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OK, I've bought some of this stuff already and failed but I'm gonna have another go soon. Question time! :) 1) Where do people normally store the crossover packs that come with components? 2) Is wiring the tweeters going to make me cry, does anyone have any tips? 3) Is getting the wiring in...

I’m about to embark on the same. Would like to fit 17cm speakers in the doors, fit tweeters and hide some crossovers somewhere too. Will require running some cables. Doesn’t seem to be much info available from a quick search. Anyone done this? Will throw an amp and sub in the boot at some...

Yeah I do loads of m'way miles and so tram-lining was a thing and tyre wear was always in my head so toe out bugged me, but I may have under-sold it as on the twisties and navigating through the roundabouts of Berkshire it really was good. It's just that I really don't feel like I've lost...

Hey, Just thought I'd see if my experience was something others agreed with or had opinions on. When I got my car I did some reactive and some pre-emptive work to wear and tear parts, stuff like suspension and ball joints etc, and then following this I tried out the alignment settings they...

Powerflex inserts on worn mounts is not really very good because you get movement and vibrations. Replace with new ones, and I would suggest doing all four (main one + gearbox + the two you suggest) before deciding. The vibrations are pretty significant, but if this is a toy then you'll like it...

Did it not become apparent that removal of one coil made little difference? I'm not too sure what things typically go wrong with these cars yet, but immediate thoughts would be something like timing is off which could be a crank angle sensor (although I would expect a fault for this) or...

What a buzz, good read and only made better with the pics. Makes me want to get mine out there, the commute to work aint doing it for me ;)

Mine has air-con but I think it was an option. I’m probs gonna sell mine, it’s been refreshed and doesn’t need anything (except maybe goodies) and low mileage. No recaros coz I’m married and she thinks they’re stupid but I’ve considered sneaking a pair in when she’s not looking heh. For me the...

Have you changed your fluid recently and know they are all bled properly? I would do that before ditching the pads as most people can't get enough of the ferodos (I like them a lot, but I also like yellow stuff which feel like ds2500s after the initial bite but consistently so)

Did the lot in the end, turns out each mount is about as effective as each other so if you do them one at a time as I did it'll get 25% fixed each time. Using OEM mounts for all is much nicer than using poly inserts, but if my car was for track use only I'd probably stick a poly bush in all of...

Yeah deffo ball joint. Torque steer is pretty much non existent on these cars at any speed.

Didn’t realise they were so new, but they look great. Lovely motor you got there buddy and sounds the biz too. :thumb:

Is there such a thing as a bugphobic finishing? I want one of those big time!

I spent two days polishing and cleaning my car with my own gear. It’s hard work and because it was my first go, I went lighter for longer than I would have if I did it again. There are a lot of stages to do the whole thing properly. If I handed the car over to a pro it would have taken less time...

Well, you were right that it was a pain and right on all other counts tbh. Ended up giving it to a garage and all sorted but needed a new wishbone on the drivers side (kerching!) to get it done in time and they needed the spare bolts I wouldn’t have got without your reply too. Handling seems...

Hey man, in the spirit of community you can have them for postage alone, but I need to figure how much it'll cost to send them. PM me and I'll try and get these off tomorrow. Long weekend tho. If you're near Twickers, swing by.

This is excellent info, and thanks for the correction on the pinch bolt - that could have been a pain. Will need to find replacements for that purpose, and will avoid use of a vice or smashing with hammers. Thanks a lot

Awesome thanks man. My pinch bolts came in and out OK when I did the shocks, but had to cut off the ARB links and the anti rotation links weren’t much fun, but did go. Hopefully the wheel bearings all good, but at 33k it should be! Will take the risk. Thanks again! And (I think) I saw your vid...

I think I’ve figured it out. Doesn’t look mentally hard. I’m hoping because everything else is already done, it’ll come apart pretty easily. Didn’t realise it was the one in the wishbone, thought that was the lower one, but I see now they’re in the hub. Think we’re sorted.

Funnily enough I am up for selling it, but I’ve already done loads of preventative work so it’s priced as such and I expect it’ll end up being kept. I’m a bit OCD so I tend to just get everything straight as soon as I buy a motor, but seeing as these go and are original I want to do them...