Flex in body, not ice

[Mark Elder]

Car completely covered in thick frozen water this morning. Scraped windows and drove the block of ice to the office.

But our drive has quite a twist in the surface that causes the front left and rear right suspension to be close to their extreem points as I reverse out.

CREAK (from the roof) - sounded like a glacier shifting.

Clearly the body shell has more flex than ice does! - not surprising really, but I've never noticed this with other cars over the last 12 years of Scottish winters and the same drive.

 

[sailor]

The same reason you get the odd twitter from the windscreen of a cold car, where the glass is not perfectly housed.

JohnC
993turbo

 

[Porker993]

ORIGINAL: sailor

The same reason you get the odd twitter from the windscreen of a cold car, where the glass is not perfectly housed.

JohnC
993turbo

Crikey - you're lucky if all you get is the odd twitter. Mine's been squeaking like a barrel of frogs since I had a new windscreen fitted. Must get some teflon tape fitted when I get round to it ...

 

[kennyboy]

ORIGINAL: Porker993

ORIGINAL: sailor

The same reason you get the odd twitter from the windscreen of a cold car, where the glass is not perfectly housed.

JohnC
993turbo

Crikey - you're lucky if all you get is the odd twitter. Mine's been squeaking like a barrel of frogs since I had a new windscreen fitted. Must get some teflon tape fitted when I get round to it ...

or some pedros ice wax?

 

[Porker993]

ORIGINAL: kennyboy

ORIGINAL: Porker993

ORIGINAL: sailor

The same reason you get the odd twitter from the windscreen of a cold car, where the glass is not perfectly housed.

JohnC
993turbo

Crikey - you're lucky if all you get is the odd twitter. Mine's been squeaking like a barrel of frogs since I had a new windscreen fitted. Must get some teflon tape fitted when I get round to it ...

or some pedros ice wax?

Pedros Ice Wax ? Eh ? Is that like Bikini wax ? Where can I get some ? I've got copperslip grease on there at the moment which only lasts a few weeks. It's driving me nuts. Please help.

PS advice to owners considering this fix - don't get oil on the paintwork - it's not necessary and will likely soften/dissolve it over time.

 

[kennyboy]

Do a search on rennlist Mark - it's a favourite on there.

I used it on my 4S and it worked a treat - some say it only lasts for 3-6 months before it needs doing again but I'd sold the car before I could test this.

you can get it in the uk from bike shops or a google search also brings a lot up.

 

[Porker993]

thanks Kenny