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  1. sparklesTHEpony

    Cruise control/Speed L gone spastic?

    It's corrected itself now but it's made me wonder whether it, as the title, spazzed out or is there a way to change the button layout? Basically using speed limiter/CC theres the + and - buttons to raise or lower the limit .. This day the + did nothing. The - turned the thing off? R raised...
  2. sparklesTHEpony

    General interior question.. Door pulls.

    As title not much of a detailing question but a general cleaning one. It's defo been covered before. But I can't word it to find threads on it. The door pull handles on the 172&182s are covered in that tacky gel sticky b****cks. What's the best method of getting these off? Only thing I can...
  3. sparklesTHEpony

    Someone kind enough to link me to 10mm rear spacers?

    As title, I'm hopeless and its all massively confusing. Come to the conclusion that 10mm spacers are the best for the rears.. Found some 10mm shims on ebay but £130! Can someone link me to some recommended ones? Including the longer bolts if I need them too. I shall pay you with virtual...
  4. sparklesTHEpony

    What's the main beam bulb number?!

    This is frustrating. Can't find a straight defo answer.. What's the bulb number I need for the main beam? It's either H1 or H7?! Live on a dark country road and need better osram night breakers for the main beam but everyone's saying its H7 and everyone else is saying its H1?? For a 182...
  5. sparklesTHEpony

    Mobius Cam help - PC wont recognise it??

    As above. Things doing my nut in now. Bought the Camera.. Took a class 10 32gb SD card out my Cyber shot, before this i formatted the SD card to just FAT32 before putting in the mobius. Put SD card in mobius, used their online instructions into how to use the cameras formatter (hold down mode...
  6. sparklesTHEpony

    My first detail on something other than a clio..

    So after going way overboard on buying detailing things (£250+) and researching what to do over the past 4 months. My family members have become massively impressed with how my 182 has been looking recently. Here's a couple of pics; Anyway my brother recently bought a new Focus. Asked me...
  7. sparklesTHEpony

    Bean 182? Ntotingham/Arnold

    Too dark to see the colour but pretty sure it was inferno orange. Around 8:30pm in Arnold/Redhill area of Notts.
  8. sparklesTHEpony

    Tyre keeps going flat??

    Had no problems with the tyres on the cup wheels. Went to a wheel specialist on Tuesday to get them all swapped over to the turini's, balanced and fitted. Next day it's almost flat. Got it filled up again. Day after its flat, turns out the valve has seen better days. Got that replaced. Today...
  9. sparklesTHEpony

    How to tell if wax/sealant is still on??

    As title, I could probably post this in the questions thread but yeah. Lol. Anyway, is there a foolproof way to tell if there's a wax or sealant still on the car? For example. I wax a car today. It rains mud storms next day. Day after it's dry. Cars coated in shite but wax should still be...
  10. sparklesTHEpony

    Fresh Sheepline Turini's on BG..

    Alright alright, we all know we've all seen it before and it's sheeping etc etc.. But you know it looks damn good.. Turini's :smile: Recently refurbed bright silver against black gold. Not your usual anthracite colour everyone gets. Cars cleaned with; - rotary polished with Menzerna power...
  11. sparklesTHEpony

    Do I have an Acoustic Valve? (Pic)

    I'm not even 100% sure what it actually looks like. I just know it should be here? So... Is it there or is it gone lol? I know it's a popular thing to remove as useless and more induction noise etc. Thanks for any help!
  12. sparklesTHEpony

    Anyone know the width of the Windscreen washer hoses?

    Need an exact measurement to replace a current one. For the windscreen. Think I read somewhere 3mm? Can't be sure. Will be changing the washers to mist ones at the same time too
  13. sparklesTHEpony

    Wtf is wrong with it now?! Won't start..

    Absolutely fine about an hour ago. Went to start now and it don't turn over just a crap load of clicking noises!? I have these lights on.. ABS Stop Serv ESP? -:-
  14. sparklesTHEpony

    Any good Heavy cut polishes?

    As titile, wanting a heavier cut polish for some sligtly more serious swirls and light surface marks. Will be using it on the clio (182) and a 08 plate Focus if that helps as i know paints are different so unsure whether the clio and focus is either a hard or soft paint? Thinking either...
  15. sparklesTHEpony

    What are/how to correct these polishing marks? Rotary.

    As title, I'm newish to the polishing side of things. I haven't got a DA but using a rotary. Anyway the whole car seems spotless upon inspection and fake lights. But the sun shows up like "trails"? Using a green pad. Rotary and Menzerna PF2400 then wiping down after with car pro eraser. My...
  16. sparklesTHEpony

    Scotch locks and footwell lights?! Where have I gone wrong.

    As title, s***s now beyond me. Bought an led strip with positive and negative wiring.. Popped out the Dome light, got the red and black wires and scotch locked red and red together, black and black together... Don't work? Leds works fine, hooked it up to the battery and they fire up. Wtf is...
  17. sparklesTHEpony

    Yet another Footwell Lighting Help! Wtf do i cut??

    As above, i feel stupid as it is posting yet another thread about this as i mustve read the other 50 threads 5x over and still cant get my head around it. All im after is footwell lighting that comes on when the doors open and goes off with the interior lamp etc. No switches, no constant on...
  18. sparklesTHEpony

    This (pic) has failed me twice. How much to replace/safe to drive?

    Not sure on its exact name but it's failed me twice now, would it be the unit itself or the wiring loom? Cars been sorned since June. It failed in around July and today. Just sat there in the back, engine running then cuts out. Take that out ^ clean it and put it back in = sorted. Question...
  19. sparklesTHEpony

    DA and Swirl marks help/recommendations

    Right as some of you know I've caught the detailing bug and spent a small fortune on shampoos waxs sealeants clay glaze towels brushes and loads of other stuff etc etc. Problem owning a black car is the swirl marks. They're all over it. Now I know the basics of how to avoid as much as I can...
  20. sparklesTHEpony

    Custom Silicone water hose set DIY?

    Noob time.. I'm having a hard time finding a water hose kit in yellow. I'm only after it purely for cosmetic looks. KTR do them.. Just not in yellow -.- So this leads me down the alternate "can I do it myself?" route. So.. Can i? I'm thinking of this...
  21. sparklesTHEpony

    Yet another Yozza Decat thread *what fits?*

    I have a Yozza. I would like to be a "Hero" and try the Decat option. What Decats fit a Yozza 182 system? I know they're hard to come by now. That or I pay a couple £££ for a custom made one. Cheers!
  22. sparklesTHEpony

    How do I remove these dash items?

    I'm stupid and can't figure it out. Don't want to use brute force as I might do a permanent booboo. Anyway 1: centre dash clock surround/coin tray?? Edit: just seen theres already a thread on this one. I'll check it out but help would still be cool! 2: side vents? Both left and right...
  23. sparklesTHEpony

    Maxogen or V6 airbox?

    Couldn't find anything on this so apologies if their already is a thread. Basically as title, is their a noticeable difference between a V6 box Vs a Maxogen? I'm using a 182 and have the V6 box, I also have the oppotunity to buy a Maxogen.. I've read people saying just buy the V6 box but I...
  24. sparklesTHEpony

    Windows 7 help, D drive gone?

    I'm puzzled and Google can't help! Any IT wizards on here? Had to reinstall windows 7 on my laptop due to couldnt activate windows explorer over and over. So now it's all back to normal and fresh.. However my 250GB Hardrive (D:/) has completely gone??? Won't show up on my computer and its not...
  25. sparklesTHEpony

    removing xenon/headlight case

    As title, I'm in need of cracking open one of my xenons, I bought them for my rep a while ago from a scrappy. However they mustve been left outside as dirty rain has stuck itself on the inside, let's it's down massively. So, I have access to a proper dewalt heat gun.. Can I melt the sealing...
  26. sparklesTHEpony

    My washing/detailing.. Is this right? +Questions!

    Okay as title, is this the correct way to wash/detail? Also a few questions at the bottom! Pretty new to this so hopefully I'm right and learnt from reading off here and other detailing forums! So here's how I would wash/detail in order. 1. Jet wash: loosen up the dirt, wheels etc. 2...
  27. sparklesTHEpony

    Ph1/V6 Airbox Strap

    As title, never seen one of these in use before so believe it or not I'm struggling how to use it haha. Here's the box and strap but ??? Anyone got a photo of one of these fitted? The airbox fits nice.. But still moves around slightly so I'd like to use the strap. OEM/OCD and all that.
  28. sparklesTHEpony

    Liquid Yellow Matched Inlets, Throttle Body etc..

    So I enquired about these to a guy I found on the Internet. Wanted the whole works (Ported, Matched & Gasflowed inlets, Fuel rail guard & Enlarged Throttle Body) all painted in my choice of "Any colour" Whilst I recently bought my first 182 in BG Project thread here...
  29. sparklesTHEpony

    Noob time.. Pre wax and glaze

    Don't kill me I'm new at this haha, I love a clean car but my life experience of noob cleaning has always just been Wash and then auto glym wax. Bad I know but now I'm more into learning and trying I've come across a "wait what" moment. I've never used but now bought a Glaze (black hole) I've...
  30. sparklesTHEpony

    V6 air box on 182 question

    I've trolled through threads on this already and know this fits, I've bought the air box but the question is.. 1: Do I need a smaller elbow pipe as the OEM one already on seems too long, if I attatch the v6 box to it the intake port will be further down and won't go through the battery gap (I'm...
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