John Beasley has worked in press & PR photography for 30 years. He now passes on that knowledge and experience to photography fans by way of private tutorials. As a keen DIYer he has renovated and restored numerous properties over the years.
Thank you very much sir. I really appreciate the time and effort that you put on to create such a great video and covering all the details! I learned a lot and I am grateful. Thank you again🙏
Hi, I watched this with interest as I just completed this job for myself, yesterday. Good job! I would say though that the corners where the enclosure profiles slide into the wall profiles need sealing on the outside of the enclosure - perhaps 4 or 5 inches up from the floor. This saves any water which enters between them exiting the enclosure. It is apparently, important that you don't seal the inside of that joint so that water doesn't collect there. But well done - you must be strong!
Thanks for watching Greg. Yes, I agree it would seem like a good idea to just seal everything inside and out but to avoid water getting trapped in the 'cavity' we're told to just seal the outside. The whole idea of the aluminium section just sliding into the wall chanel and forming a seal feels like very old tech. Hope your shower is now watertight. ATB b33zo
Replaced my element now. Getting the element and top liner screwed back in place is a PITA. Neff must have saved themselves all of 0.2 pence by having them share that self-tapping screw @5:45 instead of having a screw (or two) for the liner and a seperate screw for the element. It is made worse by the screw being very short. I first wedged the liner up with a short length of 25mm square timber passing between the element rods and positioned it with the holes lining up. Then I separately wedged up the element also getting the holes lined up. Then I could put the screw in. It is also made worse by the fact that you cannot get a normal length screwdriver in there. Had to use a T20 torx head from a miniature 1/4" drive socket set.
Thanks again Lex. Yes Neff seem to have gone down the path of 'why make it easy for DIYers?'. As if the fact that you're more-or-less working upside down doing the job in the first place wasn't difficult enough! ATB b33zo
This is happening to my mk5 jetta right now, I cleared the water well from tree debris but still dripping by the hood release. WIll have to check tomorroy morning. Thanks.
Thanks for watching Luis. If you find that the hood release cable grommet is not seated properly in the bulkhead you have found the proble. Just gotta dry the carpets out then... ATB b33zo
Thanks for watching bikus. It's all part of the DIY learning process! Some fiberglass bath tubs have 2x1 lengths of timber encased in the base for screwing the legs to. Just have to use the right length screws... b33zo
Shame they didn't use screws in from the oven interior instead of in from the back, with enough slack in the wires so you could detach the spade connectors after pulling the element forwards. IDK why you were so hung up about the bracket - the new one looks stronger, hasn't got the holes in it. I guess the old one had the holes where it had been punched out to make locating lugs to make alignment easier.
@@b33zo Got the old element out and need to order a new one now. I don't know why they made that top liner depend on the element to hold it up - a poor design detail IMHO.
Thank You so much, my plasticy tap handle just broke in half in my hand when i turned it, i was looking at the full on replacement of the tap, call a plumber, etc...but all i needed is to revive it like this in 2 minutes. RU-vid at its best, thank you.
I just found your video, and it was just what I needed before I get started on replacing the rear calipers on my Seat Altea XL. Same brake system. Thank you so much for sharing this :) Great tip regarding singing for the brakes. Cheers from Denmark.
Nice job. this stuff is pretty daunting to work with. I think it's the thought of wrecking it and the cost that makes me anxious taking my circular saw to it. He who dares!
Thanks for watching Alex. Its an interesting product. Probably the hardest material I've ever cut with 9 1/4 Makita saw. Very resiliant too as I found out when I tried to break up a long off-cut of about 2 inch wide. Almost impossible to snap it until it was 'u' shaped. Bear in mind because its only 12mm thick your finished height will be lower unless you jack up the cupboard legs and dont mind a little gap along the top of the plinth. Cutting the biscuit joints in that thin material was quite a worry but doable if you go slow! Lookes great finished and I'm please with the outcome. ATB b33zo
heyy, i was taught to not take the axle out but use the bolt to pop the cv off, not sure if ur ever doing this again but its a life saver! love ur vid and motivation 10/10
@istoneyy4204 thanks for watching. Yes, I saw elswhere that that was the way to go but for some reason I couldn't make it happen ( insuffient DIY skill I guess). Pulling the whole axle out was quite a worry... best wishes b33zo
Thanks for watching Tim. Yes I decided that the wheel should come off until I discovered the locking nut was missing...(another £23 and 24 hour wait). I have a small repair to do on the driver side wing so I'll take the wheel off as you suggest. I receive a replacement bonnet this week so the front end is slowly coming together. Another video soon. ATB b33zo
Thank you from South Carolina, USA! We bought our daughter a used 2015 Yaris, and the hood would not unlatch! We didn't use saws, I just had her pull the latch and I lifted the hood. Easy! I appreciate you taking the time to post the video!
Thanks for watching USA friend. The Yaris is a very reliable vehicle and a small amount of grease around the hood latch should ensure no more unlocking probems. Best wishes from UK. b33zo
Thanks for watching Mark and for your kind comments. It was an interesting job but I think one chimney repair is enough for the older gentleman... b33zo
Thanks for watching James. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Does the ACC gizmo just sit in the little housing completely uncovered? The grille was all smashed to bits so I haven't seen how its supposed to look. Cheers b33zo
While you're playing with coolant, remove the silica bag from the expansion tank. These have been known to split and block the heater matrix. also tye wrap the bonnet release mechanism junction box to black metal frame (Near R/H headlight in engine bay) its attached too to prevent the housing from opening and ferrels popping out. Both of these happened to me in one go!
Thanks Ben I thought I had replied yesterday but it has disappeared. I'll have a look for the silica bag and check the bonnet release situation. The ferrels seem to replace self-tappers in numerous (limited access) locations. Guess they're designed to last 10-15 years. Nothing that a plastic tie wont fix. Cheers b33zo
Great vid. Ive been playing with my Mk7 GTD today. flushing the heater matrix and replacing bonnet latch cable. Fair play for taking this on yourself. Will be watching with interest how things connect.
The EA288’s cooling system is a nightmare. I’ve got the Seat Leon mk3 fr 184. If you can’t pressure fill the coolant, you want to make sure to bleed the cooling system with VCDS, and want to be squeezing the various hoses whilst engine is at temp and expansion tank cap is off, squeeze the rad hoses, auxiliary pump for heating, matrix and mainly the hose running off from the expansion tank into the radiator for charge air. You’ll probably hear the pump running for a while and gushing around the heater matrix. Good luck and will be subscribing.
Thanks for watching Rudi and leaving your tips. I squeezed the hoses a fair bit when filling and ran the engine for 5 minutes with the cap off so hopefully most of the air will be out now. I don't have much experience with pressure filling. I'll keep an eye on the level before any test drive. Cheers b33zo
Thanks for watching Adrian and for your kind remarks. It's not really complicated. I think most of us DIYers underestimate how long a job will take and then those around us start growing impatient! ATB b33zo
Thanks for watching CC. The Mk5 Golf is still in use but only around town. The dual-mass clutch is really clattering, the worn out bush somewhere under the front end is still clunking and the other rear wheel bearing is very noisy...I hate to let the car go... b33zo
