Car D.I.Y.

[97_CAH]

Spent a couple of hours stripping the van of christmas lights and tinsel today following Sundays Illuminated tractor run.

Passenger wing mirror is no longer adjusting electronically. A problem to sort tomorrow.

 

[Adam4868]

Whilst were on lights on cars....I can’t stand the latest trend of light-up badges on cars...or even the grills lit up as seen on latest BMWs
Look crap to me.

 

[97_CAH]

Whilst were on lights on cars....I can’t stand the latest trend of light-up badges on cars...or even the grills lit up as seen on latest BMWs
Look crap to me.

You would hate the rear end of my van then

They`re on a switch and rarely get switched on but its getting sidebars with lights next

 

[fossyant]

You would hate the rear end of my van then
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They`re on a switch and rarely get switched on but its getting sidebars with lights next

And you, my son, are BA Baracus.

 

[Adam4868]

You would hate the rear end of my van then
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They`re on a switch and rarely get switched on but its getting sidebars with lights next

At least you're keeping Temu in business 🤣

 

[CXRAndy]

Got new battery for my little Citroen. More than 50% greater CCA and AH
On charger now overnight

 

[Drago]

You know its a good 'un cos it says "Premium" on the label.

 

[CXRAndy]

Yeah, It was £66, Bosch of same capacity was £84.

Or I could have got the puny 400CCA 40Ah for £46.
It came with 4 year warranty, which I'll probably forget where I bought it from if it fails-unlikely

 

[Drago]

Bosch are made by Exide anyway.

 

[Pinno718]

Bosch are made by Exide anyway.

Just the premium one's aparently.
...and Bosch comes with a 5 year guarantee. Go figure.

 

[Gunk]

Whilst were on lights on cars....I can’t stand the latest trend of light-up badges on cars...or even the grills lit up as seen on latest BMWs
Look crap to me.

Completely agree, they look shite

 

[CXRAndy]

I suspect it's not just Mazda but all car brands are getting like this.


View: https://youtu.be/rvAt8G7dOng?si=9i7fEs5wCzzl8-Lt


I took my daughters Mini for an early oil filter change. The service guy on the desk looked perplexed that I would want an oil change so early. Hes says the oil is good for 18,000 miles between services. I said what's the oil sump capacity- just over 4 litres.

I said it's a small turbo charged engine with a tiny sump.

He was rather peeved when I ordered and collected 6 oil filters and ancillaries.

I changed my oil every 5k miles or once a year if less than 5k

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Tuesday 17th

For a couple of weeks, l’ve been getting a drip onto the parcel shelf (roller blind) of my Kodiaq
On inspection, it’s the rubber boot, that protects the cables into the body
For whatever reason, one of the lugs has broken, so it couldn’t seat properly

On Sunday afternoon, as it was dry here, l put some silicone on it, to reseat
It seems to have worked (after todays rain)

Sadly l didn’t have any clear silicone, but what the heck!!

 

[Fastpedaller]

Whilst were on lights on cars....I can’t stand the latest trend of light-up badges on cars...or even the grills lit up as seen on latest BMWs
Look crap to me.

Remember the old Wolseley grille badge with the integral light?

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Whilst were on lights on cars....I can’t stand the latest trend of light-up badges on cars...or even the grills lit up as seen on latest BMWs
Look crap to me.

On a recently watched episode of Car SOS, with a T4 camper, they ended up with a bonnet that looked normally painted, but when a voltage was applied the 'VW' logo appeared on it