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I had my 1st service on Saturday, at Hertford Tyres...

...Dave came in on his day off to do it for me!

Whist there I also got DOT 5.1 brake fluid and EBC "yellowstuff" front pads - which I highly recommend by the way - the brakes feel more "progressive" now, and stop harder than before when needed. Not fully "run in" yet though.

Dave even found the time to fix a couple of annoyances too, like a wobbly side repeater and the most recent (and massively annoying) dash rattle. That was worth the trip alone!

Even though it was a 220 mile round trip, I had a great day, got all the jobs done, at a great price too!

Things I wasn't expecting, but made the day better - seeing Dave strugging with his side scoops , meeting Mini Mustang Mad , and seeing the 1958 (?) Chevy Impala snapping it's own suspension when brake testing for MOT , oh and the bacon baguette too!

All in all, if you need it sorted, go see Dave.

I can only say that Dave has been very helpfull to me too by helping me through the forum.

Wished would be closer to get my brakes sorted but almost 4 hours away.

Thanks Dave.

Eduardo.

i agree also, always there with helpful advice infact i need some more as i write this !!! stang passed 2nd mot today but mentioned handbrake was just with in limits on one side other side was ok whats the likely cause of this ?and how easy is it to fix ? i bet dave will be along in a bit with a answer or any one else !!
sorry for the hijack on this thread

gt.phil wrote:i agree also, always there with helpful advice infact i need some more as i write this !!! stang passed 2nd mot today but mentioned handbrake was just with in limits on one side other side was ok whats the likely cause of this ?and how easy is it to fix ? i bet dave will be along in a bit with a answer or any one else !!
sorry for the hijack on this thread

no worries phil

take the rear pads out and the silver pads that they sit on

wire brush them and the caliper housing up

take a file and file the edge of the brake pads where it comes in contact with the caliper as its very uneven and covered in paint, only need to make them flat so dont go mad

little bit of copper grease on each bit where it comes in contact pad to caliper housing
put back together

press brake 10 times

put wheels on and do hand brake turns to wow the crowd

hope that helps


and as normal im now embarressed and i dont deserve it at all
i just do what i do and try and make sure its how i would want to be treated if i was a customer, and my builders know how demanding i am

thans guys as per normal

dave

as i said top guy even replied quicker than normal is there no ending to this mans talents sounds easy enough to do,was expecting to take shit loads of linkage to bits.
cheers dave

no worries phil

should take about 30 mins per side, from memory you will need a 12 mm spanner for the calipers, it maybe 13 as the fronts one size and the rears the other


dave

forgot to ask ,dave whats your post code you might get a visit from a big black mustang gt convertable if i get stuck !!

hi mate

post code

sg13 7ae

14 miles from stevenage which is on the a1

which is

50 miles from peterborough


if thats helps


got the m11 14 miles one side

a1m the other and the m11 about 30 miles from me

m25is around 12 miles

enfield juction of m25 or south mims

will learn morse code if it helps #

dit dit dot dot dit dit dit

...and all for his fixed fee of £40 plus VAT. Go Dave! Of course, he'd charge more if he had opposable thumbs and could type using capitals.

LV51FER wrote:...and all for his fixed fee of £40 plus VAT. Go Dave! Of course, he'd charge more if he had opposable thumbs and could type using capitals.

I'm waiting for him to tell us about his summer discount

I'll have you know, that Dave has a computer at work for doing "capitals', and only CAPITALS !!!

Robbed666 wrote:I'll have you know, that Dave has a computer at work for doing "capitals', and only CAPITALS !!!

thats cus when im on the pc at work it calculates double time on pricing

i dont understand why ? seems to get worse when i type the word lusifer too (but then it starts to churn out words i cant post as there too rude)



are you gettin any sleep lusifer what with the new baby and all or are the matchsticks about to break

What's two hourly feeds every night? I'll tell you what they are...exhausting.... for Claire.... once she's finished the brickwork out the back and mown the lawns. She complained about the C-section but as I pointed out "it's barely a flesh wound".

Seriously though, there comes a time when you're just too old for this lark. For me, that was about 1988.

GOD THAT BRINGS BACK MEMORIES, AND IM NEVER DOIN THAT AGAIN !!!