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The "Today I did something to my car" thread
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Done Yesterday...finally what annoyed me most about the car has been corrected! Wasn't feeling it too much so it was an 85% improvment...but only some small corrections left.
Here is a picture of it (Before I sone the side panels)
Close up of scrapes:
BEFORE:
AFTER:
Other side:
BEFORE:
AFTER:
Worst Part:
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AFTER:
Engine Cover closeup
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End Result:
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It may have been asked before, but I'll ask anyway ...
Did one of the previous owners wash it using a brillo pad or what? Just stunned at the amount of fine scratches you've had to buff out, and the directions of them would suggest it wasn't a brush wash thats to blame.
I'm guessing a sponge with some sharp grit??? Who knows
All was revealed when I washed the car after getting it...car was priced to sell due to the condition it was in thankfully nothing major as off yet.0 -
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MetzgerMeister wrote: »It's a great feeling to be finished a job like that
Do you have the problem of water dripping through the vents and onto the altenator?
Not finished...close though
Not yet
although I was looking into this a while ago and making up ... a plastic container under the cover with a drainage tube seems to be the bodge fix that works well..must get around to doing this now that you mention it.:P 0 -
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I was looking at the first pic before I scrolled and taught, wow that's impressive look at the reflection on that bonnet. Fk me I have to get a DA I taught. It's still a good effort though.
Ha ha i can see how that happened alright sorry!!
Ya I ordered my DA today actually
Going to pick it up from larry in cleancar.ie on thursday I think,
watch this space...... 0 -
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I have blacklight and v7 vectra.
Any other recommendations??
Have a bit of money to spare!0 -
I have blacklight and v7 vectra.
Any other recommendations??
Have a bit of money to spare!0 -
Put a clock in the 406
A pig to manoeuvre the plug up here! :mad:
Also, my passenger window wasn't working, again :rolleyes:
In the process, found more shíte under a lump of trim :mad::mad::mad:
French electrics:
Ever one of them corroded!
Even the fuses and relays!!!
All shouted at/cleaned/replaced with German components
And the result
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Yeah they do.
I'm going to quote Curran's post from BMW-Driver to save me writing the same thing a different wayCurran wrote:Waxes tend to add a deep, warm shine. Some waxes are charged with additives to make certain colours "pop" even more. For example Dodo Juice Orange Crush (on red, orange) or Purple Haze (on deep blues and purples) give the paintwork an added boost.
Sealants tend to offer a sharp, glossy, shiney look, but lack depth. Its impossible to get the depth in white or silver, that you can with a polished up red or black for example, so the sharp look suits them better!
Clicky - this link gives a bit more info and explains it better than I could!
As always, prepartation is the key....so if prep'd well, HD Wax or EGP will look great too....as would white with a wax, but sealants just give it that little bit extra.0 -
christmas2012 wrote: »today one of my tyres burst and there all baldy..
What speed were you doing at time?
All 4 are bald? Time to change them then perhaps? 0 -
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challengemaster wrote: »Yeah they do.
I'm going to quote Curran's post from BMW-Driver to save me writing the same thing a different way
Thanks for that The reason I'm asking is I heard the products I used are better on darker colours. My car is silver, so was curios what would work best 0 -
Thanks for that The reason I'm asking is I heard the products I used are better on darker colours. My car is silver, so was curios what would work best
There are waxes or sealants made specifically for light coloured cars. I can't think of what it's called but it's made by the same company who make Black Hole.
Anyway here's what I was bawling about earlier on:
No prizes for guessing which one is new :P
There's a lot more air getting into the turbo faster now. As you can see, the neck of the old one is almost pinched shut whereas the new one is the same with the whole way down.
It was at the rubber coupling that the air was leaking under boost due to the rubber being auld and rotten. No more leak 0 -
MetzgerMeister wrote: »There are waxes or sealants made specifically for light coloured cars. I can't think of what it's called but it's made by the same company who make Black Hole.
Would jubileeve you're on about PoorBoys White Diamond?
Shouldn't you be fitting your boost pipe?
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challengemaster wrote: »Would jubileeve you're on about PoorBoys White Diamond?
Shouldn't you be fitting your boost pipe?
That's the one laaaaad!!
It's been fitted since about half an hour before I made that last post!
Shouldn't you be buying a petrol? :pac:0 -
challengemaster wrote: »MetzgerMeister wrote: »There are waxes or sealants made specifically for light coloured cars. I can't think of what it's called but it's made by the same company who make Black Hole.
Would jubileeve you're on about PoorBoys White Diamond?
Shouldn't you be fitting your boost pipe?
Thanks challengemaster! I'll have a look into that 0 -
My all terrains turned up for the Caravelle. Also the right hand outer CV-joint needed doing.
And while we're at it, I have this skid pan flying about for a while. Compared to the normal VW mud guard, this protects the oil sump also and it's 2mm steel plate, powdercoated. So a rock will not even have a chance at buggering stuff up.
Skid-pan fit.
And my Yokohama Geolander All Terrains in 235/60/16 fit on 16" Borbet A alloys.
Next up is the offroad suspension.
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