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  1. Patrick Bateman

    Front suspension arms & front subframe bolts/fasteners

    Cheers. Ebay says the seller is away until the 25th but I'll see if I can get in touch on cliosport. Anyone have thoughts on those arms?
  2. Patrick Bateman

    Front suspension arms & front subframe bolts/fasteners

    Damn I don't have permission to view that, could you take a quick screenshot please?
  3. Patrick Bateman

    Front suspension arms & front subframe bolts/fasteners

    I was due to collect my car from SWR this weekend off the back of getting its timing belt and front suspension refresh done but unfortunately they've said all the fasteners for holding the subframe in place (need to drop it for some of the bushes) are seized solid and will need cut off. 😭...
  4. Patrick Bateman

    Michelin PS3 or PS5

    Back in stock and £27 cheaper a pop vs. PS3.
  5. Patrick Bateman

    Continental Premium Contact 6

    Thanks for the feedback although with the recent news above about the PS5, they are where I will be heading in future.
  6. Patrick Bateman

    Michelin PS3 or PS5

    Good Lord, this is tremendous. Also an 87W XL. It's not even a question now, these will be the go-to.
  7. Patrick Bateman

    Alternator Help!

    I bought this late last year, I notice it's a chunk cheaper at the minute than when I bought it. New Valeo, not remanufactured- https://www.autodoc.co.uk/valeo/1081040?tduid=d83bdce103bbaf542a7078d47515c3ae
  8. Patrick Bateman

    Continental Premium Contact 6

    Very nice! What are you currently on?
  9. Patrick Bateman

    Continental Premium Contact 6

    Any canaries volunteered yet?
  10. Patrick Bateman

    rear calipers

    They're handy as you don't have to send them a set first and they give you plenty of time to post your old ones back to them as an exchange after you fit the ones they supply.
  11. Patrick Bateman

    rear calipers

    I used this service back in 2023 with absolutely no complaints- https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324489563815
  12. Patrick Bateman

    Looking for a Trophy

    That’s fair enough but your tyre decisions would suggest unrivalled OCD coupled with a very healthy bank balance! 😉 I’d read the ‘prudent’ arguments years ago but I just don’t buy it if the car is looked after, got to draw a line somewhere. Maybe if you were talking about a 30 quid part it’d be...
  13. Patrick Bateman

    Who is Tucked up for Winter vs running daily?!

    For keeping the car off the road for months. I.e. disconnect battery, CTEK charger, full tank of fuel, fresh oil… What’s worthwhile and where do you draw the line.
  14. Patrick Bateman

    Looking for a Trophy

    Jesus Christ. I’m assuming that’s the dephaser and water pump in all these costs? My dephaser has managed 9 years no problem and the first one managed 10 years no problem (AFAIK) so you can save on that at least in my experience.
  15. Patrick Bateman

    Looking for a Trophy

    I’m due mine next year but SWR have never been anywhere close to that for me in 2015 or 2020.
  16. Patrick Bateman

    Who is Tucked up for Winter vs running daily?!

    Can those of you who have their cars garaged all winter share the prep you do please? All going to plan with selling our house I’ll have a detached double garage at our new place which would finally give the option to do this.
  17. Patrick Bateman

    Looking for a Trophy

    Am I the only one who almost choked at ‘£1k for belts’? Where on earth is charging close to that?
  18. Patrick Bateman

    Alternator

    Cheers but I ended up going for that Valeo unit and it is correct for anyone else reading this in the future.
  19. Patrick Bateman

    Alternator

    I’m currently waiting on a breakdown truck (I’m at home thankfully) with a suspected dodgy alternator. What’s the current consensus on replacement? The Renault part is out of stock with RPD but googling has led me to believe VALEO 439302 is the only one I’d want to go for which autodoc have-...
  20. Patrick Bateman

    Sachs on EBay

    All that money and collection only? Not exactly a salesmen there, making an already tiny market even smaller. 🫠
  21. Patrick Bateman

    Arch Liners

    I think we're all aware these are now very rare- has anybody tried aftermarket options with any success? Autodoc list a few options- https://www.autodoc.co.uk/spares-search?keyword=Arch%20liner
  22. Patrick Bateman

    Alternatives for the rear sachs

    I use 182 cup dampers. Rik Perry mentioned on here a few years ago now that when he compared the cup and trophy rear dampers the difference was negligible.
  23. Patrick Bateman

    SACHS DAMPERS REBUILDS

    Regarding lack of use, how's this affecting any thoughts on removing the sachs for winter? I'd planned to do that as while I limit my use in winter, salty roads are ultimately unavoidable up here sooner or later. That being said, the implication here is that if you were to store the car off...
  24. Patrick Bateman

    SACHS DAMPERS REBUILDS

    FWIW Cornering Force manufactured a new one of these (I forget the name) for me due to the original being badly corroded.
  25. Patrick Bateman

    top mounts and bearings

    No need to get passive aggressive when wires are evidently getting crossed- how is the bearing on the wrong side of the rubber cushion in the photos I posted? The bearing is fitted in the recess in both photos, the only thing different is the orientation of the bearing...
  26. Patrick Bateman

    top mounts and bearings

    Not sure where the confusion is coming from here- either we must be talking about different things or all the exploded diagrams, every photo I've ever seen of a strut assembly in 10 years of ownership and that tutorial video hoolio has just posted are wrong...which seems unlikely. Regardless of...
  27. Patrick Bateman

    top mounts and bearings

    I was meaning the bearing orientation only.
  28. Patrick Bateman

    top mounts and bearings

    Thanks, if anyone wants to back that up please go ahead. For what it's worth the bearings definitely want to fit nicely in that way, they're on the tight side the other way.
  29. Patrick Bateman

    top mounts and bearings

    Can someone just confirm the correct orientation of the thrust bearing please?-
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