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maerijn

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  1. I've had problems with this aswell, car failed 2 times on a rear wheel bearing before I finally got it to pass. I thought I was doing the nut tight enough at home and I would test for play with the car jacked up but on the drive to the MOT station it would still develop some play which i didnt have before

    your old school mechanic is correct that the nut shouldnt be too tight but he 's being too careful with it, they still have to be 'sort of' tight

    also because its a new bearing I can imagine it has to wear in a bit and needs re-tightening after a short while

    if the nut is tightened too much the wheel will rotate less smooth while the car is jacked up. try to tighten the nut atleast 1/8 or 1/4 of a turn more than you would think is right and see if it still turns smoothly (car jacked up) and let it be tested again

    otherwise just ask your MOT guys to fix it as it is hardly more than 15-30 mins work to tighten the nut a bit more.

  2. 21 hours ago, GalantEvo said:

    Well, guess I'll postpone that for now. Wider tires are going on tomorrow, should make a big difference already

    You could fit EP90 (P9) NA hubes and brakes which are easier to find in the NL

  3. 7 hours ago, greenbullet said:

    I'm at 230k, plan to get it to 500k. Any tips? 

    Im at 292k km here. Regular oil and filter changes, keep the fluids topped up.

    Avoid driving in snow and salt if you can because it will start to rust before you get to 500k.

    What gave me a huge peace of mind was to get the injectors tested and cleaned aswell

  4. 12 hours ago, stevie82 said:

    It’s just a mock up, it will be bolted with eyelets through the floor with support plates :)

    bolting it down to the floor is not a good idea either, in a crash it will rip through the seat and crush you down. You need to add a bar behind the seat at shoulder height

  5. On 5/7/2019 at 2:57 PM, Jerrypeeren said:

    For information, I just bought some mini 2,5" projectors from ebay to built into the original headlights. 

    I will try to fit them in, and hopefully it will give good light 

    Contact an importer of jdm cars they will know companies who can convert your headlights 

  6. best way is to fit them and then measure from the center of your wheel hub to the arch, dont measure the thread on the coilover

    are you going from stock suspension to lowered? you will probably need an adjustable panhard rod aswell

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