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Author Topic: So what have you done to your car today?  (Read 4361279 times)

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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13725 on: 07 February 2017, 18:16:32 »
Quote from: Carfix on 07 February 2017, 18:05:55
And...........

Finally replaced the bonnet struts on my 2.5 Elite after the bonnet nearly took my head off. :o

With the new ones fitted (a 10 minute job) the bonnet now behaves itself and securely locks itself in the upright position.

Should have done this years ago.  :-[


Yes, it's well worth spending the £25ish to fix the problem permanently.
The estate tailgate is bloody heavy when the struts fail; fortunately(and oddly considering the size of them) new struts are £12 a pair.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13726 on: 07 February 2017, 19:54:00 »
Quote from: Migv6 on 07 February 2017, 17:55:59
They take of dirt and lacquer in equal measures.I would rather leave the car dirty than let them anywhere near it.
Your ancient omega has got no lacquer left, so no worries.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13727 on: 08 February 2017, 00:36:06 »
Oh yes it has. Not the best pics of it but......  :P
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=136018.0
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13728 on: 08 February 2017, 08:17:43 »
Watched that nice Mr DTM fella replace 2 springs that didn't need changing, and not even attempt the CV boot.

Christ knows what the hell I was smoking last year when I ordered this stuff  :-[


As always, thanks Marks DTM.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13729 on: 08 February 2017, 09:05:41 »
No problem, pop up anytime you have some random serviceable parts which you fancy swapping out for new for no reason  ;D ;D :y
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13730 on: 08 February 2017, 10:31:48 »
Quote from: Marks DTM Calib on 08 February 2017, 09:05:41
No problem, pop up anytime you have some random serviceable parts which you fancy swapping out for new for no reason  ;D ;D :y
Just got off a team call, and they wanted to know how I got on yesterday evening - they knew what was going on, as I'd had to finish early.

The bastids are still laughing  >:(
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13731 on: 08 February 2017, 10:38:41 »
Oh, and the A43 was shut on the way home, just to add insult...

...not bloody notices of closures for yesterday on the big signs they have up everywhere. Grrrr.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13732 on: 08 February 2017, 13:04:00 »
And yet another job I have put off for years!!

Swapped my brown stained coolant reservoir (the original from 1999) for a "good as new" replacement from my local scrapyard.

Took me 10 mins to do and I can now see the coolant level again :y

Just a lazy central locking solenoid to sort out for another day (raining now).
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13733 on: 08 February 2017, 17:25:57 »
I have been welding. Lots of welding.  :).................welding a nice bead on a piece of metal on the bench is one thing. Welding plates on the underside of a car with it jacked up a bit is another thing entirely. I'm reasonably confident that after a little quite a bit of tidying up with a grinding disc will make it good enough for the MOT man.
Hope to finish the old Merc tomorrow and then get onto changing the droplinks on the omega, in the hope it will cure the front end knock.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13734 on: 08 February 2017, 17:27:25 »
Also refurbed one of my key fobs. The rubber casing was badly worn, so got a new one from ebay for £3 and swapped the bits over.
Good as new now.  :)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13735 on: 09 February 2017, 10:32:28 »
Failed another MOT ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13736 on: 09 February 2017, 12:48:43 »
You seem relieved surprised... ::)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13737 on: 09 February 2017, 12:51:12 »
Scheduled work for today postponed, due to crap weather and swmbo wanting to visit the inoutlaws
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13738 on: 09 February 2017, 12:52:45 »
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 09 February 2017, 12:48:43
You seem relieved surprised... ::)

Obviously angered the tester by not bringing a broom to sweep up afterwards. :-X
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13739 on: 09 February 2017, 13:02:08 »
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Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 09 February 2017, 12:48:43
You seem relieved surprised... ::)

Obviously angered the tester by not bringing a broom to sweep up afterwards. :-X
;D bet it smelt nice and pine fresh inside though... ;)
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