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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #5550 on: 24 July 2013, 18:55:35 »

Fixed the 3.2 all's well again  :-* :y
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #5551 on: 24 July 2013, 19:01:54 »

Filled the bullet up with LPG to conceal the economy ::).  Needs petrol as well, as I forgot I'd manually flicked to petrol whilst swapping cars around last night  :-[.  So all that fun with that useless, gay beemer driver earlier, all on petrol. A cardinal sin.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #5552 on: 24 July 2013, 19:31:36 »

Filled the bullet up with LPG to conceal the economy ::).  Needs petrol as well, as I forgot I'd manually flicked to petrol whilst swapping cars around last night  :-[.  So all that fun with that useless, gay beemer driver earlier, all on petrol. A cardinal sin.

Bet it felt good though 8)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #5553 on: 24 July 2013, 22:47:03 »

Washed and waxed the frontera 3.2.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #5554 on: 25 July 2013, 10:40:46 »

Early start for a trip down to Horsham with the glider trailer in tow for the glider's annual. Didn't bat an eyelid, easily kept up with the traffic and showed 24 MPG. A great tow car.

Last trailer I towed, I complained that one of the indicators didn't work. Same with this one. :-[ Guess I'd better check the wiring in the socket. ::)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #5555 on: 25 July 2013, 16:09:28 »

Full service on the Estate. Plus 2 new front tyres (to replace worn Goodyears) - 2 Enduros to match the 2 nearly new rears.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #5556 on: 25 July 2013, 18:59:08 »

Motorbike insurance assessor came out today. Agreed it was a total loss. No shit, Sherlock.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #5557 on: 25 July 2013, 19:08:52 »

Change driveshafts, still have shit vibration. Looks like me and the mig are gonna part ways
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #5558 on: 25 July 2013, 19:21:16 »

Motorbike insurance assessor came out today. Agreed it was a total loss. No shit, Sherlock.

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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #5559 on: 25 July 2013, 19:38:41 »

Well after just over a year of ownership and running around on wheels with flaking laquer,I've finally got round to prepping and painting them!!Not to everyones taste but I've gone for a "two tone"effect,the faces of the "spokes"and the thin rim between them I've painted in alloy silver whilst for the sides of the "spokes" and the inset between them[such as where the tyre valve is]I've painted in what they call steel.I think they look pretty decent done like this without being too "in yer face"
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #5560 on: 25 July 2013, 20:25:18 »

Well after just over a year of ownership and running around on wheels with flaking laquer,I've finally got round to prepping and painting them!!Not to everyones taste but I've gone for a "two tone"effect,the faces of the "spokes"and the thin rim between them I've painted in alloy silver whilst for the sides of the "spokes" and the inset between them[such as where the tyre valve is]I've painted in what they call steel.I think they look pretty decent done like this without being too "in yer face"
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #5561 on: 25 July 2013, 21:19:55 »

Change driveshafts, still have shit vibration. Looks like me and the mig are gonna part ways
Pound to a penny your brake discs have worn unevenly (or rust has built up on the rim and flaked off unevenly).

Fit new TC brake discs & pads and return to vibration free motoring (with the added bonus of confidence inspiring brakes  :y)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #5562 on: 26 July 2013, 00:42:30 »

Change driveshafts, still have shit vibration. Looks like me and the mig are gonna part ways
Pound to a penny your brake discs have worn unevenly (or rust has built up on the rim and flaked off unevenly).

Fit new TC brake discs & pads and return to vibration free motoring (with the added bonus of confidence inspiring brakes  :y)

 I think Doz has already done discs,pads and calipers at the rear to try and eliminate this :y
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #5563 on: 26 July 2013, 15:11:16 »

Removed lower front engine mount , what a pig of a bolt to get out  >:( And you lot think the bstad bolt is hard  ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #5564 on: 29 July 2013, 21:07:35 »

Broken the 2.2 ....  :(

The brake pipe or pipes burst at the rear in a concealed area, Whatever next..

Although luckily it happened on the driveway, Could have been much worse.
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