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just made up a false floor and carpeted it and screwed my sub down

 

got a bit of boot space back and protecting my sub ( was previously wedged between spare and RHS of boot with sub facing inward)

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nice one mate. Would like to improve the ICE in my car with a sub - but I couldn't get my golf clubs in without pushing the seats down.

 

 

Hrmmm maybe thatt wouldn't be too bad :D

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cheers mate, nothing groundbreaking but i like to use the forum as a diary sort of...

 

i just take the missus car when i wanna put the clubs in it :lol:

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nia573, cheers mate

 

this morning i`ve just had a bit of a session on my car:

 

degrease engine

degrease wheelarches

clean wheels

rinse car

wash car (top then bottom + door/boot shuts)

dry car

clay

rinse car

wash car (top then bottom + door/boot shuts)

dry car

meguiars scratch-x, buff with microfibre twice

meguiars step1 paint cleaner, buff with microfibre twice

meguiars step2 polish, buff with microfibre twice

meguiars step3 wax, buff with microfibre twice

clean glass

rain-x glass

autoglym/turtlewax all trim/tyres

open beer!

 

haven`t even looked inside yet as it`s starting to rain :roll: tomorrow i suppose...

 

took me 4hrs with a couple of cig breaks

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ben16v, those red displays look loads better,reckon u should go for the reverse lcd aswell

 

oh an i wanna see some pics after the massive cleanin effort!!! :lol:

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thanks guys

 

Nice work..where did you get the coat hanger?

 

lidl mate £2.99, bargain for a laugh! meant to slide on the headrest stays but i just dremmel`d it to fit without trying to remove the headrest (proper ballache)!!!

 

Greeny it`s lashing it down mate so no pics yet ... maybe tomorrow

 

i had a go at doing the reverse LCD but couldn`t get it right, still having a few probs with the LHS screen showing all the didgets(sp?) but not really a problem, just can`t be assed taking all my cluster apart just yet!!

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new addition!!!

 

only for a week for a bit of promotion during freshers week!!

 

it`ll be a laugh although i did feel a bit self concious when i was ragging through town with the windows open and sissor sisters blaring :lol:

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just fitted a centre sunvisor (thanks Davidwort)

 

also i`ve got some G60 front brakes to go on and i`m gonna fit lowering top mounts that i bought 6 months ago while i`m in there

 

after i`ve moved to my new house with a drive YAY!!!

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phew!!!!!

 

FINALLY BACK ON LINE HAD NEARLY A MONTH ON NO INTERNET!!!

 

just logged back on the forum, how many posts since last visit (24-11-06) 110004.

 

buggered if i`m gonna look though that :lol:

 

anyway only on a temp connection so everyone have a good chrimbo!

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cheers guys!!!

 

been updating my headlights, had already painted the surrounds so now have put some led sidelights in, some new osram silverstars and some BRIGHT white inner spots

some of these piks mights show some differences!!!

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i've got some of the 4 led sidelights , they're difficult to photography but the difference is yellow and white :-) and they do make the headlights brighter

 

what are you going to use in the main beams ?

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new power tool to play in for the last couple of days!!!

2.5tonne mini digger

 

cars filthy from the salt but no snow :grrr:

 

pulled a wall and hedge down dug a big hole and burried all the rubble etc

 

good fun although i dont seem to have any grass left!!!!!

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joby, llandegfan mate just bought it before xmas

blue95, dont reckon splits would stay shiney very long

CorradoVR6-n.o.s, hmm, hadnt thought of that i`ll run it past the misses :lol:

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Like CorradoVR6-n.o.s says Get that garage built, I`ll build it fo you as im a bricklayer! Put two nice pits in it one for you and one for me :wink: and i`ll build it free of charge for you

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Like CorradoVR6-n.o.s says Get that garage built, I`ll build it fo you as im a bricklayer! Put two nice pits in it one for you and one for me :wink: and i`ll build it free of charge for you

 

:lol: cheers mate.

 

am actually sizing up a garage for the side of the house should be able to get a large single garage in there.

 

got 30th pissup in a bit thats likely to last till monday, with all the sport on tv so not gonna get anything else done :x

 

but come next week i might take some pics and measurement and pick your brain on some costs etc if thats ok?

 

cheers

 

ben

 

:drinking: + :drinking: = :agrue: + :lcop: + :pukeright:

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just been to the dealers for some bits for putting my G60 brakes on and couple of other things

 

piston seals 14.68 for 2

gear oil 7.20 for 2 litres

brake fluid 12.28 for 2 litres

oil filter 3.92

synta silver 16.74

 

(+vat)

 

6.39 discount :D

 

prices are similar to halfords

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