Wot I did today

[Paulr]

MOT today, no issues wht so ever, but some nice comments about the condition of the car.

Also, I did the spraying the inside trim with much silicon spray and it has reduced the squeaking to almost nothing! Trouble is, it means I can hear the quieter & difficult to locate ones now!

 

[markeg]

Picked up #108 from the bodyshop after getting the front end resprayed. Some toe rag scraped the side when in Reading station carpark a few weeks back, so had them do a full strip back and respray. Expensive, but worth it - looks like new now.

As usual, some photos - unfortunately she's in the garage now as its cold outside, so the cloud doesn't pop, but it's a near perfect match

Look, no scratches

Bonnet gap isn't right though, but as I'm taking the bumper off again this winter to alter the headlights, i'll live with it for the moment

 

[buzyg]

But you missed the most important thing.... change that rotten old whippy for a modern stubby and join the 21s century

Even if I was given a free choice of stubbies that I didn't have to pay for and was promised free fitting by a bevy of bikini-clad hotties, the whippy would stay. :lol:

Really???!!!!! I caved at the bikini-clad hotties

:lol: I caved at the word free.

 

[Paulr]

Put my private plates on:

 

[SpiketheBike]

Gone from yellow to white! Also swapped out individual vanity lights, glove box and boot lights. Don't have footwell or door lights.

Ordered a stubby.

 

[Jollyjoiner]

Took mine for MOT this morning and passed again

 

[markplant]

Took mine for MOT this morning and passed again

Excellent

 

[Mr Tidy]

Finally got round to using the new wash mitt and drying cloth, so it's clean (until next time I go anywhere)!

I know how popular photos are, so here are some. :lol:

 

[Chris_D]

Wot i dd today is install some 8SMD led sidelights and I must say, they are a marked improvement over the crappy little standard bulbs. Wondering how long theyll last....
Theyre no angeleyes but at least they sorta match the xenons for colour now and theyre a helluva lot brighter than standard too
Finally got around to adjusting the beam pattern on the left xenon too- to be considerate towards my Dutch friends here in Holland. No-one's flashed me once but u never know when a sharp-eyed John Q Plod is going to take issue and maybe a ticket too!
Oh and a little trip to they jetwash where a Tesla-driving ninkumpoop scraped the whole right side of his car due to misjudging a reversing technique, right in front of me too! Wanted to snipe some pics but thought it best not to as he was a rather large gentleman with tats and gold chains. He was probably too preoccupied with trying to tune in to Pikey FM on the big tablet thing those Teslas have. Silly sausage!
Anyway, some pics an ting....

 

[Chris_D]

And with the xenons cranked up...

 

[MACK]

And with the xenons cranked up...
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Chris,
with fitting the LED side lights, did you get any bulb out warning on the dash?

 

[Chris_D]

And with the xenons cranked up...
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Chris,
with fitting the LED side lights, did you get any bulb out warning on the dash?

Happy to report no warnings mack.
Theyre described as 'canbus error-free' but i knew thats a bit hit n miss. Besides i was planning to code out the softcheck with carly if i did get a warning.

 

[firebobby]

Chris D wrote
(Oh and a little trip to they jetwash where a Tesla-driving ninkumpoop scraped the whole right side of his car due to misjudging a reversing technique, right in front of me too! Wanted to snipe some pics but thought it best not to as he was a rather large gentleman with tats and gold chains. He was probably too preoccupied with trying to tune in to Pikey FM on the big tablet thing those Teslas have. Silly sausage!)
You coward Chris, you should have snapped some photos, laughed and then hit the loud pedal to get out of there

 

[Chris_D]

Chris D wrote
(Oh and a little trip to they jetwash where a Tesla-driving ninkumpoop scraped the whole right side of his car due to misjudging a reversing technique, right in front of me too! Wanted to snipe some pics but thought it best not to as he was a rather large gentleman with tats and gold chains. He was probably too preoccupied with trying to tune in to Pikey FM on the big tablet thing those Teslas have. Silly sausage!)
You coward Chris, you should have snapped some photos, laughed and then hit the loud pedal to get out of there

Yeah right fred. Then have him and all his pikey brethren chasin after me for mugging him off. Not likely.
He already looked like he was ready to bury his fist into the wall just for being there! Lol
His passenger/ladyfriend/pikeywife/moll looked just as mean.
I diverted my gaze and stifled a furtive snigger tho 8)

 

[NickDE]

I hooked up mine to a CTEK so that I can give it a boost every now and again.

 

[Chris_D]

I hooked up mine to a CTEK so that I can give it a boost every now and again

U hooked up the permanent comfort charging cable for the ctek there? Thinking about doin that with mine to make it plug n play.
Whats that big chunk of grey covered velcro foam thing side to side for?

 

[firebobby]

I hooked up mine to a CTEK so that I can give it a boost every now and again

U hooked up the permanent comfort charging cable for the ctek there? Thinking about doin that with mine to make it plug n play.
Whats that big chunk of grey covered velcro foam thing side to side for?

Looks like a boot tidy sort of thing.

So you didn't fancy bare knuckle fighting him then Chris

 

[Chris_D]

I hooked up mine to a CTEK so that I can give it a boost every now and again

U hooked up the permanent comfort charging cable for the ctek there? Thinking about doin that with mine to make it plug n play.
Whats that big chunk of grey covered velcro foam thing side to side for?

Looks like a boot tidy sort of thing.

So you didn't fancy bare knuckle fighting him then Chris

Not with a pikey Fred. Not with a pikey.

 

[NickDE]

U hooked up the permanent comfort charging cable for the ctek there? Thinking about doin that with mine to make it plug n play.
Whats that big chunk of grey covered velcro foam thing side to side for?

Yup, it's just a quick bolt on job to connect it to the battery terminals. I got ones with the red/yellow/green flashing lights. I fitted them to both the Coupe and the Touring, so I can see if a top-up is needed just by looking in the rear window. If they need a charge then I run the outdoor extension lead from the garage to the car and plug in.

It is a big chunk of grey covered foam with velcro used to stick from side to side in the boot. It's supposed to stop stuff like shopping and wheels sliding around. With only partial success, but it lives there now and holds the CTEK connector in place....

 

[Paulr]

Hard wired a new dash camera next to the rear view mirror, as per the guide on this very forum. I wanted it hidden, non-removable with the hood down, and small. For £35 christmas deal it looks great and produced some clear video.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dashboard-Stealth-Recorder-G-Sensor-Detection/dp/B01ALFSO6A/ref=sr_1_27?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1483459489&sr=1-27&keywords=dash+camera

Soon as I go for a drive I'll put some proper video up.