04-01-2016, 09:19 AM (This post was last modified: 04-01-2016, 09:22 AM by Toms306.)
You're still missing the point, human error might be expected once in what 100 jobs? Just using AG as an example, 100% of the screens I've been directly involved in over 5 years (4) have been wrong. When I told my Mum I was having the screen done, she told me to check the wipers afterwards as just last month a work colleague lost wipers in torrential rain at 70 as the tech hadn't tightened the arm nuts properly...how does an error like that even happen, could've caused a major accident through negligence ffs! Human error seems to happen so often I can predict the outcome before it even happens, can't think of a single company that have managed to get something 100% right recently and I know it can't just be me (mainly because I have to listen to the rest of the family complaining about the same thing lol).
The sooner humans are replaced with intelligent robots the better tbh, no 'off' days or emotions or tiredness or any of that shit, they just do the job reliably every time. Only problem there is that of course humans have to program them.
(04-01-2016, 09:19 AM)Toms306 Wrote: Human error seems to happen so often I can predict the outcome before it even happens, can't think of a single company that have managed to get something 100% right recently and I know it can't just be me (mainly because I have to listen to the rest of the family complaining about the same thing lol).
It's not so much that every company is making mistakes all the time, but that you only ever hear of the problems - people don't speak up to say that they had a job done to an acceptable standard, only when something goes wrong or occasionally when the company goes well above and beyond.
Well, it's either that or the companies and workers of Suffolk are particularly inept I guess....
So AG have just been (funny wednesday appointment!). First thing be said was how unusual it is to see green IR glass...thank f*ck for that, been wondering if I was colour blind with jj saying its purple!
The gel pad was in wrong and he replaced it with a newer style one that's all clear, no black outer.
And it still didn't work.
He tried resetting with his diag tool. I tried resetting it through Forscan. Still got the comms error on both diag tools.
So he's ordered a new sensor to try on wednesday... Hopefully it's that, not much else it can be tbh.
Indeed, I may have let out an expletive when he told me the price. Obviously under warranty but not the point lol. That means I now have a windscreen and sensor that cost someone more than a 306...
So, as I've pulled the memory card from the phone and having a photobucket session there are a few more pics to stick in here...otherwise it's just full of whining.
Firstly the crack was extremely dangerous and was gonna explode the whole car looked like this after a couple of months and several miles lol... Bit of anti-climax.
During replacement...
New screen...
Sensor gel pack upside down lol...superseded by a completely clear one now though.
Heated screen is still epic (just don't walk too close to the A pillar lol)
Since having it done I'm hearing stones flicking off it all over the place...guess it must happen all the time but now I'm consciously looking for it lol. So far no major ones, but a bird decided to christen it this morning!
Anyway, MOT runs out early next month, so it's booked in for Monday... What do we reckon it'll fail on? I'm guessing rear brake imbalance at least lol... Do I need to remove dashcam/mount for MOT btw?
So, after fitting the worlds most expensive brake light bulb (£4.50 on trade, 8.99 floor price!) and a quick pre-mot clean the Focus passed without and advisories. Yay...
What's so special about the brake light bulbs on these? Regular run-of-the-mill bulbs used on most cars are 50p/pair on trade, hence wondering what's odd/special on these.
(18-01-2016, 04:42 PM)Midnightclub Wrote: EDIT: I said new car, then realised 08 was 8 years ago.. damn. Anything past 54 is new according to me lol
I'm the same - keep forgetting how old what I consider to be "new" cars actually are these days. The "new" style number plates appeared nearly 15 years ago now...
26-02-2016, 05:44 PM (This post was last modified: 26-02-2016, 05:53 PM by Toms306.)
Cleaning day today, hopefully these pics haven't been too Photobucketed otherwise they'll all look the same lol.
Few before shots -
Jetwashed the worst off - used a 'new' end for the jetwash, it must have been there all along but never noticed it before lol. Kinda makes little circles of water which is really effective tbf!
Shampoo'd with Mer and a wash mitt in one bucket (oh no!) then rinsed
Clayed using the clay mitt and some cheap shite shampoo in a bucket to lubricate, mixed opinions on this but it seemed to work well for me.
Rinsed again
Dried with drying towel
Tried out a new product, bought it well over a year ago but never had the balls to try it lol. I've only ever used SRP before which doesn't actually cut, it just fills imperfections...but means you can't ruin the paint with it lol. So anyway, decided to give the Megs Ultimate Compound a go...it's basically like whitening toothpaste lol, white and gritty... No idea if I even used it right lol, it did seem to work ok though.
Then time for Poorboys Paste wax, this stuff is ridiculously easy to use.
After wax
AG bumper snot on the grey plastics (they're meant to be grey, haven't faded lol, shame they didn't make them black though imo). Don't really rate this stuff tbh.
Cleaned windows with regular window cleaner, no pics though.
Megs Endurance Gel on the Tyres...great stuff but messy to apply, been recommended some new stuff from a detailer on another forum when this runs out.
Epic reflection (ignore the standard orange peel lol)
Exterior finished
Interior hardly gets dirty with only me in it! Just gave the floor a quick hoover
That's it for now!
Oh, also, one for those people having to stand outside scraping ice in the mornings...
Yep, G3. Think it cost about a tenner on it's own but was in the 3 for 2, bought it about a year ago now.
It's very quick and easy to use, and leaves the surface 'feeling' smooth. Being a black car though it's hard to visually see if it removes as much as proper clay.
Should also be used with clay lube rather than shampoo ideally.