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Carlos wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2020 10:21 am

Nic wrote: ↑Wed Jul 08, 2020 8:07 pm Ceramic coating on my BBS RS was £100 at a different place, I guess it comes down to me being a repeat customer that I get very good rates.

And living West of Cardiff.

He’s not far from you Carl, drop me a message if you want his number.

Ceramic coating on my BBS RS was £100 at a different place, I guess it comes down to me being a repeat customer that I get very good rates.

I can get a bonnet, roof, rear tailgate painted and 4 wheels refurbed for £500 to a really good standard.

Not really mates rates, I’ve been a constant repeat customer for years but yeah I’m not complaining!

JonMad wrote: ↑Wed Jul 08, 2020 7:41 pm It looks stunning. Can I ask how much something like that costs to get done? I’ve only ever paid a tenner at a car hand wash place, or had half a go myself.

Interior and exterior was £150. I’ll put some photos up of the stereo screen for example to show the difference there.

One of the cheapest things you can do to your car for the return imo Alex, it always feels more like your car afterwards rather than the previous owners. Like you’ve peeled away a layer of their filth.

I pay a friend of mine to do them for me, the difference in colour on this is quite striking, it was pretty much doom blue before

Agreed, a proper detail is always worth the money imo.



Once the wheels are refurbed and spacers on it’ll be a good place to be for a few months.

Wheels need a proper refurb so told him to leave them but you can see the benefits of a proper detail, especially if you’re looking to add value to a car IMO.

After chasing down issues on the lotus it was only a day on a dyno that finally got to the bottom of the numerous issues.. Not sure if that's an option Nic, many things don't become apparent til its under load. It used to boost to .8 under hard load and then bleed away pressure which was obviously ...

When I bought the cayenne it had a knackered headlight and common logic was that you had to order ballasts in pairs and code them in. I didn’t. I originally ordered an aftermarket ballast from Germany via eBay but when the seller said it wouldn’t work and I had to have an original Hella at double th...

Sundayjumper wrote: ↑Wed Jul 01, 2020 6:10 pm

Nic wrote: ↑Wed Jul 01, 2020 3:48 pmQuick snap when I picked it...

That just looks like it's broken

Definitely needs bigger wheels. Touareg looked a lot better.

Touareg was on smaller wheels.

https://i.imgur.com/wUnfZlU.jpg Mechanic text me this picture earlier, it’s one of the vac pipes leading to the recirc valve, mostly explains my boost issue I hope. It’s also been lowered now. In total I’m around 2 days labour in to the work, anticipated cost is going to be around £1k which is more...

I only deal with the NFU (who are 5 star rated) now, local contact for everything, no admin charges for plate changes etc and their competitive on price, changing the Touareg to the Cayenne was an extra £36.

https://i.imgur.com/wUnfZlU.jpg Mechanic text me this picture earlier, it’s one of the vac pipes leading to the recirc valve, mostly explains my boost issue I hope. It’s also been lowered now. In total I’m around 2 days labour in to the work, anticipated cost is going to be around £1k which is more...

Congrats Dunc!

https://i.imgur.com/JDtiRWQ.jpg Thermostat being done today, ordered part from Porsche last Wednesday, received Saturday. Because it is a facelift it has metal cooling pipes and thermostat housing unlike the earlier 4.5 V8s which had plastic pipes. While we’re in there getting the spark plugs chang...

nuttinnew wrote: ↑Wed Jun 24, 2020 8:57 pm

Nic wrote: ↑Wed Jun 24, 2020 8:27 pm

Yes it did... and she was prosecuted for leaving the scene of an accident.

Some justice



I'd still like to have the space to tinker with an A2 and the running gear from one (I know, lofty dreams ).

Yeah I’m glad she got what she deserved!

Nothing major thankfully, I drove it home fine. Thermostat needs replacing as it’s running cold, new thermostat is £95 including seals and postage from Porsche Cardiff, went for genuine as it’s an inlet manifold off job so 5-6 hours, makes no sense skimping on parts as labour to do it twice with a c...

mik wrote: ↑Wed Jun 24, 2020 7:53 pm And what is going on in that engine bay pic?

It’s broken.