The "Today I did something to my car" thread

vectra

Gary ITR wrote: »

I discovered today that my high compression pistons have been binned accidently.

Not a happy bunny, Nobody's fault but my own, I left them somewhere silly

What a sickner

Nissan doctor

challengemaster wrote: »

So you'll do them all at the meet yeah? :pac:

If only I was going:(

dar83

Nissan doctor wrote: »

If only I was going:(

We could just have another one the next weekend at Atlas.

You could do all the discounted work then and make us tea while we wait.

Nissan doctor

dar83 wrote: »

We could just have another one the next weekend at Atlas.

You could do all the discounted work then and make us tea while we wait.

Do the work and make the tea?:eek::D

dgt

More mudding was conducted

dar83

Nissan doctor wrote: »

Do the work and make the tea?:eek::D

Yep, it's all part of your discount deal, didn't you know?! :rolleyes: :pac:

Gary ITR

vectra wrote: »

What a sickner

Indeed... My baffled sump is also missing. On the other hand I got a Neptune Demon ECU for free so all in all I'm quids in

vectra

Gary ITR wrote: »

Indeed... My baffled sump is also missing. On the other hand I got a Neptune Demon ECU for free so all in all I'm quids in

How the Fekk did anyone dump all those parts..!!

ECU sort of makes up for it alright

Gary ITR

vectra wrote: »

How the Fekk did anyone dump all those parts..!!

ECU sort of makes up for it alright

Well the garage in it's current guise has ceased trading, I'm going to be retailing parts still but mostly through the soon to be launced website

Our rent was too high and we were in a terrible location so Mick has decided to retire the lucky sod So the garage has been getting cleared the last couple of weeks and some of my stuff unfortunately got mixed in with the scrap. I was undecided about using those pistons again anyway so my mind has just been made up for me. I'm going Eagle Rods, Ross Racing Pistons this time

The ECU is for the Civic, we had planned to borrow mine but now that doesn't need to happen

Chuck_Norris

Today I had a Parrot MKi9200 installed. Great for playin the moosic from the phone.

challengemaster

Chuck_Norris wrote: »

Today I had a Parrot MKi9200 installed. Great for playin the moosic from the phone.

Got any pics? Never really sure how big those screens are

dgt

Fully assembled a bottom end and put on a decent gearbox

Its coming to life bit by bit

EPM

challengemaster wrote: »

Got any pics? Never really sure how big those screens are

This is it in my old car.

challengemaster

Hmm.. I'm considering getting one at some stage in the future and adding in a Unika to have essentially factory voice control with the added benefits of the parrot. Not sure if I prefer the 9200, 9100 or 9000 (no screen)

EPM

Voice control annoys me tbh. It's very hit and miss. Bury do a nice kit too for text reading.

challengemaster

I wonder if there's any way I could get SIRI working in the car... hmm...

Chuck_Norris

challengemaster wrote: »

I wonder if there's any way I could get SIRI working in the car... hmm...

As EPM has shown, the screen is bigger than you'd think. With the small amoun of time ive had playing with the kit, I've found the voice dialling works quite well.

I'll head out to the car in a bit to see if I can use Siri through it.

Gary ITR

EPM is that one of those small bottles of water (250ml) or is that just a really big cup holder? The one decent thiong missing from most cars is a decent cupholder

In saying that the Focus I have now has the best cup holders I've ever had

EPM

Gary ITR wrote: »

EPM is that one of those small bottles of water (250ml) or is that just a really big cup holder? The one decent thiong missing from most cars is a decent cupholder

In saying that the Focus I have now has the best cup holders I've ever had

Yeah, it's a tiny one. I had an armrest and that takes away the two decent cupholders in the Leons. Was a PITA not being able to stick a coffee cup in it. That slot was where the ashtray actually was.

I've got 4 in the octy plus a fridge:D

Hal1

Just back from ford to get a job done on a tensioner pulley. The thing is it wasn't the pulley as I taught, it was the coil pack misfiring but no codes listed. The jobs done anyway and the car pulls like 100 race horses . I could have tackled this job myself but they had the part and only needed to install it.

Big Nasty

Gary ITR wrote: »

EPM is that one of those small bottles of water (250ml) or is that just a really big cup holder? The one decent thiong missing from most cars is a decent cupholder

In saying that the Focus I have now has the best cup holders I've ever had

There was someone here a while back started a thread and the deciding factor was gonna be the quality / size of the cupholder! :eek::eek::eek:

Nissan doctor

MCMLXXV wrote: »

There was someone here a while back started a thread and the deciding factor was gonna be the quality / size of the cupholder! :eek::eek::eek:

There is always one.....or two, wasn't someone also saying they might not buy a new golf because the base model didn't come with climate control?:rolleyes:

EPM

Nissan doctor wrote: »

There is always one.....or two, wasn't someone also saying they might not buy a new golf because the base model didn't come with climate control?:rolleyes:

Climate > Cupholder to be fair.

There are certain things I wouldn't but a car without and climates one! Although manual air con on a vag is actually a form of climate control anyway so it's no real loss bar the dual zone.

Nissan doctor

EPM wrote: »

Climate > Cupholder to be fair.

There are certain things I wouldn't but a car without and climates one! Although manual air con on a vag is actually a form of climate control anyway so it's no real loss bar the dual zone.

So if a new golf didn't come with climate control but the new Hyundai I30 for the same price and spec otherwise......you'd buy the Hyundai?:P

Gary ITR

Nissan doctor wrote: »

So if a new golf didn't come with climate control but the new Hyundai I30 for the same price and spec otherwise......you'd buy the Hyundai?:P

He's a fairy

Nissan doctor

Gary ITR wrote: »

He's a fairy

Like his hair blowing in the climate controlled breeze?:P

EPM

No, I'd buy a proceed instead of either.

My opinion is there are certain things I want in a car. Spend a very long time in it so why not get things that make life easier.

I also said in my last post that manual air con is fine in a golf.

Gary ITR

My Integra had A/C, I never used it at all. If it was warm I opened a window and as for the car steaming up in the rain I put a dehumidifier in it every now and again, my windows never fogged up

Nissan doctor

EPM wrote: »

No, I'd buy a proceed instead of either.

My opinion is there are certain things I want in a car. Spend a very long time in it so why not get things that make life easier.

I also said in my last post that manual air con is fine in a golf.

I know, I jest.

But you and I both know there are people who would buy a car for the badge even if it came with wooden bench seats and an asthmatic person blowing in your face as climate control.

Nissan doctor

Gary ITR wrote: »

My Integra had A/C, I never used it at all. If it was warm I opened a window and as for the car steaming up in the rain I put a dehumidifier in it every now and again, my windows never fogged up

I'm the same, the van I have now has A/C, I turned it on to see did it work when I was buying it...hasn't been on since.

EPM

Nissan doctor wrote: »

I know, I jest.

But you and I both know there are people who would buy a car for the badge even if it came with wooden bench seats and an asthmatic person blowing in your face as climate control.

Oh I know. The job I had trying to convince herself not to buy a 116i. The only extra it had funnily enough was front fogs...blinded by the badge.

EPM

I always have my air con on. Like the car icy cold:)

Ordered facelift rear lights for my car and they arrived today. Look much nicer.

R.O.R

Most people (including my boss) haven't a clue how to operate climate control anyway. I'll set the climate to a lovely 21 degrees all round (at the moment - 19 in summer) and the vast majority of driver's will turn the fan speed down as soon as they get in.

Eejits, the lot of them.

E39MSport

Bora passed NCT

Got itchy feet with it already...

vectra

EPM wrote: »

I've got 4 in the octy plus a fridge

You should have 2 actually

EPM wrote: »

I always have my air con on. Like the car icy cold:)

Same as.
Turn the dial to the Blue dot and on with the fan..Heaven !

EPM

vectra wrote: »

You should have 2 actually



Same as.
Turn the dial to the Blue dot and on with the fan..Heaven !

Yeah, but only the jumbo box works properly!

E39MSport

Gave the Bora another scrub.





Might stick her up for sale tomorrow. Doing the inside tomorrow along with some Last Touch on the paintwork and engine bay.

Was a btard to get anything dry this late afternoon.

Also took the 8er out for its quarterly flooring.

E39MSport

That's when warm after the run ! Started to get chilly when I took the pic.

When it starts cold its like a fog has set in.

EPM

Dropped my car in for a recall today. I had asked one of the mechanics for a bit of info when I was buying a new sat nav unit for the car before Christmas. There was one little thing had to be coded on the maxidot display that I was putting off until the next service. As he handed back the keys he told me he'd coded the new unit in for me. Cheers Johnny!

First I noticed the compass.


Then in the menu.


And now I get navigation instructions on the display which is easier to see when driving.

Nonoperational

Passed the NCT yesterday evening!

vectra

EPM wrote: »

Dropped my car in for a recall today. I had asked one of the mechanics for a bit of info when I was buying a new sat nav unit for the car before Christmas. There was one little thing had to be coded on the maxidot display that I was putting off until the next service. As he handed back the keys he told me he'd coded the new unit in for me. Cheers Johnny!

Johnny is the man

dgt

Van: Cleaned it

Fiesta: Cleaned it

Alfa: Cleaned it, then cleaned it again

Not just the car but the jams and windows too

antodeco

Gave the car a clean and put back on the original skirt stripes which were removed before restoration.



I also replaced the rocker cover and fuel lines (silver tube under the Carb at the top).



Next on the list is reattach the amp for the rear speakers (over in the DIY section if anyone wants to point me in the right direction)

Thanks

dar83

Purchase made! OEM 18" RS alloys.



Just need to wait for delivery now...

EPM

Best colour;)

flyingsnail

^^^^very nice

dar83

Thanks. I was in between on it, but you were right and I went with the standard silver in the end.

Just need to try and get reasonable tyres now... Ummmmm...

L-M

Put in two white park bulbs, they're exactly the same colour as the Hids so i'm delighted.

Beats having none lol.

dgt

Since my last post...

Fiesta:
New heatshield
Bumper refixored to the body
Cleaned up the inside

Van:
Cleaned up the strut bolts (was going to swap to the "new" shocks but meh)
Dried up the interior AGAIN :mad:

I also helped out on replacing stem seals on a Fiat head

Mc Love

dar83 wrote: »

Purchase made! OEM 18" RS alloys.



Just need to wait for delivery now...

Oooh very nice indeed (expensive?)