****Motors Chat Thread Round 4****

pred racer

The way I do it is upload the photo to photobucket, then paste in the IMG link.

(on an ipad so it will work on your jesus phone;) )

dgt

pred racer wrote: »

The way I do it is upload the photo to photobucket, then paste in the IMG link.

(on an ipad so it will work on your jesus phone;) )

Thats the way i normally do it.... Using picasa must try later!

Too nice a day to spend inside studying, time for a good long drive :cool:

MugMugs

Tallon wrote: »

I was 'finding myself'

Thanks

Took six months? :eek:

:pac:

Tallon

MugMugs wrote: »

Took six months? :eek:

:pac:

Still haven't found it, just gave up

Ded_Zebra

Tallon, here is the meet thread if you wanna join in

Are you still driving the Is200?

Tallon

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

Tallon, here is the meet thread if you wanna join in

Are you still driving the Is200?

Yep

dar83

Tallon wrote: »

Still haven't found it, just gave up

Did you not try Endor? :pac:

Good to have you back, don't do it again!

TestTransmission

MugMugs wrote: »

Took six months? :eek:

:pac:

Sex change , obviously took a while for the hormones to kick in. :pac:

Dartz

Driving 2 day old car.
Tax disk still hasn't been posted.
Get pulled for not having tax disk in the window.
.... "Car too dirty to be 2 days old"

Thud.

MugMugs

Dartz wrote: »

Driving 2 day old car.
Tax disk still hasn't been posted.
Get pulled for not having tax disk in the window.
.... "Car too dirty to be 2 days old"

Thud.

2 days old as in 131 D?

eringobragh

conzy wrote: »

Yeah thats what they are designed for, You should also pick up some brand new drill bits, and WD40, even a ****ty woodies set would do. Drill it 2mm,3mm,4mm,5mm etc up to about 7 or 8mm. Then tap in the biggest easy out that will fit, grab the easy out with a vice grips or a spanner that fits it and turn anti clockwise.

The easy outs are left hand thread, so as you turn them anti clockwise they are threading into the bolt, eventually they will bite and they will start to extract the bolt. They are magic, saved me on several occasions where I thought I was up **** creek

Another tip is to get a deep socket and a nail and you've got some torque - used this method to free my fog light screws as vice grips or nothing would work

dgt

First picture i take, placed finger infront of lens.... Marvellous

Picture of a Bristol in kells

ba_barabus

dgt wrote: »

First picture i take, placed finger infront of lens.... Marvellous

Picture of a Bristol in kells

Black with a 2000 reg? It's living near me. Sounds amazing

dgt

ba_barabus wrote: »

Black with a 2000 reg? It's living near me. Sounds amazing

Thats the one!

Dartz

MugMugs wrote: »

2 days old as in 131 D?

Yep

How would the thing have been registered then?Waiting for the MTO to perform a rectl extraction of it's own thumb but that'll take a while.

Foxhole Norman

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Should be getting it back from FoneMenders today. If they can't fix it they'll replace it.

Got it back a minute ago. Put in a new motherboard so hopefully the battery life should be better as it's now completely back to stock 4.1.1

ba_barabus

dgt wrote: »

Thats the one!

It normally parked outside a house in black rock and driven by a well groomed gentleman

dgt

ba_barabus wrote: »

It normally parked outside a house in black rock and driven by a well groomed gentleman

Fits the stereotype of the driver i imagined would drive it

Fairly big thing....!

166man

The new interior in my bus is just amazing, had several people comment on it already. It's the real deal, still haven't sorted a camera for photo's though... I'll get on that this evening hopefully.

Last exam tomorrow then collecting the new bus on Monday evening....;):D

MugMugs

Dartz wrote: »

Yep

How would the thing have been registered then?Waiting for the MTO to perform a rectl extraction of it's own thumb but that'll take a while.

Pretty harsh to be honest.

Considering visiting the Garda station with proof of purchase and plead yer case?

ba_barabus

dgt wrote: »

Fairly big thing....!

I thought the same. I'd love one as I imagine when I'm rich enough to have one I'll be wearing a smoking jacket permanently

Dartz

MugMugs wrote: »

Pretty harsh to be honest.

Considering visiting the Garda station with proof of purchase and plead yer case?

That's basically what I'm expected to do. Find some time next week.

Not even my car, but a household one.

BUBBLE WRAP

I had a pre-test today, just coming out of a T-junction which leads onto the only one way street going through the town. So I was waiting for a gap in the traffic, then someone behind starts to beep their horn, very angrily. So the driving instructor told me to pass no heed. This continued on for another 10 seconds (or so) as there was a rack load of traffic. He then got out whit a bright red face :eek: and roared at him. :eek: He started shouting at him and roaring how "unethical" it was for him to be beeping the horn and that it could cause an accident. The driving instructor is like 6 ft. 4 or around that. So the instructor got back into the car (the beeping stopped at this stage) and said "Proceed when it's safe, but do make sure it's safe".

dgt

WD40 in the eyes, to add to the list. FML

166man

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

I had a pre-test today, just coming out of a T-junction which leads onto the only one way street going through the town. So I was waiting for a gap in the traffic, then someone behind starts to beep their horn, very angrily. So the driving instructor told me to pass no heed. This continued on for another 10 seconds (or so) as there was a rack load of traffic. He then got out whit a bright red face :eek: and roared at him. :eek: He started shouting at him and roaring how "unethical" it was for him to be beeping the horn and that it could cause an accident. The driving instructor is like 6 ft. 4 or around that. So the instructor got back into the car (the beeping stopped at this stage) and said "Proceed when it's safe, but do make sure it's safe".

Absolute hero! Hope the guy who was beeping didn't feel threatened or anything because he was alone.....:pac:

Dartz

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

I had a pre-test today, just coming out of a T-junction which leads onto the only one way street going through the town. So I was waiting for a gap in the traffic, then someone behind starts to beep their horn, very angrily. So the driving instructor told me to pass no heed. This continued on for another 10 seconds (or so) as there was a rack load of traffic. He then got out whit a bright red face :eek: and roared at him. :eek: He started shouting at him and roaring how "unethical" it was for him to be beeping the horn and that it could cause an accident. The driving instructor is like 6 ft. 4 or around that. So the instructor got back into the car (the beeping stopped at this stage) and said "Proceed when it's safe, but do make sure it's safe".

J

I've seen some swine do the exact same thing on the Kylemore road. Just sit behind someone at a junction going Berp - Berp - Berp - Berp- Berp- Berp - for a full minute or more until there was a gap in the traffic and space to actually move.

You'd wonder at the patience some people manage to have. Thirty seconds would've been enough to make me snap.

Bpmull

The focus is driving perfect since I got last night 450km on it today its alot tighter on the road no noise and steering isn't as vague. Got a spare key today for it. So just needs a few more small bits and pieces so I should them done in the next months or so.
Next jobs are replace the stupid wheel lock nuts mechanic says there fcuked I'm just going to put on normal one not to worried about anyone robbing the wheels. Anywhere good to get replacement ? I think there 10 euro each in main dealer hoping to get them for less than that.

BUBBLE WRAP

166man wrote: »

Absolute hero! Hope the guy who was beeping didn't feel threatened or anything because he was alone.....:pac:

Well...

Dartz wrote: »

J

I've seen some swine do the exact same thing on the Kylemore road. Just sit behind someone at a junction going Berp - Berp - Berp - Berp- Berp- Berp - for a full minute or more until there was a gap in the traffic and space to actually move.

You'd wonder at the patience some people manage to have. Thirty seconds would've been enough to make me snap.

Ah it's awful annoying though.

Chris_Heilong

So I changed the plugs in the Civic, dash lights and air filter. My new tool set is coming in handy, 30 minutes for the lot. Next on the list is an oil change so hope it does not piss rain tomorrow.

on the skyline side of things there are no Blacks in my price range this week, I was asked if I was interested in this


but I turned it down, Its a nice car but that spoiler would be the chucked in the bin if I had bought it. My perfect car is out there, I just have to be patient.

Ded_Zebra

Definitely hold out for a black, way less common and nicer looking

conzy

Some serious good advice mallard

CianRyan

Long hours are tough but I'm thinking of the goal.
New car, new car, new car.

TestTransmission

CianRyan wrote: »

Long hours are tough but I'm thinking of the goal.
New car, new car, new car.

what do you consider long hours?

ShadowHearth

What goes around, comes around. Or whatsoever of saying you got.
I parked in usual carpark today. Was about to pay and woman shouted out: hello there, I have some time left over on my ticket, you can have it.
I was delighted! I always do that and for the first time it happened to me! Lovely!

CianRyan

TestTransmission wrote: »

what do you consider long hours?

10-11 hours on my feet, 90% of that on my feet knocking on doors and just the last bit sorting paper work.

Supergurrier

CianRyan wrote: »

10-11 hours on my feet, 90% of that on my feet knocking on doors and just the last bit sorting paper work.

Get chased by many dags ???

CianRyan

Supergurrier wrote: »

Get chased by many dags ???

Just a few, I've been offered a kitten in a house with 4 German shepards. Not somewhere you'd want to break into. :eek:

TestTransmission

CianRyan wrote: »

10-11 hours on my feet, 90% of that on my feet knocking on doors and just the last bit sorting paper work.

Door to door sales?I hate ye ****ers

Ronnie Beck

Massive box of new car parts to play with and it's piszin rain

Tomorrow afternoon looks dry.

I ordered this beru ignition cable kit. I thought it was a good deal as it says it comes with the plugs too but they didn't arrive. I'm a bit annoyed as it seems they don't come with plugs at all and this is just a trick. If you google the beru part number the kit contains only the four cables. Email sent so we'lll see.

Could have got a better NGK set in the local shop for the same price but went for this as it came with plugs which are a tenner each.

ba_barabus

TestTransmission wrote: »

Door to door sales?I hate ye ****ers

I always just tell them I'm house sitting for a friend. They go away then

TestTransmission

ba_barabus wrote: »

I always just tell them I'm house sitting for a friend. They go away then

I just tell them I work for their competitor and I get a pretty decent staff discount which they couldn't beat under any circumstance.That always works. :pac:

ba_barabus

TestTransmission wrote: »

I just tell them I work for their competitor and I get a pretty decent staff discount which they couldn't beat under any circumstance.That always works. :pac:

Next time I'm going to start shouting WHY ARE YOU TREATENING ME, I'M A SINGLE LADY

Chris_Heilong

TestTransmission wrote: »

I just tell them I work for their competitor and I get a pretty decent staff discount which they couldn't beat under any circumstance.That always works. :pac:

I heard people say that all the time, even when someone calls them trying to get them to switch over TV,GAS, Electricity...ect

Bpmull

I'm just trying to find a set of four replacement wheel nuts and don't have a clue where to look. I found a set which are for alloys on amazon. Can anyone see any reason why these wouldnt work? Or if anyone knows anywhere that's sells replacement wheel nuts Id appreciate it.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0080GN2YM/ref=mw_dp_img?is=l&qid=1368724522&sr=8-1

colm_mcm

Would you not just nip down the local scrapyard?

Bpmull

colm_mcm wrote: »

Would you not just nip down the local scrapyard?

I suppose the last time I rang looking for parts they said every time a focus mk2 comes in its stripped and there's nothing left in them huge demand for parts for them but I'm sure they might have wheel nuts. I remember someone on here changed focus lock nuts recently and got new one in an Irish place but I can't the thread. My mechanic said there 10. Euro plus each at a main dealer so I don't want to pay that either for them.

colm_mcm

According to dinternet, the mondeo nuts are the same.

Supergurrier

Bought a new album for the car

Now just need a "Manufactured in Valhalla" sticker

ShadowHearth

Supergurrier wrote: »

Bought a new album for the car

Now just need a "Manufactured in Valhalla" sticker

My beard started to grow 5x faster after listening that...

Supergurrier

ShadowHearth wrote: »

My beard started to grow 5x faster after listening that...

Then you will love the album i bought before that