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- My Cars: 1999 Xsara LX 2.0HDI (90) Hatch - Fern
2002 C5 2.0 HDI (110) Estate - Jasmine - SORN
2011 Mini Cooper D Clubman - SOLD
2016 Mercedes A180D Sport - Auto refinement
1992 TZD Turbo - Bluebell - SORN
1992 TZD Turbo Estate - SORN
1991 Gti 16V - Blaze - crash damaged, will get repaired - SORN
1990 Gti 8Valve SOLD - looks like it's been scrapped
2002 Mini Cooper S - SOLD - i miss this car
1992 TXD - Scrapped in March 2014
1988 CX 25 GTI Turbo2 - SORN
1996 - AX Memphis 1.5D - Dream - SORN - x 8
The front spheres look as thought they've been fitted with those valves which allows the spheres to be re-gassed?
2002 C5 2.0 HDI Estate - Jasmine - Now SORN
2011 Mini Cooper D Clubman - SOLD
2016 Mercedes A180D Sport - Auto refinement
1992 TZD Turbo - Bluebell - My daily
1991 Gti 16V - Blaze - crash damaged, will get repaired.
1990 Gti 8Valve SOLD - looks like it's been scrapped
2002 Mini Cooper S - SOLD - i miss this car
1992 TXD - Scrapped in March 2014
1988 CX 25 GTI Turbo2 - SORN
1996 - AX Memphis 1.5D - Dream - SORN
I'm not just a username, i'm also called Matthew.
2011 Mini Cooper D Clubman - SOLD
2016 Mercedes A180D Sport - Auto refinement
1992 TZD Turbo - Bluebell - My daily
1991 Gti 16V - Blaze - crash damaged, will get repaired.
1990 Gti 8Valve SOLD - looks like it's been scrapped
2002 Mini Cooper S - SOLD - i miss this car
1992 TXD - Scrapped in March 2014
1988 CX 25 GTI Turbo2 - SORN
1996 - AX Memphis 1.5D - Dream - SORN
I'm not just a username, i'm also called Matthew.
I wondered what they were! The spheres were regassed last week - the mechanic said they hadn't gone past the halfway point beyond which the diaphragms are damaged. I can't say I noticed any difference in ride quality afterwards... I bowed to greater wisdom though as two independent garages said that the front needed doing..
The car goes back in tomorrow for a tune-up, possibly a thermostat too as it takes ages to warm up and then it's still cool. A new bit of exhaust.is needed too. As soon as that's all done I'm off for a proper test drive somewhere nice.
The car goes back in tomorrow for a tune-up, possibly a thermostat too as it takes ages to warm up and then it's still cool. A new bit of exhaust.is needed too. As soon as that's all done I'm off for a proper test drive somewhere nice.
- Tim Leech
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The suspension should be soft and supple, easy way to test is with the engine running try pushing the front end of the car down yourself and see how stiff it is. I had a similar problem with my 16TRS, the front end was very hard although new spheres were fitted, turned out to be very sticky struts, a liberal dosing of Grease cured that.
Lots of Motors, mostly semi broken....
- saintjamesy89
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- Location: Somerset
- My Cars: 1985 Citroen BX19 GT
198x Citroen BX16 TRS auto
1988 Volvo 740 2.0 GL Hearse
1991 Saab 900 16v convertible
2007 Lexus RX 400h SE - x 127
Whats the best way to re-colour bumpers on a BX? I've used satin black spray cans and plastic primer on my MK2 astra.scarecrow wrote:Bumpers need doing - I think I'll get them sprayed in the summer.
Rhapsody in blue.
For olympic blue, blue bumpers look much better than black in my opinion. What is the colour code/name for the bumpers on this one? Looks good!
I'm not a Saint, or a James, but a Tom Saint-James!
Mes voitures:
1985 Citroen BX19 GT
1988 Volvo 740 2.0 GL Hearse
2006 Lexus RX 400h SE hybrid
Mes voitures:
1985 Citroen BX19 GT
1988 Volvo 740 2.0 GL Hearse
2006 Lexus RX 400h SE hybrid
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- My Cars: Land Rover Discovery Series 1 200tdi 3 door
Land Rover Discovery Series 2 Facelift TD5
2020 Fiat Panda cross 4x4 twin air. - x 27
The bumpers on this type are not actually painted they were colour impregnated and they were never the exact same colour as the body leaving the cars two tone.
Kevan
1997 Mercedes C230 W202
2003 Land Rover Discovery Series 2 Facelift TD5 - Daily driver / hobby days and camping.
1993 Land Rover Discovery 200tdi Series 1 3 door - in need of TLC
2020 Fiat Panda 4x4 Cross Twin Air.
1997 Mercedes C230 W202
2003 Land Rover Discovery Series 2 Facelift TD5 - Daily driver / hobby days and camping.
1993 Land Rover Discovery 200tdi Series 1 3 door - in need of TLC
2020 Fiat Panda 4x4 Cross Twin Air.
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- My Cars: Land Rover Discovery Series 1 200tdi 3 door
Land Rover Discovery Series 2 Facelift TD5
2020 Fiat Panda cross 4x4 twin air. - x 27
Yes I agree with that, I'm sure colour coded would look much better than two tone. I did mine grey as I didn't like the two tone look and wanted to keep the TGD basic looking and I have my white TZD for the colour coded look.
Kevan
1997 Mercedes C230 W202
2003 Land Rover Discovery Series 2 Facelift TD5 - Daily driver / hobby days and camping.
1993 Land Rover Discovery 200tdi Series 1 3 door - in need of TLC
2020 Fiat Panda 4x4 Cross Twin Air.
1997 Mercedes C230 W202
2003 Land Rover Discovery Series 2 Facelift TD5 - Daily driver / hobby days and camping.
1993 Land Rover Discovery 200tdi Series 1 3 door - in need of TLC
2020 Fiat Panda 4x4 Cross Twin Air.
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If you ask the right bodyshops, they may be able to do the correct "textured" paint for these bumpers; can't remember how it worked, had some sort of plasticiser in it, but it dried with the matt textured finish as per the original impregnated bumpers. New replacements usually came in grey primer (apart from those with the black upper section...)
'92 BX GTi Hurricane - gone to a good home
'90 BX 19TGD estate - goes, but not going anywhere!
'90 BX 19TGD hatch in even more bits...
'71 Dyane project
'74 2CV6 project
'82 2CV6 Club - gone to a good home
the remains of an '88 2CV6 Dolly - watch this space!
...and a '95 VW Passat auto estate!!
'90 BX 19TGD estate - goes, but not going anywhere!
'90 BX 19TGD hatch in even more bits...
'71 Dyane project
'74 2CV6 project
'82 2CV6 Club - gone to a good home
the remains of an '88 2CV6 Dolly - watch this space!
...and a '95 VW Passat auto estate!!