Adski 0 Posted March 24, 2009 Awsomw mate! Everything works soooo well! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philuk 0 Posted March 24, 2009 got my 205/40/16 tyres put on for the rear and lowered the back another 10mm and no catching! woop woop cancelled the DDI dials, sick of waiting for em, 8 weeks even from the states is a bit of a mickey take! i actually told the bloke on the phone i could of canooe'd there and brought them back myself! he kinda laughed it off but hey ho. no comes the process of waiting for the money to go back into my bank! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philuk 0 Posted May 12, 2009 not alot happened since this! went to big bang and head a really good weekend! replaced hub nut on the car as it kept coming loose :?, then a few days after getting back i was waiting for my mate, turned out he was on the next street at his gf's house so gave it some teddy and blew the top hose off the radiator! so on with repairing that atm, flushing the entire cooling system refilling with a new thermostat in place and trying again! hoping i wont have to buy a new radiator but ya never kno. been playing on my new bike more than anything now, bought myself a cheapo jump bike so i can dick about a bit! :Dexpecailly with the weather being half decent aswell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philuk 0 Posted May 14, 2009 after a couple of hours pratting about with the worst hoseclips in the world ever! filling it back up and bleeding the system we are systems go again! woo just need some money for fuel now lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philuk 0 Posted June 21, 2009 after getting the car fixed! i realised that both front tyres were quite baldy baldy! so i had em changed for some yoko s drive 195/45/16, apparently these have more of a "buldge" on the sidewalls so i had to re-roll the front arches resulting in cracking the paintwork! smeg! need some more spray work doing anyways so gonna get it all done at once :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tedman 0 Posted June 21, 2009 you have all the luck :lol: :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swiftkid 1 Posted June 21, 2009 I have exactly the same problem, i had some a539's and rang to order some new ones and they said these are the replacement, exactly the same. I live round country roads without rolled arches which resulted in needing a new tyre within 30 minutes and it also pulled from arch inside out and cracked all the paint. feeling better now? :lol: :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coullstar 0 Posted June 21, 2009 Can you not just raise the car slightly? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philuk 0 Posted June 22, 2009 coilovers dont go up ;) lol, na i could of done but to clear it like it needed it would of had to of gone up quite a bit :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philuk 0 Posted November 10, 2009 wow i really havent done alot to this car recently apart from drive it about! saying that... *touch wood* nothing major has gone wrong! bonfire night was the last issues i had with her... seems my side repeater didnt want to stay in the lens and so fell out dropped into where the arch lining should be. i took this out becase it was catching on the wheels too much and so it was left dangling randomly hitting the tyre..the tyre has grabbed it and rubbed the bulb and bulb holder out. shorting out the indicators for right turn and blowing the fuse. this in turn meant that the immobiliser wouldnt deactivate so i had to abandon it on the foreshore until we had played with fire for a bit. i didnt realise it had only blown a fuse until the following day just thought it was the immobiliser playing up so i got towed home by the aa and have sorted it out now... suprings that £2.36 worth of plastic could cause such havoc! apart from that im going to a couple of bodyshops and pricing up getting bits and bats resprayed... bonnet wings bumpers and i want the rub strips taking off aswell so keep your eyes peeled!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philuk 0 Posted January 24, 2010 MOT last Friday and she failed!! only on split CV Boot Horn not working Sidelight bulbs (which i thought were working) numberplate bulb advisory on strut top mounts( again) front to rear brake pipe rear wheel bearing so its going in a week on monday and getting all the advisory stuff done aswell but getting oil and filter change, brake fluid change and gearbox all change so hopefully it should run a bit nicer :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philuk 0 Posted January 29, 2010 got all my bits and bobs here to do the service for it. 6x NGK Spark plugs 2x 4L Castrol Magnatec oil 1x oil filter 1x fuel filter 2x 1L bottles gearbox oil 1x CV boot kit 2x Strut top mounts roll on monday when she goes in to get sorted! after that will put the wheels back on, lower it down clean her up and get some pictures! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lilfuzzer 1 Posted February 4, 2010 MOT last Friday and she failed!! only on split CV Boot Horn not working Sidelight bulbs (which i thought were working) numberplate bulb advisory on strut top mounts( again) front to rear brake pipe rear wheel bearing so its going in a week on monday and getting all the advisory stuff done aswell but getting oil and filter change, brake fluid change and gearbox all change so hopefully it should run a bit nicer :) Not too bad that mind as I seem to always fail on brake pipes on every car I take in. Mined you managed to pass first time this year so must have done something right over the last year :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lilfuzzer 1 Posted February 4, 2010 nice photos in the thread mate :D the rear tread seems to tuck real nicely into the arch. Maybe have to go for a slightly bigger stretch on mine next time Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philuk 0 Posted February 4, 2010 yea they sit really well inside the rear arches. it goes quite low on the back, wish it could go a bit lower really. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lilfuzzer 1 Posted February 8, 2010 Just went through your thread again mate and noticed a fimilar face and place of arch rolling :lol: :lol: :lol: The photos were poted in july 2008 so prob just after mine Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philuk 0 Posted February 8, 2010 yup, i remember him saying that he had some steels and was getting em banded for someone with a corrado, im guessing that was yourself aswell! lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lilfuzzer 1 Posted February 9, 2010 yup, i remember him saying that he had some steels and was getting em banded for someone with a corrado, im guessing that was yourself aswell! lol Yup that would have been me :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C488ADO 0 Posted February 9, 2010 your missing some pics bud....................... need some of your dice porn!! lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philuk 0 Posted February 10, 2010 haha i only just picked the car back up from the MOT station so i will get some pics of the dice on the wheels! dont worry! £240 lighter but she is back!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philuk 0 Posted February 13, 2010 weather permitting the wheels will be going back on, suspension lowered again and the bits i have aqquired over the last couple of weeks will be going on, then i shall give her a wash and polish and take some snaps with my new lens Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8vMatt 1 Posted February 13, 2010 Liking this a lot, can't wait to see the new pics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philuk 0 Posted February 13, 2010 got the wheels back on today and my wind deflectors on and went out with my new lends adaptor and got some snaps! enjoy! - not the best because the weather was poop but hey ho! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil K 0 Posted February 13, 2010 Looks spot on! Give it 5 mins until the anti stretched tyre brigade turn up though :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philuk 0 Posted February 13, 2010 i couldnt really remember how much i had it lowered on the front so i just guessed and its waaaay too low lol, it catches all the time on the front so im gonna have to raise it a weeney bit! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
