b*****d locking nuts/keys.

[Kemixx]

Yesterday it took me and my mate over 5 hours to fit two rear g-max damper to my mk1 clio thanks to shitty, cheap, damn wolfrace locking keys ><

In the end I had to hammer a socket as hard as possible onto the key then tomorow i'm going to have to go get the socket welded to the key so I can remove the front two alloys when I come to do my front sus What a piss take. ;(

 

[JJsRT]

oh dear why can't jobs just be easy sometimes

 

[V1NNY]

pain in the arse they are lol

thing is a thief would of had them off in much shorter time lol

 

[Kinsella]

i did the exact same thing on a set of brand new powder coated black alloys, when bangin on th socket i missed and smacked the rim flaking the new paint off - great day that was

 

[Kemixx]

I could have cried when I chipped the paint.

And it gets better, I went to get some white paint for my arches on my car, and took the 4 lines on the plate under the bonnet (drivers side) and my reg plate to halfords to have my colour mixed. They said they neded the colour and gave me renaults number. I rang renault and asked them for the code and gave them my reg number. They said they couldnt find my reg number but told me it was the middle 3 numbers on the 3rd line on the plate. (these being 384 or something, i forget) - so I go BACK to halfords and give them the 3 numbers. They say thered 9 shades of white under those 3 numbers and needed some other letters. I ring renault again and they say they only have one colour under those 3 numbers and tried to get me to pay £80 for can of bloody paint in that colour when halfords were going to do me the same sized can for a tenner. Total bullshit so I hand the phone to the guy at halfords and he tries to get the numbers off them. They end up saying something like 'we don't know what the numbers you need are but we can supply the colour he needs for £80' so I hung up and halfords suggested I check motorworld. I go to motorworld and they have a sheet with a few colour codes. On there has Renault > Clio > White > My 3 numbers + the factory code and the name 'Glacier White' at the same sided can for a fiver. Their shelf is full of all the colours on the sheet appart from my colour. Out of 100's of cans, they don't have my colour in stock. Got to check back a 3pm tomorow to see if they have the order in. Un..beleivable ><

 

[Adamhodg]

i did the exact same thing on a set of brand new powder coated black alloys, when bangin on th socket i missed and smacked the rim flaking the new paint off - great day that was

exactly the same happened to me lol

 

[Kemixx]

Not that anyones interested, I did take a picture of them on, because i'm sad ;(

Ignore the overspray in the arch. I'm sorting that soon. Also, ignore the rusty arm and drum. That'll get sorted one day.