Bumblebee 2 featuring LY R26

[Brigsy]

That leather looks fresh!

Not bad for £100 too

Place that done it has done a few recaros for me over the years. Price has never gone up since i got the last one done 8 years ago, its mad. Always do a decent job too.

I like the cheap zpo extenders

Suprisingly decent. The weight is same or slightly heavier than the oem weighted gearknob which is good, gives a good shift.

 

[Brigsy]

Updates

Still waiting for the bodyshop..

Fluid change yesterday. Fresh Elf 5/40 and purflux oil filter.

Also changed the gear oil with Elf nfx. I put fresh elf nfj in when i rebuilt the suspension approx 12k ago, it was typical ndo when cold, bit notchy but overall fine no issues when warm. The nfx has suprisingly improved cold shifting, so nice bonus.

Give engine bay a quick wipe over to finish.

Out and about on daily duties today. Gets used all the time.

Hopefully be in bodyshop and done soon.

Thanks for reading!!

 

[Brigsy]

Updates.

Nothing to report really, heard fuckall back from the bodyshop. Might need to start looking elsewhere if nothing soon.

Cruise control buttons have been a bit floppy / iffy for ages with the button that decreases speed increasing it when pressed. Increasing speed also increases speed, usually end up sending it. I had a good spare set of cruise buttons in the stash from a low mile megane i broke years ago and found them the other day.

Fitted in 3 mins and work as they should.

Quick run down to Croft on bank hol Monday. 32deg, ac works superb so nice and cool.

Thanks for reading!

 

[Brigsy]

Updates

Croft booked for 2 weeks time, so best get the r26 prepped. It didnt really need anything doing apart from brake fluid and pads changing, but give it the works. Fail to prepare, prepare to fail etc..

First job, rear wheel bearing on n/s. This will be the third one ive fitted as they have all developed play. Being honest, i think i was being super fussy and looking for issues as the play was that minor i dont think it would ever cause an issue..anyway parts in stock so done.

New snr bearing pressed in, new abs ring and bearing torqued up tight. Done.

I then inspected/serviced the rear brakes to check if any binding. All good, no issues. Noticed exhaust heatshield failing at one fitting so thats been repaired/refixed.

With that done, front up in the air.

All suspension components checked and no issues. Greased the lower swivel bearings and refitted the Ds1.11 front pads.

With everything looking good, on with brake fluid change. I usually run motul rbf600 in this and yearly change/3xtrack days. I generally have no issues and it works, brake pedal gets a little softer on 3rd day but no cause for concern. After discussion decided to try Castrol Srf for potentially longer service intervals as it has a higher wet boiling point and known for longivity..only downside is price but if it lasts longer thats fine.

Syringed the res and pre filled/pressure bled. The brake fluid was pretty manky.

Clutch fluid however, totally fcuked as usual

You would think thats been in years not 1x year/maybe 3-4 thousand miles. Noticeable improvements in clutch pedal feel, same as every time ive bled it. Brakes all good, pedal rock solid after re bedding the front pads in.

Also cleaned.

Headlamps polished and coated with ceracote headlamp ceramic wipes.

Ive been giving Koch Chemie protector wax a try for a finishing product after cleaning. It appears to be good stuff, but i think the BH touch on made the colour pop a bit more personally. I guess its not all about the colour pop and how long it lasts is a factor.

Seems to bead well enough. We will see.

Ill dig the track wheels out next weekend and fit if forecast is good, Hopefully this dry weather spell will continue.

Thanks for reading!!

 

[Brigsy]

Small update

Following on with the connects2 saga on the kangoo, i tried the canbus version in the r26 and it worked in a fashion albeit wrong patch lead so the controls responded but not correctly. I spotted a badly listed 2nd hand connects2 for £7 delivered on ebay which matched up part numbers to previous one, so took a punt.

FItted

Works fine and had the correct pioneer patch lead. The display only says Renault as the stereo does not output can data sadly. Anyway steering wheel controls work good.

Thanks for reading!!