Kieran's Now Odyssey Blue Ph1 Project Pg.36 Onwards

[Kieran..]

Re: Kieran's Iceberg 172 Project

Thanks alcantara bits will be coming next after fitting my carbon steering wheel and gear knob inserts tomorrow

 

[Kieran..]

Re: Kieran's Iceberg 172 Project

all back together rear seats being put back in tomorrow and will be back on the road on the 27th! been too long without it

 

[Kieran..]

Re: Kieran's Iceberg 172 Project

Oh look I have seats back I'm again much better

 

[Kieran..]

Re: Kieran's Iceberg 172 Project

Update well just got a call back from my Local garage and the bill for supplying and fitting new aux belt and tensioners has come to £340! Weren't expecting that at all! But just glad to be picking it up first thing tomorrow

 

[Daz.]

Re: Kieran's Iceberg 172 Project

Missed this looks great!

Any better pics of the front of the car with the new mirror covers? tempted to carbon up mine.

 

[Kieran..]

Re: Kieran's Iceberg 172 Project

Thanks mate there will some better ones this week as getting it ready for CSS

 

[Mickb]

Re: Kieran's Iceberg 172 Project

looks good mate. Doing the aux belt is a right c*nt of a job

 

[Kieran..]

Re: Kieran's Iceberg 172 Project

Thanks! Yeaa it took them nearly 3 days to do it in the end! I was caursing them! Lol just glad to have her back on the road

 

[andyc58]

Re: Kieran's Iceberg 172 Project

were can i get the french colours for the front grill.im likeing them.cheers

 

[Kieran..]

Re: Kieran's Iceberg 172 Project

I just went to local DIY shop an bought the 3 diff colours in electrical tape

 

[Sanders]

Re: Kieran's Iceberg 172 Project

Looks really well mate

 

[Kieran..]

Re: Kieran's Iceberg 172 Project

Thanks

 

[Mickb]

Re: Kieran's Iceberg 172 Project

Thanks! Yeaa it took them nearly 3 days to do it in the end! I was caursing them! Lol just glad to have her back on the road

3 days. wtf it dont take that long. just mod the bit metal next to the adjuster. mades things easier. bit steep in price mind you.

how long does the wet lay take you to do?

 

[Kieran..]

Re: Kieran's Iceberg 172 Project

Yeaa tell me about it!! They told me about something being modded? What is it that's modded?

 

[Claire90]

Re: Kieran's Iceberg 172 Project

dunno what they mean but if its what i usually do its the bit of metal by the head lamp blocking you to the tensioner

 

[Kieran..]

Re: Kieran's Iceberg 172 Project

new pictures now its up and running again

tomorrow morning i will have off the a pillars to alacantara them up

 

[Kieran..]

Re: Kieran's Iceberg 172 Project

 

[Fred@BTM]

Re: Kieran's Iceberg 172 Project

Update well just got a call back from my Local garage and the bill for supplying and fitting new aux belt and tensioners has come to £340! Weren't expecting that at all! But just glad to be picking it up first thing tomorrow

£100 per hour labour +vat??

 

[Silent_Scone]

Re: Kieran's Iceberg 172 Project

107 quid I think it cost me and that's including a waterpump (that's including labour)


Loving the car

 

[Kieran..]

Re: Kieran's Iceberg 172 Project

Well I was charged 148 for labour before vat and he said that's 2 and half hours, I defiantly wouldn't of took it to them if I had the choice! Lol

 

[Mat23]

Re: Kieran's Iceberg 172 Project

sweet mate, loving the carbon interior.. and the rims :approve:

 

[Kieran..]

Re: Kieran's Iceberg 172 Project

Thanks alot mate normally I get bored of my cars but this one feels different and just never gets boring

 

[Mat23]

Re: Kieran's Iceberg 172 Project

Yeah everyone i know whos ever owned a 182 always loves em, if it werent for insurance, and hefty petrol prices.. id have one tomorrow!!

 

[Mat23]

Re: Kieran's Iceberg 172 Project

172*

 

[Kieran..]

Re: Kieran's Iceberg 172 Project

Yeaa I wouldn't been able to afford one a year ago, I got a promotion at work and had a gf 40 miles away! Lol

 

[Claire90]

Re: Kieran's Iceberg 172 Project

the a pillers have came up well and set of the cf mirror blanks well

 

[Kieran..]

Re: Kieran's Iceberg 172 Project

Yeaa just Doing the handbrake cover today, clean up headlights and I'm finally all ready for CSS

 

[blake87]

Re: Kieran's Iceberg 172 Project

Hi mate, really like your car... out of interest what is the exhaust on the car? it fits really well... is there an insert off a cup style exhaust over it?


Cheers

 

[Kieran..]

Re: Kieran's Iceberg 172 Project

thanks alot yeaa its a prospeed custom exhaust on it mate with decat and yea trim around exhaust from 182 and covered in carbon fibre

 

[Kieran..]

Re: Kieran's Iceberg 172 Project

few that others took a css

 

[Kieran..]

Re: Kieran's Iceberg 172 Project

well the car had been feeling a little bit lumpy so set about trying find out what, i cleaned the throttle body and seems alot better now

before

after

also covered my handbrake in alcantara

 

[Kieran..]

Re: Kieran's Iceberg 172 Project

picked these up at css love them!

 

[cliojack]

Re: Kieran's Iceberg 172 Project

looks good!

 

[Kieran..]

Re: Kieran's Iceberg 172 Project

cheers mate! i was also meant to say get your name down for my first meet as a rep next month! it will be good i promise

 

[Kieran..]

Re: Kieran's Iceberg 172 Project

Well been having a few little faults recently, petrol light now stays on and so does the toxic fumes light but that's due to the decat

On Friday Im ordering a carbon splitter and wheels being refurbed silver or white, unsure as of yet what colour, will also be getting some new wing mirror covers as i no longer like the carbon look

 

[andyc58]

Re: Kieran's Iceberg 172 Project

hi mate what u clean the throttle body with

 

[Kieran..]

Re: Kieran's Iceberg 172 Project

A cloth and wd40 mate

 

[andyc58]

Re: Kieran's Iceberg 172 Project

i done the same and its abit better

 

[Kieran..]

Re: Kieran's Iceberg 172 Project

Yeaa it can only do it good I guess lol

 

[LowLife.]

Re: Kieran's Iceberg 172 Project

Car looks good mate!

I used Brake cleaner on my TB, worked a treat!