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[fishboy]

*&^$% SEATS $%&$%^ WONT &$%^$%^$ COME $%&^$ OUT $%^$%

I know how you feel, my seats come out but my *&^$% Petrol $%&$%^ cap surround wont &$%^$%^$ COME $%&^$ OUT $%^$%

[The Batman]

[JG]

whats the problem Joe, its a 20second job

Edited by JG, 20 February 2009 - 10:09 AM.

[The Batman]

whats the problem Joe, its a 20second job

have you tried to take your front clam off yet

[JG]

No but i have tidied up the garage in preparation...

[The Batman]

have fun with the all 4 bolts infront of the doors

[mandarinvx]

Lights Part 3 (kind of)

Fitted all the lights back in today, also went for some ugraded bulbs

Got the same sidelights as the last VX as they proved to be reliable

Linky to Ebay




And a slim ballast HID kit - From this seller - the ballasts that were supplied are actually smaller than those in the pic!




And the overall effect - much better

[The Batman]

looking good.... next time a bulb goes they will be on the list! i dont know what is happening to me......but..... how much roughly do they weigh?

[mandarinvx]

how much roughly do they weigh?

Not much, the ballast/cabling is prob only 50g (ish) and can be fixed low down in the nose of the car

[mandarinvx]

PS for anyone looking to get a set, I know the pic shows a H7 bulb, but that's a stock pic from ebay - for dipped beam you need to ask for a H1

[mandarinvx]

Spot the difference!





The spoiler that was fitted (shown at the top of the pics) was one of the £79 ebay jobs - it had only been on for a couple of months and came down with the dreaded bubbling - presumably not baked correctly during production

So got an OEM version and these guys sprayed it up for me - top job

[kthreevlr]

Thanks for upping the HID pics - great work as usual.. PS Do you live with your parents? that's some funky ass carpet!

[alparks]

this bubbling is micro blistering, wouldn't say its down to the production of the spoiler but infact the painting of the spoiler. micro blistering is where water (condensation) mixes in with the paint when spraying, and eventually the water wants to escape causing it to pull through the paint work - bubble blisters.

[kthreevlr]

this bubbling is micro blistering, wouldn't say its down to the production of the spoiler but infact the painting of the spoiler. micro blistering is where water (condensation) mixes in with the paint when spraying, and eventually the water wants to escape causing it to pull through the paint work - bubble blisters.

This explanation is all well & good, but can you explain the funky ass carpet?

[mandarinvx]

PS Do you live with your parents? that's some funky ass carpet!

It's a rented place

[mandarinvx]

this bubbling is micro blistering, wouldn't say its down to the production of the spoiler but infact the painting of the spoiler. micro blistering is where water (condensation) mixes in with the paint when spraying, and eventually the water wants to escape causing it to pull through the paint work - bubble blisters.

I'd assumed it was the fibreglass, as there is a little 'pit' of fibreglass missing underneath each bubble

[The Batman]

indeed that spoiler did look like there was fibre glass missing where the bubbles had... umm... popped?! new one looks much much better

[alparks]

indeed that spoiler did look like there was fibre glass missing where the bubbles had... umm... popped?!

new one looks much much better

maybe be hard to believe in a funny way, but that is exactly what they do "pop". any sprayer would know about micro blisters.

[fishboy]

Just read that about the spoiler and how lucky i was to have decided to purchase on of the £79.00 ones off ebay last year and spray it white. Any blisters wouldn't have been noticable. But my car is currently in the garage with all white bits (except wheels ) about to be sprayed blue. Hope i don't get the same issue.

[mandarinvx]

A little more progress

Got a new roof seal from Bell & Colvill, a very handy mail order service ; mine had failed dramatically at the top corners:






Also got a new S2 wiper arm, as mione had started to rust, it was about £20 including a new blade (much better than the £40 Vaux want just for the blade)



All you need to do to change it is to remove the plastic guard and undo the nut holding it in position, then lever the arm off the plined shaft.



For the replacement just tighten the bolt down to drive the new arm onto the splines