What have you done today/recently to your 5?

Kev05 · Postby **Kev05** » Thu Apr 25, 2013 12:57 pm

Took it for a drive down to bunnings. Noticed they were shut today, took it for a drive down Bruce Highway to southbound BP for pie and coffee. Ran into Zero00 in his 86, stayed for a chat then drove home. Gave it a wash and polish, now it looks new again.

trader · Postby **trader** » Thu Apr 25, 2013 5:42 pm

trader wrote:
Tried to fit NC tail lights to NA - gave up - too hard

Ha! Ha! CaptainNate, you've seen some of my other posts. Actually I bought some Gorilla Glue today from Auto Pro - sticks almost anything I'm told!

Postby **Okibi** » Thu Apr 25, 2013 6:28 pm

Would be cool to see some photos of the NC tail lights in the NA hole to outline the differences.

maxgus · Postby **maxgus** » Thu Apr 25, 2013 9:19 pm

Fitted slotted rotors new pads and braided brake lines.

CaptainNate · Postby **CaptainNate** » Fri Apr 26, 2013 2:43 pm

trader wrote:trader wrote:
Tried to fit NC tail lights to NA - gave up - too hard

Ha! Ha! CaptainNate, you've seen some of my other posts. Actually I bought some Gorilla Glue today from Auto Pro - sticks almost anything I'm told!

Gorilla glue is magical stuff. Pics when you've finished!!

trader · Postby **trader** » Fri Apr 26, 2013 5:28 pm

Even with the Gorilla its proving too hard without major cutting and shaping. NC is about 10 mm out in any direction and lights themselves are to big deep and too big to fit in a clear standard tail lightglass. They were looking good for a minute there.

taminga16 · Postby **taminga16** » Fri Apr 26, 2013 11:51 pm

Ensconsed a very beautiful girl into the passenger seat and drove to Daylesford for a walk through the Botanic Gardens followed by a late lunch before winding our way back to Castlemaine via, Trentham, Tylden, Springhill and Glenlyon and Yandoit. A truely wonderful day filled with things that I have not done for quite a time, and I was only growled at once for travelling too quickly

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Greg.

Postby **Okibi** » Sat Apr 27, 2013 1:11 am

Well if you haven't done it in awhile you might be a bit spirited.

taminga16 · Postby **taminga16** » Sat Apr 27, 2013 8:54 am

Okibi wrote:Well if you haven't done it in awhile you might be a bit spirited.

That was my point but it was deemed moot.
Greg.

chops · Postby **chops** » Sat Apr 27, 2013 2:34 pm

there has been quite a bit going on with my car recently but this is one of the few things i have a pic of

RedMX · Postby **RedMX** » Sat Apr 27, 2013 2:44 pm

taminga16 wrote:Ensconsed a very beautiful girl into the passenger seat and drove to Daylesford for a walk through the Botanic Gardens followed by a late lunch before winding our way back to Castlemaine via, Trentham, Tylden, Springhill and Glenlyon and Yandoit. A truely wonderful day filled with things that I have not done for quite a time, and I was only growled at once for travelling too quickly .
Greg.

Nice bunch of roads through the forests down there, I do a fair bit of work around that area & i still have not had a chance to take the 5 down that way. Bit disappointing that the lakeside cafe burned down @ Daylesford I was going to take the Girlfriend there for a coffee at one point. :frown:

taminga16 · Postby **taminga16** » Sat Apr 27, 2013 8:44 pm

Hi Red,
There are better coffee places about, but if you wanted the experience, take a thermos, grab something nice to eat in the town and find a nice spot near the lake, picnic rugs and ants always work :wink:

. The Convent Gallery is a nice spot (Coffeee and Cake, the food lacks), if it is mid week, a run through to Castlemaine with a visit to the Art Gallery, a walk around the Botanic Gardens and lunch at Origini in Barker Street, Ravioli in Brodo is a beaut cool day lunch with a visit to Mt Franklin on the way.
Greg.

TIP · Postby **TIP** » Sat Apr 27, 2013 9:08 pm

Was trying to tint headlight from inside and i melted the heatlights plasitc from it being in there to long, new speakers, Filled debadged holes, Relocated number plate on the right.

CaptainNate · Postby **CaptainNate** » Sun Apr 28, 2013 11:26 am

I discovered that if you hold a paperclip between the negative and positive terminals of a window switch you get a shocking surprise!
I knew I was going to get some form of shock, but not one so powerful :shock:

Looks like I won't be needing any redbull for the remainder of my shift! :mrgreen:

Saying that, anybody looking to get rid of an NA window switch?

Gladiator · Postby **Gladiator** » Sun Apr 28, 2013 12:05 pm

CaptainNate wrote:I discovered that if you hold a paperclip between the negative and positive terminals of a window switch you get a shocking surprise!
I knew I was going to get some form of shock, but not one so powerful

Looks like I won't be needing any redbull for the remainder of my shift!

Saying that, anybody looking to get rid of an NA window switch?

DOHH!!