What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[Tickman]

I didn't get the Audio manual or stereo code with the Focus, so I thought I'd pull out the unit and get the serial number off it, and then hit up a dealer for the code.

 

Previous owner=legend. Code on a Post It stuck to the head unit.

I love this, I had a Renault that had no code and had to give the dealers a call, the local dealer wanted loads of information which I didn't have but the supplying dealer in Inverness asked the registration and 30 seconds later rattled the code off!

[Negative Creep]

Why do they still bother coding radios? Who is going to bother stealing one these days?

[twosmoke300]

Saabs don't have codes you have to use tech 2 to divorce and remarry radios if you swap them !

If you don't divorce a radio before you remove it it's useless without hacking

[Pillock]

I can't think of any new cars that have a head unit that would fit another car - and in some cases, they appear to be part of the dashboard. Chances of them getting nicked is minimal, so codes are useless.

At least our 2008 VW has a gap that can be turned into a double DIN slot with a plate, I looked at a few newer cars where you can't even see that it's a removable part. My 2014 Astra stereo display also controls the heater, various options for the car such as light delay, unlock all/one settings, chimes and whatever so it can't be binned. Focus was the same, climate control won't work without the factory fit head unit.

 

Which would be good, if they made decent stereos to start with but they don't. Neither the Astra nor the Focus would stream music from phones - just make calls - and the Focus and VW don't have Aux input at all so you have to use these weird shiny disc things.

[andy18s]

A what now?????

 

 

[twosmoke300]

Aygo one I'd say

[bub2006]

Yesterday was my birthday so the xantia was brimmed on tesco finest diesel and i took the van away. I have done 198 mile in total and it took19 quid to fill up again. Just over 51 mpg. How can something so big and towing a van be so economical?

[Richard]

 

 

Which would be good, if they made decent stereos to start with but they don't. Neither the Astra nor the Focus would stream music from phones - just make calls - and the Focus and VW don't have Aux input at all so you have to use these weird shiny disc things.

 

The Focus should have Aux-in, although probably not where you would expect to find it. Is it one of those horrible ones that look as if they came from a 1980s toybox?

[Pillock]

It was a Blaupunkt satnav thing, the factory fit one. No aux, no USB, CD changer instead

[hairnet]

keep meaning to photocopy docs to reg the visa (no its not for parking and speed cameras it doesnt go anywhere much for that and the footy round here finished on tuesday so no pissing off the wardens for 3 months )

 

keep losing temporarily my library card........ was gonna go out now to do it

 

it was on the table under the telly the other week its not now and i havent tidied up

 

needed to print out some pics to date an old triumph for uncle pat - cant do that either

 

must find out if works computers print in colour

[Eddie Honda]

 Hibs

[cort16]

It's going to be an interesting evening on Leith walk tonight!

[xtriple]

The Revenant is brilliant.

 

The Martian is brilliant.

 

Ted 2 is okay.

 

Daddys home is utter shite.

 

My application for film critic still goes unanswered by the powers that be.

[The Moog]

 

 

I have done 198 mile in total and it took19 quid to fill up again. Just over 51 mpg. How can something so big and towing a van be so economical?

That's great. I didn't get anywhere near that!

[bub2006]

Im amazed but i do drive like doris!

[michael1703]

Just won my villages scarecrow competition with my scrap metal alien

 

 

I feel guilty that I left the fete at 4:30 and the presentation was at 5, just had a knock on the door and got a trophy/certificate/box of liquorice all sorts.

 

Next year's scarecrow will be 99% betterer though, I'll start making it earlier next year rather than leaving it until the last day

[Ghosty]

The Co-op is rebranding.

 

 

Why is this a grin?

 

 

LOGOSHITE

[M'coli]

 Hibs

That explains the lack of follow-up pish on facebook from my cousin and my mate... :-D

[Guest Hooli]

Just won my villages scarecrow competition with my scrap metal alien

 

 

I feel guilty that I left the fete at 4:30 and the presentation was at 5, just had a knock on the door and got a trophy/certificate/box of liquorice all sorts.

 

Next year's scarecrow will be 99% betterer though, I'll start making it earlier next year rather than leaving it until the last day

 

That is bloody brilliant!

[robinmasters]

I may be* repeating myself, but old Top Gear. Brilliant.

 

https://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=CUVmNCdf4tI

 

(I have tried to embed this, but I'm too pissed to work out why it isn't working)

 

The blueprint for every 'Mike Brewer buys a car' montage. New Top Gear have also borrowed the 'irate viewer writes in to complain about their focusing on expensive cars' bit too.

 

Quentin Wilson has defined modern television motoring journalism. A receding hairlined, vampire-looking (alleged) used car clocking knobber of the highest order.

 

Still, at least he's not getting royalties for it.

 

 

 

*I'm well aware that I am

[Richard]

I don't think you can embed videos from the phone.

 

[twosmoke300]

Missis went out on the lash last night so I made the most of the time usually wasted waiting up .

I plotted a trail riding route in memory map for next weekend .

117 miles and two fuel stops - it's gonna be a beaut .

The guy who told me where the lanes were said they were bloody tough so it's gonna be a great day in north Devon !

[Cheggers]

Spotted this old garage sign in Barcelona yesterday. Apologies for the lousy photo, but the right hand side of the sign boasts of their specialism in Renault 4 CV & Dauphine.

 

 

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[skattrd]

A couple of grins for me today:

Firstly Sealtainn winning a roffle when he's many miles and a ferry from the car.

A minor grin, I've been away for a week and have just caught up with the tat thread, there's so much wonderful chod available. I have limited funds at present and no space, so only made an offer on one vehicle in the thread, fingers crossed the seller doesn't accept the offer.

[doobietoo]

This weekend's plan was to finish taking down the wall at the front of our bungalow I have been putting this job off as it took 3 fit landscapers a week to do 2/3rds of it anyway it only took me a day to finish it.... why is this a grin because we are just leaving to go to Beaulieu to the auto jumble yay

[barmatt]

A friend that lives in Spain for most of the year asked me to find him a Discovery that can live at his house in England to be used for general load lugging/maintenance duties when he's here. I found this one quite locally last week, very low mileage, pretty good nick and after some haggling, the price was right.

 

 

 

The only major issue it had was that the turbo didn't seem to be working properly but I thought what the hell, worse case I've got a spare turbo in the shed I could stick on it.

 

Well, after having a poke around this morning I found that the turbo actuator arm wasn't attached and it felt as though the diaphragm had seized (I guess from lack of use), an hour or so of blasting an airline down it and a load of wiggling it about the diaphragm freed up and it now functions perfectly.

 

The Disco feels like a different animal with a functioning turbo. I love a free fix.

[purplebargeken]

On the way home I spotted an old and patina covered Renner with weird headlight surrounds and a very sloped rear screen. Gave the bloke driving it a big thumbs up. Then an R reg 1200 Bandit in minty condition, had a quick chat with the rider whilst sat at the traffic lights. Lovely bike

[fordperv]

I am a firm believer in karma and everything happens for a reason. I was in the right place at the right time for someone today, Earlier a mate messaged me saying he had a guy coming to pick up some wheels but he's on his way back from an autotest so pop up and have a look at his car when he gets there as he is towing it back home, I popped up, me and my mate had a chat then he turned up, it was a corsa b 1600 sport, my mate lives in a tight cul-de-sac so instead of him struggling we took the trailer from the back of his car and as we were just about going to turn it there was a god awful bang and the trailer dropped, the weld that runs at the bottom of the hub mounting plate failed causing the wheel to have extreme negative camber and was jammed against the trailer chassis, it was a home made trailer he had bought from someone and the weld that failed resembled coco pops and hadn't penetrated properly, this poor lad and his mrs were on their way home to Abergele so I rushed to mine to get changed and pick up my welder and some tools and set about repairing it and get them on their way, ground everything back, the hub needed some gentle persuasion with a big bar to get the surfaces to butt up for welding but we got there

 

We popped his car and my saph in a neighbouring driveway

 

 

Welded the trailer at the side of the road

 

 

This was his tow car, ex police and very lovely

 

 

I've not long had a message from my mate they have let him know they have got back safe and sound, I'm chuffed I was able to help them out

[vulgalour]

I sometimes get tips for my work if  customer is really happy with what I've produced.  It always gives me the warm fuzzies when I get a tip and very occasionally it's something a bit different.  Today, a tip arrived from shiter Hertz for the big A3 montage I did for him and it's just brilliant and perfectly timed because I've been feeling a bit grouchy about not making better progress on the Renault the last couple of weeks.

 

 

 

I'd not been able to find a 6 toy I liked to date, but this one I really do.  It's made by Guisyal, a diecast manufacturer I hadn't heard of, and is really quite nice quality.  Not a bad size for a keyring either and with it being a forward opening bonnet, all the opening panels stay shut when it's hanging from the ignition, which is a nice touch.  Lovely stuff  Cheers again, Hertz!

[jakebullet]

Had a fairly dismal Friday night at Kinky Girl's. As it was almost her birthday, what would you like to do love? Obtain a dvd of 'creed', and dominos.

 

Film was at best meh!, and dominos was late / cold.

 

Why the grin thread? Complained on dominos site & got a refund. Sold the ultraviolet code for £3, and cex'd the disc for £6. So a dismal night in only cost a quid in total.