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Author Topic: So what have you done to your car today?  (Read 3059765 times)

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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #15480 on: 26 December 2017, 17:28:35 »
I've attached the new O/S sill to the Metro this afternoon, but rain stopped me from completing the welding. Hopefully I'll do that tomorrow, along with the small repairs in the boot floor, and wheel arch. Then it will be ready for an MOT next week.


I should then replace one of the Omega sills, but I doubt I'll actually do so
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #15481 on: 26 December 2017, 18:42:12 »
Put code into stereo, drove to Spiceland ;D eat curry, mmmm perfect day. :y
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #15482 on: 26 December 2017, 19:21:01 »
Wiped the crud off my headlights - couldn't see a thing!  :-[
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #15483 on: 27 December 2017, 15:17:23 »
Accelerated a small bird from 10 to 80mph, it appears to have left some guts behind
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #15484 on: 27 December 2017, 15:23:18 »
Quote from: Fuse 19 on 27 December 2017, 15:17:23
Accelerated a small bird from 10 to 80mph, it appears to have left some guts behind


hope the shaggwaaar isn't hurt. :)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #15485 on: 27 December 2017, 18:47:01 »
Took that Shaguar for some fun in the snow.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #15486 on: 28 December 2017, 15:56:10 »
Checked oil, tyre pressures & topped up screenwash in all 3 cars, got 5 days at work from Saturday
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #15487 on: 28 December 2017, 16:11:07 »
Got it washed.

Not exactly newsworthy, but it's the first time since I bought it in October  :-[

Actually looks alright  ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #15488 on: 31 December 2017, 09:37:30 »
 Replaced the new failed Nightbreaker that exploded.
Then had to do stop tail, washer fluid and oil then refit the lower sill strip on SWMBO Mundano again as she keeps kicking it off with her clumsiness

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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #15489 on: 31 December 2017, 10:20:46 »
A mild, non-fatal dose of manflu prevents me doing anything to any of the cars
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #15490 on: 31 December 2017, 14:24:08 »
Quote from: biggriffin on 27 December 2017, 15:23:18
Quote from: Fuse 19 on 27 December 2017, 15:17:23
Accelerated a small bird from 10 to 80mph, it appears to have left some guts behind


hope the shaggwaaar isn't hurt. :)

All is well with the Cat  :y
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #15491 on: 01 January 2018, 01:22:36 »
Replaced the rear brakes.
Wondered what I've done to displease $deity such that he has sentenced me to work on drum brakes in 2017. ::)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #15492 on: 01 January 2018, 08:26:34 »
Quote from: Kevin Wood on 01 January 2018, 01:22:36
Replaced the rear brakes.
Wondered what I've done to displease $deity such that he has sentenced me to work on drum brakes in 2017. ::)
I am unsure which is worse - Omega drum parking brakes, electricaly actuated discs or the cable actuated calipers on VAG cars (including SWMBO'S Galaxy and previous Golf).

At least the Omega brakes can be bodged by mere mortals. The calipers seem to be rendered scrap when they stop working.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #15493 on: 01 January 2018, 08:29:30 »
Took battery off the V70 to charge it up.Now need to figure out how to input code into radio when I replace battery later.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #15494 on: 01 January 2018, 11:35:29 »
Quote from: Andy H on 01 January 2018, 08:26:34
Quote from: Kevin Wood on 01 January 2018, 01:22:36
Replaced the rear brakes.
Wondered what I've done to displease $deity such that he has sentenced me to work on drum brakes in 2017. ::)
I am unsure which is worse - Omega drum parking brakes, electricaly actuated discs or the cable actuated calipers on VAG cars (including SWMBO'S Galaxy and previous Golf).

At least the Omega brakes can be bodged by mere mortals. The calipers seem to be rendered scrap when they stop working.

True enough. Could be worse, and it'll probably soon be impossible to avoid daftness like electric handbrakes.

Oh, and I noticed one of my less than a year old B4 rear shocks is oil misting. >:(
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