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Just had a call from the ac guy to basically warn me about the bill for the work.

17.5 hours at £45, but he’s doing this as £35 and halving the hours. You work it out still!

£160 for the spark erosion of the stud

£25 gasket from Mercedes and £10 bolts,

plus the ac compressor.

original quote was £620, so basically it’s well over £1000. Hey ho.

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20 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Just had a call from the ac guy to basically warn me about the bill for the work.

17.5 hours at £45, but he’s doing this as £35 and halving the hours. You work it out still!

£160 for the spark erosion of the stud

£25 gasket from Mercedes and £10 bolts,

plus the ac compressor.

original quote was £620, so basically it’s well over £1000. Hey ho.

AC = accumulated costs....

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First MOT passed and the bike shop I took it to had something very interesting for sale. After that, a trip to the river...

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and after that I went for a blast to another bike shop who had this outside. Not sure about the wheels, but the rest was ace...

 

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Like the scooter Billy, not so much the other one!

I have been to Halfords. I have spent money (so this should be in the grumpy thread) but I have bought a new seat belt for Chester which clips in the normal seat belt thingy, the old one was a right faff to get him into and was easily adjustable this one is. Secondary bonus: I don't have to have the proper seatbelt clipped in to stop it flashing lights and setting alarms off - seriously, never heard such a consistant racket in my life and NEVER shuts up!

Also bought a dog friendly air freshener, I doubt muchly it will conceal the pong of my two when they have been in the mud and cack but we can only try!

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In today's messing with vectra day. Managed to get the bonnet to a passable level. Fitted some genuine Chinese branded mudflaps. Will have to strip the n side wing and do it properly.fail to prepare,  prepare to fail has they say. Didn't see the sanding Mark's till I painted it. Well it's all about learning.  

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Tea with a difference this evening. It will go well with my curry.

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I'm not sure if I'm making it the correct way, but it tastes pretty good and not too far off the masala chai the Indian couple who ran a Nisa store in Northfleet used to make me on a Monday morning when I popped in there to grab my lunch. 

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4 hours ago, taxi paul said:

In today's messing with vectra day. Managed to get the bonnet to a passable level. Fitted some genuine Chinese branded mudflaps. Will have to strip the n side wing and do it properly.fail to prepare,  prepare to fail has they say. Didn't see the sanding Mark's till I painted it. Well it's all about learning.  

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That bonnet looks great from here. Good job! I still have one or two bits from my old Vectra, spare wheel with tyre that has only covered a few hundered miles (but its 10 years old!),  set of 4 placca LS trims and some dash switches. Unlikely to be of any use but theyre here FOC if you happen to need them!

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Tea with a difference this evening. It will go well with my curry.
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I'm not sure if I'm making it the correct way, but it tastes pretty good and not too far off the masala chai the Indian couple who ran a Nisa store in Northfleet used to make me on a Monday morning when I popped in there to grab my lunch. 
Decent stuff that, not as good as Lipton Moroccan spiced but a lot cheaper snd easier to find.

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Tea with a difference this evening. It will go well with my curry.
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I'm not sure if I'm making it the correct way, but it tastes pretty good and not too far off the masala chai the Indian couple who ran a Nisa store in Northfleet used to make me on a Monday morning when I popped in there to grab my lunch. 
Decent stuff that, not as good as Lipton Moroccan spiced but a lot cheaper snd easier to find.

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So a mini collection post here, as its a small vehicle, Paj Jnr need a few bits and I knew where they could be found.

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Off i go on the highway, about a ten min drive

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Then 4 wheels are two too many so we need leg powaaaaaaa,

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Nice day for it all the same

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About 30 mins later, whats that in the distance?

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its only another Paj Jnr. The fact it made it this far is quite a testament to its capabilities really.

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Its been beached for a while and fairly stripped but now there were still a few bits i could harvest. This air hose was one, mine was all split up. My thermometer is not reading and the hot cabin air flow is good, so i got that too, yet to fit it. Grabbed a few other bits and pieces. Really wanted a tailgate door card but it was gone. However a guy about 15 miles from me on my route to work is breaking one and hes got it lest. Will see what else he has.

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I am testing it tomorrow and to be honest of the stuff i can work on, there didnt seem much to do. There was a rattle from the  from left that i presumed was droplinks or some suspension item. So jacked it up and looked around but nothing obvious. it turned out that that front skit pan/sump guard thing has a bolt in each corner and two were sheered off.

So out with the drill and got thru the two of them and tapped new threads in them. also a little rubber washer on the underside to dampen any shock out of it. Didnt want to pull too hard on the new threads.

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Tailgate was not opening, i also harvested a door handle for it from the doner up in the hills but it was not required. Just fixed the bar thing back into its place.

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Was able to get to the brake light and replace a bulb.

Thats pretty much all i can do with it. It has a test in the morning so we will see. Its got what i would consider a significant oil leak. going on so not sure will that count against it.

 

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I ordered a continuation service book for the merc from a chap on eBay (where does he get all these service books from?) and it arrived in double quick time yesterday morning. Sadly it was for a MINI. I messaged him through eBay (but what the hell is the matter with their 'contact seller' message thng?) and he apologised and said he'd send a prper one straight out. He certainly did as it arrived this morning. I have left him excellent feedback :) 

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Mrs Dustbinlady and I are having day around Portsmouth. Walked around Southsea castle.

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Dr Who nerd moment above⬆️

Just had a spot of lunch at the Spice island inn (recommend) now walking back to the car then of to borrow some tools from a fellow shiter before heading home.

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Heater blower doesn't work on the T25. They're only about £35 though, or something like that. Not so bad, hey? Actually YES IT FUCKING WELL IS because it seems you have to take the entire dash board off/out to change it. Also, 'because VW' the twatting battery has decided to keep flattening itself the last few days, and changing to a known good one possibly isn't any different.

My neighbour asked for first refusal if I decided to sell it, will be knocking her door down soon if it carries on like this. 

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3 hours ago, clayts450 said:

And....? Don't keep us in suspenders...

Fail. ?

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The CV boot and tyres were mentioned as advisories on last year's MOT so I knew they'd probably need doing although I didn't realise the front tyre was so bad. Overall not as bad as I thought it might be and no mention of corrosion which was a pleasant surprise considering the rather crusty rear arches. I will be getting it sorted as I enjoy driving it and I'd like a chance to get a couple of  pictures of it with my brother's Fiesta.   

 

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I checked the Power steering fluid again (just because I worry...) and it is now a lovely nearly clear fluid with just a pale green tinge, just like it should be. This is good :)  Also just had to get something out of the boot of the car for a friend: pressed the unlock button and all the lights came on (headlights etc and the interior ones) as well as the car unlocking and she oohed and aahed over it. Another female gadget freak :)  

It's not just men who are sad old bastards...

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