My haggard FD

[Tangelos]

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I plan on doing something very similar since I want to add AC back to my car haha

 

[jack.am]

LED bulbs, easy to fit even in the dark

 

[rx_dreamer]

nice comparison! POW!

 

[Ceylon]

Your FD has a battery connected? I'm impressed, must be one of the few.

 

[jack.am]

Your FD has a battery connected? I'm impressed, must be one of the few.

I put it back in the car especially

 

[jack.am]

Redid my wastegate lines, hardlined from the turbo to gate and PTFE to the MAC.

 

[Myocardial Infarction]

You MOT'd it with the new bulbs?

I noticed this nice little piece of legislation crept in last year:

January 2021, the MOT Inspection manual has been updated to include LED bulbs.

Section 4.1.4 now states the following:
“Existing halogen headlamp units on vehicles first used on or after 1 April 1986 must not be converted to be used with high intensity discharge (HID) or light emitting diode (LED) bulbs. If such a conversion has been done, you must fail the headlamp for light source and lamp not compatible.”

 

[jack.am]

You MOT'd it with the new bulbs?

I noticed this nice little piece of legislation crept in last year:

January 2021, the MOT Inspection manual has been updated to include LED bulbs.

Section 4.1.4 now states the following:
“Existing halogen headlamp units on vehicles first used on or after 1 April 1986 must not be converted to be used with high intensity discharge (HID) or light emitting diode (LED) bulbs. If such a conversion has been done, you must fail the headlamp for light source and lamp not compatible.”

Well, fuck. I hadn't seen that. What a stupid piece of legislation.

 

[SiH]

Just catching up on projects. Loving your work, chief.
Hardlines bring the win.

 

[Joeybratten]

Well, fuck. I hadn't seen that. What a stupid piece of legislation.

Not stupid at all, to stop bells driving around with insanely bright lights in their box motors blinding everyone. Doesnt really apply to FD though as the light are so bad to start with it just brings them up to okish levels ahah

 

[Myocardial Infarction]

Not stupid at all, to stop bells driving around with insanely bright lights in their box motors blinding everyone. Doesnt really apply to FD though as the light are so bad to start with it just brings them up to okish levels ahah

It'll be interesting to see how MOT stations enact this as it's alot easier for them given it's a visual check. Poss harder if you have non clear lenses but they can seen if they lift the bonnet given the heatsinks most aftermarkets have.

 

[jack.am]

Mine are obviously LED but everything is hidden by the popup covers. You’d think the existing rules on beam pattern would be enough to fail over-bright lights.

 

[jack.am]

And so the rotary returns to its natural winter hibernation state, fucked and in bits

 

[Satoshi-FD3]

Oh dear what happened?

 

[jack.am]

Oh dear what happened?

General small leaks around the turbo, wastegate diaphragm had holes in it

 

[Satoshi-FD3]

General small leaks around the turbo, wastegate diaphragm had holes

Phew, not as bad as you made out then, just leaks.

 

[jack.am]

Lol. That’s that fucked then

 

[jack.am]

New psschew. I can’t weld for shit, let alone aluminium, so had a go at brazing on the vband. We’ll see how it holds up.

 

[Satoshi-FD3]

You had a go and that's the main thing!

 

[jack.am]