The "Today I did something to my car" thread

Alanstrainor

Looks brand new! :P

MuppetCheck

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Looks brand new! :P

You know what I like about you?


Nothing.


:pac:

Harcrid

Really liking those wheels.

Eric Cartman

any more photos of that e32 in the background ?

MuppetCheck

Eric Cartman wrote: »

any more photos of that e32 in the background ?

It's an e34, not minty mint but looks well. That's all I have. Their website might have something.

Stallingrad

Don't like the painted inserts on the front bumper of that E34, or the E39 wheels!

Wibbs

MuppetCheck wrote: »

You know what I like about you?


Nothing.


:pac:

Nice car MC. Well wear.

Ronnie Beck

Herself's polo has been popping up an engine light every so often so I plugged it in.

Address 01: Engine
Controller: 030 906 032 AM
Component: ME7.5.10 3244
Coding: 00001
Shop #: WSC 00788
3 Faults Found:
17811 - EGR System: Regulation Divergence
P1403 - 35-10 - - - Intermittent
16785 - EGR System: Insufficient Flow
P0401 - 35-10 - - - Intermittent
16490 - Manifold / Barometric Pressure Sensor (G71) / (F96): Implausible Signal
P0106 - 35-10 - - - Intermittent
Readiness: 0000 0000

Out with the marigolds and toothbrush for a start anyway :cool:.

DavidMelv

Sprayed the interior rear of the civic, Started removing the sound deadening which has to be the most boring job ever!

Paddy@CIRL

Was going stir crazy in the office, so went for a drive & afterwards got Larry to undo the mess. New premises is mighty cool!

Max Power1

Only minor modifications today, the replacement hubcaps arrived for olga today so I changed them on. Or center caps, ya know, whatever you are calling them these days :P
Still more stuff in the pipeline too!

Ded_Zebra

Max Power1 wrote: »

Only minor modifications today, the replacement hubcaps arrived for olga today so I changed them on.
Still more stuff in the pipeline too!

Little touches make all the difference

You might want to change your post to say centre caps. I got a bit of a bollocking for calling them hub caps before

Max Power1

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

Little touches make all the difference

You might want to change your post to say centre caps. I got a bit of a bollocking for calling them hub caps before

Yes, a lot of the trim is a bit tatty on closer inspection. I've also got amongst other things a new hood badge on order too. I think subconsciously I am avoiding the big job that needs doing.

Well, there are two. Front bumper scratch repair and respray - and replacement tires on all 4 corners.

Black_Knight

Frustrated my fingers to the bone trying to get this B block out for my footwell lights. Im at a loss. There is a clip to push in, but something else is holding it in.

Gary ITR

Well myself, Quazzie and Drummerboy got stuck in tonight. We finished fitting the rear adjustable toe arms and finished the wheel alignment (which was mainly sorted by Barry of deliver-it.ie), there's toe and camber everywhere lol

Oil was changed, timing and fueling checked, seat changed, car cleaned inside and out along with a shedload of other stuff done. Wouldn't get a jot of it done without the lads

vectra

Black_Knight wrote: »

Frustrated my fingers to the bone trying to get this B block out for my footwell lights. Im at a loss. There is a clip to push in, but something else is holding it in.

Ah,
That block is totally different setup to my car.

challengemaster

Car booked in for NCT in 2 weeks time, looks like there's a few spots open in the athlone centre if anyone needs one

dgt

So it begins.... Again :pac: Just prepping for now....


De-polluting


Almost ready. Just shafts and the exhaust left to remove, but will do so when it's at the new location



Right, now to remove that hape in the yard!!!

Black_Knight

vectra wrote: »

Ah,
That block is totally different setup to my car.

It has been suggested that the red clip is holding everything in. Its as tight as a ducks arse on water in there though. Not sure how I can remove anything.

damo86

Black_Knight wrote: »

It has been suggested that the red clip is holding everything in. Its as tight as a ducks arse on water in there though. Not sure how I can remove anything.

take it you move the red clip to the right? (I see the wee arrow)

Max Power1

OSI wrote: »

Some rusty nuts you've got there... :pac:

que?

Elbow

Got a few gliptone products from cleancar.ie last week but only got around to using them tonight, must say I'm very impressed.

The leather looks great and smells like leather again :-D

Black_Knight

damo86 wrote: »

take it you move the red clip to the right? (I see the wee arrow)

I WIN!

The red clip was crucial I think. I moved it towards the D block direction, and after lots of swearing, I got the B block out. Very tough to get out, a good solid grip and lots of teasing eventually eased it out. My thumbs are sore now.

Ive it wired up now, just need to maybe tape down the loose wires and code up the footwells (in the morning) and I should be golden (or at least I really hope so). Didnt install the rears for 2 reasons. 1 I need to take out the front seats to get proper access so I can chase the wires, and 2 im on the hunt for a new interior so I might save myself doing the same job twice.

Black_Knight

Before:


After:

damo86

excellent news, you're not alone, should of heard the swearing when I was installing my factory bluetooth, fingers in bits too!

The footwell lights make a world of difference, I changed mine for red leds..would definitely recommend

Black_Knight

damo86 wrote: »

excellent news, you're not alone, should of heard the swearing when I was installing my factory bluetooth, fingers in bits too!

The footwell lights make a world of difference, I changed mine for red leds..would definitely recommend

They do highlight how crappy my pedals look though. Chrome pedals are on the list anyways, just need to save some money one of these months.

eringobragh

Busy getting through the mini-projects on this car, reckon it will be long sold before I get to some of the stuff.

First off , some nightbreakers plus - to tone down the yellow hue -

Daytime:

BEFORE:



AFTER:



Nightime:

BEFORE:



AFTER:




Side by Side (Driver = Osram Nightbreaker Plus, Passenger = Generic)




The Finished article:




Overall it did tone now the yellowness, but not the HID white I was hoping for -ah well

eringobragh

Next moved onto the dodgy trim, which has been begging to be done since forever:

couple of side by Side of the Door Trim - it's a shame tyoyota charge over €100 for this part as I'd just renew it..

Used autofiness trim reviver







Finished:

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Next moved onto the gaskets around the door handles , Toyota of course charge €100 for these, why so much? Because you can't buy the gasket seperately you need to buy the entire handle!

Drivers side wasn't the worst and came up nice with the dressing:

BEFORE:







AFTER:







Passsenger Side was alot worse it went from brilliant white to a adark grey - I'll have to revisit this one!

BEFORE:







AFTER








A snowfoam lance is on its way to me so I will finally get her finished shes still quite clean but needs some DA work again on top of drivers

BUBBLE WRAP

eringobragh - You really do put a lot of hard work into that car and it shows, looks fantastic.

eringobragh

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

eringobragh - You really do put a lot of hard work into that car and it show, looks fantastic.

cheers lad...alot done, more to do

BUBBLE WRAP

eringobragh wrote: »

cheers lad...alot done, more to do

Looking forward to it.

MetzgerMeister

eringobragh wrote: »

cheers lad...alot done, more to do

Have you thought about Gtechniq C1 and EXO?

eringobragh

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Have you thought about Gtechniq C1 and EXO?

Yeah saw a few of your posts on it - massive disclaimer on their site about it application, is it hard to apply? Pricey stuff as well :pac:

cena

Today I changed to oil on my mothers astra.

MetzgerMeister

I've done a lot of research on it and I applied it to my alloys a few weeks ago. It's no harder to apply than wax but you would want to know what you're doing.

Pricey yes but it will save a lot of time, a lot of wax and a lot of effort so it's worth it to me!

eringobragh

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

I've done a lot of research on it and I applied it to my alloys a few weeks ago. It's no harder to apply than wax but you would want to know what you're doing.

Pricey yes but it will save a lot of time, a lot of wax and a lot of effort so it's worth it to me!

hmmm will look into this cheers.

TrailerBob

A little bit of a wash for our 1972 VW Beetle.... Original Irish car, Tipp reg, restored fully in 09 - 12,078 miles...



A kind of an important wash really...... Its taking me to the church tomorrow (today technically)..




The bridesmaids also travel in style courtesy of one of my best friends and his pony.....




Now off to sleep... Big day ahead for me and the nearly Mrs TrailerBob

Top Dog

TrailerBob wrote: »

Now off to sleep... Big day ahead for me and the nearly Mrs TrailerBob

All the best for the big day :cool:

dh0011

best of luck bob

renofan

TrailerBob wrote: »

.......
Now off to sleep... Big day ahead for me and the nearly Mrs TrailerBob

Congrats! If its anything like the weather here you have a great day for it.

I'd to laugh at the thought of you on Boards at 2 am the day of your wedding. At that time the day(night) of mine I was busy scribbling my speech. Panic does wonderful things at times! :pac:

Cleaned the throttle body in the brothers XJ6 there. It was manky. Was hoping it would sort out an idling issue but unfortunately it didn't. Need to get some MAF cleaner and tackle it again.

dgt

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

The wood is very rotten so I think it'll fall down to me fairly soon

In the same shed there is a tub that's about 25l and it's full of antibiotics of some kind. I think the tub cost £3!!

Could be worse, we have asbestos roof sheets and pipes :eek: What a strange tub that must be

toastedpickles wrote: »

Lads....Ded_Zebra's sellin pills.... :pac:

We have a shed like that too, been here before the house apparently, found an empty bottle from 1850 in it one day, some mechanic owned it, so I'm sure I'll find more fun things!

Arse I've been outdone! Oldest thing I have is a penny from 1860

Bit of a teaser pic moment.... What's happening here?

colm_mcm

We're nearing the 10,000 post mark, so time for a new thread, lat few posts moved here

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056991213#