Post your most recent motors related purchase

Cheensbo

It's so shiny

shietpilot

Looks pretty. Did you organise that Boards meet yet, Cheensbo?

monkeysnapper

Fake leather seat covers from aldi , they're a bit loose but I needed something to bring my dogs along with for walks that could be cleaned .

I think they're pretty decent . happy out!!

joujoujou

Next friday's job just arrived.

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Cheensbo wrote: »

It's so shiny

https://s15.postimg.org/smanpthbf/20161025_181716.jpg

Removin the oul DPF wha?

Cheensbo

Special Circumstances wrote: »

Removin the oul DPF wha?

Lets say I'm relocating it.





To the back of the shed

joujoujou

For Ms jou's bus. Old vs. new comparison clearly shows it was a real need.

traco

Picked up yesterday, will make it much handier to move when needed. €70 a pair so not to bad.

fancy pigeon

Pair of to go into the car (exact pictured above) I spent time on Saturday removing the eccentric bolts, to clean up and make sure they weren't seized in situ, to make this upcoming job that little bit easier

GustavoFring

Not a bad price for asymmetric 3s.



New wheel going on at the same time to remedy the last tyre changes fcuk up. Decided to go for some black badges too.





A service next week and then to FN for a winter detail and it should be good to go again.

joujoujou

Service on Friday. :cool:

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Jaypers joujoujou, there's people with 3year old diesels would baulk at splashing out on that quality of stuff...

fancy pigeon

Special Circumstances wrote: »

Jaypers joujoujou, there's people with 3year old diesels would baulk at splashing out on that quality of stuff...

They would be stunned at the price, feeling like they were screwed along with thoughts of empty pockets...

jca

Special Circumstances wrote: »

Jaypers joujoujou, there's people with 3year old diesels would baulk at splashing out on that quality of stuff...

As the Haynes book says, oil is cheaper than bearings:pac:

Notch000

did a drop link on the car at the weekend, ordered wipers off micks garage as well, though they where cheap @ 5.99 for bosch ones , only a box of one showed up

Gavman84

Ordered few bits for ST. Mobil 0w40, oil filter, pads front and rear, torque mount bushes today for fast approaching service! Wallet lot lighter now!

demanufactured

Wipers for the mondeo.
A new wash mittand a bottle of zip wax.
Paid to use the car wash at the new supermacs plaza in Loughrea last night only to get more water on myself than thecar...(hose leaking up high)
Ended up barely being able to rinse it off.

SBPhoto

Bought and fitted complete LED Interior lights for an Audi A6 C7

th hen

New rear amg spoiler and c63 exhaust and diffuser. Happy with it I have to say

Cheensbo

Where do I start

Caldina:
Brake upgrade adaptor brackets to fit 4 pots to the front & 2 pots to the rear
"8th stud" bracket and bolt to counter-act exhaust manifold warping.
Custom 2.5" stainless exhaust system from turbo back including high flow cat
Handbrake cables & shoes
A dashcam
New snowfoam Lance & some detailing products (korrosol, some towels and snowfoam)

190e:
Set of front springs
Service stuff

Curren track car:
Service stuff
Reconditioned alternator
Passenger seat & belt
Strut brace for front (bought rear but no use to me after all)
Dot 5.1 brake fluid
Fuses and wiring connectors
Tow straps
Bonnet pins

For me:
18c noodles and a panhandling cup. It's been an expensive start to the year

ION08

joujoujou wrote: »

Service on Friday. :cool:

Can I ask where you got that from?

_Kaiser_

Ordered the firmware and 2016 maps update for my A6 last week.. hopefully will arrive today/Monday so I can get them installed. The existing maps are VERY out of date.. doesn't even know the M7 exists after Portlaoise!

Wibbs

Oil



I find this stuff very good myself.

New "winter" boots.



I really like these tyres. Great in the wet and icey conditions, even cleared for snow use, yet still remarkably good in the dry.

Harcrid

th hen wrote: »

New rear amg spoiler and c63 exhaust and diffuser. Happy with it I have to say

Nice!

joujoujou

ION08 wrote: »

Can I ask where you got that from?

Sure.

Engine oil and gearbox fluid - opieoils shop on ebay.
Filter - here.

DPD Parcel Wizard employed for delivery.

Kintarō Hattori

When I got the car serviced last I asked the local motor factors for some new wiper blades. They were absolute crap, cleared everything on the upswing and smudged on the downswing- to the point that you almost couldn't see out. Just been to the other local motor factors and bought some Bosch blades..... holy hell the difference. They actually work and don't make a noise.

I know this could be most useless post of the year but for me it really highlights how you don't cheapen out on some things. Cheapo wiper blades were sh1te and actually made rainy conditions dangerous.

wandererz

Tyres, brakes and wiper blades!

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Esel

^ Fuppin' American switches...

joujoujou

American or not, they're all made in China.

shietpilot

Serviced the Focus €47 for 6L oil and filter from Ford dealer

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The only thing that stop a bad guy with a switch is a good guy with a switch.

Esel

Special Circumstances wrote: »

The only thing that stop a bad guy with a switch is a good guy with a switch.

Do I cut the red wire or the blue wire? Tell me fast!

Truckermal

For the Lexus I purchased 4 new Brymbo discs with front and rear pads plus handbrake shoes plus Brake fluid and a new Caliper!

Luckily I got most of it around Xmas in the sales but the caliper was a main dealer job. I only got the work done last week and it included oil change for engine, gearbox and Diff plus air and pollen filter!

NCT is Wednesday so hopefully it passes considering I spent a nice few bob on it.

Colash

shietpilot wrote: »

Serviced the Focus €47 for 6L oil and filter from Ford dealer

And to think of the prices dealers charge for the same service !!!!

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I'm always fascinated by how much oil goes into small European engines. Although I've usually caught up or exceeded the difference between services.

joujoujou

Saw them a while ago, a colleague of mine just wanted to rid of them. I really liked the look, so decided to buy.



OZ King alloys, 7Jx15 ET28, made in Italy 26 years ago.

Two bad things - no centre caps and (my biggest concern) it looks like polished surface is just bare aluminium, so I have to find if there's any option to protect them from corrosion.

pa990

€634 for a main a main dealer service, I'd sit down, if it wasn't so painful

joujoujou

Motor related or not? I think it surely is.

New old addition to my collection of more or less vintage number plates - a pair + one single = 3 approx 30 years old German export plates. Standard size rectangular plate for comparison - this is the plate from the very first car I owned, by the way.

jca

joujoujou wrote: »

Motor related or not? I think it surely is.

New old addition to my collection of more or less vintage number plates - a pair + one single = 3 approx 30 years old German export plates. Standard size rectangular plate for comparison - this is the plate from the very first car I owned, by the way.

I thought in Germany the plate belonged to the owner not the car.

joujoujou

These were export plates.

jca

joujoujou wrote: »

These were export plates.

What's the point in them?

joujoujou

Once you buy a car in Germany and drive it to your home country, you need plates to be road legal. As you mentioned, ordinary plates belong to previous owner, hence export plates were and are necessary. :cool:

jca

joujoujou wrote: »

Once you buy a car in Germany and drive it to your home country, you need plates to be road legal. As you mentioned, ordinary plates belong to previous owner, hence export plates were and are necessary. :cool:

Ok. Are they a once off until the vehicle leaves Germany?

antodeco

Bought a piston compressor. Have 2 already but with 2 seized Pistons, nothing was working. Use an air wrench with the compressor and was done in 5 minutes!

Atlantic Dawn

10 New Car scent Magic Tree air fresheners from a cheap seller on Ebay, I bloody love the stuff, when I die I want the coffin encased in the stuff :pac:

Jack the Stripper

antodeco wrote: »

Bought a piston compressor. Have 2 already but with 2 seized Pistons, nothing was working. Use an air wrench with the compressor and was done in 5 minutes!

Yea them calipers have issues. DIY not.

joujoujou

jca wrote: »

Ok. Are they a once off until the vehicle leaves Germany?

Yup.

And they're valid only for a limited timeframe (one month IIRC).

Newer ones have their expiration date displayed, like here:

joujoujou

Rear coil springs are very tired now - tyres rubbing against wheel arches, so it's time for new ones, not standard though - these are called "rough road spec". Additionally bought 2 tyres for next winter. :cool:



My little helper obviously had to take a closer look.

joujoujou

You may say - how on earth Audio CD disk can be motor related? Well, it can.



Here's why.

Prices on auction sites up to 150 notes. But I was patient and finally won an auction - paid 30ish.

Disclaimer - I am not a fan of VW Golf. I am fan of Yello.