What did you do today?

[Jazoli]

Didn't someone post a link to locking wheelnut keys off ebay that'd fit it?

21 quid on ebay

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115676700857 ... media=COPY

I've bought a couple over the years

[Eddie Honda]

Didn't someone post a link to locking wheelnut keys off ebay that'd fit it?

21 quid on ebay

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115676700857 ... media=COPY

I've bought a couple over the years

Can be had for less than that. £19 delivered so far, but I haven't overly look but half remember a pic of a McGard type one.

[BusmansHoliday]

Striped the front N/S suspension on the Mrs's Note and turned the coil spring upside down whilst it wasn't raining.

I rebuilt it (in a rush) after the initial MoT for a broken spring and it passed OK and has been trundling around OK. Thing was when I drove it I noticed an occasional klunk and the last time when stationary I turned the wheel and thought "that sounds like a spring moving".

Yep, the very top and bottom coils are about 1/2" difference in diameter so hopefully it's now the right way around.

If it stops raining tomorrow I'll change the N/S/R indicator bulb on the Matiz, otherwise I'll have to keep driving like it's a BMW. Oh, and I'm due a delivery of a pair of rear shocks for the Ibiza as the last time I put any weight in the back it was bouncing around like a bride on her wedding night.

[PhilA]

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I did a moderately impressive wheelspin.

Phil

[mercrocker]

Burnout vid?

[Split_Pin]

Will get a pic.

I actually forgot about the ebay link too, I recall SiC posted it!

[Split_Pin]

Striped the front N/S suspension on the Mrs's Note and turned the coil spring upside down whilst it wasn't raining.

I rebuilt it (in a rush) after the initial MoT for a broken spring and it passed OK and has been trundling around OK. Thing was when I drove it I noticed an occasional klunk and the last time when stationary I turned the wheel and thought "that sounds like a spring moving".

Yep, the very top and bottom coils are about 1/2" difference in diameter so hopefully it's now the right way around.

If it stops raining tomorrow I'll change the N/S/R indicator bulb on the Matiz, otherwise I'll have to keep driving like it's a BMW. Oh, and I'm due a delivery of a pair of rear shocks for the Ibiza as the last time I put any weight in the back it was bouncing around like a bride on her wedding night.

That's just reminded me, I had a dream last night that I had to drive an early Citroen BX with a non working NSF indicator and I was considering hand signal options.

[Split_Pin]

Didn't someone post a link to locking wheelnut keys off ebay that'd fit it?

21 quid on ebay

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115676700857 ... media=COPY

I've bought a couple over the years

Excellent, thank you.

[PhilA]

Burnout vid?

That was just against the handbrake. Which operates on the drive wheels. Not easy. Still working on the service brakes.

[Jerzy Woking]

I bought a battery, with 3 year warranty, for €107. Strapped to the scooter seat, job achieved.

Got home, took the old one out, new one in. Milometer flashing, radio not working, hunting on idle.

Looking around the internet, seems I need to take it to a Fiat dealer to get it plugged into a Proxi machine to reset the ECU and BCM. And no doubt pay through the nose for it.

What a fucking faff. Never had these issues with my Mk IV Cortinas

Found an independant Fiat specialist recommended by the owner of a garage I use, so he booked by phone for Friday.

Currently out on a drive to a granite supplier. No change with anything in the car EXCEPT now the air con doesn't work (fan is fine).
It's 24°c here at the moment, so could do with it....