While my car was at the bodyshop getting my new bumper sprayed up, I also had a few other things sprayed...

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Just had my wheels refurbed and some shit painted. I like!

Quote from dadge :

correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't recording video (for more than 10 minutes) on a camera like yours could actually burn out the sensor?

I don't think the D3100 lets you take a video over 5 mins - my D5000 won't

And I just clicked the picture on the forum, which went to Flickr - shows a thumbnail of the next picture, clicked that and there you go...

That'd be a yes...

Quote from lukelfs :

But it does sound like a fart at 0:07

It sounds really flat in the car, but outside it does sound a bit... well it certainly has a noise.

I'm not sure if I hate it or love it!

Haters gonna hate and all that...

http://youtu.be/izKoKuxc3HY?hd=1

Quote from danthebangerboy :

A pair of these



in 205/55/17, just a little bit of sidewall stretch, plus the 225's that these rims had fitted to them before i bought them looked like balloons, they do the job for £40, yeah they are part worns, but 4.2mm tread on each, plus the way this thing eats front tyres theres no point in paying £100+ per tyre when they barely last 3 months, well, about 90% of the tyre is fine, just the very inner edge goes bald, but thats a price i pay for going low i guess, the side effect being huge camber, adjustable top mounts may well soon be on my list of things to buy.

Out of interest, where do you get your part-worns from?

I fitted a new intercooler as my old one looked like it was leaking badly.

Having removed the old one I actually don't think there was anything wrong with it at all, and when I put it back together I didn't do one of the hoses up properly as I now appear to have a boost leak and my car is dog slow (50 MPH + 5th gear + full throttle = no acceleration at all). Ooops...

I also still haven't got round to getting my bumper painted (stupid full time work), so my car still looks like shit. If anyone knows a decent (cheap!) bodyshop in Suffolk, let me know...

Quote from P5YcHoM4N :

You did check the basics before you stripped it down right? Fuel, air, spark?

That oil over the plug could've been because someone made a mess when pouring, you have a failed gasket (on the camcover obviously) or the head or camcover has a crack letting the oil through. I assume you've checked for all of this. Also, it'd be worth checking oil level as we've had a car in that was filled to the brim with oil, which obviously wouldn't start but still cranked okay (that turned out to be an ECU problem and someone who doesn't understand what the check engine light means).

Oh yes, it has been run on a diagnostic programme right? You won't find a problem such as the ECU flaring up without having it scanned first. It can save you a lot of time.

There wasn't any fuel getting to the engine, but I only wanted to get it running to drive it round the side of the house, I don't actually need the car to work so I gave up.

Quote from doyal :

I have always wondered about why people fit bigger discs & sometimes caliper spacers to account for the disc size.. if the pad is not covering most of the surface of the disc, is it not a pointless mod?

Below is an illustration of what I mean.. does this make it pointless?

It's a different set of carriers, calipers, discs & pads - the pads grip the full side of the disc (from edge to edge) - although admittedly it's difficult to see from the pictures!

Slightly better one...

Quote from Klutch :

Dissapates(sp?) heat as its a larger surface area...thats about it, wont provide ANY upgrade unless you are getting brake fade...which you wont on the street

And yes it is totally pointless on the street - I will openly admit that. As I needed new pads, and the discs would need replacing anyway soon-ish it didn't cost me *that* much to do though...

Quote from stan.distortion :

Maybe this why it not go:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EBfxjSFAxQ
Oil looks like it ran down after cam cover was removed, tip looks dry in that photo... suspiciously dry. How did it come to a stop?

Cam cover was removed after the plugs were.

No idea how it stopped, but I bought it as a non-runner.

Quote from Bawbag :

Noticed an improvement in the braking Jack?

I'm going to be honest, not really - the standard brakes were good, these just let ABS kick in at a higher speed!

286mm vs 325mm

(and yes i'm fully aware it was therefore totally pointless, a waste of money and a way of increasing unsprung mass - oh well)

Oh and also, manned up and started stripping down the engine on the Rover to see if I could find out why it wasn't working (it doesn't start)...

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Fairly sure one of the spark plugs isn't meant to be covered in oil...

Spot the difference...

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Quote from [RCG]Boosted :

i just see that as a date...and that would be a old golf...too old since they werent produced back then D:

and have fun with that s3...wouldnt want it

In the UK "53" refers to a "53" plate (i.e. xx53 xxx) which means late 2003 - early 2004.

Quote from PMD9409 :

OMG WHAT WILL PEOPLE ON FACEBOOK THINK???

I'm of the opinion that "it's not official 'till it's on Facebook".

Not because Facebook means anything - but if anyone is so ashamed of their partner they want to hide their relationship, it's going nowhere good...

If I had a 500HP car I don't think I'd be fitting Federals personally.

(and yes, I've used them!)

You want a watch like mine...

Quote from BlueFlame :

Well it's gonna have dubbed sound, and that on it's own already pisses me off, dubbed sound kills motorsport films.

Your aware virtually all films are dubbed all the time anyway, yes? Film sets are far far too loud to get away with the "raw audio"...

Quote from doyal :

Bought some new tyres from Poland... cheaper than getting them from England wtf!!

Oooo, where'd you get them from?

Quote from CheerioDM :

Hard to use the random pens at work when they all suck and you don't know where they have been. One thing my work has tons of is pens. I am actually purchasing refills for this thing. It is a nice feeling running out of ink. Then you know you are getting a lot of work done.

Some more advice - don't buy Cross refills. They are hideously expensive - eBay ones are like £2.

Quote from CheerioDM :

http://www.cross.com/townsend-medalist-ballpoint-pen.aspx

I'm not a "pen man" but I have a cross pen for use at work and everybody loves it.

Quote from dadge :

So, you got your mirror ripped off, and you had to then go and find a replacement for a part you didn't break? and then fit it yourself. did you charge him for your time? seems you were shafted bud. why couldn't the guy find the part himself? after all, he broke the original. you have to remember, not everyone is mechanic (or have much knowledge on car repairs).

You make a good point about my time, but I'm happy with the way things turned out.

He could of sourced the part, but to be honest I'll be far far better at sourcing spares from my car than some random guy who can't drive very well - plus, I'm not a very trusting person so I'd much rather do it myself and know it's done right (i.e. right part sourced etc), than let him do it (potentially getting the wrong part etc). LUCKILY getting the covers were easy (previous took me 3 months to find them, the replacements took 30 minutes on eBay!)

I deliberately didn't want to shaft the guy as I knew if it got too expensive (the covers are £100 from MGR, plus painting, plus £50 for the mirror glass itself) he'd put it through insurance and then I'd be screwed* (through no fault of my own).

Having said that, after I told him how much it cost I did expect him to put a few more £ in to say thankyou, but he didn't. But the point is, my car is back to how it used to be, and I'm happy.

Quote from dadge :

Klutch is right though, why have insurance if you do not use it? that's why it's there. that's why you pay a premium.

Insurance is there because I have to have it, not because I want it.

Another example - someone recently drove into my car, and did a fair bit of damage (bumper destroyed, slam panel bent, headlight mounts have been broken etc). I could claim on my insurance - but I have a £1,000 excess (my fault, I know). Plus, an insurance body shop job is not going to be cheap (I'd say £6-£700 as a very very very minimum), and I'm going to lose my no claims bonus, and all my premiums will go up for the next few years.

Because of this, rather than having the insurance company pay, I'm going to have to foot the bill myself. £65 for a bumper, probably going to have to get it painted so another £100-£150, take the slam panel off the Rover and then maybe a day of my time and it'll be back to how it was before. It sucks that *I* have to put the effort in to fix my car because some dick can't park, but I'd rather that than end up spending £hundreds more (in the long run) getting it done via the insurance.

*In the UK insurance has "no claims bonus" like most countries, but insurance companies also load for non-fault claims - i.e. someone who has been in an accident, while it might not of been their fault, may be more of a risk, and may be more likely to have an accident even though it's not their fault. This logic works for some people, but in some situations it sucks (my friend parked his car, and a bus drove into it - obviously nothing you can do about that. My wing mirror RIP'ed when a guy drifted into my lane, I was up against the kerb already, there was nothing I could do).

EDIT - What I meant to say is that some people aren't causing accidents, but aren't very good at avoiding them. Often when driving you'll get a "sixth sense" someone is about to do something stupid, and make allowances, and this makes you less likely to have an accident than someone who doesn't pay attention etc.

Also - yes I appreciate not everyone can do their own repairs, which is why I'm not suggesting everybody should. But I'm just explaining why in some situations it can be the "easier" option (financially).

Last edited by Jakg, Sun 13 May 2012, 11:18.

Quote from Klutch :

You're an idiot if you don't, its what INSURANCE IS FOR. its WHY YOU PAY FOR IT. Why pay for it if you're not going to use it?

Because I'm not sure how it works elsewhere, but in the UK if you make a claim your insurance goes up as well (even if it wasn't your fault).

I.E. when my wingmirror was damaged, I could of gone through my insurance - he'd of paid a lot more through increased premiums and lost no claims, the approved body shop would of charged a million pounds for a tiny job, I'd of been without my car for several days and my insurance would of increased as well.

Instead, I got a second hand mirror on eBay for £25, swapped over the covers and glass in 10 minutes, he drops me the cash and were sorted...

Quote from Jakg :

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22" + 24" + 20" + 17" ftw.

24" was FTW until it died, so it's now it's 27"...