Motors Chat - Round 6

http://www.adverts.ie/other/car-parts/6130042

GvidoR wrote: »

Selling some parts if anyone is interested

http://www.adverts.ie/other/car-parts/6130042

You do realize you're going to start getting " a half eaten toffee crisp and packet of tayto" offers now, right? :pac:

colm_mcm

Was only thinking yesterday that pretty much everyone with a basic B5 passat must've swapped their orange front indicators for clear ones. Haven't seen one with ambers for years

GvidoR

Selling some parts if anyone is interested

ba_barabus

I've gone slightly mad and I'm really looking forward to the end of the month already

pred racer

Alanstrainor wrote: »

I was told more than once when looking for quotes on my e46 that the rates against them had gone up significantly. People are clearly crashing them a lot!

Blame Ardennes :pac:

Alanstrainor

challengemaster wrote: »

Wonder are they still running that "promotion" - if not they've probably gone back to the older way of calculating premiums

I was told more than once when looking for quotes on my e46 that the rates against them had gone up significantly. People are clearly crashing them a lot!

challengemaster

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

Insurance renewal in, 100 lower than last year...not bad!
Challengmaster, liberty mustn't have liked you or something, I was fearing a 50% jump.
Now to ring the rest up and see if they can beat it.

Wonder are they still running that "promotion" - if not they've probably gone back to the older way of calculating premiums

dgt

That was quite the loooool OSI

but it's a kick in the face when the Merc is cheaper to insure than a 1.6 156.... Maybe they're anticipating an overuse of breakdown assistance

In other news, I've been busy studying for repeats. Booo

woke up this morning, eyes in bits like I was still stocious on waking, think I need to tone the laptop usage down

seeing as last night there was some welding done, that wouldn't have helped either! So all of today I've been wearing sunglasses and blinking like I've had a glass of potín :pac:

A nice relaxing day today, putting a belt and pump on an Alfa 3.0 V6. Help me

At least I have lots of company in the form of pigeons

And just like old times, theres a 406 parked at the field across my house, for farming work in the field :cool:

Moneymaker

Anyone on here working on a black E46? Walked past a lad beavering away on it for a few days now.

Finglas area.

The sheep all want reliable swedish cars.

eep

quadrifoglio verde

OSI wrote: »

I wonder do they give Alfa drivers a discount knowing they won't be on the road for most of the year?

:pac:

That put a smile in my face in work! Great one...when you hopefully are able to go shopping for that 159 in a few months time, you'll know why they're so cheap! The sheep don't want them.

OSI wrote: »

I wonder do they give Alfa drivers a discount knowing they won't be on the road for most of the year?

:pac:

Well played sir, well played

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

Insurance renewal in, 100 lower than last year...not bad!
Challengmaster, liberty mustn't have liked you or something, I was fearing a 50% jump.
Now to ring the rest up and see if they can beat it.

Sounds about right :pac:

quadrifoglio verde

Insurance renewal in, 100 lower than last year...not bad!
Challengmaster, liberty mustn't have liked you or something, I was fearing a 50% jump.
Now to ring the rest up and see if they can beat it.

Hal1

The engine mount has a plastic cap that can be removed. If the gel pad has ruptured then it will need replacing. There is a lower engine / gearbox mount (dogbone) awkward fiddly bast'd to do.

Mycroft H

Supergurrier wrote: »

What would cause slight vibration above 90kmph ?

Tracking was done when new tyres went on.
Not a buckled wheel.
Brakes are new and steady so not that.
Also slight clonk going into 1st and reverse.

CV joint ?

Ball joint?

Now that I think about it the driveshaft bolts may need replacing with XC90 ones too. Would explain the clonking

OSI wrote: »

Bad engine mount?

Good call never thought of that and they do tend to go around the 200k km mark on these.

What would cause slight vibration above 90kmph ?

Tracking was done when new tyres went on.
Not a buckled wheel.
Brakes are new and steady so not that.
Also slight clonk going into 1st and reverse.

CV joint ?

Cheers for the tippex idea but I'll be throwing out the track rods too :P

I wonder how easy it is to do that list just by jacking up the front of the car.....was hoping wouldnt need special tools

I know brakes to be simple !

YbFocus

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

Actually got to check my car last night, wheels are freely moving all around. Not a sticky caliber.

But will have to do the brakes soon.

think I'll do a brake and suspension overhaul in a few weeks time.

New brakes front and back (poxy shoes and drums) front ball joints/tie rod ends and track rods, front droplinks , 4 new tyres and a tracking.

wonder how easy all that is . Never done a ball joint before or track rod but i think its just screwing them off ?

balljoints can be a prick to tighten as the inner ball can spin sooner than the nut can actually tighten. Keep the hub weighted to keep pressure on it. As for track rods, mark the position of the nut with tippex or such so you can replace it close to the same point and not affect tracking too much until you can get it tracked

Chris_Heilong

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

Actually got to check my car

wonder how easy all that is . Never done a ball joint before or track rod but i think its just screwing them off ?

I am going to be doing brakes myself in a few hours, just waiting on the discs to arrive, the pads came yesterday. Never done brakes before but looks easy. The only issue I have is getting all my tools, 2 brake discs, pads, trolly jack and stands to my job where the car is, would be heavy enough to carry in a backpack on the train.

In regards to the ball joint I think you need a ball joint separator tool.

Actually got to check my car last night, wheels are freely moving all around. Not a sticky caliber.

But will have to do the brakes soon.

think I'll do a brake and suspension overhaul in a few weeks time.

New brakes front and back (poxy shoes and drums) front ball joints/tie rod ends and track rods, front droplinks , 4 new tyres and a tracking.

wonder how easy all that is . Never done a ball joint before or track rod but i think its just screwing them off ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY_zqEmKV1k

http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/7438614

I like this one. ....

Dartz

....well, that was cool. Dangerous but cool

Noccy_Mondy

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

Paypal...or have yee not heard of that yet in the sticks

Shup t'feck ye bunch of bullies, never thought of that

quadrifoglio verde

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Pick B!!

How would one work things out in this situation. Person wants to get wheels off Done Deal, wheels are for sale in Donegal, person lives in Mayo. Drive is 4 hours away, so that is out. Courier works out at €25 on a quick check. How would one pay for said wheels, without meeting the seller, and be sure that they don't take the money and keep the wheels

Paypal...or have yee not heard of that yet in the sticks

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Pick B!!

How would one work things out in this situation. Person wants to get wheels off Done Deal, wheels are for sale in Donegal, person lives in Mayo. Drive is 4 hours away, so that is out. Courier works out at €25 on a quick check. How would one pay for said wheels, without meeting the seller, and be sure that they don't take the money and keep the wheels

But B has less stuff!!

Send them half and then half when you get the wheels??

Noccy_Mondy

Pick B!!

How would one work things out in this situation. Person wants to get wheels off Done Deal, wheels are for sale in Donegal, person lives in Mayo. Drive is 4 hours away, so that is out. Courier works out at €25 on a quick check. How would one pay for said wheels, without meeting the seller, and be sure that they don't take the money and keep the wheels