4RE Leather

Just out of interest, what if any gains were you hoping for over and above the other tweeks Abbey are doing for you?

And what exactly is involved in changing them over?

Not that I could with my back but someone mentioned it can be a bit of a pig for a DIY novice to do!

Did you know that Petrol prices came within 3p of a UK record high over the weekend, yet the price of a barrel of oil has been dropping

almost constantly for the last 2 years?

I need a good old RANT!!

Well you will have your answer by 2moro from the horses mouth:)

They look nice but a lot of money.

I saw some stock Rays that had been restored to that colour and looked amazing.

I know the company that did them if your interested!

1st thing is to name the Accident repair shop so if anyone else gets sent there by their insurance company they can tell them to get stuffed.

You have the right to choose the bodyshop and demand quality parts.

Insurance companies have a list but it does not mean they are the best.

They just state they use parts up to ISO standards.

This is the minimum they can get away with.

Always insist in Nissan original parts regardless and don't be browbeaten.

I always have and never had a problem.

3 times I sent my 1st Zed back to ARC in Park Royal.

And they are the WLMG appointed repairer.

New wing/new door skin and a 96 day wait for an original front Ray from Japan.

As far as I was concerned the integraty of the wheel was compromised.

The wheel alone was £1130.

I put a post up last may 2011 about the whole incident.

I had a brand new merc 350 Cls grand edition as a hire car at £186 a day sent down from

manor car hire in Blackburn.

Should have done a deal on that one:)

I hate these fly by night cowboys.

Put a picture up you never know:)

I am calling this the NATO project.

Now i know why you have not been biting this evening.

You have been to the MOD for more paint!!

Have just swapped my fk452.

For Michelin pilot super sports living in Cumbria i have used them in all conditions including standing water and they out shine the fk452 in every condition. Iwas led to believe they were no good in the wet and while they may me better wet wether tyres the 452 isnt it the best I have tried by a long long long way if you can do it you won't be disappointed

 

I didn't like the 452's either and glad I went back to the RE050's. Falkens are good for a budget and dependent on driving style, but they just weren't for me.

Your having better luck than me with those Ian.

When it rains mine tend to go into self drift mode!!

Just pm Mark at Abbey.

They travel the States all the time so will definately have your answer:)

I was joshing about the DA:)

Bit of a strange one though!

Hope you can get it sorted.

Will a scan of some kind determin if its the paint or the top coat?

2 things Steve.

1, you should have got me to go over it with the DA whilst I did the van last Saturday.

2, Swap that artificial sweetner for some real sugar and I might have considered it.

Didn't think it was that bad.

Back last Summer I relocated my narrowboat to the Runnymead Hotel on the Thames from Hemel Hempstead.

I gave it a bare metal repaint 3 years prior.

For some reason within a the matter of a few weeks white dulling appeared on the clearcoat lacquer almost identical to that on the side

facing the Sun.

Soon after it started to peel away from the paint on the Sun spots as I call them.

I got the paint company to investigate and it appered the Lacquer was the problem.

It had reacted badley to direct Sunlight for some reason they would not say.

However they paid for new materials and labour.

Not saying this is your problem but just one example of what can happen!

You been peeping in his wardrobe?

I had de-cats fitted at the same time.

I don't hear them at all:)

It's off thank god, now just got to get the chain cover off, proving a weird one has the lower half got to be off? For it to come off just the bottom end stuck up now

 

Why don't you download a copy of the Nissan workshop manual as all the answers are in there.

 

I hope that you have someone competent who is going to rebuild this motor for you

 

Alex

How quick can you go South Bound to Gods Country Alex?

No problem.

Just have a chat to Abbey and book it in.

make sure you clear it with them.

I am back in action from 8th October.

You won't regret having the Milltek and uprev:)

Don't do it?

Your car will look like a Bosnian battle tank.

Green and black camo!!!!!

It is a cat back so should have no problem:)

I had the full package of Abbey and was amazed at the transformation.

Fantastic price for the package Mark:)

I like the red idea, but what about using a wrinkle finish paint?

 

 

thought about using wrinkle on the rocker covers, but these will now be carbon, and being the other bits are metal its so much easier to go for a smooth hammerite or a painted colour

That red is what my mate just did his 355 rocker covers

It is a fantastic ferrari Rosso and yes rocker covers will look fantastic.

has to be black lettering to go with the red:)

Not a silly question at all and one I myself was ignorant of until Zedmanalex mentioned it in a post.

Makes sense 25 on the front and 20 on the back if your keeping stock sizes as I am guessing this brings the fronts out to almost the same stance as the rears.

i hope to have some carbon dipped ones soon, currently in the process of changing supplier but should be back up and running soon.

That sounds interesting.

Love to see some pictures:)

!!

I'm pretty sure in the next couple of years though unless iPhones start trumping android in hardware AND software its going down. Android does get better ever year aswell and at the rate it's catching up apple will have to start innovating again. Other wise apple will turn into the new Nokia.

 

Hold on. Look at the figures. Q2 2012, 68% of smart phones sold were android, and only 17% were iOS (Apple). So, its not a case of Android "catching up" with Apple, they have long since flown by them and are the most popular OS on smart phones. Thats partly because android isnt just 1 phone, its on hundreds of different models of phones. So you get basic lower level 80quid PAYG entry phones running the same android as say the top of the range Samsung Galaxy S3.

 

Looking at the specs, the iphone 5 is way behind the S3 even on the hardware, and the new Nokia 920 is even further behind. Although until we get some actual benchmark testing done we wont know exactly how they all compare hardware wise.

 

I was also reading about how apple spend hardly anything on their research & development compared to other companies such as Samsung, so its hardly surprising that they are falling behind. I find that really surprising when they are one of the biggest companies in the world now.

Is this because they are relying on there reputation and loyal following?

Maybe I am being blinkered or one of the sheep as I think the only reason I am getting one is familiarity breeds contempt!

Sand them back and paint them worked for me

 

 

Pic Whore

OMG there green.

You need some NATO tuition:)

Just out of interest, what did you use to spray the seats with?

You have been busy. Pity she didn't fit in the garage.

My garage is not much bigger.

I put pipe lagging down each side and turn the mirrors in.

That way i can get up close and by reversing the drivers seat as far back as possible, found i could squeeze out

as the door is cushioned against the lagging.

Worth a few practice goes:)