[Socket]

Originally Posted by Hoper

Lookin sweeeet again Socks

Thanks mate

[Socket]

SPCGRY went back to the smash repairers to have the paint buffed to finish of the paint job on the new panels. Picked him up today. Looking brand new

[Socket]

Well that didn't last long !!!!

Wheel liner got caught up in the drivers wheel, when turning full lock into my driveway. Pulled the liner free of the securing screws, damaging the front bar

This is why I can't have nice things

[Brule]

Thats some serious bad luck.
Sorry to see it.

[Socket]

Originally Posted by Brule

Thats some serious bad luck.
Sorry to see it.

Yeh Brule, wheel liners are in serious need of replacement. I should have trimmed them while i had the wheels off. Own goal unfortunately

[ADEe92]

Ouch - yep, some bad luck there for sure!

[Pinarelloman]

Sockets, I noticed you have slotted discs, are they a genuine item or DBA etc from Aus. Sorry if its in the build, I don't have time to read the whole thing.

[Socket]

Originally Posted by Pinarelloman

Sockets, I noticed you have slotted discs, are they a genuine item or DBA etc from Aus. Sorry if its in the build, I don't have time to read the whole thing.

ECS tuning is where I purchased my drilled and slotted rotors when I was running stock brakes mate. Have not dealt with ECS for a while now but they have a decent range

[Coupes33]

Originally Posted by Socket

Well that didn't last long !!!!

Wheel liner got caught up in the drivers wheel, when turning full lock into my driveway. Pulled the liner free of the securing screws, damaging the front bar

This is why I can't have nice things

Sorry to see the damage on the new parts caused by the inner guard Socks. What is causing the inner guard to get ripped out? Are the new wheels fouling the inner guard when you turn on full lock? After just getting SPCGRY back looking great again and for this to happen, I would imagine you would be totally peeved. I certainly would be.

[Socket]

Originally Posted by Coupes33

Sorry to see the damage on the new parts caused by the inner guard Socks. What is causing the inner guard to get ripped out? Are the new wheels fouling the inner guard when you turn on full lock? After just getting SPCGRY back looking great again and for this to happen, I would imagine you would be totally peeved. I certainly would be.

Yep was pretty salty but what can you do? Could have been worse..

Wheel liners are pretty torn up from being on and off 1000 times
The front liner on the drivers side was flapping around a bit and rubbing on the wheel. I could hear it rubbing and was going to trim it, but didn't

When on full lock to the left, the lining got caught between the edge of the tire and the frame, ripping it away from the mounting points. In the case of the mounting point on the fender, it pulled it inwards, causing the hole in the pics

Might be able to patch it or at worst replace the whole front bar (sigh)

[DR-JEKL]

Damn Phil what a PITA

As you said could have been worse, but c'mon....

Well hopefully after next weekend you'll have some new liners and clips,screws etc to fix him up

[Socket]

Originally Posted by DR-JEKL

Damn Phil what a PITA

As you said could have been worse, but c'mon....

Well hopefully after next weekend you'll have some new liners and clips,screws etc to fix him up

Thanks mate

Looking forward to catching up with you guys next weekend

[kookie]

Unlucky. It happened to me on an up ramp.

Bumper lip caught the edge and the whole front bumper rolled under the car.

[Socket]

Originally Posted by kookie

Unlucky. It happened to me on an up ramp.

Bumper lip caught the edge and the whole front bumper rolled under the car.

Ouch

[kookie]

Just when you think it is going well the car decides to burn a hole in the wallet, but the joy it brings its hard to be angry

[Socket]

Originally Posted by kookie

Just when you think it is going well the car decides to burn a hole in the wallet, but the joy it brings its hard to be angry

Haha yep like a hot gf that had a tantrum once in a while

[Socket]

Aircon stopped working and started blowing hot air a couple of weeks back

With 40C+ temps in Melb not a good time to be without air con

I thought we might have cracked one of the air con lines when reinstalling the engine, so off to Kar Air in Ferntree Gully to have it checked out

Turns out there is plenty of gas, so is not a leak or a problem with the compressor

We chucked on the MHD to read and clear any codes but nothing to indicate a problem, so they pulled out their professional code reader and it pointed to an electrical fault with the refrigerant pressure sensor. RealOEM came in handy identifying the part and where it was located in the engine bay (+1 to RealOEM)

Given we had to re-route the wiring to the sensor when we installed the ST, odds are it was a wire that had rubbed on something or maybe the sensor had been cooked by the heat from the dump pipe. I declined their offer to pull the turbo out etc and said I'd have a go at it myself. Total cost for the diagnosis $80

Pics of Gary getting checked out by Kar Air

[Socket]

Another day in the car with no aircon, lucky only high 20s today
Got it home and whipped off the front wheel and wheel lining
Luckily the sensor can be reached from the wheel well.... here is the offending part

[Socket]

Checked the plug and connections on the sensor, all good

Then traced the wiring back from the sensor and into the engine bay. No damaged wires

What I did find however, up near the brake fluid reservoir, was a blue plastic plug that was not connected

Plugged it back into its partner and presto, air con working again and blowing out cold frosty air

Cheapest fix ever haaha

[Aus335iguy]

Interesting that MHD didnt see the code.... Glad youre staying cool and it wasn't something more serious!.

[kookie]

I find MHD misses a lot of codes. I normally do a full scan using INPA.

[The Blimp]

Originally Posted by Socket

Checked the plug and connections on the sensor, all good

Then traced the wiring back from the sensor and into the engine bay. No damaged wires

What I did find however, up near the brake fluid reservoir, was a blue plastic plug that was not connected

Plugged it back into its partner and presto, air con working again and blowing out cold frosty air

Cheapest fix ever haaha

The best kind of fix. Nice one