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I actually like the lines of the Paseo, but I am strange. The side stripe things look gash though. Yeah I can't disagree, if I'd thought about it I'd have taken them off before polishing. Right now I'm too scared to find out what the paint is like underneath. Once I've saved up some pennies I'll whack her with the lowering stick and fit some phat wheel spacers. I'm sure that'll improve the look no end. |
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that has come up well but I agree with duggers about the stripes, why not try taking them off the filler flap first and see how it comes up, would be easy enough to re-instate them if you had to.
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jamesd1972
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"Mediocre performance...bland looks...minimal thrills"  |
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What's this?   Yup, winging their way overnight within a week from Japan Lithuania are a replacement N/S front indicator lens, a replacement O/S rear lens (mine is cracked and they had one in stock, so whilst I could tolerate it I felt like I may as well...) and wing mirrors (the NS one is held together with glue and screws and doesn't work, the OS one does work and is only held together with glue). Much excite! |
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'tis a fine haul of booty...  So socket set in hand, and a 3 1/2 year old helper to assist, we set about things in no particular order... Old and busted, held in by one bolt and a solitary clip (I love old cars), and assigned to the bin ASAP  New hotness  Old and busted - 4 bolts this time:  New hotness:  Wing mirrors were slightly trickier - they were only held in with 3 bolts, but the wiring for the electrics runs behind the door card to a plug stuck in the door behind the door card. It turns out that the passenger side wiring had been cut (which could well mean that the motor in the mirror is actually fine...I can only theorise that it's been replaced before, and a PO couldn't be arsed with removing the door cards as well. They were quite fiddly as there are two hidden screws behind the armrest which is only clipped in, but clipped in good with some brittle, ageing plastics. Once these were discovered it was these two and one behind the door handle to pop the card off. Swapped the plug to find that the salvaged N/S mirror works left/right but not up/down. The motor is click/click/clicking away, so I may investigate another time when the weather is nicer. Having done the NS the OS was a doddle...old and busted:  New hotness:  Because it's true:  Courtesy of the fine people at  So future plans are to replace the graunchy rear wheel bearing that was mentioned on the last MOT, and tackle the cambelt. I'm reassured that the engine is non-interference, so worst-case scenario it goes pop and I get towed home whilst I'm pootling about. Will probably attempt it next weekend if the weather allows, but back to work tomorrow so updates will be more sparse moving forward with this one... |
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Nice. It’s always satisfying to get some of the detail stuff done. 👍
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My worst worry about dying is my wife selling my stuff for what I told her it cost...
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Nice. It’s always satisfying to get some of the detail stuff done. 👍 Cheers - although nothing big, that front lens in particular was giving me the heebie-jeebies. And of course the benefits of jobs like these are very easy to see. I'll save the greasy, hidden stuff for another day |
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jamesd1972
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Has gone from scruffy shed to cared for rare old car in a few simple steps.
Nice work
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Very nice well done.
I could do with two of these one for the Fiesta ST and one for the Corsair it has meant I would of been stuck without it.
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Last Edit: Nov 9, 2020 18:05:38 GMT by peteh1969
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So first up was a treat for myself - I totally overpaid for an original Porsche dealership sign, converted to run on LED lights and off a main plug. It started life at a Porsche dealership in Surrey (where else?) and worked its way to my local collectible/antiques dealer who is always finding trinkets and such...you know the sort, road and shop signs, displays from pubs and restaurants etc. etc. Yeah, yeah it's pretentious but I'm supporting my local businesses through lockdown #2 and I think it's a smart addition to the front of the garage.  Now, the Paseo has rolled over to 140,000 miles this week, so she deserves a bit more love too.  First up, I've never been happy with the battery - the DRIVEMASTER never let me down, but only every coughed into life with the reluctant enthusiasm of my asthmatic granny. It's also not reassuring that it doesn't actually fill the battery tray (even though, by the book, it's providing adequate amps).  So, out with the old, and in with the new(er) reconditioned Exide battery I sourced. She now springs into life with all the vim and vigour of a slightly less asthmatic granny. And fills up the space in the engine bay, which to me looks a little neater. Happy with that, especially with winter on the way.  Speaking of winter, I know I polished up the headlamps the other week but I've still not been happy with the light they've given out, especially on dipped beam. Now, I know there is a grey area around the use of LED lights (basically, they're not legal) but when I'm taking my son to and from nursery down back roads I'd like to be able to make out the reg numbers on the Chelsea tractors trying to shove me off the road. So £20 odd from Amazon sourced a set with good reviews, and the results were immediately obvious.  Dipped beam, with my helper fixing the car with a hammer. Like father, like son.  Full beam. The hammering continues. He tells me it's fixed now. I doubt this was helping my beam pattern either to be honest  The other concern I had was regarding the cool running of the engine - anywhere but stationary and the temp gauge would always sit about 1/3 of the way up.  Suspected a stuck open thermostat as, when parked, the temp would rise appropriately and fan would kick in at the right point, just above half. £6 on eBay later, and away we go...  2 10mm bolts, easily accessed from under the coilpack which I could have removed if necessary. It wasn't. Again, I just love the simplicity and thought that's gone into this. It seems so obvious but on many of the VAG cars I've worked on those nuts would be bolts, and made of cheese. I've snapped a bolt in a coolant flange before, which led to a whole world of hurt. Here, with the nuts being on studs in the engine block I had less fear of snapping them clean off, and despite 24 years and 140k they came off with 0 fuss. Love it. Diagnosis confirmed I'd say - old one at the top looks seized open.  Filled up with the good stuff, tested on a quick drive and the needle sticks at about halfway (ever so slightly over, but not a concern), fan kicks in as it used to and should. Job jobbed.   Drunk on success I moved on to the broken door handle on the Twingo. Note the poor attempt at a repair with plastic adhesive. No, it didn't take.  One torx bolt and a little wiggle later we had the old one removed. I expected a complicated system of bowden cables and rods, but it's a remarkably simple design.  This end of the handle pushes down on a metal lever behind the door, which then pops it open. It's not attached in any way, just pushes against it. No clipping or delicate alignment, it's practically idiotproof. If you fit it in place of the old one you can't go wrong. Love it. New hotness in place, and I can now get in without having to walk around to the passenger side and unlock from the inside. Another win.   Next up needs to be the cambelt on the Toyota, but that needs to be a job for another day... |
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You rejoin this episode with the Paseo back in it's natural habitat - up on ramps behind my house.  Why, you ask? Well, with no history the cambelt was a bit of a priority and, having never (successfully) completed a cambelt change, I was determined to do this one myself. Not least because the cambelt, tensioner and pulley was about £50 all in. Granted, the 5EFE is a non-interference engine but I still didn't want to leave it to chance. PAS and alternator belt were not in good shape - I'd already sourced an alternator belt, but will have to wait for the PAS. Good thing that it's the belt on the outside, so two 14mm bolts will have to be loosened off to replace it. Simple job for next time  Now the guide online suggested removing the engine mount and raising the engine a touch, which I dutifully did, although apart from making access to one or two of the cambelt cover bolts a little simpler it was more of a faff than anything. Pretty sure the job can be done without it. One of these is not like the other. No idea how I missed this when doing the spark plug service a few weeks back, but I was clearly sent an odd spark plug. I was more concerned with not snapping or threading the new ones to worry if they actually matched. Weird. £2.75 on eBay to complete the matching set.  Tensioner removed, the belt was in very good condition and looks pretty recent - no sign of cracking in any way.  The tensioner and pulley look a bit the worse for wear though. I'm guessing the belt was done on its own last time. Seems odd to bother for the sake of £30, but then not everyone's so particular I guess.   Little bit of jiggery-pokery later, new belt installed  Refitting is the reversal of removal. Decided to give the engine bay a clean with a generous spray of degreaser and the garden hose. Much better.   So why is the car still on ramps? Well, turns out the new thermostat had sprung a leak.  Not entirely sure why it's not marrying up right, putting it down to a cheap stat and poor quality seal. Got a new one on order with the appropriate gaskets, so will fit that and see how we get on. |
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Really quick update as I tidied up a few bits, but first we had a new addition to the fleet... Brand new Mk8 Golf in a fetching shade of lime yellow (as they call it) - surprisingly the dealer was happy to do a deal on this car in this colour as it was a cancelled order...can't think why.   Chopped in the Tiguan (too big, too wallowy, not very efficient and pretty damn slow) for this: 1.5 petrol turbo, 130bhp and pretty much base space. But base spec these days has dual zone climate control, adaptive cruise control, electric everything, and mood lighting. But no CD player - I fear these are now obsolete. Such is progress I guess... Initial impressions are very positive - it drives really well (just like the Mk7 Golf we had in 2014 because it's basically the same car), returns 50mpg already, and with a myriad of electrical bells and whistles. Key cards, wifi, bluetooth, no gauges of any kind, push button stop-start, all touch-sensitive buttons and sliders...I've never owned a car I needed to log into before I could drive it. It's going to take some getting used to. Back on planet retro I've finished a few niggling jobs that were outstanding on the Paseo.  New PAS belt, along with the new alternator belt, and nice and tight (at the second attempt)   And a replacement Gates thermostat - splurged on a £15 one to replace the £6 one that didn't leak - it's just a tiny bit wider than the cheapo one and sits snug in the thermostat flange.. Buy cheap, buy twice is the moral of the story here. Didn't need any of the extra gaskets, but this one appears to seal up nicely and a few days later we still have coolant in the system so I think the leak has been banished. So the Paseo is back on the road :-) |
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Nov 30, 2020 18:44:57 GMT
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Nov 30, 2020 19:22:07 GMT
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Our Octavia didn’t come with a CD player, and that’s a 2016 car. I think, much like cassettes, they’re swiftly going the way of the dodo.
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My worst worry about dying is my wife selling my stuff for what I told her it cost...
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Nov 30, 2020 19:29:47 GMT
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The engine compartment came up nicely, our 6 month old fiesta has a CD player but it is a complete afterthought looks like a PC drive and it's inside the glove box!
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Nov 30, 2020 20:27:36 GMT
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Back to the days of sticking a CD player to the dash? We've gone full circle!  |
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The engine compartment came up nicely, our 6 month old fiesta has a CD player but it is a complete afterthought looks like a PC drive and it's inside the glove box! Exactly what we had in the 2017 Tiguan, complete with a couple of memory stick slots as well. No such luck in the Golf. I'm not surprised, although I was expecting maybe a USB slot somewhere? |
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Dez
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Nov 30, 2020 20:32:27 GMT
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He’s got a brand new car.
Looks like a Jaguar.
It ain’t got no CD player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player player..
Sorry 😂
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Nov 30, 2020 21:15:00 GMT
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Back to the days of sticking a CD player to the dash? We've gone full circle! Hahaha, looks like it. I don't get why people prefer the inconvenience of finding music, making a play list, plugging phone in or turning Bluetooth on. Just to listen to a poor quality version of their song, and if you like dance music, have it insert a slight gap between each carefully mixed track. Anyhow, think I'm going to buy my mum a personal cd player for Christmas as her new car doesn't have one and she hasn't even got a camera phone. |
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