Hello, my name is Dave and welcome to the channel. DAB DIY documents our journey through the process of self teaching DIY mechanics and other DIY related tasks around the house and the garden. Along the way, my wife will feature on the channel and show some of her DIY projects and to demonstrate how she learns by doing. This is my way of recording our learning process and show progress on our projects. We have been doing this offline for a while now, so we thought it is time to start sharing it with anyone who is interested. These videos are not intended to be a 'how to' guide and is for entertainment purposes only. I hope you enjoy the content and find it helpful for your own projects. Please feel free to watch, like, comment and share what you see.
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@@DABDIY For RAM-loving owners, it's a way to add to the fun of driving. Of course, this varies from person to person. I'm more than happy to give it to you for free if you'd like.
Thanks for posting this, it helped a lot. I did end up dropping the bolt into the door though (what a tw*t that one was 🙄). It was all pretty easy up to that point. Paid £25 off ebay for ours. 😊
@@DABDIY How did you retrieve the bolt as a matter of interest? I was going to buy another but of course I have to buy a pack of 400 and not just one (okay, not 400, just 10 😂) but I only need one. Mind you, I might end up dropping them all into the door 🤦♀
The lid of the bottom section is held on with four screws, removing these gives access to the inside. Push in to place then put 2-3 self tappers through the bottom. Screw back on the lid/ top section. A much neater job than using loads of glue and it is easily removable if you need to adjust the handbrake cable or just remove it.
I just changed this part on my girlfriends C1 mk2, and that saved her approximately €180 at the mechanic. Thanks to your video-guide I dared to do it myself... :D I love people like you, youtube, and the internet 🥳🍾👏💪 (Btw. In this car it was a TORX T20 for the one scre)
you should have popped the rear side panels and done the wheel arch and the quarter panel too ,,, I filled that space with closed cell expanding foam and the difference is night and day
That’s on my to-do list for when I do the doors and the ceiling too. I’m removing the panels and painting them and while they’re out, I’ll apply more sound deadening material.
Wouldn't it have been simpler to mount an analog temp gauge taking the signal from the existing sensor on the car, rather than mounting another sensor? Not that I know if it's possible, just trying to understand.
I did consider that, but I was concerned that there might be a calibration issue, whereby the sensor outputs a signal that the gauge doesn’t show it correctly. At least with the gauge and sensor of the same brand, they’re more likely to be calibrated together.
@@DABDIY I understand what you are saying and I totally agree, at the same time I'm thinking, couldn't it have been calibrated, more or less, according to the information given by an obdII, after all fluctuations are more important than an extremely accurate reading, or that's my reasoning anyway. I'm thinking all this for a cleaner installation... Cheers!
Thanks so much for the video. I was wondering whether to give this job to a mechanic, but after witnessing for my self how easy it is I decided it would be a sin not to just do it myself. 😄
Apologies, couldn’t get a camera behind there to get a clean enough shot of it. There’s two squeeze tabs that you need to push in, while at the same time, pulling the housing out. Not easy, but persevere with it and you’ll get there.
I can’t help much there, I’m sorry. The arches are generic plastic arches from the likes of eBay, Amazon etc and without taking a wheel off, I genuinely can’t remember the ET of them. They’re 15” wheels with 175/50/15 tyres on them. I believe they’re 6” wide.
@@DABDIY i just got my old school oz racing 7" et37 also planning tires 175 and i was couries how big arches i should buy, dont really want them too wide :D
Why didn't you just prize out the leather gear knob cover instead of all that removing everything? Update..I now know why, I snapped every single clip 😂..that's just cost me £11 quid for a new one haaaaa
Answered your own question there 😅 I’ve actually got a replacement myself because I want to fit a red leather gaiter on it when I paint all the trim pieces black.
@DABDIY that's what I've done, ove got the red stitched leather(ish) steering wheel cover, I've gone for the red stitched gear gaiter cover..but I don't know whether to do the gear knob red stitched too..its currently black leather stitched..would it be too much red stitch? 🤣
Чет звук не очень получился после дополнения акустикой? А за идею, спасибо большое, хоть у меня и Пежо 107 и пятидверный, я понял как заменить передние динамики, кстати у штатной магнитолы тоже выход на 4 динамика есть, и звучит она весьма не плохо, с нормальной акустикой, дополнил ее блютузом, осталось замеить акустику.
А вы всегда, чтобы запаять два контакта приносите с собой паяльную станцию? 🤣 И когда берете динамик всегда тыкаете его пальцами? Кстати, можно обойтись без коннекторов, припаять провода напрямую к динамику.
да. паяные соединения хоть и не идеальны для звуковых систем, но более надежны. Я не создаю идеальную звуковую систему, поэтому не вижу в них проблемы. диффузор динамика не был поврежден, и в любом случае это не очень дорогие динамики, так в чем же проблема?
I've just managed to change this part so many thanks for this video! I had this P0494 error appearing on and off my C1 for over a year and hopefully replacing this part clears this issue. Also for less experienced people like myself, to pull the connectors out, you first have to push the wider bottom part of the orange "latch" down (i.e. away from the connector). This then gives you space to push the inside top part of the connector/clip up, which holds it onto the controller, and pull the connector out. I used a flat head screwdriver for both of these steps. 2:49 and 2:08, respectively, are probably the best still pictures for reference
I wish the mk2 had an optional sporty spoiler, got big dreams for my little sh""box haha. just watched your front splitter video on your mk1, tempting with the mk2.
Hi mate, I heard there is some sort of oil valve thing on the mk1, that will give the appearance of "burning oil" always requiring to top the engine oil up, my mk2 seems to drink through engine oil, i was originally on 0W30 but due to the issue and at the time, last year the weather was pretty hot, so i presumed better to try 5W30 since that is an option in the manual. same issue, i cant find anywhere that states the mk2 has this valve thing, so, since you have the mk1 and your wife has the mk2, maybe you might know? appreciate any response, cheers.
Hi mate, great vid, I have the C1 mk2 flair puretech 1.2, gonna be installing a viofo A119 V3 when it arrives, Hoping that same VCC fuse spot will work for me, with the viofo hardwire kit it gives options for not letting the battery go below a certain voltage, your voltage seems a bit low in my opinion but im not an electrician so heres to hoping mines all normal. for comparison i had to wire vcc to my kenwood head unit i fitted and mine was showing (from my memory), something like 14.15V to 14.25V
Oh i dont know if this will help anyone, but i fixed a god awful leak in my boot, turns out for some reason, i had no seal around my centre brake light, so i slapped some silo sealant made for caravans around it and put it back in, worked a treat, however, its a b......ard to get out, I had to use a handful of business cards i took from the local garage to use as a little tool to unhook the push in pins. the water would come through the none sealed centre brake light, when youd open the boot or if there was enough water inside that little area behind the light, it would leak through the wiring rubber bung thing that connects to the roof inside the car itself and then run down the sides of the roof and behind the plastic panels each side in the boot. thank god for the heat wave we had to help dry any water remaining inside after i sealed it up.
I hear good things about Viofo. This camera install hasn’t affected the battery in any way. Yes, water in the spoiler is a common problem on these Mk2 cars. We did a video about it on the channel a while back.
@@DABDIY pretty sure it was your video i saw mentioning about it but i think you fixed it on your mk1, i remembered it after i typed it lol, thanks for the reply.
Hi there, when trying to remove the front bolt that holds the throttle body I think it snapped. It just keeps spinning but won’t come out. Do you think there’s anything I can do?
The threaded insert has most likely come loose from inside the intake. Worst case scenario, you’ll need a new intake. Best case, see if you can hold it with a pair of pliers as you undo the bolt
This video is actually extriemly helpfull and therapeutic to watch..guess I'm not not free tomorrow after all as I now want to do this..at 00.41am..😂..thanks a bunch dude👍 Question..what is the pcv used for? What's its job?
I’m glad you like the video! The PCV valve, positive crankcase ventilation valve, is responsible for venting the positive pressure generated within the engine when combustion takes place. It contains oil vapour and other such things like that in the expelled gasses, which are then fed back into the air intake for emissions purposes. I did a video on cleaning the Throttle Body Control Valve too. It’s in the Project C1 playlist.
Huge fan of the C1 content, I’m a Pug 107 owner (first car) and have been modding / upgrading bits n bobs of it over the last year. Just wondering if a) the front speakers have stood the test of time and if they still sound as good? B) what model of pioneers did you use for the rear speakers? Cheers, George
Hi George Glad you like the content! The speakers sound as good as the first day they were installed, they’ve held up really well. Since this video, I’ve installed an under seat subwoofer under the passenger seat and I’ve got some door cards with speakers in them, video about that to come soon. I’m not sure which model number of speakers I used in the rear, I just know they were the 6.5” speakers, they’re the same as I’ll be installing in the door cards. Sorry I couldn’t be any further help. If you’re on Instagram, follow me @dabdiy and I’ll post on there soon which speakers I’ll be using for the door cards.
After cleaning an old filter they will never be regarded as performance again. Just selling jargon. As for the engine bay, apart from meat, there is now't better then a clean engine area. Maybe a top heavy woman comes close. 😂😂
@Bakerboy69 I can’t agree with you there. The K&N filters are more or less just as effective after a cleaning than they are from the factory, as long as you follow the instructions in the kit. As for the engine bay, it’ll be a little difficult to clean it, even if I saw any merit in doing so, because the car was scrapped after an accident a couple of years ago.
Noticed mine aren’t lighting up anymore either with the little orange light. Could this be causing a drain on my battery cause it keeps dying. Checked all the fuses and are all good. Changed alternator and the battery twice but car still seems to drain. Ground connections seem fine so can’t get my head around why the battery keeps dying
You have a parasitic drain somewhere. The best thing to do would be to go to an auto electrician for this because they’re notoriously hard to find, however if you have the facility, see if there is any voltage drop across every fuse while everything is turned off. Also, try removing the bulbs you installed and see if that stops the drain.
I got it from eBay. The link I used isn’t active anymore, but it’s just a generic gear knob, I’m sure there will be similar available on eBay and Amazon.
@@DABDIY Thanks a lot, I hope it will fit, maybe that plastic under the gear knob I can remove it I dont know I will try. All the cars looks like yours, a steel thing where you can screw something, not on my car.
Hello, my switch selector for the car fan is not working properly. Do you know how to unplug this selector, on your video thats the white thing that gives power to the bulbs? I tried to unplug but it doesnt come. Thanks !
@@DABDIY it was such a pain to take it off. It was melt inside. I replaced it, everything is working. Its sad because I changed the blower motor and resistance for nothing. Thanks man. It was easy to unplug it on another car to put it on mine.
