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  • #32
    *Kol*
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,549 ✭✭✭*Kol*


    EndaHonesty wrote: »
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    For €12 including postage I could resist to be honest. We cant all be as cool as you!


  • #33
    ShaunieVW
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 585 ✭✭✭ShaunieVW


    A set of plates, bargain at €1150...

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  • #34
    Pops_20
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 728 ✭✭✭Pops_20


    Passenger side door handle kept cracking off when opening, so had to get a new one...€72 from Toyota...

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  • #35
    stimpson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,864 ✭✭✭stimpson


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    Toyota seem to think it's fine to put a call button on the steering wheel that only works when you shell out another grand for the sat nav pack. So I bought this Bluetooth Siri button. £20 for a button but still better than buying crappy satnav.


  • #36
    Ogogo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 251 ✭✭Ogogo


    Because apparently I have been doing it wrong all these years.....

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  • #37
    TrailerBob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭TrailerBob


    A pair of these for the front prop

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    And I don't even like spiders that much...


  • #38
    delly
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 7,767 Mod ✭✭✭✭delly


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    That's both sides done now.


  • #39
    Cee-Jay-Cee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,235 ✭✭✭✭Cee-Jay-Cee


    Mintex front pads and discs for my Legacy.

    Rears will need changing soon too


  • #40
    shietpilot
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,880 ✭✭✭shietpilot


    2x OEM 21/5W brake/tail light bulbs from Ford dealership. €4 all in. Car working fine now :)

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  • #41
    MetzgerMeister
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,920 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    Delly I was thinking to myself that the one you replaced went again :D


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  • #42
    Ush1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,490 ✭✭✭✭Ush1


    shietpilot wrote: »
    2x OEM 21/5W brake/tail light bulbs from Ford dealership. €4 all in. Car working fine now :)

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    I bought a spurious one from a motor factor for 3 euro for a 2004 Focus.

    Reverse light still ain't working though!:(


  • #43
    shietpilot
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,880 ✭✭✭shietpilot


    Ush1 wrote: »
    I bought a spurious one from a motor factor for 3 euro for a 2004 Focus.

    Reverse light still ain't working though!:(

    No surprise. I gave up on using motor factors a while ago. Sh*t parts for rip off pricing.

    Either buy the same spurious part online for half the price or spend a wee bit extra on the genuine :rolleyes:


  • #44
    inforfun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,863 ✭✭✭✭inforfun


    Lucky enough to have NCT/Insurance/Motor tax all in the first 2 months of the year.


  • #45
    Voodoomelon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,661 ✭✭✭Voodoomelon


    Mister Auto strike again, sent the wrong parts.

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    Ordered a tensioner pulley and a regular pulley. They send me out two tensioners. I had an issue with these guys before, I knew there would be something wrong before i opened the box.


  • #46
    mickdw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,892 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    Voodoomelon wrote: »
    Mister Auto strike again, sent the wrong parts.

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    Ordered a tensioner pulley and a regular pulley. They send me out two tensioners. I had an issue with these guys before, I knew there would be something wrong before i opened the box.

    The golden rule is only to use them for planned maintenance well into the future cause it will be wrong.
    Still, you will probably have 3 tensioners when finished with them - they will probably resend the whole order.
    I got brake pads last week from them. They actually arrived correct, right brand and in 6 days. Very surprised.


  • #47
    delly
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 7,767 Mod ✭✭✭✭delly


    MetzgerMeister wrote: »
    Delly I was thinking to myself that the one you replaced went again :D

    The worst part was the original pictures I put up went offline, so I had to rack my brains a little.

    First time out I got a new regulator, this time out I went with used. It being the passenger side I reckon the lower cost was worth the risk. It turns out a pre used regulator made things a lot easier. The fine tuning aspect wasn't needed as it was setup perfectly. The window glides open.

    There is such a sense of satisfaction when you diy a repair. Less than €40 and a major part is back working again.


  • #48
    MetzgerMeister
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,920 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    delly wrote: »
    The worst part was the original pictures I put up went offline, so I had to rack my brains a little.

    First time out I got a new regulator, this time out I went with used. It being the passenger side I reckon the lower cost was worth the risk. It turns out a pre used regulator made things a lot easier. The fine tuning aspect wasn't needed as it was setup perfectly. The window glides open.

    There is such a sense of satisfaction when you diy a repair. Less than €40 and a major part is back working again.

    The thing I would hate most about a job like that is broken plastic clips on the door card and not having it sit properly ever again.


  • #49
    Voodoomelon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,661 ✭✭✭Voodoomelon


    mickdw wrote: »
    The golden rule is only to use them for planned maintenance well into the future cause it will be wrong.
    Still, you will probably have 3 tensioners when finished with them - they will probably resend the whole order.
    I got brake pads last week from them. They actually arrived correct, right brand and in 6 days. Very surprised.

    You're probably right, I have time to kill too, only preventative maintenance. The wipers they sent don't fit my car either, they're paying for postage back.

    They ain't gonna make a whole lot on this order...


  • #50
    shietpilot
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,880 ✭✭✭shietpilot


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    Finally ordered a vacuum operated engine mount for the Volvo Xc90... Let's hope it soaks up some of the vibrations up :pac:


  • #51
    shietpilot
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,880 ✭✭✭shietpilot


    153694_R_Z001?$LISTER$&wid=420&hei=420

    Got a Karcher K2 (Car + Home) power washer today. Nice replacement for the old Parkside jobby. The Parkside still works good but the adjustable lance was broken and the hose started to leak a bit so instead of replacing the lance and hose I got this.

    The Karcher isn't as powerful but it's nicer to use since it's lighter, more compact and quieter :)


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  • #52
    crasy dash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,639 ✭✭✭crasy dash


    How much did the karcher set you back?


  • #53
    shietpilot
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,880 ✭✭✭shietpilot


    crasy dash wrote: »
    How much did the karcher set you back?

    €153 in B&Q :o

    I will probably be selling that Parkside to gain some moneys back :pac:


  • #54
    Fred Swanson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,730 ✭✭✭✭Fred Swanson


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  • #55
    Senna
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,800 ✭✭✭Senna


    New headlights for my 2002 Audi, old ones were cracked and cloudy.
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  • #56
    beertons
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 23,299 ✭✭✭✭beertons


    shietpilot wrote: »
    153694_R_Z001?$LISTER$&wid=420&hei=420

    Got a Karcher K2 (Car + Home) power washer today. Nice replacement for the old Parkside jobby. The Parkside still works good but the adjustable lance was broken and the hose started to leak a bit so instead of replacing the lance and hose I got this.

    The Karcher isn't as powerful but it's nicer to use since it's lighter, more compact and quieter :)


    If you want a spare patio cleaner, let me know. I spent 80 blips on mine and it wasn't the instrument I was expecting. Willing to let it go FOC.


  • #57
    shietpilot
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,880 ✭✭✭shietpilot


    beertons wrote: »
    If you want a spare patio cleaner, let me know. I spent 80 blips on mine and it wasn't the instrument I was expecting. Willing to let it go FOC.

    Stick it up on Adverts/DoneDeal sure :p Thanks for the offer though!

    I tried the patio cleaner and it works amazingly. I used to use the high pressure lance from the Parkside pressure washer and it was crap compared to the patio cleaner :rolleyes:


  • #58
    Special Circumstances
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,569 ✭✭✭Special Circumstances


    Would the patio cleaner work better on decking than a lance?
    #FirstWorldProblems


  • #59
    shietpilot
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,880 ✭✭✭shietpilot


    Special Circumstances wrote: »
    Would the patio cleaner work better on decking than a lance?
    #FirstWorldProblems

    I reckon it would :p


  • #60
    CIP4
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,657 ✭✭✭CIP4


    shietpilot wrote: »
    Got a Karcher K2 (Car + Home) power washer today. Nice replacement for the old Parkside jobby. The Parkside still works good but the adjustable lance was broken and the hose started to leak a bit so instead of replacing the lance and hose I got this.

    The Karcher isn't as powerful but it's nicer to use since it's lighter, more compact and quieter :)

    We have a karcher 510 in the shed its actually the same age as me 1994 it's going well so far :pac: still does a nice job on the Megane or washing paths etc. Sure look like anything if you mind them they last. There is a welder in the shed that has 3 years on my age and still works perfect.

    A Bosch hammer drill which is also older than me works perfect it wouldn't drill sh!t hammer action leaves a lot to be desired and the hilti hammer action drill we have literally runs rings around it but it still works.

    All this leads me coming to the conclusion buy the best you can afford and mind it and it will rarely let you down.


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  • #61
    shietpilot
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,880 ✭✭✭shietpilot


    CIP4 wrote: »
    We have a karcher 510 in the shed its actually the same age as me 1994 it's going well so far :pac: still does a nice job on the Megane or washing paths etc. Sure look like anything if you mind them they last. There is a welder in the shed that has 3 years on my age and still works perfect.

    A Bosch hammer drill which is also older than me works perfect it wouldn't drill sh!t hammer action leaves a lot to be desired and the hilti hammer action drill we have literally runs rings around it but it still works.

    All this leads me coming to the conclusion buy the best you can afford and mind it and it will rarely let you down.

    I have an old Makita drill that I still use with 2 batteries. The batteries don't last that long but they are grand for the odd job since there are 2 of them. The main issue I have with them is oxidation on the battery pins making the drill not working at all. It's so old I need to sand the pins down every once in a while :pac:


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