What work did you do on your car today?
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Re: What work did you do on your car today?
Spewing! Even just those hoses are a PITA rather than the core itself. Bugger.
I fix cars.
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Ive had that happen believe it or not (twicesilverGPX wrote:dstocks wrote:Argggg, failed again. A bit of colour fade due to over stretching with insufficient heat. Worst part is I have put it all back together. So will have to pull it all apart again another time.Yeah, made 3 mistakes. Could probably have lived with the two smaller ones, but the slice above the wheel arch was about 8cm long. Re-patched and was not easy to see, but I knew it was there.
Also failed with the angel exes on the VW foglights. Took bumper off to rewire to a switch instead of parkers, unattached wire and put it all back together and the bloody thing is still working off the parkers. Ive missed something. Not had a good couple of days...
Haha thats nothing compared to me.
I degassed my aircon to replace heater core pipes with the brass ones, Got it all in and everything, idled the car for a good 30mins and revved it and stuff while the evaporator was out so i could get a look.
No leaks so I thought all sweet! Wacked it all back together with new heatercore rubber pipes as well.
Regassed the aircon.
Drove all the way back to Toowoomba from Brisbane approx 1.5 hour drive. Went to bed because it was late and id been at the heatercore all day.
Next day decide to wash my car, think hmmm might check the passenger side footwell for leaks, BAMMM f**king COOLANT ARRRRRRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHHHH.
I think i was stewing with anger and feeling sh*t for a good 5 hours today.
Have to buy a new heatercore as it must have a pin prick leak.
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Re: What work did you do on your car today?
dstocks wrote: broke it
silverGPX wrote: broke it
Bennoz wrote:gearbox..Broke it!
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Oh no! It's an outbreak...Quick someone nutrulize detonationtoby before it spreads furtherdestinationtoby wrote:dstocks wrote: broke itsilverGPX wrote: broke itBennoz wrote:gearbox..Broke it!

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So I've been driving around with the rear bar on for a week or so now, but with no lighting for the numberplate it's illegal.
So today I set up an LED strip to illuminate it, just a temporary measure for the time being.



So today I set up an LED strip to illuminate it, just a temporary measure for the time being.



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Thats a neat idea. Most of the others are using LED motorcycle bolts.
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dstocks wrote:Argggg, failed again. A bit of colour fade due to over stretching with insufficient heat. Worst part is I have put it all back together. So will have to pull it all apart again another time.Yeah, made 3 mistakes. Could probably have lived with the two smaller ones, but the slice above the wheel arch was about 8cm long. Re-patched and was not easy to see, but I knew it was there.
Also failed with the angel exes on the VW foglights. Took bumper off to rewire to a switch instead of parkers, unattached wire and put it all back together and the bloody thing is still working off the parkers. Ive missed something. Not had a good couple of days...
OK, Angel eyes on VW foglights fixed.Now work off a separate switch in compartment between seats.
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Re: What work did you do on your car today?
Burnt out control arm bushes.
Set fire to hand.
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Good timesFTOwnage wrote:Burnt out control arm bushes.
Set fire to hand.

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Re: What work did you do on your car today?
These are the ones I'm currently using in a polished stainless steeldstocks wrote:Thats a neat idea. Most of the others are using LED motorcycle bolts.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/BLACK-Universal ... 4617a3e958
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Yep, mine are like that in stainless steel as well
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Changed brake lines too braided ones
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oooo nice, where did you get the lines from? might be interested myself.
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Because nothing is faster than a p plater in a commodore.....
except maybe a p plater on a unicorn
except maybe a p plater on a unicorn
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Should be more scared of oil pickup issues with a sump damaged like that.Daniel2019 wrote:And doesn't want to replace it because he's scared of breaking it even moreBennoz wrote:Broke it!
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Errr, you are going to have trouble with insurance for those brake lines Toby. They have to be ADR approved. So you should have bought from HEL Australia.
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And you should have actually clicked the ebay linkshadowarrior wrote:you should have bought from HEL

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But they are HEL UK. Dont they have to have the ADR compliance labels on them and arent these only available from HEL Australia? Stupid thing is they are probably the same part made in the same factory.
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I did click the link. And as Dwayne said, HEL uk won't have the adr stamp on them while when you buy them from HEL aus you do. Had to go though this sh*t for my previous bike which had HEL uk lines, had to pay extra for the same products just to have the ADR stamp from HEL Australia.
Stupid rules. Same thing with helmets.
Stupid rules. Same thing with helmets.
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