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Opposite the Merlin pub, those Brembos were obviously no match for your driving mate.
Not one to wish a crash on anyone, but at least 45 down that road into traffic? No wonder you have no car left :(
Hope you're OK and learn from this experience.
One worrying thing, that Focus looked like...
Might be purely down to time taken Chris, in all honesty. More likely that, than wrong cutting compound.
Try the same compound again, on the same pad and just work it in for longer.
Have you done this before?
I have no idea on height lad, I wanted it to go to the right height visually for me, i.e. hiding the arches and just above the tyre line.
The rear is set to fully soft, but it is a very obvious system and you just turn the key to hard :)
I push the button, there is meant to be a common "loosening" fault if you don't press the button. Maybe be bull s**t, but mine has lasted much better than most.
Bah, couldn't have you driving away in a new car with it needing an MOT very soon :)
Flew through, btw :) No issues (apart from them tightening the handbrake for me a little :))
Ach ye cheeky wee boi (as Ali would say ;)). Brakes are brand new for the MOT I just threw in for you young man! lol :) Now coming with 11months tax and 12 months MOT!
Tonight, final inspection for marring, then 4-6 sealents and two wax layers, ready for winter :D
Then tyres, then glass...
Lol! Missed this un Trev! Aye, as in the PM lad, 15mm on each hub, so 30mm each axle. Still can't believe she is going :( Thanks for all the kind comments.
Onwards and upwards indeed young Scottish :)
Very nice, good IMO that you've picked up one that has had the front end resprayed as it looks like a good job and means you pick up one without stone chips :)
There was basically nothing fella, just a few minor smudges of marks. Thought I might need something stronger than FF but they all shifted with one pass :)
Day 4:
OK so time to really crack on now!! This post brings me up to date for this evening :)
Taped up and ready to go!
OK, the method for "correction" was Final Finish by Menzerna on a LCC Black Finishing pad;
The front wheels were re fitted and some of...
Day 3:
So then! Having rushed out of work on Tuesday I got to this;
Not very many good pics of this stage really, mainly because I was quite tired and wanted to get on!
Rinsed down with the hose, then sprayed with Megs APC to quite a high concentrate to really tackle the grime. Also used...