rtbiscuit Posted January 23, 2010 Posted January 23, 2010 with the weather not being so great, i've tried to use the weekends over the last 2 weeks to do some mods to the car, most of the parts have been sat in the garage or the house for months, as i've not got round to doing them. apologies in advance for the bad lighting, but on both days, by the time i had finished the light had faded and taking pics wasn't easy. also apologies for the mess my car is in at the moment, the camera seems to have shown up all the dirt and dust, its in desperate need of a good clean inside as its filthy. First up was an easy one: Richbrook Anti theft valve caps. i got these ready to go with my wheel nuts, ready for my wheel refurb, but i thought what the hell and put them on now. these are the best i've seen as they don't have an allen key grub screw in them, and if you try to remove them without the tool the sleeve just spins on its own i got this engine cooling panel ages ago second hand, and its been sat for ages waiting to go on. its a little worn in places, i gave it a good going over with some autosol, but i think it might get the vinyl treatment later in the year to hide the tired marks on it. Next up was my CG Lock, which i got from paul, been wanting one for ages, i got it and then took 2 months to get round to fitting it must admit, i've been really impressed with it. can use it casually or really pull the belt tight and it has kept my backside pinned into the back of the chair. very clever little bit of kit. and last but not least my handbrake, another richbrook item, perfect fit after a little alteration, feels really nice and matches my nismo titanium gear knob well, photo isn't great and doesn't really flatter the setup, but it has also mean ti could use my gear gaitor properly at last. when summer comes, or a nice sunny day, i'll clean the car and get some proper pics done. but i'd rather wait till i get the last few bits done like my wheels and door handles first. hopefully next weekend i will be doing carbon plenums and engine covers. Quote
3FIDDYZ Posted January 23, 2010 Posted January 23, 2010 Nice work on the handbrake. Whos guide did you follow? Glad to see my CGlock has finally been put to good use!!! Old ones are great but new ones are even better Just a question but why have you got an ice scraper? Shocking things... Turn up heat and wait till it clears... scrapers just scratch your glass and then wear away your wipers Quote
neo-ninja Posted January 23, 2010 Posted January 23, 2010 Nice work on the handbrake. Whos guide did you follow? Glad to see my CGlock has finally been put to good use!!! Old ones are great but new ones are even better Just a question but why have you got an ice scraper? Shocking things... Turn up heat and wait till it clears... scrapers just scratch your glass and then wear away your wipers Jeeze ...didnt realise it was possible to scratch the glass... Quote
srobrien Posted January 23, 2010 Posted January 23, 2010 Nice work Rich, where did u get the gaiters from? Quote
Sarnie Posted January 23, 2010 Posted January 23, 2010 Nice work on the handbrake. Whos guide did you follow? Glad to see my CGlock has finally been put to good use!!! Old ones are great but new ones are even better Just a question but why have you got an ice scraper? Shocking things... Turn up heat and wait till it clears... scrapers just scratch your glass and then wear away your wipers Jeeze ...didnt realise it was possible to scratch the glass... Why not, its only glass Quote
rtbiscuit Posted January 23, 2010 Author Posted January 23, 2010 scraper is in there for when it gets icy, but its got a rubber side to it which is the side i use, not the hard plastic one the handbrake is a richbrook one, and i got it off ebay ages ago Quote
rtbiscuit Posted January 23, 2010 Author Posted January 23, 2010 Nice work Rich, where did u get the gaiters from? Gaitors were from on the forum, i think its redline gaitors or something like that, he posts up once a month letting people know his next discount code Quote
P15UL T Posted January 23, 2010 Posted January 23, 2010 glad you liked the cg lock im loving mine Quote
rtbiscuit Posted January 23, 2010 Author Posted January 23, 2010 Nice work on the handbrake. Whos guide did you follow? Glad to see my CGlock has finally been put to good use!!! Old ones are great but new ones are even better Just a question but why have you got an ice scraper? Shocking things... Turn up heat and wait till it clears... scrapers just scratch your glass and then wear away your wipers i do want a new one, and when i get one i'll put the old one on the passenger side. as for guides to follow i used the one from andyzed viewtopic.php?f=53&t=25166&hilit=handrake+mod Quote
rtbiscuit Posted January 23, 2010 Author Posted January 23, 2010 glad you liked the cg lock im loving mine i take it i got your old one, and you've upgraded to the new one? whats the biggest difference between the 2 as you have used both? Quote
HEADPHONES Posted January 23, 2010 Posted January 23, 2010 Handbrake makes a nice match to the gearknob Amazing how a small mod can change things, and this one you get to see and "feel" on a daily basis as opposed to something like rear LEDs which I never see the benefits but I'm sure brings a little pleasure to those behind my rear Quote
rtbiscuit Posted January 24, 2010 Author Posted January 24, 2010 i still have loads of little jobs to do, which i haven't even got the parts for yet. but its what i enjoy, its like air fix kits for adults Quote
rtbiscuit Posted January 24, 2010 Author Posted January 24, 2010 hopefully add to it next weekend when i should hopefully have my other parts rich how you getting on with your pioneer satnav, liking it? Quote
350 Russ Posted January 24, 2010 Posted January 24, 2010 Like it! good work! handbrake looks top notch Quote
P19DRO Posted January 24, 2010 Posted January 24, 2010 First up was an easy one: Richbrook Anti theft valve caps. i got these ready to go with my wheel nuts, ready for my wheel refurb, but i thought what the hell and put them on now. these are the best i've seen as they don't have an allen key grub screw in them, and if you try to remove them without the tool the sleeve just spins on its own I had these fitted to my boxster but someone eventually nicked them, they must have had pliers or something Quote
rtbiscuit Posted January 25, 2010 Author Posted January 25, 2010 they aren't completely theft proof, if someone is determined enough to nick them, i'm sure they will, but it should be enough to stop the opportunist Quote
350 Russ Posted February 1, 2010 Posted February 1, 2010 how did you get the ring on the handbrake that the gaiter sits on to wind on to the handbrake? where i had to cut the slot in the handbrake theres not enough room to screw on the riing and tighten the grub screws! Quote
rtbiscuit Posted February 1, 2010 Author Posted February 1, 2010 how did you get the ring on the handbrake that the gaiter sits on to wind on to the handbrake? where i had to cut the slot in the handbrake theres not enough room to screw on the riing and tighten the grub screws! not 100% sure what you mean. my top grub screw goes through the gaitor ring, the hand brake cover and into the original handbrake where i drilled and tapped a threaded hole into first. Quote
350 Russ Posted February 1, 2010 Posted February 1, 2010 ah righto, mines different, my gaitor ring is on a thread, but i cant get it back far enough on the actual handbrake to fit the handbrake cover, ive got it with no gaitor ring at the moment but its no biggie Quote
rtbiscuit Posted February 1, 2010 Author Posted February 1, 2010 ah i see, i used a richbrook one, identical to this one off of ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TITANIUM-RICHBROO ... 225wt_1165 Quote
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