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Motors Chat - Round 7

Alanstrainor

Continuation from motors chat round 6

1.This thread is for motoring topics which you feel are not worthy of starting a new thread for, banter from a meet or general motoring related chit chat.

2.No lonely hearts (This is not a personal dig at anyone, it's how we feel is the best way to describe what we want to avoid. )

3.Keep it clean.

4.The Motors charter applies.

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YbFocus

Bpmull wrote: »

One thing that my car has always been missing is the centre armrest. Would love a fully adjustable oe armrest but at around 200 quid it's abit strong. So I was thinking of compromising and getting something like below anyone have any experience with them I don't know of they will be any good although this one is made to go into the cup holder. I don't know if it will look a bit stupid though decision :pac: anyone have any good places to get decent armrests or advice.

armrest

Wouldn't spend €50 on that, just get one from a breakers bp.

colm_mcm

NewApproach wrote: »

I got a similar one for my Alfa 147 a few years back, it was fine. You have to drill into the plastic beside the rear cigarette lighter, not sure if that would bother you.

I wonder how easy that woud be in a Golf van

[Deleted User]

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

One of the lads car was robbed last night. His bangernomics Mazda 323. Cost him all of €350 to get him in and out to his new job and he only had it a month. Will be on the hunt for a replacement that can't be opened and started with a screwdriver soon. I was meant to fit a kill switch on it when he had the time. Too late now

Remember I was telling ye about my friends Mazda 323 getting robbed? Well, I came across this video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX_5Br_QyoA

I'm 99.9% sure thats it. SCUMBAGS!!!!

100% certain thats it. Was on to him there. Theres a part in the video where one of the little shíts says theres no handbrake in the mazda. My friend was saying that his handbrake was fecked and he was due to get it sorted.

SCUM OF THE EARTH!

coolisin

Pricks, what an absolute bunch of pricks, they can gladly post about it on youtube and nothing is being done about it.

Toyotafanboi

how do they do it? whatever about late 80's and early 90's jap stuff, but flicking through those disgusting videos i see a 2011 micra, 2008 touran, 03 golf and a 04 civic. how can an ignoramus steal one of those so easily? or are the keys taken from household burglaries?

Dartz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Heybq1s79Y

[Deleted User]

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

how do they do it? whatever about late 80's and early 90's jap stuff, but flicking through those disgusting videos i see a 2011 micra, 2008 touran, 03 golf and a 04 civic. how can an ignoramus steal one of those so easily? or are the keys taken from household burglaries?

Mostly household burglaries I'd say. Happens a lot in rural parts of Limerick. Theres a 2014 fiesta there too

Bpmull

NewApproach wrote: »

I got a similar one for my Alfa 147 a few years back, it was fine. You have to drill into the plastic beside the rear cigarette lighter, not sure if that would bother you.

colm_mcm wrote: »

I wonder how easy that woud be in a Golf van

I'm not 100% what you mean but in the golf there's just a big cup holder and I'd imagine it would fit no problem as the cigarette lighter is in front of the gear stick under the radio so that wouldn't be effected.

I get what people are saying that it is a bit sh!t looking but I think getting one in a scrap yard is easier said than done as I'd say 70% of mk5 golfs were poverty spec that didn't have the centre armrest anyway then also the biggest problem I've had with scrap yards is if you turn around and say you want the centre armrest they'll nearly hit it with a hammer to get it out and them hand it to you with every clip and delicate piece broken on it.

So anyone have any recommendations for decent scrap yards that deliver does that place up the north do this kind of stuff.

Simonigs1.0

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

Mostly household burglaries I'd say. Happens a lot in rural parts of Limerick. Theres a 2014 fiesta there too

Thats shocking. I think in the new year I'll have a tracker fitted to both cars here for peace of mind. They'll be a lot easier for thieves to spot once in the new house as its a lot less rural then where I am now.

[Deleted User]

Simonigs1.0 wrote: »

Thats shocking. I think in the new year I'll have a tracker fitted to both cars here for peace of mind. They'll be a lot easier for thieves to spot once in the new house as its a lot less rural then where I am now.

With the two cars that you'll have you'd be mad not to.

colm_mcm

Bpmull wrote: »

I'm not 100% what you mean but in the golf there's just a big cup holder and I'd imagine it would fit no problem as the cigarette lighter is in front of the gear stick under the radio so that wouldn't be effected.

I get what people are saying that it is a bit sh!t looking but I think getting one in a scrap yard is easier said than done as I'd say 70% of mk5 golfs were poverty spec that didn't have the centre armrest anyway then also the biggest problem I've had with scrap yards is if you turn around and say you want the centre armrest they'll nearly hit it with a hammer to get it out and them hand it to you with every clip and delicate piece broken on it.

So anyone have any recommendations for decent scrap yards that deliver does that place up the north do this kind of stuff.

Rear cigarette lighter

Bpmull

colm_mcm wrote: »

Rear cigarette lighter

Ah ok got you now. I'd have no need to wire that up anyway same with the vents it would be pointless getting them connected up. The golfs have a cigarette lights in the very back anyway (boot section). I'll have a look around and see but as I said above trying to get a decent intacted one out of a scrappy won't be easy. You don't tend to even see that many mk5s in a scrap yard although maybe now there is as there getting on in age.

colm_mcm

I mean it might be difficult drilling back there

Mar4ix

thats fun one :pac: yellow punto sales on ebay .. read description

MuppetCheck

An original is the only way to go with one imo, it's a really good set up in them.

If you wanted to go all out...

http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/7802819

Otherwise this guy has a few mark V's

http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/7647427

Bpmull

colm_mcm wrote: »

I mean it might be difficult drilling back there

Just looked at the posts again your correct it would be difficult enough to drill alright as there is abit of a partition (about a foot or so in height) behind the seats as you probably know. Vw couldn't have just made it easy and fit it in the factory like the other comfortlines :pac: dads mk7 has a centre armrest although mine has a few things his doesn't have.

ba_barabus

I've just had a ****ty call from my O/H who got a bad scare when her brakes failed. We just had new pads on 2 weeks ago to help fix spongy brakes. She had complained a few times they didn't feel right so we sent it to be checked. No idea whats gone wrong, she just says there is a hissing noise from the back of the car when the brakes pedal is pressed.

joujoujou

There were spongy brakes here recently:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=93093530&postcount=260

ba_barabus

joujoujou wrote: »

There were spongy brakes here recently:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=93093530&postcount=260

Spotted that a few days back.

Cleveland Hot Pocket

Just back from a trip to wicklow.
Drove down in my fiesta, arrived back on an AA truck.
The fiesta burst a radiator hose.

Brought back a nice new bangernomics special.

Interslice

ba_barabus wrote: »

I've just had a ****ty call from my O/H who got a bad scare when her brakes failed. We just had new pads on 2 weeks ago to help fix spongy brakes. She had complained a few times they didn't feel right so we sent it to be checked. No idea whats gone wrong, she just says there is a hissing noise from the back of the car when the brakes pedal is pressed.

Changing pads or disks would do nothing to sort spongey brakes. Its caused by air in the lines getting in through a bad seal or connection somewhere.

[Deleted User]

ba_barabus wrote: »

I've just had a ****ty call from my O/H who got a bad scare when her brakes failed. We just had new pads on 2 weeks ago to help fix spongy brakes. She had complained a few times they didn't feel right so we sent it to be checked. No idea whats gone wrong, she just says there is a hissing noise from the back of the car when the brakes pedal is pressed.

That's alarming to read, presuming it was a mechanic who suggested changing the pads? As mentioned spongey brakes are not a symptom of worn pads, calipers have a function.

New mechanic and never go back to the Muppet who checked it out for you.

Simonigs1.0

Thus does my journey to work commence.

In the RCZ. These next 248.8 kms will be the best in a while.

I've missed this

T minus 10 days for the GT86 too. Got an email from them this morning.

YbFocus

I think I'm more excited than you!

NewApproach

Me aul lad is picking up a 3.6 TDV8 Range Rover tomorrow

[Deleted User]

Got my new credit card style licence today. Now it doesn't look like something I made up at home :pac:

Also bought a new set of discs for the car. Tax due soon and insurance later this month. It's going to be an expensive month

tossy

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Got my new credit card style licence today. Now it doesn't look like something I made up at home :pac:

Also bought a new set of discs for the car. Tax due soon and insurance later this month. It's going to be an expensive month

The new licences are great, the best thing is not getting that look of "what's this.." when you hand it over at a car rental desk abroad.

Bpmull

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Got my new credit card style licence today. Now it doesn't look like something I made up at home :pac:

Funny you should mention that I'm only just after walking out of the ndls place after applying for mine. It was change of address so free at least. Were you waiting long for yours to come ?

[Deleted User]

I was in with them in Cillín Hill last Wednesday so pretty fast!

Bpmull

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

I was in with them in Cillín Hill last Wednesday so pretty fast!

That's where I went alright so that's good going to get it so quick.