What have you done to your RX-8 today????

[bigpete8]

Changed battery in rain..
Only chance I'll get this weekend so had to stick it out.

Just tuned radio, switched beep off and reset drivers window whilst waiting for engine warm up.
TC next as got blinking 'DSC OFF' warning

At least heater is thawing my hands...

Ps
Forgot to say first cold start was much better under the new power...

[PaulAV]

Swapped spark plugs, in the drizzle, was dry when I first lifted the car and was intending to do an oil and filter change, but with the drizzle I thought better of the oil change, maybe next week.

[goodeggbob]

So,following our ramp day,which revealed i had a leaking front shock,i decided to take the advise given,and sourced a complete pz pro drive set.
Fitting was a walk in the park,having already freed up all the bolts peviously,and whilst on the case,i fitted my space saver wheel courtesy of Dave 2112.
I took it for a short spin and there is a very noticeable difference in the characteristics,which i was not expecting to be so pronounced,so,all in all,a very productive morning,thanks for the tips,rob.

[shroom]

So,following our ramp day,which revealed i had a leaking front shock,i decided to take the advise given,and sourced a complete pz pro drive set.
Fitting was a walk in the park,having already freed up all the bolts peviously,and whilst on the case,i fitted my space saver wheel courtesy of Dave 2112.
I took it for a short spin and there is a very noticeable difference in the characteristics,which i was not expecting to be so pronounced,so,all in all,a very productive morning,thanks for the tips,rob.

Second hand set Rob? You thinks it's a worthwhile upgrade then? I spotted a set for £120 on eBay not long ago

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[goodeggbob]

You may have spotted them Tom,but i bought them.

[shroom]

You may have spotted them Tom,but i bought them.

Well I offered £80 for them to be cheaky I don't need them as suspension is all ok but thought they where cheap! Glad you got them as you actually needed replacement parts

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[Ollie]

I see someone currently has a complete PZ set with rear springs requiring replacement for sale on the forums for a tidy £200 quid... Wish I had that sitting about currently.

[qwakers]

how are you finding the pz stuff?i know you said its different, but good different or bad different

[shroom]

I see someone currently has a complete PZ set with rear springs requiring replacement for sale on the forums for a tidy £200 quid... Wish I had that sitting about currently.

These looked in good nick for £120 on eBay so prices are much lower if you look about :-)

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[goodeggbob]

There are some on ebay now for 280,the ones i bought for 115 are actually not as rusty,but i waxoyled them any way.

[goodeggbob]

James it was mainly down to you and a leaky shock that i got them. i will let you know what a difference they make when the car is legal again,but a quick spin down to the village and back,with all those pot holes was very encouraging. Remember that weird knocking we talked about? it was the bottom front strut bolts being loose. By the way,i replaced the rack gaiters too,the tie rods were fine.

[qwakers]

[Ollie]

I see someone currently has a complete PZ set with rear springs requiring replacement for sale on the forums for a tidy £200 quid... Wish I had that sitting about currently.

These looked in good nick for £120 on eBay so prices are much lower if you look about :-)

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Ahah oh yeah for sure. But even at 200~ quid if the shocks are in working order and dont look too rusty its not a bad upgrade really is it!

[goodeggbob]

Club shop rear springs are 165 + fitting .

[Ollie]

Thats true. But even so its not too much really incomparison to say the Tein Street Basis Z's I have that cost the previous owner about 400 quid plus fitting or whatever anyway.

[shroom]

Thats true. But even so its not too much really incomparison to say the Tein Street Basis Z's I have that cost the previous owner about 400 quid plus fitting or whatever anyway.

Yeah true although a new set from the club shop is 500 odd quid so spending 365 on a second hand set us a bit daft

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[Ollie]

Yeah. I mean if the stock in the club shop wasn't there then I'd go second hand.

[shroom]

Yeah. I mean if the stock in the club shop wasn't there then I'd go second hand.

Definitely problem I suppose with new could be that it shows up everything else so you will end up wanting to replace everything which is good but expensive!

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[Ollie]

Ahah yeah.. New pz suspension.. May as well rebush the arms.. Oh the ARBs look a bit sorry best do those too...

[PaulAV]

Just don't look at the corrosion on your rear control arms it'll scare you, I've replaced my toe and camber arms curtesy of coparts who stored/damaged my car when it was rear ended and I'm glad I did, as they obviously had been weakened by rust.

[bigpete8]

All frozen this morning so little experiment with the rechargeable demising pads..

Heated them up and put them on dash while I have breakfast.. see how this works in a bit

[Ainmhidh]

Not overly successful..

[Ainmhidh]

but at least it's happy!

[Harrizone]

Around here that would be enough for some to drive off.

[Ollie]

Drove off with my focus' windscreen almost similar to that. But it's heated so by the time I got to the end of my track I could see.