Sloth in a bowl Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 I was showing Dave, (whom has bought the Puma off me,) the Megane and its silly boot.Close boot, close doors, plip car locked, 15 seconds later, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, oh dear. Alarm triggered by something, soft battery?Get out the multi-meter thing and look at the battery, 12.82 that's good, 12.81, oh, 12.80, something is draining the battery. What had I touched? the boot.So based on previous experience with a Laguna, does the boot light go out? Open boot, boot light onpress boot light off plunger, boot light still ondrop rear seats and close boot, boot light still on Remove bulb from the boot light, plip lock carBlessed silence. Also got wipers working occasionally, but looks like I need to take them apart and clean the rotating contacts up.They stick in various places on a regular basis.This maybe a job to do during shitefest, so that lots of helpers* can point out what I am doing wrong. More pictures of Megane due when it stops raining. Junkman, The Moog, Dirk Diggler and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 madness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 Because... Heidel_Kakao, Sloth in a bowl and HMC 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sloth in a bowl Posted May 30, 2017 Author Share Posted May 30, 2017 It's still being French, I think that the boot close position plunger is intermittent in effect so the alarm thinks that the car has been left open hence BEEEEEP and so did the boot light. Wiring investigations will take place in a field of dreams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 What I always do on Renaults is disconnect the alarm siren. On the Laguna II and Megane II, its a connector that lives behind the n/s back seats. If you do it when its unlocked, it disables it without a moan. chaseracer and Sloth in a bowl 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sloth in a bowl Posted May 30, 2017 Author Share Posted May 30, 2017 Have a picture download Pretty, love the side view of these Back, not so good Rear 3/4 view gets better again Boot, rubbish Dash, meh Seating position, comfy, but I would love to pull the wheel an inch or two towards me The front seats are ok, and nicely soft, but the support behind the shoulders is a bit to low for me and I'm only 5' 10" Rear seats, no use for anything Overall where the Puma felt like a little hoon it sports car to drive, this feels like a little cruise it GT, everything is a bit softer and more relaxed than you expect.I'm still not sure if this is a long term keeper or not. Junkman, Lord Sterling and Conrad D. Conelrad 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 Clearly not, Julian - your sig remains unupdated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad D. Conelrad Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 Those seats are nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 Looks a clean one:) Buy some scrubbing wipes man and sort out that fooking steering wheel - I can see the dead skin from here Seriously, it will scrub up well with a touch of elbow grease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sloth in a bowl Posted May 30, 2017 Author Share Posted May 30, 2017 Looks a clean one:) Buy some scrubbing wipes man and sort out that fooking steering wheel - I can see the dead skin from here Seriously, it will scrub up well with a touch of elbow grease. True Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sloth in a bowl Posted October 17, 2017 Author Share Posted October 17, 2017 Sloth's Stable has acquired a new stall.I took 4 loads of shit to the tip on Sunday afternoon to clear it out but the results are encouraging. The garage is actually owned by the current owner of an old friend. Which is a godsend as renting garages in Birmingham is a right hassle. Planning is underway to fill the garage. Also the Megane is undergoing its MOT this afternoon, fingers are crossed. Lord Sterling, The Moog, Heidel_Kakao and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Please sir, I can fill it for you! Angrydicky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Megane looks good, not tried one of those properly. You're lucky with that garage, renting a garage in Birmingham in non-existant. I applied to the clowncil years ago as did my Mum and a friend on my behalf, non of us ever received anything back from the council. I've still got my garage in Telford and yard in Bewdley but am still looking for long term covered storage somewhere around West Mids, Worcestershire or Shropshire. Not gonna be easy. Have you got space in front of the garage? Not looking to fill it, just wondering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sloth in a bowl Posted October 17, 2017 Author Share Posted October 17, 2017 LS The driveway in front of the garage is usually filled with friend's significant other's Fiat 500, which has been a unreliable ball ache of a car.The previous Ka was much better, till it went crusty. The Renault has failed the MoT big time on emissions as well as a short list of other minor issues, I'm letting the garage run through the list and see if a lamda sensor change will get me an MoT. Lord Sterling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Every time I see the back end of one of those Meganes I have two memories. Firstly, Network Q RAC Rally Championship for DOS, circa 1996. Secondly, the smell of cheap interior plastics cleaner as my mate had a black one and used to use gallons of the shit. Sloth in a bowl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 the other question is how did fair sctsch fit in it to gan fae chips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sloth in a bowl Posted October 17, 2017 Author Share Posted October 17, 2017 the other question is how did fair sctsch fit in it to gan fae chips The black hole of Calcutta accessory pack. chaseracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sloth in a bowl Posted October 18, 2017 Author Share Posted October 18, 2017 With a good few tenners spent, the Renault then made it through the MOT. New boots, rear pads and a couple of bulbs. The sort of thing that if I was sensible and had MoT'd it in the summer then I would have sorted over a few lazy evenings, but now the rain and damp has appeared, not so much. I really should get a new post cat lambda sensor or new cat for next year as the emissions results were not good. mk2_craig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidel_Kakao Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 I only just noticed the smiley face in the dirty garage window Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bianconeri Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 What I always do on Renaults is disconnect the alarm siren. On the Laguna II and Megane II, its a connector that lives behind the n/s back seats. If you do it when its unlocked, it disables it without a moan.Back when I had no sense we had a new Audi Cabriolet that kept triggering the alarm. The twatty Audi dealer fixed* it under warranty by disconnecting the alarm siren. So it just sat there for hours flashing its lights until the battery went flat. Next report of a problem with the alarm was reported back as NFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 Has it fro yet and what tat is racechaser pointing you at chaseracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 He's already got something interesting. My lips are sealed... mk2_craig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sloth in a bowl Posted October 28, 2017 Author Share Posted October 28, 2017 New member of the stable fills* it's stall Thanks to James for the chance to purchase this and also for helping out when the garage door fell off it's frame.Tomorrow afternoon will be 'fix the door' afternoon. catsinthewelder, Angrydicky, HillmanImp and 21 others 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Brilliant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Great news!! Even with something as slim as a SC100 in there, that garage still looks a bit tight for width. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 ACE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 New member of the stable fills* it's stall Wizzkid 1.jpg Thanks to James for the chance to purchase this and also for helping out when the garage door fell off it's frame.Tomorrow afternoon will be 'fix the door' afternoon.Ah! I remeber this from a few years ago when we a 'driveway fixit' day, sometime in 2013? That would look so good with your Datsun 260Z, like 'little and large'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 I was looking up about the Suzuki Whizzkid, can you believe someone has done this to one? How? And more to the point, why? Tamworthbay, Magnificent Rustbucket, Dick Longbridge and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 nutter (and not the white one) can you find a fucked baleno and rape it for engine duties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod/b Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Here pre-fucked-up: http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_889352-Suzuki-SC-100-1982.html HillmanImp, Junkman, mk2_craig and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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