antlockyer Posted March 7, 2014 Posted March 7, 2014 like the look of your forester antlockyer looks a clean example buddy Cheers mate, it is pretty clean. Couple of annoying things like the radiator going after 2 weeks of ownership and a bit of an oil drip now and again on the exhaust but all in all a lovely car.
antlockyer Posted March 7, 2014 Posted March 7, 2014 All back together at last, gave it a bit of a clean and polish. Still waiting for my wax to turn up from Angel wax so that'll have to wait till next week. 1
Pommy Posted March 7, 2014 Posted March 7, 2014 Got a 4 wheel alignment done, removed the wiring that the old owner had in for the amp and sub in the boot. 2
antlockyer Posted March 8, 2014 Posted March 8, 2014 Drove to golf and back (120 miles) felt great to be back in the car, also filled up again. Last tank gave me 23.8 MPG :o
tom_gr7 Posted March 8, 2014 Posted March 8, 2014 I got my spare sorted today :) Now have a proper 17inch spare alloy in the boot. Mag to grid that crappy space saver. Also popped in a new K and N air filter.
Gambit Posted March 8, 2014 Posted March 8, 2014 Didn't get caught by a speed camera van was about my only highlight :D
stants Posted March 8, 2014 Author Posted March 8, 2014 Drove to town for a beer found out was a free bar so drove to work. Walked back to pub and got amongst some free bevvies. :-)
Scooby Pete Posted March 8, 2014 Posted March 8, 2014 Snow foam, dried, washed, dried, polished, gloss protection. Started about 12:30 hour for lunch took dog for a walk and finished at 18:30. Also added some subtle decals. Will post pics tomorrow. 1
Scooby Pete Posted March 8, 2014 Posted March 8, 2014 Was dark when I finished polishing off the gloss coat. Wish I'd taken pics as I went along the Bilt Hamber auto wheel cleaner was awesome. You spray it on clear and it' turns purple getting darker as it's cleans. I had a weeks worth of red stuff breaking in dust on the wheels. After spraying the auto cleaner on, leaving them for 5 mins, they just jet washed off with not a spec of brake dust on them. Just shamied them off and they were done.
Pommy Posted March 8, 2014 Posted March 8, 2014 Bought some new wheels so I can take the current ones off and give them a refurb. And it was cheaper than getting new tyres so thought why not. No harm in having a second pair of wheels. Oh and showed up a guy in his audi, trying to impress the girl he was with and couldn't resist, he though he had me for a while until the turbo came in, couldn't be bothered to switch down to second. Look of embarrassment on his face was priceless as was her laughing. 2
david1972 Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 Lol ^^^winner^^^ Sent from my iphone using Tapatalk
Scooby Pete Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 Polished windows, polished exhaust, now just need to Hoover and we are done with the weekend wash:)
Dogconker Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 Washed and waxed, nice and shiny, I like shiny things
tom_gr7 Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 Washed and waxed, nice and shiny, I like shiny things And just rainXd the windows too. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ah I love rain x, amazing stuff!
Scooby Pete Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 Washed and waxed, nice and shiny, I like shiny things And just rainXd the windows too. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ah I love rain x, amazing stuff! I found it tended to leave the window smeared for about 30secs when it was raining, on really works if you going over 50mph. Then it's great fun watching the water bead off. I drove for about 10 mins without the wipers on when it was hammering down.
Gambit Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 Looks good Pete and good choice with the Dec's :) Started by removing the alternator again and had fun and games sorting the sensor unit out. But found time to wash and clean the inside and out :D
Dogconker Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 I found it tended to leave the window smeared for about 30secs when it was raining, on really works if you going over 50mph. Then it's great fun watching the water bead off. I drove for about 10 mins without the wipers on when it was hammering down.Trick with rainX is to smear it all over the windscreen, allow it to dry, DO NOT buff it clear, just hose it off with loads of water, it'll be clear and bead much better. 40mph on mine the windscreen blows clear and my windscreen isn't very sloped. I drove all through the heavy rain in feb hardly using the wiper, I also use the RainX screen wash which prolongs the life if the rainXI've been told that's Maguire's car Polish will do the same thing but last longer, not had the nerve to put polish on a windscreen though. Sent from my iphone using Tapatalk
Jay762 Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 PIAA wiper blade do the same thing due to the silicon in them
tom_gr7 Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 PIAA wiper blade do the same thing due to the silicon in them I need some of them! where do you get them from? found some, wow 50 quid for a set...
david1972 Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 Filled the screen wash up, looked for the diff dipstick tube but failed miserably Sent from my iphone using Tapatalk
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