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Dull question but what's idle chop?

My god that thing looks long now

Sell the 197, get a 1*2

I'm running Rainsport 3s on my 172 and for road use they seem good

Doesnt Gtechniq c4 do the same job?

Why cant I view this? It says i must be logged in which I am and my membership is in date

All sorted, recharged battery over night and all working again. Had to do the immobiliser reset to get it to start

PDC pretty damn clean, it's a stupid habit I have

That's your reg too

Pretty Damn Clean 😉

This car! I must have the patience of a saint. Went to open the boot this morning and the alarm went off so I shut the boot but it wont latch, alarm still sounding and the battery is too flat to start the car so I tried disconnecting it. Eventually the alarm gave up (one of the longest 15-20...

There is a chance it will work then if its be left empty for a while? Aren't Kwikfit regasses free if they dont work too? That might be a best first step

I'm ticking off the list of things that need doing to my 172, next up is the non existent aircon. Theres no pressure in it and the radiator looks pretty past it, the fins fall away if you sneeze on them. Has anyone on here successfully resurrected their ac that could point me in the right...

Yes I used them years ago to do some bits on my 1.8 16v

I think it was the amount of lacquer and time I spent flatting it back before hitting it with my DA. If you saw how dusty my workshop is youd be surprised how none of it got in th finish

I'm happy which is all that matters to me, being a central part a slight colour mismatch is less important than if it was a wing etc I think

How much hassle was it to do?

Fitted my diy sprayed cup spoiler and new plates

The cup spoiler

Darker but only in some lights, I can live with it for £14.99 and my time

Think its 10 mins

I'm spraying my cup spoiler but I'm a bit worried that as I'm flatting the orange peel of a less than perfect coat of lacquer I might rub through. Can I give it another coat the flat back again or is that not advisable

I'm currently drying my footwells out, rather than remove the front seats I've just propped the rear carpet up having dried up as much with towels then left a dehumidifier running 24/7

Let us know how you get on, will be interesting to see the outcome

Doesnt look far off actually, I'll get it flatted back and polished before I fit it then get some photos up

I've not compared it in daylight yet but I think it will be a bit darker what with 17 years of fading on my car. Anything will look better than it being black gold.

Well I've done it, its come out a little orange peely so I'll leave it 24hrs then cautiously wet sand it with p2000 and hope I've got enough depth of lacquer to get a flat finish

Thanks mate, no sat nav so that explains the plug. The rest I will forget about as everything works as it should

Everything appears to be working but I've found these cut wires under the dash, wrapped bundle of cable under the ashtray and a spare plug below the cc panel. Could it all be from an aftermarket radio?

Would I be best to get in contact with their insurer then, I was just concerned they wouldn't see it in our favour like our own insurer