nfbr Posted July 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 Love those wheels.As much as I love the CH's, I'm starting to wish I hadn't bought them. When I got them they were a bit of a Niche or Elite product only bought by people who had good money to spend on quality products.Since then some crappy company has done a load of replicas and they are quickly becoming just another "Over used" wheel design To be 100% fair, You can tell 100% that mine aren't replicas because of the width and the concaved centre of the wheel.I'm wondering weather I should buy a set of RH Naj200's like I initially planned and sell the CH's on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupoluke Posted July 26, 2009 Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 Glad to hear the business with the nigerian is being sorted, I would comment on the diesel power but i have 55 brake so i will keep my mouth shut . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfbr Posted July 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 Glad to hear the business with the nigerian is being sorted, I would comment on the diesel power but i have 55 brake so i will keep my mouth shut .It's still going through legal experts trying to get him to admit liability. I hate how stuff like this can't be sorted out quicker! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupoluke Posted July 26, 2009 Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 Get his adresss and im sure we would be able to pursuade him otherwise lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfbr Posted July 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 Get his adresss and im sure we would be able to pursuade him otherwise lol.ROFL... I've got it...Once this is all over there'll be a dead horses head going to his door Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupoluke Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 ROFL... I've got it...Once this is all over there'll be a dead horses head going to his door Its got to go in his bed while he is sleeping Al, you cant do half a job lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfbr Posted July 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 (edited) Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!The insurers of the Idiot that drove into me have admitted liability on his behalf Just got to ring my insurance now and find out if I have to pay the excess and claim it back, or weather I can just not pay the excess at all! Edited July 27, 2009 by nfbr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simpo Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 Nice one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomnotrevo Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 Congratulations on the outcome I Don't think Iv commented in here before, but I love what you've done with the Bora. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLAST Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 If the other insurance company have claimed liability, you shouldn't have to pay a penny excess. If they claimed liability after you had paid the excess, then you would claim it back.Hope every penny stays in your pocket! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfbr Posted July 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 Nice one I'm gona celebrate on Friday by buying a box of Corona or Coors Congratulations on the outcome I Don't think Iv commented in here before, but I love what you've done with the Bora.Thanks dude Can't wait to see how the new rub strip looks Good to hear Too right, I'm glad it was over so fast! Six weeks isn't bad for an insurance company to admit liability!If the other insurance company have claimed liability, you shouldn't have to pay a penny excess. If they claimed liability after you had paid the excess, then you would claim it back.Hope every penny stays in your pocket!My broker / Insurance company / Legal team seem to think I am required to pay the excess then claim it back through a second legal team!I'm going to give Oladipo's insurance company a ring tomorrow and ask them now that they have admited liability would they be able to send across a cheque for my excess so that I can get my car back We'll see if it works... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLAST Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 Ahh. I'm still claiming all expenses back from a crash i had in October 08, but i never had to pay a penny excess which was strange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfbr Posted July 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 (edited) I'm quite tempted to try and claim for mental anguish and lost sleep. I dunno if it'll carry though as it's only been going on six weeks.I've had over a months worth of terrible sleep I think only Pro3Mark will understand exactly how angry/upset I was about the whole thing Edited July 27, 2009 by nfbr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupoluke Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Good news Al, you have got no excuses now get ya arse in gear and get it in the bodyshop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfbr Posted July 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Good news Al, you have got no excuses now get ya arse in gear and get it in the bodyshop.It's already there!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfbr Posted July 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 Well, the repair work has been done and the car is ready to be collected tomorrow morning.I've also got a little update to come at some point tonight too Ahh. I'm still claiming all expenses back from a crash i had in October 08, but i never had to pay a penny excess which was strange.Thanks for mentioning about not having to pay the excess. I rang my insurers and they waived it after a couple of short phone calls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfbr Posted July 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 Unfortunately due to SFS's PD130 top hose being massively oversized (61mm bore / 2.2 litres), I've been having Lag and Smoke problems due to the good old Venturi effect.After doing a large amount of research including Cad drawings and measurements of the Original pipework, I came to the conclusion that I would be better off making up my own Aluminium/Silicon pipe assembly with an iinternal bore of 51mm. The original pipework has a Volume of 1.3 litres and 51mm bore pipework would be a volume of 1.45 litres which is much closer to standard and much stronger than the standard pipework and fittings.The biggest of the silicon pipes is my new "Airbox hose" which replaces the crappy plastic corrugated pipe that VW fitted as standard.Next Tuesday the car is having the Cambelt and water pump service done along with a coolant change. On Saturday I'll be stripping off my intercooler pipe work and removing the inlet manifold so that I can clean it out and Match up the ports to give better flow.II've also ordered an EGR Delete kit and 130pd specific catch can to stop soot getting into the inlet manifold and to stop blow-by oil getting into the turbo intake pipe.Another major mod may be done by edition 38 but I'm not sure as of yet if It'll be done in time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobG Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 Shiny, but it's not *pink*That'd be a real man's mod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfbr Posted July 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 eventually I'll have all the hoses done in Orange Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little rich Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 loving the new hose's boss About time you did some shiney work on my lupo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CasperGTI Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 Our maths class via msn was a bit funny.... we got there in the end!Should make a good difference, looking forward to seing you both at edition.John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfbr Posted July 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 Our maths class via msn was a bit funny.... we got there in the end!Should make a good difference, looking forward to seing you both at edition.JohnYeah it was rather amusing. Especially when we decided it best to reject my conclusion that the 61mm bore pipe had a 22,000 litre volume. LMAO. I still don't know what I did wrong to end up coming to that conclusion.I sent an e-mail out to allard earlier asking if they had dispatched my bits yet and as per usual got no response. It's been over 4 working days so far since I ordered and haven't heard a damn thing off them.Sounds like they haven't bothered their arse to improve things since they went bankrupt, then re-opened under a different name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfbr Posted July 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 Well, Today I got the car back from the bodyshop. At first everything looked fine, but now that I've got the car home and had a chance to give it a proper inspection, I've found they only seem to have repaired the top half of the rear door and not the bottom half.So now I'm going to have to take it back and be without my car again for another week or so. Really pissed off as I've got a lot of work to do before edition and very little time in which to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pro3mark Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 35 days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfbr Posted July 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 Jap spec front rub strip fitted. Makes the car look lower and wider for some reason.Here's the mess that didn't get sorted by the bodyshop: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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