Motors Chat - Round 7

YbFocus · 16-02-2015 03:20PM

That car is amazing!

GvidoR · 16-02-2015 03:26PM

That licence plate though. :pac:

Foxhole Norman · 16-02-2015 03:34PM

GvidoR wrote: »

That licence plate though. :pac:

Dat Swagon Wagon.

Gavman84 · 16-02-2015 03:40PM

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

I've used them before for the Yaris, good service alright, not sure what kind of stock they have though.

In other news, I really, really, really want to do something like this:

Last place I used was fast fit togher for tyres on the ST they are sound in there and Ritchie in there has a savage Montune red st too!!

Foxhole Norman · 16-02-2015 03:48PM

Gavman84 wrote: »

Last place I used was fast fit togher for tyres on the ST they are sound in there and Ritchie in there has a savage Montune red st too!!

Looks like he's my man so!

nd · 16-02-2015 04:55PM

Anyone know how this connector opens (think it's for the seatbelt pretensioner) ?.

Thanks.

166man · 16-02-2015 05:55PM

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Dat Shaggin' Wagon.

166man · 16-02-2015 05:58PM

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Looks like he's my man so!

More than likely any place will have to order in tyres in your size, for the staggered set up in the E39. Tyres were very pricey for mine when I had it...so I just didn't put them on....:pac:

Seriously though, I have the GoodYears on mine, superb grip but I have a feeling they won't last long at all. I'm perfectly fine with that though.

If you want some kind of longevity Id be looking for something a bit more mid range if you get me?

Foxhole Norman · 16-02-2015 05:58PM

Got my intake boot today, will hopefully install it tomorrow and then the car should be mechanically perfect.

What's not perfect though is the key, I think the battery has finally given up, €180 for a new one cut and coded to the car from BMW.

166man wrote: »

More than likely any place will have to order in tyres in your size, for the staggered set up in the E39. Tyres were very pricey for mine when I had it...so I just didn't put them on....:pac:

Seriously though, I have the GoodYears on mine, superb grip but I have a feeling they won't last long at all. I'm perfectly fine with that though.

If you want some kind of longevity Id be looking for something a bit more mid range if you get me?

Yeah, I'm looking at Hankook Ventus Evo at the moment, I have one currently on the car :pac:

Big Nasty · 16-02-2015 06:02PM

Mines the same the last few months. The battery on them is supposed to be charged from the ignition as the unit is sealed.

It might just need to be reprogrammed though and there's a guide to do it if you Google it. Didn't work for me though.

Foxhole Norman · 16-02-2015 06:04PM

Big Nasty wrote: »

Mines the same the last few months. The battery on them is supposed to be charged from the ignition as the unit is sealed.

It might just need to be reprogrammed though and there's a guide to do it if you Google it. Didn't work for me though.

Yeah for the last few days my remote open/lock has been a bit dodgy, today it's just given up. I'll be trying the reprogramming alright but I could do with a new key anyway as bar the current one all I have is the non remote one with the light.

MetzgerMeister · 16-02-2015 07:07PM

It's possible to replace the battery in those keys but the original one is soldered and you'll have to do the same with the new one.

Foxhole Norman · 16-02-2015 07:09PM

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

It's possible to replace the battery in those keys but the original one is soldered and you'll have to do the same with the new one.

It is but tbh, getting a while new one would be better as I could then just use my current one as a backup.

colm_mcm · 16-02-2015 08:04PM

nd wrote: »

Anyone know how this connector opens (think it's for the seatbelt pretensioner) ?.

Thanks.

Think theres a sort of hinged lever/clip that you pull out and the plug releases. When you put it back on you push it in and it pulls the plug together.

Why are you taking that out?

Alanstrainor · 16-02-2015 08:06PM

Big Nasty wrote: »

Mines the same the last few months. The battery on them is supposed to be charged from the ignition as the unit is sealed.

It might just need to be reprogrammed though and there's a guide to do it if you Google it. Didn't work for me though.

The chip in the key can fail also, which will cause no starts. The symptoms are different for battery, and chip failure. With the chip in the key failing, you will still be able to remotely open the case, but the car wont start with the key, as it wont talk to the immobiliser. That's what has happened to one of mine...sucks!

nd · 16-02-2015 08:47PM

colm_mcm wrote: »

Think theres a sort of hinged lever/clip that you pull out and the plug releases. When you put it back on you push it in and it pulls the plug together.

Why are you taking that out?

Thanks. I was thinking of trying to take the belt off and clean it, and maybe try tighten the spring a bit, as it's a bit slow to retract.

Duke O Smiley · 16-02-2015 08:58PM

nd wrote: »

Thanks. I was thinking of trying to take the belt off and clean it, and maybe try tighten the spring a bit, as it's a bit slow to retract.

Dirty seat belts are disgusting. My Corolla's belts were horribly grimy when I got it, I don't think they were ever cleaned.

nd · 16-02-2015 09:02PM

Yeah I suppose it's one of the things most handled in a car. And according to youtube it gets less pliable when dirty and can cause it to not retract as well.

colm_mcm · 16-02-2015 09:21PM

You don't tighten the spring. Clean the belt with silicone spray.

Bpmull · 16-02-2015 09:36PM

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Ah yeah, they're the higher end, I'm looking at Hankook Ventus as they seem to have a good price/quality.

I had hankook ventus prime on my astra and they were only ok tbh. No doubt a great tyre compared to anything chinese but anything goodyear or bridgestone is far superior in my opinion. With the guts of 4mm on the hankook on the front of the astra and in any kind of wet conditions the tyres would spin under hard acceleration in 2nd / 3rd gear. That astra was 1.3 cdti so didn't exactly have a lot of power to put on the road

now maybe the newer hankook are better. But if there wasn't much in it Id be going for the goodyear.

Supergurrier · 16-02-2015 09:40PM

If you want a good midrange Vredistien Ultracs are the way to go.

90% of F1 grip and wear very well (Had a set on ST for almost 14 months now and is afew months left in them yet)

Foxhole Norman · 16-02-2015 10:09PM

Supergurrier wrote: »

If you want a good midrange Vredistien Ultracs are the way to go.

90% of F1 grip and wear very well (Had a set on ST for almost 14 months now and is afew months left in them yet)

€135 each off of Oponeo, not too bad at all.

Dr Turk Turkelton · 16-02-2015 10:36PM

This just came up on my Facebook feed, there are no words!

toastedpickles · 16-02-2015 10:57PM

So today i was helping out with doing a clutch on this tank pardon the blurry picture, was in a hurry

3.0 v6 goodness

colm_mcm · 16-02-2015 10:58PM

Same injun as my ould jag (only with 20 horsies missing)

Big Nasty · 16-02-2015 10:58PM

Ya might wanna calm down with the coffee dude!

Duke O Smiley · 16-02-2015 10:58PM

Tremor in Kildare today?

toastedpickles · 16-02-2015 10:58PM

Big Nasty wrote: »

Ya might wanna calm down with the coffee dude!

We were closing up, and my battery was dying haha

nd · 16-02-2015 11:23PM

colm_mcm wrote: »

You don't tighten the spring. Clean the belt with silicone spray.

I was planning to basically do this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGMV8d0R2lM

but yeah probably skip the tightening the spring step as I don't think a flat spring should lose any of its energy regardless of it's age.

Bpmull · 16-02-2015 11:35PM

colm_mcm wrote: »

You don't tighten the spring. Clean the belt with silicone spray.

What do you exactly do for this. Do you just pull the belt out all the way and spray some silicon spray on the first part of it and that is it or is there more to it as I need to do it with my seat belts.

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