UndertheRadar

My DCC was tragic at best from factory. As poor a suspension as I’ve ever had In any car I’ve ever driven. Replaced with bilstein, same as others on this site have done, and it completely transformed the car. mine would crash and bang over the slightest bump in the road. Even after being replaced under warranty, the new shocks still had the same characteristics. Small bumps had the impact of a head on collision and felt for sure like the wheel was definitely damaged. on several occasions small bumps that my wife’s focus ST drove over with no noticeable concern, actually hit one that hard the glovebox banged open. The same roads now with the bilsteins are a breeze and the crashing and banging is completely cured. OEM shocks on mine were monroe, if you want to check and see what’s fitted to yours.

Recent purchase and a great piece of kit for getting all the crud and salt off the underside of the vehicle during the winter months. Very simple and quick to use. This one is well made and seems a decent enough quality to hopefully last for years.

Did you fit upper and lower inserts or just lower, and did it add any NVH?

Hoover the door out so you don’t get any rattles after drilling the rivets.

I’ve heated washer jets and the lines can still freeze. Best to just use a really good winter additive at the correct dilution.

I do an oil and filter and a pollen filter every year. every other year I do that and the air filter and check coolant. brake fluid and haldex every 3yrs (pump removed and strainer cleaned) dsg service and plugs every 4yrs i do low mileage, so haldex and dsg were both done between 20-30k. I prefer preventative rather than necessary maintenance and I’m happy enough with the additional costs of doing so. That however is up to each individual owner. Should have said, I removed my silica bottle for a genuine non silica bottle as soon as I got the car, which was at about 4 months old. Hence the check coolant every 2yrs as above.

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If you have an iPhone I just use Apple play and control everything like selecting music tracks or albums etc using Siri. I have my entire music collection on my phone so it’s just an all round handy feature.

Stage 2 Revo tune with both ECU and TCU done on the 272. R600, elbow, muffler delete, intercooler and all uprated pipe work. Genuinely does seem to do the Tesco shop a bit better than it used to.

Bilsteins all round on mine. Great drive and no issues.

Recent weather may have had an effect. Mine sometimes disables on really bad road conditions, normally from debris getting splashed up against it. Leaves, mucky water etc. Normally either a wash or standing overnight brings it back on again.

At least your sorted and back on the road safely.

Personally, I just replace the battery in the key every year when I service the car. costs very little and I can forget about it for another year.

I have two cars declared sorn at the minute. They have been sorn for quite a while. I declared them sorn once, and they remain that way until such times as I want to tax them again.

As above. Whistle at idle on a warm engine. noise coming from down the front of the engine. No distinct variation in pitch when applying slight revs. assuming water pump from previous experience, but haven’t really investigated as to be honest I haven’t got the energy at the minute.

On my phone that sounds like more of a rumble than a creak but it could be my audio/ability to hear it properly. rumble most likely top mounts on front struts. creaks either bottom bushes or anti roll bar.

Using Blackvue 750s 2ch. No issues and doesn’t stand out on screens when fitted. View on phone rather than screen on camera itself, so blends in far better and doesn’t distract at night.

I use the blackvue 750s 2ch in our cars and they are fantastic quality, even at night.

Thanks. Nolan’s involved, as is the likes of Belfast live and a few others. None are able to get into it with the investigation ongoing.

Shot in the head once with BB gun inside a school bus, so reasonably close distance, and same weapon used several weeks later to try again. She’s 15.

Police are involved since April/May last year along with MP’s/MLA’s and news media etc. Most hands are tied due to ongoing investigation etc. The body camera is on police advice. It’s 2 main ones who are mates and work together to target her by winding up others around them. It’s now listed as a hate crime. Yes the school is absolutely pathetic at dealing with it. Headmaster turned her away one morning after she was shot at for a second time, as it was beneath him to deal with it. Parents are delusional and give it the usual, Oh No, not our wee perfect child, and consider us monsters for even suggesting such a thing.

As per the title, does anyone have any experience or recommendations for a small but quality body camera that can be worn on the front of a blazer pocket? My daughter has been picked on for being dyslexic for over a year now. She has been soaked with energy drinks, hit with stones/rocks, bottles in the face and elbowed in the chest. Assaulted in corridors in school along with being shot in the head, threatened with rape/being thrown out emergency doors at speed on the bus, and recently an attempt on her life with one little individual mounting a grass verge at speed in his car to try and hit her. So I’m looking for something quality she can wear that’s not too big that will connect to her iPhone for viewing video or sending images or sound etc. Any ideas? As I’m not sure of makes or where to start really, and need something before she starts back to school. Thanks folks 👍🏻

The car tracks perfectly straight and steers just as well. No play/wander or feeling of any description while driving. It feels absolutely 100%. The last half turn more or less in either direction sounds like your turning something on failed bearings when slow turning like parking etc. Exact same symptoms as last time. I never thought at the time but should have asked TPS if they had similar stock of all variants of the rack or higher amounts of the variable version. I looked into the schematics the last time and I remember drawing the conclusion of what probably caused the noise in the previous rack, but my TBI is brutal now, and I remember looking but not any other real memory of what conclusion I came to or why. I’d have to start again and I’m at the stage I’d forget the previous paragraph as soon as I got to the next one. I rely heavily on my friend these days as my trust in myself is severely diminished.

There’s Two different arms for the front from them. Different part numbers. One is listed as camber adjustment. These arms are the same length. Measured before fitment and confirmed with supplier. My camber is spot on and front of car height unchanged.

Bolts are fitted correctly and alignment is perfect. The time spent making sure was way over what a customers car would get. Hunter 4 wheel alignment with a dedicated alignment ramp used to confirm. Skoda tech not surprised and 87 racks in stock from TPS. Part of the noise from the front was still there after replacing arms etc weeks ago, and only had a chance to track it down yesterday on a free ramp. It’s really just down to my shocking luck with cars. ☹️