IT LIVES! IT LIVES! IT LIVES! (Was: The End...?)

[Welly]

Are we still allowed to take a car for an MOT elsewhere after failing? not sure how it works now with the online system.

[benczuk]

I don't believe there are any restrictions. Imagine if you decided to sell it as spares or repair, then the new owner may live miles away and making them go to the same place would be bonkers.

What the other garage will have access to is the fail sheet on their computers.

[highlander]

I did a similar thing - looked on EuroCarParts and priced up:

£16.50 x 2 = £33 - Eicher Premium front brake discs (sold individually)
£15.00 x 2 = £30 - Eicher Premium rear brake discs (sold individually)
£17.24 x 1 = £17.24 - Eicher Premium front brake pads (sold per axle)
£12.24 x 1 = £12.24 - Eicher Premium rear brake pads (sold per axle)
£23.32 x 2 = £46.64 - Pagid handbrake shoes (unsure if individual or a set, so I stuck two on there)
£ 8.64 x 1 = £ 8.64 - Pagid handbrake cable (these are sided)
£12.60 x 1 = £12.60 - Pagid handbrake cable (these are sided)
£15.30 x 1 = £15.30 - Pagid brake fluid (Dot4, 5 ltr)

=£160.36 - although EuroCarPart's website is exceptionally ambiguous about whether or not that price includes or excludes VAT.

I also found that Pagid do replacement calipers - the fronts are £74.40 each, the rears are £99.54 each.

I can do the bulbs (though this will likely be an hour-long swearing session). I could potentially replace the discs and pads myself (this will also likely be a swearing session). I have NO idea how to do anything regarding adjusting the calipers, or replacing the handbrake shoes, or how to replace the handbrake cables. I'm waiting to hear from Mark when he'll be finished up with his current fixing session in Glasgow, and am also waiting on some quotes from other local garages.

I'm a dumbass and forgot that I could, in fact, remove the wheels from my car and take them to a tyre place separately from the car... I just need to get some axle stands for it to stand on while it has fewer than the requisite number of wheels attached.

Thankfully, I don't need the car every day; I can borrow my son's Focus for running errands and taking the Wifely Person to work. I will need to get it back up and running and road-legal before the 10th of April (we're off to see Sting and Paul Simon in concert at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow).

Does anyone have this month's EuroCarParts discount code?

[highlander]

Does anyone have this month's EuroCarParts discount code?

Found that TWEET5 offers a nice little 5% discount on orders over £20...

[benczuk]

The brake shoes will be a full set so you only need one of them

[GingerMagic]

You may also want to splash out on a handbrake fitting kit - its got the springs and push/twist fixings for the shoes.

Eurocarparts will deliver to your door for nowt too..

[highlander]

The brake shoes will be a full set so you only need one of them

Noted, and ordered 1 of them. Thanks!

You may also want to splash out on a handbrake fitting kit - its got the springs and push/twist fixings for the shoes.

Haven't ordered one, but I can do so.

Eurocarparts will deliver to your door for nowt too..

As not all of the parts I've ordered are available at my local branch, I'm choosing to take them up on this kind offer

[calvi36]

Mark W is at my home, he has been here since last Friday Graeme.

This is his third trip to Scotland to do work on my Coupes and I trust him 100%. His knowledge on the Coupe is, well, something else!

GingerMagic wrote:You may also want to splash out on a handbrake fitting kit - its got the springs and push/twist fixings for the shoes. I have a brand new set that Mark could bring up with him if you arrange for him to do the work.

You can get rear calipers for £45 each btw.

Here is the work that he has done on my new yellow Coupe so far on this visit:


Sat 14/3/15
PP2000 Full diagnostics run, many intermittent faults cleared. ABS fault diagnosed to right front wheel sensor. Physical check showed ABS ring had taken to the road!
Boot gas struts replaced.
Both driveshafts removed, new outer cv gaitors fitted.
N/S/f brake disc replaced.
N/S/F flexi brake hose replaced.
N/S/F brake pads replaced.
N/S/F drop link replaced.
O/S/F brake disc replaced.
O/S/F flexi brake hose replaced.
O/S/F brake pads replaced.
O/S/F drop link replaced.

Sun 15/3/15
N/S/R brake disc replaced.
N/S/R caliper renovated/resprayed and swapped.
N/S/R brake pads replaced.
N/S/R rigid brake pipe to caliper replaced.
N/S/R drop link replaced.
N/s/R transverse link replaced.
O/S/R brake disc replaced.
O/S/R caliper renovated/resprayed and swapped.
O/S/R brake pads replaced.
O/S/R rigid brake pipe to caliper replaced.
O/S/R drop link replaced.
O/s/R transverse link replaced.
BMC air filter fitted.
Boot lid badge replaced.
Swap over 17" Alloys.
Strut top covers fitted.
New Citroen washer jets.
New wiper blades.
New pollen filter.

Mon 16/3/15
Boot lock assembly refitted.
Handbrake cable adjuster seized. Adjuster thread re-cut and cable adjusted.
N/S/F driveshaft removed to prepare for abs ring replacement.
Engine oil removed and filter replaced.
Aux belt and drivetrain removed for inspection.
Belt found with excessive cracks- replaced.
Aux belt tensioner pivot assembly seized. Freed off and greased.
Doughnut engine mount sheared. Replaced
Dogbone anti-torque link had sheared small bush. Replaced.

Tues 17/3/15
Total Quartz 9000 engine oil fill
75/80 gearbox oil fill
Inlet manifold removed for spark plug access
Bonnet release cable dismantled/oiled/refitted
Both bonnet catches greased
N/S/R fog light wired
New abs rings fitted to both driveshafts
Driveshafts refitted
Front bank exhaust cam cover removed for resealing
Driver's door mirror cover fitted
Fold bearings oiled both mirrors
096 battery installed

He is worth his weight in gold and I would much rather pay him to do the work than any garage as it is not only more cost effective but you also get time to learn from him. I classed myself as mechanically thick before I met him, now I am not and I did quite a few of the smaller jobs listed above.

[highlander]

GingerMagic wrote:You may also want to splash out on a handbrake fitting kit - its got the springs and push/twist fixings for the shoes. I have a brand new set that Mark could bring up with him if you arrange for him to do the work.

Will be glad to take you up on that offer. What would you want for this kit?

Further updates:

Have bought new brake discs and pads (all round), fitting kit for rear pads, new handbrake shoes, and new handbrake cables (left and right). Got them from EuroCarParts, and scored a 5% reduction in price (use code TWEET5). Total (inc delivery) = £139.64

I've also bought a pair of tyres (235/35YR19 SAVA INTENSA UHP FPXL) as they were the cheapest new tyre I could get at short notice (I take my family in this car, I won't go with part-worns). They're going to be fitted on Saturday morning. Total (inc fitting and balancing) = £218.02

I'm going to buy bulbs and a pair of axle stands today (I'll need them for getting the tyres fitted; the car will have half the usual number of wheels for the best part of an hour!). Reckon this will be about £30.

Spend as of lunchtime today should be about £387.66

[Welly]

I think you're doing the right thing, well done so far. It's a good job you don't rely heavily on the car day to day although still a nuisance I guess.

[highlander]

Threat title changed to slightly more hopeful version.

[steve_earwig]

That's better *looks forward to the word "not" getting added*

[Doggy]

Sounding better.

FWIW 'TEST62' seems to get you 6.2% off at ECP at the mo.

(Not completed a purchase so not 100% sure).

[calvi36]

GingerMagic wrote:You may also want to splash out on a handbrake fitting kit - its got the springs and push/twist fixings for the shoes. I have a brand new set that Mark could bring up with him if you arrange for him to do the work.

Will be glad to take you up on that offer. What would you want for this kit?

I don't want anything for the kit, it is still in its plastic bag and brand new. I have no need for it.

[highlander]

That level of kindness is sadly uncommon in this day and age, so I hugely appreciate it - thanks very much!