bazz54
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Can anyone recommend a good high-temp paint for use on an exhaust heat shield (thin/rusty sheet metal, quite close to the downpipes)?
It's ages since I last used anything like that and whatever I used (cannot remember, may been Hematite?) it flaked off withing a couple of weeks. Do metallics or solid colours last best?
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Your missing the point bazz. I have the utmost respect for the vtec engine. This sticker was purely a bit of fun.
Yep...I did say "really disrespects" and didn't imply you think that. Quietly, when no one is looking...take it off
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There is a bit of a contradiction in this thread.
On the one hand, people are really keen to take off the wiper because it makes the car look "smarter"; to someone who appreciates good looking cars, that is pleasing, tasteful and therefore desirable.
But if you consider yourself to be in that group of people, is there any way of arguing the case that the finger sticker is pleasing, tasteful and desirable? Nah! Surely the exact opposite?
Honda's VTEC is a superb engine; I had one. It used to be the case that it had the highest specific power output of any engine in mass production. I don't know whether that is still the case. The term "Death Rattle" did not arise from the VTEC but with the VVTI; I know because I have one. Which is not to say the VVTI is a lesser engine.
In my opinion, anyone who really disrespects the VTEC, knows nothing and is not a genuine car fan.
All that said, I hate the the thought of coughing up Council Tax so that plod can spend his time doing this. Are we getting the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?
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When I was a boy in Yorkshire, you'd look at your mate's MK I Escort and demand, "'As tha got t'igh lift camshaft in that?". T'igh lift camshafts made it good for competition, much less good crawling thro traffic.
The 190's "lift" is just the latter day version of that but achieved by gizzmos (quite similar gizzmos to the ones Honda developed.....
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sort of on topic how are people bleeding there brakes , ive an easybleed and the bloody caps dont fit , are people using a kit or the old school shouting at your kids to pump and hold
I use a little plastic one-way valve costing ~£1.50 from an aquarium shop which then means it's just a one man job. I agree the real seal is on the tapered seat. The major benefit of PTFE tape on the threads of a brake nipple is that it stops them rusting solid.
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Brakes International are good, but would phone them rather than email.
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If the blobs are really thick, then as above, you need some emery paper wrapped around something that enables you to just sand down the high spot. Alternatively, you need a one of those small Dremil drills with suitable tool on it to sand it down. Something like T cut will take for ever.
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I bought a Sealey trolley jack 30 years ago which still works perfectly.
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Got mine done as part of the MOT at Kwik Fit last year - was about £15
If you find out what the cost of the materials alone is, charging £15 sounds (for a good job) just far too good to be plausible.
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I'd stay the hell away from both Kwik fit and DIY refils. To put gas in properly, you have to vacumm the system down first and then the exact amount you need can be put in. Scrimping is crazy; the cost of fitting a new compressor is several hundreds. Try and find a good AC specialist and make sure he puts in gas, lubricant and leak detecting dye. Really good company in Oxfordshire is BAE in Bicester;; charged me £45 (same as KF) last year and I watched him do it and he did it 100% right. £45 works out at about £10 per year!
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I got my first car in 1976, and since then I've often owned more than one car at a time (3 currently) and I reckon that I probably change a fuse, on average, once every eight years? There must be better things to do with your time and money; loose women
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I bought one costing about the same and found it produced sod all current even pointed directly at the sun on a clear day. Think a good one costs a good deal more.
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Also have problems with cats; I think the ultra-sonic scarers do work but only over fairly short distances (~15ft ?).
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Can anyone recommend a good car security installer in Oxfordshire? I've decided my lovely silver gen 6 Vert needs a bit more than just a central locking key to keep it safe so I'm looking for a good installer to supply and install a Thatcham-approved alarm/immobiliser in it. I'm lousy with electrics/electronics otherwise I'd do it myself.
Any advice would be appreciated.
There is company in Bicester - Bicester Auto Electrics - I haven't had electrical work done there, but they refilled my aircon last summer and seemed like a good outfit. I waited in the shop while they did it so I saw them deal with a number of customers with electrical problems very helpfully. Additionally, I know enough about aircon to know they did it 100% right.
glue shame!
in General Celica Discussion
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Acetone (as in nail varnish) will attack most plastics. Have you checked the Super glue websites or other forums for advice.
In the absence of anything better to suggest, I would keep it damp with water (wet kitchen towel); when things that are intended to stay glued together come apart, it is often due to molecules of water penetrating their way slowly along the interface. Unlikely to do any harm until you find out more.