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Old Jul 5th, 2019, 18:28   #2021
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Took Gloria out for a blast...

'Parking sensor service required' - Gloria loves communicating with me....



Parked in Tesco car park - dent in door and paint chip. Will get the hair dryer and liquid nitrogen out tomorrow.
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Old Jul 6th, 2019, 20:39   #2022
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Changed my front shocks (which I got from davebb on here,cheers chap)as one was completely shot which solved my clunking. Dropped the oil and filter had a nose underneath the car as car was up on my mates ramp and noticed slight play in rear drop links so that's my next job for another day.
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Changed my front shocks (which I got from davebb on here,cheers chap)as one was completely shot which solved my clunking. Dropped the oil and filter had a nose underneath the car as car was up on my mates ramp and noticed slight play in rear drop links so that's my next job for another day.
Hi Good all ok
how do the shocks feel?
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A dam site better than they were,quite firm but not overly so feels more secure
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That's great, did you set the camber
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Yep got everything checked out all is as it should be.
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That's brill,
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Cheers dave, just got rear drop links to do next which shouldnt cost to much.
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They don't cost much about £20 a pair,
did you need to change any other parts on the front shocks,
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Only some bolts all the rubbers were fine,though one was a bit stubborn but got there in the end.
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