2007 C55 Estate, laundry list

[cheddar]

just a bog standard 3.5mm aux cable, the socket should be in the edge of the glovebox I believe?

 

[Dammit]

This I'm guessing is the socket? Never occurred to me that this was what it was, if it is.

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

That’s the bad boy. A normal 3.5mm jack plug lead is all you need - you need male connectors at both ends, like connecting an iPod to a home hifi.

 

[Dammit]

Thanks chaps

 

[Dammit]

All dents removed, stone chips and rusty wheel arches dealt with- very excited to get the car back. Hopefully it’s got its winter wheels on also.

Question- is there a reversible way of getting a bit more V8 noise from the exhaust?

 

[timk]

All dents removed, stone chips and rusty wheel arches dealt with- very excited to get the car back. Hopefully it’s got its winter wheels on also.

Question- is there a reversible way of getting a bit more V8 noise from the exhaust?

I've got the opposite issue - I've just acquired one with a custom exhaust which is a little too rude on a cold start....

 

[Dammit]

Car looks great, paint match is spot on. Dropped the car straight round to the garage to MOT it, give it a fluids and filters service, and to fix the seized bleed nipples etc- the smaller jobs that were outstanding.

Getting there!

 

[BTB 500]

That’s the bad boy. A normal 3.5mm jack plug lead is all you need - you need male connectors at both ends, like connecting an iPod to a home hifi.

And normally you need to crank up the volume a bit on the device you're connecting ... it will seem very quiet through the car system otherwise.

 

[Dammit]

A service with mobil 1 oil £249.72
Brake fluid change £59
Bleed nipple repair £148.92
Oil level sensor £117.36
Gearbox oil & filter £201.90
Drivers side torque strut arm £324.72
Mot £54.85
Total £1156.47

 

[Dammit]

And put off until next year, RMS (£600), Power steering line (£408), front ARB (£210).

Not cheap to run, these cars.

 

[AltonAnt]

Not cheap to run, these cars.

I would imagine that is a damn sight less expensive than similar 5.5l V8s though

 

[Dammit]

That may well be true - I don't have anything to use as a yardstick.

I got the RMS figure wrong - this is waiting for me in the new year:

Power steering line £408.48
ARB £195.84
RMS £ 757.56

Should I do any other jobs whilst I've got the gearbox off?

 

[merc85]

Rear Gearbox mount , Front Propshaft Coupling, Could also drain the torque convertor

 

[renault12ts]

All dents removed, stone chips and rusty wheel arches dealt with- very excited to get the car back. Hopefully it’s got its winter wheels on also.

Question- is there a reversible way of getting a bit more V8 noise from the exhaust?

Fit one of these:

https://www.armaspeed.com/remote-controlled-valve/

 

[Dammit]

Got the car back again, O/S passenger door has a fresh, deep scratch in it that has happened since I dropped the car off. Not very happy.

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

Got the car back again, O/S passenger door has a fresh, deep scratch in it that has happened since I dropped the car off. Not very happy.

Gutting. Hopefully it can be sorted quickly so you can get on with enjoying your car.

 

[Dammit]

Yeah, not great - and thanks for the thoughts.

Here are some fascinating pictures:

 

[clk320x]

Yeah, not great - and thanks for the thoughts.

Here are some fascinating pictures:

Ouch!

 

[Will]

Is this still the same indi you’re using from the beginning of this thread?

 

[Will]

Sorry to hear about the scratch, looks nasty.

Worst thing is silver is not an ideal colour to match when painting individual panels. Hopefully this can be resolved easily..!