Today I.....

Today I collected my refurbished rear axle. Photos here:

A2 Rear Axle restoration – my journey

I'm waiting for the shocks. Ordered from APT but transpires coming from Germany. Seems to be stuck in customs in Essex. :( I hope it comes in time to fit before a long journey. Meanwhile I dremel off the ABS sensor hex bolt head. I removed the ABS sensor but the remains of the bolt (C in the...
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Awful journey. 1.5 hours for 36miles each way. Semi urban, lots of traffic, road works and of course awful roads in Wiltshire. Plus a bad back. Can't say driving is enjoyable any more.
 
Today I drove 410 miles to a family funeral in Essex and back. Longest drive in one day done so far. Glad for the newly-installed lumbar support!

I have a very odd fault with the added high-tone horn. Occasionally it “taps out” and stops working for a few weeks at a time, only to magically kick in if I sound it “angrily” at someone who seems not to be aware of my presence - like the lady today who cut me up on a roundabout. The weird thing is that when it stops working, no amount of slamming the horn in a dry-run situation can coax it back into life; it always kicks in when actually needed!! It has done this a total of 6 or 7 times in the last 18 months. Spooky eh?
 
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dj_efk said:
Today I drove 410 miles to a family funeral in Essex and back. Longest drive in one day done so far. Glad for the newly-installed lumbar support!

I have a very odd fault with the added high-tone horn. Occasionally it “taps out” and stops working for a few weeks at a time, only to magically kick in if I sound it “angrily” at someone who - like today - cut me up on a roundabout. The weird thing is that when it stops working, no amount of slamming the horn in a dry-run situation can coax it back into life; it always kicks in when actually needed!! It has done this a total of 6 or 7 times in the last 18 months. Spooky eh?
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Evening David,

Sounds like (excuse the pun) you have either an incomplete connection on the high tone horn or it’s unfortunately failing that’ll eventually lead to it giving up. Was the modification made accessible or is it deep behind the front bumper.

I take it the low tone horn performs perfectly on the button?

It’s obviously easy to replace but a pain if the front number needs removing first. The Audi A6 C6 horns have the very same connectors as that’s what I’ve fitted to both of the current fleet.

Kind regards,

Tom
 
Went to the supermarket (if that what you can call Morrison's) in the old sausage (Little Dog). Nothing remarkable about that but tomorrow is MOT day.
So in addition to all of the mechanical work I have done, he is paint corrected, fully valeted. head lights are polished, tyres are glossed etc, etc. I was amazed how many people were eyeing him up. I think they think it is a new Audi?
 
Joga said:
Keep in mind "an accident seldom come alone" (sorry, just a swedish saying, which might not have a british equivalence?)
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I think the English version would be that accidents don't happen on their own. Meaning that people cause accidents (and sometimes accidents cause people!).
 
AndyP said:
I think the English version would be that accidents don't happen on their own. Meaning that people cause accidents (and sometimes accidents cause people!).
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Interesting , a bit different from the Swedish one where we mean that if one bad thing happens you should expect to have more bad thing coming your way .
 
philward said:
Went to the supermarket (if that what you can call Morrison's) in the old sausage (Little Dog). Nothing remarkable about that but tomorrow is MOT day.
So in addition to all of the mechanical work I have done, he is paint corrected, fully valeted. head lights are polished, tyres are glossed etc, etc. I was amazed how many people were eyeing him up. I think they think it is a new Audi?
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Pass no advisories. MOT tester very complementary. Look at this too, my engine is totally goofed inside:

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Today, I replaced a 23 years old silencer For @jaffa_jim fathers A2, put a new used under tray & He will be coming back to replace his Front Bumper & both rear wheel arches, lucky I have 3 cars in LZ9W and fair few body parts,
Never new so many ebony blacks are still around, Just ordered 2 more liters of LZ9W.
I love it when they come in to my workshop looking sad with scratches on the body/alloys & leave looking happy.
 
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