Recent content by bagpuss

Just seen your post regarding bike racks. I had same problem, bought a halfords boot one one for about £80 and it fell off! Best ones definitely go on tow bar ,then no weight worries. I eventually went with a Thule aero-bar roof rack ...

Finally got my photos up regarding de-coke. My car has done 74k, had one owner and FHSH , have changed and serviced it about 4 times and have done 16k so far. Always used premium diesel when possible, and spend 75% of my time in traffic lights! Mine seemed pretty bad compared with some...

Hey James, how did you determine ride height was equal? Did you measure from wheel to wing? Just don't think that's accurate, as you are ***uming bodywork is 100%? :unsure: Would it not be better to measure height from floor to front subframe? Also what height are you running to be...

Well eventually fitted coilovers , bit of a mare as all bolt bushes were seized - think it was because car came from Wales , and salt air has just made all exposed bolts really hard. Lowered back by around 50mm at least , front nearly wiped out wings it was so low! But have just driven round...

Have after much stress ordered these coilovers : http://www.europerformance.co.uk/pages/products/product_info.mhtml?product=261827 Cound not source A-spec kit or Eibach springs anyware, ordered from Germany then lots of companies then didnt have them, even these are hard to find in stock now...

Certainley be less messy :D still trying to clean bits of carbon off my decking and paving slabs! Car has been in bits as doing brake over-hall, so not sure about performance as not actually drove it yet. Will get before and after pics up , asap. But as Fahad tuned car as well , will be...

The complete rebuild kit (not pin sliders) cost me £70. x 4 pistons/seals/ etc Had trouble getting one of pistons as quite siezed in, had to soak it in wd40 overnight, then get a pair of mole-grips to rotate , and losen it- but still took 160psi to blow it out! And those seals are certainly...

hi Matsalka i too have got the 18inch wheels from a civic type r on my car. I never bothered to get tracking done , and it wore out the front outer edges quite bad. There was loads of tread left , in middle , but it failed MOT due to outer so worn. So i replaced all the tyres and got the...

Just read your post Rich, i to am about to do the rear caliper binding problem! I also have felt the pedal to feel a little soft , when sevo is working, but can lock the brakes up if i press hard . But am doing the Type R front caliper mod, rebuilding all the brakes with new pistons , and...

Found some interesting stuff on the fuel debate today, this is a summary semi- plagiarised :ph34r: from a couple of hours looking Last night regarding Vmax - {Vmax is as Fahad correctly points out is different from any other premium diesel (not petrol now) in that it is a Gas to Liquid fuel...

Hey Jim, just looked at your old 311 car, has certainley got charm and character :) which sadley is lacking in most modern aerodynamic similar cars. Like you, i miss the sound of a 2 stroke moterbike, and the smell of castrol mix burning, even today will bring back fond memories. But...

I have used BP ultimate diesel, as garage is near me, for most of the time I have owned my car. Have done around 16k , 60% urban /40% M-way miles. When Fahad took egr valve it was about 50% reduced in flow due to soot build up! Have since took Inlet manifold off, and that too was chokka with...

Well went to buy the A spec kit 08W60SEG600 from Cox, but then realized he didn’t stock diesel version, also I have 18 inch Type r wheels, so said it wouldn’t be any good any way. :( Spent a few hours today researching coils vs shocks, koni vs bilstein , lowered vs standard springs etc. I read...

hey Jim, are you referring to old warburg cars form eastern germany? ' "The Wartburg 353 was still an advanced car when it went on sale in 1965. Front-wheel drive and aerodynamically efficient styling meant 80mph from a mere 49bhp" Just been reading up on then via net :)

Well I was all set to phone and order A spec kit today, phoned HH as they haven’t responded to e-mail I sent last Monday, but spares department were not answering so took my number and still never got back to me! – I know they are most forums affiliated dealer, but seriously, that is slack! So...