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Old 22 July 2011, 10:44 AM
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Yes a lovely day today. I'm off to the races so a bit of a blast down some B roads is on the cards
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Old 22 July 2011, 11:05 AM
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I'm off to Scoobyworld later to have an exhaust fitted.

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Old 22 July 2011, 02:27 PM
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Since ive moved to Redditch ive seen loads of Impreza's. Anyone from the Ditch??
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Old 22 July 2011, 05:26 PM
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have you moved Andy? no wonder i havnt seen you lurking about. You have moved in with that pretty young lady havnt you?

In regards to my flat battery issues...........

Sorted !

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Old 22 July 2011, 05:41 PM
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They are good those solar panel tricklers, why not just start car once every few days if car is not in storage?
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Old 22 July 2011, 06:07 PM
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I've got a solar trickle charger too
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Old 22 July 2011, 06:18 PM
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Liking the solar panel idea H, but dont think you'll get very far with this crappy weather.

Decided to get out of the city centre, too much crime and and noise pollution lol
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Old 22 July 2011, 08:07 PM
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apparantly it runs with daylight as opposed to sunlight so we may be ok (just about lol)

I hope you are spreading the WMi love in Redditch fella
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Old 23 July 2011, 06:07 AM
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Originally Posted by B4D HK
In regards to my flat battery issues...........

Sorted !
It will be interesting to see how you get on with this H. I tried it on mine, but it still didnt cure the battery going flat problem. Ive ended up with a C-tec battery conditioner.
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Old 23 July 2011, 06:56 AM
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Interesting Hammer, Kos said it worked on his. What size panel did you have and was the battery 'good' in the first place? As they dont charge from flat they simply top up
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Old 23 July 2011, 07:12 AM
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Originally Posted by B4D HK
Interesting Hammer, Kos said it worked on his. What size panel did you have and was the battery 'good' in the first place? As they dont charge from flat they simply top up
It looks the same size. I got it from Maplins for a few £s. I think you will be right about the battery though, as I tried the solar panel on what I now consider was a naff battery. I changed the battery after Id given up with the solar panel. I had the old battery tested and they said it was ok, but I have my doubts. If it does work for you, I was planning to hard wire the panel to the battery with a "disconnection switch" in the dash, and I would of just left it in the rear window. I hope it works for you though, and like you say, "batteries grrrrr"....
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Old 23 July 2011, 07:30 AM
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Mine seems to do the trick, but it is a new battery, which must help. It didn't do much on my old near dead one mind you. And my panel is half of H's...
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Old 23 July 2011, 08:42 AM
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Originally Posted by mnem1c
Since ive moved to Redditch ive seen loads of Impreza's. Anyone from the Ditch??
not live in redditch but wife's parents live in ipsley, so u may see mine about, mainly at weekends. there are a couple of wagons i see regular, a red 1 and a silver one with black graphics. also had a silver wrx classic about a foot off my bumper the other day going down the alvechurch bypass, but i had my wife and daughter in the car so
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Old 23 July 2011, 09:10 AM
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morning folk
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Old 23 July 2011, 04:45 PM
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evening everyone, hows it going H?
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Old 23 July 2011, 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by chris_wrx
got yours back cliff?
Tuesday now Chris. It was going to be today but mapping had to be cancelled on Friday, so Pat is doing the run-in map is monday morning now and the MOT in the afternoon. Tax disc on tuesday and away we go . 16 months off the road.
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Old 23 July 2011, 06:31 PM
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Pat.. the worlds most unreliable mapper
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Old 23 July 2011, 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Hammer man
Tuesday now Chris. It was going to be today but mapping had to be cancelled on Friday, so Pat is doing the run-in map is monday morning now and the MOT in the afternoon. Tax disc on tuesday and away we go . 16 months off the road.
How come it's taken 16 month Cliff
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Old 23 July 2011, 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by ScoobyDoo69
Pat.. the worlds most unreliable mapper
He mapped my car twice before, and both times were very satisfactory. In fact it was Pat who discovered the compression loss due to gizzmo. If he hadnt discovered it, who knows what could of happened. However this is only a run-in map and I believe Bob will do the final map on the simtek.....

Originally Posted by Black Widow
How come it's taken 16 month Cliff
I took the car off the road after finding the compression loss. That was March 2010. Since then Ive been saving up funds, and Ive been "adding" to the job as its been going on. The car went to API in Jan and I told David to take his time as I was still a bit underfunded, and rushing some things aint wise. I hated being rushed when I was in the trade. Then Ive added to the build as time went on so the cost has increased...
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Old 23 July 2011, 08:39 PM
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Pat is a great mapper don't get me wrong. He's just always late, to the detriment of the companies and customers.
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Old 24 July 2011, 07:01 AM
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When you was in the trade?, I'm being nosey now.
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Old 24 July 2011, 07:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Black Widow
When you was in the trade?, I'm being nosey now.
Nowt wrong with being nosey, unless your a cat. I was "many many years ago" a car body repairer. I worked in Leam restoring Healeys and MG`s. I then spent a couple of years at a garage where we used to race-prep porsche cars. As I say it was ages ago, but I still remember being rushed by customers and it would cause problems with the finished result.
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Originally Posted by Hammer man
Nowt wrong with being nosey, unless your a cat. I was "many many years ago" a car body repairer. I worked in Leam restoring Healeys and MG`s. I then spent a couple of years at a garage where we used to race-prep porsche cars. As I say it was ages ago, but I still remember being rushed by customers and it would cause problems with the finished result.
what we doing now then.
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Old 24 July 2011, 07:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Black Widow
what we doing now then.
Print Finisher in Cov
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Old 24 July 2011, 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Hammer man
Print Finisher in Cov
you'd be good at vehicle wrapping.

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Old 24 July 2011, 09:28 AM
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its Sunday...... Yaaaaaaawn
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Old 24 July 2011, 09:46 AM
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Originally Posted by B4D HK
its Sunday...... Yaaaaaaawn

and its car cleaning weather (it would be if i hadn't of cleaned it yesterday)
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Old 24 July 2011, 10:22 AM
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It certainly is car cleaning weather.. or would be, had I not been on call and having just been called out.. so off to work I trot!
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Old 24 July 2011, 01:23 PM
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dunno where to start

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I'll have the Prodrive bug please. Kthxbye
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