Project Bumblebee

[steve119]

bumblebee related, bulbs are in for side lights, looks awesome, cheers Daz.

Silvatec indicator bulbs sitting on coffee table to go in tomorrow weather permitting, cheers Scoop.

 

[steve119]

Indicator bulbs out, silvatec bulbs in, new mini bee sting aerial on car.

Back wheels coming off at the weekend weather permitting and mud flaps fitted.

 

[M21MFS]

Good times man, good times!

 

[steve119]

Mudflaps fitted but still off the road due to the rear hub being duffed.

 

[steve119]

Bumblebee related - New hub on, back on the road.

non bumblebee related - Shaz has new black lights fitted.

 

[steve119]

One of the aftermarket back lights have been removed as its gone faulty

 

[steve119]

A wee update, I've had to get rid of the dark back lights. I sent them back twice and the passenger brake light sticks on, tried hem on shazes grande and it's still stuck on. Seller thinks they are a bad batch. Put oem's back on until I decide the next course of action but I'm being pulled towards abarth lights with a moderate tint.

 

[M21MFS]

Not a bad shout at all with the abarths tbf

 

[steve119]

Won't be for a few months due to the wee one on the way in the next 3 weeks.

 

[steve119]

Dreaded mot coming up for bee, I'm going to bet handbrake cable needing replaced or tightened and a bearing perhaps?

either way not looking forward to it

Also crashed shazes motor into the back of a focus, her car came off second best with a damaged bonnet, broken light and bumper.
Not going through insurance for her car so will be doing repairs myself at some point :/

 

[M21MFS]

If you want a hand with repairs lemme know. Getting parts wont be too hard

 

[steve119]

An update on bumblebee, my abs and airbag lights came on so I bought the ebd lead with adapters and also bought the multiecuscan software.

cleared the fault on the airbag and found out my abs sensor drivers side is out. New part on order.

also so bought ECU remapping software but need to read up on how to use it properly.

 

[steve119]

Bumblebee past its mot, but only after being hit for 460 for a new brake cable, arb link, abs sensor and a hub to be fitted.

 

[imported_abyss113]

wow that seems a bit steep ??? but glad its up for another year

 

[mrcinquecento]

Does seem mega expensive, all i can think is the hub and sensor are stupid expensive

 

[imported_abyss113]

hubs are 45 sensor 25 ish and arb are £5 replaced them on my Gp guess labour was big part of it

 

[steve119]

Correct Daz, mostly labour, claimed motor factors didnt have the parts so claimed they were all from fiat.

Took about a week to get my car back so will be trying elsewhere next year

 

[mrcinquecento]

How long did they claim it took them? Because by my reckoning of how long it has taken to fit them plus parts (looking at Fiat RRP) they've charged you around £115 per hour plus VAT......

 

[steve119]

If I had the chance to do it myself then I certainly would have, but my fiatmultiscan told me it was the sensor, they said it was the hub. So took them on good faith.

got the invoice in front of me.

labour 150.
abs sensor 69.98
wheel bearing 66.42
ARB Link 24.79
Brake cable 27.37
MOT 54.85

Vat 67.71

Totla 461.12

 

[imported_abyss113]

oooh ARB polished in platinum coating im guessing