What have you done to your RX-8 today????
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
Tidied the centre caps ready for new wheels in the new year...bought some shiny aluminium bolts to cut down on the rusty look..Think I'll go without a log/badge to start.
Then got sticky with the 6d carbon film, tbh its pretty good and unless you get up close and personal you would probably not know.
Then got sticky with the 6d carbon film, tbh its pretty good and unless you get up close and personal you would probably not know.
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Those mirrors look much better than cf over-shells
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
I spent Monday with Tim @ RX Motors, waiting for my MOT. Failed on headlight sensor missing it's arm, which i'd removed an hour previous because it was broken!
Picked the car up this morning, after I decided to keep the cheapy cat on. Car is much quieter!
Also spent some time talking about a possible turbo set up. Definitely on the list. If work goes well in Spring I'll have a very fun summer, fingers crossed!
Picked the car up this morning, after I decided to keep the cheapy cat on. Car is much quieter!
Also spent some time talking about a possible turbo set up. Definitely on the list. If work goes well in Spring I'll have a very fun summer, fingers crossed!
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
@Azimuth, did they also fix the offside rear brake binding?
What about the....
What about the....
- Offside Front Seat belt damaged but webbing not significantly weakened (5.2.2a)
Oil leak ()
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Offside Rear Nail in tyre ()
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- Azimuth (Wed Dec 20, 2017 10:58 pm)
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
....and his name is Dave.
I've no idea where the belt is damaged, I can't find it. And the nail in the tyre is an odd advisory, but sure.
I've no idea where the belt is damaged, I can't find it. And the nail in the tyre is an odd advisory, but sure.
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
Is the 'offside rear nail' an aftermarket part? does it give another 20whp or so? :xmaswink:
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Errrr........ yeah!
I'm uninstalling it and putting it on eBay, but I'll give you first refusal. :xmaslol:
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Love it
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Don't know if it's compatible with the R3 though! :xmaslol:
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Up~ rated my fuse boxer's with these new type of LED Mini fuses..
• Save time and money on expensive garage bills• Instant fault diagnosis without testing• Ideal for troublesome circuits where fuses often blow• Blown fuses glow• Universal colour coded by ampere• Easy to install - no tool required
you can get them from most Car electrical shops or a link below
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from ... +&_sacat=0
Glow fuses work in an effective way when it comes to maintaining your vehicle, even with very limited knowledge of car electrics. The faulty fuse is quickly identified as it glows when the fuse is blown. I going to do this to my partners car for her Christmas prezzy LOL......
any one using them I had one blow the the other day and saved me messing about locating the fault..... :xmasgrin: :xmasgrin: :xmasthumleft:
• Save time and money on expensive garage bills• Instant fault diagnosis without testing• Ideal for troublesome circuits where fuses often blow• Blown fuses glow• Universal colour coded by ampere• Easy to install - no tool required
you can get them from most Car electrical shops or a link below
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from ... +&_sacat=0
Glow fuses work in an effective way when it comes to maintaining your vehicle, even with very limited knowledge of car electrics. The faulty fuse is quickly identified as it glows when the fuse is blown. I going to do this to my partners car for her Christmas prezzy LOL......
any one using them I had one blow the the other day and saved me messing about locating the fault..... :xmasgrin: :xmasgrin: :xmasthumleft:
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If nobody has asked you, may I have your car's hand in marriage?exiled--viking wrote: ↑Thu Dec 21, 2017 6:28 pmUp~ rated my fuse boxer's with these new type of LED Mini fuses..
• Save time and money on expensive garage bills• Instant fault diagnosis without testing• Ideal for troublesome circuits where fuses often blow• Blown fuses glow• Universal colour coded by ampere• Easy to install - no tool required
you can get them from most Car electrical shops or a link below
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from ... +&_sacat=0
Glow fuses work in an effective way when it comes to maintaining your vehicle, even with very limited knowledge of car electrics. The faulty fuse is quickly identified as it glows when the fuse is blown. I going to do this to my partners car for her Christmas prezzy LOL......
any one using them I had one blow the the other day and saved me messing about locating the fault..... :xmasgrin: :xmasgrin: :xmasthumleft:
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I'm not sure about marriage but I'd sure like to take it out for a dirty weekend :xmaswink:
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- shaqeer1 (Fri Dec 22, 2017 10:38 am)
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Added more fuel today..
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I had a really strange experience driving home tonight. I removed my front headlight levelling sensor arm for my MOT as it was broken. Unfortunately it failed because of this, and as a solution we removed the entire sensor. There was a yellow light on the dash but other than that it was OK.
But driving back in the rain tonight the light had gone off and my headlights were pointed as far down as they would go, which happens to be about 6 feet in front of the car. Very weird, and not much fun driving in the rain with about 8 feet visibility!
I can only assume the water shorted the open connector giving an extreme signal.
Slightly ironic that removing the sensor completely in order to pass the MOT resulted in a much more dangerous vehicle!
I'll be putting that back on tomorrow then.
But driving back in the rain tonight the light had gone off and my headlights were pointed as far down as they would go, which happens to be about 6 feet in front of the car. Very weird, and not much fun driving in the rain with about 8 feet visibility!
I can only assume the water shorted the open connector giving an extreme signal.
Slightly ironic that removing the sensor completely in order to pass the MOT resulted in a much more dangerous vehicle!
I'll be putting that back on tomorrow then.
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Not strange at all...
The system that manages the headlight leveling would have detected the failed (missing) sensor and put the lights into the fail-safe position - which is as low as possible.
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The system that manages the headlight leveling would have detected the failed (missing) sensor and put the lights into the fail-safe position - which is as low as possible.
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Nick @ 13B fitted my Christmas pressie.
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Oooh Nice, you now won't have that inferior tip size feeling.
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Well it wouldn't be strange if it just moved to that position and stayed there, but it doesn't. It appears to depend on how wet it is. That's the strange bit. The "system that manages the headlight levelling" doesn't seem to know wtf is going on and just seems to make an educated guess as to whether the sensor is installed or not, because it doesn't appear to know for sure. When the light comes on, suggesting it has spotted the sensor is missing the lights sit in a sensible position.
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Managed to acquire some 2nd hand rear springs for the PZ, then had the springs shot-blasted, zinc-passivated and powder coated!
Result!
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New rear plate and surround.
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Looks good, too late for me to ask Santa for one this year.phoenix11 wrote:New rear plate and surround.
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I know. The car’s felt inadequate in the tip department ever since Coombe. Now it doesn’t!
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been fitting some hand made and then Hydro dipped side skirt mods aero flares and side pods as I did not want to respray the skirts up again so I done something a little different these photo's are only a mock up ......
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Looking good Tony :xmasthumleft:
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