Davey
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Mar 29, 2017 15:57:33 GMT
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I assume that wasn't new?
If you're ever in need of brand new tyres drop me a PM! Cheaper than buying part worn from those scammers.
Van is looking great.
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K11 Micra x3 - Mk3 astra - Seat Marbella - Mk6 Escort estate - B5 Passat - Alfa 156 estate - E36 compact
Mk2 MR2 T-bar - E46 328i - Skoda Superb - Fiat seicento - 6n2 Polo - 6n polo 1.6 - Mk1 GS300
EU8 civic type S - MG ZT cdti - R56 MINI Cooper S - Audi A3 8p - Jaguar XF (X250) - FN2 Civic Type R - Mk2 2.0i Ford Focus - Mercedes W212 E250
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93fxdl
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Mar 29, 2017 18:31:00 GMT
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if it has wheels or boobs, it will cause you trouble  Ttfn Glenn |
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Last Edit: Mar 29, 2017 18:32:11 GMT by 93fxdl
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Mar 29, 2017 19:02:23 GMT
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not sure which is scarier.... the doubledee's or the fact that someone stood there to take a picture of 'em!!!
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'80 s1 924 turbo..hibernating
'80 golf gli cabriolet...doing impression of a skip
'97 pug 106 commuter...continuing cheapness making me smile!
firm believer in the k.i.s.s and f.i.s.h principles.
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bstardchild
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Mar 29, 2017 21:39:32 GMT
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 Trust it is not yet Marmite for most. I like that - being a bit of a Nascar Fan I probably would anyway but it's damn effective and fun |
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I assume that wasn't new? If you're ever in need of brand new tyres drop me a PM! Cheaper than buying part worn from those scammers. Van is looking great. Why did I read this just after buying a pair of eagle F1s?  |
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Well....... It seems there is always a surprise up the sleeve of an old car. Brought Prozac in for wheel balancing today where tyres were changed (and I got told it could not be done) Unfortunately the operator who got the job called me 5 minutes afyer the car was pulled on the ramp. Seems it is wanting a new tyre. Never noticed when tyres were changed and certainly not hit a pothole etc Burger !! £60.00 fitted plus £22.50 for balancing the other three. With special adaptor.  Anyway. Got to be done. Still no regrets. Car will be working hard over the weekend as well. Later guys. Carry on driving and the bulge would flatten itself? |
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Davey
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I assume that wasn't new? If you're ever in need of brand new tyres drop me a PM! Cheaper than buying part worn from those scammers. Van is looking great. Why did I read this just after buying a pair of eagle F1s? I can almost guarantee you bought them from someone we supply  |
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K11 Micra x3 - Mk3 astra - Seat Marbella - Mk6 Escort estate - B5 Passat - Alfa 156 estate - E36 compact
Mk2 MR2 T-bar - E46 328i - Skoda Superb - Fiat seicento - 6n2 Polo - 6n polo 1.6 - Mk1 GS300
EU8 civic type S - MG ZT cdti - R56 MINI Cooper S - Audi A3 8p - Jaguar XF (X250) - FN2 Civic Type R - Mk2 2.0i Ford Focus - Mercedes W212 E250
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Mar 30, 2017 19:34:13 GMT
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I assume that wasn't new? If you're ever in need of brand new tyres drop me a PM! Cheaper than buying part worn from those scammers. Van is looking great. I don't know if they damaged thentyre when they swopped them from thensteels to the alloys. Funny, they said they could not balance them as they have solid centres, then when I popped in yesterday, the guys that were there, said...... No, we do have the adapter, can do it, easy. They then discovered the bulge. Looks damaged too, but hey..... what do I know? Member of public. Trust it is not yet Marmite for most. I like that - being a bit of a Nascar Fan I probably would anyway but it's damn effective and fun In a way I wanted to stop there, but the theme needed to be completed and also the stickers cover a load of damage, scratches etc..... typical of a 16 year old car. |
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Mar 30, 2017 20:24:19 GMT
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Bias valve spring arrived yesterday. Signed for delivery...... really? So today I went to the post Office Depot 8 miles from home, 70p for parking and time wasted. At £22.00 for this I suspect the seller is laughing all the way to the bank. I suspect it's a total of £2.00 in there.......  Old vs New. Took a while to get it out with Torx screw and WD40 to be negotiated.  It was mentioned somewhere that you needed pencil thin 4 inch long fingers with double articulation to remove and fit this spring. I removed the spare wheel to increase access and visibility.  The job was not a 5 minute job, though it would be if access was better. Anyway, did a quick test run up to the farm, not sure if it is better, but it felt a bit different..... imagination? Anyway, another job done.  Finally, the one sticker I actually liked a lot, turned out to be a paper sticker, so tonight it was removed and all the glue removed with white spirit. Then raided my special sticker file, some that I got from friends around the USA.  That's it for today. Pleased for sure. |
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93fxdl
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Mar 31, 2017 19:10:53 GMT
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Grizz, I'll just park this for your perusal....
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74 Mk1 Escort 1360, 1971 Vauxhall Victor SL2000 Estate.
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Mar 31, 2017 19:45:43 GMT
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now that is definitely someone with too much time (and plywood) on his hands....mind you he probably saved a few quid on doing the job right!!
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'80 s1 924 turbo..hibernating
'80 golf gli cabriolet...doing impression of a skip
'97 pug 106 commuter...continuing cheapness making me smile!
firm believer in the k.i.s.s and f.i.s.h principles.
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My turn to visit Katy this weekend. I had some jobs to do for her, mostly gardening and yard maintenance. 9 years after being laid...... they had never been cleaned. Pressure cleaner to the rescue for Katy's front drive and parking area.  Driveway cleaned and resanded as well as a repair on a section that was worked on by the gas company, and subsided after their "repairs." Rear garden concrete and paving, walkway etc cleaned up as well.  Also planted a butlers sink after embedding some railway sleeper offcuts into the lawn.  Yesterday and today Prozac proved itself worthy. After redoing the rear brakes and the bias valve return spring, I had him loaded up last night, but today was a tour de force of overloading. Seven 25kg bags of pea shingle, two 25kg bags of kiln dried sand. 100 litres of topsoil and 50 litres of compost. Add to that some bricks, plants and a few other bits n bobs meant the brakes were really working well. The suspension and drive really settles down. This car works better with a load than it does empty. I continue to be in love with it.  Prozac for the Soul indeed. Life is good. |
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93fxdl
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Soon be time to get a larger van, beginning to look like are going to need one!
Ttfn Glenn
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Soon be time to get a larger van, beginning to look like are going to need one! Ttfn Glenn Wait, wait, wait,... He didn´t fold down the rear seats yet.  Aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh....!! But he did...... well, partially. And it is a great space. More about that soon though. Another reason to really just like the practicality of this little van. The loading lip or edge is low enough to just swing bags of stone and sand straight in. Had it been the company car Focus or a similar hatchback (I do like hatchbacks and smaller cars) it would be a matter of humping the items over the rear sill and out again. Yup, Prozac for the back  |
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Last Edit: Apr 2, 2017 8:44:55 GMT by grizz
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Trust it is not yet Marmite for most. I like that - being a bit of a Nascar Fan I probably would anyway but it's damn effective and fun ideal for a Hotwheels / Matchbox model to be released |
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I like that - being a bit of a Nascar Fan I probably would anyway but it's damn effective and fun ideal for a Hotwheels / Matchbox model to be released That would be crazy cool. It certainly has the look in simple form. |
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HEEEEELLLPPP !!! Needed. Right guys, I had a problem with the Berlingos radio from day one, if you remember. An aftermarket radio had been bodged in, which meant you needed to remove the face of the radio in order to turn off the dash lights, and he same in reverse at night, if you wanted the dash lights to work. I have been offered the radio from a 2001 Peugeot 206 1.4 petrol, photo below. It will come with a lump of the original wiring loom beyond the multi point plug, so hopefully my mate amartin can make some sense of the wiring, which is one of these modern systems that carries messages around and not just current. Yes, I have no clue about CanBus systems Anyway, does anyone know if the radio is interchangeable?? I have done a Google search for 2001 Berlingo radios, and the photos that come up, looks the same as the Peugeot 206 unit. Any advice greatly appreciated. Radio in 206.  |
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Last Edit: Apr 3, 2017 16:38:00 GMT by grizz
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I have no idea about this one , or even modern voodoo wiring as I call it (makes my head hurt) but I would assume that it should have a standard iso plug on the loom unless its been chopped out?? (probably talking spheroids but hey!)
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'80 s1 924 turbo..hibernating
'80 golf gli cabriolet...doing impression of a skip
'97 pug 106 commuter...continuing cheapness making me smile!
firm believer in the k.i.s.s and f.i.s.h principles.
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Rich
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You can possible make it 'work' but it isn't going to be compatible with the Berlingo LCD so you'd be operating it blind. It may also beep constantly as it won't find the original car's VIN in the BSI as its not there. That's a full CAN-BUS radio and the Berlingo 1 is MUX wire architecture.
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