dr_broon
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that's a MASSIVE KNOB! is that a load of stickers from MBUK on your mirror? looks pretty cool.
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got our eyes on a recaro one for the next stage too... it goes from 9 months to 8 years or something... transformer stylee we were thinking about getting the buggy but it was mega bucks... even with a bit of discount.
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haven't tried it in the deck yet to be honest... just in karen's civic with the isofix base... must try it tbh
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ebay rules for baby gear... the seat and buggy are about the only things we've bought new and the buggy was from the local argos clearance place... half price
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I'm jealous... the little fella's gonna have a better seat than me! the price isn't much different to mothercare / halfords etc and they kick ass on safety tests.... plus they look pretty cool
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Been getting a new upgrade for the deck....... but it's not for me it's for Jr_Broon 1"£££$££"!!
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hey.. nice bit of polishing there Dave.. I keep meaning to get the polish onto mine.
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cheers guys - I'm really pleased with it now.. I put up with the scraping for a few year but it seemed to be getting worse (especially when there was a passenger in the front... a bi embaressing tbh) 1"£££$££"!!
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cheers James - it looks like I was expecting it to when I first got it lowered
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pics: before.... scrapes.... now... full effect
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sweet :D
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7.4 kgs dr broon thanks sorry noodles, do you saying the m fly wheel is lighter than the teg one? that's gonna take a whole heap of autosol to put right
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well, just thought I'd give a wee update... couple of bits and bobs recently. Finally got the spacers on my front koni shocks to lift the eibach springs a bit (thanks S88HON ) after a little modification. It's much better now, the wheels aren't disapearing into the arches anymore, no more rubbing and I can go over speed bumps without the mud flaps scraping off them... it's still a touch lower than the back, but not really noticable like before. I've also been able to soften the shocks because part of the reason for having them so stiff was to try and stop the scrapes. It's a much more enjoyable ride now... less like a go kart which I do miss a bit, but more grownup and still pretty tight. (I'll try and take some pics later). so to celebrate I rescued a new wheel arch liner (and cup holder and door handles to replace the ones where the clips had snapped on my new doors) from an mg at the scrappie. just stuck it on after the F1 (WHAT A RACE!) and christ was if a fook on... the mg one came off easy as... suppose that's what happens whith a few more years of screw welding... that and the fact that my tyre had worn the heads off some of the plastic screws! going to get the ring foglights on over the bank holdays and give her a good old clean
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for what it's worth, i took the driver seatbelt latch off an mg in a scrappy at the weekend to replace mine, and the fittings did look the same (and the bolt holding the latch on was shorter than ours so I didn't have to rtake the seat out like I did on mine!!!)
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nah... waiting till I get a new clutch still (it's felt like it's been just about to go for about 40k miles!!!) the teg one was 7.5kg... not sure about mb tho.
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some spacers I got off s88hon to lift my nose up a bit (and stop the grinding on the wheel arch).. they're about 20mm.. sit between the shock and spring... should let md soften the shocks a bit and let me have a more comfy ride
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well, picked it up yesterday and it looks mint! I've had a damn good look and I can't even see where the hole was. the lad painted up the new door to make sure that you cant see the difference with fresh paint on the panel. the new front door doesn't whiste like the old one did either, so happy days! now i just need to get to the bottom of the oil leak (head gasket?....? ), get those spacers fitted finally, fit the ring illuminators, and get the aux input on my head unit fixed and that's it for now... oh, and maybe a new O2 sensor. and when it warms up me little subwoofer plan... glass fiber custom job.
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dave, have you had a chance to try out the winter tyres yet? must admit i was looking into them, but wanted to get some skinny steel wheels to stick em on. how much did they set you back and did you go for all 4?
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well that's the new,(ish) petrol tank fitted (finally) now I can stop driving around off me napper on petrol fumes booked in to the bodyshop on wednesday for some first aid after me scrape the other week and will hopefully get me doors on before then. it's all go this week I tells ya. 1"£££$££"!!
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COTM January 2011 winner is Jay79!!!
dr_broon replied to Dave's topic in Car of the Month 2011 winners
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hopefully get a boot spoiler, and might get the skirts painted in pirates at the same time.. fit the ring fog lights sat in the house when things warm up a bit, plan to get an s80 box if one comes up for a good price (but there's a baby broon on the way, so the box might have to wait). also will get the dc2 flywheel fitted (new clutch at same time) finally get around to doing the custom sub install in the boot that I've been planning for about 3yrs finally decided what I'm gonna do... I got a clearance bargain clay bar kit and when the days get longer and warmer gonna give a good clean, clay, colour magic polish and wax... and maybe diamond bright over the top.
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happy new year noodles mate yeah, I just tightened that nut up a bit as well but it needs doing properly.. at least it works on hills. it's amazing to have a lightweight nut and a normal one... so much weight diference! I know what you mean - mie hasn't moved much the last couple of months coz of snow and now the petrol tank.. but it's nice when you jump back in and feel the vtec again
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well, been busy over the last few weeks but don't seem to have much finished. finally got round to getting some new gas lifts for the boot so I don't have to keep it open with my head anymore was a piece of pish to do as well... if anyone needs to do it, don't be put off coz it's one of the easiest things I've done (after putting the resevoir socks on ) also still on with making my buttons and dash lights red... still waiting to get the last 2 to finish the job - happy with how it's coming along though.. will post some pics when it's done. aaaand, waiting for a replacement cable to hook my bluetooth car kit up to the cd changer connection on my head unit, so driving around with no radio in coz I'm bloody sick of taking it out and putting it back in. In fact I've just about had enough of dismantling the dash & centre console! the jobs a right beeatch coz of the multi lock for the gearstick. still, had some more dashboard fun today fitting karens new radio into her civic... and I don't even want to talk about the petrol tank... at least I tightened my handbrake when the conols was out
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I'm pretty happy with them like.. reasonably light too. best bit the colour hides dirt pretty well
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might be worthwhile leaving any damper adjustment until you've got the arb fitted though 1"£££$££"!!