Wilk
Part of things
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Aug 24, 2017 22:29:51 GMT
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As many of us are diy mechanics I assume we don't give a second thought to reassembling components. We naturally go for the grease or copperslip to help future maintenance
Why don't they do it from the factory?? Common sense says the fittings will rust to the point where they're hardly recognisable to be able to remove them never mind actually get them out
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If it can be fixed with a hammer, then it must be an electrical fault
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BLU
Part of things
Posts: 347
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Aug 25, 2017 11:03:14 GMT
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After fixing it; the switch holders on the right of the dashboard on a MK2 Fiesta. I think I might have mentioned it before, but these just seem so brittle and not only that, it is combined with switches that do CLUNK and are forceful. Meaning over time with the plastic degrading partially, they can snap the plastic behind it....leaving the bits to go into the where the panel meets the facia. I only recently got some of the pieces that fell inside and glued it altogether. Still isn't right, though. Some people think it's a little detail, but it's pretty big to me! Having owned many a MK2 I know how much of a pain they are! They broke easily when they were a couple of years old. Even more fragile at the age they are now!!
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The future's bright, the future's BLU
Silver 1987 MK2 Fiesta Ghia White 2006 MK6 Fiesta ST150 Yellow 2007 MK6 Fiesta Zetec S Anniversary #279 Green 2007 MK6 Fiesta Zetec S Celebration #471 (diesel conversion) Red 2008 MK6 Fiesta Zetec S Anniversary #893
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Aug 26, 2017 18:18:34 GMT
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Just being tidying the Vectra's wheel arch, bit of surface rust, rubbed back, some jenolite, zinc primer, primer, topcoat all going well, laquer - it all falls off for no apparent reason whatsoever. I hate doing bodywork
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luckyseven
Posted a lot
Owning sneering dismissive pedantry since 1970
Posts: 3,839
Club RR Member Number: 45
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Sept 18, 2017 16:36:46 GMT
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As many of us are diy mechanics I assume we don't give a second thought to reassembling components. We naturally go for the grease or copperslip to help future maintenance Why don't they do it from the factory?? Common sense says the fittings will rust to the point where they're hardly recognisable to be able to remove them never mind actually get them out economy. And copper slip buggers up torque measurements
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madmog
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 1,155
Club RR Member Number: 46
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Sept 18, 2017 18:17:04 GMT
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I hate being able to see painted body panel colour through grills. Like on the Austin J4 van, Ford Anglia or Commer van amongst others. The paintwork should be black behind a grill. My dad had one of these, haven't seen one for years thought the Sherpa was similar with a bit grafted on the front. I wasn't happy when the J4 was changed for a Sherpa as I had used it as my den and could water pistol people through those front vent flaps.
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madmog
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 1,155
Club RR Member Number: 46
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Sept 18, 2017 20:45:17 GMT
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Someone earlier mentioned facelift models. Early Fiat Barchetta, one of my favourite designs until the high brake light law came in and they made the this cyclops monstrosity. I think manufacturers must pay lots of money to the design houses initially then decide Luigi the work experience guy can have a go at the facelift since, 'What harm can it do?' vs Citroen Cactus - not the dustbin coloured plastic inserts in the doors but the touchscreen where you have to exit the ventilation controls mode to get the radio mode and vice versa. On most cars I can control ventilation and radio by touch without taking my eyes off the road. You can tell the controls by touch. With the Cactus, perhaps with more modern cars, there's a touch screen offering no sense of what you are doing unless you distract yourself www.motorverso.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Citroen-C4-Cactus-68.jpg Also cars that have long instruction manuals to explain all the unnecessary complexity since the controls are not self explanatory. Indicators that indicate exactly 3 times when you nudge the stalk. Not 2, not 4, not a number of your choosing but a computer controlled 3. Is that the law now? Why? Cars that ape other cars styling queues contemptuously. Not an homage but a thinly disguised mocking lampoon: Mitsuoka Suzuki lapin (admittedly an aftermarket kit) Subaru Sambar Some Chinese rip-off Dashboards that 'boot up' or give a dancing needle performance before doing their job. Auto darkening mirrors or anything else that needs a read through the manual or trip to the dealers to deactivate. Plastic front headlight lenses that become opaque when glass would have been cheaper and lasted better.
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Sept 18, 2017 20:54:46 GMT
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Does anyone else HATE the door mirrors that automatically angle down when reverse gear is engaged? Fine if you want to see a kerb when parallel parking, a total PITA when trying to reverse up a long narrow alley or reverse a trailer!
GRRRRR!
Steve
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Rich
Club Retro Rides Member
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Club RR Member Number: 160
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Little details that drive you madRich
@foxmcintyre
Club Retro Rides Member 160
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Sept 18, 2017 21:05:35 GMT
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Dashboards that 'boot up' or give a dancing needle performance before doing their job. More often than not the dials is a self-check stepper sweep test. So the instrument cluster knows the instruments are working. Also, re: indicators, it's a lazy lane change function so people can't just flash once lazily before moving over. It's a 'comfort and convenience' feature and in fairness, I don't personally see it as annoying if it gives you as a road user better chance to spot that the lazy sod in the leased Audi A3 is going to veer across your lane..
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Sept 18, 2017 21:09:03 GMT
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Was following a newish Fiat 500 the other evening - the one with the "surround" rear lights. Trouble is, the bottom of each side of the light is a different height, so one side of the light is very slightly higher than the other. Drove me insane!
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madmog
Club Retro Rides Member
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Sept 18, 2017 21:13:34 GMT
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Was following a newish Fiat 500 the other evening - the one with the "surround" rear lights. Trouble is, the bottom of each side of the light is a different height, so one side of the light is very slightly higher than the other. Drove me insane! That'll drive me insane too now
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Sept 18, 2017 21:18:45 GMT
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Was following a newish Fiat 500 the other evening - the one with the "surround" rear lights. Trouble is, the bottom of each side of the light is a different height, so one side of the light is very slightly higher than the other. Drove me insane! That'll drive me insane too now You're welcome
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madmog
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 1,155
Club RR Member Number: 46
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Sept 18, 2017 21:21:36 GMT
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That'll drive me insane too now You're welcome I wonder if the LHD versions have that anomoly reversed...
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Sept 19, 2017 17:14:06 GMT
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Pagani- those stupid wing mirrors
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Porsche
West Midlands
Kev from B'ham.
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Sept 19, 2017 18:49:41 GMT
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I actually really like this...
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Sept 19, 2017 19:01:17 GMT
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Pagani- those stupid wing mirrors Those mirrors are cool as.
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Sept 19, 2017 19:14:19 GMT
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This bit (circled) at the bottom of a Fiat Panda windscreen. There's a couple of pointless grooves where rainwater collects and it really bugs me. I mean anything that's not water repellent on a Fiat is asking for trouble.
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Sept 20, 2017 4:10:01 GMT
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As many of us are diy mechanics I assume we don't give a second thought to reassembling components. We naturally go for the grease or copperslip to help future maintenance Why don't they do it from the factory?? Common sense says the fittings will rust to the point where they're hardly recognisable to be able to remove them never mind actually get them out Because they don't want people to repair things. They'd much rather sell you another new car every two years.
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Sept 20, 2017 7:03:50 GMT
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Having spent half a day fitting a set of pads to the back of a Vauxhall Combo van yesterday due to everything being siezed solid and requiring everything removing from the vehicle, I can quite agree with that sentiment.
I should point out that it was hanging on a lift, and I had a good selection of tools, including a windback tool for the callipers.
Leads me onto another thing, what's wrong with using bolts with a nice normal Hexagonal head? Or if you need a cap head bolt, why not a nice hexagonal hole in the top rather than the ludicrous range of fittings such as Torx, Security Torx, Metric Spline, and whatever that silly bolt head is that looks like a Torx key.
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Sept 20, 2017 9:01:28 GMT
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I know this is not retro but this really bugs me. at first I though it was just one but all these buses have the exhaust upside down. surely the shape of the body is to accommodate the shape of the exhaust
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VW nut 1984 MK2 golf type 19e
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Sept 20, 2017 10:59:19 GMT
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On our lease Fabia estate there's nowhere to hang the filler lid when filling up, so you hold onto it while filling or dangle it down the rear 1/4? Should be somewhere you can hang it from!!! There is on other models!
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