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Stutopia

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  1. I was just about to pull the trigger on the GoPro site but they're about £90 cheaper at Currys, so I'll go old skool and visit an actual shop tomorrow. Feel like a caveman...
  2. Just about to pull the trigger on GoPro but I see loads of footage with pronounced barrel distortion. I know you can deal with it in post production, but can you avoid it by some setting when you actually shoot?
  3. Due to an unplanned modification to my spat, via an unfriendly gate post, I thought I'd turn my hand to painting. It needs a proper respray so I figured I had something to practice on before I have a go at some of the larger stone chips. The two foot inspection just about passed Then just a little snap from the work car park because she looked so nice nestled in there..
  4. Which one is it? The link shows me three cars? None at £5k
  5. Love to read the insurance claim if there was any damage. "I was driving along, slowed down for an elephant, then it just scratched its nuts on the offside wing. There's some tusk damage too."
  6. Only just seen this, feel your pain mate. My Pioneer install by a pro was good, slight issue with the balance being the wrong way round, but they sorted that. After I fitted a reverse cam I ran the cabling past the my new amp (in the OEM space) and along the passenger door trim and round the footwell to the HU. Suffered from alternator whine immediately. After some trim removal and taping wires as far apart from each other as possible and earthing to a bolt somewhere else in the boot it just went away. If it's not the earth, which it probably is, it could be cross talk from another wire if the wiring has been done too or even behind the HU. Wish I'd known to try earthing it somewhere else to begin with, no one thing seemed to cure mine, just persistent tinkering. I'm hoping it doesn't come back in the winter when she sits at a higher RPM idle, once I'm going the exhaust hides a multitude of squeaks, whines and rattles. As for getting the centre console back in snuggly, mine was a real PITA this weekend when I changed the iPhone cabling. There's a bird's nest back there and it just wouldn't cram in. In the end I cable tied some of the bigger lumps out the way behind the plastic bits which are behind the HU (wish I'd taken a pic now) and shoved some boxes off to the side, just fitted back in after that. I'm loathe to take it out ever again!
  7. Stick a link to the build in your signature. Might just be me but I tend to click on them there, rather than browse the builds sub-forum. Keep going mate, one day you'll get to page 6 like me!!!!
  8. Just caught up on this one, after your subtle hint in the compression test thread. Cool build love the '70 rear bumper. Skillz doing that all yourself.
  9. I saw this in the "paper" to day and had to share it, just buffing out some scratches on the bonnet with an er... elephant Got any animal v car pics you want to share
  10. Stutopia

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    Result. "I had no idea..." Whatevs, get the cash out.
  11. You gotta look after her as best you can mate. I imagine it's easy to give you a hard time as you're there and these other ******* aren't. I don't know you or her, but I bet you know what your Mum would do if the boot was on the other foot, she'd look out for you. Doesn't sound like your fault at all and she probably knows that, but it'll be hard for her to admit that to herself, let alone you. I think it's irrelevant who is parent and who is child, you're all family and you need to stick together if you can. I imagine she will be finding it difficult (and probably embarrassing) leaning on you for financial support, parents never really expect things to go that way, but sometimes they can. I've got a little experience of this myself the last year, but while ever I'm working I'll do what I can. However, there's no point in letting it go on as it is, you need to talk it out calmly, but sounds like a conversation about "living within your means" is necessary, it's not palatable and it will be painful and ultimately she'll already know that, but unless your financially set to keep picking up the pieces, something needs to change. Don't lose your rag, though I'm sure you'll be tested. Good luck bud, it's not gonna be easy but sometimes you just gotta suck it up and do tough things. Life can swing round pretty quickly and you never know what's around the corner.
  12. Wow, an iconic Zed for sale. Wish I had the brains to look after such a beauty, good luck with the sale.
  13. I'm still up for a few and still large. Though it's mostly power
  14. Do they give you the £200 in cash or some sort of voucher
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    Just one more thing...
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    Company probably gets the bill, and he get's his P45 True. I'm sure as a company with drivers thier cost model must factor a few in. If it's your 9th one mind
  17. You got any bits for them, let's see if we can get him hooked on modding
  18. Stutopia

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    Why wouldn't you stop it the company were gonna get the bill
  19. Stutopia

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    Wasn't this guy was it? http://gu.com/p/4vfm7
  20. I'm hoping to nail down a top 3 and queue up some test drives with him. If we turn up in the Zed, they'll know we mean business He's veteod a Scooby, not sure why . Current running order. Audi S3 Mazda3 MPS Focus ST2/3 Seat Leon Cupra
  21. I suggested a Zed, what manner of man wouldn't want one. Maybe if I let him behind the wheel of mine one day. BMW's are machines but they lack a certain magic for me.
  22. Stutopia

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    If people can't park, they should be carrying a pen and paper to put notes under wiper blades. Gutted for you bud. Any cameras to catch the perp???
  23. If it's that new, you certainly won't get any aggro from apple on support. Hopefully something simpler. Good luck.
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