The "Today I did something to my car" thread

baldshin · 03-09-2012 04:57PM

Bumper off, new headlight on, bumper repaired and a set of twin horns installed...not bad for a few hours work and total cost of 100 compared to the 1100 quoted after her little accident a month or so back!

dgt · 03-09-2012 04:59PM

gollywog wrote: »

What happened that bonnet or dare i ask?! lol

The day after I got the car running, the catch failed and let the bonnet fly open at 40mph, smashing the screen and destroying the bonnet. You can see in that pic where I straightened it as much as I could, but it was temporary. New bonnet was the only way foreward...

gollywog · 03-09-2012 05:01PM

dgt wrote: »

The day after I got the car running, the catch failed and let the bonnet fly open at 40mph, smashing the screen and destroying the bonnet. You can see in that pic where I straightened it as much as I could, but it was temporary. New bonnet was the only way foreward...

Ah ok i see... thats a shame!! How much would a bonnet like that be in a breakers out of curiousity??

@bubblewrap,
Forgot to say,
nice job on the car today btw!

BUBBLE WRAP · 03-09-2012 05:13PM

dgt wrote: »

Twas a big ol washer that some knob left on the roof for months :rolleyes: not rust on the car, just rust from the washer

Looking much tidier than when I last saw it in the reality! You're doing a smashing job on that car

Oh and er, up Roscommon :pac::pac::pac:

Oh ya, thats what I ment lol. It was smooth. on the paint work.

Ah now. I dont like to blow my own trumpet.

LOL!

BUBBLE WRAP · 03-09-2012 05:14PM

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

That joke was completely lost on you...

Oh yes, the blue and yellow. I see.

I thought he said tipp as in tip-ex. So was kinda confused.

BUBBLE WRAP · 03-09-2012 05:16PM

gollywog wrote: »

BW,
Ya should try find a yellow bonnet man, i just cant get used to the blue one!!
Or get the blue one wrapped or somethin lol!
Because its a tidy little car, would look well

Only time will tell my friend. I will sort something out.

Ye will just have to wait and see.

dgt · 03-09-2012 05:28PM

gollywog wrote: »

Ah ok i see... thats a shame!! How much would a bonnet like that be in a breakers out of curiousity??

That blue bonnet was part of a package, I got the catch, headlight and radiator mount along with the bonnet for £20

Alanstrainor · 03-09-2012 06:05PM

LIGHTNING wrote: »

God I love Mk2 Puntos I keep getting urge to sell the 156 and buy a Sporting one

Doooo it!

It'll hardly end up being an expensive change!

colm_mcm · 03-09-2012 06:07PM

Yellow sporting bonnet here

Got a MASSIVE bolt removed from my rear tyre there. Dunno how it got through the tyre

MetzgerMeister · 03-09-2012 06:13PM

colm_mcm wrote: »

Yellow sporting bonnet here

LOL at his address:

Newtown,
Bonnettstown,
Kilkenny

Ardennes1944 · 03-09-2012 06:24PM

LIGHTNING wrote: »

God I love Mk2 Puntos I keep getting urge to sell the 156 and buy a Sporting one

Just get a GP sporting

gollywog · 03-09-2012 06:31PM

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

Only time will tell my friend. I will sort something out. Ye will just have to wait and see.

Cool

by the way im not slagging the car in any way at all, I had a horn for one of them when i was first drivin man ya see, so i really like them, it would just look really well all yellow lol!

Alanstrainor · 03-09-2012 08:34PM

Alanstrainor wrote: »

HD wax, unreal:D

Off for two weeks....even better:D

Sure why would I polish it and wax it, if I wasn't goin' to show it off to somebody

MetzgerMeister · 03-09-2012 08:37PM

Looks great Alan!! The beading will be BIBLICAL!

Alanstrainor · 03-09-2012 09:10PM

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Looks great Alan!! The beading will be BIBLICAL!

Beading!? How dare you speak of that, this is set to be one of the best weeks of the whole year! Leave your beading talk until October at least:D

challengemaster · 03-09-2012 09:11PM

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Beading!? How dare you speak of that, this is set to be one of the best weeks of the whole year! Leave your beading talk until October at least:D

Of course it fcuking is, back to college week. :mad:

Ardennes1944 · 03-09-2012 09:15PM

Yeah but they're so pretty:o I test drove one last year, handle well but needs to be revved!

BUBBLE WRAP · 03-09-2012 09:47PM

gollywog wrote: »

Cool by the way im not slagging the car in any way at all, I had a horn for one of them when i was first drivin man ya see, so i really like them, it would just look really well all yellow lol!

Ah sure I no well your not man.

vectra · 03-09-2012 10:00PM

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Beading!? How dare you speak of that, this is set to be one of the best weeks of the whole year! Leave your beading talk until THE END OF October at least:D

F.Y.P

My new one is arriving 1st week October, Need a chance to get it sealed up for the winter

Nice shine off the HD wax on silver.

Alanstrainor · 03-09-2012 10:08PM

vectra wrote: »

F.Y.P

My new one is arriving 1st week October, Need a chance to get it sealed up for the winter

Nice shine off the HD wax on silver.

The Resin Polish + Wax makes the silver look really great tbh.

listermint · 03-09-2012 10:16PM

Car looks well alan, have you considered pressed metal plates?

I think it would enhance the front.

Alanstrainor · 03-09-2012 10:44PM

listermint wrote: »

Car looks well alan, have you considered pressed metal plates?

I think it would enhance the front.

That's on my list...just opened up Eireplates there to order some pressed steel plates. Just normal font, none of this german lark! Eh...how does one go about getting 2 holes drilled into them? I guess I could do it myself...

challengemaster · 03-09-2012 10:48PM

holes?! Get some double sided tape!

MetzgerMeister · 03-09-2012 10:50PM

I would also go with the tape Alan, they are very light so the tape would be perfect.

sean1141 · 03-09-2012 10:52PM

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Eh...how does one go about getting 2 holes drilled into them?

I would use a drill myself:p
You can use your old plates as a template for the holes so you wont have to drill more holes in your bumper. good double sided tape is good. No ugly screw heads in your new plates!!

Alanstrainor · 03-09-2012 10:55PM

sean1141 wrote: »

I would use a drill myself:p
You can use your old plates as a template for the holes so you wont have to drill more holes in your bumper. good double sided tape is good. No ugly screw heads in your new plates!!

Front plate is crooked as feck! Right, I'll drill them myself so! Not so sure about the double sided tape, would hate to have them fall off!

MetzgerMeister · 03-09-2012 10:56PM

That tape is good for plastic plates but I don't know how well it would be with metal plates, especially when the weather gets cold.

Nissan doctor · 03-09-2012 11:00PM

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

That tape is good for plastic plates but I don't know how well it would be with metal plates, especially when the weather gets cold.

I find the metal ones are normally lighter then the plastic ones.

Ardennes1944 · 03-09-2012 11:01PM

Buy the fixing kit from eireplates for 3€. Have both mine and gfs German plates stuck on for over a year and no problems at all. They're amazing sticky pads

challengemaster · 03-09-2012 11:02PM

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Front plate is crooked as feck! Right, I'll drill them myself so! Not so sure about the double sided tape, would hate to have them fall off!

Mine are welded on with tape. As were the previous nordie plates. Took forever to pull those off with a lot of effort. Not a chance they'd just fall off. I'd probably rip off the bumper before the plate :pac:

What I've also recently seen used is silicone.... also worked surprisingly well.

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