What have you done to your car today?
- Thread starter Perfect Balance
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- QLD, Down Under
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- Paulie LDP
I'm confused, which one of these was what happened?
A) Your headlight had a blown light bulb and you replaced the entire headlight unit
B) Your headlight was cracked/smashed and you needed to replace the whole unit
C) Your headlight had a blown light bulb and you just replaced that blown light bulb
A) Your headlight had a blown light bulb and you replaced the entire headlight unit
B) Your headlight was cracked/smashed and you needed to replace the whole unit
C) Your headlight had a blown light bulb and you just replaced that blown light bulb
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- Texas
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- gtp_jimprower
Well, Friday, Four brand new Cooper Lifeliner GLS tires found their way onto my car for the price of three. Yes, I know, They're Touring All-season tires...I have no anti-roll bars on my car. I'm not going around corners fast anytime soon.
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- Murcie LP710
Installed central locking unit, and it works like a charm surprisingly. Apart from the indicator flash. Annd the fact that I got a very bad burn from the soldering iron that my Dad was wielding at the time. Long story. Almost as long as the list of expletives I yelled out when it happened.
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- Colorado
- GTP_Cyborg
I bought Duralast Gold ceramic brake pads for the front what seems like (and probably was) months ago, and finally got around to putting them on yesterday. Then went for a very quick drive up Poudre Canyon tonight. About 72 miles round-trip. Didn't count the exact time we spent in the canyon, but it was well under two hours. Awesome brakes, and the best part is my wheels are no longer re-painted gold-brown every time I go racing around!
Bought wheel bearing/hub assemblies way back when as well; we're going to try and get them on Wednesday. My friend was looking into the disassembly as we were putting on the pads... it may take a while to get the old ones off.
EDIT - Oh, and I think I've come to a final decision on a suspension setup: Koni STR.T shocks, Eibach Pro Kit Lowering Springs, Energy Suspension complete bushing kit, and Progress Suspension rear sway bar. Should be getting tires for the stock wheels in about a week, then start saving up for the suspension. Then onto the wheels (17x8 rims with 40-series tires)... but I'm getting too far ahead of myself. I can't even decide on a rough wheel design type or color.
EDIT 2 - Crap, it snowed. Can't work on the car. Found I need a new alternator, though. The bearing's worn and squeals like a mother.
Bought wheel bearing/hub assemblies way back when as well; we're going to try and get them on Wednesday. My friend was looking into the disassembly as we were putting on the pads... it may take a while to get the old ones off.
EDIT - Oh, and I think I've come to a final decision on a suspension setup: Koni STR.T shocks, Eibach Pro Kit Lowering Springs, Energy Suspension complete bushing kit, and Progress Suspension rear sway bar. Should be getting tires for the stock wheels in about a week, then start saving up for the suspension. Then onto the wheels (17x8 rims with 40-series tires)... but I'm getting too far ahead of myself. I can't even decide on a rough wheel design type or color.
EDIT 2 - Crap, it snowed. Can't work on the car. Found I need a new alternator, though. The bearing's worn and squeals like a mother.
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- 3,534
- London
Finally got round to fit my datum1 towhook 
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- P_Balance
Looks just like a Benen tow hook.
- 3,534
- London
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At least your neighbour appears to find it fascinating...
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Well I went home to Seattle for Thanksgiving break. While there I changed a taillight, replaced the wipers and cleaned the GTI. I'm trying out some Trico Neoform blades for the car. I probably would have gone Bosch but Trico was the only company with the attachment that VW (and also Volvo) use. Definitely beats paying $120 for a set. I haven't had the chance to test them out yet. For some reason it stopped raining at home as soon as they went on.
I also got some new Rain-X windshield cleaner. That stuff is pretty magical. I managed to clean all the windows on the car with very minimal effort using the stuff.
The GTI also needs new tires soon. I'm thinking of going with summer tires for year round driving because the GTI is bad enough in the snow that I'll never drive it with snow on the ground, so I might as well get a tire that doesn't sacrifice wet and dry performance for the snow. Also, it'll be sweet to have some good performance tires on the car.
I also got some new Rain-X windshield cleaner. That stuff is pretty magical. I managed to clean all the windows on the car with very minimal effort using the stuff.
The GTI also needs new tires soon. I'm thinking of going with summer tires for year round driving because the GTI is bad enough in the snow that I'll never drive it with snow on the ground, so I might as well get a tire that doesn't sacrifice wet and dry performance for the snow. Also, it'll be sweet to have some good performance tires on the car.
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- GTP_Jondot
Speaking of not being able to drive...
Whoops. Was in an evil multi-storey car park and decided it'd be sensible to park in between a wall and something of equal dimension - a nice, wide Ford Mondeo. Plan kinda failed when I tried to leave and ended up nudging a big pointy column, which the rear bumper seemed to object to. Oh well, tis just a flesh wound.
Whoops. Was in an evil multi-storey car park and decided it'd be sensible to park in between a wall and something of equal dimension - a nice, wide Ford Mondeo. Plan kinda failed when I tried to leave and ended up nudging a big pointy column, which the rear bumper seemed to object to. Oh well, tis just a flesh wound.
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- London
- GTP_Stotty
My 911 hasn't been feeling quite right for the last month or so... the steering had lost a good degree of accuracy, it was tramlining a lot more than usual and I had a rotational humming noise at high speed (Suspected it needed a wheel bearing). In addition, all 4 bottom arms were squeaking quite badly over bumps which can get bloody annoying. So I booked it in to the local independant Porsche specialist for yesterday morning for them to have a look at it.
The owner took it for a test drive and confirmed the NS front wheelbearing needed replacing and also said that the track rod on the OS had a lot of play in it. As both are MOT items, and the MOT is due in Jan, had to have them done.
We also had a chat about how to maximise the feel and handling without going down the route of replacing dampers (new suspension components are extremely expensive for 911's). Net result was replace all 4 bottom arms to rid the car of 90k miles of play in the bushes and the ball joints and then give it a full 4 wheel alignment (including camber adjustment all round).
Picked it up about an hour ago and it's like a new car... steering is pin sharp again and no more squeaking over bumps. Haven't had chance to give it a proper thrash yet (that'll happen early tomorrow morning on the way to the golf club), but looking at how far off some of the camber/toe numbers were pre alignment I expect it'll be back to how it felt 30k miles ago.
Just need to get the diff rebuilt and get a couple of back boxes for it now.
The owner took it for a test drive and confirmed the NS front wheelbearing needed replacing and also said that the track rod on the OS had a lot of play in it. As both are MOT items, and the MOT is due in Jan, had to have them done.
We also had a chat about how to maximise the feel and handling without going down the route of replacing dampers (new suspension components are extremely expensive for 911's). Net result was replace all 4 bottom arms to rid the car of 90k miles of play in the bushes and the ball joints and then give it a full 4 wheel alignment (including camber adjustment all round).
Picked it up about an hour ago and it's like a new car... steering is pin sharp again and no more squeaking over bumps. Haven't had chance to give it a proper thrash yet (that'll happen early tomorrow morning on the way to the golf club), but looking at how far off some of the camber/toe numbers were pre alignment I expect it'll be back to how it felt 30k miles ago.
Just need to get the diff rebuilt and get a couple of back boxes for it now.
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- London
- GTP_Stotty
One of the reasons for using a Porsche specialist rather than the OPC is that they are around half the price... labour rates are £58 an hour rather than £125, and they'll also fit pattern parts - so the bottom arms are £135ea +vat rather than >£200 + vat.
Still, the work cost enough to fund a decent runabout, and the diff rebuild will be a small fortune as it's minimum 14 hours labour before parts. That's the negative side of owing a Porsche... the upsides still outweigh the downsides though!
Currently searching for backboxes... I want something a bit louder
Still, the work cost enough to fund a decent runabout, and the diff rebuild will be a small fortune as it's minimum 14 hours labour before parts. That's the negative side of owing a Porsche... the upsides still outweigh the downsides though!
Currently searching for backboxes... I want something a bit louder
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- gtp_jimprower
STRAIGHT PIPES! [/redneck]
yesterday, I decided to check the air in my newly installed tires. They were about 3 lbs too high. my nifty tire gauge with air release valve did the trick. I've, oddly enough, got a little steering feel back, at least the weight.
yesterday, I decided to check the air in my newly installed tires. They were about 3 lbs too high. my nifty tire gauge with air release valve did the trick. I've, oddly enough, got a little steering feel back, at least the weight.
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- London
- GTP_Stotty
You can buy straight through 'super cup' pipes from most Porsche specialist suppliers. I quote from Design911... 'Intoxicating Super Cup GT3 sound', And they are about half the price of a pair of sports back boxes. BUT, I'll also quote again... 'Please note this product will make your car sound extremely loud, it might not pass and MOT'... LMFAO... 'might not'!! It should also say 'guarenteed to piss off your neighbours every morning when you start her up and shatter their windows'
Getting the tyre pressures right is one of the best ways to improve the ride/handling of your car... and most garage guages are miles out. A decent gague is a great investment 👍 I run my pressures a few LB's lower than the factory recommended in the Porsche and I find the car feels much more settled in high speed cornering. When I first got my Mondeo, I thought the ride quality was terrible until I checked the pressures and found the rears were 8lb's over inflated!
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