Danga's Satin CTR "Bullet"
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The bumper is quite easy to pull off mate. Get some clips before you start in case you break any.
Once off, you cut the mesh to the correct size and cable tie it on. I think I drilled a couple of discreet holes.
The only slight difficulty that I had was in trying to stop the horn touching the mesh. I ended up making a new bracket for it but you could always just cut a couple holes in the grill for the horn to poke out of.
I did the job in a morning on my inlaws drive. The longest part was faffing with the horn.
There is a great "how to" on bumper removal, if i remember correctly.
Halfords do a nice black mesh.
Once off, you cut the mesh to the correct size and cable tie it on. I think I drilled a couple of discreet holes.
The only slight difficulty that I had was in trying to stop the horn touching the mesh. I ended up making a new bracket for it but you could always just cut a couple holes in the grill for the horn to poke out of.
I did the job in a morning on my inlaws drive. The longest part was faffing with the horn.
There is a great "how to" on bumper removal, if i remember correctly.
Halfords do a nice black mesh.
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The job itself is alright, I just think the bumper is a cnut. I did think about the mesh but time was an issue and it was a last minute arrangement. Will probably look into it when I sort the surface rust. Do you have any pics of your meshed bumper?
Well you will obviously need the A/C and I'd recommend you buy a receiver/dryer too. You will also need some A/C oil for the seals when you replace bits.
It was sort of straight forward, you just need a decent set of tools as some nuts/bolts were a fcuker to get to. Also some help, extra pair of hands with the bumper.
There is a how to, but it didn't help me that much in locating the bumper fasteners in all fairness.
Yeah mine is missing a lot if bumpers. Mine needs to come off as one of clamps that gets screwed on has been bodged at some point and needs to be fixed as the bumper sticks out under one of the lights
That took me and my mate a fair bit of fiddling to get right.
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I didn't find removing/refitting bumper an issue at all.
I've pulled the front bumper off 3 times last year. Once for the a/c (I replaced the condensor and drier, didn't put any oil in),
I took it off again to remove the headlights to get em refurbished and then lastly to reseal them after they got condensated and to fit xenon lights
Might be cos im a mechanic that i found it easy.
I'll post a pic tomorrow. I thought I had one on me phone.
I've pulled the front bumper off 3 times last year. Once for the a/c (I replaced the condensor and drier, didn't put any oil in),
I took it off again to remove the headlights to get em refurbished and then lastly to reseal them after they got condensated and to fit xenon lights
Might be cos im a mechanic that i found it easy.
I'll post a pic tomorrow. I thought I had one on me phone.
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I used to work for beadles, till my son passed away.
I've left and now im looking for a job that not in the trade.
I spent all my time at work and not enough with my son which I really regret mate.
Now Im just fixing motors on the weekend.
I worked for Honda for about a year in Catford, south London. Got made redundant cos the motors were just not breaking down, bullet proof!
I did my apprenticeship with Mercedes and let me tell you; expensive motors don't mean reliability mate.
I've left and now im looking for a job that not in the trade.
I spent all my time at work and not enough with my son which I really regret mate.
Now Im just fixing motors on the weekend.
I worked for Honda for about a year in Catford, south London. Got made redundant cos the motors were just not breaking down, bullet proof!
I did my apprenticeship with Mercedes and let me tell you; expensive motors don't mean reliability mate.
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I had not planned on replacing anything TBH. but my AC has always been like being coughed on by an asthmatic mouse so I thought a re gas would do the job. being a 52 plate I am sure that I will need to do something along the lines of Danga has done. new tyres need doing first as they are properly on the limit. after that I will look in to this then probably take you up on your offer of a hand.
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If you're just after a regass, Kwikfit do it really cheap. Thats where I got mine done.
If there is a fault, you can use Aircon Direct 01474 832941
They are based in Kent and are a mobile unit. So they will come to you to diagnose a fault with the A/C.
I've used them to diagnose my A/C and then replaced the defective parts myself.
I know a bloke at Kwikfit if you need a discount mate.
If there is a fault, you can use Aircon Direct 01474 832941
They are based in Kent and are a mobile unit. So they will come to you to diagnose a fault with the A/C.
I've used them to diagnose my A/C and then replaced the defective parts myself.
I know a bloke at Kwikfit if you need a discount mate.
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Thought I may give this an up date.
So the car went for a level 1 service with Honda. On the phone the guy says that he's noticed I never had a level 2 service, so after asking what's extra, he stated that it will be £90 more than a level 1 and they will change my air filter......I'll stick with a level 1 cheers. As I'm saving I thought I would supply my own oil to bring the cost down even more (I service the car every 6 months and got a deal on 10l of oil back in October time)
So after the service I spent a fraction of the price for a new air filter and a couple of pollen filters, and then spent all of 10 minutes changing them. Bugger me, I'd happily charge someone £90 for that.
So new parts
Look at the state of these, only been in a year
Job done
Then it was time to turn my attention to my brakes. Dug this lot out
Then wheels off (still looking ok-ish for being 2 years since I last tarted them up)
Due to time (and me being lazy) I just stuck with silver, and carried out a very rushed job. Excuse the wheels, I have some new ones to go on.
So skip a few days, it was time to ditch my retro-fitted flat blades (bloody hated the look of them) and fit some fresh rubbers
Over the years, wiper changes have butchered the paint on the wiper arms
So time to bust out my materials and mask up the areas. Then primed.
Painted
Then looking fresh. Although I managed to chip the paint as I put the wipers on wrong. F**K!!!
Only a little, but they will be rubbed down and I'll start again another day
I even had a little time to wash her down with some Megs gold class and top up with some Aqua Wax
Brakes still looking good after a couple months
So the car went for a level 1 service with Honda. On the phone the guy says that he's noticed I never had a level 2 service, so after asking what's extra, he stated that it will be £90 more than a level 1 and they will change my air filter......I'll stick with a level 1 cheers. As I'm saving I thought I would supply my own oil to bring the cost down even more (I service the car every 6 months and got a deal on 10l of oil back in October time)
So after the service I spent a fraction of the price for a new air filter and a couple of pollen filters, and then spent all of 10 minutes changing them. Bugger me, I'd happily charge someone £90 for that.
So new parts
Look at the state of these, only been in a year
Job done
Then it was time to turn my attention to my brakes. Dug this lot out
Then wheels off (still looking ok-ish for being 2 years since I last tarted them up)
Due to time (and me being lazy) I just stuck with silver, and carried out a very rushed job. Excuse the wheels, I have some new ones to go on.
So skip a few days, it was time to ditch my retro-fitted flat blades (bloody hated the look of them) and fit some fresh rubbers
Over the years, wiper changes have butchered the paint on the wiper arms
So time to bust out my materials and mask up the areas. Then primed.
Painted
Then looking fresh. Although I managed to chip the paint as I put the wipers on wrong. F**K!!!
Only a little, but they will be rubbed down and I'll start again another day
I even had a little time to wash her down with some Megs gold class and top up with some Aqua Wax
Brakes still looking good after a couple months
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looks good man. What did you use to do the rust bit on the brake disks?
I called Honda the other week and got the same crap from them about the levels. she then said as my car had its last service less than 12 months ago that it was not worth it. Told her to FOAD and I think I'll take it else where! maybe I'll give TGM a call or something. such a shame that sumo power closed.
Did you spray or brush the wipers?
I called Honda the other week and got the same crap from them about the levels. she then said as my car had its last service less than 12 months ago that it was not worth it. Told her to FOAD and I think I'll take it else where! maybe I'll give TGM a call or something. such a shame that sumo power closed.
Did you spray or brush the wipers?
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I used a wire brush to get rid of any loose rust, wiped the dust off and then used a tin of Hammerite http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/..._productId_158822_langId_-1_categoryId_255239 if I had a bit more time, two coats would've been ideal. Word of warning, don't put too much on your brush and whatever it touches needs white spirit to remove it lol. I just bought a new brush each time though.
Their new desk staff are slightly retarded and take ages to answer the phone. Their mechanics seem to be pretty good though.
I used a rattle can of grey primer and satin black on the wipers. Two coats of each. Up close they actually turned out really good considering.
I spent more time trying to stop the curtains from blowing away :lol:
Their new desk staff are slightly retarded and take ages to answer the phone. Their mechanics seem to be pretty good though.
I used a rattle can of grey primer and satin black on the wipers. Two coats of each. Up close they actually turned out really good considering.
I spent more time trying to stop the curtains from blowing away :lol:
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So as you may know, I bought TarmacNymph's pink and purple wheels off of him years ago. Due to life getting the way I never got round to hving the tyres swapped over. As he's putting his car back to standard he needed some standard wheels, made sense to have mine and I'll finally get round to fitting his.
Step dad let me down last minute (as he was going to paint them due to lacquer and paint peel) and as Karl was losing money I thought I'll take a crack at them myself.
Rubbed down and primed
Then time for paint
Then met Karl in a car park shortly after getting my tyres swapped over.
Then some better pics
They need another coat of paint as I ran out and Halford's have also ran out. Then I'll give them a polish and wax. They should look a lot better.
I make no bones about it, but these wheels are an absolute cnut to prep and paint.
Step dad let me down last minute (as he was going to paint them due to lacquer and paint peel) and as Karl was losing money I thought I'll take a crack at them myself.
Rubbed down and primed
Then time for paint
Then met Karl in a car park
shortly after getting my tyres swapped over.
Then some better pics
They need another coat of paint as I ran out and Halford's have also ran out. Then I'll give them a polish and wax. They should look a lot better.
I make no bones about it, but these wheels are an absolute cnut to prep and paint.