The "Today I did something to my car" thread

Harcrid

sean1141 wrote: »

did you spray them to match the bumper?

No, I ordered them in black. They come in a few different colours.

alexlyons

Can you upload a recording of the beeping? And is it quick to start beeping when you go into reverse?

JerCotter7

Would the gong not be better the back shelf? Thought it would be kind of hard to hear in the boot.

Harcrid

@Jercotter: The beeper is loud enough so it was fine to use in the boot. In fact, I had to stick a bit of tape over the beeper as it was a bit too loud for my liking initially but now its perfect.

@Alex: It beeps once when you engage reverse so you know its working. When you get within 1 - 1.5 metres of an obstacle it will start to beep in the same manner as they usually do. i.e. the beeps get closer together as you get nearer to the obstacle. I have uploaded an audio clip. It was taken with my iPhone so it's not great but if you turn your volume up you will get the idea of what it sounds like.

Memo.m4a - 0.12MB

alexlyons

you're a gent. i think for 20 quid you cant go to far wrong, and even if it got annoying or whatever, you can just unplug it and leave the sensors there so no ugly holes.

oh, and any link to what you bought?

Harcrid

This is the exact kit I bought but it was a different seller.

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Reversing-Parking-Sensor-4-Sensors-Audio-Buzzer-Alarm-/330340144598?pt=UK_In_Car_Technology&hash=item4ce9ce95d6

TestTransmission

Put on this cheap gearknob



Sending this one off to be refurbished.

Fiona

Reconstructive surgery has been completed on my car, collecting it this afternoon

The doctor even took pics for me, he must have realised what a nerd I was for recording keeping with my handwritten service history book left on the passenger seat

I am glad you and your colleagues got a laugh out of it!

listermint

mrs crilly wrote: »

Reconstructive surgery has been completed on my car, collecting it this afternoon

The doctor even took pics for me, he must have realised what a nerd I was for recording keeping with my handwritten service history book left on the passenger seat

I am glad you and your colleagues got a laugh out of it!

Pics or it never happened

Fiona

listermint wrote: »

Pics or it never happened

Calm down I will when I get them!

Nissan doctor

mrs crilly wrote: »

Calm down I will when I get them!

They are copyrighted you know:P

-Corkie-

Nissan doctor wrote: »

They are copyrighted you know:P

I hope you fixed her box she had a thread here saying that it was buzzing......

Nissan doctor

-Corkie- wrote: »

I hope you fixed her box she had a thread here saying that it was buzzing......

Carefull, you get in trouble for inyourendo's around here now..

You don't want the norris's waving their fists at you in a dissaproving manner.:P

Top Dog

Visited the local scrappy. Came away with a matching set of light covers for the 4 doors, rear spoiler & half a wheel cover

Now just need to find someone to paint the spoiler for me as its a different silver - beggars can't be choosers.

vectra

Hoovered and cleaned interior of the vRS. Treated the Leather.
Washed and applied a second coat of Wolfs Body Wrap. Waxed wheels and Dressed tyres. Cleaned windows..
And then it rained :P

Fiona

vectra wrote: »

And then it rained :P

Impeccable timing Vectra nothing worse than when it starts when your in the middle of it! Paul i think you gave me a different car
:eek: Christ it was in a bad way it was an absolute pleasure to drive home! She is 'rigid' as fook now. After months of numpties working on my car finally somebody who knows what they are doing! Thank you!

Big Nasty

vectra wrote: »

Hoovered and cleaned interior of the vRS. Treated the Leather.
Washed and applied a second coat of Wolfs Body Wrap. Waxed wheels and Dressed tyres. Cleaned windows..
And then it rained :P

Seriously dude!

You wash yourself as often as you do your cars!?!:eek::eek::eek:

dar83

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Seriously dude!

You wash yourself as often as you do your cars!?!:eek::eek::eek:

He probably hides the dirt better than the vRS does anyway...

:pac:

vectra

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Seriously dude!

You wash yourself as often as you do your cars!?!:eek::eek::eek:

LOL
I would imagine so

dar83 wrote: »

He probably hides the dirt better than the vRS does anyway...

:pac:

Close..
I Usually put on an extra set of clothes to keep the smell in and have a Bath every Christmas weather I need one or not LOL :pac:

Fiona

listermint wrote: »

Pics or it never happened

Oi Minty here are your pics ya brat

Compton

mrs crilly wrote: »

Oi Minty here are your pics ya brat

Looks great.. Do you ever get stopped for the black plates?

Mycroft H

Yea I was thinking that myself alright. They technically weren't legal after 1987 are am I wrong

Fiona

shblob wrote: »

Looks great.. Do you ever get stopped for the black plates?

BX 19 wrote: »

Yea I was thinking that myself alright. They technically weren't legal after 1987 are am I wrong

Nope never been stopped in the E30 at all. I was stopped once in the E46, I just said I was at a show at the weekend and that I forgot to change them and that I had a spare set in the boot.


They just said to change them when you get home. That was 8 months ago :pac::pac::pac::pac::pac:

Compton

mrs crilly wrote: »

Nope never been stopped in the E30 at all. I was stopped once in the E46, I just said I was at a show at the weekend and that I forgot to change them and that I had a spare set in the boot.


They just said to change them when you get home. That was 8 months ago :pac::pac::pac::pac::pac:

Id say if you tinted the windows it may be a different story!

Gary ITR

Just looking at the light filled with water, there was an IS200 at Japfest with the headlights filled with water..... he had goldfish in them!

Fiona

shblob wrote: »

Id say if you tinted the windows it may be a different story!

Don't do tinted windows not a fan.

Gary ITR wrote: »

Just looking at the light filled with water, there was an IS200 at Japfest with the headlights filled with water..... he had goldfish in them!

Are you for real :eek: Haha thats deadly!!!


Would they pass the nct though

Nissan doctor

mrs crilly wrote: »

Impeccable timing Vectra nothing worse than when it starts when your in the middle of it! Paul i think you gave me a different car
:eek: Christ it was in a bad way it was an absolute pleasure to drive home! She is 'rigid' as fook now. After months of numpties working on my car finally somebody who knows what they are doing! Thank you!

Same car alright, just with all the wobbly bits removed:P

Glad she's driving well for you. I'll be sick for my hols after all those gooddies:D

Fiona

Nissan doctor wrote: »

I'll be sick for my hols after all those gooddies:D

Ya didn't even offer me a sweet :rolleyes:

Nissan doctor

mrs crilly wrote: »

Ya didn't even offer me a sweet :rolleyes:

I didn't even see the amount of stuff in the bag until you left:eek:

MetzgerMeister

mrs crilly wrote: »

Would they pass the nct though

They'd certainly pass the NseaT :pac:

Nissan doctor wrote: »

I didn't even see the amount of stuff in the bag until you left:eek:

Are you taking sweets as payment now?? Will you do my brake pads for a bag of apple drops??

Nissan doctor

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

They'd certainly pass the NseaT :pac:



Are you taking sweets as payment now?? Will you do my brake pads for a bag of apple drops??

Make it black jacks and we have a deal:P

MetzgerMeister

Nissan doctor wrote: »

Make it black jacks and we have a deal:P

Phew! Thank feck you didn't say Postman Pats :eek:

Fiona

Nissan doctor wrote: »

I didn't even see the amount of stuff in the bag until you left:eek:

Ah your welcome

Nissan doctor wrote: »

Make it black jacks and we have a deal:P

Mental note = gearbox leak = 50 black jack bars.

MetzgerMeister

mrs crilly wrote: »

Mental note = gearbox leak = 50 black jack bars.

Bars me arse, the "penny sweet" jobbies are what he's after!

Ardennes1944

I wonder could i use crilly and ND as an example for my dissertation...."is bartering increasing in the recession".

Fiona

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

I wonder could i use crilly and ND as an example for my dissertation...."is bartering increasing in the recession".

Ah just something I learnt from the customers who graced the doors of my fathers own garage back in the day, the little old wans who brought in the goodies at christmas always got looked after

It doesn't cost much these days to thank somebody for when they have helped you out, to be honest, I am just happy my indicator bulb works again feck everything else

E39MSport

God damn it- all this early 90's bimmer chat and that lovely E30 is putting me right off offloading my 8er

Fiona

E39MSport wrote: »

God damn it- all this early 90's bimmer chat and that lovely E30 is putting me right off offloading my 8er

Dont do it! I drove into work today purely because i was enjoying the drive so much this morning i normally park up and bus it half the way in. Falling in love with it all over again!

colm_mcm

Gave her a bit of a wash

Nissan doctor

colm_mcm wrote: »

Gave her a bit of a wash

From your bedroom?:P

irelandspurs

Changed rear discs and pads on almera,was cursing and blinding getting the pistons back in then said i'll check the haynes manual and realised they had to be twisted clockwise.:o

Compton

Thats a lovely garden! Some serious maintenance work there

realdanbreen

I changed the battery in a suzuki ignis. The radio then needed the code entered which I did, but it comes up showing 'safe' ? What now?

Fiona

realdanbreen wrote: »

I changed the battery in a suzuki ignis. The radio then needed the code entered which I did, but it comes up showing 'safe' ? What now?

Something like that used to happen with my Seat Leon. It used to come on after a couple of hours or something like that once you put in the code? I found the answer to it on Google eventually! I think if its stuck in safe mode you need to leave the radio on for as long as possible so it can reset itself.

realdanbreen

mrs crilly wrote: »

Something like that used to happen with my Seat Leon. It used to come on after a couple of hours or something like that once you put in the code? I found the answer to it on Google eventually! I think if its stuck in safe mode you need to leave the radio on for as long as possible so it can reset itself.

Cheers Mrs C, I'll try that.

Fiona

realdanbreen wrote: »

Cheers Mrs C, I'll try that.

Do a search on Google and see what comes back. I think you had to leave the key in the ignition and it reset with an hour or something like that sorry was a good couple of years ago so cant really remember.

JerCotter7

Finally got a chance to finish the HK amp wiring today.



Put the back seats back in after redying them. Still need to do the passenger side part that's missing and 'door' card.


Installed the dice mediabridge and put the dashboard back together for hopefully the last time. Using my old front seats until I get the vaders done. Need to do the door card as well tonight or tomorrow hopefully.

MetzgerMeister

Is that an E36 M3 Jer?

E39MSport

Think I discovered why the previous owner of the M5 replace the clutch and flywheel and still sold it.

1st --> 2nd is becoming increasingly difficult which is not an uncommon problem. Will need new aftermarket fluids for a start to see if it helps.
Ultimately looking at a tear down I think

(:p :pac: ... sorry, snappers forced me to add the smileys ...)

JerCotter7

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Is that an E36 M3 Jer?

318is. M3 engine some day. When I'm old enough to insure it.