Project Freeze My Ass Off (rear Poly Bush's Astra G)

corsaZ22se

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those looms look better than factory! top work! (y) where did you get the loom tape from?
did you get my message about the astra coupe in Banbury at smiths? think they want £50 for a gear box. cars half striped already.
 

evocarlos

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those looms look better than factory! top work! (y) where did you get the loom tape from?
did you get my message about the astra coupe in Banbury at smiths? think they want £50 for a gear box. cars half striped already.
thanks :) it was from mure on ebay only a few quid for a roll

i did but forgot about it :) had a few messages since you sent it lol its a bit of a treck and this broken one is already costing me £50
trying to sort it out with the seller he has an XX box but don't know if its the same
 

evocarlos

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abs ecu £10
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did it fix the issue did it F***!

new belt 5pk 1440 16mm shorter than the last one now i have the smaller pulley :)
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some news on the gearbox a refund is on its way :)
 
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evocarlos

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So trace wires time?
yeah not a fun part thats for sure only have to check the loom inside the car there rest has been done :confused:
can get a dash loom for next to nothing in the morning
Did you get a full refund plus any p&p? As above what's the next step to source the issue?
he said he was going to give me a full refund and to keep the box as its fubard
i know where theres a full sri-t loom and steering column so might be going with that not sure yet

diy gauge pod
cut the halfords pod up and plastic welded it to the trim
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fiberglass filler for support
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shapped
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body filler for a smooth blend
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and fitted :) next step matt black paint
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evocarlos

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dug out the rear spats and prepped them for paint
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just waiting for them to dry then will flat them and color code them
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while i was messing i took all the crap off the back seat lifted it and wiggled the loom to the outside turned the ignition on and the lamps for the abs and tc went out then come back one after 5 seconds so looks like my fault is there
between the x1 and x12 plug
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evocarlos

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spats are done
sanded,degreased,tack raged
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1st coat
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2nd coat
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lacquer 1st coat
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lacquer 2nd coat
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will fit them tomorrow if its nice :)

the pod got primed and sanded to but will have to go and get some texture paint to make it look right
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IDI AMIN

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Spats look nice and shiny(y)
Textured paint is applied the same way as ordinary paint it is just the nozzle might be different to give that textured efffect
 

evocarlos

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no broken connections to the front of the car
p**s take is i just plugged the old hub in and the lamps went out!! as soon as i plug the new hub in the lights come on WTF
 

evocarlos

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yeah thats an idea but then what was the point of buying the new hub lol the thing i want to know is why the old one now works and the new one don't (seams it never has) :)

going to remove the loom from the passenger side and plug it into the new one then try the other one in the passenger side hub if it works that was i will put the new one on the other side
 
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