Motors Chat - Round 6

13-07-2014 08:36PM

YbFocus wrote: »

Yay got my spacers on and she looks much better now, no longer lost in the arches

What size did you get? Any before/after photos?

ShadowHearth · 13-07-2014 09:32PM

Speaking of opc. Opc astra holds its value... I remember prices back in the day when I was looking to buy one and prices are still the same now.

I know I know, experts will run in now and shout how bad understeer in these, but I would still love to own one some day. They just look really cool in that blue.

RyanMGF · 13-07-2014 09:40PM

ShadowHearth wrote: »

I'm that blue

da ba dee da ba di

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime · 13-07-2014 09:43PM

I notice a lot of UK imports very recently that dont get the silly 00D120xxx plates

did something change in the last 4 weeks about this ?

quadrifoglio verde · 13-07-2014 09:46PM

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

I notice a lot of UK imports very recently that dont get the silly 00D120xxx plates

did something change in the last 4 weeks about this ?

I thought it changed around 2012 or something.

Noccy_Mondy · 13-07-2014 09:50PM

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

I notice a lot of UK imports very recently that dont get the silly 00D120xxx plates

did something change in the last 4 weeks about this ?

I think it was from 2011 onwards, imports just got the next number available, getting rid of starting at 120,000 for Dublin.

ShadowHearth · 13-07-2014 09:53PM

RyanMGF wrote: »

da ba dee da ba di

Stupid android spell checker.

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime · 13-07-2014 10:11PM

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

I thought it changed around 2012 or something.

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

I think it was from 2011 onwards, imports just got the next number available, getting rid of starting at 120,000 for Dublin.

when i imported my car it got a similar number but for another county.

is it cars after 2011 or every car brought in after 2011-2012 ?

Noccy_Mondy · 13-07-2014 10:12PM

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

when i imported my car it got a similar number but for another county.

is it cars after 2011 or every car brought in after 2011-2012 ?

From Jan 2011 afaik

Stheno · 13-07-2014 10:16PM

Finally getting all the little jobs on my car done.

Had the most annoying experience today, OH took his car to a jet wash place, only for us to discover a wanker there who first rinsed off his car, then applied shampoo by hand with a mitt, then rinsed it, then started polishing the damn car with two others waiting for the jet wash!

I had some words.

Mycroft H · 13-07-2014 10:20PM

Not to bad!

Ded_Zebra · 13-07-2014 10:43PM

As a fair few if you know, I've been busy with a team of people from college with a car we built, competing in silverstone. Unfortunately we broke a drive shaft coupling in the main event (endurance). Overall we finished 26 out of 99, very good seeing as 40% of the points were going for the endurance and a good few of the other top teams are working off 10 times our budget!!!! If we kept the same lap times as we did before the drive shaft failure we would have finished 12th. I'm very proud of what we achieved!

Also fair play to the Germans!

challengemaster · 13-07-2014 10:45PM

Fair play DZ, great result

Kaiser D · 13-07-2014 11:02PM

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

I notice a lot of UK imports very recently that dont get the silly 00D120xxx plates

did something change in the last 4 weeks about this ?

Both my parents cars, 2013 and 2014 are imports with 4 and 5 digit plates.

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime · 13-07-2014 11:22PM

Kaiser D wrote: »

Both my parents cars, 2013 and 2014 are imports with 4 and 5 digit plates.

must be just the dublin so.

in the meantime im breaking me shoite laughing at this !

YbFocus · 14-07-2014 12:12AM

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

put up a pic.

I will tomorrow, flat out today didn't get a chance, I have a before shot to compare it with

Deleted User wrote: »

What size did you get? Any before/after photos?

20mm and longer bolts etc to go with, I'll get it up tomorrow evening

Noccy_Mondy · 14-07-2014 12:41AM

NCT Tuesday, the fecker better pass, cleaned the inner side of the alloys and all!

Noccy_Mondy · 14-07-2014 02:13PM

Anybody ever buy individual socket heads?

toastedpickles · 14-07-2014 02:13PM

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Anybody ever buy individual socket heads?

Yep! I messed up my back somehow, great, no work being done here for the next while

Noccy_Mondy · 14-07-2014 02:15PM

Ahh, probably one of the worst places to get hurt, can't do anything

Hope all will be grand soon

toastedpickles · 14-07-2014 02:16PM

Nope, its a day of gta for me it seems

What did you want to know about the socket buying though?

joujoujou · 14-07-2014 02:18PM

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Anybody ever buy individual socket heads?

Yep. Ebay has them.

Noccy_Mondy · 14-07-2014 05:18PM

Wet and got a draper one. €6.50 for a 19mm hex socket, jaysus!

On another note, a message just popped up on the dash saying "alarm system service required". Each time you turn on the car it beeps and the message stays on for about 5 seconds. That wouldn't cause any problem for the NCT would it? I'll get to it after.

Cleveland Hot Pocket · 14-07-2014 05:19PM

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Wet and got a draper one. €6.50 for a 19mm hex socket, jaysus!

On another note, a message just popped up on the dash saying "alarm system service required". Each time you turn on the car it beeps and the message stays on for about 5 seconds. That wouldn't cause any problem for the NCT would it? I'll get to it after.

Nope, be grand!
Only stuff like airbag malfunction or brake malfunction lights affect the NCT

Noccy_Mondy · 14-07-2014 05:19PM

toastedpickles wrote: »

Nope, its a day of gta for me it seems

What did you want to know about the socket buying though?

Ah it's just that one of the ones I have got goosed so it's just one I needed replacing, instead of a full set.

Interslice · 14-07-2014 05:20PM

Spent 2 hours in the scrap yard today with no wiper linkage to show for it. Every one had a t least one siezed bolt

. I'll have to go back again tomorrow with a hacksaw and a drill.

Dartz · 14-07-2014 07:44PM

Donuts in my Rx8

Best. Donuts. Ever.

toastedpickles · 14-07-2014 08:02PM

Dartz wrote: »

Donuts in my Rx8

Best. Donuts. Ever.

Now I've to go for some donuts in my car :P

pred racer · 14-07-2014 08:10PM

toastedpickles wrote: »

Now I've to go for some donuts in my car :P

I've got a packet of Lidl cream doughnuts in the fridge.............:D

toastedpickles · 14-07-2014 08:10PM

Tim hortons or nothing :P

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