of pads and various polishes/compounds, going to do the car over a weekend. Can't get over the power of the polisher, it would shake your arms off!


  • #3466
    Hal1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,720 ✭✭✭Hal1


    It's a noisy yoke just been looking at some tutorials and noticed this clip of it.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiMp-_yFI2s


  • #3467
    vectra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,585 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    Hal1 wrote: »
    It's a noisy yoke just been looking at some tutorials and noticed this clip of it.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiMp-_yFI2s


    They are ok after a while.. You'r ears get tuned in to them :D


  • #3468
    Tea 1000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,520 ✭✭✭Tea 1000


    vectra wrote: »
    Well then.
    Go and buy one so and stop whining :pac:
    Stop whining says he!!
    "waaaaaaa.... waaaaaaaaaaaa.... someone took off the badges of a precious vRS...."
    :p


  • #3469
    vectra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,585 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    Tea 1000 wrote: »
    Stop whining says he!!
    "waaaaaaa.... waaaaaaaaaaaa.... someone took off the badges of a precious vRS...."
    :p

    That makes no sense :confused:


  • #3470
    delly
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 7,717 Mod ✭✭✭✭delly


    I left the E46 into the good doctors Drumcondra practice on Saturday. The doctor was not in himself, but I was taken care of by his colleagues. New springs to eradicate the dealer look and a top to toe service. I was half dreading a call to say that X, Y or Z was about to fall off, but thankfully no big surprises. Happy days!


  • #3471
    delly
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 7,717 Mod ✭✭✭✭delly


    LIGHTNING wrote: »
    Was the doc not in his break in case of a boards.ie customer glass case :pac:

    That was the doc? I saw the case but thought it was the stig!


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  • #3472
    omb0wyn5ehpij9
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,095 ✭✭✭✭omb0wyn5ehpij9


    I just booked it in for a recall to be checked on Friday


  • #3473
    L-M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    Put two of the rubstrips back on one side (ran out of tape) and put one badge on.

    Had the back badge in my hand and saw the dog eating a bit of plastic, so managed to wrestle that out of his mouth and as he let go he munched my rear badge out of my hand and into his big fat mouth in the blink of an eye!

    The tape is ruined (the little bit i had left) with slober and needless to say he's in his bed mulling over what he has done!


  • #3474
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    Brimmed my van :D cost a pretty penny....

    Also, hopped into it this evening and I stuck to the leather seat :eek:


  • #3475
    alexlyons
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,182 ✭✭✭alexlyons


    found a set of torx ratchets in the shed which i knew i had but forgot i had when i looked at the seat bolts every time i cleaned the car and wished i could take the seats out...

    remembered them today so out came the front seats and gave under and down the sides a very good cleaning. lovely sunny weather for it!

    Apologies about photos, couldn't see what I was taking with the shine from the sun :P

    drivers seat out
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    oh and ironically enough, that envelope in the centre console is a voucher for a mini valet...

    storage of passenger seat so I wouldn't damage paint work!
    197784.JPG


    tomorrow is an oil and filter change :)


  • #3476
    Jimbob 83
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,032 ✭✭✭Jimbob 83


    I washed the aul Octavia and empied all the crap out of it's boot


  • #3477
    robbie_998
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,222 ✭✭✭robbie_998


    BDJW wrote: »
    I just booked it in for a recall to be checked on Friday

    whats the recall ?


  • #3478
    vectra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,585 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    OSI wrote: »
    I would be tempted, but I wouldn't want to spend a couple of hundred euro on the equipment only to go and strip the paint off or do more damage and have to spend even more getting it fixed.

    To be honest you would be very hard pushed and would want to be a real numpty to strip off the paint with a DA.
    One of the best investments I have made.


  • #3479
    MetzgerMeister
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,854 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    OSI wrote: »
    I would be tempted, but I wouldn't want to spend a couple of hundred euro on the equipment only to go and strip the paint off or do more damage and have to spend even more getting it fixed.

    Would you invest if it was a group buy?


  • #3480
    Ardennes1944
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,238 ✭✭✭Ardennes1944


    i probably would invest in a group buy. but i have never seen any swirl marks on my car really apart from some on the roof so i dont know do i really need it


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  • #3481
    challengemaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,930 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    Ardennes1944 wrote: »
    i probably would invest in a group buy. but i have never seen any swirl marks on my car really apart from some on the roof so i dont know do i really need it

    The one bliss about a silver car, you can never tell when it's dirty or not :pac:


  • #3482
    MetzgerMeister
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,854 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    challengemaster wrote: »
    The one bliss about a silver car, you can never tell when it's dirty or not :pac:

    Not true! I could see dirt and swirl marks all over the RX8!


  • #3483
    challengemaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,930 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    MetzgerMeister wrote: »
    Not true! I could see dirt and swirl marks all over the RX8!

    You would :P


  • #3484
    Ardennes1944
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,238 ✭✭✭Ardennes1944


    its a good thing my car aint silver then aint it ;)

    IMG_6260.jpg


  • #3485
    Voodoomelon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,660 ✭✭✭Voodoomelon


    vectra wrote: »
    Great results there Voodoomelon. What did you top it off with?

    Thanks!

    Nothing yet, two of us bought this kit between us: http://www.elitecarcare.co.uk/kestrel-das-6-pro-menzerna-polishing-kit-medium-hard-paint.php?cPath=71

    So i'm just using the coarsest pad and coarsest polish to start, then the lightest pad and lightest polish to finish. We have a few waxes but I want to get the whole car corrected first. Or is there a better way? Still learning.


  • #3486
    MetzgerMeister
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,854 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    Here's a link to the thread for the Kestrel group buy if anyone's interested:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056588521


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  • #3487
    vectra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,585 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    Voodoomelon wrote: »
    Thanks!

    Nothing yet, two of us bought this kit between us: http://www.elitecarcare.co.uk/kestrel-das-6-pro-menzerna-polishing-kit-medium-hard-paint.php?cPath=71

    So i'm just using the coarsest pad and coarsest polish to start, then the lightest pad and lightest polish to finish. We have a few waxes but I want to get the whole car corrected first. Or is there a better way? Still learning.

    That's the way I did the Toledo..
    Deep cut first and worked down
    Then topped it off with a coat of Wolfs Body Wrap


  • #3488
    sean1141
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,088 ✭✭✭sean1141


    vectra wrote: »
    That's the way I did the Toledo..
    Deep cut first and worked down
    Then topped it off with a coat of Wolfs Body Wrap

    i would start with a finishing pad and a light cut polish if your not use to it. gives you a better feel for it and less chance of doing damage.

    a lot depends on the car too. some have a lot softer paint than others. on my leon it took high cut pad and polish to remove some of the marks wher as on the 206 a finishing pad and mild cut polish done the same job


  • #3489
    Ardennes1944
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,238 ✭✭✭Ardennes1944


    Would this amount do the whole car vectra? Once or twice?http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/sealants/wolf-39-s-chemicals-nano-body-wrap/prod_901.html


  • #3490
    vectra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,585 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    Ardennes1944 wrote: »
    Would this amount do the whole car vectra? Once or twice?http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/sealants/wolf-39-s-chemicals-nano-body-wrap/prod_901.html

    Depending on the size of the car
    They say up to 10 standard size cars ( family saloon )

    So far I have covered the equal of 4 cars and I still have more than half bottle left.

    *EDIT*
    I have read reports of using this over gives super results


  • #3491
    Ardennes1944
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,238 ✭✭✭Ardennes1944


    Should easily do mine so for 2 coats


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  • #3492
    vectra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,585 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    Ardennes1944 wrote: »
    Should easily do mine so for 2 coats

    two coats X 4 times = 8 coatings in total = close on 2 years?
    Good value


  • #3493
    Marty McFly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,224 ✭✭✭✭Marty McFly


    Got a mate of mine to change the front brake pads for me they were just a lil bit worn :cool:.

    IMAG0260.jpg

    IMAG0265.jpg


  • #3494
    randylonghorn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,509 ✭✭✭✭randylonghorn


    MetzgerMeister wrote: »
    Not true! I could see dirt and swirl marks all over the RX8!
    Dude, you'd see swirl marks on the Koh-i-Noor! :p

    I'm actually beginning to think the swirl marks are etched on your cornea tbh! :pac:


  • #3495
    MetzgerMeister
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,854 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    randylonghorn wrote: »
    Dude, you'd see swirl marks on the Koh-i-Noor! :p

    I'm actually beginning to think the swirl marks are etched on your cornea tbh! :pac:

    They used a Kestrel with medium pad and Menzerna medium cut polish on that so there's no way that could have swirls!


  • #3496
    Top Dog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,174 ✭✭✭Top Dog


    Spent 8 hours cleaning her today ... still not done :o

    Front seats out for vacuuming, spare wheel holder removed for painting, rear lenses & numberplates whipped off too :D

    Got her de-tarred & clayed today. First time ever using a clay bar and reasonably happy with how it went. Used nearly 3/4 of the bottle of lubricant on it though :eek:

    Put a coat of wax on after but temps were dropping so it didn't polish off properly. :( Tomorrow will see another coat of wax along with doing all the windows & interior. If I have time I'll be painting the inside of the arches & cleaning up the wheels too. :cool:

    The rear bumper after a quick spray of white spirits - I hate tar! :mad:

    197901.jpg

    Ready to start
    197902.jpg


  • #3497
    Voodoomelon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,660 ✭✭✭Voodoomelon


    Another 3 hours and have the whole back of the car, rear wings and c-pillars done on a 2-step process.

    2.jpg

    This is tiring work, and only 1/4 of the way there.


  • #3498
    Top Dog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,174 ✭✭✭Top Dog


    Makes my effort look very poor voodoo :D

    Random question folks - any suggestions as to how to clean up chrome parts?


  • #3499
    challengemaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,930 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    Top Dog wrote: »
    Makes my effort look very poor voodoo :D

    Random question folks - any suggestions as to how to clean up chrome parts?
    Chrome, you say?

    lit-match.jpg

    +

    185059_66a57891.jpg

    :pac:


  • #3500
    Top Dog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,174 ✭✭✭Top Dog


    :p

    Yeah - wondering how to polish up the blemishes in the A-bar on the front ;)


  • #3501
    CianRyan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,721 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    Top Dog wrote: »
    :p

    Yeah - wondering how to polish up the blemishes in the A-bar on the front ;)

    Vinegar and tinfoil, rub VERY lightly.
    It's a chemical reaction, AFAIK.


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