owd potter Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 today, I will be mostly cleaning it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkstar Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 I gave mine a good clean then drove round my mates to show it off. Didn't stay long when I say what was on his drive. PS it's actually his wife's car as he can't drive as you can guess from the number plate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinewood Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 Red MUF! Ooo err Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordGrover Posted May 8, 2018 Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 On 5/4/2018 at 10:45 PM, Sazzy said: Talking about painful, I asked a dent removal guy how much he charges (without seeing the car) and he said £220! ? On 5/5/2018 at 8:08 AM, golfprorich said: Try elsewhere!! I asked a 'named brand' dent removal company how much to sort a small dent, they were around £200 as well. So I spoke to the bodyshop who eventually painted my bumper and the chap they use for minor dents did it for £50, only took him 15 mins and the job was perfect. I'd ask at your nearest indy who they use for dents Agreed. I use a local guy; DentPusher. Nice chap and excellent workmanship at a reasonable price. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el 3.2S Posted May 8, 2018 Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 My Boxster passed its annual ITV (MOT) today - only 6 months overdue and 1500km done in the last 18months. Always a nerve wracking day where the test is as much about conforming to the standard car spec, as it is about vehicle condition. Luckily for me, they did not pick up on the wheel spacers (my stealth black paint job maybe helped?) after market spoiler, lower rear splitter and aluminium pedals. I think they were so pre occupied on spotting the 18" wheels and different tyres from what they thought it should have - even though it left the factory with them on. Next time it could fail for any one of the afore mentioned modifications, it is such a subjective test and depends on who does it and how thorough they are. Bit different from the UK though. Where I go is the main centre for Malaga and there are about 100 cars, trucks and all kinds of vehicles and owners nervously waiting at any one time, waiting to be called to one of the 9 lanes where they are processed conveyer belt style. The driver stays in the car and moves it on to each of the points where checks are completed. Think I may get new rear discs soon as I struggled to get enough stopping power on the rollers with the rear wheels. Also the emissions were a little concerning. The fast idle lamda reading was just not going under the 1.03 limit. Fortunately a fellow worker saw what was happening and helped by grabbing a roll of paper and sticking it in the exhaust and holding it there with her foot! This had the desired effect and the lamda came down to 1.03 lol. I guess this put the engine under more load? Another alarming moment was when they asked me to squirt the headlamp washers (they never bothered about the windscreen!) I duly squirted and a huge anount of water and foam shot out, as did one of the nozzles and it flew past the testers! Have never used them before and will not do so again with the roof down lol. I think old fuel and lack of use did not help the emissions. Should have filled up with new before the test as there was just a dribble in the tank from many weeks earlier and the range was way down on 40km. Overall delighted to have the ticket for another year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billzeebub Posted May 8, 2018 Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 Removed the hardtop and deposited it in my storage unit. Then went for a drive to the coast along past Beachy Head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BartyB Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 Finally got round to replacing the Boxster's front springs, struts and top mounts today. Two broken springs within a couple of days highlights the appaling state of Britain's roads. It seems the last time Oxfordshire County Council actually re-surfaced any roads properly was back in the 1980s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaz771 Posted May 11, 2018 Report Share Posted May 11, 2018 left hand window regulator spaghettified its cable and locked up so £190 later for new regulator and a fair few hours of my time and yep all good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anker BS Posted May 11, 2018 Report Share Posted May 11, 2018 Brake flush day today in preparation for the first DE of the season. Tech inspection next Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the baron Posted May 11, 2018 Report Share Posted May 11, 2018 Ive finally found a hanging place for my hardtop so devised a winch effect to get it in place, its in a padded bag so am hoping it survives the summer months unscathed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anker BS Posted May 11, 2018 Report Share Posted May 11, 2018 Brake flushing was a piece of cake. Power bleeders make the job easy and all the nipples cooperated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlp606 Posted May 12, 2018 Report Share Posted May 12, 2018 Snow foamed, 2 bucket wash, AG super resin polish and AG fast waxed :). Also treated all the leather inside and cleaned down the engine bay and covers.Carpet cover looks millions times better now. Car has started locking and unlocking randomly with a double beep so I think a door lock is sticking?? Now time for Guinness me thinks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el 3.2S Posted May 12, 2018 Report Share Posted May 12, 2018 (edited) Just ordered 4 new Brembo discs and 4 sets of Brembo pads, 10 litres Shell Helix oil and a Mann oil filter from Carparts4less. £295 including delivery so not too bad. Will do all the work myself. Edited May 12, 2018 by el 3.2S 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sazzy Posted May 13, 2018 Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 This ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluepork03 Posted May 13, 2018 Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 3 minutes ago, Sazzy said: This ... Is that a broken drive cable caused that? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edc Posted May 13, 2018 Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 Not sure about that spoiler ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topbox Posted May 13, 2018 Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 Painted the top hats and re-fitted my Sport Classics refurbished by Excel Wheels. Had quite a strong desire to paint the balance weights to match the wheels, this OCD is catching ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowbos Posted May 13, 2018 Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 1 minute ago, Topbox said: Painted the top hats and re-fitted my Sport Classics refurbished by Excel Wheels. Had quite a strong desire to paint the balance weights to match the wheels, this OCD is catching ? Looks great ?. If you had extreme OCD you would have asked Excel to paint and laquer the wheel weights to match the wheels before fitting and then balancing them ?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topbox Posted May 13, 2018 Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 @Sazzy just seen your roof, feel your pain, ?hope your are all sorted for Beaulieu, without to much expense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sazzy Posted May 13, 2018 Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 16 minutes ago, Bluepork03 said: Is that a broken drive cable caused that? Yep, absolutely sheared off. There was a disturbingly loud bang as the left hand side came off of it's runner! Was an absolute nightmare to remove the clamshell as just couldn't get access on the right hand side and at that point I didn't know what was wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sazzy Posted May 13, 2018 Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 42 minutes ago, edc said: Not sure about that spoiler ? My car fancied starting a new trend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clivescoobydo Posted May 13, 2018 Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Sazzy said: Yep, absolutely sheared off. There was a disturbingly loud bang as the left hand side came off of it's runner! Was an absolute nightmare to remove the clamshell as just couldn't get access on the right hand side and at that point I didn't know what was wrong Jeez hope it hasn't damaged the paint. Why do you think it failed? Edited May 13, 2018 by Clivescoobydo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowbos Posted May 13, 2018 Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 4 minutes ago, Sazzy said: Yep, absolutely sheared off. There was a disturbingly loud bang as the left hand side came off of it's runner! Was an absolute nightmare to remove the clamshell as just couldn't get access on the right hand side and at that point I didn't know what was wrong Yikes! What’s the plan to fix that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sazzy Posted May 13, 2018 Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 6 minutes ago, Topbox said: @Sazzy just seen your roof, feel your pain, ?hope your are all sorted for Beaulieu, without to much expense. Thanks Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sazzy Posted May 13, 2018 Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 6 minutes ago, Clivescoobydo said: Jeez hope it hasn't damaged the paint. Why do think it failed? No paint damage thankfully, I'm not sure, but looking online it doesn't seem to be an uncommon fault for these cables to fail over time. 6 minutes ago, rowbos said: Yikes! What’s the plan to fix that? Will ring OPC tomorrow and order a cable. I don't think refitting the cable looks too bad, it's going to be getting everything perfectly re aligned that's going to be a challenge. Supposed to be driving to Sussex in it on Thursday eve so looks like that won't happen now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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