Drax's JUN Prelude: Papa Smurf edition

[Drax]

cheers everyone
another quick update, managed to grab Bri (giggidy) last Monday and fit the Legend twin pot front brakes (& replacement EBC disks and yellow stuff pads at the same time) as ive never bled brakes before


plus the ATR HEL braided front hoses too


then a few days later smoke was coming from my indicator stalk and the wipers are now going very slow so I swapped them for a one that Bri had


awkward wire at the back to unplug...


and note to self.... don't leave screws on the top part of the dash....

[Merlin]

Are you still using prelude discs or the 300x25 legend discs?

[Drax]

Are you still using prelude discs or the 300x25 legend discs?

Prelude disks as im using Prelude carriers with the Legend calipers

edit. arnt the Legend disks 282x28? not 300x25

[nucleustylzlude]

Good work bud, I realised I never got back to you with info on the Legends install.
Looks like you faired fine though mate.

Legends are indeed 282 x 28mm.

Losing that screw looks annoying, get yourself a little magnetic pickup tool - I've used mine countless times.

[Donald]

Are you still using prelude discs or the 300x25 legend discs?

Prelude disks as im using Prelude carriers with the Legend calipers

edit. arnt the Legend disks 282x28? not 300x25

I think Merlin might have been getting confused with an upgrade question a while back re: Legend calipers and Accord discs or something.

Might be an option to source some ATR carriers though and use 300x28 discs.

[Drax]

I could do, but id also have to get the disks redrilled as well as their 5 stud, ball ache for what its worth Imo

[Drax]

quick update - should have been done a week or two ago but ive been stupid busy

had a starting problem recently as some of you may know, so after ticking off most of the usual suspects, plus playing on how it wasnt starting the best guess (from Bri) was the ignition barrel. so ordered a 2nd hand replacement and began to take appart the old one for testing of the replacement barrel.

stripped off the plastic cowling and i got the ignition switch at the back or the barrel disconnected


3 nuts to get it and the plastic cover off


and found a bit of the solder has come off - ah! suspect.


so as its supposed to look like this (example shown on my spare)


i decided to resolder it


and the car started and then again later that day.
BUT the next day it refused again.....

a slightly different noise, clicking involved, battery seems reasonably charged but charged it anyway


no difference so thought battery is fooked. got a new one (failed test in shop) and fitted that and then we got back to no clicking - ooook.

[Drax]

no clicking but still no starting.

so decided to try the spare barrel removed this wire


this wire


this one


and this one


and had the spare barrel hanging down ghetto wise. still no starting, but needed to push the lude back and found the steering column was locked in place

i think in the end it was because i hadnt removed this wire


but it didnt matter as it wasnt the barrel that was dodgy.
Then Wurly suggested the ignition switch could be dodgy so swapped that and BOOM started and has been fine since.... cross fingers!!

[Merlin]

Must of got confused with EP3 discs

Shame about your starting issues.

[Drax]

...because JUN Prelude. That it all.