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Today I did something to my car (volume 2)

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  • #5462
    OldMrBrennan83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,658 ✭✭✭✭OldMrBrennan83


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  • #5463
    Pops_20
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 728 ✭✭✭Pops_20


    Getting a little tired of this old starlet and its weird faults! How does this even happen?? :confused:

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  • #5464
    Toyotafanboi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,917 ✭✭✭✭Toyotafanboi


    Happens to a lot of starlets! Passenger/ driver side are interchangable afaik if you take them apart. The least fun bit is reconnecting it inside the door. Don't be discourages though, less than a half hours job.


  • #5465
    Pops_20
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 728 ✭✭✭Pops_20


    Toyotafanboi wrote: »
    Happens to a lot of starlets! Passenger/ driver side are interchangable afaik if you take them apart. The least fun bit is reconnecting it inside the door. Don't be discourages though, less than a half hours job.

    Good to know. I can live with common faults. Any idea of the price of this new from Toyota? Will be my third time at the parts dept in less than a week :rolleyes:


  • #5466
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Toyotafanboi wrote: »
    Happens to a lot of starlets! Passenger/ driver side are interchangable afaik if you take them apart. The least fun bit is reconnecting it inside the door. Don't be discourages though, less than a half hours job.

    Common with the e11 corolla too (well I saw it happen on 2 of them except mine).


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  • #5467
    Toyotafanboi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,917 ✭✭✭✭Toyotafanboi


    Pops_20 wrote: »
    Good to know. I can live with common faults. Any idea of the price of this new from Toyota? Will be my third time at the parts dept in less than a week :rolleyes:

    Yeah, i only say it as you'l find it a lot easier to find a passenger side one in a breakers than a driver side. That said, it looks like your passenger side broke?

    I'd say toyota might shock you for the whole assembly, there is a little mod you can do to the replacement to stop that happening again too. I'l post it when i'm on the laptop.


  • #5468
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    I hate catalysts. I hate EGR's even more. However, instead of moaning about it I did something about it

    Gather up heaps of scrap
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    Pick the best exhaust and stack beside one freshly removed from the car
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    Cut, position, align
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    Weld
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    Fit to vehicle
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    EGR is a bit more fun. I've already fiddled with this car before so it's very quick to remove the inlet manifold for a fast turbo change
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    The EGR inlet/outlet on both manifolds are metal. One way to permanently f*ck them up for good
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    Horay! Driving experience much better, fuel economy up, power up, same smoke as before. Winning!!! :D

    Sadly, I have a lot of work done to this car already such as a full brake/steering/suspension overhaul etc and no pics of them due to lack of time.

    However I have a few more jobs for this car on my to do list :)


  • #5469
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    Some anus had installed a 306 stalk in my car, prior to purchase
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    This meant that on full beams, I would have no dip beams to compliment my fulls. Thus, a cross eyed 406 :(
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    Thankfully, I got a Xantia one on ebay (I somehow fudged that up and haven't a pic of it!!!)

    Simple to change. Remove the shroud, remove the retaining screws and slide it out. Disconnect the plugs
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    Much much better :)
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    As for my old stalk, well, it's ended up here :D

    More fun in due time :)


  • #5470
    rex-x
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,893 ✭✭✭rex-x


    That's not a 306 stalk its a single optic stalk, it was original equipment for some 406 and 306 models, twin optic gave full and mains together which you have now :)


  • #5471
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    I have never seen a 406 with those stalks before, they were changed as the old unit was in the boot. It was either a 306 or 106 stalk, wasn't right either way...!


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  • #5472
    rex-x
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,893 ✭✭✭rex-x


    Its french parts allocation, the 106, 306, 406, xsara etc all had both twin optic and single optic switches, the earlier had single, later models all had twins :)


  • #5473
    joujoujou
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,237 ✭✭✭✭joujoujou
    Unregistered Users


    Ahh, French cars...

    Having parts changed on a weekly basis on an assembly line. :D


  • #5474
    Sleepy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,543 ✭✭✭✭Sleepy


    A very small job but proud of it nonetheless as I figured it out myself rather than going to YouTube :-)

    The windscreen washer nozzles on my civic were both only firing a single jet of water so I popped the hood and released the clips holding them in place, plyed them off the pipe and dunked them in kettle descaler for 10 minutes.

    Rinsed them under the tap and then lined the nozzle of a cannister of compressed air with the end of each of the nozzles to clear whatever was blocking them.

    Tested them under the tap and both now had water flowing from both nozzles. Fitted them back on the bonnet and now have a fully working windscreen cleaning system :-)


  • #5475
    GvidoR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,925 ✭✭✭GvidoR


    Thanks to a fellow boardsie - job seeker, I got a boot full of stuff, some of which may or may not look familiar to dgt. :P

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    So far I've just gotten around to changing the headlights, which means the bumper had to come (partly) off.

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    Testing before re-assembling.

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  • #5476
    wotzgoingon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,309 ✭✭✭✭wotzgoingon


    What car are the boot full of stuff for?


  • #5477
    GvidoR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,925 ✭✭✭GvidoR


    It's all Punto stuff in there.


  • #5478
    Supergurrier
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,302 ✭✭✭Supergurrier


    The wilds of shligo hai

    Brave man


  • #5479
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,546 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    You gonna get the fogs working?


  • #5480
    GvidoR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,925 ✭✭✭GvidoR


    I'll check if I can replace the dummy plastic on one side with the fog light from another headlight and take it from there.


  • #5481
    job seeker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,123 ✭✭✭job seeker


    @GvidoR - Your very welcome, also it was nice to meet you in person... :)

    @Supergurrier - The one and only.. :P


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  • #5482
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    Them bits look unfamiliar alright! :D


  • #5483
    Mar4ix
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,359 ✭✭✭Mar4ix


    @dgt .. is that same , which i have seen couple years ago in your field ?? :D


  • #5484
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    Mar4ix wrote: »
    @dgt .. is that same , which i have seen couple years ago in your field ?? :D

    Exact same! :D


  • #5485
    GvidoR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,925 ✭✭✭GvidoR


    job seeker wrote: »
    @GvidoR - Your very welcome, also it was nice to meet you in person... :)

    Likewise. :)

    Changed the tail lights. No before/after pics because they are identical. The odd blinking issue is still there.

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  • #5486
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,546 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    I don't think you installed them very well....


  • #5487
    Noccy_Mondy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,845 ✭✭✭Noccy_Mondy


    colm_mcm wrote:
    I don't think you installed them very well....

    Tail lights are over rated anyway...


  • #5488
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    I don't think you installed them very well....

    Standard where I live.


  • #5489
    GvidoR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,925 ✭✭✭GvidoR


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    I don't think you installed them very well....

    These are proper clear ones. :pac:


  • #5490
    pablo128
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,219 ✭✭✭pablo128


    GvidoR wrote: »
    These are proper clear ones. :pac:

    The earth connector on the plug for the rear lights needs to be cleaned up with sandpaper, and closed up a bit so it makes a better connection. A common problem.


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  • #5491
    GvidoR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,925 ✭✭✭GvidoR


    pablo128 wrote: »
    The earth connector on the plug for the rear lights needs to be cleaned up with sandpaper, and closed up a bit so it makes a better connection. A common problem.

    Hmm. They work fine now, I checked all the lights/bulbs. Should I clean up the connection anyway?


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