What Have You Done to Your Cougar Today?
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Got respray quote from Tony Williams body shop in malvern yesterday, £5754 
, undoubtedly they would do a first class job but simply can not justify the expense or afford it for that matter, so is going into a ledbury body shop for a more reasonable £2500 max.
, undoubtedly they would do a first class job but simply can not justify the expense or afford it for that matter, so is going into a ledbury body shop for a more reasonable £2500 max.
They are pretty good mate, but like you say always the top end of the range. I remember when they used to be in the old RAF place down at Blackmore, looked nothing from the outside but the cars that came out were just stunning. For years there was an E-type bonnet just leaning up against a wall outside, I should have formulated a plan to half-inch that back in my teenage tearaway days but for some reason never did!
Well done Paul, bloody great job.
Well done Paul, bloody great job.
Well done Procomm, a man not afraid of a challenge.
Today I carefully reversed into a parking place with some low level cast bollards on my side, allowing ample room for Mrs Mabo to jump out when the clock ticked to the right spot.
After 10 mins of radio, I opened my drivers door into the bollard that was below my line of sight and dented it. It being my door not the firkin bollard.
Well done Mabo you firkin eejit.
Today I carefully reversed into a parking place with some low level cast bollards on my side, allowing ample room for Mrs Mabo to jump out when the clock ticked to the right spot.
After 10 mins of radio, I opened my drivers door into the bollard that was below my line of sight and dented it. It being my door not the firkin bollard.
Well done Mabo you firkin eejit.
Took our lads Cougar for mot yesterday. failed on rotten rear subby and all round drop links!! The examiner did a a good job with his toffee hammer and screwdriver i thought!! Don't think he liked me !!
Don't think he liked me !!Bad news MJP, at least that’s all nuts and bolts and no sill welding. I’m really hoping you plan to fix her.
Yes she shall rise like a Phoenix from the ashes!! Lol [emoji23]
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Got it another 12 month ticket with a clean bill of health and no advisories.
Well done
Another Cougar lives on, good to hear. I’ve just tucked mine up in the garage for the next few months.
I took the C2 for 4 wheel alignment today.
It it had been in disgrace after failing it's MOT in September for offside suspension arm ball joint and shock absorber. We knew this time was coming as the front was still on original parts. So after replacing the wishbones, shocks, springs and top mounts on both sides the Mot was passed. I sourced all the parts but handed them all to our mechanic friend to replace. I think I had the last 1012101 bolts in the country. He did threaten to set my car on fire as it gave him a bit of a challenge removing the old wishbones
We are now ready for Coombe.
I've been using the son's 'driving practice' Ka2 a lot lately; use it for any trip he comes too with him driving, got mywork jacket in the boot so use it to commute - saves petrol cost.
Anyway, drove/moved Cougar once over a week ago, was informed number-plate lights duff (actually one was advised last MOT, other has gone flickery). Both early LED T10s I'd kept from T241 so ordered a pack of newer ones.
Today, went to install them, Cougar's battery flat.
Set up the charger, then replaced the T10s in the side repeaters to see how the new LEDs fare, then into the number-plate lamps too. Left the old ones in the sidelights - still both OK (always drive with headlights anyway).
So then on to the radio; flat battery so was requesting security code. Also, only finding five of the six CDs I knew were in there.
Thought it would be quicker to use the decode app to get the code than find where I'd written it last time extracted the radio enough to read the label serial number, cables prevented it coming further. App ceased working (was a front-end to a webpage that had moved), know I've got one on Windows PC but kids here using that, so back to Google Play to try some others, a few pay-per-code, a few wait several hours, then a free one that gave an incorrect code, then another free one that had been downvoted on the store, but gave the correct code - that one stays installed and the code recorded in my digital notes app. Also found a website that instantly returns the same code - https://www.freefordradiocodes.com/
The power connector had come out of the radio when I pulled it forward - it was caught around the back of the lower slide bracket, had to totally disconnect the radio to free the cable loom before reconnecting. Radio was a replacement on/after 2005 - still a Cougar 6006E.
Then to eject the five CDs - wouldn't eject the sixth as it wasn't recognised, slot as if empty. Tried inverting the radio (hadn't put it back since reading the serial label) but resorted to taking the top off (two small torx on the back - easy) then after jiggling the disc it was recognised and allowed to eject normally.
Tested, watched and recorded the action of the changer, reloaded the six discs and refitted the top and back into the console.
Reset the dash clock, started and ran the engine, tools/charger away and in.
I think the cause of the flat battery was an MP3/bluetooth transmitter in the 12v socket - the socket being live the device had recently started coming on spontaneously rather than only when invoked, so that's been disconnected.
Oh and I've a wifi OBD adapter which might also be responsible.
Anyway, drove/moved Cougar once over a week ago, was informed number-plate lights duff (actually one was advised last MOT, other has gone flickery). Both early LED T10s I'd kept from T241 so ordered a pack of newer ones.
Today, went to install them, Cougar's battery flat.
Set up the charger, then replaced the T10s in the side repeaters to see how the new LEDs fare, then into the number-plate lamps too. Left the old ones in the sidelights - still both OK (always drive with headlights anyway).
So then on to the radio; flat battery so was requesting security code. Also, only finding five of the six CDs I knew were in there.
Thought it would be quicker to use the decode app to get the code than find where I'd written it last time extracted the radio enough to read the label serial number, cables prevented it coming further. App ceased working (was a front-end to a webpage that had moved), know I've got one on Windows PC but kids here using that, so back to Google Play to try some others, a few pay-per-code, a few wait several hours, then a free one that gave an incorrect code, then another free one that had been downvoted on the store, but gave the correct code - that one stays installed and the code recorded in my digital notes app. Also found a website that instantly returns the same code - https://www.freefordradiocodes.com/
The power connector had come out of the radio when I pulled it forward - it was caught around the back of the lower slide bracket, had to totally disconnect the radio to free the cable loom before reconnecting. Radio was a replacement on/after 2005 - still a Cougar 6006E.
Then to eject the five CDs - wouldn't eject the sixth as it wasn't recognised, slot as if empty. Tried inverting the radio (hadn't put it back since reading the serial label) but resorted to taking the top off (two small torx on the back - easy) then after jiggling the disc it was recognised and allowed to eject normally.
Tested, watched and recorded the action of the changer, reloaded the six discs and refitted the top and back into the console.
Reset the dash clock, started and ran the engine, tools/charger away and in.
I think the cause of the flat battery was an MP3/bluetooth transmitter in the 12v socket - the socket being live the device had recently started coming on spontaneously rather than only when invoked, so that's been disconnected.
Oh and I've a wifi OBD adapter which might also be responsible.
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DG needed a blow-out so today i went for a blast round the local country roads ie: Sherwood, Kings Clipstone, Edwinstowe etc, Robin Hood country. Apart from that, i had a letter to post
Finally installed the K&N air intake that was laying around since forever. Not necessarily to increase performance but that V6 sounds a lot meaner now
However, I begin to fear that long-time storage doesn't do the car any good. After having to replace the fuel pump beginning of the year, I have the feeling that the IMRC might have given up - was missing that extra boost after ~4000RPM when driving this weekend. Oh well, one additional to-do to add to the list...
However, I begin to fear that long-time storage doesn't do the car any good. After having to replace the fuel pump beginning of the year, I have the feeling that the IMRC might have given up - was missing that extra boost after ~4000RPM when driving this weekend. Oh well, one additional to-do to add to the list...