The onks are a great bit of kit, when I got my sony it was a choice between that and I think it was a 509 (which was out at the time), went for the sony based on reviews as it just edged it, but that one of yours is very nice. I could have got a more basic one though to be honest as I run a media pc so I let that do the upscaling anyway.

 

its still not fully set up and just had a game of cod it sounds

im not used to this sort of clarity really looking forward to a bluray with THX sound etc

just swapped my HDMI leads to V 1.4 needed them for the full sound range the amp fires out

 

updated pics just need a thin caulk round the box and a coat of gloss on the skirting and its done

 

justin, do you think £380 is about right for 2 days spent for someone to detail my car?

 

Well it's booked in next month with him anyway. Fella called Steve Hughes and his company is mirror finish

 

crikey for that it should be perfect

I used to charge £100 for the 2 days guess i was too cheap

 

i did offer you the job first mate!!!

 

I know m8 I just haven't the time or I would of done it

I havent washed mine in 3 weeks

 

Justin how much and what would I need to be able to do detailing myself? I'm only thinking as I could save myself having to get this fella out every 6 months or so and instead do it myself as well as the wife's, also how long does it take to get up to a decent standard and could I then do mine in a day?

 

Had an issue with my car last week where it was struggling to pick up at 2 k in 3rd 4th 5th and 6 th, it would feel like. Flat spot and then take off like a rocket, looked on here and basically **** myself as everyone was saying piston ring failure. Spoke to bob Rawle and he said to get compression checks, luckily it came back ok but the garage also changed my plugs and oil. They also did a ecu reset. When I bought it the garage put 40 quid in it and they used bp ultimate. It seems like its that fuel and the scoobys hates it according to bob, luckily car is fooking awesome again as it looks like my vpower an the reset and new plugs have sorted it, twitchy bum time though haha

 

not that much really

youve a choice of a few polishers the kestral das 6 or the meguires g220 both are the same as my porta cable apart from they plug straight in instead of using a 240V converter

now you can buy a kit with your polisher choise so your more of less good to go

http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acata...MasterZG220IP0

scooby paint is intermediate in hardness I would say

but for solid setup advise just ring polished bliss up hes very helpful

When I was in America in tampa I actually bought all my gear from his actual supplier over there - they actually thought I was him lol

all you would need ontop is a claybar plus your choise of LSP (last step product ) wax/sealant etc and a load of microfiber cloths

its easy to polish you just take your time and follow some online guides/videos

Its German paint thats a nightmare or if the paint is so called sticky the polish wont breakdown correctly.

Oh also after youve got your car mint it shouldnt need doint in as much detail for a good 2 years as as long as you wash and dry it correctly it wont pick up marks you simply top up your wax every few months

If you was to look at mine under a halogen ive very tiny drying marks which would polish out with a very very low cut polish 2/10 cut

Could do with doing it really as its been over 3 years since ive done mine

Dont forget to seal your wheels too but we will cross that bridge when your ready to progress

 

Bloody hell mate it's a mine field haha. I'll look into the polisher first and then give pb a bell and get a kit off him, as you say though I'll only need to top up every few months but I can probably buy all the gear for the price I'll pay for him for one day so I can then do my own plus the wife's Lexus as an when

 

its not that bad like you say once you have your gear its easy for yours the blackfire stuff I use would look great on your car - Adams merc looked the business

If you are looking at going down that route ive a spare bottle of blackfire gloss enhancing polish going spare at half price - unopened I bought too much a bottle goes for miles

http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acata...lish-cat9.html

 

So where do I start first justin? As you know I'm getting it done properly this month so I'm in no rush to get everything, is the porta the first thing to get? Then call pb and get a kit off him? How often should I do a polish?

 

if your having it done then theres no need for the porta cable for a good year or 2 depending on how many marks you put back into your laquer

all you have to do is maintain your finish after that bloke has polished it im guessing he will advise you as not sure what wax etc hes putting on so just top it up every 2 months easy really by hand

 

Happy days then mate, thought you needed to use a porta each time so I'm well happy

 

lol if you did you wouldnt have much paint left

just wash and dry your car correctly and the finish will last

stay well clear of hand wash places

 

Brilliant then. I thought you had to use a porta to apply it each time. So is it just a case of every so many months doing a deep clean an re-applying the products?

I don't go nowhere near those hand car washes and haven't done for years. I do need to buy all new cleaning gear though and sort out proper storage for it all so its not getting sh1tted up when not in use

 

 

wahay, dave is back in the community haha

 

When I first got my car I got 22 mpg on the 1st tank. Then I had the issues with the hesitancy so had the little service an ecu reset I then got 25mpg. The last tank I've just got 24mpg. That's fookin brilliant if you ask me. Well happy with that

 

steve from 25 mpg to 24 mpg me thinks you put to much fookin polish on it it now to heavy

 

Haha. Ain't had it done yet dave. I called the fella you got yours done by but he wanted about 480 to do it, the fella I've got is doing it for 380' getting it done in a few weeks

 

blackfire stuff is good I got a kit from polished bliss when I had my evo, never bothered with a polisher though as the previous owner was a cleaning freak, like Justin says once it is in a good condition, then it is just maintenance. Some good vids (or there used to be) on the polishedbliss site.

Also if you look on the lancer forum, there is a company called pwpro who usually have threads up showing before and after etc

 

my st failed its mot the other day, thought it would anyway but was surprised that it was just one item which was corroded rear brake pipes. apparently quite common on the mk3. Thought it would be a nice cheap fix (about £12 for pipes made up) but I attempted it at the weekend and couldnt get the exisitng pipes off. Was cheesed off that I couldnt do it so booked in to be done on friday and then the retest.

Mot tester couldnt believe how clean the emissions were for a diesel

 

go on holiday next month, got a cottage down in cornwall for a week. Cant afford to go abroad this year

 

driving down, it is friday to friday

 

funny though as I am in liege again on the tuesday/wednesday/thursday before!

 

hope the plane isnt delayed!

 

get a guaranteed payrise in june for my performance over the last 12 months