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| Haylands Member Since: 04 Mar 2014 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 8531   
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Had the L405 for 2 1/2 years and decided to give it a bit of pampering..
First job was to sort the brakes out, the handbrake started staying on a couple of months ago so out with the IID and turned it off, it was set to come on automatically at switch off so I turned that off and now it doesn't come on unless you use the button. Which I haven't done... The front discs are getting a bit of a lip, and all discs have seen better days cosmetic wise.. So, four new discs, reconditioned rear calipers, the old ones are fine but this is the preventative bit of maintenance, two new handbrake actuators and Powerstop pads all round.
I've also got the refurbished and updated tank guard to fit..
If you have never heard of Powerstop pads then that's because the are mainly sold in the US, I've had them fitted to a lot of cars, and previous fattys and find them excellent, especially in low dust creation, https://www.powerstop.com/product/power-st...rake-pads/ They also have a specific bedding in procedure... 
I do keep checking my front uprights, I'm outside the VIN range but you never know, I've bought some crack detector to give them a good check...
Should keep me quiet for a while, fatty is booked in for some lift time next Monday and I have a few more things to attend to as well... Tailgate realignment is one Fatty is then booked in for a three day paint correction and 5 year ceramic coat the following Monday, the paintwork is excellent with only two minor marks on the paint but it does have a lot of swirl marks, still rather good for an 11 year old car though... Don't you just love spending money... 
Watch this space...  Pete
__________________________________________________ 2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior 2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand Sold 2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Sold 2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green (Fatty Offroader) Sold -Click for Project Fatty off roader- |
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24th Mar 2025 3:34pm |
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| stan Site Moderator Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: a moderate moderated moderator moderating moderately in moderation Posts: 35634 
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tank guard -- shiny |
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24th Mar 2025 4:09pm |
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| Gremlin500 Member Since: 11 Mar 2022 Location: Newcastle, UK Posts: 1675 
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Call me OCD but I’d be black powder-coating that on top of the zinc just for appearances sake, lol! |
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24th Mar 2025 5:25pm |
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| chicb Member Since: 28 Nov 2019 Location: Dundee Posts: 105 
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Plus 1 for Powerstop. Had them on my previous sport, now have them on my RR Fifty & Mercedes S63 AMG Coupe. Good stopping power & no brake dust. I did my break in procedure on a Sunday about 6am as I didn't want anyone behind |
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24th Mar 2025 7:53pm |
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when I kept accelerating then jumping on the brakes| Haylands Member Since: 04 Mar 2014 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 8531
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Gremlin, I did consider it but you can't see any of it unless you lie on the floor, it will age in a few months and end up grey rather than it's blingy look now....... |
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24th Mar 2025 8:40pm |
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