JMR's LY200

no messing about,is it??good to see a good maintenance taking place..:thumb:

I love my cars :hearteyes: Cant help but look after them properly. :sunglasses:

I'll be painting the hubs of the discs black tomorrow night ready for fitting, and painting the edges of the discs too to reduce any unsightly premature rusting.

Being a designer for 25 years, presentation is a big part of what I am and what I do.
Presentation of the car says a lot about the person too (as I'm sure applies to a lot of guys on this forum)

I'll post pics up when they're all done and fitted.
 
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Sorry, 0.1mm on the rears, a touch more on the front :neutral:
I bet if you actually measured them accurately they aren't that low, the measuring tool used by Renault wont measure to 0.1mm, id put money on that! ive never seen a car garage with a proper micrometer yet :wink:
 
I bet if you actually measured them accurately they aren't that low, the measuring tool used by Renault wont measure to 0.1mm, id put money on that! ive never seen a car garage with a proper micrometer yet :wink:

Yeah I understand what you're saying.
Either way the rears were 95% worn and the fronts 75%
I could've got a few more months wear out of them, certainly the fronts, though the rears were starting to look a bit scored in places on the right rear, and the bearing was sounding like it was on its way out anyway.

Jobs ticked off the list now, all the parts arrived today and they're getting replaced in the garage on Monday next week.
£60 - and I know they'll be spot on. :blush:
 
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Capitalised on the continuing nice weather to get the new discs painted out on the drive on Saturday.

Tools:
Brake cleaner
Neoprene gloves
Hammerite Satin Black spray can
Masking tape
Sharp knife
Kneeling pad and some polythene sheet!

First up was painting the Pagid rear discs as these are not coated, so will end up rusting in due course.

43844575502_99738664ce_h.jpgIMG_1918 by *JMR*, on Flickr

43174911624_6ae16ba0bc_h.jpgIMG_1919 by *JMR*, on Flickr

Masked up ready for 3 coats, 15 minutes apart

43844573122_15a0cebe1a_h.jpgIMG_1920 by *JMR*, on Flickr

After the second coat

43174909244_15e9f96304_h.jpgIMG_1922 by *JMR*, on Flickr

After doing the two rears, I picked up the front brembos and thought, even though they are coated already, that they would look better if they looked the same as the rears. The Brembo coating is a sort of metallic grey.

So I got on with painting the fronts too

43174908124_49362b25d6_h.jpgIMG_1923 by *JMR*, on Flickr

I was pretty happy with the results

Rear Pagids

43844570312_3a84b315bc_h.jpgIMG_1925 by *JMR*, on Flickr

Bought from Eurocarparts for £115/pair

The come with the wheel bearings ready fitted

43844569472_3254f929a6_h.jpgIMG_1928 by *JMR*, on Flickr

And the ABS rings

30023279128_9822eac051_h.jpgIMG_1929 by *JMR*, on Flickr

Fronts finished

43844568262_8e3f01f15f_h.jpgIMG_1931 by *JMR*, on Flickr

Painted right round the edge too, and wafted into the ventilation cavity.

43174904144_2526329d68_h.jpgIMG_1933 by *JMR*, on Flickr

3 coats of satin black left a nice finish

43844566322_37ed581143_h.jpgIMG_1935 by *JMR*, on Flickr
 
Had them fitted today.

My mate scoffed a bit at me buying new pins because I said they sometimes corrode in or bend when you try and get them out.
He said if you know that much about them I'm surprised why you don't fit the f*ckers yourself lol :laughing:

Anyway he cracked on this afternoon and he was happy that I bought new pins because one was a swine to get out so it needed to be replaced. £12 well spent.

He commented that the front and rear discs were quality and was impressed at the fit of the Pagid rears with the bearings and abs rings fitted.
The old ones came off easy, no drama, and the new ones went on without a hitch.

Pics for you guys when I got back.

Rears

43844565342_4f4448d624_h.jpgIMG_1938 by *JMR*, on Flickr

Fronts

43174901924_a0023b88e4_h.jpgIMG_1939 by *JMR*, on Flickr

42988615565_57aeec2c43_h.jpgIMG_1942 by *JMR*, on Flickr

Hoping the 3 coats of Hammerite last nicely and at least stop the rust from detracting from the wheels.
I might bang some sealant on the hubs that I've painted when I take the wheels off to seal them

Next stop is cleaning up/painting the calipers.
I'll just smooth silver hammerite the rears.
Don't know about the fronts though - I think a sprayed finish might look better and then get new Brembo transfers
 
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Great job and nice detailed images.
That price for pair of discs? Now the price is that for 1 disc.
 
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Spent a fair amount of this weekend detailing the car.
No pics yet, but I will add them eventually.

Washed with Bilt Hamber auto wash
Iron particles removed with Bilt Hamber Korrosol
Tar removed with Autosmart Tardis
Clayed with Bilt Hamber medium clay
Then fully machine polished using Sonax EX04-06 and Rupes pads to get correction, then finish.
Sealed with Fusso Coat 12 month coating.

Paintwork is soooooo slick now, will be interesting to see the mental beading when it rains.

On a side note, passenger side headlight went during the week so I replaced it with a spare off the garage shelf.
The Philips White Vision I fitted only about 6 months ago.
So this time I'm trying Osram Cool Blue Intense
( I have the Osram CBI in the Porsche in a H8 fitment for fog lights and they look fantastic, best bulbs I have ever bought for giving you that proper full white bulb - they're just about as good as the 6000k LED sidelights I have in right next to them )

Task in mind, I was worried about replacing the bulb, but removed the air box trumpet and got my hands in the gap ok to removed the plug and the bulb.
Re-fitting, I fitted the bulb to the plug, and fitted it back in.
It took me a while to be able to get the bulb to sit right, but I guess it was about 15-20 mins.
When re-fitted the nuts holding the trumpet back on I dropped the f**cking nut right down in to the bottom of the under tray :rage:

I could see where it was, and ended up going to 'The Range' to get a telescopic magnetic rod to try and collect it without having the hassle of removing the wheel arch liner.

I had to remove the trumpet again, and the magnet did the job.
All back fitted, and waiting for the Osrams to arrive and I'll try again next weekend (as the drivers side is lovely and white, White Vision, and the passenger is...well, standard yellow lol
 
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I really need to replace the sidelights and I've got some nice Philips Ultinon LEDS in 4000k and 6000k that my mate at work gave me.

Hoping these won't be too hard to fit.
 
Well the drivers side dipped headlight blew Friday night this week - balls :rage:
Cant believe it, left and right go within a week of each other.
Those Philips White Vision bulbs look great but are pants for longevity.

So I fitted passenger and driver side dipped today.
Osram Cool Blue Intense H7's.

Very happy, and managed to fit Philips Ultinon 4000k LED sidelights while I was at it.
I'll try and get pics at night so you can see what a good match they are...

...and thank GOD I've got rid of the OEM candle sidelights that the car comes with :smile:
 
I ended up taking front bumper off the R27 to fit all my bulbs. Saves the cut hands and swear words!

Having done it once last week, the second time was reasonably straight forward and now I've done both sides and learnt a bit along the way, I'd be confident to blast through it even faster next time.

Hats off to you for whipping the bumper off :sunglasses:
 
Yes, the rear discs are £115 for a pair.
Renault wanted £180 for a pair.

You sure Renault wanted £180 for a pair? As looking at Renaultpartsdirect site alone they are £299 for the pair!
I went for SNR from GSF when they have 60% off for £145 for the pair (they make the originals).
 

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