The "Today I did something to my car" thread

L5 · 13-05-2013 01:58PM

How much for the rns510 if you don't mind me asking?

Lovely bit of kit

Black_Knight · 13-05-2013 02:20PM

All came to €512, registered post with UPS. This ebay seller. They tend to end bidding at £380, so I wouldnt pay more than that, considering he has loads for sale.

Just off the phone with those lovely people at VW. Turns out they want 50 quid to retrieve for the Radio Code off my RCD 510. I thought they'd just need the chassis number and radio serial number, but seemingly they changed this a few years ago.
Fingers crossed the code is written down somewhere on some documentation in the car.

Marlow · 13-05-2013 06:31PM

Not today, but thursday and friday.

Dragged the R19 out of the garage, changed oil filter and oil, drained fuel and changed fuel filter. New timing belt and new spark plugs. All that on thursday.

And then tore the crap out of the poor thing on Mondello on friday.

Now the engine, seats and steering wheel are gonna come out and land in my Volvo 340.

/M

Black_Knight · 13-05-2013 06:47PM

Sorry for the terrible quality photos, couldnt be bothered going upstairs for the camera.

The interior bulbs set was this on here from user hq_auto_lighting_uk. It included 5 LEDs for the dome lights, 2 for the footwells (which I used in the door warning lights), 1 for the glove box, 1 for the boot and 2 for the vanity mirrors. As it turns out, the glove box in my CC is the same as the dome lights. I discovered this a bit late so the center bulb in my rear dome lights is yellow. Need to order another LED unless someone here has one going

.

The License plate LEDs are these ones, by the same seller as above.

Interior before:

After:

Boot before:

After:

Door warning lights before:

After:

License Plate before:

After:

Also noticed the new radio CD drive whirring a bit while I was working on the lights. Maybe itd stop when I locked the car, maybe not, but I took the CD out just in case and that stopped it. Hoping its A) nothing, or

will go away once I code the car up for the new radio.

QQ. All the guides tell me I have to remove/disconnect the Compass module from my car if im to put in sat nav. Anyone know anything about these compass modules? Wondering is it in mine or maybe it might just be a US thing.

MuppetCheck · 13-05-2013 06:52PM

The RNS510s do whir a bit alright, nothing to be concerned about.

JerCotter7 · 13-05-2013 07:38PM

My brother took my car for NCT today. Had 5 failures to do with the steering rack :eek:

I was in the scrap yard buying an E36 rack for it when he was just going into the test center

Alanstrainor · 14-05-2013 03:19PM

Bought some BMW coolant from Murphy and Gunn, wish I knew where it was actually leaking from...have only had to top it up twice in my time owning it, so it's definitely a slow leak!

rizzee · 14-05-2013 03:21PM

Sunny weather :-)

Alanstrainor · 14-05-2013 03:35PM

Really like those Puntos. Wouldn't mind a tjet version:cool:. She's looking well!

rizzee · 14-05-2013 03:37PM

Thanks v much! The father has a mjet 90hp, they're a really nice car to drive and unreal and juice. Best small car on the market for the price IMO

JerCotter7 · 14-05-2013 06:59PM

Sourced an E36 rack in Watergrasshill. Couldn't wait any longer to try find an E46 compact one.

Managed to bend all the pipes and get it fitted but it shoved the steering shaft into the exhaust again. So I have to take the exhaust out tomorrow and flatten the bit that it is hitting.

166man · 15-05-2013 01:04AM

Huge shout out to dgt who gave his advice and expertise to the 156 this evening in fitting that leather interior you may have seen pictures of. Finally fitted after a good 4-5 hours sorting out various issues and making sure it all went in properly.

It's like a new car inside it really is. I'm genuinely astounded by how comfortable it is and just how well it looks. Will post proper pictures tomorrow.

Ardennes1944 · 15-05-2013 01:14AM

Proper pictures as opposed to the crap ones you just put up is it? :pac:

166man · 15-05-2013 01:34AM

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

Proper pictures as opposed to the crap ones you just put up is it? :pac:

Feck off back to your 325 club with all your cronies.....:pac:

But yes will take some decent pictures early in the morning,weather permitting.

Ronnie Beck · 15-05-2013 01:39AM

166man wrote: »

...weather permitting.

solar powered camera?

dgt · 15-05-2013 01:56AM

166man wrote: »

Huge shout out to dgt who gave his advice and expertise to the 156 this evening in fitting that leather interior you may have seen pictures of. Finally fitted after a good 4-5 hours sorting out various issues and making sure it all went in properly.

It's like a new car inside it really is. I'm genuinely astounded by how comfortable it is and just how well it looks. Will post proper pictures tomorrow.

I couldn't have thought of a better way to spend a Tuesday evening after an exam, right up till nearly 1am

Bench needs a very small bit of attention but nothing difficult

I can say, it looks completely different now, it's something else to be in

Amazing what a different colour interior does :eek: momos and all! :cool:

Strangely busy in town for this time of morning though....

challengemaster · 15-05-2013 02:18AM

Picked up brand new second hand (:pac:) wiper linkages finally on monday, may have sourced some other goodies for the car too

Toyotafanboi · 16-05-2013 12:45AM

busy evening doing nothing

we gave the missus car a wash

we gave my car a wash after (was getting dark by then)

also made up a set of these for my wheels. On the owners forum its all about what "JDM" wheels you have seemingly, Works, Enkeis, Advans, Rays Engineering etc etc. so its nice to make it clear that i'm rocking my original wheels which is almost more exclusive.

always tinkering with different little decals in the car, they'l probably be gone in a week but for now i quite like them. I must say overall though i'm just so happy with the little glanza, all that money on preventative maintenance has really given it a great lease on life! feels like a car half its age.

threw a few more stickers at the civic too

Top Dog · 16-05-2013 12:47AM

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

also made up a set of these for my wheels.

Do you have your own vinyl cutter or something?

166man · 16-05-2013 12:48AM

That Starlet Glanza (

) looks really well when it's lowered Andy, keep it that way!

Toyotafanboi · 16-05-2013 12:52AM

Top Dog wrote: »

Do you have your own vinyl cutter or something?

yeah

if you're on facetube check out vinyl styling, thats us. website should be rolling very shortly too.

166man wrote: »

That Starlet Glanza ( ) looks really well when it's lowered Andy, keep it that way!

thanks

tis damn uncomfortable, not looking forward to dragging it to glendalough :pac:

166man · 16-05-2013 12:58AM

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

thanks tis damn uncomfortable, not looking forward to dragging it to glendalough :pac:

True, I wouldn't know anything about uncomfortable suspension driving a 12 year old Alfa 156.....:pac: I do like it though, what's the power output again?

dgt · 16-05-2013 01:00AM

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

thanks tis damn uncomfortable, not looking forward to dragging it to glendalough :pac:

It can't be that uncomfortable.........!

I can safely say I've never seen a set of original Glanza wheels till I saw your car

nice to see OEM for a change!

Toyotafanboi · 16-05-2013 01:11AM

166man wrote: »

True, I wouldn't know anything about uncomfortable suspension driving a 12 year old Alfa 156.....:pac: I do like it though, what's the power output again?

true that, suppose at least my car will make it to the meet

130bhp from the factory, so probably a little less now. its not "that" quick, it just feels fast because it has the structural qualities of a damp paper bag.

dgt, its got 40mm unbranded springs in what i can only describe as burst, bottomed out shocks, looks and feels nasty :pac: and i've been searching for the original hub caps that came on glanzas but i cant seem to get a set, i'd totally use them if i could find them. i think they came on the last model carina too.

dgt · 16-05-2013 01:14AM

I know the feeling, been there done that

They're so close to Carina caps it's not right :eek: 14's too, I had several sets of those wheels here at one stage....

fanadman1 · 16-05-2013 01:19AM

well not my car but got the phone call from my friend asking would i help changeing the diff in his serria we got stuck into that and had it out and the new one in in about 2 hours :P i wonder how fast would if of been done if we did not spend the time laughing and smokeing :L there were about 10 in the shed when we were done haha just as he was leaveing he told me that he would like to change the gear box some evening 2 :rolleyes: a well its the joy of haveing a nice big dry shed with a pit built in

Nissan doctor · 16-05-2013 09:38PM

Today I finally fitted a headlight bulb to Mrs Nissan Doctors car....Not a big deal you may think, especially for someone in my profession but...the car is a Toyota IQ, The bulb went, I took it out to find its a HIR2 bulb....never seen one in my life, rang suppliers in work, no one heard of them, researched online, found only one company in the world makes them - Philips, rang Philips bulb supplier from work, never sold them here so eventually had to go to Toyota and yes, they can get me one, in two days.

After all that, the other bulb goes straight after fitting the first new one:mad: €60 for 2 headlight bulbs in a week:mad:

evolutionqy7 · 16-05-2013 10:10PM

Nissan doctor wrote: »

Today I finally fitted a headlight bulb to Mctors car....Not a big deal you may think, especially for someone in my profession but...the car is a Toyota IQ, The bulb went, I took it out to find its a HIR2 bulb....never seen one in my life, rang suppliers in work, no one heard of them, researched online, found only one company in the world makes them - Philips, rang Philips bulb supplier from work, never sold them here so eventually had to go to Toyota and yes, they can get me one, in two days.

After all that, the other bulb goes straight after fitting the first new one:mad: €60 for 2 headlight bulbs in a week:mad:

Could be worse. The headlight bulbs that were in my old Mondeo used to cost a 96 quid each for a Philips one.

Larbre34 · 16-05-2013 10:56PM

So tonight the clutch pedal on my 03 Passat 110 TDi made a pop noise and went to the floor, is now floppy and not engaging. Got a mate tow home so it hasnt been looked at.

Thoughts? Cable? Mounting bracket?

Cheers

Larbre34 · 16-05-2013 10:56PM

So tonight the clutch pedal on my 03 Passat 110 TDi made a pop noise and went to the floor, is now floppy and not engaging. Got a mate tow home so it hasnt been looked at.

Thoughts? Cable? Mounting bracket?

Cheers

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