What I did today thread...

[Dancake]

What kit did you fit Darlo and did you have any issues?

[jakechester]

heater blower has started squeaking again,first port of call was to lift panel below windscreen,found a bit of debris but still squeaking so its glove box out tomorrow again,and hopefully my new engine mount and gearbox oil turn up so I can get them done

[Darlo 1]

Originally Posted by Dancake

What kit did you fit Darlo and did you have any issues?

Parrot ck3100, centre speaker will not mute but not bothered by that, had to order an sot lead off ebay, found the lead that comes from the under seat amp to where it appears in the back of the dash,connected the leads in the relavent connections and bobs yer mothers brother. All together it took me about an hour, hardest part was making sure the wirering was tucked away/routed safely.Mic was fed under the dash to the drivers a pillar routed up that along the front of the roof lining and fed out through the sunroof/interior light panel, fed the lcd panel out where the radio slots in, not cut any notches just made sure the cable was not damaged when i put the radio back, oh and just had to swap the two fused feed wires around so the kit shuts down properly when the ignition is turned off. Pretty easy to do, i had no relavent instructions just used my common sense.

[jakechester]

Heater blower motor out again today as it was squeaking its balls off,ordered a used one of ebay it turned up this morning,opened box and all the casing was smashed to pieces.A refund was issued within the hour and told I could keep the motor so stripped it down swapped the motors out and fingers crossed no more squeeking

[SwissXC90]

Bought a jack and a impact wheel nut gun on Friday night and changed my Winter 17" wheels to my Summer 20" wheels with Pirelli Scorpion Zeros on them.

I got the car a few months ago with the winter wheels fitted, so I had never driven it on the 20" rims.
It is sooo much nicher: sharper turning, better handling, quieter, just lovely.

Gave the new and the old rims a jolly good clean too.

Can anyone recommend any good brake dust remover that doesn't damage the clearcoat or the paint?

[daveyb]

try distilled vinegar
https://youtu.be/YqgZhfkmZkc

[jakechester]

put a new AQS sensor on this morning on the v70 volvo price is £130+ pffffft someone put me on to a vw/audi one which was £19 off ebay and its ok,just checked on my reader and the fault code has not reappeared

[Dancake]

Lubricated the drivers door lock and the emergency boot lock. They were becoming very stiff and the drivers door lock had started to pop up by itself after remotely locking it. Loads of Tec 7 GT-7 done the trick.

[kieran40]

Changed my air filter for a Mann and ditched the boy racer k and n. Car doesn't sound as nice but it's nice and quiet and has the right filter for the task in hand.

[Georgeandkira]

OMG! Not on a Polestar. Put the K&N back on immediately! !