🚨L1's 🇫🇷 shenanigans. Roll the dice to drive a french car

7,573 · March 28, 2023

10 hours ago, loserone said:

Genuine new rear shocks and OEM spec springs arrived last week, so tonight @Jimbob McGregor very kindly fitted them for me.

How come the normal suspension has shorter shocks than the lowered set up ?

32,425 · March 28, 2023

13 minutes ago, garbaldy said:

How come the normal suspension has shorter shocks than the lowered set up ?

Good question, well asked.

No idea. Assume that they were the wrong shocks for the car.

7,573 · March 28, 2023

4 hours ago, loserone said:

Good question, well asked.

No idea. Assume that they were the wrong shocks for the car.

Yup does seem that way from that picture.

I've only once thought I knew better than billion pound car makers and lowered a car, biggest costly mistake I ever made and stuck the normal springs back on with the uprated shocks, these roads round here are not good enough for lowering cars and totally spoil the ride, I can see the benefits for track or even foreign roads but over here waste of time.

32,425 · March 28, 2023

The car already has lowered and stiffer suspension than other models because it's got the cup pack factory fitted. Quite why someone would make it worse is beyond me

7,573 · March 28, 2023

Yes mine was a mk1 xr2 so was already better than a standard one but a big fat silly headed yoof thought he knew better than old Henry's sporting devision.

1,632 · March 28, 2023

I unlowered my 182 as soon as I got it and put it back to standard cup spec, and this is coming from someone who likes a lowered car.

182's don't have a massive amount of grip like a 197/200, but that's the fun, you can throw it about and get out of shape and it doesn't bite you in the arse.

32,425 · May 8, 2023

Perfect family car

32,425 · May 24, 2023

Mrs L1 passed a milestone on Sunday, but I've not been in the car till now to realise.

Fuel economy figure is a drive up to Rothbury and back.

This car has no right to be so economical

12,615 · May 24, 2023

On 5/8/2023 at 8:54 PM, loserone said:

Perfect family car

Get em bolted down and chuck a ratchet strap accross the kids. Go on, you know it's the right thing to do!

32,425 · May 24, 2023

Time to wash the salt off

Oh.

32,425 · May 24, 2023

Most of the LEDs work, so I cleaned it all up and put it back, and eventually got it working.

The connector is only getting 9v though, so it's pretty dim.

32,425 · May 26, 2023

Express upgrade

32,425 · May 26, 2023

The resolution of pictures really is shite on here now isn't it?

That's a USB rapid charger.

32,425 · June 1, 2023

Smallest boy smashed his wooden truck into my fog light.

Tonight he's made amends

No video of him testing because 1.32Mb is an unreasonable file size to host on a forum, so you'll have to decide how good a 2 year olds electrical skills are.

He can scoot on a bike and sing twinkle twinkle little star. Do you think he can fit a fog light?

32,425 · June 4, 2023

Give the van a stretch

20,231 · June 4, 2023

What a workhorse 💪

32,425 · June 15, 2023

Slight 182 update.

The exhaust was hanging off

That'll be it.

Help*

Fixed*

I've ordered a proper new mount for £6.88.

32,425 · June 15, 2023

PS. The suspension really is silly

32,425 · June 16, 2023

Exhaust mount bodge snapped yesterday.

It didn't leave me much choice, so out came a rabbit snare

Aand back together

That will do till a new mount arrives

32,425 · June 29, 2023

The mount arrived the next day and I fitted it.

32,425 · June 29, 2023

Today was suspension fitting day for the front.

I got a nice video from the garage* explaining what's been wrong for the last 7 weeks

* Thanks @Jimbob McGregor

off with the old and on with the new*

*With some bits of fiat Panda.

It's now properly driveable on actual roads.

STANCE

now it's just rattley and loud 😁

32,425 · June 29, 2023

P.s. anyone want to buy a full set of cock spurt springs?

32,425 · July 8, 2023

Little shit wouldn't start Thursday morning so I ended up doing the school run in the express at the last minute.

Tested the battery a few weeks back and the conclusion was "last fucking legs mate", so got a new OEM one from Tayna for £59 delivered.

Fitted it and the stereo code from Renault didn't work and it still didn't fucking start.

Spent two hours last night lying on my back under a dozen housemarten nests taking earth straps off, sanding the connections, greasing them and bolting them back together.

Was still getting nothing but one loud click when I tried to use the starter. Planned to get some help to push it up the hill and see if it would jump start, thinking it was probably the starter solenoid.