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#101
21st November 2020, 06:56 PM
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Is that a new cooling hose? Or just another proof of your attention to detail?
If it is indeed a brand new, where did you buy it?
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#102
22nd November 2020, 10:35 AM
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Do you mean the one on the top? Thats a crankcase breather hose. I just cleaned it
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#103
22nd November 2020, 02:45 PM
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That is the one I meant, yes. It looks so good, I couldn't decide if it was new or not. Although I suspected that you might have cleaned it. No-one beats you when it comes to the effort and skill.
Good to see the hose in good condition, even if it's old. The owner must be very happy
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#104
22nd November 2020, 04:11 PM
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As an MJ customer, I can certainly confirm that “the owner must be very happy”! The work Michaela did on my car was to an exceptional standard, and her ‘fix everything that I find along the way’ mentality is unequaled by any place that I’ve ever found.
I’m hoping to be back early next year for a rear subframe and suspension overhaul, that I wouldn’t trust to anyone else. And this is in addition to her exceptional contributions to this forum and the fact that she’s a really nice person! Round of forum applause for MJ please 
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2002 Final Edition S8. Ebony black with Silver Grey leather and myrtle wood trim. Current mods: solar sun roof, 20mm rear spacers, 15 mm on front, red brembo callipers, 6k headlights, rear view camera, engine remap, alloy dash dial rings, alloy navi rings, tt/phaeton pedal upgrade, (and custom matching foot rest) dension ipod interface & parrot hands free kit (both fully hidden), av input, tv in motion switched thro' PF switch in blanking plug right of steering column, Audi 'quattro' sill covers, repositioned centre console switches, radio clock, .Planned mods: auto-dimming rear view mirror, dash cam (as steamship's), fit the ski hatch, refit philips drl's (or maybe not - nope, definitely not - horrible botch!).
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#105
22nd November 2020, 04:39 PM
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 (claps in an entirely polite manner)
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 PF late '97 D2 2.8 Aluminium Silver. Solar roof, Full Heated Leather, Double Glazing, 17" wheels, Sports Steering Wheel, Cruise, Blinds, Bose sound.  Fiat Tipo diseasel econobox with all the buttons and none of the soul that now does all the heavy lifting. Ford Capri Laser: noisy, slow, thirsty, bouncy, no buttons but it always sounds like it’s REALLY trying and I can’t help but chuckle when it parps and boings along. And people of a certain age stare at it with a wistful look in their eyes that clearly says…I had one of them. And I sold it because of the kids 
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#106
22nd November 2020, 05:26 PM
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Thanks Jim
I found another plastic part which is NLA, so of course I just made a new one 
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#107
22nd November 2020, 05:37 PM
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Is that the cover plate in the centre of the scuttle cover? Cos I have one.....
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions, ski hatch retrofit; extended leather. Aftermarket DVB-T, reversing camera and full XCarlink (Bluetooth etc.). 2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation". (A much rarer model than a D2 S8 by the way!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one!  Finally: gone, but not forgotten..... 1998 D2 PF S8. AgateGrey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors. e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. (internal dimming mirror added later)1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon, Auto-dim mirror, Leather, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer. And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850! 
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#108
22nd November 2020, 06:01 PM
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 Autos Autos everywhere... (1) 2015 Tesla Model S: (was 85D, now 90D ). Silent and deadly, and very fast... But not as fast as Ian's M3P-  (2) 2002 D2 S8 Final Edition: Bulletproof and faultless: Brilliant Black with Extended (Red!) Leather. Three-times winner of Best D2 1st prize (3) 1997 Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo: Scots (! ) Green. Fragile, but beautiful.(4) 2010 Fiat Panda 100HP. White Pandamonium (Final Edition!!). Pure old-fashioned 6-speed go-karting.
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#109
22nd November 2020, 06:47 PM
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That's it
Now I have many of them New hardware for the scuttle trim. The original outer bolts are NLA so instead I am using N10160204 which is a couple of mm longer but still has the black coating. The snap nuts are N90342504 and the centre bolt is N10205604, both still available. Engine all back together with a new thermostat  The original scuttle trim had been butchered by whoever hacked up the electronics box so that was replaced New bolts in place 3d printed bolt cover Every single screw on the electronics box cover was trashed so I just drilled them all out Pretty gnarly but it cleaned up fine I have run out of replacement hardware for the headlights and I'm not sure if the parts are still available until Monday. It was vexing me terribly to have to use ordinary bolts  Until of course I remembered Sergey's wing bolt covers Bumper back on I solved the leaking brake hose issue but didn't take any pics. It was a tiny burr on the end of the hardline flare left over from the previous hose which was stopping the flare from fully seating in the new hose so I filed that off and replaced it and now it's fine Arch liners back in and wheels on tomorrow and then a quick road test
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#110
22nd November 2020, 10:19 PM
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There is one piece of dark styrofoam behind the arch liners. I removed that when I worked on my car a couple of years ago. But I never could figure what location it was positioned in. The left front of the engine room perhaps?
I still have that part in my garage... in case I by some wonder figured out where to put it The clips holding the headlights are NLA, I believe. I was not able to get all four when Audi replaced mine (2017). They had 2 or 3, can't recall for sure
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Johannes _________ Audi S8 -99, Pearlescent, Alcantara/silk napa leather, Burr walnut insert, Alcantara roof lining upper pack A8 32V engine ----- Jeep Grand Cherokee -98 Last edited by Regulus; 22nd November 2020 at 10:33 PM.
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