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Picked up a WestDubs poptop roof.. Now to cut the hole in the van 
What have you done to your car today?
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Caporegime
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Fitted my royal steering wheel, very happy.
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Into its 16th year of solid service, the hedgehog finally died.
Got it out fairly easily with a slim torx driver and a sony z5 compact wedged to see where the hidden screw was.
Got it out fairly easily with a slim torx driver and a sony z5 compact wedged to see where the hidden screw was.
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Changed the gearbox oil on the mx5 and replaced the rubbish headrest speakers.
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Into its 16th year of solid service, the hedgehog finally died.
Got it out fairly easily with a slim torx driver and a sony z5 compact wedged to see where the hidden screw was.
I spent 2 hours trying to turn what I thought was the hidden screw which was actually just a shiny metal thing, took 10 mins when I unscrewed the actual screw!
Man of Honour
Got the two stone chips on the front bumper as well as a little chip on the fuel filler door edge seen to today by my guy at the body shop. fuel filler door is aluminium and that chip was small really, if it was a silver car I'd just leave it be.
Superb for £75 and all done in a few hours today.
Superb for £75 and all done in a few hours today.
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Fresh brake pads on the front of the daily driver Kia. £30 in parts and 53 minutes of my time. I'd have been quicker if the local tyre places didn't gun the wheel nuts on waaaaaaay too hard...
Associate
Nothing today on Thursday I swapped my wheels front to back and fitted a new head unit.
Going to be servicing it in the week too and then when I get round to it I'll bleed the brakes and fit braided front lines.
Going to be servicing it in the week too and then when I get round to it I'll bleed the brakes and fit braided front lines.
I'm assuming my wheel launched something up at some point recently as my front passenger wheel arch liner was broken today. Ordered a replacement anyway to change next weekend, can't see any harm in driving without one for a week, will give everything a good clean before installing the new one.
Also stripped my starter motor and gave it a clean up. Still works fine but was catching on cold mornings, so cleaned it up and added some dry PTFE lube to moving parts. Still the original part and well covered in clutch dust from 105k miles!
Also stripped my starter motor and gave it a clean up. Still works fine but was catching on cold mornings, so cleaned it up and added some dry PTFE lube to moving parts. Still the original part and well covered in clutch dust from 105k miles!
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Having had the left hand idler pulley seize two weeks back, I decided to change the centre idler pulley too just to be on the safe side.
The old pulley was still in perfectly good condition like the garage had suggested so I've kept it as a just in case spare.
The old pulley was still in perfectly good condition like the garage had suggested so I've kept it as a just in case spare.
Car decided to flatten its battery due to non use today, so jump started it off the hilux.
Then had a check engine light and a no key detected light.. (but it still started)
Took it for a drive to see/ hear if anything unpleasant had happened. Car ran right as rain.
Got home, disconnected the neutral and drained the power out of the system (pressed brake with HIDs on). Ecu reset and all those nasty check lights gone.
need to get a new battery maybe and ordered a conditioner of the rain-forest.
Then had a check engine light and a no key detected light.. (but it still started)
Took it for a drive to see/ hear if anything unpleasant had happened. Car ran right as rain.
Got home, disconnected the neutral and drained the power out of the system (pressed brake with HIDs on). Ecu reset and all those nasty check lights gone.
need to get a new battery maybe and ordered a conditioner of the rain-forest.
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Gave the eunos a wash..
Caporegime
Oh I want it 
Swap you a corolla!
Also it should really be the one in the garage! lol
Swap you a corolla!
Also it should really be the one in the garage! lol
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Stretched tires yo
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Oh I want it
Swap you a corolla!
Also it should really be the one in the garage! lol
I've been daily driving it for the past month.. zed has been resting and getting some bits tidied up
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Yup, #stanceboilyf
Caporegime
I've been daily driving it for the past month.. zed has been resting and getting some bits tidied up
I want another one damnit, but then again I also want an E39 530i Sport... Preferably a Champagne 2... But then I also want a 350Z... But then I also want another Polo... Argh!!!
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Tell me about it.. my potential next car list looks as crazy. No idea what I'll end up in after the z4.
