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jonalfaspider
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Yeah had this problem, it was the crankĀ sensor, Ā£30 part 30 mins to change
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Hello fella, itās on koni shocks and 20mm springs I think, the quads.... the whole car is audodelta. š
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First time out of the garage since buying š rear end looking much better.
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Well pulled the old girl out after 6 months being parked up and o I have missed that engine noise.Ā
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Needs a goo
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Well guys eventually managed to source a silverĀ mint boot to replace the Subaru Impreza style Spoiler boot š and I had to buy a replacementĀ clam shell panel as the vinyl wrap had bonded with the paint thankfully only in this area of the car. When I tried removing the wrap it just peeled up the paint, yet the wrap has protected the paint in nearly all other areas of the car.
the red dash and door cards are in but I think the alcanturaĀ is to dirty with stainsĀ to save, Iām having a go a spraying the grey black and see how it turns out.
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feels like Iām making progress the aim is to have her finish for summer 2019 as Iām already missing my red spider.
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Sorry bud these soldĀ
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My new daily got to be..... a Alfa š
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Well today was a sad day I sold my Rosso spider š it was my daily driver and I was forever maintaining her doing 13k miles a year and gave me no free time for my j10 spider so I let her go š¢
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Ā My little boy wasnāt happy when the new owner drove the spider away, ššš he started shouting āme love that car daddy!ā āMe love that car!ā š a proper AlfaholicĀ at the age of 3š¤£šš¤£
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a few final picsĀ
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Hi guys I have for sale a set of rare 18 gt cloverleaf alloys for sale (the ones ferrari copies for their 458)
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these normall sell between Ā£500-Ā£900Ā
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Mine Ā£450 no offers, pics to follow, Ā
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Lol! I have three 916s soon to be two, IĀ fancied somethingĀ newer with all the mod cons for my work commute so have just purchased this.... of course it had tobe a Alfa š
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How much are you selling it for? Thanks JonĀ
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Ooo that red spider is so nice ššš
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And she passed and no advisories š Ā Chilling before her retestĀ
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and a few nice picsĀ
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Wow looking great š
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Any more pics pics of the Rosso red spider?
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its the 4 Rosso spider in your second pic, looks like it has roll bars and a boot lid spoiler.
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its also pictured in your third pic š
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All sorted and booked in for the mot retest next week, I have fitted my new 17inch cloverleaf alloys the ride is so much better a joy to drive no more back ache š And bargain at Ā£250,Ā since the wheels are silver I decided to go back to silverĀ lookĀ on the grill to match,Ā after sourcing a phase one grill I resprayed it silver and fitted a new style Alfa badge, I think it's looks modern oem look š
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I quickly debadged the rear aswell not 100% looks clean I still got to remove the glue, might moveĀ the spiderbadge on the light strip like as seen on this forum.
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Well in for a mot and despite the tester commenting on how clean the underside isĀ my daily driver spider failed! š
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1) The 19s rubbin on full lock, so I will be fitting the 17 cloverleaf alloys.
2) Exhaust hasĀ a major leak of gases, looking under the car where the ssĀ system joins the cat looks like the boltsĀ have loosened and I can feel the leak, a matter of refitting and tightening up, mot tester said once I sort the leak it will pass the lambaĀ test so not too bad however...
3) service brake efficiently below requirement, when I asked about this heĀ said they nowĀ test brakes individually and the rears failed, he said most likelyĀ seized asĀ the front do all the work.
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so I have just ordered a caliper rebuild kit for bother rears, when the parts arrive I will book a day off work, swap the wheels over, re connectĀ the exhaust and seal. ThenĀ rebuild the rear calipers. I have ten days for the re test.
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Not bad for a 21 year old Italian sports car with 100k on the clock šĀ
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Mmm nice I do like them š but nope not Milano, they are the same shape as the grill
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I ordered two front trw shocks after reading a lot of good reviews on Alfa owners, only Ā£100 each and I have justĀ fitted them and have to say they are better than my oem I had originally fitted however they were on 90k so passed their best, these need shocks really have made a massive difference to the ride quality.
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The front pads were getting low yet the backs were still like new,Ā I thought why not upgrade the front discs to, so went with new pagid pads andĀ drilled n grooved discsĀ š
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After spending s small fortune I should really be spending my money on the j10 however I seenĀ a set of alloys for sale that don't come up very often, I wanted to go with 17s and love this style as it very Alfa Romeo and quite rare š
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So what 17 inch oem alloys have I bought for my spider??? šš¤š
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Thanks, well myĀ red spider has been busy eating up those motorway miles. Now over 100k and enjoying every minute!! IĀ think I'm going to take the coilovers off as the front as knocking bad now.Ā I might have to remove the 19s too š and go with 16s or 17s as it my daily driver and doing 55 miles a day,Ā Coilovers and 19s aren't good for your back š
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the red spider has its mot booked in for the end of the month and I can't find much todo, I'mĀ going to fit new discs n pads and replace the passenger side cv joint as it's just started clicking on full lock, other than that she is good Togo, I probably shouldn't be to confident on a 21 year old Italian car......but I am š To be fair very little advisories over the last few years, she is powerflexed rear end, full stainless steal exhaust and did all the wishbones and driplinks last year so fingers cross š¤
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The j10 spider is still in my garage struggling to get the time to pay, the vinyl wrap is a nightmare and it's taking forever to get the last bits off now, found a new method to remove it..... a steam gun, Evan when I have removed the wrap I then have to clean of the vinyl glue with glue gone and it feels like it taking forever
Ā however it will look so much better, I might miss the sparkle thoughĀ šš
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The only thing I wasn't sure aboutĀ onĀ your gtv was that mint green colour the rest of the car is like artšĀ it's goingĀ to look amazing in white šĀ
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Nice alloys, they look very oem but way better in 18s š Very nice
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Soz for the late reply, here a pic needs a good clean, it's also comes with the carpet sides aswell.Ā took me a hour to swap over the carpet, I have a guide if needed. the ph1 red carpet is gettingĀ rare now, thanks JonĀ
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This is the tread š the car would turn over just not fireĀ
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https://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-gtv-andamp-916-spider/1126401-xmas-eve-eve-present-ts-spider-wont-start.html