If you have a problem with your D2, who do you send for....?

[HPsauce]

Splendid, is that from the Avus S8 with the 39-valve engine that you picked up near me?

[MikkiJayne]

This is from the black FE that I picked up locally. You can see conrods looking down the spark plug holes

The Avus one will get put back together eventually

[Dezzy]

From the title I thought the traders8 had skipped a beat

Originally Posted by MikkiJayne

This is from the black FE that I picked up locally. You can see conrods looking down the spark plug holes

I have a picture in my head of 8 conrods all looking down spark plug holes. Maybe with a fishing rod.

[27litres]

I hope you have the red airbag to match!
...bet they only come black...!

I've always been partial to an oxblood interior. It would be a great match to the Silver S8. But black must do...

[MikkiJayne]

The airbag is grey in the FE. That's simple enough to swap out for a black one. The biggest challenge actually is going to be dyeing / painting the back of the wheel from grey to black, since its moulded PU foam. I'd really rather not have to pay to get the red leather re-stitched on to a black wheel, but we shall see...

[Ameiseuk]

Originally Posted by MikkiJayne

Mmm my phone camera is terrible.

The offending bolts after percussive maintenance

Ouch.....having a similar issue with stainless steel m6 hex screws that have welded themselves to an aluminium seating track.

[Dezzy]

Originally Posted by Ameiseuk

Ouch.....having a similar issue with stainless steel m6 hex screws that have welded themselves to an aluminium seating track.

I'm assuming the stainless is wound into a tapped hole in the ali? If it is then you have galvanic corrosion due to the dissimilar metals, the aluminium has acted as a cathode. They would need to be totally insulated from each other.

[Spanker]

Originally Posted by David's8

You cant get enough red - tho it might be OTT if you had put it into Deans!
The colour balance of that photo/my screen makes them look more purple tbh.

I know it would be wrong to have red inside and out. But I still keep thinking about it.
There's a part of me that would like to try it. But then again it might make me feel nauseous.

I think I should take a few pictures of the inside of Big Red (from the outside) and get creative with the Photoshop > Image > Adjustments > Replace Color (sic) to get the idea out of my head once and for all.

I know that when I see MJ's trim inside her car I am going to get the idea back in my head again.

[Conan_the_Librarian]

Originally Posted by Spanker

I know it would be wrong to have red inside and out. But I still keep thinking about it.
There's a part of me that would like to try it. But then again it might make me feel nauseous.

I think I should take a few pictures of the inside of Big Red (from the outside) and get creative with the Photoshop > Image > Adjustments > Replace Color (sic) to get the idea out of my head once and for all.

I know that when I see MJ's trim inside her car I am going to get the idea back in my head again.

Lie down in a dark room and those strange feelings will go away.

[David's8]

And keep repeating "red leather yellow leather" to yourself. 😂