Danny Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 Now go into maplin and buy some correct size spades Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prawny Baby Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 Looking good Alex! well done mate!I'll be running those exact same yoko medium compound slicks at Spa in a weeks time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azarathal Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 Now go into maplin and buy some correct size spades The next tool I borrow from stock I've been told I'd have to buy and nothing else needs crimping at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 What did you buy in the end Mikey? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 MOT next week for the Leon. Shouldn't really need anything other than a wishbone bush that's on it's way out with any joy. To remedy this, I have a set of polybushed LCR cast wishbones with LCR hubs en route. Need to get my hands on some LCR front coilovers for the arb mount though which is a pain as mine are only 6 months old. Wish you could just buy fronts instead of a whole set - hoping to track some down second hand for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 MOT next week for the Leon. Shouldn't really need anything other than a wishbone bush that's on it's way out with any joy. To remedy this, I have a set of polybushed LCR cast wishbones with LCR hubs en route. Need to get my hands on some LCR front coilovers for the arb mount though which is a pain as mine are only 6 months old. Wish you could just buy fronts instead of a whole set - hoping to track some down second hand for now. Mot for me on Thursday. Just spent £169 on a set of head lights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 Weak. Were yours beyond a bit of a light refurb then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george_seamons Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 Depo facelift ones are only £60 each brand new...they are what I had on mine. EDIT: Would seem you can't buy them anymore. However, I did find these...may be of some help to you? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AUDI-A3-8L-00-03-HEADLAMPS-HEADLIGHTS-PAIR-BRAND-NEW-/330537436084 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 (edited) . Edited September 30, 2013 by JMCD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azarathal Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 What did you buy in the end Mikey? Fli vibe speakers from halfrauds but got 25% off and I reused an old ripspeed headunit, fortunately it's not a blingy head unit so shouldn't be an issue when I sell the car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 No I meant what car man haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azarathal Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 Still got the city rover, inheriting some money soon so the money I saved towards the mr2 is going into the rover to get it sellable and a bit more enjoyable until I get the new car. Still at odds end with the sloppy steering situation, ball joints were only done about 10k ago, 4wheel alignment has been triple checked, balancing good etc. I've had a few suggestions some of which I think are extreme for a 28k car; steering rack, power steering pump etc. I don't think it's a collapsed spring or bent anything as one moment the car drives amazingly and pulls well etc next moment steering is sloppy, doesn't pull so well, torque and brake steers like a bitch and tramlines all over the place. Had a minor bump on a slow corner take the steering wheel from my hands a couple of times. Without me shelling out for a garage does anyone live near Bracknell that wouldn't mind taking a quick look? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 My clips and adjusters had broken so they were pointing at the sky. Didn't want the cheaper ones, they don't seem to handle heat from HIDs as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 Fair shout, sucks though. I'm tempted to just grab some standard LCR struts for the MOT so I've got a little more time to source some coiles if I can't find some before next week. Only need them for the bloody mount dammit - effort! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azarathal Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 So driving at 30 down a narrow lane and a small unavoidable bump pulled me into a narrow rut next to the Tarmac, luckily I was going slow enough not to be pulled into the hedge. About 2minutes later it choked so bad when pulling out onto a main road that instead of pulling away easily I almost cut someone up. After a 6-7mile trip I also noticed my heat gauge didn't quite get to half way so that's another issue I need to sort Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george_seamons Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 HID's run cooler than halogens! Like I say, my “cheap" ones were fine for two years with HID's. Just seems like a big waste of money! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 Looking good Alex! well done mate! I'll be running those exact same yoko medium compound slicks at Spa in a weeks time Cheers man They're pretty good tyres once they reach the right temperature, still not the best I've used though. If you can get hold of them, look out for some 250mm Dunlop SP Sports. I'm guessing you use 18" wheels so you'd need 250/640R18. Plenty available, I think BTCC use them. On a completely different note, what do you guys think about this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ukdkgLYYbw A bit of background - the RR driver was apparently with his wife and child and stated that the bikers started attacking the car. If he was worried for the safety of his loved ones and himself, I'm not at all surprised he just floored it. To me it also looks like one of the bikers provoked the confrontation by cutting the driver off. After he used the horn, the horde mentality stepped in... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 Driver in the right deffo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 Unless they had a bloody good reason to try and stop the Range Rover, it looks like the bikers were being brain-dead idiots. Even if they did have a good reason it was still a bloody stupid thing to do. The Range Rover didn't react in the best way possible, but it looks like a fright and flight instinctive reaction to being placed in danger, rather than a consciously malicious attack. I hope none of the bikers got hurt badly, as it probably wouldn't have been them personally who provoked it, but as a group they did bring it on themselves. Also, Nick's running 17's, 235/45R17 (or close) for road tyres, not sure about slicks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted September 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 None of us know the full story on that, we don't know what RR / biker did beforehand. However, the whole mob didn't need to get involved that's for sure. Based on the fact he had 100 odd bikes following him I'd have probably taken drastic action too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 That video just makes me think motorcyclists are even more moronic than I previously thought. Chasing the car, regardless of if the RR driver had done something terrible or not, is just asking for trouble and irresponsible behavior. It's a real shame that a bunch of louts let down the decent motorcyclists and create an even poorer image that seems to surround them already. I encounter so many dicks on bikes on my journey to work, they put themselves into potentially awful situations, no wonder they end up being organ donors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haydon_peter Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 Male driver with his wife and 5 year old child in the Range Rover... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2438620/Shocking-video-Range-Rover-crashing-bikers-surround-vehicle-annual-street-ride.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 Driver in the right but a bit of a moron, shouldn't have floored it over the bikers. I'd have tried to carry on driving at about 30/40mph and phoned the police. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam T Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 Can somebody repost the download link for Vagcom on that file sharing website please? Ive searched for ages now and i cant seem to find it in this thread. Probably just being blind Anybody? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamus Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 Once the bikers made a show of the displeasure. In the first instance he should have slowed, offered apology visually and allowed the bikers to proceed. The bikers shouldn't have intimidated him, it is a vast over reaction to a scenario that happens a great deal on the roads everyday. The brake testing biker was a twat, he misjudged it and caused it, not the driver. This situation should never have developed. If it hadn't been a mob mentality I'm sure the rover driver would have done the right thing, as would a small group of riders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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