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The "Today I did something to my car" thread

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  • #252
    TestTransmission
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,106 ✭✭✭✭TestTransmission


    EPM wrote: »
    I was full sure you were older than me with the mid life crisis car.

    ha,would run rings around your tractor any day! :p


  • #253
    EPM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,822 ✭✭✭✭EPM


    TestTransmission wrote: »
    ha,would run rings around your tractor any day! :p

    It's RWD sure. But then again so are tractors.


  • #254
    Gary ITR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,801 ✭✭✭✭Gary ITR


    EPM wrote: »
    It's RWD sure. But then again so are tractors.

    I was half asleep when you rang, gave me a good laugh though so thanks for that :D


  • #255
    TestTransmission
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,106 ✭✭✭✭TestTransmission


    Deutschlandfürimmer7 wrote: »
    2 pensioners going at it....GWAN!

    Can't imagine you being that much younger than me fella :D


  • #256
    Ardennes1944
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,238 ✭✭✭Ardennes1944


    TestTransmission wrote: »
    Can't imagine you being that much younger than me fella :D

    That's depends on how old thou thinks I is :D


  • #257
    TestTransmission
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,106 ✭✭✭✭TestTransmission


    Deutschlandfürimmer7 wrote: »
    That's depends on how old thou thinks I is :D

    what size engine in the Astra? :cool:


  • #258
    vectra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,626 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    TestTransmission wrote: »
    Yeah,before all the auld fellas started buying a vrs
    EPM wrote: »
    I was full sure you were older than me with the mid life crisis car.
    Deutschlandfürimmer7 wrote: »
    2 pensioners going at it....GWAN!


    LOL
    I better stay out of this one :pac:


  • #259
    Ardennes1944
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,238 ✭✭✭Ardennes1944


    TestTransmission wrote: »
    what size engine in the Astra? :cool:

    3.2
    1.8


  • #260
    TestTransmission
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,106 ✭✭✭✭TestTransmission


    Deutschlandfürimmer7 wrote: »
    3.2
    1.8

    22/23 due to insurance constraints


  • #261
    Ardennes1944
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,238 ✭✭✭Ardennes1944


    TestTransmission wrote: »
    22/23 due to insurance constraints

    Close but I'm afraid not. 19 :)


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  • #262
    TestTransmission
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,106 ✭✭✭✭TestTransmission


    Deutschlandfürimmer7 wrote: »
    Close but I'm afraid not. 19 :)
    I was gonna say 20 at first but I thought 1.8 might be a bit heavy on the insurance!
    Nice car for your age,we may try to go back on topic! :pac:


  • #263
    Ardennes1944
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,238 ✭✭✭Ardennes1944


    Today I em.....fitted canbus compatible number plate smds and washed and waxed my,the girlfriends and parents cars
    Shame it pissed rain on all 3 within an hour of finishing


  • #264
    Compton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,157 ✭✭✭Compton


    Washed, Polished n Waxed

    28084519803396358694210.jpg

    Uploaded with ImageShack.us


  • #265
    SV
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,534 ✭✭✭SV


    Today I washed my car.
    Went on the motorway for 15 minutes and don't know why I even bothered.

    I'm not one for exaggerating but there's at least 100million flys on my front bumper.


  • #266
    Thatnastyboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,254 ✭✭✭Thatnastyboy


    Fitted my new german pressed plates just now, yes I know every man and his dog has them, I dont care though, they look good on the e34 bangernomic! :cool:

    At the weekend I washed the car,
    used clean wheels & autoglym instant tyre dressing on its feet,
    back to black'ed all of the plastics,
    sun of a gun'd the internal plastics,
    hoovered the whole car,
    used super resin polish
    and then some turtle wax extreme shine something or other,

    The paint came up well but im never happy, so I'm going to get a clay bar at the weekend (& might invest in some dodo juice) and give it a serious cleaning.

    On tuesday I fixed my door (posted a few days ago that the window had been smashed) - The front window rail was all over the place like a mad mans shyte so I:

    Got a door from a breakers, It was in calypso red, so no use to me.

    I removed the regulator motor and arms,
    removed the glass,
    removed all of the seals,
    removed the front rail -
    and transplanted it all into my original door, went swimmingly, I did not expect it to go so easy, got it done in under an hour.

    All in all it has been a productive & happy week :)


  • #267
    L-M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    Any pics?


  • #268
    Thatnastyboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,254 ✭✭✭Thatnastyboy


    Limerick man wrote: »
    Any pics?

    Nope, i didnt take any at the weekend (it had a big white bin bag taped to it) It's dusty now, and also has a load of residue from the brown tape on the door. I will get some at the weekend :)


  • #269
    E39MSport
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,721 ✭✭✭E39MSport


    Hooked the wii up to the av kit for the ahem snappers.

    wii.jpg


  • #270
    MetzgerMeister
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,885 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    Thatnastyboy wrote: »
    Nope, i didnt take any at the weekend (it had a big white bin bag taped to it) It's dusty now, and also has a load of residue from the brown tape on the door. I will get some at the weekend :)

    Use Holts tar remover to easily get rid of the residue ;)

    I cleaned my MAF/IAT sensor today and gave my air filter a bit of a clean.


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  • #271
    Gary ITR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,801 ✭✭✭✭Gary ITR


    My oil pump failed today :/ Thankfully I killed the engine straight away and no damage was done. Stripped the car and replaced it and then fit an oil pressure gauge

    Also put her track shoes on for a blast round the track tomorrow afternoon! :D


  • #272
    MetzgerMeister
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,885 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    Gary ITR wrote: »
    My oil pump failed today :/ Thankfully I killed the engine straight away and no damage was done. Stripped the car and replaced it and then fit an oil pressure gauge

    Also put her track shoes on for a blast round the track tomorrow afternoon! :D

    Jaysus man, you seem to be having some bad luck lately! Hope it doesn't happen again!


  • #273
    EPM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,822 ✭✭✭✭EPM


    Gary ITR wrote: »
    My oil pump failed today :/ Thankfully I killed the engine straight away and no damage was done. Stripped the car and replaced it and then fit an oil pressure gauge

    Also put her track shoes on for a blast round the track tomorrow afternoon! :D

    Do you ever do any real work for Urban or just get paid to mess with your car?

    :p


  • #274
    MetzgerMeister
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,885 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    EPM wrote: »
    Do you ever do any real work for Urban or just get paid to mess with your car?

    :p

    To be fair to him, he did say in (I think this) thread that customers' cars keep getting in the way of his!


  • #275
    Gary ITR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,801 ✭✭✭✭Gary ITR


    EPM wrote: »
    Do you ever do any real work for Urban or just get paid to mess with your car?

    :p

    Well I'm spending the day at the track tomorrow pimping for business :D


  • #276
    Gary ITR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,801 ✭✭✭✭Gary ITR


    einheisserschre wrote: »
    Jaysus man, you seem to be having some bad luck lately! Hope it doesn't happen again!

    Ah it's all part of the fun and games :D


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  • #277
    EPM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,822 ✭✭✭✭EPM


    Gary ITR wrote: »
    Well I'm spending the day at the track tomorrow pimping for business :D

    Jammy git


  • #278
    Thatnastyboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,254 ✭✭✭Thatnastyboy


    einheisserschre wrote: »
    Use Holts tar remover to easily get rid of the residue ;)

    .

    Great!! I was getting a bit worried about what will take it off, rubbing it vigorously with my finger definitly didn't work! :P

    I'll pick up a bottle tomorrow thanks a million Sir! :D


  • #279
    vectra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,626 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    Gary ITR wrote: »
    My oil pump failed today :/ Thankfully I killed the engine straight away and no damage was done. Stripped the car and replaced it and then fit an oil pressure gauge

    Also put her track shoes on for a blast round the track tomorrow afternoon! :D

    Christ..!!
    That could have been costly


  • #280
    Midnight_EG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,727 ✭✭✭Midnight_EG


    Today I stripped everything out of the EK4 except the two front seats, dash and carpet ready for the track tomorrow! Also put two new T1R's on the front for the corners :D


  • #281
    TestTransmission
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,106 ✭✭✭✭TestTransmission


    einheisserschre wrote: »
    To be fair to him, he did say in (I think this) thread that customers' cars keep getting in the way of his!

    Last day I was in Urban my car couldn't get up on a ramp cause his was in the way!


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  • #282
    Gary ITR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,801 ✭✭✭✭Gary ITR


    TestTransmission wrote: »
    Last day I was in Urban my car couldn't get up on a ramp cause his was in the way!

    I was getting into a hairdressers car


  • #283
    Midnight_EG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,727 ✭✭✭Midnight_EG


    Gary ITR wrote: »
    I was getting into a hairdressers car

    Yeah Milano Pink is a hairdressers colour isn't it? :pac:


  • #284
    L-M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    Today I....
    254647_10150734616845176_805400175_20116410_3960889_n.jpg

    Painted the front half of my car white :L


  • #285
    Compton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,157 ✭✭✭Compton


    Limerick man wrote: »
    Today I....
    254647_10150734616845176_805400175_20116410_3960889_n.jpg

    Painted the front half of my car white :L
    Thats got too be a joke surely?


  • #286
    L-M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    Haha it's not, crappy blackberry picture... The rest is going white tomorrow don't worry ;)


  • #287
    vectra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,626 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    Stuck my front number plate back on after my neighbour pointed out to me it was hanging off :D


  • #288
    Owen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,683 ✭✭✭✭Owen


    Got another step done in kitting out the removable tool storage in the back of the Smart. All the ply is cut to size now, sometime over the weekend I'll go gluing, screwing, nailing and routing things to make it all perty.

    Made the fatal mistake of taking on a campervan to paint over the last 3 weeks. Complete restoration. Never again. Never. Ever. Again.


  • #289
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 23,339 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Owen wrote: »
    .........

    Made the fatal mistake of taking on a campervan to paint over the last 3 weeks. Complete restoration. Never again. Never. Ever. Again.


    Subcontract it out to LimerickMan ;)


  • #290
    L-M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    RoverJames wrote: »
    Subcontract it out to LimerickMan ;)

    LOL I've enough sanding and painting to last me a life time, thank you very much!


  • #291
    Midnight_EG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,727 ✭✭✭Midnight_EG


    Today I drove the tits out of my car around a track! :D


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  • #292
    robbie_998
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,222 ✭✭✭robbie_998


    Trip down to the local B&Q today.... "hello HR, one staff discount card please. woo hoo byeee" :D

    car cleaning aisle ... Car wash, Sponge, 5 super duper Cloths, Wax, Tyre "Wet n' Black, Wheel Cleaner and Dash Cleaner.

    Bucket + water + hoover and presto never seen the Honda looking so clean.

    Cleaned the alloys that i thought were meant to be Grey ..... nope :pac:

    looking show room perfect.

    Decided to wash the vectra too... dear god the amount of dirt... only wish i took before and after pictures :eek:

    again never seen the vectra looking so clean.

    fairly proud of myself now :)


  • #293
    TestTransmission
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,106 ✭✭✭✭TestTransmission


    robbie_998 wrote: »
    Trip down to the local B&Q today.... "hello HR, one staff discount card please. woo hoo byeee" :D

    car cleaning aisle ... Car wash, Sponge, 5 super duper Cloths, Wax, Tyre "Wet n' Black, Wheel Cleaner and Dash Cleaner.

    Bucket + water + hoover and presto never seen the Honda looking so clean.

    Cleaned the alloys that i thought were meant to be Grey ..... nope :pac:

    looking show room perfect.

    Decided to wash the vectra too... dear god the amount of dirt... only wish i took before and after pictures :eek:

    again never seen the vectra looking so clean.

    fairly proud of myself now :)

    You don't want to use a sponge and you also want 2 buckets


  • #294
    robbie_998
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,222 ✭✭✭robbie_998


    TestTransmission wrote: »
    You don't want to use a sponge and you also want 2 buckets

    quality car sponge ? :confused:

    although any tips and advice i would love to hear... wanna keep my car looking cool :)


  • #295
    Hal1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,720 ✭✭✭Hal1


    robbie_998 wrote: »
    quality car sponge ? :confused:

    although any tips and advice i would love to hear... wanna keep my car looking cool :)

    Sponges are the devil. Try the 2 bucket method.


  • #296
    Ardennes1944
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,238 ✭✭✭Ardennes1944


    Washing a car with a sponge and posting it up here is a bad idea. It holds dirt and causes alot of swirl marks on your paint. Google the two bucket car wash method.


  • #297
    robbie_998
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,222 ✭✭✭robbie_998


    ah... i didnt get swirls or anything though.. i used lots of water with the mix thing and did it in separate parts.

    the one thing i was looking at while in B&Q was the JML spray on wipe off thing.... looks tempting but i dont trust it :confused:


  • #298
    Mr Benevolent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,456 ✭✭✭✭Mr Benevolent


    Limerick man wrote: »
    Today I....
    254647_10150734616845176_805400175_20116410_3960889_n.jpg

    Painted the front half of my car white :L

    Weird, I actually really like that look.


  • #299
    EPM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,822 ✭✭✭✭EPM


    Found my stash of Meguairs products that I assumed were gone. Was too lazy to do a proper clay bar on it but it still came up well enough:D

    33b669b2.jpg

    97176a20.jpg

    24974c58.jpg


  • #300
    Compton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,157 ✭✭✭Compton


    looks well EPM, what camera did you use?


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  • #301
    EPM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,822 ✭✭✭✭EPM


    shblob wrote: »
    looks well EPM, what camera did you use?

    Mobile phone:D


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