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[dave the builder]

 .....I'm just sending them to Martin imber 

Via the black hole that is Royal Mail? You'll never see them again 

Royal fail recorded delivery 
so I will know when they've lost them 

[TheBoy]

I ordered something from egay, and was stunned it arrived only 2 days late

[dave the builder]

I ordered something from egay, and was stunned it arrived only 2 days late

It should last 2 days longer before it breaks then 

[TheBoy]

I ordered something from egay, and was stunned it arrived only 2 days late

It should last 2 days longer before it breaks then 

It did

(well, not quite. A2 Stainless screws, they started to rust badly after a couple of days of getting wet)

[dave the builder]

I ordered something from egay, and was stunned it arrived only 2 days late

It should last 2 days longer before it breaks then 

It did

(well, not quite. A2 Stainless screws, they started to rust badly after a couple of days of getting wet)

It's hard to guarantee getting anything of of decent quality half the time ,
a 99p ebay item can also be sold for £10 in a shop
most stuff is made in China these days ,to a cost and minimal quality control   
epoxy over the bolts 

[GastronomicKleptomaniac]

Finished the inner wing and now started on the OS chassis rail repairs. I feel like it's finally coming together with the MIG and I'm glad I started with the hidden bits!

Yet again without Addy's teaching I wouldn't have achieved anything other than a mild bout of pubic hair immolation.

Oh... No... I did achieve that too, last week.

[STEMO]

Went to look at a BMW 2 series active tourer.

Then came home, without it.

[STEMO]

Finished the inner wing and now started on the OS chassis rail repairs. I feel like it's finally coming together with the MIG and I'm glad I started with the hidden bits!

Yet again without Addy's teaching I wouldn't have achieved anything other than a mild bout of pubic hair immolation.

Oh... No... I did achieve that too, last week.

Smelly, innit? 

[biggriffin]

I ordered something from egay, and was stunned it arrived only 2 days late

It should last 2 days longer before it breaks then 

It did

(well, not quite. A2 Stainless screws, they started to rust badly after a couple of days of getting wet)

 This is where I use to get all my stainless fasteners from, for using on the Trucks, they supply offshore industry so everything is quality, not chinqy carp.
 https://www.grampianfasteners.com/

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Went to look at a BMW 2 series active tourer.

Then came home, without it.

A wise decision I think. 

[Doctor Gollum]

They're a bit 'meh' but the top end ones are hybridesque with an electric driven rear axle to bolster the wwd chassis iirc. An alternative choice to the Golf+/Touran/Merc B Class/Meriva/B Max.

[TheBoy]

I ordered something from egay, and was stunned it arrived only 2 days late

It should last 2 days longer before it breaks then 

It did

(well, not quite. A2 Stainless screws, they started to rust badly after a couple of days of getting wet)

It's hard to guarantee getting anything of of decent quality half the time ,
a 99p ebay item can also be sold for £10 in a shop
most stuff is made in China these days ,to a cost and minimal quality control   
epoxy over the bolts 

Or don't drive RC cars along the wet bits on a beach.

Can't grumble, as A2 probably isn't up to that sort of water.  That said, the ones I got from a local-ish fastener place faired much better  .  My biggest gripe is where one of the egay ones rusted badly, it has sheared on removal (from a plastic gearbox case), so now having to replace said case.  That is in less than a week from its first encounter with the sea.


The whole experiment has highlighted the non stainless screws I missed last time I rebuilt the thing

[TheBoy]

I ordered something from egay, and was stunned it arrived only 2 days late

It should last 2 days longer before it breaks then 

It did

(well, not quite. A2 Stainless screws, they started to rust badly after a couple of days of getting wet)

 This is where I use to get all my stainless fasteners from, for using on the Trucks, they supply offshore industry so everything is quality, not chinqy carp.
 https://www.grampianfasteners.com/

Thanks , though it looks like they don't really do many if the sizes in the types I require.

[Doctor Gollum]

Retrofitted rear seat entertainment to the Alabama Mumsybus with a slight twist. Have added Chromecast to it so that it is now connected to this decade via an Hdmi to Rca converter.

But all genuine bits, so it looks as it would had it been delivered from the factory and works as intended. The WiFi wiring is all pretty well hidden, but I need to explore alternatives to the current 12v socket for it to be 100% currently have to unplug it in order to close the ashtray lid.

[GastronomicKleptomaniac]

Retrofitted rear seat entertainment to the Alabama Mumsybus with a slight twist. Have added Chromecast to it so that it is now connected to this decade via an Hdmi to Rca converter.

But all genuine bits, so it looks as it would had it been delivered from the factory and works as intended. The WiFi wiring is all pretty well hidden, but I need to explore alternatives to the current 12v socket for it to be 100% currently have to unplug it in order to close the ashtray lid.

12v to USB plugs are a couple of quid on eBay if thats any use... Or 12-5v transformers as well. My 190E is probably the only one with fitted phone chargers!