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Thank you. I feel much better now knowing that this can be fixed. From a 'technical' perspective, what has actually happened. By wet sanding it I've removed the defact, what actually happens when using the products above to bring to shine back? Also, can I apply the above with a foam applicator?

Thanks for the advice so far. Any guides I can follow to get the best finish? I'm not 100% sure it was burnt, but it looked it, and I can only assume it was from holding the hair dryer in one spot for too long. To make matters worse I feel like the new badge is ever so slightly wonky. All in...

I thought it was achieved by removing the acoustic valve?

Very quick background info, changed the RS badge on my 182 to the new 197 style and in the process caused 3 burn marks on the boot lid, very small, but they annoyed me. I managed to get them off by VERY lighting sanding the affected area with wet & dry fine sandpaper (don't shoot me if this was...

Hello, I've had this rattle for months now and I am losing patience. Symptoms: - Rattle which sounds like a bolt in a tin cat being spun around - Comes from underneath the gear lever area, so is definitely around the front end somewhere - Only occurs under acceleration - Doesn't occur when...

Well, I EVENTUALLY got them off, and I have fitted the new kit, however I had to use the old cups as they were not budging no matter how hard I hammered them. The result, no difference what so ever. Any ideas what the rattling might be now then? I am so gutted :(

Oh, 7.30pm, yeah I can make that :) Put me down.

Bugger, I would love to come but I've got a meeting in London until 5pm so I won't be back in TW until about 6.30ish :(

Hurrah :) Mine is filthy at the moment! The back end looks terrible as my girlfriend has my pressure washer :( I didn't notice the exhaust wobbling at all. I do have a question though, is that an anti-roll bar you have attached underneath the car?

My dephaser pulley went and it sounded like this: Jy1teWk1UH8

Oooh, glad someone has asked as I was wondering the same :)

I don't even have the right spanners let alone a blow torch, hehe. Thanks for the tip though :) I called Kwik Fit to see if they could do it quickly for me, but apparently they won't touch parts they don't supply themselves. I also called another garage and they said they would need to see it...

Great work on the car, very interesting read.

You're definitely on here as I followed you in this morning and you had a CS.net sticker in your rear window :)

Thanks, I'll give that a go. I'm not sure what you mean.

There's loads on YouTube. Another: A6jWjqogLEY

I had a go tonight but I couldn't get the bloody bolts undone, no matter what I did, it was just twisting the bolt round and round no matter what I tried. Now it's even more loose than before :( What is the best way of getting it undone? Spanner on each end and then turn it? I only had one...

Well I suppose I may as well give it a go tonight and see what happens.

Hmmm, I was going to give it a go myself as I have axle stands and a trolley jack (I just don't like using them!), but now I'm not so sure.

I bought the one from Northwest Performance in the link above.

Hello, How long should it take a mechanic to fit one of these - http://www.northwestperformance.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=6_7_86_19&products_id=20&osCsid=im63lfilphmlmka0gtfck456d6 ? I would do it myself but I know I'll screw it up, plus I hate jacking cars up for fear of breaking...

This thread has made my brain hurt.

I waved at someone in a 182 once and they looked at me like I was a r****d.

You have your own aircraft sprayer?

No that wasn't me. Although I've seen another Arctic 182 around TW a few times before.

I had a whine which turned out to be the PAS (power assisted steering) pump, thus was mainly audible when turning the wheel whilst stationery or at low speeds. I made a video of it at the time, does this sound similar? 6IFSRKJQMYU

Fingers crossed :)

I refer to it as "my car". I don't generally name objects.

I need to sort the rattles out first :P

haha, fair enough :)