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So what have you done to your car today?

Started by Loo-knee, 28 April 2011, 21:20:22

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TheBoy

Quote from: tunnie on 04 April 2016, 14:49:48
Quote from: joff on 04 April 2016, 14:29:59
Quote from: tunnie on 03 April 2016, 19:31:20
I also had WIM remove and re-sit the tyres, I still had same problem. So a refurb is way to go I think for them.

Just taken mine in for refurb today, total bill will be £245 that's for 4 wheels normal silver late elite style

Same alloys as me, also have feeling YZ250 too? Does appear to affect later Elite alloys more  :-\
No issues with mine which I got from RobG a couple of years back.

One of the MV6 ones is leaky, but not checked if bead.


You can check by dunking it in a (decent sized) water butt
Grumpy old man

pauls

Took a trip to sereks today to get my front brake upgrade done......Thanks again serek :y
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joff

Quote from: TheBoy on 04 April 2016, 17:47:36
Quote from: tunnie on 04 April 2016, 14:49:48
Quote from: joff on 04 April 2016, 14:29:59
Quote from: tunnie on 03 April 2016, 19:31:20
I also had WIM remove and re-sit the tyres, I still had same problem. So a refurb is way to go I think for them.

Just taken mine in for refurb today, total bill will be £245 that's for 4 wheels normal silver late elite style

Same alloys as me, also have feeling YZ250 too? Does appear to affect later Elite alloys more  :-\
No issues with mine which I got from RobG a couple of years back.

One of the MV6 ones is leaky, but not checked if bead.


You can check by dunking it in a (decent sized) water butt

Sorry no leaks with mine, just wanted them looking good and also time for new tyres ???

jimbo125

Just Mr muscle oven cleaned the two exhaust manifolds will let them soak and jet blast in the morning to get them ready for fitting to the heads/
2.5V6 Had it since 2002, what a beast, worth the time and effort to keep it road worthy. Vauxhall bring them back!!! Laser timing kit for OOF member hire

Lagondanet

Drove back from Paris yesterday. No problems at all. A very comfortable journey and plenty of space to bring things back.  :y


1980 V8 Lagonda & a 2014 Adam & a 2015 Antara.

joff

Got the Sat-Nav working again and put a new CDC in so can now play CD's again. Did try and remove the donut bushes today so I could fit the poly's I have but the old bushes would not move so a job for another day now. :-\

05omegav6

Serviced the trolley... good for another 10k :D

Shackeng

Crawled under the TD to check the brake pipes before Thursday's MOT. Bugger, middle exhaust section has a small hole in it just before the join to the rear box. Shouldn't moan I suppose, 17 years old, and 130k. Two rear sections on order for tomorrow, and I am gritting my teeth at the fitted cost.:o Yes I could do it myself, but its one job I prefer to farm out. :y

Viral_Jim

Quote from: Shackeng on 05 April 2016, 22:30:56
Crawled under the TD to check the brake pipes before Thursday's MOT. Bugger, middle exhaust section has a small hole in it just before the join to the rear box. Shouldn't moan I suppose, 17 years old, and 130k. Two rear sections on order for tomorrow, and I am gritting my teeth at the fitted cost.:o Yes I could do it myself, but its one job I prefer to farm out. :y

100% with you on exhaust work. Pita without a ramp or pit. I only did the front section on mine as no one would give me a price. Only a price "as log as it all goes smoothly sir and no difficulties sir, but it's a 13 year old car sir" yadda yadda yadda. What they basically meant was "please write us a blank cheque sir".  ::)

minifreek

Get a stainless fitted.. no need to worry about the future then as it'll outlast the car :y

You'll definitely grit your teeth at the price of 1 of those fitted :)





Anyhoo, today I will be taking our kids to a big aquarium in Cheshire, then hopefully will persuade them to go to the Aviation Viewing Park at Ringway airport so I can watch aircraft take off and land :y Probably won't happen but I live in hope.....
D.I.L.L.I.G.A.F...

Shackeng

TD MOT passed, 3 minor advisories.
Brake fluid recommend change(?). I don't think so, its only done 4k since the last one a few months ago.
Play in N/S front track rod end. Hmmm, doubtful, replaced 4k ago.
Rear O/S tracking arm dust cover deteriorated, but not letting dirt in. Agreed.


05omegav6

First is probably a stock item on the current favourites list.
Second item could be the beginnings of idler play :-\
Third item is what it is...

Good result all in all :y

STEMO

My local chap puts 'headlamp main beam out of alignment' or something. He fails it, says he adjusts the beam (for free) and then passes it. It keeps VOSA happy, apparently.  :-\

henryd

Quote from: STEMO on 07 April 2016, 12:31:33
My local chap puts 'headlamp main beam out of alignment' or something. He fails it, says he adjusts the beam (for free) and then passes it. It keeps VOSA happy, apparently.  :-\

DVSA these days :y
other rides 
  mk3 Volvo v70 2.0 Diesel , Pug 306 cabriolet, Pug 308 gt 180
  Sterling elite trekker pikey wagon

2boxerdogs

On the last MOT on the mig estate we had , the advisory was rear springs corroded ,surely this must apply to virtually every vehicle on the road seems a pointless piece of advice to me