Albi R27 452/500 (UPDATE - 19.02.2017 - The end)
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Oh well changed over now, better safe than sorry.
As for the copper grease, it's something I've always done but the wheels have to come off again later in the week so I'll make a decision about it then.
Pav
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haha..sound about right..just wonder how much breaking power u 'd get if u went for the upgraded (bigger) discs..must be awesome really...maybe next time they are due...
Nice this
Did the decat make much difference?
I've decatted my previous 172/182's but never have with the 197
Did the decat make much difference?
I've decatted my previous 172/182's but never have with the 197
Update 09.07.2014
With sending a bit more time on the car over the past couple of weeks I’ve decided to get a bit more anal with my cleaning, so I decided to focus a bit more on the door shuts.
Also I noticed a bit of polish had got trapped in against the edge of the kick plates.
So off it came.
And yes, I’ve been on eBay again lol.
First up is a footrest pedal, as I had purchased one of these for the 200, I felt why not do the same for the R27 (yes I know, better late than never).
Next up is some replacement brake pad pins as I managed to damage the ones currently in the car when changing the discs and pads. Hopefully get a chance to fit these toward the weekend.
I also got fed up with trying to line the wheels up, so I bumped into this wee tool and thought I’d treat myself.
Seeing as it was a pretty straightforward job I decided to fit the footrest pedal last night.
As always, comments are welcome.
John
With sending a bit more time on the car over the past couple of weeks I’ve decided to get a bit more anal with my cleaning, so I decided to focus a bit more on the door shuts.
Also I noticed a bit of polish had got trapped in against the edge of the kick plates.
So off it came.
And yes, I’ve been on eBay again lol.
First up is a footrest pedal, as I had purchased one of these for the 200, I felt why not do the same for the R27 (yes I know, better late than never).
Next up is some replacement brake pad pins as I managed to damage the ones currently in the car when changing the discs and pads. Hopefully get a chance to fit these toward the weekend.
I also got fed up with trying to line the wheels up, so I bumped into this wee tool and thought I’d treat myself.
Seeing as it was a pretty straightforward job I decided to fit the footrest pedal last night.
As always, comments are welcome.
John
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Not a problem [MENTION=4553]shubz197[/MENTION], and thanks very much. I've still a few odds and ends to tidy up on the car before I'm happy with it.
Update 10.07.2014
So the OCD levels are continuing to soar, this time it was onto the pedal. Having put my new footrest in place it made me realize how dirty the pedals of the car were, and how they always seem to get over looked.
First off I decided to give the pedals a scrub with some soapy water and a stiff brush.
As you can see the difference straight away is great.
Next stage was to polish the pedals up a bit with some good old-fashioned Autosol. As you can see below I think it made a massive difference.
Now that I was happy with how the pedals were looking, the next stage of my OCD switched to the front grills.
With the grills now removed I thought I would let them soak in some soapy water to try and break down the dressing that had been applied to them over the years.
The soapy water didn’t seem to be having much effect, so my next idea was to apply some alcohol to them, and it seemed to help a bit.
My attention then turned to tidying up the front of the car, where the grills normally are. I simply did this with some warm water with some Wolfs White Satin Shampoo in it.
As good as new.
This is how the grills are currently sitting. I might treat them again with some alcohol and try to get rid of the last remains of the dressing.
Now that I have the grills at this level, I’m just wondering should I attempt painting them or just redress them and put them back in the car…
As always, any help and comments are welcome.
John
So the OCD levels are continuing to soar, this time it was onto the pedal. Having put my new footrest in place it made me realize how dirty the pedals of the car were, and how they always seem to get over looked.
First off I decided to give the pedals a scrub with some soapy water and a stiff brush.
As you can see the difference straight away is great.
Next stage was to polish the pedals up a bit with some good old-fashioned Autosol. As you can see below I think it made a massive difference.
Now that I was happy with how the pedals were looking, the next stage of my OCD switched to the front grills.
With the grills now removed I thought I would let them soak in some soapy water to try and break down the dressing that had been applied to them over the years.
The soapy water didn’t seem to be having much effect, so my next idea was to apply some alcohol to them, and it seemed to help a bit.
My attention then turned to tidying up the front of the car, where the grills normally are. I simply did this with some warm water with some Wolfs White Satin Shampoo in it.
As good as new.
This is how the grills are currently sitting. I might treat them again with some alcohol and try to get rid of the last remains of the dressing.
Now that I have the grills at this level, I’m just wondering should I attempt painting them or just redress them and put them back in the car…
As always, any help and comments are welcome.
John
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Yea, I'm just nervous about screwing them up [MENTION=2929]smoggy mark[/MENTION] lol.
Update 11.07.2014
The air freshener in the car was due to be changed and it just so happened that Auto Express were doing reviews on different products.
I haven’t been happy with the California Scents for quite some time now as I don’t think they last even half of the 60 days that they talk about so I decided to follow Auto Expresses review and go for the Refresh In Your Car Gel.
I’ll let you all know how it works out compared to the California Scents.
Now onto the more important part of the update.
My first act of the day was to get the grills ready to be painted black.
I had some Halfords Plastic Primer in a drawer from some previous painting I’d done many moons ago.
So I got stuck into painting the grills.
While I was waiting for the primer to dry I took a trip to my nearest Halfords store to get some matt black paint.
While I was there I also purchased some Ambersil Auto Groom. I’ll use this at a later date, and all will become clear as to why I bought it.
Oh and for those who are loving the high MPG figures I’ve been getting recently, try this one on for size lol.
Now that I was home and the primer was still drying on the grills I thought it would be the perfect time to change the brake pins over. SO I placed the car onto axel stands and set to work.
As you can see the calipers took a bit of a battering when trying to get the pins out when I was changing the pads.
Thankfully the pins came out a bit easier this time around.
It was now time to clean the calipers up so I could really access the damage.
With the damage accessed it was time to start the touching in, first the passenger side.
Then the driver side.
I’m sure you’ll agree their already looking a lot better.
Now that the primer had time to dry I had a quick look around for any blemishes or runs in the paint. Unfortunately I found a couple so I decided to lightly sand them down.
The air freshener in the car was due to be changed and it just so happened that Auto Express were doing reviews on different products.
I haven’t been happy with the California Scents for quite some time now as I don’t think they last even half of the 60 days that they talk about so I decided to follow Auto Expresses review and go for the Refresh In Your Car Gel.
I’ll let you all know how it works out compared to the California Scents.
Now onto the more important part of the update.
My first act of the day was to get the grills ready to be painted black.
I had some Halfords Plastic Primer in a drawer from some previous painting I’d done many moons ago.
So I got stuck into painting the grills.
While I was waiting for the primer to dry I took a trip to my nearest Halfords store to get some matt black paint.
While I was there I also purchased some Ambersil Auto Groom. I’ll use this at a later date, and all will become clear as to why I bought it.
Oh and for those who are loving the high MPG figures I’ve been getting recently, try this one on for size lol.
Now that I was home and the primer was still drying on the grills I thought it would be the perfect time to change the brake pins over. SO I placed the car onto axel stands and set to work.
As you can see the calipers took a bit of a battering when trying to get the pins out when I was changing the pads.
Thankfully the pins came out a bit easier this time around.
It was now time to clean the calipers up so I could really access the damage.
With the damage accessed it was time to start the touching in, first the passenger side.
Then the driver side.
I’m sure you’ll agree their already looking a lot better.
Now that the primer had time to dry I had a quick look around for any blemishes or runs in the paint. Unfortunately I found a couple so I decided to lightly sand them down.
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