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7 minutes ago, Stanky said:

Are those Irwin bolt removers one use? or are they able to be detached from the extracted bolt and reused? I assume hammering them onto a seized bolt doesn't do them much good or are they made of double 'ard admantium or something?

Reusable. Mine look like brand new. I just lay it on the ground and tap with a hammer to free the old bolt. If things are still jammed, put the socket in a vice and hammer it out with a punch.

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I'm about to embark on a new construction project. Today I had a meeting about it and it sparked my curiosity because it's out in the country side. I accessed some files of pictures taken of the oversite... the cleared land. There's an old abandoned selection of buildings beyond the boundary and what did I see?

A severely pogweaseled, red (pink), complete looking, 8v MK2 golf GTi hiding in the overgrowth. GODAMMIT! Why me? Why do I have this desire to give it a home? I just hope it's owned by some angry, slightly bonkers farmer who tells me to get to fuck and sees me off his land with a shotgun.

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7 hours ago, Stanky said:

Are those Irwin bolt removers one use? or are they able to be detached from the extracted bolt and reused? I assume hammering them onto a seized bolt doesn't do them much good or are they made of double 'ard admantium or something?

As mentioned, they are pretty tough. I've had mine for 10 years and they have taken some amount of abuse.

They work best with an impact wrench, but they also work with a ratchet if you try to simulate an impact gun by wiggling / shocking the socket until it bites channels down into the bolt for the teeth to grip into.

Once it has buried itself in the metal you can apply a surprising amount of torque. 

With the impact wrench you just hammer one on and the gun does all the work.

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1 hour ago, Fumbler said:

Collapsed Sun The Third ordered for the boot. I'll pick it up at college next week.
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I've just driven @yes oui si's BX home and it's got LEDs everywhere.  They're painful and horrible and horrific.  Yuk.

 

Also, pretty sure they're brighter than the headlights

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On 4/28/2021 at 10:35 AM, Mike D said:

My hunt for a Mk2 Golf ended on Monday :)

 

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To say i'm happy with it is an understatement, it's in fantastic condition, I know the suspension and wheels won't appeal to a lot on here, but I think it suits them. It seems to be great on fuel, and I've not stopped grinning every time I drive it - it's an absolute weapon with the 1.8 20v Turbo conversion. Power steering model too so it's actually nice to drive around town.

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Verdict - Well chuffed :D

I assume the Ronals are 15"? I think they all are. They just look bigger than mine. 

These are mine on the Felicia before all the laquer fell off (the Felly not the Ronals). 

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Mine have the Ronal inscription which might make them look smaller as they break up the surface. I think they are the perfect size. Big (and wide) enough    to make a noticeable difference to the handling but any bigger looks silly on a small(ish) car. Lovely looking Golf too by the way. 

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On 4/28/2021 at 10:35 AM, Mike D said:

My hunt for a Mk2 Golf ended on Monday :)

 

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To say i'm happy with it is an understatement, it's in fantastic condition, I know the suspension and wheels won't appeal to a lot on here, but I think it suits them. It seems to be great on fuel, and I've not stopped grinning every time I drive it - it's an absolute weapon with the 1.8 20v Turbo conversion. Power steering model too so it's actually nice to drive around town.

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Verdict - Well chuffed :D

That's lovely! More photos and info required!Java green? Prices of mk2s seem to have spiralled since I sold my old mk2 GTi running a VR6 lump six years ago and even scruffy examples seem to be strong money. 

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2 hours ago, Amishtat said:

Nice sunny day here so let's see how this gets on with getting a couple of decades' worth of dirt out of the Volvo seats 

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Let us know how that goes. I have about six years' worth of horse-related stains that could do with removing....

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On 4/29/2021 at 9:53 PM, Split_Pin said:

Cheers for the updates on the history! The aux belt looks in perfect condition so the timing belt would probably be fine however I don't like playing roulette with a car that's worth keeping.

Sadly HBOL was useless as it was showing a different engine. Someone on the Facebook page sent me the right picture over tea time and I finally realised what I'd done wrong, all back together now. Its a really weird route that passes through a slot in the engine mount.

Its always with a sense of shame that I admit defeat on a job but if I continued I would have made it almost impossible for someone else to get the bolts out. Its booked in next Thursday at the same place that welded it to have the belt changes. Its a Gates kit so hopefully the water pump should last! 

Totally agree it's not worth the risk. Every car I've had if I'm keeping it more than a few months etc, received a full cambelt change. Even my £150 Escort Mk4, which was probably one of the most roughest looking cars I've owned! 

Gates should be fine, I'm pretty sure the previous kits were Gates too. I think the only reason the pump failed, was because the one kit supplied had a plastic impeller. So worth checking that out perhaps before hand. 

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3 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

Let us know how that goes. I have about six years' worth of horse-related stains that could do with removing....

Fairly well, I'm bound to say. No before picture because I am unintelligent and it was embarrassingly minging. It's been off the road nearly a year and outside under trees for the first six months of that, so it's going to take some cleaning up before trying for an Mot. The driver's seat will receive a second go but I'm impressed how much cleaner it looks after one application. (other stuff might well be better, this was on offer in B&M yesterday) 

 

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5 hours ago, Amishtat said:

Nice sunny day here so let's see how this gets on with getting a couple of decades' worth of dirt out of the Volvo seats 

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I've come to the conclusion that nothing works better than a wet vac. Everything else just moved dirt around or not at all. It's grim what a wet vac will pull out. 

 

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For a spray on bottle that worked well I think @Amishtat

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Haven't got one but I'd like to try it, that must be the best way to really get the shit out of the fabric. I was concerned I'd just be grinding it further in doing it this way but it's not come up too badly. The water in the bucket I rinsed the brush and sponge in was absolutely fucking rank though..This is a job I've been meaning to do since I've had the car. 

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1 minute ago, Amishtat said:

Haven't got one but I'd like to try it, that must be the best way to really get the shit out of the fabric. I was concerned I'd just be grinding it further in doing it this way but it's not come up too badly. The water in the bucket I rinsed the brush and songe in was absolutely fucking rank though..This is a job I've been meaning to do since I've had the car. 

Rugdoctor out of Tescos for a day.  Could do some other jobs. 

Get a spray bottle that's empty, I filled it up with liquid detergent and hot water. Got all the seats dampened an hour before I attacked it with the rug doctor so as to soften the grease and dirt. 

Do it over a week of good weather and let the windows down to dry itself out. 

It took me about an hour of vaccing the Primera to get it very very clean. Tbf, it wasn't bad to begin with, I just had a rug doctor there to use when I got it. 

 

 

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1 hour ago, Amishtat said:

Fairly well, I'm bound to say. No before picture because I am unintelligent and it was embarrassingly minging. It's been off the road nearly a year and outside under trees for the first six months of that, so it's going to take some cleaning up before trying for an Mot. The driver's seat will receive a second go but I'm impressed how much cleaner it looks after one application. (other stuff might well be better, this was on offer in B&M yesterday) 

 

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I swear by Screwfix carpet cleaner , 5 litres of concentrate for about a tenner

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16 hours ago, loserone said:

I've just driven @yes oui si's BX home and it's got LEDs everywhere.  They're painful and horrible and horrific.  Yuk.

 

Also, pretty sure they're brighter than the headlights

I don't mind them at all- it's one of those reversible things I can always change back if I want to. I'm keeping all the bulbs in the glovebox as they're fine and work, I just wanted something brighter in there. I will say, though, the LEDs will suit the boot a lot better than the cabin.

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35 minutes ago, Fumbler said:

I don't mind them at all- it's one of those reversible things I can always change back if I want to. I'm keeping all the bulbs in the glovebox as they're fine and work, I just wanted something brighter in there. I will say, though, the LEDs will suit the boot a lot better than the cabin.

I'll happily fit LEDs to brake lights and rear fog lights to anything with incandescent type bulbs .

Sadly with modern lights you need to go a bit brighter to stand out.  I'd consider it a safety upgrade

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My old Aerodeck had LED sidelights, reversing lights, interior lights and a few other bits. The sidelights were naff so I put them back to incandescent, but the dark interior and reversing lights really benefitted from the LEDs.
Besides, someone had glued the interior light shut. 

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33 minutes ago, Spurious said:

I'll happily fit LEDs to brake lights and rear fog lights to anything with incandescent type bulbs .

Sadly with modern lights you need to go a bit brighter to stand out.  I'd consider it a safety upgrade

I haven't put any LEDs on the outside, just the inside which is easily accessible. When bulbs start burning out I may consider LED replacements.

Filled the BX with petrol and it made 36MPG on this run. That's probably due to all the idling it did yesterday, as well as the average 75 or so I did on the A303.

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