What I did today thread...

[stuart bowes]

honkier lol

well they do look nice, I've seen them on a scooby I go past on my way to work every day and I've wondered what the point was

I googled it and they do sound a bit better I have to admit. did you have to use the relay kit or just wire them in directly as replacements?

[Nick6262]

Wired in as direct replacements.

With 2 new nuts and bolts you can attach the the existing brackets.

For wiring I reused the existing connectors to the horn and wedged male bullet connectors into and attached other end to the horn.

[GaryS40]

Dropped the V70 off at the garage tonight, to have a new radiator and Gates hoses fitted tomorrow, as the original one has developed a bit of a leak.

Attempted to paint the sill covers, with black trim paint, but it looks lighter than the faded finish!😡

Getting a quote for a professional paint job to be done instead.
Sills, lower and central door trims, as well as the bumper strips to be done.

Pretty sure it won't be cheap. 💷💷💷

Gary

[GaryS40]

Originally Posted by Nick6262

Wired in as direct replacements.

With 2 new nuts and bolts you can attach the the existing brackets.

For wiring I reused the existing connectors to the horn and wedged male bullet connectors into and attached other end to the horn.

Not a bad price, either.

I watched a video and they sound so much better than the supertone horns.
Far too shrill for my liking!

Gary

[Willow place]

Installing Rat poison sachets near the bulkhead ! Lot of sound insulation chewed up ! The wife's Smart had ABS fault, sensor cable chewed through !

[big_yin]

Originally Posted by Willow place

Installing Rat poison sachets near the bulkhead ! Lot of sound insulation chewed up ! The wife's Smart had ABS fault, sensor cable chewed through !

Could be martens doing this

https://herthundbuss.com/en/industry...ward-them-off/

[Mattye]

Finally got round to changing the aux belt. Couple of Pics attached.

Also did the cam belt and hydraulic lifters.

[Willow place]

Originally Posted by big_yin

Could be martens doing this

https://herthundbuss.com/en/industry...ward-them-off/

Thanks for the reply, It is very odd, this is the first time this has ever happened,don't think there are Martens in this area,whatever creature is eating the sachets is not going to be very well !

[Georgeandkira]

My '07 V70 base got four Cooper CS-5 Grand Touring tires...they feel good so far. Got 'em in the UK?

Replaced a melted right low beam socket using a NAPA sourced pig-tailed H11 socket ($10 item) and a spare lamp.

Supplies used included wire cutter/stripper, crimp butt connections + tool, heat shrink tubing + heat gun, a few touches of silicone grease + toothpick, ruler, saw.

I cut a 7/8" slot in the end of a 3.5" long piece of 2" dowel to reach in and turn the bulb. I also lightly greased the replacement's 3 metal base tabs. It turned in smoothly.

I'm glad the reflector didn't melt and nothing caught fire.

[eagle58]

I did a service on my C70s roof.

I cleaned all the rubber seals with alcohol spirit then used gummi pflege to treat the seals.

I looked up the maintenance instructions on line but couldn't make head nor tail of it for greasing so i just gave it a go where I thought would be best.

Probably not perfect but better than nothing.