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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.  

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It's sitting a little higher but the ride is comparatively superb, I can't believe how much better it is to drive.  The old shocks were fucked.

Took it home via lying on the road for some four minute exposure shots.

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First photo of the van would make a great calendar photo. 

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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.

 

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Smallest boy smashed his wooden truck into my fog light.

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Tonight he's made amends

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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?

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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

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off with the old and on with the new*

*With some bits of fiat Panda. 

It's now properly driveable on actual roads.

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STANCE

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now it's just rattley and loud 😁

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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.

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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.

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Pulled the stereo and there's another code written on the top.

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Jimbob very kindly rocked up today to give me a push, and the fucking thing started like there was nothing wrong in the first place. 

 

Bastard thing.

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