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Author Topic: So what have you done to your car today?  (Read 3123015 times)

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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #3255 on: 07 September 2012, 20:23:05 »

Ive replaced my wiper motor, and fitted insignia washer jets while the scuttle was off, just got to adjust them now, bit low.
Think thats the nature of them, not adjustable?
Tricky to adjust without damaging the jet outlet IME. Needs to be up as far as possible without the water jet catching to top of the jet body moulding.
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« Reply #3256 on: 07 September 2012, 21:16:17 »

there are tools to adjust them, they do move apparently.
I chewed up my drivers side Insignia jet trying to adjust it  :( I have bought a replacement but it would be nice to have the right tool to hand before I fit it.
Do you have a link to an example?
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #3257 on: 07 September 2012, 22:22:22 »

there are tools to adjust them, they do move apparently.
I chewed up my drivers side Insignia jet trying to adjust it  :( I have bought a replacement but it would be nice to have the right tool to hand before I fit it.
Do you have a link to an example?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4340.l2557&item=250936171150&nma=true&rt=nc&si=03I7Bqyr3h54Ca89%252FgcH5C5pCpM%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

beleive you can make one from a biro too

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« Reply #3258 on: 07 September 2012, 22:31:14 »

believe you can make one from a biro too
that sounds like a cunning plan :y
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #3261 on: 08 September 2012, 09:46:24 »

Big day at last .....
Fitted my MV6 front bumper after a week of painting , lacquering and polishing. Removed rear bumper and fitted bespoke tapered washers onto Park Pilot sensors to raise the angle and stop them picking up the road . Replaced passengers side side body mouldings that had been scratched with newly painted perfect replacements .
The old girl's looking quite splendid if I say so myself....... :)
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« Reply #3262 on: 08 September 2012, 13:02:40 »

Took the M3 and Amy's car for new tyres..

£950 for four tyres and an alignment on mine  :'(
£89 for two tyres for hers..  ;D
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« Reply #3263 on: 08 September 2012, 15:20:02 »

Took the M3 and Amy's car for new tyres..

£950 for four tyres and an alignment on mine  :'(
£89 for two tyres for hers..  ;D

You didn't go ditchfinder with yours then ??? :D ;D
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« Reply #3264 on: 08 September 2012, 15:53:55 »

I failed miserably with the homemade biro adjuster....but my smallest (1.5mm) precision screwdriver was a perfect fit and I now have an excellent spray pattern 3/4 of the way up the screen when stationary.

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« Reply #3265 on: 08 September 2012, 17:15:53 »

Replaced the air con compressor (the original 11 year old unit was leaking around the seal on the main body of the unit). Not much room down there for wrestling in and out, plenty of bruises and muscle aches to remind me of the task! All is fine now though...fingers crossed.
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« Reply #3266 on: 08 September 2012, 17:34:04 »

I failed miserably with the homemade biro adjuster....but my smallest (1.5mm) precision screwdriver was a perfect fit and I now have an excellent spray pattern 3/4 of the way up the screen when stationary.
You might wish to drop them back down to a third of the way up the screen when stationary, as when moving the airflow will push it further up the screen, potentially leaving it dry :-\
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« Reply #3267 on: 09 September 2012, 13:32:07 »

Fitted cruise and variable wash wipe to the DTi :)
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« Reply #3268 on: 09 September 2012, 18:27:17 »

I failed miserably with the homemade biro adjuster....but my smallest (1.5mm) precision screwdriver was a perfect fit and I now have an excellent spray pattern 3/4 of the way up the screen when stationary.
You might wish to drop them back down to a third of the way up the screen when stationary, as when moving the airflow will push it further up the screen, potentially leaving it dry :-\
I'd say other way, as the airflow seems to lower the spray (on my bog std Omega ones)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #3269 on: 09 September 2012, 18:27:44 »

Fitted cruise and variable wash wipe to the DTi :)
Did it need activating, out of interest?
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