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[M'coli]

Happy New

[vulgalour]

Princess seemed to have an almost imperceptible list to port when I washed it in the daytime, what could it be?  Place bets now!

 

1) It's just not settled after being jacked up on one side for welding work

B: A displacer is about to fail because I've determined to get my spare pair overhauled

iii - It really doesn't want to go to Lincolnshire next weekend

FOUR; It's just the lighting being weird

cinco> a pivot shaft has seized in just the wrong place

f ~ Paranoia

[Ghosty]

Imhotep is invisible.

[wuvvum]

Princess seemed to have an almost imperceptible list to port when I washed it in the daytime, what could it be?  Place bets now!

 

1) It's just not settled after being jacked up on one side for welding work

B: A displacer is about to fail because I've determined to get my spare pair overhauled

iii - It really doesn't want to go to Lincolnshire next weekend

FOUR; It's just the lighting being weird

cinco> a pivot shaft has seized in just the wrong place

f ~ Paranoia

[Junkman] Definitely iii. [/Junkman]

[loserone]

Imhotep is invisible.

They were eight pence short

[stuboy]

stuboy, you should've put your lights on in that tunnel.

what tunnel?

[DeeJay]

Princess seemed to have an almost imperceptible list to port when I washed it in the daytime, what could it be?  Place bets now!

 

1) It's just not settled after being jacked up on one side for welding work

B: A displacer is about to fail because I've determined to get my spare pair overhauled

iii - It really doesn't want to go to Lincolnshire next weekend

FOUR; It's just the lighting being weird

cinco> a pivot shaft has seized in just the wrong place

f ~ Paranoia

 

You only had one shoe on?

[DeeJay]

what tunnel?

 

9 mins in.

[DeeJay]

Princess seemed to have an almost imperceptible list to port when I washed it in the daytime, what could it be?  Place bets now!

 

1) It's just not settled after being jacked up on one side for welding work

B: A displacer is about to fail because I've determined to get my spare pair overhauled

iii - It really doesn't want to go to Lincolnshire next weekend

FOUR; It's just the lighting being weird

cinco> a pivot shaft has seized in just the wrong place

f ~ Paranoia

 

One foot on the kerb other in the gutter?

[DeeJay]

(When the camera fell off the screen went black hence tunnel joke).

[Asimo]

Princess seemed to have an almost imperceptible list to port when I washed it in the daytime, what could it be?  Place bets now!

 

1) It's just not settled after being jacked up on one side for welding work

B: A displacer is about to fail because I've determined to get my spare pair overhauled

iii - It really doesn't want to go to Lincolnshire next weekend

FOUR; It's just the lighting being weird

cinco> a pivot shaft has seized in just the wrong place

f ~ Paranoia

Handbrake / trailing-arm rear suspension interaction? Quite noticeable if handbrake much more effective on one side than the other.

[stuboy]

(When the camera fell off the screen went black hence tunnel joke).

bloody phone holder is spring loaded and shot it off. luckly i kept the doors on.

[purplebargeken]

Vulg, it'll be a dodgy earth. It's always a dodgy earth.

[vulgalour]

It looks level now.  It was probably all of the above.

[stuboy]

Flappy door cards on the daddywagon, i did get them all sorted while ago but i think when i had the windows tinted i think he may of busted a few, and itwas niggling at me...good old amazon purchases later....

[cobblers]

Hanging off door cards does my bloody head in, really makes the whole car seem tired out. I've learned my lesson (and you can get clips cheap nowadays) so I usually just order a handful of clips before even starting the job.

The ones on my T5 are the absolute pinnacle of VW "quality" engineering:

 

 

Obviously they just snap into pieces whenever you pry them off

[meshking]

Just got back from Brooklands new year day show.

 

Massive turn out, definitely helped by the weather. Here's a few pics, I didn't take many - was too busy chatting.

 

[Kiltox]

Hanging off door cards does my bloody head in, really makes the whole car seem tired out. I've learned my lesson (and you can get clips cheap nowadays) so I usually just order a handful of clips before even starting the job.

The ones on my T5 are the absolute pinnacle of VW "quality" engineering:

 

 

Obviously they just snap into pieces whenever you pry them off

I’ve always wanted to buy a big case of assorted trim clips for multiple cars, does such a thing exist?

[xtriple]

The XJ-S is in the garage, battery off, cover on!

 

Jeep is gone (Huzzah!) and now someone else' problem. The battery on the Fiesta was flat, tiny jump pack started it nay bother... the battery on the Jeep was flat and the tiny jump pack... started that nay bother as well! I asked the guy who owns the Jeep where it was going (he told me a couple of days ago he'd sorted something out) and he admitted he had no idea, sorted nothing! It's now sat on the road outside his house with no, you know what at all.

 

I do know some right daft bastards!

 

Put petrol in the Merc, not a single unleaded pump in the station was working and as I was there, the diesel ones started to pack up as well. Fortunately (the Merc's fuel light has been on for days and it was seriously low) the one'super unleaded' pump worked so it got £20 of finest fuel to cheer it up for the New Year.

[vulgalour]

Ready for underseal back here.

 

Ready for mud up here.

 

Front arch liners were more work to fit than all the work needed in the rear arches.  I hate fitting arch liners, but I hate rotten wings more, so needs must.

[stuboy]

More blackpool illuminations, know turn of the daddy wagon

[holbeck]

 

Jan 1. A new car (pictured with a distant cousin).

 

Well, I aquired it a couple of weeks ago, but in use as of today.

 

In other news, a real world car fancying friend is interested in the 19...... It might lead to an interesting swop......

[Fumbler]

Reasons for bowing down and worshipping car: BEIGE

[Skizzer]

I’ve always wanted to buy a big case of assorted trim clips for multiple cars, does such a thing exist?

Yup - I’ve been thinking the same and have had an eye on these:

 

https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/350Pcs-Car-Body-Plastic-Push-Pin-Rivet-Fasteners-Trim-Moulding-Clip-Assortments/223011205926

 

I haven’t actually bought them so can’t vouch for quality.

 

I also thought Woolies Trim did a mixed case but I can’t find it on their site now.

[catsinthewelder]

Slightly late news but I've fixed the belt on the 405 and may have got to the bottom of the issue. The day started surprisingly well for my first visit to ECP. The drive there was particularly good as I spotted loserone of this parish in his Legacy. I'd pre-ordered the belt on click and collect and the correct belt was there. When he asked if there was anything else I needed I asked for a tensioner that the computer claimed was out of stock. It was but when I described the symptoms the 306 owning ECP chap diagnosed the problem was actually the power steering pumps bypass valve being blocked. I can fix that when I get back at the cost of a bottle of fresh PS fluid rather than £113 for a belt tensioner. As an additional bonus I remembered to film the spannering this time.

 

Top marks to ECP Durham

[Six-cylinder]

Yup - I’ve been thinking the same and have had an eye on these:

 

https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/350Pcs-Car-Body-Plastic-Push-Pin-Rivet-Fasteners-Trim-Moulding-Clip-Assortments/223011205926

 

I haven’t actually bought them so can’t vouch for quality.

 

I also thought Woolies Trim did a mixed case but I can’t find it on their site now.

 

350 trim clips purchased so will see how they turn out.

[Sheefag]

I’ve always wanted to buy a big case of assorted trim clips for multiple cars, does such a thing exist?

 

500 pieces for 7 quid at AliExpress.

 

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1Set-500Pcs-Auto-Mixed-Fastener-Clip-Bumper-Car-Push-Engine-for-Fender-Fastener-Clip-Door-Trim/32913814416.html?spm=2114.search0104.3.97.49c622acvnVieS&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_5_10065_10068_10130_10547_319_317_10548_10696_10192_10190_453_10084_454_10083_10618_10307_10820_10301_10821_10303_537_536_10059_10884_10887_100031_321_322_10103,searchweb201603_6,ppcSwitch_0&algo_expid=3b6ea04a-953e-4dfc-9c4b-71071e62d50f-17&algo_pvid=3b6ea04a-953e-4dfc-9c4b-71071e62d50f

 

 

[anonymous user]

And all 500 pieces will be in a big bag so that you can never find enough of the ones you actually need.

[Sheefag]

[DodgeRover]

And all 500 pieces will be in a big bag so that you can never find enough of the ones you actually need.

And arrive a week after you have given up and bought them from the local factors in my recent experience with Aliexpress