#bladibarsket — Public Fediverse posts
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Some blighter scuffed front bumper of my #GolfGTI whilst it was parked (only a few months after I had to shell out for a whole side of paint due to a door getting dented by another bad #driver )
Took two evenings on my knees to buff out scuffed clearcoat and paint transfer (thankfully most went) and touch up the scratched part (took 2 tries to get a result I'm happy with) not perfect but good enough from 1 metre, and I don't fancy spending another couple of hundred for a repair (even SMART repairs aren't cheap these days) only to risk it happening again and having to worry about colour matches (there are at *least* 3 shades of Tornado Red )
I'm glad I bought the miniature buffer
#CarMaintenance #cars #motoring #autos #repair #Bladibarsket
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Some blighter scuffed front bumper of my #GolfGTI whilst it was parked (only a few months after I had to shell out for a whole side of paint due to a door getting dented by another bad #driver )
Took two evenings on my knees to buff out scuffed clearcoat and paint transfer (thankfully most went) and touch up the scratched part (took 2 tries to get a result I'm happy with) not perfect but good enough from 1 metre, and I don't fancy spending another couple of hundred for a repair (even SMART repairs aren't cheap these days) only to risk it happening again and having to worry about colour matches (there are at *least* 3 shades of Tornado Red )
I'm glad I bought the miniature buffer
#CarMaintenance #cars #motoring #autos #repair #Bladibarsket
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Today new #sparkplugs, #coolant refresh and #oil change - had to jack up car and put ramps underneath other way round rather than drive on to them - bumper slightly fouls ramp ( #bladibarsket ).
Also chocked rear wheels for #safety
Sparkplugs are #Bosch 0 242 230 806 FQR8LEU2
( #AltText contains useful info on tools, methods etc if you have a #Vauxhall / #Opel / #CorsaC #HoldenBarina with #Z12XEP #engine, I try to put this info in the text on any of my #toots about #CarMaintenance )
[ as there's spare space in this toot I added #Holden #Barina as hashtags for anyone here who is in #Australia or #NewZealand #Aotearoa ]
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Today new #sparkplugs, #coolant refresh and #oil change - had to jack up car and put ramps underneath other way round rather than drive on to them - bumper slightly fouls ramp ( #bladibarsket ).
Also chocked rear wheels for #safety
Sparkplugs are #Bosch 0 242 230 806 FQR8LEU2
( #AltText contains useful info on tools, methods etc if you have a #Vauxhall / #Opel / #CorsaC #HoldenBarina with #Z12XEP #engine, I try to put this info in the text on any of my #toots about #CarMaintenance )
[ as there's spare space in this toot I added #Holden #Barina as hashtags for anyone here who is in #Australia or #NewZealand #Aotearoa ]
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More #maintenance of #Vauxhall / #Opel #CorsaC
Replaced rear fog light bulb (bumper part dismantled, water tipped out, lampholder cleaned up then reassembled), fitted new horn.
New fuel filter, first time I've done this myself (not fun, had to crawl underneath in awkward position and avoid petrol being spilled out from old filter, self tapping holding screw goosed (fully rounded off), replaced with new one with bolt head
Fitted air filter, intake hoses have to be removed ( #bladibarsket ) so also cleaned up #throttlebody.
Went to ASDA (in my GTI, Corsa still doesn't have tax or insurance), filled up 5 litre #petrol can, topped up tank with new fuel
Still got coolant, sparkplugs and oil to change, but #car now running a lot better (no more rough idle)
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More #maintenance of #Vauxhall / #Opel #CorsaC
Replaced rear fog light bulb (bumper part dismantled, water tipped out, lampholder cleaned up then reassembled), fitted new horn.
New fuel filter, first time I've done this myself (not fun, had to crawl underneath in awkward position and avoid petrol being spilled out from old filter, self tapping holding screw goosed (fully rounded off), replaced with new one with bolt head
Fitted air filter, intake hoses have to be removed ( #bladibarsket ) so also cleaned up #throttlebody.
Went to ASDA (in my GTI, Corsa still doesn't have tax or insurance), filled up 5 litre #petrol can, topped up tank with new fuel
Still got coolant, sparkplugs and oil to change, but #car now running a lot better (no more rough idle)