***Motors Chat Thread Round 3***

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4364810

is that a septic looking yoke? can you imagine how **** it would be to own?

my eyes would water handing over 10k for that steaming pile of dung.

fog blanks, hub caps, hard plastic as far as the eye can see.

spec list including "child locks, rear wiper, am/ fm radio" and... control your orgasms... an immobiliser :eek:

what must people be thinking?

10k for a 2011 car

Small engine, small tax

Might appeal to a lot of people.

@ pred, you might remember a few weeks ago I was trying to figure out how to fix the display lists on the central console of the C5 for the radio/clock display, having a go at that tomorrow too to get the bulbs out, and see if I can get replacements

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

ah i know its a nice piece of white goods for someone, but god its awful :pac:

It is horrid enough alright.

That's you and me though!

If I'd ten grand, it would probably be going on a pre 2008 Alfa like a Brera, an awful lot of people would say that's awful

I saw someone driving a Ka today, they were so tiny they were barely above the steering wheel.

For Forks Sake wrote: »

I got given the saloon version of that as a rental in Malta a few years back.

Words cannot adequately describe how bad a car it was. Gutless engine, no handling, ugly interior. No redeeming features whatsoever.

Wrote it off in a collision with a Punto on a wet road (oh yeah, it didn't have ABS either) the day before I was due to fly home. No loss to motoring, and I was insured to the last so just had to sign the paperwork...:D

Given the state of driving in Malta I'm not surprised!

I haz another stupid question.

So I installed the lidl radio and it works fine, cd/radio/bluetooth etc.

However the microphone lead is miles long, and he who owns the car is now pondering why I can't run it behind the dash and have it magically appear beside the sun visor :rolleyes: Answer, I've no idea how to do this.

Anyone here give me an idiots guide to doing it? The microphone cable is plugged into the back of the stereo so ideally I need to figure out how to get that cable from the central console across the steering wheel and then up.

It's a C5 for anyone who doesn't know.

Pred?

dgt wrote: »

Down behind the A-Pillar trim?

Idiot speak

It's getting from the central console to the a pillar that is confusing me

I might just do a cop out of running the cable out of the facia with enough length to fix it on the dash to the left of the steering wheel

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

To hide it well, you'll have to go from the back of the stereo, under the carpet, beside the glovebox, between the dash and the a-pillar, up the a-pillar, behind the roof liner then have it pop out at the visor.

Thank you

Now for my last dozy question, how do I get it from the back of the stereo to the carpet?

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

These aren't stupid questions Stheno, I only know because I did it before

If you get into the footwell and try and look at the back of the stereo unit, it's around there that you will see where you have to go with it. Mind you, it's a fairly tedious job and one that I don't in the least envy you for. If I had to do it again, I'd pay someone else to do it.

dgt wrote: »

Last time I did something similar, I fed wire to the centre console where it meets the dash. Usually in that general area is a gap in the carpet

Thanks guys, really appreciate the patience

I know it's nothing compared to the work you guys do on your cars, but I really enjoyed learning how to do it And given I didn't blow myself up or murder the car, I'll be having a go now at replacing the lights in the clock display on the car

There is not much complete info on the web about changing a factory fitted radio to an aftermarket unit that talks about how you need the iso converter, possibly an antenna converter, a new facia etc. A how to change your car radio thread might be useful for beginners like me It was fun figuring out (with the help of boards and google) what I needed and really cool to get it installed and working.

I've got the time at the minute so I'll have a good look tomorrow, and if needs be I can take out the unit and feed the microphone cable into the centre console rather than fitting it into the back of the radio and then going wtf do I do now If I get fed up with it, I'll get someone to do it for me

Again really appreciate the patience you guys have shown Kinda nice (with a lot of help) to fix something that has really bugged the Oh for a while

And it topped off his Xmas present