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

advertsfox

Wanted to get a dashcam for the Karoq but didn't want anything too obvious on the glass so did a bit of hunting for OEM style ones and found these - IRO Dashcams. A bit on the dearer side for it's specification but the integration and ease of install (direct to ODB) is ticking all the boxes for me. I took a punt and went for it, should be here in 1-2 weeks. Any have experience with them? Available for tonnes of models (even Tesla).

https://www.aliexpress.com/i/4000256868810.html

colm_mcm

I might be over cautious, but I wouldn’t be in favour of permanently powering something off the OBD live.

punisher5112

iHungry wrote: »

Is it ok to take the car out for a spin to keep the battery charged up.

If that's ok how long would i need to drive it for? Cheers

If not using disconnect the battery.

If you have a charger take it out and put it on....

advertsfox

Ah lads don't ruin my buzz :P the device auto powers off if it detects the battery level go below 11.5 volts, the ODB port adapter also only uses a few pins. Good reviews (mainly from Tesla users) so I'll be careful and report back.

CIP4

Isn’t it a bit of a sickener the timing for the fuel prices dropping. All that cheap petrol and nowhere to go. I know in the grand scheme of things it’s pretty small but still feels like your missing out.

Tazzimus

CIP4 wrote: »

Isn’t it a bit of a sickener the timing for the fuel prices dropping. All that cheap petrol and nowhere to go. I know in the grand scheme of things it’s pretty small but still feels like your missing out.

I'm saving money if anything, car hasn't needed diesel in 4 weeks.

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

Where would I get a headlight bulb for reasonable price would anyone know ?

The kick in the hole is it's a D1S bulb as in Bi-xenon. So pricy. And it seems to be the one that has the cube base on it that doesn't separate from the bulb itself. Image attached

Currently one blown so last thing I want really going through several checkpoints is that to drag unwanted attention.

bazz26

Cheapest will probably be online but will take the longer to arrive.

https://www.powerbulbs.com/store/category/xenon-hid-bulbs-d2s-d2r-d1s-d1r/fitting/d1s/sort/price_low_high

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

bazz26 wrote: »

Cheapest will probably be online but will take the longer to arrive.

https://www.powerbulbs.com/store/category/xenon-hid-bulbs-d2s-d2r-d1s-d1r/fitting/d1s/sort/price_low_high

I'd be happy to buy online if it was only a few days, would that website be trust worthy in your opinion ?

I was looking at another UK website hids-direct.co.uk but never heard of them

To be honest ive never bought a HID bulb in my life , this car just happened to come with them factory fitted

bazz26

Powerbulbs.com are around for years.

Another one here:
https://www.hids4u.co.uk/d1s-xenon-hid-bulbs/
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Just make sure you get the right colour temperature, normally OEM is around 4300k. The higher the colour temperature the bluer the light is. Might be worth buying a pair over just one as the other existing one will probably fail soon enough too. At least if you buy a pair you will have a matching set colour wise.

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

I was going to buy a pair to be honest anyway so the color would match and sure the old working one can act as a spare.

Thanks for those two, I'll buy from there now and hopefully won't be too long waiting

joujoujou

Bought from powerbulbs myself from time to time. No problems.

tossy

joujoujou wrote: »

Bought from powerbulbs myself from time to time. No problems.

I’ve bought from both of them with no issue. I can’t remember which one it was but last time I ordered they were selling the bulbs cheaper via their amazon store so search amazon too just in case.

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

Cheers for that lads, I ordered to OE spec bulbs last night.

33% off for ordering two together so ended up 40quid all in for a pair delivered which im happy with.

Murt102

Those who have time off work, do ye have any car-related plans?

Planning on giving the car a full exterior clean tomorrow - haven’t polished or waxed a car since August.

Although there is no where to drive, at least it will look nice in the driveway

CianRyan

Murt102 wrote: »

Those who have time off work, do ye have any car-related plans?

Planning on giving the car a full exterior clean tomorrow - haven’t polished or waxed a car since August.

Although there is no where to drive, at least it will look nice in the driveway

You'll hate me for this but being a mechanic I'm enjoying my time away from cars, so much so that I've started restoring a classic steel frame bicycle. :pac:


Yes, that's right, I bat for both teams!:cool:

ELM327

Now I'm no mechanic, but in my currently abundant spare time (due to WFH) I hat to watch endless youtube car channels and caught up on f1 streaming of classic races.

CianRyan

ELM327 wrote: »

Now I'm no mechanic, but in my currently abundant spare time (due to WFH) I hat to watch endless youtube car channels and caught up on f1 streaming of classic races.

This is the perfect time to buy another stupid American car, sight unseen on ebay.

vintagevrs

Murt102 wrote: »

Those who have time off work, do ye have any car-related plans?

Planning on giving the car a full exterior clean tomorrow - haven’t polished or waxed a car since August.

Although there is no where to drive, at least it will look nice in the driveway

No time off here, but now the weather has warmed up must do a job on the car, need to get the time.

MetzgerMeister

My own car is covered in dust but has been put to one side as I'm doing a paint correction on a "new" black Peugeot 207 my dad bought recently. The paint was very dull but thanks to Menzerna FG400 followed by 3500 it's coming up a treat.

One of the front headlights has a crack in it and is filled with condensation. Bumper needs to be removed to take the light out. I'm going to have to separate the lens from the rest of it and remove the moisture and polish the oxidised plastic on the inside. That's going to be fun :rolleyes:

I have an Insignia booked in for a paint enhancement, a Range Rover for a full correction and a 1990 BMW 635CSi for full paint correction also. Free time to relax? Naahh!!

Manic Moran

CIP4 wrote: »

Isn’t it a bit of a sickener the timing for the fuel prices dropping. All that cheap petrol and nowhere to go. I know in the grand scheme of things it’s pretty small but still feels like your missing out.

Well, it's not all bad. This is my insurance company.
https://www.kens5.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/usaa-to-refund-520m-to-members/273-92716eb6-8185-4407-a7ea-740589b74cc2

USAA says it will return about $520 million in car insurance premiums to customers.

The company says the refund is due to less driving because of the coronavirus-related "stay home" orders. The company said in a press release that data shows members are heeding the calls to stay home in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

Any members with an auto insurance policy in effect as of March 31, 2020, will receive a 20 percent credit on two months of premiums in the coming weeks.

I figure that's at least $150 back in my pocket.

bazz26

No fear of similar happening here.

MetzgerMeister

Anyone know of a better alternative to the normal plastic disc holders? Constantly curling and warping so I’m after something solid. I’m amazed they’re not easier to find.

PsychoPete

Maybe something like book covering

colm_mcm

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Anyone know of a better alternative to the normal plastic disc holders? Constantly curling and warping so I’m after something solid. I’m amazed they’re not easier to find.

Position it at the top of the windscreen and it wont peel as much. Also be careful when you’re putting new discs in, if you stretch it it’ll start peeling.
Dealz holder is €1.50, just change every week.

CIP4

Went through my first Garda checkpoint tonight on the way home from work at 8pm. I obviously had a better excuse than the person in front of me as they were being talked to for a good few minutes and I was only asked two questions and they were nice about it.

My dad has a longer commute to work he went through 5 checkpoints...

You would definitely be at nothing going anywhere this weekend in a car without a good reason.

Leonard Hofstadter

And that's exactly as it should be.

I am normally utterly opposed to this level of Government/Garda intervention in our lives, but it's absolutely necessary and valid right now. The science on social distancing and staying at home (except for frontline workers of course) is as clear as night follows day.

If we decide to flout the rules, we're just prolonging the misery for us all, and causing people to unnecessarily contract the virus, or worse still, die.

punisher5112

I'd even like to see phone companies giving data, stamp out the drugs trade while they're at it....

Wishful thinking.....

Fcuk all them plicks out that shouldn't be, just have some respect for others as one day you will be old too and I'm sure you won't want to die premature by not able to breath and in pain....

It's so sad .

CIP4

CIP4 wrote: »

Went through my first Garda checkpoint tonight on the way home from work at 8pm. ...........

Same as me today, first checkpoint on way to work, 8am. They had it in great spot, roundabout, stopping everyone..... One exit to Maynooth/M4 and they were there all day. Presumably weekend away folk were advised to foooook off home for themselves.

Tommyboy40

L-M wrote: »

Any more pics of the SL? Looks amazing

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Manic Moran

Out of interest, how easy is it to get the hardtop on and off, and how much room does it take to store it safely?

PsychoPete

Was putting the front back on a car this morning, fitted everything and closed the bonnet then realised I never fitted the release cable. Absolute pain to get the bonnet back open

Tommyboy40

Manic Moran wrote: »

Out of interest, how easy is it to get the hardtop on and off, and how much room does it take to store it safely?

It's heavy and awkward, especially the panoramic one. It's a 2 person lift and ideally you'd want the same person doing it with you all the time. The Hard top is bulky, you wouldn't be keeping it in your hallway

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Tommyboy40

PsychoPete wrote: »

Was putting the front back on a car this morning, fitted everything and closed the bonnet then realised I never fitted the release cable. Absolute pain to get the bonnet back open

I took the whole front panel off the Smart to sort a dodgy wiper linkage and realised that I'd forgotten to connect up the side indicators

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CIP4

If I am moving car insurer and pay fully. Do I need to inform the company I am leaving ? I assume the fact I don't pay for it they will know I am not renewing it as I hadn't been doing direct debits ?

L-M

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Very nice. Absolutely love that colour/ vintage of Mercedes. There was a beautiful 300 around Limerick for awhile, not sure if it’s still about

Tazzimus

CIP4 wrote: »

If I am moving car insurer and pay fully. Do I need to inform the company I am leaving ? I assume the fact I don't pay for it they will know I am not renewing it as I hadn't been doing direct debits ?

I had to ring Axa as they had it set to auto renewal, might be different if paid in full though.
No harm ringing to make sure.

CIP4

CIP4 wrote: »

If I am moving car insurer and pay fully. Do I need to inform the company I am leaving ? I assume the fact I don't pay for it they will know I am not renewing it as I hadn't been doing direct debits ?

Nope..... They'll ring you frequently though in the few days leading up to expiry date, I found so anyway.

Wailin

As Augeo said, no need to ring them at all. Might not be a bad idea to do so though and ask them to match the fee. Save you the hassle of sending in all the paperwork.

CIP4

Wailin wrote: »

As Augeo said, no need to ring them at all. Might not be a bad idea to do so though and ask them to match the fee. Save you the hassle of sending in all the paperwork.

Didn’t bother as the insurer I am moving too has fully comp driving other cars and they don’t even need insurance so better than my current insurers 3rd party extension. Not that I use it that often. Plus there is €400 of a price difference doubt they would match that.

CIP4

Went to my local supermarket this afternoon came out and there was a new enough Mini Cooper S parked on one side of me and a 2018 S5 on the other side. You’d never see them kind of cars so close together where I live. The S5 was a really nice blue colour serious car.

eljono

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1248649917314347008?s=09

The0ne

CIP4 wrote: »

Didn’t bother as the insurer I am moving too has fully comp driving other cars and they don’t even need insurance so better than my current insurers 3rd party extension. Not that I use it that often. Plus there is €400 of a price difference doubt they would match that.

Who is the new insurer CIP4? I use it a lot but only have third party, so would be handy to know come renewal.

CIP4

The0ne wrote: »

Who is the new insurer CIP4? I use it a lot but only have third party, so would be handy to know come renewal.

AXA. You do have to pay a little extra to get fully comp driving other cars as it’s an option but it was like ~€25 so a no brainer really.

blackbox

CIP4 wrote: »

AXA. You do have to pay a little extra to get fully comp driving other cars as it’s an option but it was like ~€25 so a no brainer really.

I was tempted to change to AXA as they were a little cheaper, but driving other cars was restricted to 2 litres max. Would not suit me.

Muppet Man

Hi cip4 - with the other cars being driven comprehensive, I assume that you can't be the owner of those other cars. Otherwise you could own several cars and be insured on them all with one policy + 25 euro.

Just looking at 2nd car weekend options.

Muppet man

User1998

I’m curious about the fact the other cars don’t even need an active insurance policy on them, usually that’s required. You could get a weekend car registered to your spouses name and drive it no problem

CIP4

Yes I asked them on the phone when getting the quote and they said the car can’t be owned by you. It doesn’t need to have its own insurance policy however does need tax and an a valid NCT.

M7roadrunner

User1998 wrote: »

I’m curious about the fact the other cars don’t even need an active insurance policy on them, usually that’s required. You could get a weekend car registered to your spouses name and drive it no problem

As it’s your spouse you would be deemed to have an insurable interest in the other car so that wouldn’t stand afaik. The car would have to be otherwise roadworthy with valid tax and insurance present.
That’s the case with my current insurance 123.ie broker RSA insurance.

joujoujou

Happy Easter to all of ya!