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Author Topic: So what have you done to your car today?  (Read 3032018 times)

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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13845 on: 25 February 2017, 17:07:51 »
Found it :)

Now I need to find Mr Gixer to recover my battery charger, as I need some electricity. Again. ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13846 on: 25 February 2017, 17:17:23 »
Quote from: RumpelStiltSkin on 25 February 2017, 17:07:51
Found it :)

Now I need to find Mr Gixer to recover my battery charger, as I need some electricity. Again. ;D

It spends so much time plugged into the mains you might as well buy a milk float :-X :P ::) :D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13847 on: 25 February 2017, 17:24:11 »
Quote from: Lazydocker on 25 February 2017, 17:17:23
Quote from: RumpelStiltSkin on 25 February 2017, 17:07:51
Found it :)

Now I need to find Mr Gixer to recover my battery charger, as I need some electricity. Again. ;D

It spends so much time plugged into the mains you might as well buy a milk float :-X :P ::) :D
It'd be faster...

Lack of use, and poor starting do not do it any favours.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13848 on: 27 February 2017, 17:36:02 »
Topped up the Battlebus with electricity today. Needs topping up again, as all the electricity drained away when I went to start it, having to shuffle cars around for tomorrow.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13849 on: 28 February 2017, 10:04:31 »
Need to sand the bonnet as the lacquer is making a more drastic bid for freedom  :D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13850 on: 28 February 2017, 13:47:31 »
Booked it in for it's MoT...
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13851 on: 28 February 2017, 14:11:48 »
Up and running again thanks to JamesV6CDX and his Magic 🙌 One happy man :y

Although not looking forward to the alarm at 0330 am tomorrow :-[
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13852 on: 28 February 2017, 16:20:12 »
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 28 February 2017, 13:47:31
Booked it in for it's MoT...
Which it passed 8)

Only 7 advisories although it left the garage with only 6 outstanding...

Front to rear brake pipes corroded
Rear brake hose starting to deteriorate x2
Handbrake imbalance, (OS is a touch weak)
NSR ARB link slight play
Rear heat shield loose
OSR tyre valve leaking (only showed up because I had had it washed on way to test...)

Had the tyre valve done, they actually ended giving the beading surface a scrub and polish too, and left £70 lighter... the rear droplinks, brake hoses and handbrake can wait and will all be done at the same time. Undecided how best to trackle the brake pipes, but a smear of copplerslip should suffice for now.

I wonder if the purchaser of that S Class will be so fortunate  ::)
« Last Edit: 28 February 2017, 16:31:17 by Doctor Gollum »
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13853 on: 28 February 2017, 16:57:55 »
Used plenty of fuel,popped over to Cambridge to look at a couple of cars with a mate, took the Merc gave it some real welly there & back really has got some grunt ! 😉
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13854 on: 28 February 2017, 17:59:42 »
Started to remove n/s/f strut, to pinpoint the source of knocking. 15 minutes later the heavens opened, and the rain has only now stopped as its got dark.  >:(
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13855 on: 28 February 2017, 18:44:45 »
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 28 February 2017, 16:20:12
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 28 February 2017, 13:47:31
Booked it in for it's MoT...
Which it passed 8)

Only 7 advisories although it left the garage with only 6 outstanding...



I got two(although there were two failures): NSF tyre wearing slightly on the inner edge, and a noisy rear wheel bearing. Which will annoy me on holiday, but I don't have time to replace it before we go.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13856 on: 04 March 2017, 10:39:29 »
The bloke from Autoglass has just left, after fitting a new windscreen.


He was excellent; prompt, competent and professional.
The company are the opposite, and are best avoided.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13857 on: 04 March 2017, 11:21:44 »
Quote from: Nick W on 04 March 2017, 10:39:29
The bloke from Autoglass has just left, after fitting a new windscreen.


He was excellent; prompt, competent and professional.
The company are the opposite, and are best avoided.
They are the preferred provider for most ins cos though, and you pay extra for using anyone else.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13858 on: 04 March 2017, 18:03:25 »
Short version

Today I did a hole.
And a replacement sheet.
At last I did some welding.

It was a very nice afternoon!  8)

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« Last Edit: 04 March 2017, 18:14:31 by Zirfeld »
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13859 on: 04 March 2017, 18:29:17 »
Quote from: Nick W on 04 March 2017, 10:39:29
The bloke from Autoglass has just left, after fitting a new windscreen.


He was excellent; prompt, competent and professional.
The company are the opposite, and are best avoided.

Had a couple of screens via them, when they eventually get the right screen (last one was a Genuine GM one from Germany) and you get a good fitter then I rate them. Autowindscreens when they were trading were absolutely **** on the two occasions, although when they finally got a screen after three months (Pilkington special order) and they found a fitter who'd done Omega's before then the result was good.... shame the car got rear ended a few moths later.
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