NIKH25 Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Most reputable garages should be happy to quote you with parts supplied by you. How far away are you from dynodaze (Hinckley Leicester)? Rich is very knowledgeable and only charges £25 an hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krzys Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 My brother being in the trade means that I never pay a lot for servicing, usually just bills me for the parts, I give him beer tokens too for doing it but never paid £200 for just a cambelt! Paid £200 for a full service with the cambelt and water pump though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casasteve Posted March 19, 2014 Author Share Posted March 19, 2014 I'm in Coventry. I'll run by a local place my dad has used for a number of years and see what they say. Would be better for me as I can leave it there and still get to work easily (I've just blown through all of my holiday allowance :/) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casasteve Posted March 19, 2014 Author Share Posted March 19, 2014 A few uninspiring photos: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casasteve Posted March 21, 2014 Author Share Posted March 21, 2014 So I may have had a moment of weakness last night. Really I need to be sorting the mechanicals, but I couldn't resist this: They're out of an MG ZS but single window switch is what sold it, I haven't seen any other arm rests with just the one switch (which is what I need). Just need to see if I can get those two annoying screws out. I probably should have tried them before buying these lol Fingers crossed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krzys Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 You'll have fun with them! Hopefully won't give you as much trouble as they did me! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casasteve Posted March 23, 2014 Author Share Posted March 23, 2014 So I did a few things on my list yesterday. I got the plugs swapped out and notice the car ran a little smoother. I pulled the interior light/IR receiver out and couldn't see any corrosion to explain my central locking issues. I even pulled the side pillar trim off and still no issues there so back to the drawing board on that one.I got my osrams on. One side was a b!tch because the metal spring clip fell off. Took me a while to figure it out. My headlights feel like they're pointing down too far, so I'll have a look at what's up today.I swapped the cabin filter. Whoever did it last put the old one in the wrong way around. My new one didn't have a direction printed on it!I also got the hand brake trim off and made a start on the centre console ready for swapping for the new pieces which I should have tomorrow. The two infamous screws came off without too much of a fight which was a relief! I might also be about to look at a new head unit... So a few jobs off the list, and a few added. I noticed one of my side lights has gone. I have some led builds already so I'll swap them today. Also I was reading through another mb2 thread and I got thinking about how ugly my engine bay is. Slippery slope LolAny advice on heat resistant paint? Is the halfords enamel any cop? Also, these skun2 and other bolt kits, are they to replace every bolt under the bonnet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casasteve Posted March 23, 2014 Author Share Posted March 23, 2014 Swapped out the side lights for the LEDs, bought some heat resistant black enamel from halfords along with a few other things. I had a go at getting the heatshield off the manifold but the lower but defeated me. I stopped for fear of rounding out then head. That, and I took a chunk out of two fingers when a rust bolt suddenly freed up! :/ All of the bolts in my engine bay appear to be rusty as f*ck!I changed out the air filter too, although the old friend one looked pretty clean.I'll have another go at the heatshield this week. I plan to wire wool it to within an inch of its life! I may even take a look at the rocker cover too...This is becoming a little more than "minor mods and fixes" Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIKH25 Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Sounds like you've got quite a bit done then. This is becoming a little more than "minor mods and fixes" Lol. It's always the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casasteve Posted March 23, 2014 Author Share Posted March 23, 2014 Hah! Too true. I see a lot of these nice cars you guys have and it got me a little jealous I keep looking at wheels but can't find anything I like on my budget. I realised I have 14" wheels this evening. That penny dropped hard! Looking at 16". Ideally some rotas would be ace I may have to settle for MG hairpins.Also, decided to look out for ARBs and stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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