What have you done to your car today?
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Just given mine a proper go over inside. Leather cleaner, care balm, dash shine... the works.
Bloody hate doing the interior but love it when it looks clean.
Bloody hate doing the interior but love it when it looks clean.
Started to rebuild my split headlights... new angel eyes (went for some ccfl this time) with 80mm diffusers, repainted inners, new "chaser" indicator and running light, cleaned lens, replaced one failed stepper motor... just finishing the wiring now, then I'll stick a thread up.
Oh, and ordered some lamin-x headlight and fog light protectors
Oh, and ordered some lamin-x headlight and fog light protectors
Renovo'd the roof (3 stage over the last 3 days), not touched for at least 2 years. Looks great. Fitted LED' s to rear number plate, map reading lights & footwells. Main central courtesy LED wouldn't fit so have ordered another.
Tried to get the centre storage compartment between the seat backs open again & failed miserably :x Any advise greatly appreciated here guys! 2004 reg E85 but doesn't seem to have the release in the boot, unless it's behind the bulkhead carpet?
Bought an Aux lead & Bluetooth adaptor to be fitted later so I can stream Planet Rock Not that I want to drown out the lovely sound of that straight 6 
Tried to get the centre storage compartment between the seat backs open again & failed miserably :x Any advise greatly appreciated here guys! 2004 reg E85 but doesn't seem to have the release in the boot, unless it's behind the bulkhead carpet?
Bought an Aux lead & Bluetooth adaptor to be fitted later so I can stream Planet Rock
Not that I want to drown out the lovely sound of that straight 6 Jacked the coupe up and had the wheels off, and cleaned up the wheel bolts/nuts . Then re-coated in Hammerite Satin black.
New wheels ( Mv3 refurbed) and Goodyear Eagle F1 A3 being delivered tomorrow!
I also re-cleaned and oiled various bits in the wheel arches, like brake lines and various holders that had surface rust. Sprayed original Black on to the wheel arch liners.
New wheels ( Mv3 refurbed) and Goodyear Eagle F1 A3 being delivered tomorrow!
I also re-cleaned and oiled various bits in the wheel arches, like brake lines and various holders that had surface rust. Sprayed original Black on to the wheel arch liners.
G600 said:
Thanks G600
, I saw that & gave it a right tug 
. Didn't seem to do anything except leave a load of string exposed. Anyhoo, went back inside & levered a little with a plastic thingy & ìt opened . Still can't open it with the button so I guess something is broken. Any clues? :|Attachments
Replaced rear centre brake light on the boot. Old one had developed a crack in the centre. Fairly easy but you need an 8mm box spanner to get on the 3 nuts after removing a couple of bits of trim.
Also started paying attention to the old CF badges I had put on a few years back which were faded. For the 82mm side roundels, levered the old stuck on ones off and fitted new stuck on ones. Boot easy with a whole new badge. Bonnet - waiting for a new stick on to replace the old one with.
Amazing how long all this fiddling takes!
Also started paying attention to the old CF badges I had put on a few years back which were faded. For the 82mm side roundels, levered the old stuck on ones off and fitted new stuck on ones. Boot easy with a whole new badge. Bonnet - waiting for a new stick on to replace the old one with.
Amazing how long all this fiddling takes!
North West Surrey
Drove it just over 200 miles home from Cheshire.
Should have been a pleasure, but within minutes I was on the f*cked-up M6 from J20 all the way to J14 (I crawled along the A34 to J14 instead) then the M5 from J1 to J2 had a 30 limit, and so it went on!
But on the clear bits it was still fantastic!
(Should have done what I usually do - leave after 7 pm.)
Should have been a pleasure, but within minutes I was on the f*cked-up M6 from J20 all the way to J14 (I crawled along the A34 to J14 instead) then the M5 from J1 to J2 had a 30 limit, and so it went on!
But on the clear bits it was still fantastic!
(Should have done what I usually do - leave after 7 pm.)
Gearbox oil changed at the weekend, near see through new oil replaced a dark grey sludge of the old stuff!
Gear shift is noticeably improved, much smoother although some of that mechanical clunk is still there (though let's be honest, we wouldn't want to lose that character! )
Well worth the £17 oil cost and £8 for two new plugs from Sopers
Also removed the old, flaking black plastidip from the front grille that a previous owner sprayed. I liked the black internals to it with the chrome surround, but it looked very patchy with some bits fallen off so it was time for it to go!
Gear shift is noticeably improved, much smoother although some of that mechanical clunk is still there (though let's be honest, we wouldn't want to lose that character!
)Well worth the £17 oil cost and £8 for two new plugs from Sopers
Also removed the old, flaking black plastidip from the front grille that a previous owner sprayed. I liked the black internals to it with the chrome surround, but it looked very patchy with some bits fallen off so it was time for it to go!
Washed clean and started to clay bar whole car, did not get it finished but its tucked up in the garage to be finished at weekend. Bit nervous about clay bar on the bonnet with such a big surface. Cannot believe the difference in the finish though.
Had a play with Carly, and I am much happier now! Some things that were turned off seemed daft, such as one touch windows, flash indicators on lock and unlock etc.
Also had some random fault codes stored such as hifi system failures, when its all working fine. Cleared and all gone, except the PDC fault which tells me its the far right sensor thats failed... a job for another day!
Also had some random fault codes stored such as hifi system failures, when its all working fine. Cleared and all gone, except the PDC fault which tells me its the far right sensor thats failed... a job for another day!
Gone from these;
To these, that Jamie kindly ordered and dropped off for me.. Only ginger rears to go!!
Mike
To these, that Jamie kindly ordered and dropped off for me.. Only ginger rears to go!!
Mike
patriot66 said:Ducklakeview said:
Mike, put a mirrored bulb in to complete the look. Or is there a LED that would fit ?
Think it would have to be a mirrored one as led would flash white?
Mike
Removed the tire and yanked out that pesky Halo/Angel eye/DRL holder. Went to town with the dremel and bored a small hole so I could get the little bulb out.
Ran down to the local auto store for the LED replacements not caring if it still tossed a warning light up on the dash. Told they don't have and cant get so ordered 2 online.
Ran down to the local auto store for the LED replacements not caring if it still tossed a warning light up on the dash. Told they don't have and cant get so ordered 2 online.