***** Motors chat - round 12 *****

MetzgerMeister

Yeah, mine will put kind of a black spot on a car ahead of me and light up the hedge and the other side of the road. Basically I can have my headlights on and it won't affect the car ahead or oncoming cars at all.

kirving

Originally, the Xenon projectors I think would either turn the right headlight left/down, or more basic systems would shut one or both lights off.

I think most of the existing LED systems are say 7-40 segments, so they can blank off vertical stripes of light to avoid blinding other drivers.

The latest LED headlights are more akin to a digital projector, with over 1M pixels, so they can black out multiple squares and, and also brighten other area by overdriving the LED for short time periods to say highlight a road sign or a pedestrian.

MetzgerMeister

Kevin Irving wrote: »

Originally, the Xenon projectors I think would either turn the right headlight left/down.

I get what you're saying but that's not what happens on mine anyway. You can see it when it happens and it's like it blocks off a section of the light and then restores it. The beam doesn't actually move.

EDIT: I just read up on it and when it "blocks a section" it actually just switches to low beam automatically.

Here's a video on how the LEDs work. It's similar to how the Xenons work but obviously the LEDs are better

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvPZ3H1Vm4

And for clarification:

Adaptive headlights: turns the beam as you go around corners
High-Beam Assist: turns high-beam on and off depending on traffic in front of you
Anti-Glare High-Beam Assist: splits the high beam around traffic (as per video)

eljono

Any Limerick folk have recommendations for a good car valeter in town? Need to have a seat washed and interior cleaned after two random dogs jumped into my car today. This actually happened!

Ideally I can leave the car with whilst at work and not have to pay for parking on top. For that reason, the valeters in AQ aren't an option. Parking in AQ for the day is €16

MetzgerMeister

James MX Valeting for sure. He’s mobile and he’s on here - JAMES VTI S

eljono

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

This thread is for motoring topics which you feel are not worthy of starting a new thread for, banter from a meet or general motoring related chit chat.

Keep it clean, be nice and helpful.

Motors charter applies.

Round 11 is HERE

Thanks, ideally it would be someone with a premises in town though so I can leave the car there tomorrow while I'm in work

wotzgoingon

How the hell did you end up quoting the first post in the thread.

I thought there was anew Motors Chat thread and had to quickly look at post number.

eljono

wotzgoingon wrote: »

How the hell did you end up quoting the first post in the thread.

I thought there was anew Motors Chat thread and had to quickly look at post number.

No idea how that happened, must be a glitch in the Matrix

Wibbs

wotzgoingon wrote: »

How the hell did you end up quoting the first post in the thread.

MetzgerMeister

eljono wrote: »

Thanks, ideally it would be someone with a premises in town though so I can leave the car there tomorrow while I'm in work

Where do you normally park when you're in work?

eljono

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Where do you normally park when you're in work?

I don't usually drive into town, but when I do I leave it in Barrington's carpark.

Dropped the car with the guys in Thomas Street carpark this morning, will collect later today.

tossy

Just watched Framing John Delorean - worth a watch.

colm_mcm

eljono wrote: »

Any Limerick folk have recommendations for a good car valeter in town? Need to have a seat washed and interior cleaned after two random dogs jumped into my car today. This actually happened!

Ideally I can leave the car with whilst at work and not have to pay for parking on top. For that reason, the valeters in AQ aren't an option. Parking in AQ for the day is €16

Car valeting place up beside griffins funeral home. They have a huge car park too.

eljono

colm_mcm wrote: »

Car valeting place up beside griffins funeral home. They have a huge car park too.

That's good to know, thanks

Toyotafanboi

Got four new tyres on the car yesterday. Went cheap and cheerful, some kind of Kumho just to see what all the fuss is about with cheap tyres :pac:

I want to NCT the car shortly and get it up for sale so I didnt want to invest a huge amount into it, these worked out at €60 each. I also didnt want to be driving long distances November and December with 2.0mm tread depth all round.

Have done 130kms with them, so experience is limited so far. They feel as adequate as the very very well worn Michelins that came off it in terms of grip. The road noise is on another planet though, wasnt really expecting that but very noticable on the motorway.

I also haven't washed the car is around 3000kms.


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colm_mcm

Kumho’s are far from ditchfinders

Toyotafanboi

colm_mcm wrote: »

Kumho’s are far from ditchfinders

That's true, I wouldn't be into any of the budget budget tyres like Linglongs or Happygallops or whatever but that model Kumho was the cheapest recognisable brand name available to me in 205/55/16.

I put two sets of Bridgestone Turanzas on my Civic and had a set on the Celica before that, all in 205/55/16 and always found them good for the driving I do. Just curious to see how the Kunhos compare.

MetzgerMeister

I had Kumhos on my MPS and I found them very good. They wore quickly though but that's what happens with a sticky tyre especially with 4WD.

Carpentry

I had Ecsta Sport on my fwd A5, not bad tires, but noisy and a lot of wheel spins

James Bond Junior

I've had barum tyres on a few jallopys and found them very good for the price. Also have vredesteins and I was happy with them too.

Truckermal

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

I had Kumhos on my MPS and I found them very good. They wore quickly though but that's what happens with a sticky tyre especially with 4WD.

I have them on the wife's Audi and find them fantastic and wear very well. I think it's KU39 Sport is the type, anything else like Pirelli was only lasting 16k kms on the front..

MetzgerMeister

The ones I had were Ecsta SPT

colm_mcm

I had Ecstas on my Brava 18 years ago

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

I remember having Junyus on all 4 corners of my 5-series

They seemed to be new on the car before I got it and in two years I couldn't wear the bastarding things off no matter how hard I rode the bollox of them

Made for very slippery driving even in the dry !!!!
Going around corners arseways and all sorts ! Great craic

Sold the car over 2 and a half years later and they still had loads of meat on them. I think they just did it to annoy me !!!

Current car came with 4 Goodyear efficient grips and I had to replace the front two because they were cracked badly etc and causing a wobble but the back 2 are perfect so I put 2 brand new Goodyear's back on it ! Same effeciant grips, not cheap but happy out !

colm_mcm

colm_mcm wrote: »

Kumho’s are far from ditchfinders

yup ...... http://www.tractionnews.com/kumho-supply-original-equipment-tire-new-bmw-x3-suv/ .... "Kumho Tire’s original equipment tires are also installed on BMW’s 1-Series, 2-Series, 3-Series, Volkswagen’s Polo and more."

In Oz .... https://www.kumho.com.au/why-kumho/original-equipment-manufacturer ....... "Our tyres are fitted as factory standard on many leading car brands, including Holden, Hyundai, Kia, Mitsubishi, Ford, BMW and Mercedes Benz"

vintagevrs

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

That's true, I wouldn't be into any of the budget budget tyres like Linglongs or Happygallops .....

I thought you made happygallops up! Just googled it for the craic and the first result was an eBay listing for part worn happygallops
:pac:

MetzgerMeister

vintagevrs wrote: »

I thought you made happygallops up! Just googled it for the craic and the first result was an eBay listing for part worn happygallops
:pac:

Same

Four Phucs Ache

I parked beside an A6 a while back and laughed at what I saw on the tyres. GOOD RIDE...looked it up and chuckled some more !

Edit...looking them up again they were previously known as blow max ....fk me:pac:

beertons

My car birthday today, 15 years.

Must bring it for a wash actually.

ofcork

There should be a thread for the most expensive car with the cheapest tyres!!

beertons

beertons wrote: »

My car birthday today, 15 years.
....

What is it? 🚗

beertons

Augeo wrote: »

What is it? 🚗

A tiddley eye golf.

punisher5112

beertons wrote: »

A tiddley eye golf.

Throw up a photo of the bheast

beertons

punisher5112 wrote: »

Throw up a photo of the bheast

Have ya seen how much earlier its getting darker!

punisher5112

beertons wrote: »

Have ya seen how much earlier its getting darker!

Indeed

ba_barabus

Old Mother Ba has her new car ordered for Jan delivery.

Dia_Anseo

ba_barabus wrote: »

Old Mother Ba has her new car ordered for Jan delivery.

What car is it?


Dealers are stock piling and VRTing their high Nox emitting cars like Golfs, Focuses, Qashquais etc ahead of Jan 1, where they will then cost 1000's more.

ba_barabus

Dia_Anseo wrote: »

What car is it?


Dealers are stock piling and VRTing their high Nox emitting cars like Golfs, Focuses, Qashquais etc ahead of Jan 1, where they will then cost 1000's more.

CHR Luna Sport. Trading in a very good Yeti 1.2T with tiny mileage.

Dartz

Had Grenlanders on the RX. Still haven't gotten the smell of ****e out of the seats from them. Had more arse-leading-the-front incidents in 4 weeks than I did in the previous 4 years. The car lurched violently when you stood on the brakes where one bit and the other slid

Swapped back to Hankooks and the difference is appreciable. For one thing the Hankooks actually balance rotationally - even with a slab of lead on the wheels the grenlanders vibrated.

wotzgoingon

I retro fitted cruise control in my car today. It is a very sophisticated setup. Total cost €000,000,000.00
















It's an adjustable handle off a mop.

g6fdyotp5nj2l7

wotzgoingon wrote:

I retro fitted cruise control in my car today. It is a very sophisticated setup. Total cost €000,000,000.00

Pics or you didn't do it :-)

Marcusm

Dia_Anseo wrote: »

What car is it?


Dealers are stock piling and VRTing their high Nox emitting cars like Golfs, Focuses, Qashquais etc ahead of Jan 1, where they will then cost 1000's more.

As 192s not 201s?

colm_mcm

Dia_Anseo wrote: »

What car is it?


Dealers are stock piling and VRTing their high Nox emitting cars like Golfs, Focuses, Qashquais etc ahead of Jan 1, where they will then cost 1000's more.

Have you anything to back this news up?
Roughly how many would an average garage be registering ahead of January?

Dia_Anseo

colm_mcm wrote: »

Have you anything to back this news up?
Roughly how many would an average garage be registering ahead of January?

According to financially sensitive information and financial prudence as what dealer wants a UK registered Focus on 1st Jan that'll have a 2700 euro "fine" on top of VRT. If they register it ahead of time, they'll save 100's and still have a car that will sell. Also VRT dates are booked up for next 2 months


In other news, which one of ye have taken my advice to import UK Dacia Sandero Access (no radio or no nothing)

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/dacia-sandero-1-2-petrol-152-reg/22853818

colm_mcm

I guess you’re talking about used cars.

Dia_Anseo

colm_mcm wrote: »

I guess you’re talking about used cars.

Hi Colm,

Yes, that is correct.

Thank you!

colm_mcm

It wasn’t clear! I know my own car would be another €1750 come January.

Dia_Anseo

colm_mcm wrote: »

It wasn’t clear! I know my own car would be another €1750 come January.

I just can't believe there hasn't been uproar over it..........or is it just another case of the Irish motorist bending over and accepting anything that's given to them!

The Irish motorist looking for a 5 year old diesel car will be left with over priced bog standard junk, as they'll be barred from going to UK to find nicer spec, better minded cars!

wotzgoingon

Back to Japan I suppose.

Dia_Anseo

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Back to Japan I suppose.

Are there diesel cars in Japan?