Motors Chat - Round 6

toastedpickles · 12-05-2014 11:26PM

Interslice wrote: »

There's always the ignore the feckin light option so. Is there a fuse for it? or stick on a bit of black tape so you can't see it :pac:. Some gremlins just aren't worth chasing if the car is running fine. Your head will be wrecked and you could end up wasting money that could be spend on better things.

Multimeters are handy enough to use. Your normally just checking for 12v/5v or continuity between one point and another. Mess around with a few batteries and bits of wire and you'll get the hang of one.

It could be, I'll look around, im thinking for the next nct, see? when funds aloow ill get one and mess about

Interslice · 12-05-2014 11:28PM

toastedpickles wrote: »

It could be, I'll look around, im thinking for the next nct, see? when funds aloow ill get one and mess about

Won't fail NCT on an engine light alone

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toastedpickles · 12-05-2014 11:32PM

Interslice wrote: »

Won't fail NCT on an engine light alone .

Really? I'd always have thought that would be a big no no

GvidoR · 12-05-2014 11:36PM

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Just being slow cúnts. Wrap was dispatched last Tuesday, still no sign, can't track either. I put back the gear stick surround in the car yesterday coz it was gettin to annoy me... I know that things take time from the UK, but I have a short fuse for these kind of things....

It's not exactly eBays fault. They have no control over when the sellers send out stuff. Anyway I'm sure it will turn up very soon. It has taken me about 10 days or so sometimes to get stuff from UK too.

Interslice · 12-05-2014 11:36PM

toastedpickles wrote: »

Really? I'd always have thought that would be a big no no

I thought the same. Check engine light then became engine there light :pac:. It'll only fail on safety lights like abs, airbag and the like.

quadrifoglio verde · 12-05-2014 11:37PM

toastedpickles wrote: »

Really? I'd always have thought that would be a big no no

Nct doesn't test mechanicals of the car.
It'll fail on having an airbag light on but won't an engine light. In the same way it'll pass if the clutch is about to **** itself but won't if the breaks are about to

toastedpickles · 12-05-2014 11:37PM

Interslice wrote: »

I thought the same. Check engine light then became engine there light :pac:. It'll only fail on safety lights like abs, airbag and the like.

Ohh its a check engine light, checked her yep shes there alright kinda light? :pac:

Noccy_Mondy · 12-05-2014 11:38PM

Courtesy of JOE.ie. I laughed at this way too much. Yer man laughing in the background makes it all the better!

Sorry, it won't let me embed the video here...

http://www.joe.ie/motors/motors-news/video-driver-in-cork-makes-hilariously-bad-attempts-at-parallel-parking/

Interslice · 12-05-2014 11:47PM

toastedpickles wrote: »

Ohh its a check engine light, checked her yep shes there alright kinda light? :pac:

It'll only really become a factor when you go to sell it. Stick it the long finger for a while anyway.

toastedpickles · 12-05-2014 11:50PM

Interslice wrote: »

It'll only really become a factor when you go to sell it. Stick it the long finger for a while anyway.

Nah, i don't like lights on my dash that shouldn't be there :pac:

toastedpickles · 12-05-2014 11:51PM

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

Nct doesn't test mechanicals of the car.
It'll fail on having an airbag light on but won't an engine light. In the same way it'll pass if the clutch is about to **** itself but won't if the breaks are about to

Perfect nct logic right there

Noccy_Mondy · 12-05-2014 11:52PM

toastedpickles wrote: »

Nah, i don't like lights on my dash that shouldn't be there :pac:

A bit of black sticky tape..... what light? :pac:

toastedpickles · 12-05-2014 11:54PM

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

A bit of black sticky tape..... what light? :pac:

Check engine light

Interslice · 12-05-2014 11:57PM

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

A bit of black sticky tape..... what light? :pac:

job:pac:

toastedpickles wrote: »

Nah, i don't like lights on my dash that shouldn't be there

I know I'd I'd be the same, just meant take your time and get the multimeter on the go before you go replacing more stuff and pulling wiring looms apart.

Noccy_Mondy · 13-05-2014 12:02AM

toastedpickles wrote: »

Check engine light

I'm sorry, I must learn to dumb things down for people of your intellect :pac:
1. Get piece of black tape
2. Find annoying light that won't go away
3. Cover light with tape
4. You now have no problem.

:P:confused::pac::D;):p:):rolleyes::o:mad::(:eek::cool:

toastedpickles · 13-05-2014 12:05AM

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

I'm sorry, I must learn to dumb things down for people of your intellect :pac:
1. Get piece of black tape
2. Find annoying light that won't go away
3. Cover light with tape
4. You now have no problem.

Oh why thank you kind sir! :P I am so grateful :P

No, light must be sorted the proper way, i don't like it there, and putting tape will over it won't solve it for me :P

colm_mcm · 13-05-2014 12:08AM

What about sticky tape with aircraft heritage?

http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/Aerospace/Aircraft/Prod_Info/Prod_Catalog/?PC_Z7_RJH9U5230GE3E02LECIE20SOG5000000_nid=QJVTKDG6MNbe90657JDCX3gl

toastedpickles · 13-05-2014 12:09AM

colm_mcm wrote: »

What about sticky tape with aircraft heritage?

http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/Aerospace/Aircraft/Prod_Info/Prod_Catalog/?PC_Z7_RJH9U5230GE3E02LECIE20SOG5000000_nid=QJVTKDG6MNbe90657JDCX3gl

I'm sold :pac:

No I'll get to the bottom of this! In my own time though :pac:

Chris_Heilong · 13-05-2014 02:43AM

I just checked my inside tyre for wear.....:eek: its completley bald.

ContiSportContact 3 , I only got the tyre on last October.

Cleveland Hot Pocket · 13-05-2014 07:57AM

SO that's the rear tyre yes?
Glad to see you've been putting the car to good use so :P

MuppetCheck · 13-05-2014 09:41AM

http://m.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/2000-honda-civic-14/1061515351

Cleveland Hot Pocket · 13-05-2014 10:12AM

OSI wrote: »

I'd be more concerned for his suspension than his tyres if that's the rear.

They looked like the tyres I had on the 535d before I sold it.
But the 535d ones were the same as his on the outside and down to the bare metal on the inside.

She was given a good sendoff

Sobanek · 13-05-2014 10:56AM

So, car summary for Marrakech:

- Mercedes W123
- Mercedes W126
- Dacia Logan
- Renault Kangoo
- Hyundai Elantra
- Hyundai H1
- Various mopeds.

Was hoping to see something cooler tbh :pac:

toastedpickles · 13-05-2014 11:02AM

Sobanek wrote: »

So, car summary for Marrakech:

- Mercedes W123
- Mercedes W126
- Dacia Logan
- Renault Kangoo
- Hyundai Elantra
- Hyundai H1
- Various mopeds.

Was hoping to see something cooler tbh :pac:

You must be in the wrong part so :pac: I've a friend living there and he drives a 08 s class "fur teh lolz"

Sobanek · 13-05-2014 11:05AM

toastedpickles wrote: »

You must be in the wrong part so :pac: I've a friend living there and he drives a 08 s class "fur teh lolz"

The part I'm in looks like a very poor version of Ballymun :P

GvidoR · 13-05-2014 11:50AM

This is an interesting (guess what car it is)... found it on an Australian car sales website.

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CianRyan · 13-05-2014 11:52AM

It's a Subaru, I'll let some one else finish it off so I don't end the game too quickly.

Edit: Bugger you, OSI!

Sobanek · 13-05-2014 11:56AM

Supposedly you could drive in the rain with the windows down...

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime · 13-05-2014 12:04PM

And my hocus focus just passed the nct !!!

Im quite amazed to be honest !

GvidoR · 13-05-2014 12:05PM

Congratz, Kopparberg!

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