I wonder what the difference is
the springs on the front have to be stronger/stiffer to support the extra weight of the heavier/bigger engines. Not sure if the front shocks are different though..
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the springs on the front have to be stronger/stiffer to support the extra weight of the heavier/bigger engines. Not sure if the front shocks are different though..
Let the problems begin 
Ok so today i found out that water is literally flooding my car on the passenger side, rear footwell is soaking. Lifted the carpet and it's like a swimming pool in the front footwell but can't come through onto the carpet because there is thick rubber sound deadening stuff there. I've searched on here and i came to the conclusion that there is a bung missing from the engine bay somewhere. Saw this under the scuttle panel right underneath the draining hole, i suspect this is where the water is entering. Any ideas?
Also today, i got onto preventing any rattles developing. Putting sticky back fuzzy felt onto the contact surfaces of the popper style clips on the rear quarters and siliconing any little bits i thought could cause rattles. I admit i'm a bit obssessed about rattles lol.
Ok so today i found out that water is literally flooding my car on the passenger side, rear footwell is soaking. Lifted the carpet and it's like a swimming pool in the front footwell but can't come through onto the carpet because there is thick rubber sound deadening stuff there. I've searched on here and i came to the conclusion that there is a bung missing from the engine bay somewhere. Saw this under the scuttle panel right underneath the draining hole, i suspect this is where the water is entering. Any ideas?
Also today, i got onto preventing any rattles developing. Putting sticky back fuzzy felt onto the contact surfaces of the popper style clips on the rear quarters and siliconing any little bits i thought could cause rattles. I admit i'm a bit obssessed about rattles lol.
That hole under the scuttle panel looks like the one that caused mine to leak water in!
Mine did have a bung, however it didn't seem to be fitted properly and wasn't sealed, so a big blob of water resistant silicone later, the car hasn't let water in again since.
Mine did have a bung, however it didn't seem to be fitted properly and wasn't sealed, so a big blob of water resistant silicone later, the car hasn't let water in again since.
Ah right, well it's booked in at the dealer to get it sorted. Only thing is they can't get me a courtesy car until the 27th, so i've got water sloshing about the wiring for the airbag for the meantime
That sucks, I'm afraid if they are to do the job properly then they'll need to order in the bung it should have in that hole. And if your dealer is like my local one, predictably it won't be in stock... so you'll have to wait another 2 days while it's ordered...
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Cheers man, can you change the 'rf860' part to a different font, maybe 'blackoak' or something similar/more formal looking. Also, i don't mind my reg showing tbh.
That's the way I always look at it. I bet more folk see ur plate on a daily basis than ever will on the internet
Which makes the least sense. If someone local cloned my plate, I might get confused and pay there speeding fine.
If someone in London does it, I'll be pretty sure it wasn't me
Which makes the least sense. If someone local cloned my plate, I might get confused and pay there speeding fine.
If someone in London does it, I'll be pretty sure it wasn't me
Mare risk being caught duh! If there 2 identical motors in the same area ie LOCAL.
good job there, see my RRide for my attempt. really couldn't be arsed doing it again lol
i think a black S looks alot better than a badge less grill
Cheers, i'm really picky so i need to have it looking flawless and it's still not 100% but better than my first two attempts. I did in between the grooves of the badge first to make sure all the chrome was being covered properly. Might do the b pillars tomorrow, will see if i can be arsed. Got snow foam as well, can't wait to try that out as the car has'nt been washed for three weeks and is filthy!
Ok today i was off work so decided to clean the under the wheel archs. Took me bloody ages and still got one to do, 6.5 hours all in so far! Here is what my rear wheel arch looks like now
Definatley the worst cleaning job on the car, fingers are sore from all the scrubbing!
Definatley the worst cleaning job on the car, fingers are sore from all the scrubbing!
Ok today i was off work so decided to clean the under the wheel archs. Took me bloody ages and still got one to do, 6.5 hours all in so far! Here is what my rear wheel arch looks like now
Definatley the worst cleaning job on the car, fingers are sore from all the scrubbing!
Looking good. What did you use for cleaning them? Hope you put some protection on when you were done to make it easy next time
Obviously i took the wheel off first then gave all round the arch a good blast with the power washer. Next, scrubbed the arch lining using toothbrush, wheel brush and old shoe brush and a scouring sponge. Power washer all the loose dirt out again with the power wash. Then dried it off using an old towel and used AG Tar Remover with an old cloth to remove all the tar spots (most time consuming part). Cleaned the inside of the wheel while they were off. Found some alloy wheel protector in the garage which i used to hopefully prevent them from getting as bad again then dressed using megs high endurance gel.
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