Tigerfox Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 Back in the day I worked in VW garage and you could order the plates direct from the factory if I remember correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 I wouldn't mind a set for the Audi. oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juular Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 I now have vibration white finger. It looks solid but I have found some more STRUCTURAL TIN FOIL and various other crimes against motoring. Dyslexic Viking, HillmanImp, Sigmund Fraud and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 13 hours ago, Lacquer Peel said: Are they original or reproduction plates? I like the VAG dealer specific font of the 1980s a lot. What a lovely thing Thanks, they are reproduction plates from Retroplates, I had a photo of the orginial ones so knew what they should be like and when I bought the car a previous 'dubber' had fitted modern tin plates. Expensive but very good chaseracer, LightBulbFun, Split_Pin and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 1 hour ago, juular said: various other crimes against motoring I've seen my own today too. The MOT history is particularly colourful. AnnoyingPentium, Datsuncog, GingerNuttz and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 52 minutes ago, trigger said: Thanks, they are reproduction plates from Retroplates, I had a photo of the orginial ones so knew what they should be like and when I bought the car a previous 'dubber' had fitted modern tin plates. Expensive but very good He's done mine too, freestyled them from a window sticker for the logo. They're beautiful: Shite Ron, Austat, trigger and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 40 minutes ago, SiC said: I've seen my own today too. The MOT history is particularly colourful. Stuboy, is that you? cobblers, OM646, RoverFolkUs and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurious Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 1 hour ago, trigger said: Expensive but very good How expensive is expensive? Wondering what I could get for my Audi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinmasters Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 The current 'Harvey Dent' fleet*. Supernaut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 55 minutes ago, Spurious said: How expensive is expensive? Wondering what I could get for my Audi. I believe it was £60, if you aren't bothered by the logo and just want plain period font plates then fancyplates are very good too. Spurious 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRi05 Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 2 hours ago, SiC said: I've seen my own today too. The MOT history is particularly colourful. Fairly sure the added on tat will be structural at this point AnnoyingPentium, Semi-C and RoverFolkUs 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadsword Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 1 hour ago, robinmasters said: The current 'Harvey Dent' fleet*. Does my old Xantia live on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 Out of gas and flapwheels to be able to finish this off. Got the trailing edge of the arch and the end of the sill to finish. Amazed at how little distortion I ended up with in the panel since there's two really long butt welds to put a fillet in above the repair panel because I managed to cock up the initial fitting. If this were restoration, this wouldn't be good enough because the profiles aren't correct at the sill-to-arch bit due to the repair panel being really wrong in that area and me not having the skills to make it right. Fortunately, this is just repair, so it just needs to not be rusty. Shouldn't need a lot of filler to finish off, though I'm not expecting a perfect finish on any of this. I am amazed that the city X sticker didn't burn away, must have controlled my panel heat pretty well to pull that one off. Stevebrookman, Datsuncog, MJK 24 and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 So Boris got a fine. Well he has proved everybody wrong - he can organise a piss up. AnnoyingPentium, brownnova, GingerNuttz and 5 others 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 5 hours ago, trigger said: I believe it was £60, if you aren't bothered by the logo and just want plain period font plates then fancyplates are very good too. Fancy plates put logos on for me, I just emailed him a photograph. AnnoyingPentium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 Gotta love defective parts. I hit a bump on the way to work and was greeted by bouncy speedo of bounciness and a loud scuffing noise. I phoned Chevronics and they said it was probably the cable falling out the socket in the binnacle. It wasn't. It turns out the bottom cable, which is new from the OEM, managed to fall out its crimped plug thingie You can faintly see the imprints where the plug was really weakly crimped on. I wiggled it back into position and applied liberal amounts of superglue. I pushed it home and put in the rubber stopper. I also routed the cable a bit better before putting the airbox back in place. Yoss, Vantman, grogee and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 I guess part of selling your boring and uninteresting soul to the great Lord Alphabet is some cool stats... Went to dad's this weekend. Home to my granny's, then granny's back home today. 72 miles dead on each trip. 45 minutes more today coming home thanks to leaving Alwalton at 10 to 4 and hitting every rush hour bottleneck the A1 Southbound has to offer, and some roadworks in wing that sprang up fucking yesterday as they weren't there Sunday, vs a Sunday at 08.30 nailed to the floor no other cars on the road as fast as I fucking can with the kids in the car so a touch of sensibility 1h38 door to the petrol station 3/4 of a mile from my grans house. Then from granny's to dad's is another 16 miles. There's 2 ways I go, both 16 miles each it seems, but the a16 is quicker. We got stuck behind a tractor and there's roadworks by bretton and we still did it 5 minutes quicker than a pretty decent drive via eye and Thorney, fast where I could and meh where I couldn't. 🤓 Can see why people get into this trip logging lark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 8 hours ago, SRi05 said: Fairly sure the added on tat will be structural at this point "exhaust wrapped in foil" - Mmmmmm, fantastic! Though I imagine that foil has better structural intregirty than the rest of the Kak Also, 146,000 miles!? That's the highest I've seen a MK1 Ka reach! AnnoyingPentium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 High praise. Datsuncog, Dan29, HillmanImp and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 The sedan has been in for some paintwork. It came back on Friday afternoon, and on Saturday morning I fitted new discs and pads to the front, as braking had gone a bit vague lately. Discs were on offer from ECP so cost a tenner and Blue Print (Febi) pads were £15. While fitting them I found a loose CV boot held on with a cable tie... that has a proper clip on it now. Saturday afternoon I wandered off to Kettering to meet up with some mates at a Premier Inn and subsequently off to Japfest. Had a belter of a weekend, hopefully I can make the most of the season. I truly love this car, finding it last year was simply fait accomplis. Car has performed flawlessly but I vaguely suspect the rear suspension is coming up on renewal as there's a bit of a clunk from the rear top mounts when it goes over bumps (four up with luggage admittedly). A mate took this pic. I'm hoping to enter it to the show and shine at the northern Mimms Honda Day meet next month. FOTU concours would be nice but I don't think it's up to that. brownnova, wuvvum, 3VOM and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 17 hours ago, vulgalour said: Out of gas and flapwheels to be able to finish this off. Got the trailing edge of the arch and the end of the sill to finish. Amazed at how little distortion I ended up with in the panel since there's two really long butt welds to put a fillet in above the repair panel because I managed to cock up the initial fitting. If this were restoration, this wouldn't be good enough because the profiles aren't correct at the sill-to-arch bit due to the repair panel being really wrong in that area and me not having the skills to make it right. Fortunately, this is just repair, so it just needs to not be rusty. Shouldn't need a lot of filler to finish off, though I'm not expecting a perfect finish on any of this. I am amazed that the city X sticker didn't burn away, must have controlled my panel heat pretty well to pull that one off. 12 year old me is very jealous of your rear wash wipe and digital clock. My folks had a City with no X on it in the same colour. E930 DOS. Why I can remember that reg and not where I put something 5 minutes ago is a source of constant wonder to me. vulgalour, chodweaver and BorniteIdentity 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Took a gamble on a speedo cable for an 1800 Princess fitting the 1700 Princess because I couldn't see BL changing the instruments and the gearbox. Paid off. Still a rotten job to do and I've managed to gouge my forehead on the dashboard so the mandatory blood sacrifice has been made. Hopefully this one lasts, a spare has been ordered just in case it doesn't. JMotor, LightBulbFun, Lacquer Peel and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 2 hours ago, vulgalour said: Took a gamble on a speedo cable for an 1800 Princess fitting the 1700 Princess because I couldn't see BL changing the instruments and the gearbox. Paid off. Still a rotten job to do and I've managed to gouge my forehead on the dashboard so the mandatory blood sacrifice has been made. Hopefully this one lasts, a spare has been ordered just in case it doesn't. This was the meeting at which the instrument update for the 1800 Princess was discussed. After a brief* strike, they decided to carry over the 1700 instruments unchanged. OM646, Yoss, RoverFolkUs and 12 others 2 1 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Wait, that Micra you're wasting your life on is CVT? Christ. BorniteIdentity, AnnoyingPentium, SiC and 4 others 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 7 minutes ago, Ghosty said: Wait, that Micra you're wasting your life on is CVT? Christ. You didn't know? I'd have left the high idle bollocks be if it were a manual. Ghosty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 53 minutes ago, HarmonicCheeseburger said: The loom over the throttle position sensor was exposed, and when wet/damp would send the sensor intermittent or off, hence the high idle. Wrapped it up with insulation tape, and even after a car wash no more problems. Pic before for reference. Would I be better swapping the insulation tape for something more specialised? 90% sure this was the issue as the random high idle I've been having for over a year now is exactly the same RPM as when you disconnect this plug and switch into D. So it appears least to me that the car was loosing connection to this plug randomly when driving (or I think in wet/damp conditions) Pot it in epoxy or something. HarmonicCheeseburger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Put 240v and finally kill it off completely HarmonicCheeseburger, AnnoyingPentium, RoverFolkUs and 1 other 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 1 minute ago, SiC said: Put 240v and finally kill it off completely Not enough. I suggest getting a microwave transformer. Ghosty, RoverFolkUs and GrumpiusMaximus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 15 minutes ago, Ghosty said: Wait, that Micra you're wasting your life on is CVT? Christ. To be fair, you have to give him some points for being so dedicated in trying to keep the damn thing on the road! RoverFolkUs and AnnoyingPentium 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 1 hour ago, HarmonicCheeseburger said: The loom over the throttle position sensor was exposed, and when wet/damp would send the sensor intermittent or off, hence the high idle. Wrapped it up with insulation tape, and even after a car wash no more problems. Pic before for reference. Would I be better swapping the insulation tape for something more specialised? 90% sure this was the issue as the random high idle I've been having for over a year now is exactly the same RPM as when you disconnect this plug and switch into D. So it appears least to me that the car was loosing connection to this plug randomly when driving (or I think in wet/damp conditions) Use hot glue. Layer it up and wait a few secs between layers so it doesn't just run off, then lick your fingers wet, man up and mould the glue nicely before it hardens! It removes more easily than epoxy if needed, I do similar with hoover repair bodging, if it doesn't work it all picks off OK and you sigh and then get the epoxy out... HarmonicCheeseburger, juular, RoverFolkUs and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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