An update covering some of this year's work...
Following on from the new wheels, I was still undecided on coloured crests or black and white, but picked up a set of the latter and will see how I like them over the coming months...
Old and new...
I had been after a set of new set of headlight lens for a while to help freshen up the front end, and it really makes a significant difference! The downside of having newish indicator corners and headlights is the foglight cluster now looks a little dated...:what: contemplating whether to simply replace like for like, or go for an alternative ducting arrangement.
Then came some more significant work...
I wanted to have the clutch replaced due to it still being the original one, and despite there being no signs of slippage, we had a planned a roadtrip for late summer (which sadly ended up being pushed to next year) and wanted the car to be tip top. The spark plugs were only changed around 15k miles ago in 2013 during the car's first service in my ownership, but with the engine being dropped, we took the chance to do a full 24k service.
The scope of activities therefore became:
- 24k service incl. plugs, fuel filter, etc.
- Clutch
- RMS
- Engine lid struts
- New engine bay insulation/sound pad - better solution than the 'motorraumdà¤mmmattenleiste' aka tidy strip!
- Engine mounts
- Lower wishbone
- New battery [Bosch S5 096] - with the roadtrip in mind more than anything else
Allowing my wallet to recover a little :-|, I took advantage of the recent mild weather and the car was washed & waxed ahead of the upcoming wetter months.
It will continue to be used through winter - and I really look forward to it
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In my mind, this year's activities marks the end of a lot of the big ticket items I had planned when I first acquired the car: Brakes, Suspension, Transmission. Phew...
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What's next? I'd really like to visit Wayne at ChipWizards - it's a long way away and I understand securing a slot can be challenging... however the feedback speaks for itself!