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[mr singh]

if you could PM me his number would be appreciated.

[mr singh]

the heated seat activation has taken a back seat for now as the rear axel bushes on my SB3 are getting past there best and as a result there is a likely chance of it not passing the MOT, so I bought a 2nd hand rear axel from ebay, willotts no less.
I am still considering which poly bush to fit, Power Flex or Super Pro, although I am leaning towards the Power Flex ones. just need order the desired bushes and a decent week to take off to replace the bushes.

[mr singh]

i ended up buying the powerflex bushes for the rear axle, so they will be fitted one weekend. i also ended up buying a pair of anti roll bar bushes and a new yellow poly insert for the gearbox mount, again all from powerflex. i also need a pair of anti roll bar links as the left one has some play in it.

i did have a polly insert in the gearbox mount but it was the black one rather than the yellow one, which was the reason for the intermittent knock i got when i changed gear.

by the time iv fitted the poly bushes, the whole suspension will have been renewed.

[mr singh]

well its been a productive day for me.

removed the rear beam and fit my 'reconditioned' beam. did it all on the drive in 3 hours 10 minuets. would possible have been less if I had fit the passenger hub the right way round. there is a right way and wrong was, there is an arrow which should pointing towards the front.
went for a 30 minuet drive and cant really tell the difference in handling, but at least it should pass it MOT next month

I also fit the new speakers I had bought. I also found out why the drivers rear speaker wasn't working... the connector was half connected and fell off when I removed the speaker.
I have to say the sound has improved but tomorrow I should know if its any better as I had a quick listen before finishing.

[steddie eddie]

mr singh, good luck with your MOT next month,glad for you the sound has improved.
Greetings,
Eddie.

[Scoobysook]

Well done mate

[Problemchild]

Well done

JJ

[CrazyG]

Remember to 'fade' the front to rear speaker setting to +1 to the rear.
That will give YOU a far better 'sound stage' as it will move the sound
more around you....AND....if you ever have back seat passengers they
will appreciate that set up too.
Why ?
Well the rear door speakers are low down in the door, so 'fading' it by
+1 to the rear will have raised the volume level a bit for them.

[mr singh]

Remember to 'fade' the front to rear speaker setting to +1 to the rear.

first thing I did was have a play with the sound and ended up with +1 to the rear

as you all know I opted for the powerflex bushes but the instructions and tech support from powerflex were useless. I had one of my mated fit the bushes (who is a bike mechanic) and it took him the best part of 3/4 days to fit them and even his boss said they were a pain to fit.

they tried pushing them in using a bench vice which was difficult as they both were afraid that they might damage the bush and split it or worse, push the metal rod out. they tries warming the bushes hoping that it would make them softer and easier to push in, that didn't help much. in the end they machined the smaller lip down enough to make it easier to start pressing the bush in. my mates thinking was that its still got a lip on the inside of the beam and once its fitted it wont be going any where, and having driven it, the back end doesn't feel loose like when we had a garage incorrectly replace 1 rear trailing arm bush on Focus number 1.

its not something that id want to do again but I have no regrets fitting the new bushes as I know that area will pass the MOT.

[mr singh]

so having done around 200+ miles since fitting I haven't noticed any difference in handling although there appears to be more tyre noise transmitted in to the car from the rear.

iv also noticed that the fuel gauge has started flashing... like my 1.1. when it was flashing I flicked it over to the range display on the multifunction screen and the range was showing '----miles', when it stopped flashing it stayed on showing '----miles' then started calculating how much range I had.
it was an experiment that someone had said might be worth trying with my 1.1 if it had the multifunction display. they said if the range still shows then don't bother doing anything, but that is out of the question as that also disappears. looks like ill be getting the soldering iron out before my trip to my aunts in Germany in july.

another note MOT is due next month so fingers crossed itll pass.

[mr singh]

had my SB3 round at merc of leeds for its MOT and it passed with 2 advisories, which were that the brake pipes were covered in grease (they have been covered in grease since 83k and its now done over 116k) and sight play in the RF lower ball joint.

the loan car they gave me was nice... till I got it on the motorway to get to work, bloody dangerous!
it was an 18 plate A 200 petrol and it had no power, as iv there was a blockage in the CAT. put my foot down to get up to speed and it took forever to get from 30 to 50 up the M621 slip road and took a life time to get from 40 to 70 after the road works on the M621. it was ACTUALLY loosing speed with the cruise set to 70 going up slight inclines. phoned them and got a replacement and apparently the car they originally gave me was ok for the driver  as i asked what the driver thought when i picked mine up.

[Lord_brabus]

Took a happy brabus on a trip to the Midlands at the weekend to bringing it home with a crack in the exhaust just in front of the back box, a squeak in the front wiper mechanism somewhere and a tapping tappet. Talk about things coming in 3s.

[mr singh]

last 2 weekends back I figured that id try and fit my quarter glasses, only to find out that id left them at work  so I figured that id fit some things that id been putting off for a long time.

I managed to get another tow hook and chopped it to fit my tow strap and my F-Type SVR splitter.

there not the best pictures because the shadow is hiding the splitter, but it doesn't look out of place.








I also ordered a new silicone induction pipe from Dynodaze which arrived today so that will get fitted tomorrow  and im going to have to investigate a knock that has developed on the R/F corner... although ALL suspension components have been replaced, which has got me a little baffled

[mr singh]

rear quarter glasses have been replaced.

the seals on the old ones had split and as a result had started digging in to the paint where they touched and they had to be replaced as to not cause further issues. as Mercedes wanted around £100 for 1 I managed to get a pair of 2nd hand ones for less... result 

the old ones were flyeyed but I spray tinted the 'new' ones. the look like crap from the inside but look great on the outside.

[CrazyG]

I hate the size and position of those dam Photobucket 'logos'...
they're too big and actually obscure way too much of the images.

Anyway, nice work mr.singh...looking good on the Monoblock A's.