What I did with my Rover 75/MG ZT today? - Page 344

jgriffo · 1st June 2015, 20:39

Put it in for MOT after being off the road for 2 months whilst the following was done.....

New auto box fitted (sounds so simple when written as 4 words

)
Front wishbone replaced
ABS Sensor and bearing replaced
Annual service
and a handfull of other small bits 'n' bobs

Anyway it passed !!!!!

2 advisories. Child seat fitted and a tyre close to limit. Quite happy with that!

(oh and realised my subscription has just finished so will be renewing that too)

marinabrian · 1st June 2015, 22:49

Filled the boot with junk, and made several visits to the tip

Lovely spring clean, no more old summit seats to clutter the house with

Brian

bear-mg · 1st June 2015, 22:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Asriel

All good so far, I'm still finding excuses to go out just so I can take her for a drive

. Added some shiny hardridden plates and got rid of most of the pesky tar spots yesterday

i know what you mean about tar spots must be something about silver paint attracting tar lol

Kennyeth · 2nd June 2015, 11:31

I took the Saloon for new tyres all round.
BF Goodrich 195x65x15-91H G-Grip
Fitted, ballanced,new valves and caps, fitter did a good clean up to ensure a good seal, £46 a wheel.
To celebrate I went to car wash. Happy days.
What a shame that the set of Avons were only half worn and would have been good for many more miles if it were`nt for sidewalls cracking.
Tyres can save your life, check them regularly!
Ken.

marinabrian · 2nd June 2015, 13:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kennyeth

I took the Saloon for new tyres all round.
BF Goodrich 195x65x15-91H G-Grip
Fitted, ballanced,new valves and caps, fitter did a good clean up to ensure a good seal, £46 a wheel.
To celebrate I went to car wash. Happy days.
What a shame that the set of Avons were only half worn and would have been good for many more miles if it were`nt for sidewalls cracking.
Tyres can save your life, check them regularly!
Ken.

And fit the correct speed and load rating, 91 V

Don't forget, the insurance company will decline, or partially decline a claim if tyres of a lower speed rating than manufacturers specification.

They will not care, or listen to the fact the legal maximum speed limit in this country is 70MPH or we could all run N rated tyres

Brian

MrDoodles · 2nd June 2015, 13:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by marinabrian

And fit the correct speed and load rating, 91 V

Don't forget, the insurance company will decline, or partially decline a claim if tyres of a lower speed rating than manufacturers specification.

They will not care, or listen to the fact the legal maximum speed limit in this country is 70MPH or we could all run N rated tyres

It does at least explain why they were so cheap!

Kennyeth · 2nd June 2015, 15:34

Oh dear!

Ken.

Submarineman · 2nd June 2015, 16:08

Treated the seats to a good wash and polish and finally managed to repair the seat back map pocket. I'll give the rest of the car a bit of TLC when the weather brightens up.

Seafrost · 3rd June 2015, 20:00

Bought a brand new keyfob off the bay of e, and today I dismantled the old one, to replace the broken push button( case ).

What a palava...... pops open eventually, I decided to keep my own Valeo back, saves me having to take out the transponder. changed over the circuit board.. and going good, then just pull the metal key part out?.... holy jeepers, it was stuck solid. Watched a youtube video which showed it is just a case of pulling it out.
No joy, I ended up using a pair of molegrips to hold the key, and then pried against them with a pair of pliers to pop it out.
Swapped it over to the new front part of the case, and job done... tested it in car, jobs a good'un. Another job off the to do list and all for £3.98

bear-mg · 4th June 2015, 17:56

Fitted some nice new front pads and discs , the horrid squeaky brakes were doing my suede in

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1st June 2015, 20:39	#3431
jgriffo Avid contributor Rover 75 CDT connoisseur SE Auto Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Keighley Posts: 218 Thanks: 25 Thanked 31 Times in 20 Posts	Put it in for MOT after being off the road for 2 months whilst the following was done..... New auto box fitted (sounds so simple when written as 4 words ) Front wishbone replaced ABS Sensor and bearing replaced Annual service and a handfull of other small bits 'n' bobs Anyway it passed !!!!! 2 advisories. Child seat fitted and a tyre close to limit. Quite happy with that! (oh and realised my subscription has just finished so will be renewing that too) __________________ 2003 (53) Rover 75 Connoisseur SE CDT Auto Gone but not forgotten:- 2002 (02) Rover 75 Tourer Connoisseur CDT 1997 Rover 400 (414i) 1996 Rover 200 (216 SLi) 1977 Leyland Cars Mini 1000 (Exported)

2nd June 2015, 16:08	#3438
Submarineman Avid contributor Rover 75 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Warrington Posts: 116 Thanks: 102 Thanked 19 Times in 17 Posts	Treated the seats to a good wash and polish and finally managed to repair the seat back map pocket. I'll give the rest of the car a bit of TLC when the weather brightens up. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

1st June 2015, 22:49	#3432
marinabrian MG ZT Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 20,151 Thanks: 3,565 Thanked 10,837 Times in 5,718 Posts	Filled the boot with junk, and made several visits to the tip Lovely spring clean, no more old summit seats to clutter the house with Brian

2nd June 2015, 11:31	#3434
Kennyeth This is my second home No more Rover Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Posts: 5,881 Thanks: 1,625 Thanked 1,308 Times in 998 Posts	I took the Saloon for new tyres all round. BF Goodrich 195x65x15-91H G-Grip Fitted, ballanced,new valves and caps, fitter did a good clean up to ensure a good seal, £46 a wheel. To celebrate I went to car wash. Happy days. What a shame that the set of Avons were only half worn and would have been good for many more miles if it were`nt for sidewalls cracking. Tyres can save your life, check them regularly! Ken.

2nd June 2015, 15:34	#3437
Kennyeth This is my second home No more Rover Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Posts: 5,881 Thanks: 1,625 Thanked 1,308 Times in 998 Posts	Oh dear! Ken.

3rd June 2015, 20:00	#3439
Seafrost Posted a thing or two 75 Connie SE 1.8 Manual Tourer Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Outskirts of Newport :) Posts: 1,450 Thanks: 479 Thanked 241 Times in 163 Posts	Bought a brand new keyfob off the bay of e, and today I dismantled the old one, to replace the broken push button( case ). What a palava...... pops open eventually, I decided to keep my own Valeo back, saves me having to take out the transponder. changed over the circuit board.. and going good, then just pull the metal key part out?.... holy jeepers, it was stuck solid. Watched a youtube video which showed it is just a case of pulling it out. No joy, I ended up using a pair of molegrips to hold the key, and then pried against them with a pair of pliers to pop it out. Swapped it over to the new front part of the case, and job done... tested it in car, jobs a good'un. Another job off the to do list and all for £3.98

4th June 2015, 17:56	#3440
bear-mg Loves to post mg zt cdti 160👍 Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: bath Posts: 374 Thanks: 105 Thanked 50 Times in 43 Posts	Fitted some nice new front pads and discs , the horrid squeaky brakes were doing my suede in some of these post images from this image hosting 10mb limit to this new genuine wear sensor too imagehost