Nothing major since the exhaust install just some updates and minor projects.
One is a second child seat! This has had a couple of impacts. The first is deciding to remove one of the spare wheel carriers so Donna can access the rear of the car more easily while carrying a new born and managing a toddler as there is no longer room in the back seat for shopping and a pram. The second is the removal of the ARB rack so she can access more carparks closer to where she is going for the same reason. So that is Saturday’s project, both logical while the car is spending so much time around town but it’s just a couple more things to think about when getting ready for the next trip.
After going over the monthly lease vehicle reports, there has only been a small increase in fuel economy since installing the 3” exhaust, about .5ltr per 100k, better than nothing I suppose.
After having more issues with the reversing camera the guys at Pride Auto have replaced the system free of charge with a new product which has been working a treat, and have stopped dealing with the previous supplier.
Father’s day and Christmas has seen some nice additions. Stock Bonnet and headlight protectors, Sandgrabba mats front and back, an MSA dash organiser and the RoNo replacement door pockets that have a bottle holder in them. I would have to say the MSA dash organiser and Rono door pockets are gold but I am not so sold on the Sandgrabba mats. They really don’t fit that well and reduce the space for my size 12 feet in the foot-well which was tight to start with. Saying that they do the job as far as keeping the muck off the carpet.
I have also had some ongoing issues with the water watch fuel filter alarming and when I pull over and turn off the engine and start it up again the alarm doesn’t sound. This has happened a number of times over the life of the car. I rang the installers once but they were not really that helpful and just said that means you are right to drive. So now I don’t have great confidence in the product. I need to follow up and get it serviced.
Something that I’ve put up with for a long time is the Bluetooth in the stock radio not working properly. It would sync with my phone and do all the good stuff but people on the other end of the call could hardly hear me. I finally took it in to get it sorted and they initially told me to hang around and they would fix it on the spot. 90 minutes later I was told they needed to order in a new radio from Fujitsu as they can’t adjust the mic gain on the installed model. A week later I am happy to say it looks exactly the same but now works a treat!!
Another little thing I had been looking at for a while was where to put a couple of fire extinguishers. Last weekend I finally spent some time poking around and ended up installing them using some foam strips and zip ties on the base of the front seats parallel to the doors. They fit very neatly and don’t impinge access or catch on anything and means one can be accessed immediately from either side of the car which is handy.
That's about it for now. Anyone else have any issues with constantly leaving their lights on? Will be looking around for an aftermarket solution and would appreciate anyone’s suggestions.
Cheers
