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Posts posted by fellsteruk
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Sorry to be pedantic everyone, but it's octane, not octain
Cough... Ermmm thats what i said wasn't it... "Edit, edit, edit, edit...."
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For no other reason that it had been raining last night so snap a pic with iphone on way to work, if only i had my SLR to hand
If nothing else i have a new background for my computer
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PM the traders on here.I had Eibach ones
Do it Nice . . else you wheels might fall off
That's brilliant
Do it once wheels stay on, do it twice wheels fall off
Yeah I don't want cheap and nasty I want quality but as I am new to spacers I wasn't sure what was a good one to go for at a decent price
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I thought a chargespeed rear was OEM
My oem rear bumper makes me stand out amongst the crowd
To b e honest this is a bloody lovely bumper !!!
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Hi guys,
Where is best place in terms of quality product and best value for spacers... The more pics of zeds with spacers I see the more I think my zed needs some
Ste
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After a front and rear bumper for my zed to replace the oem ones. Ideally nismo front bumper but to be honest I am open to suggestions, if anyone has something that I like and it's not silly price I will take it.
I will be getting them re-sprayed later in the year but ideally want gunmetal so I can fit them strightaway, will kill me to just have them in the garage looking at me
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Shell (Canada) 102 RON
Bet the zed loves that
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97/98/99 there is feck all difference mate.....
Just the price... Lol
To be honest I put diesel in my everyday car so use to paying 1.50/litre so the few extra pence doesn't bother me but I serious thought I have imaged it... Am half crazy anyway, I think nismo badges are cool, need I say any,ore
Thanks for the posts
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Hi guys need some help as I think I am going mad...
So I have been using super/premium unleaded in the zed and last time I filled up I was sure it said 98 octane but today in esso theirs was 97, so I went on a little drive and all the supermarkets and bp was selling 97.
Have I imagined this 98 fuel? Who bloody sells it? Wait something is telling me you can buy 99 am I off my head?
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I thought wv2 was gunmetal grey? ebay?
Thats what i always thought but according to a website i just looked at the "WV2" is showing as this but it was a yankie site?
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HI all,
Thinking of getting some splash guards and painting them myself. Above is my colour code but struggling to find anywhere that sells it in a can, i know it may not be a perfect match but keen to give it a go?
Any ideas/suggestions.
Stephen
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As a fellow biker i have to say what a knob... I mean did he really think he would get through that gap... Riders like that give us all a bad name!!
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Just pulled up along side me but did realise until we pulled away, too busy playing with radio Anyone from here?
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They are second hand so how much better will they be. I struggled to find cheap new replacements cost me less than £20 to do them
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U can but why u want to. Facelift looks nicer. Just my 2p
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Thought i would share some pics & process i used, given the time i would have used plasticot but given that i hate to wait i picked up the following from halford, grey primer and satin black paint, other have also said its a good idea to mark the position of the wipers before removal but i couldn't be bothered and it didn't cause me any issues :
Step1 - Removing the wiper arms
I found the bonnet a bit too low so got help some someone to hold it up as far as it would go however a piece or wood or mop pole would do the same job. Then just remove the plastic caps with a flat screwdriver, they should flick right off "dont lose them" i did lucky i found it later on They you will need a 14mm socket to remove the but, once loose you should be able to remove by hand, mine just popped straight off but if they are stiff give them a wiggle or press down on the far end near the hinge on the arm and it should just come away, they remove the rubber hose, just pulls off with a little force.
Step 2 - Prep the arms
Once off i suggest you use a screwdriver or something similar to remove all the very lose bits, i then used some 80-grit paper to really work down the damages areas. My best advise it give them a good going over when i could initially see was small but actually had a lot of bubbling all over. I also used a small power tool with a wire brish head to help remove some of the "pitting". Once the crud is removed i used 400 grit paper and then 1200 paper to smooth the whole arm. Once happy i give them a good soapy wash.
Step3 - Primer
Once they are fully dry from the wash i started with the primer, first i applied 2 coats about 15mins apart then after about 20mins i gave the whole arm a gentle rub down with 1200 grit paper. I then applied another 2 coats again 15mins apart before giving them another rub down, below is the end result after the primer. Remember to keep the can about 9in away from the wiper arm and move at a consistent speed "common sense i guess"
Step4 - The Paint
I applied 4 coats about 15mins apart before giving the arms a gentle rub down with 1200 git paper, I then proceeded to add about another 4-5 coats to be honest think i may have added too many but i got carried away... I left them a good 40mins to dry before adding back on the zed
Step5 - Adding them back on
Simply repeat step one in reverse order again i found it easier to have someone lift the bonnet as high as it would go so that i could get them into position. I placed them where i thought they should go, tightened nuts by hand then gave them a nip with the socket. To be honest i did have to remove and re-align the passenger one as it was first too low, then too high. Had i marked it before removing i doubt i would have had this issue but to be honest it only added about 5 extra mins so wasn't a real issue.
The end result:
This was my first attempt at doing this and considering that fact i was very happy with end result. I would suggest anyone to give it a go !!!! SO pleased with the end result i have been looking for other things to paint Thinking of doing center console next
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Was in gunmetal, anyone on here?
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Didn't catch full reg but had a square plate on the front, anyone on here... I tell you theses zeds are getting as common as qashqai,s seeing loads of them since I got mine
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Mega easy to come off as said above, flip plastic cap off, 14m socket so remove nut, life the arm off and away you go, I also detracted the washer jets to make sure I got everywhere,
Took plenty of pics along the way, actually got them back on the zed now so will upload my pics as soon as I can charge my iphone. I used halfords grey primer and satin black. Very happy but as always the work is in the prep and you need to do plenty to get a good result.
In the end I think I did 3 primers coats and about 6 paint coats with a couple rub downs along the way.
Pics to follow
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After much looking around for new wiper arms "couldn't be bothered painting them" with no luck i decided to paint them so off i went to get some supplies and needless to say the mini project has started, didn't take any before pics on the car however here are some with the corroded areas worked down to the metal, i only had a little bit of paint bubbling but when i took them off it was a little more widespread that i thought but hey ho not worth doing twice so lets do it right first time...
Will upload more pics as i get on with them.
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Love a bit of zed water beading
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Thanks yeah not had a wax or wash in a while maybe tomorrow.
I sense a "bead off" lol