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The "Today I did something to my car" thread

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  • #9242
    _Kaiser_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,273 ✭✭✭✭_Kaiser_


    Kaiser2000 wrote: »
    Took the day off/working from home and just finished cleaning out the Passat over lunchtime, took her down for a wash and then hoovered & polished the interior.

    All going to plan tomorrow there'll be an A6 in her place. Will miss it all the same.. 5 years and just under 200,000 km together and never given me any problems beyond normal (frequent!) servicing and wear and tear stuff.

    Latest/last pics...

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  • #9243
    Ronnie Beck
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,452 ✭✭✭Ronnie Beck


    The van went from this

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    to this

    img0188sh.jpg

    I had to replace the original rubber mounts with a spurious part :p.
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    I had look in the EGR pipe I cleaned and blanked about 10000 miles ago. Pretty spoless apart from a drop of CCV juice.
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    It originally was full of this crap.
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    So I took it for a spin and could feel no difference whatsoever. A bit quieter and smoother at high rpm maybe :confused:. I think it looks cool though :). Lovely day for a bit of tinkerin. Might head back out in a bit.

    img0189ch.jpg


  • #9244
    IK09
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,055 ✭✭✭IK09


    Big mistake man, you should have worn gloves. I cleaned my EGR about 2 months ago and i couldnt get the filth off my hands for a week


  • #9245
    Ronnie Beck
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,452 ✭✭✭Ronnie Beck


    IK09 wrote: »
    Big mistake man, you should have worn gloves. I cleaned my EGR about 2 months ago and i couldnt get the filth off my hands for a week


    Just noticed that. It's just a random pic off the net luckily. I didn't take any of mine at the time. It would have destroyed the camera.

    Nasty stuff alright. Carcinogenic too. I had the marigolds on for it. You'd nearly want full set of old clothes and runners that you can just throw in the bin outside and then run into the house for a shower.


  • #9246
    _Kaiser_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,273 ✭✭✭✭_Kaiser_


    Ronnie Beck wrote: »
    Just noticed that. It's just a random pic off the net luckily. I didn't take any of mine at the time. It would have destroyed the camera.

    Nasty stuff alright. Carcinogenic too. I had the marigolds on for it. You'd nearly want full set of old clothes and runners that you can just throw in the bin outside and then run into the house for a shower.

    Just don't forget to leave the door open or the keys within arm's reach if you're gonna do that! :p


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  • #9247
    Gary ITR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,801 ✭✭✭✭Gary ITR


    Today I didn't do anything. Saturday I put the coilovers back in after their clean and have it all ready to go. Although does anybody know where I can buy a box of motivation?


  • #9248
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,606 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    So, much has been going on over in chateaux de pickles over the last few days

    I decided to give my alloys a good going over, the front ones at least
    Right one

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    And after!

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    The left was the worst of two evils as the brake was knackered

    So here's before

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    2q1xc7t.jpg

    And after

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    May I add, I had no detarring stuff or fancy jazz, just a pot scrubber :pac:

    Next on the agenda was the issue of the left brake, I was getting a horrible grinding noise out of it so I took it off to get looked at, turns out the disk was rusted away to nothing, the caliper was installed slightly sideways instead of straight and the pads were on wrong, and wearing down unevenly so that was all sorted, got new pads on and a new disk and the result

    2ym9mrl.jpg

    2uhaek0.jpg

    ksvnp.jpg

    It's due a full service soon too so I got all the parts needed for that too

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    Productive day/s to say the least :D


  • #9249
    Zcott
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,206 ✭✭✭Zcott


    BDJW wrote: »
    Don't think i've any before pics, but I will take some after pics tomorrow. Or else I might just rob a few pics from the Civic owners forum and show you how big a difference it makes!

    If yours is anything like mine the black surround on the dash will be covered in scratches and apparently Brasso takes these out with some elbow grease. Haven't tried it myself though...

    http://www.civinfo.com/forum/cleaning/15013-shiny-dash-section-fix-scratches.html


  • #9250
    omb0wyn5ehpij9
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,066 ✭✭✭✭omb0wyn5ehpij9


    BDJW wrote: »
    I removed the rev counter from my car and spent 2 hours polishing it with Biorb aquarium cleaner. The 8th gen Civics have a blue tinted anti glare film on the rev counter, and it scratches really badly. In any Civic i've sent, once rubbed with a cloth, it looks like somebody has used a brillo pad on it. The aquarium cleaner removes the anti glare film which in turn removes the scratches. It takes a hell of a lot of elbow grease though! It looks great now, and without the anti glare film, there still isn't any glare from the sun :D

    I also put on the locking nuts that I bought about a month ago!
    colm_mcm wrote: »
    Will you post pics, I have a scratch on my rev counter driving me mad, would be wary of removing the film though.
    BDJW wrote: »
    Don't think i've any before pics, but I will take some after pics tomorrow. Or else I might just rob a few pics from the Civic owners forum and show you how big a difference it makes!

    Not my actual rev counter, but the scratches were the same and the results were also the same!

    Before:
    255722.jpg

    After:
    255723.jpg


  • #9251
    omb0wyn5ehpij9
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,066 ✭✭✭✭omb0wyn5ehpij9


    Zcott wrote: »
    If yours is anything like mine the black surround on the dash will be covered in scratches and apparently Brasso takes these out with some elbow grease. Haven't tried it myself though...

    http://www.civinfo.com/forum/cleaning/15013-shiny-dash-section-fix-scratches.html

    On the Type R, the dash surround isn't black plastic so no scratches thankfully :cool:


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  • #9252
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    Cut down and halfway through a pikey planeing :)
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  • #9253
    Gary ITR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,801 ✭✭✭✭Gary ITR


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  • #9254
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    Would you believe me if I told you that's not the first time I've been likened to that image.... :pac:


  • #9255
    Gary ITR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,801 ✭✭✭✭Gary ITR


    dgt wrote: »
    Would you believe me if I told you that's not the first time I've been likened to that image.... :pac:

    Yes, I absolutely would!


  • #9256
    mik_da_man
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 10,053 ✭✭✭✭mik_da_man


    Sent teh Pug in for an NCT today, she sailed through apart from a slightly loose anti roll bar link, took a few mins to tighten it up and got my cert.
    Happy days :D


  • #9257
    mik_da_man
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 10,053 ✭✭✭✭mik_da_man


    BDJW wrote: »
    I removed the rev counter from my car and spent 2 hours polishing it with Biorb aquarium cleaner. The 8th gen Civics have a blue tinted anti glare film on the rev counter, and it scratches really badly. In any Civic i've sent, once rubbed with a cloth, it looks like somebody has used a brillo pad on it. The aquarium cleaner removes the anti glare film which in turn removes the scratches. It takes a hell of a lot of elbow grease though! It looks great now, and without the anti glare film, there still isn't any glare from the sun :D

    I also put on the locking nuts that I bought about a month ago!

    Is it awkard to take out?
    A friend of mine has a civic and the rev counter screen is in bits.
    I'd fix it if it was a handy job.


  • #9258
    Nissan doctor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,223 ✭✭✭Nissan doctor


    toastedpickles wrote: »
    Next on the agenda was the issue of the left brake, I was getting a horrible grinding noise out of it so I took it off to get looked at, turns out the disk was rusted away to nothing, the caliper was installed slightly sideways instead of straight and the pads were on wrong, and wearing down unevenly so that was all sorted, got new pads on and a new disk and the result

    :eek:You mean a pair of new disks surely?


  • #9259
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,606 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    Nissan doctor wrote: »
    :eek:You mean a pair of new disks surely?

    Nope, just the one, the other one was perfectly fine, odd i know but there you have it!


  • #9260
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    Fully adjustable and aligned (in what other style :pac: )A bit of paint, some assembly and on they go :)
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    toastedpickles wrote: »
    Nope, just the one, the other one was perfectly fine, odd i know but there you have it!
    toastedpickles wrote: »
    just the one
    toastedpickles wrote: »
    just the one

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  • #9261
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,606 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    Leave me alone! :pac: I'll go do the other one to shut ye all up :pac:


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  • #9262
    omb0wyn5ehpij9
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,066 ✭✭✭✭omb0wyn5ehpij9


    mik_da_man wrote: »
    Is it awkard to take out?
    A friend of mine has a civic and the rev counter screen is in bits.
    I'd fix it if it was a handy job.

    5 - 10 minutes to take out tops. 5 screws, 4 panels, and 4 electrical clips in total. Polishing it was an absolute pain though, took about 2 hours. I reckon if I was doing it again, I could cut it down a good bit though


  • #9263
    MetzgerMeister
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,921 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    Once you had it held in position and made sure not to snap it, a D/A would make incredibly light work of those scratches.


  • #9264
    Zcott
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,206 ✭✭✭Zcott


    BDJW wrote: »
    5 - 10 minutes to take out tops. 5 screws, 4 panels, and 4 electrical clips in total. Polishing it was an absolute pain though, took about 2 hours. I reckon if I was doing it again, I could cut it down a good bit though

    You're welcome to do mine if you really want...


  • #9265
    omb0wyn5ehpij9
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,066 ✭✭✭✭omb0wyn5ehpij9


    Zcott wrote: »
    You're welcome to do mine if you really want...

    Good luck with that ;)

    Order the stuff from eBay, only costs about 3 quid. Taking it out of the car only takes a few minutes, and then just do what I did.......bring it into the sitting room and watch a movie while doing it!


  • #9266
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,606 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    So today I got my headlights fixed up, one being higher than the other


    and that small issue which shan't be mentioned ever again, noob mistake

    And all is dandy again


  • #9267
    Eric Cartman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,280 ✭✭✭✭Eric Cartman


    taxed the d-max for 6 months.

    ordered in a new rad for the 735i , should be here tomorrow, payday and im almost broke already.


  • #9268
    vectra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,690 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    BDJW wrote: »
    Not my actual rev counter, but the scratches were the same and the results were also the same!

    Before:
    https://us.v-cdn.net/6034073/uploads/attachments/31806/255722.jpg

    After:
    https://us.v-cdn.net/6034073/uploads/attachments/31806/255723.jpg

    A couple of minutes with a da would have saved you some elbow grease, :)

    Here is a set from the Toledo I spent about 5 minutes on.

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  • #9269
    eringobragh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,668 ✭✭✭eringobragh


    vectra wrote: »
    A couple of minutes with a da would have saved you some elbow grease, :)

    Here is a set from the Toledo I spent about 5 minutes on.

    5050Clocks.jpg

    What compound and cutting pad did you use for this?


  • #9270
    vectra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,690 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    eringobragh wrote: »
    What compound and cutting pad did you use for this?

    Green Hex with mens 302
    Black Hex pad with menz 203
    Wax to finish


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  • #9271
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    Gave my car a quick 5 hour wash :)

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