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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #19770 on: 02 February 2020, 10:29:36 »
Quote from: Yodel-Odel-a-Eboy.com on 30 January 2020, 17:22:58
Replaced the headlight bulbs on the XJ *again*, which is a bumper off job. Bloody idiots.
Gixer must be lurking, as he reminds me it wasn't as straightforward as I made out ;D


To replace a headlight bulb, you have to remove the headlight.
To remove the headlight, you have to remove the bumper.
To remove the bumper, you have to remove the wheelarch liner.
To remove the liner, you have to remove the wheels.
To remove the wheels, you have to remove the crap, junk, pathetic, useless, poor, unreliable wheelnuts JLR inherited from Ford, which is where the troubles started.


Hence, rather than the £50 each no-name short life bulbs from the usual online bulb sellers, I spend £144 from a reputable supplier for top notch Osrams.  Worth the extra £44 if I don't have to do it for another 5yrs - the Halfords junk lasted less than 2yrs.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #19771 on: 02 February 2020, 11:38:13 »
I am unsure why any of that actually surprises you  ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #19772 on: 02 February 2020, 14:07:41 »
Sworn. A lot. But got new front springs on and gave the brakes a strip and clean. Getting there!
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #19773 on: 02 February 2020, 15:56:26 »
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 02 February 2020, 11:38:13
I am unsure why any of that actually surprises you  ;D

Its what passes for design these days apparently.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #19774 on: 02 February 2020, 16:06:33 »
Drove it to Redditch in the rather optimistic hope of leaving it there...

Unfortunately the car I went to see was a £400 restoration project and not the £900 daily driver it was advertised as...

Yes it has a years ticket, but the tester was clearly blind as he completely missed the two fist sized holes in the front inner wings and a broken seat belt buckle :-X

It would be fair to say that the pictures were, um, generous  ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #19775 on: 02 February 2020, 16:35:48 »
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 02 February 2020, 16:06:33
Drove it to Redditch in the rather optimistic hope of leaving it there...

Unfortunately the car I went to see was a £400 restoration project and not the £900 daily driver it was advertised as...

Yes it has a years ticket, but the tester was clearly blind as he completely missed the two fist sized holes in the front inner wings and a broken seat belt buckle :-X

It would be fair to say that the pictures were, um, generous  ;D

MOT standards vary frighteningly  :o
always worth giving a car a good look over, even if it does have "12 months MOT"
well done for walking away and good luck with your search  :y
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #19776 on: 02 February 2020, 17:09:26 »
It did at least confirm the choice of car as it was the first time I have actually had a close look at one ;)

Couple more on the short list :y
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #19777 on: 04 February 2020, 22:04:32 »
Replaced front wheel bearing. New breaker bar made the job nice and easy  :y
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #19778 on: 04 February 2020, 22:29:27 »
Cleaned up the rear seats on the restoration project tonight. Covers in reasonable condition, but, years of dirt under.
Will have another inspection of the floor tomorrow.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #19779 on: 04 February 2020, 23:08:14 »
Fitted all new wiper blades on SWMBOs Forester, MOT  next week don't want it failing on something simple.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #19780 on: 05 February 2020, 16:23:14 »
Forgotten where I parked the Velar, so taking yet another work hack instead (will get the workshop to find it tomorrow), thankfully its a full fat X152
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #19781 on: 05 February 2020, 21:36:47 »
Inspection of floor - some rust repair required, but, nothing terrible. Firewall and inner wings look good. Some repair required to back of boot.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #19782 on: 06 February 2020, 14:33:41 »
Fitted all new wiper blades on the Range Rover.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #19783 on: 08 February 2020, 12:04:43 »
Quote from: Fuse 19 on 05 February 2020, 16:23:14
Forgotten where I parked
Thank god, there was me thinking it was just me with dementia.  Nice to know it affects you young'uns as well.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #19784 on: 08 February 2020, 12:07:31 »
Had visions of recovering it, but she managed to limp it home.  So checked it, ragged it, agree there is a fault, and sent her out for the day in it.  What could possibly go wrong?

I suspect I will have to go looking for the spare car later, but as per the great Fuse 19, I ain't got a scooby doo where I left it ;D
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