Disaster!

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Re: Disaster!

Post by bam_bam » Sun Nov 20, 2011 9:36 pm

All put back together next week. Picked up the week after.
I'll certainly try to get along to a meet, last one was the MRC rolling road day last xmas, too long.
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Re: Disaster!

Post by Daveperc » Tue Nov 22, 2011 3:07 pm

Light at the end of the tunnel!! :boots:

Insurance company has agreed a cash settlement in "full and final", and car gets repaired and back to me with lots of MRC care along the way.

So if the rest of you can just keep yours out of MRC till Friday....... :beerchug:

Then she'll be back... better than ever :bigblink:

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Re: Disaster!

Post by PJC » Tue Nov 22, 2011 4:32 pm

Glad you got it all sorted, have fun when you finally get it back. :thumbs:

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Re: Disaster!

Post by Daveperc » Thu Nov 24, 2011 1:00 pm

Spent a happy hour and a half on my knees on Doug's floor yesterday sucking furiously! :oops: Got 3-4 litres of very dirty water out of the foam on the back of the carpet - amazing how thick it is in places!

Also amazing how much of the wiring and connectors are immedately under the carpets - really isn't a good idea to fill your footwells with water!

All being well the main mechanical work will be done today, and I'll collect her tomorrow :boots: :boots:

Off to Wales with her on Saturday - a good long run to continue the drying out - I suspect I'll be living with a fan heater in the car for the next month or so!

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Re: Disaster!

Post by TechNick » Thu Nov 24, 2011 2:58 pm

Good news! :thumbs:

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Re: Disaster!

Post by Mr V10 » Thu Nov 24, 2011 4:30 pm

Glad it's better, saw it on the dyno on MRCs Facebook page
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Re: Disaster!

Post by Daveperc » Thu Nov 24, 2011 4:45 pm

Good spot - hadn't seen her there myself till you posted!

They're working on her right now! :jump:

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Re: Disaster!

Post by chunky79 » Thu Nov 24, 2011 8:53 pm

Hope it stays dry for the drive home!! Great news that it's almost done
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Re: Disaster!

Post by Daveperc » Fri Nov 25, 2011 11:47 am

Bother... more delays (and expense!) :(

Looks like the fan controller is drowned (or at least not working) and a downpipe stud has sheared. No way it can be finished today

On the positive side, the car will be thoroughly dry by the time they come to put the carpet back in :roll:

So now it's next Friday for pick up........ Have to take my Focus ST to Wales instead - which is actually a LOT of fun on the twisties, but less satisfying when confronted by a long queue of cars to pass!
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Re: Disaster!

Post by Shoppinit » Sat Nov 26, 2011 9:07 am

At least there's no serious engine damage. And at least you have the ST. These are great cars. The only thing that lets it down is the draconian traction control.
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Re: Disaster!

Post by Daveperc » Fri Dec 02, 2011 11:03 am

AAAaaaaggggghhhhhhh! :drink:

Almost there, but.... now there is water somewhere in the electronics. The door locks, lights and windows work intermittently. Even with my old controller, a new one and one borrowed from Doug's rs6....

They are hunting down the little gremlin even as I type - but I suspect I shan't be seeing my baby today... :cry:

All ideas welcomed

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Re: Disaster!

Post by bam_bam » Fri Dec 02, 2011 11:30 am

A really big hairdryer, ask over on the TT forum, I'm sure they'll have some top-shelf hairdryers over there.
Failing that, take it to a body Shop and get them to 'bake' the car for as long as they reckon it'd need to dry it out.
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Re: Disaster!

Post by bakustax » Fri Dec 02, 2011 11:37 am

I'd hazzard a guess it could be the box of tricks under the passenger seat...the comfort module or something like that...if you lift the carpet in the passenger footwell you can gain access...there's a black plastic box...this fu8ked up on my wifes A6... once the black box is opened....and in our case water emptied!!...a blast with a hairdryer got it up and running again

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Re: Disaster!

Post by chunky79 » Fri Dec 02, 2011 2:23 pm

bam_bam wrote:A really big hairdryer, ask over on the TT forum, I'm sure they'll have some top-shelf hairdryers over there.
Failing that, take it to a body shop and get them to 'bake' the car for as long as they reckon it'd need to dry it out.

You could always try dk!
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Re: Disaster!

Post by bam_bam » Fri Dec 02, 2011 2:27 pm

chunky79 wrote:
bam_bam wrote:A really big hairdryer, ask over on the TT forum, I'm sure they'll have some top-shelf hairdryers over there.
Failing that, take it to a body shop and get them to 'bake' the car for as long as they reckon it'd need to dry it out.

You could always try dk!
...or Hodgy, he's a TT-RS driver AND he's full of hot air.
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