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Everything posted by srobrien
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hmmm in all seriousness though if your hearing voices especially something out of the ordinary you should really go speak to somebody about it. My GF is a social worker and has done lots of work with people who hear voices, some people hear some crazy sh*t and it makes them do some really weird stuff. R
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+1 Probably come partially loose meaning you loose some colour channels, if its under warranty just tell them it just started to happen. If its not its pretty easy to take it apart and try push the cable in, I had to do it on my Acer after some dosy airhostess dropped it. R
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looks You will enjoy it!! R
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Yup, got these after Chris mentioned them, decent quality stuff for literally pennies. R
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WTF? You might have some emission issues there come MOT time...it would make an awsome noise though!!! R
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No CD changer but playlists on IPod are: 1. The Prodigy: Invaders must die. 2. Billy Talent: Billy Talent III 3. Metallica: Reload 4. Metallica: S&M 5. Pendulum: In Silico 6. Muse: HAARP
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Hmm may have to invest in some when/if my v2 comes back from painting. R
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Yup just take of the black plastic cover inside the lid and its staring you in the face. R
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"Whats your 6 Disc Changer in?" Currently a box in the loft R
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The guy in the first pic must be the owner, he must be sitting there thinking "what the hell have i done?" R
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What the hell is/was it? R
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So nobody likes it? Excellent, even more reason to order one now R
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New entry Finally got some decent weather. R
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Hi, I will hopefully be fitting my new Zorst Tomorrow/Wed so will need to get rid of my old one save it lying around my garage. Its only done 25k and its still pretty shiney, I will be giving it a good clean and polish up as well. Not sure what the going rate is for these so PM me offers if you want it. Cheers R
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I am auusming it won't have it on the Reg document as its not a different "version" as such just a series of extras sold and an upgrade package. R
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I would have a 911 turbo in a heartbeat, glad you had a good day R
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Thats seriously nice mart. R
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Those are some moobs!! lots of time, effort and money gone into those puppies! R
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WTF???
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I just bought one from CS today, excellent price as usual. R
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My new one not black but GM, would look sweet in Black though: viewtopic.php?f=26&t=25796 R
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Envy Professional Valeting Show and Shine Comp!!!!
srobrien replied to Stew's topic in Car Detailing
**WARNING NOT DIAL UP FRIENDLY LOTS OF PICS!!** Right folks here is my entry into the Envy show and shine competition. I've not had the opportunity give her wash leave alone a proper detail in ages so this is the perfect chance. First a few dirty pics (not many as it didn't really look that dirty...some flies though): OK, first things first, my pre-pre-wash, for this I’m using tesco's All Purpose Cleaner APC, the purpose of this is to get rid of all the gunk which includes previous layers of wax. It will be applied using my Karcher and Foam lance: Use an ENVY brush to get into all the nooks. Next thing is to tackle the wheels now the APC stage is over. So move the car to a flat spot and break out the trolley jack: So up goes the car and off goes the wheels: The products I am using for this task are: - Bilberry Wheel Cleaner (Dilution ratio of 10:1) - APC (Tesco's own brand) - Meguiars Gold Class Shampoo - Meguiars Bug and Tar Remover - Claybar - Various brushes/mitts, including ENVY detailing brushes (I know the stuff is on the ground but its my "dirty" cleaning stuff for wheels/arches) - Karcher Powerwasher plus Foam Lance Anyways, wheels off, wheel nuts dunked in some APC/Degreaser and left to simmer and the Wheels given a generous coating of Bilberry. Wheels given and good scrub with brushes and shampoo then left to dry on the grass: Now to tackle those minging arches: A liberal blasting with the foam lance containing 5:1 dilution of APC then a going over with the brushes: **GLEAM** Wheels are now lovely and dry so its time to seal them with some Poorboys Wheel Sealant LOVE the smell of this stuff : Left to cure and wiped off, then just to be sure a quick coating of Collinite 476! Left to cure again: Whilst I went and made this: Tesco's cheese and pickle sandwich filling..mmmmmmmm Wheels going back on, check the spacing on those bad boys Now just a case of taking off the other two and repeating. Wheels back on and car back to the wash position Next thing is the pre-wash, using Bilthamber Autofoam, a very good frothy snow foam, again applied with the foam lance which is my single best valeting product I have bought so far : Finally on to the hand wash. Using the 2 bucket method, one for sudds and one for dudds, also a grit guard to stop any nasties getting onto my nice clean Euromitt. I am using Meguiars Gold Class shampoo for the wash, also MORE ENVY brushes! Getting into all the door jams and seals. Rinsed off soap with the hose, bye bye wax protection all gone as you can see from lack of water beading : Time to clay! Thankfully I keep the car very clean so the paint is generally silky smooth. This is when I realised I had ran out of Quick Detailer, so here is my TOP TIP: I simply filled a spray bottle with 10:1 mixture of shampoo and voila, homemade clay bar lube! Here is the state of the Clay after doing the main body panels: And here are the bits that never get done, the bodywork that wraps round the arches, mankymanky!: Now I open a can of worms by peeling a sticker off my windscreen only for it to leave most of it stuck there..quickly dealt with using Meguiars Bug and Tar Remover and my Shell V-Power card Claybarring over, move onto another course of snowfoam and handwash using the same methods as before: All dried using my Polished Bliss SuperPlush Towel, best towel I have bought so far, dried the whole car and it was hardly even damp at the end!! Phew.....time for a cup of tea I think!!!! Anyway back to the car and now using an old favourite Autoglym Super Resin Polish SRP, applied using a microfibre cloth: And after: Now, I need to seal and protect the paint, first using Jeff Werkstat Acryllic spray, spray on wipe off: Whilst I was doing this, look what arrived Now wax, using base coat of good ol' Collinite 476s, best and most resilient wax I have ever used, total bitch to remove if the panels are hot, which unusually they were: WAX ON: WAX OFF: Day2: Lip spoiler back from painting and fitted. Time for some Dodo Juice Hard Candy!! Love the smell of this stuff too mmmmm....have to stop myself eating it All the exterior trim done with Aerospace 303 and Poorboys Trim Restorer, a reall good combo for cleaning, protecting and shine. As you can see from the before and after pics on the front grille: Windows done with Autoglym Fast glass and a some paper towels. Time for the interior, want to be thorough so time to take the seats out (yes I realise half my dashboard is missing ): Seats cleaned using Zymol Leather cleaner: Floors hoovered and all plastics wiped down with Meguiars Interior Detailer: Seats back, looking good And the same on the other side. And the back..... Time to do the Zorst with Autosol, Wirewool and a Cloth: Before: After wire wool and Autosol: Buffed up: Shining up the tyres with some Meguiars Hot Shine and Applicator: The engine bay was already quite clean so it was given a once over with some Aerospace 303 and a Microfibre: And finally................................... PHEW..................................................... R -
The blue/white cable usually connects to the "amp on" wire from the HU. Also if you post up some pics of your wiring it may help. R
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Hmmmm mr DHL may have a delivery for me tomorrow morning from CS! R