Gotta admire a man who's not afraid to have a go, filter out the negativity of those who snipe without having the balls to tackle anything out of their own comfort zone, keep em coming Martin.
Don't forget to put rant alert warning before your rants, that's the best part 😆😆😆 We all have those days, all set, and in the mood, to get on with some job or project, only for it to be scuppered by someone else's lazy incompetence, like selecting and sending the wrong part or just the bloody weather. The craftsmanship, honesty and skill of the channel is inspiring and we are lucky to have you inform and entertain us, and you and your family deserve all the success your work hard and work smarter ethic brings to your table, thank you Martin 👌
Martin, a quote which always rings true “You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time” As for me, your channel is awesome! Not sure I I have said before we are one of the last producers of wing mirrors in the UK, if you ever need a wing mirror glass, gauge glass or even sandblast cabinet glass let me know 👊 we can hand cut mirrors for any vehicle , of any age….
Martin, can i just say - whether you remember or not is another story but you used to help me a lot with support for the t-shirt printing 5-6 years back, thats how i started watching all manner of things be it retrorestore, butlers empire, keeping up to date with Gary's channel (crap it man haha!) Jimmy's body shop on facebook or Tracey's hair salon... there's no filter with you guys, you're genuinely all knowledgeable, entertaining people who frankly people are going to look at or nit pick certain things because of a few reasons... you're not wrong when you call some people stupid because they are... but i think the main thing they get negative about is because they get jealous. You guys have love, a real genuine heart and many thousands of us enjoy watching you guys, I've certainly learnt a lot but you have helped me no end when I've been struggling with my own life with anxiety and depression. Keep it up mate and much love to you all
You’re a top man and I’ve found many of your videos very helpful when tackling jobs on my own car, at the end of the day haters are gonna hate, that’s their problem not yours. Keep up the good work. Sometimes it does you good to get things off your chest mate!!!
That's the downside of buying online, when things go wrong its that bit harder to get it sorted. With an actual physical building store, its somewhat easier to keep popping in and out to. Either way its annoying, but these things happen from time to time unfortunately.
Martin I think you need a break mate. Chill out. Come and stay with us here in Fuerteventura. You can bring Olive with you. The sun always shines here..
“Ethnic man’s pinch”😂😂, you are always going to get the odd one or 2 but you keep doing what you are doing because the majority of us find it interesting and entertaining.
I feel for you. I have the same Launch - Creader8, same as the CRP129. The update process is a bit fiddly, but I have managed to keep mine up to date. As a black person or person of colour, as they say now a days, I am not offended. Some people are, but it is the sign of the times. Sometimes it's good to let off steam and rant. Some car spares catalogues are not perfect.
Just wanna say I really enjoy your videos and I admire the way you tackle any job and it mostly goes well. Sometimes annoying things happen but thats life innit !! Keep em coming Martin the vast majority of your subscribers love em.
Hi matey. I hope this helps you out. I have two Autels machines and both are fantastic. I have the smaller one which is the Maxidiag MD808Pro and the bigger one which is the MaxiCheck MX808.With the MX808 I was able to program a new ECU on my old Vauxhall Meriva on a 2007 plate. The MX808 is packed solid with stuff you can do. If your going to get anything from Autel, they have a fantastic You-Tube channel where they go through all of the functions of their machines. When I was able to program that ECU I then realised what a worth wile buy it was. Since then I have used it on many different cars and never been disappointed. There are now newer machines available but until mine blows up I will continue using it until I no longer can. Would not mind their latest as there's nothing they cant do but when it comes to tools, I am like a kid in a sweet shop. I cant say NO....
Absolutely spot on again Martin. 20,000 experts with 20,000 views and my opinion Martin is the same as you. Your entitled to rant sir you let em know. I had an Irmscher kitted Astra H a 54 reg as well if I remember and the reason i sold it was everything I ordered was just like you and the wrong part always turned up. I got fed up sending stuff back and forth. I had to do the car as a Opel even though it was Vauxhall badged and the parts which I thought Opel being German actually started coming from Spain. In the end it was taking up so much time I sold it. It was a great car though. This was back about 2010. The Landscaping though tell me about it. Our forecast last week was wet and windy all week. We probably had an hours rain and only one windy day. As always sir a pleasure to spend some time in your company.
Love it. Its always best to get it off your chest. Bottling it up does no one any good. Say what you feel and then crack on. If it offends the perpetrator, tuff sh1t, its their problem, not yours.
I've had all this with eBay they automatically generate a label 1 to 2 kilograms it's crazy. The last year I moved house problem neighbour drugs police are absolutely useless so I know how it feels to be stressed thinking of you keep going Martin
Try to find an OpCom or a china clone of it. It´s a USB unit and you need a laptop to use it, but it can do anything the original Opel Tech2 can do. Especially for Opel/Vauxhall before ´99 this thing is essential, before they implemented OBD2. Got me one when my ´98 Vectra B had some issues (crankshaft/camshaft sensors), read out everything, troubleshooting was easy. Lost one key a little later, went to a dealer, got me a new one. They told me, "Wait, we have to code it into the car!" (which would´ve had set me back another 70€), but I said, "No thanks, can do that myself!". They said it´s impossible. Carrying the laptop to the car and setting it up nearly took more time then the coding itself.
I'm enjoying this run of videos on the old Mk4 but keep an eye on those Chinese calipers, they are a good price but both rears that i bought from ebay ended up leaking so i ended up buying some good used GSI turbo ones from C S Autos, if your keeping Vauxhall's for a bit you might want to invest in an Op-com reader too, cheap but apparently reads it all (once i get mine sorted :)
Absolutely loved that video cosI have identical rants based on very similar issues. Our (I'm a similar age to you) problem is, and these were your issues, we simply won't accept the failings of technology, that we've been repeatedly told saves us time. No it doesn't!! Back in the day, a motor factor would get you the right calipers and you wouldn't need to plug your car in if it had a carb and points! Younger generations accept this is the correct way, they know no different and I feel truly sorry for them. You're patio laying will be fine mate, cos it's using old techniques that still serve us well, and the last time I looked, a cement mixer doesn't have an OBD port on it 😂😂😂
i feel that, best is, when they know they sell parts that do not fit they dont even change it, they just sell it and hope people are too lazy for complain
Cor I would never try and lecture on your vids m8, although I do drop in the odd anecdote of my fun and games selling ropey motors in south London back in the day. I am finally gearing up to do stuff on my Vespa T5 after getting it on the stirrup lift thingy forgetting I lowered the bloody scooter but now she's up off the deck and impact and windy ratchets at the ready just a case of buzzing stuff off and back on again then up for her MoT :D
Some you win, some you lose. On the subject of those calipers I think you don't want them on your car anyway as they look like nasty Chinese copies. The best compromise I have found is to buy some second hand Ate/Girling calipers and recon them yourself. Then you haven't got the car off the road for long. Don't forget to change the flexi hoses, they're getting ancient by now.
You do a good job of bringing in different projects on your channel to keep it fresh which can't be easy. How many channels that have been doing just lawn mowers for years, how many times can you watch someone strip a carb down which with mowers is 90% of the problem. Keep up the good work you do on your channel Martin your doing a great job and the odd rant is very entertaining as well 😉
Love your videos, ebay sellers are a nightmare with car parts, I have either had faulty parts or the wrong ones. Oh the trouble with eBay tracked returns is its up to 2kg in weight so you have to contact the seller and wait then get ebay involved when the seller doesn't respond and wait again
Had some mega hail last night big old ones too,neighbours caravan looked like a golf ball this morning,great vid ,sometimes things don’t go according to plan ,thats gods way of telling us to kick back for the day 😉👍👍
I’ve just bought a 73 regal saloon which as been stood in a field in Devon since early 80s , I’ve learned so much & got inspiration watching your trotter van project thanks for the vids , what’s the latest on the trotter van Martin ?
Steve I have been watching you for years and love your vids and content it’s insight and knowledge you wouldn’t get anywhere else. It’s pure gold don’t let people get you down it’s brill channel don’t ever change it m8. Only joking about the Steve Martin sorry if I made your blood boil more. 😂 One of the best YT channels IMHO 💪🏻 keep up the good work.
The compatability checks are rarely accurate. I had a similar issue with a set of wheel nuts. They were sent to me for one price and when I came to return them the price 'went up'? Weird that? Also, it you are keeping the Astra consider OPCOM for your diagnostics?
Nightmare when it happens with parts Martin but way it goes sometimes, recently had it mid oil change on brother in laws van on a Sunday afternoon.... wrong oil filter he’d been given from ECP... not ideal re fitting the old filter and having to waste his new oil and then re do it all again the weekend after when the right filter was supplied and cost him another 8ltrs of oil on top 🙈
Sounds familiar. That shouldn't happen in the 21st century. I remember the days when you would go into a car parts shop and the person behind the counter knew all the parts numbers in their head. We've gone backwards.
Martin if you are after a fault code on these Vauxhalls you can do a pedal test. With the ignition off press the brake and accelerator then turn ignition on. It will give you the error code on the mileage display.
calm down son ! :) know how you feel, my lifes like that most days ! lol. as for the car parts, ive gone to a local shop, told them what i want, they then ask for the reg, the computer then tell them to give me such and such part, i get home..............and its still wrong !!!............ so i feel your pain ! still chin up martin....... summers almost here ! :)
I had the same problem with a clutch that I ordered off Ebay for my Astra mk4 5 door 1.7 cdti and the release bearing was wrong even with using the reg check
If you have ever seen the American series where they use brand new machines to tell you how to maintain them you will understand why I watch Martin....AS he says,"I do it my way"(That would make a good song title!)
I know how you feel Martin. Nothing went right for me at work on Sunday. I love your videos as you show the real world. I also secretly love your rants. Take care, Jeff
Keep making the videos your way and how you like, because after all it is your channel. I have liked your videos for years and know what to expect like great content, useful tips and tricks on how to get the jobs done. So like you said anyone who doesn't like the videos don't let the door hit you on your way out. Cheers, Jeff.
Thanks Jeff, I am getting a bit disheartened with making videos at the moment as my channel doesn't seem to be growing especially when I see lesser channels taking off. After all the years I have put into making these vids, People making stupid comments doesn't help either. We'll see how it pans out. Cheers Martin
Every returns label from ebay says 2kg but because its a returns label the post office has to except it and mark it as under paid so the seller has to pay. Because you have used ebays returns system the refund will be done. Its happened to me several time and ive never lost money... Hope you have a better day real soon. When one thing goes wrong every thing goes wrong, i had to laugh at the end ive been there, im still watching
people will always say what they want, and so will you. end of the day its your house and your rules, they don't have to like it , its not compulsory. Try not to let them bait you, you're better than that. thank you for sharing with us I for one totally love what you do, Brilliant mate thanks.
you are not alone ..... nothing like a good, rant, waffle, moan with a few 'politically' incorrect sentences thrown into the mix ..... along with some vague mumblings about the weather and customers ..... makes me feel kinda normal.... luv it.... tell it how it is, its not all rainbows, unicorns and pleasant smells .....
Bloody pain in the arse, looks like it's not had the holes for the anti rattle clips have not been machined in to those calipers, most cars I have ever done brake pads on have anti rattle clips. Maybe a manufacture fault. Ahh well, soon be sorted. Great video, loved the rant, not just me that this sh%t happens to. :-) nice flagging by the way. :-)
I had the same trouble with discs and pads years ago on a mk4, and I got them from the main dealer. There are 4 stud and 5 stud discs, the 5 stud discs are bigger. I believe 5 stud is with ABS and 4 stud is without
@@retrorestore did you get the OBD scanner sorted? You can do a pedal test on the mk4, it flashes the fault codes on the dash. Have a google as I can’t remember how to do it
Like you say Martin them behind the counter at ECP don’t know nothing .. amount of times I’ve been stuck behind folks that have taken parts in and said “can I have one of these” only for the cashier to look at them gone out lol
Martin, I understand the frustration with the parts, but I even had wrong ones few years back off a vauxhall parts website. I'd be interested in how you updated the crp123, I cant figure mine out. I too quite fancy the autel but whatever I get eventually I want it to be able to do more such as battery reset and dpf injector coding etc. On Ebay I've seen a Delphi tablet with a software like auto data too. I'm not able to justify it yet but think that's called wow. Anyway good luck with patio and screw the haters.
Martin, I had a front caliper seize on my Astra G. I freed it off the first time. The 2nd time, I ended up replacing the caliper which was sourced from a local motor factor. eBay can be hit and miss at times. I'm sure Leon of Bodgit & Leggit reviewed a similar model of Launch scan tool (CRP129E) to your's and he didn't think much to it. VAUX-COM is the one to get and is the next best thing to the factory scan tool. I wish I'd bought mine when I still had the Astra. I recently bought the ThinkOBD 100 code reader and it is better than the £10 scan tool I bought on Amazon last year.
In my experience euro car parts can’t even get the correct part from your reg sometimes, I would hold no hope with eBay! And it’s your responsibility and cost to send it back, no good when your using the car, try greasing the sliders for the mean time to try and prevent as much as poss heat transfer.
Hi Martin, keep up the good work, love to follow your adventures. I’ve been using the Autel805 for couple of years, good machine but if I was buying now I would upgrade so check the model your looking at has got 2 way communication. Cheers fella.
I think what’s happening is people are watching some of your videos from 2or three years back for the first time and not realising they are old ones and making a comment I’ve just looked at a car restore one (not yours ) and it’s from 4 years ago and those that have a go at you just ignore them and keep those videos coming
Hi Martin it might sound silly but check to see if the obd socket has a fuse I've been caught out before on that when my code reader wouldn't communicate with the vehicle and it was a blown fuse or it could be a software problem worth a look mate
Ah Martin, you’re not having a good day. As always you are my hero, stay with it, better days ahead I’m sure. Your videos are really important to me and keep me going. So thank you for being there. Take care, stay safe, but remember to have fun. Frank
Hi Martin, At least you had the correct T shirt on. Lol. The big Gaz was just waiting for you to turn on him and took cover inside. Keep doing what you're doing, the fools are every where. Every channel has a few sad clowns. I have the Autel Maxicom MK808, had it a few years now and pay the licence (approx £100) to update each year but you don't have to if you don't want to. I think it's quite good and probably does a lot more than I know about. It would have done a DPF regen on Tracy's Picasso. well, ok not that time in Cyprus but in future motors. I had a problem this year where the internal memory wouldn't take the new download but we worked around that by transferring some stuff onto an SD card. By all accounts it's as good as you'll get for under £1000. Mine isn't the blue-tooth, I just thought when I'm using it I'm at the car anyway. Sometimes the cable is a pain if using it when driving for 'live data' ABS etc. but that's it.
@@retrorestore Hi Mart. Yeah, just checked back. 2020 was $70 2019 was $98 to Autel USA. Tbh, I think this kind of nods towards it being a pro unit opposed to a lot of the DIY ones. Or at least that's what I tell myself each year.
You just gotta love the weather here in the uk Martin. Loved the rant but it’s not good for you don’t let them get to you there not worth it. Excellent work Martin and thanks for sharing this with us
Hi Martin, really enjoy your videos. I have the Autel MK808BT and although it was expensive (£481 as its the bluetooth version) its really great and worth the money compared to the competition. Like yourself my hobby is doing up and flipping cars so I wanted a generic tester that would work on a range of different vehicles and so far although Im still getting used to it, it hasn't disapointed
Tech and weather they will always ruin your day. I fully agree with you about not taking the calipers off I always do the same as you have. I did receive the wrong discs from Brembo though even after confirming they was the right ones with them. Unfortunatly there are a lot of idiots out there chin up m8 tomorrow will be better.
We had snow here in western Canada this week, very rare occurrence in mid May ! Im making a patio with old bricks right now, talk about slow going. :( Hang in there Martin, love your vids ! 👍🙂
Well, rain is a thing in England, right? lolo It is quite possible, that the calipers are used on the same model in a different country, because they don't use that clip.
lol bet your blood pressure lower now :-) Even project man looks to be out of steam on that patio job ... eBay listing compatibility on car parts quite a mess and sometimes library pictures used that confuses it even further . Return a quality cockup too. eBay with current changes deserves a rant of it's own :-) calm down and carry on ... ... raining again today, hope you ain't got a mix on :-P
'Ethnic pinch '.....brilliant....even your rants are entertaining Martin....(but watch the blood pressure !)..........deep breaths ...and time for a cup of tea !....take care...
The other thing is when you answer a question in the comments and get no acknowledgment for doing so! I get that loads. Like you say people who ask questions where the information is in the video and they cant be bothered to watch it. Blimey i've got comment ranting disease now lol 😎👍
Just keep doing what you are doing, I enjoy watching your channel because you aren't a pro. You inspire people to have a go. Plus, can beat a good old rant or moan.
Gotta admire a man who's not afraid to have a go, filter out the negativity of those who snipe without having the balls to tackle anything out of their own comfort zone, keep em coming Martin.
Top top shout Graham 👍🏻👍🏻
Don't forget to put rant alert warning before your rants, that's the best part 😆😆😆
We all have those days, all set, and in the mood, to get on with some job or project, only for it to be scuppered by someone else's lazy incompetence, like selecting and sending the wrong part or just the bloody weather.
The craftsmanship, honesty and skill of the channel is inspiring and we are lucky to have you inform and entertain us, and you and your family deserve all the success your work hard and work smarter ethic brings to your table, thank you Martin 👌
Thanks bud
Bit scared to leave a comment, trying to think of something positive oh right, that hair cut will last you for ages.
Lol, love it
Think shazza been at him with the dog clippers again lol 😉
Martin, a quote which always rings true “You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time”
As for me, your channel is awesome!
Not sure I I have said before we are one of the last producers of wing mirrors in the UK, if you ever need a wing mirror glass, gauge glass or even sandblast cabinet glass let me know 👊 we can hand cut mirrors for any vehicle , of any age….
Thanks Luke , i'll bear that in mind
Martin, can i just say - whether you remember or not is another story but you used to help me a lot with support for the t-shirt printing 5-6 years back, thats how i started watching all manner of things be it retrorestore, butlers empire, keeping up to date with Gary's channel (crap it man haha!) Jimmy's body shop on facebook or Tracey's hair salon... there's no filter with you guys, you're genuinely all knowledgeable, entertaining people who frankly people are going to look at or nit pick certain things because of a few reasons... you're not wrong when you call some people stupid because they are... but i think the main thing they get negative about is because they get jealous.
You guys have love, a real genuine heart and many thousands of us enjoy watching you guys, I've certainly learnt a lot but you have helped me no end when I've been struggling with my own life with anxiety and depression.
Keep it up mate and much love to you all
Thanks bud for your support.
You’re a top man and I’ve found many of your videos very helpful when tackling jobs on my own car, at the end of the day haters are gonna hate, that’s their problem not yours. Keep up the good work. Sometimes it does you good to get things off your chest mate!!!
Everyone has days like this...keep it up.
That's the downside of buying online, when things go wrong its that bit harder to get it sorted. With an actual physical building store, its somewhat easier to keep popping in and out to. Either way its annoying, but these things happen from time to time unfortunately.
Martin I think you need a break mate. Chill out. Come and stay with us here in Fuerteventura. You can bring Olive with you. The sun always shines here..
Never been there. Maybe one day
“Ethnic man’s pinch”😂😂, you are always going to get the odd one or 2 but you keep doing what you are doing because the majority of us find it interesting and entertaining.
Ethnic person of non specific gender pinch. lol
I feel for you. I have the same Launch - Creader8, same as the CRP129. The update process is a bit fiddly, but I have managed to keep mine up to date. As a black person or person of colour, as they say now a days, I am not offended. Some people are, but it is the sign of the times. Sometimes it's good to let off steam and rant. Some car spares catalogues are not perfect.
Just wanna say I really enjoy your videos and I admire the way you tackle any job and it mostly goes well. Sometimes annoying things happen but thats life innit !! Keep em coming Martin the vast majority of your subscribers love em.
Thanks bud
Martin, you always put 100% into your RUclips videos, ignore the negativity! Keep up the good work! All the best.
I stopped buying parts off eBay for this same reason. Very annoying when your ready to do the the job and the parts are wrong.
Hi matey. I hope this helps you out. I have two Autels machines and both are fantastic. I have the smaller one which is the Maxidiag MD808Pro and the bigger one which is the MaxiCheck MX808.With the MX808 I was able to program a new ECU on my old Vauxhall Meriva on a 2007 plate. The MX808 is packed solid with stuff you can do. If your going to get anything from Autel, they have a fantastic You-Tube channel where they go through all of the functions of their machines. When I was able to program that ECU I then realised what a worth wile buy it was. Since then I have used it on many different cars and never been disappointed. There are now newer machines available but until mine blows up I will continue using it until I no longer can. Would not mind their latest as there's nothing they cant do but when it comes to tools, I am like a kid in a sweet shop. I cant say NO....
Thanks for the info Tel
@@retrorestore Your more than welcome. If you get one and need help, just shout out to me and if I can help I will. 👍👍
Absolutely spot on again Martin. 20,000 experts with 20,000 views and my opinion Martin is the same as you. Your entitled to rant sir you let em know. I had an Irmscher kitted Astra H a 54 reg as well if I remember and the reason i sold it was everything I ordered was just like you and the wrong part always turned up. I got fed up sending stuff back and forth. I had to do the car as a Opel even though it was Vauxhall badged and the parts which I thought Opel being German actually started coming from Spain. In the end it was taking up so much time I sold it. It was a great car though. This was back about 2010. The Landscaping though tell me about it. Our forecast last week was wet and windy all week. We probably had an hours rain and only one windy day. As always sir a pleasure to spend some time in your company.
Cheers Paul
So, Martin, you going to fix those calipers now or just make 'Don't get me started!!!!' vids from now on?
I'm repairing my kitchen door as bits of veneer has come off and i've felt like blowing my top so have took a break from it.
Love it. Its always best to get it off your chest. Bottling it up does no one any good. Say what you feel and then crack on. If it offends the perpetrator, tuff sh1t, its their problem, not yours.
I've had all this with eBay they automatically generate a label 1 to 2 kilograms it's crazy. The last year I moved house problem neighbour drugs police are absolutely useless so I know how it feels to be stressed thinking of you keep going Martin
Try to find an OpCom or a china clone of it.
It´s a USB unit and you need a laptop to use it, but it can do anything the original Opel Tech2 can do.
Especially for Opel/Vauxhall before ´99 this thing is essential, before they implemented OBD2.
Got me one when my ´98 Vectra B had some issues (crankshaft/camshaft sensors), read out everything, troubleshooting was easy.
Lost one key a little later, went to a dealer, got me a new one.
They told me, "Wait, we have to code it into the car!" (which would´ve had set me back another 70€), but I said, "No thanks, can do that myself!". They said it´s impossible.
Carrying the laptop to the car and setting it up nearly took more time then the coding itself.
I'm enjoying this run of videos on the old Mk4 but keep an eye on those Chinese calipers, they are a good price but both rears that i bought from ebay ended up leaking so i ended up buying some good used GSI turbo ones from C S Autos, if your keeping Vauxhall's for a bit you might want to invest in an Op-com reader too, cheap but apparently reads it all (once i get mine sorted :)
“Get the kettle on”
😂👍
Don’t change anything, your videos are great and I really look forward to them. Great family and personalities. Top job.
Thank you so much!
Absolutely loved that video cosI have identical rants based on very similar issues.
Our (I'm a similar age to you) problem is, and these were your issues, we simply won't accept the failings of technology, that we've been repeatedly told saves us time.
No it doesn't!!
Back in the day, a motor factor would get you the right calipers and you wouldn't need to plug your car in if it had a carb and points!
Younger generations accept this is the correct way, they know no different and I feel truly sorry for them.
You're patio laying will be fine mate, cos it's using old techniques that still serve us well, and the last time I looked, a cement mixer doesn't have an OBD port on it 😂😂😂
Haha, nice one Neil lol
i feel that, best is, when they know they sell parts that do not fit they dont even change it, they just sell it and hope people are too lazy for complain
Cor I would never try and lecture on your vids m8, although I do drop in the odd anecdote of my fun and games selling ropey motors in south London back in the day. I am finally gearing up to do stuff on my Vespa T5 after getting it on the stirrup lift thingy forgetting I lowered the bloody scooter but now she's up off the deck and impact and windy ratchets at the ready just a case of buzzing stuff off and back on again then up for her MoT :D
Some you win, some you lose. On the subject of those calipers I think you don't want them on your car anyway as they look like nasty Chinese copies.
The best compromise I have found is to buy some second hand Ate/Girling calipers and recon them yourself.
Then you haven't got the car off the road for long.
Don't forget to change the flexi hoses, they're getting ancient by now.
You do a good job of bringing in different projects on your channel to keep it fresh which can't be easy. How many channels that have been doing just lawn mowers for years, how many times can you watch someone strip a carb down which with mowers is 90% of the problem.
Keep up the good work you do on your channel Martin your doing a great job and the odd rant is very entertaining as well 😉
Love your videos, ebay sellers are a nightmare with car parts, I have either had faulty parts or the wrong ones.
Oh the trouble with eBay tracked returns is its up to 2kg in weight so you have to contact the seller and wait then get ebay involved when the seller doesn't respond and wait again
Had some mega hail last night big old ones too,neighbours caravan looked like a golf ball this morning,great vid ,sometimes things don’t go according to plan ,thats gods way of telling us to kick back for the day 😉👍👍
You keep going the way you are fella, they're good vids and have helped me out massively.
I’ve just bought a 73 regal saloon which as been stood in a field in Devon since early 80s , I’ve learned so much & got inspiration watching your trotter van project thanks for the vids , what’s the latest on the trotter van Martin ?
I'll be on it again this year sometime.
Steve I have been watching you for years and love your vids and content it’s insight and knowledge you wouldn’t get anywhere else. It’s pure gold don’t let people get you down it’s brill channel don’t ever change it m8. Only joking about the Steve Martin sorry if I made your blood boil more. 😂 One of the best YT channels IMHO 💪🏻 keep up the good work.
That's the way it is,you Will get it sorted, all the best to all of you
The compatability checks are rarely accurate. I had a similar issue with a set of wheel nuts. They were sent to me for one price and when I came to return them the price 'went up'? Weird that?
Also, it you are keeping the Astra consider OPCOM for your diagnostics?
Nightmare when it happens with parts Martin but way it goes sometimes, recently had it mid oil change on brother in laws van on a Sunday afternoon.... wrong oil filter he’d been given from ECP... not ideal re fitting the old filter and having to waste his new oil and then re do it all again the weekend after when the right filter was supplied and cost him another 8ltrs of oil on top 🙈
Sounds familiar. That shouldn't happen in the 21st century. I remember the days when you would go into a car parts shop and the person behind the counter knew all the parts numbers in their head. We've gone backwards.
Never rains, then it pours. Or in your case hails. 😬
Martin if you are after a fault code on these Vauxhalls you can do a pedal test. With the ignition off press the brake and accelerator then turn ignition on. It will give you the error code on the mileage display.
Yes I know that Jon but I want a decent reader for many different cars.
And breathe .... instant watch when i see rant in the title
calm down son ! :) know how you feel, my lifes like that most days ! lol. as for the car parts, ive gone to a local shop, told them what i want, they then ask for the reg, the computer then tell them to give me such and such part, i get home..............and its still wrong !!!............ so i feel your pain ! still chin up martin....... summers almost here ! :)
Exactly!!
Don’t let them grind you down mate. I think all your videos are very informative and well explained. Keep up the good work. 👍
Thanks 👍
I had the same problem with a clutch that I ordered off Ebay for my Astra mk4 5 door 1.7 cdti and the release bearing was wrong even with using the reg check
If you have ever seen the American series where they use brand new machines to tell you how to maintain them you will understand why I watch Martin....AS he says,"I do it my way"(That would make a good song title!)
Not seen that Col
Nice work Mart! I've too had ebay and Euro car parts send wrong parts for my registration. So frustrating. Keep up the the great work!
I know how you feel Martin. Nothing went right for me at work on Sunday. I love your videos as you show the real world. I also secretly love your rants.
Take care, Jeff
Thanks for that Jeff, we all get those days lol
Keep making the videos your way and how you like, because after all it is your channel. I have liked your videos for years and know what to expect like great content, useful tips and tricks on how to get the jobs done. So like you said anyone who doesn't like the videos don't let the door hit you on your way out.
Cheers, Jeff.
Thanks Jeff, I am getting a bit disheartened with making videos at the moment as my channel doesn't seem to be growing especially when I see lesser channels taking off. After all the years I have put into making these vids, People making stupid comments doesn't help either. We'll see how it pans out. Cheers
Martin
Every returns label from ebay says 2kg but because its a returns label the post office has to except it and mark it as under paid so the seller has to pay. Because you have used ebays returns system the refund will be done. Its happened to me several time and ive never lost money... Hope you have a better day real soon. When one thing goes wrong every thing goes wrong, i had to laugh at the end ive been there, im still watching
things never go to plan but thats life love the work you have done in the garden
people will always say what they want, and so will you. end of the day its your house and your rules, they don't have to like it , its not compulsory. Try not to let them bait you, you're better than that. thank you for sharing with us I for one totally love what you do, Brilliant mate thanks.
I love that his ranting in his I LOVE A RANT t shirt 😂😂😂😂
I would recommend Opcom for Vauxhall as I also have the mk808 autel and you can do more with opcom than autel offers
you are not alone ..... nothing like a good, rant, waffle, moan with a few 'politically' incorrect sentences thrown into the mix ..... along with some vague mumblings about the weather and customers ..... makes me feel kinda normal.... luv it.... tell it how it is, its not all rainbows, unicorns and pleasant smells .....
If you get the communication issue message again check the fuse as the obd port is fused most are linked to the cigarette lighter
I got it working after updating it .
don't you just love the British weather, Martin
Martin is the modern day Haynes manual of youtube you do a great job on hear to help people out good on ya dude
I agree with the Ebay compatibility, I always do it and i've never had an issue
Bloody pain in the arse, looks like it's not had the holes for the anti rattle clips have not been machined in to those calipers, most cars I have ever done brake pads on have anti rattle clips. Maybe a manufacture fault. Ahh well, soon be sorted. Great video, loved the rant, not just me that this sh%t happens to. :-) nice flagging by the way. :-)
Done Astra g brakes myself and never had the one you have. Have you checked you have the right pads ?
I had the same trouble with discs and pads years ago on a mk4, and I got them from the main dealer. There are 4 stud and 5 stud discs, the 5 stud discs are bigger. I believe 5 stud is with ABS and 4 stud is without
Thanks for the info bud.
@@retrorestore did you get the OBD scanner sorted? You can do a pedal test on the mk4, it flashes the fault codes on the dash. Have a google as I can’t remember how to do it
@@fonzypop yes I updated the software and got it working.
Like you say Martin them behind the counter at ECP don’t know nothing .. amount of times I’ve been stuck behind folks that have taken parts in and said “can I have one of these” only for the cashier to look at them gone out lol
I've had days like that where everything goes wrong and you just need to let it all out. Next week it will all be different. Chin up
Martin, I understand the frustration with the parts, but I even had wrong ones few years back off a vauxhall parts website. I'd be interested in how you updated the crp123, I cant figure mine out. I too quite fancy the autel but whatever I get eventually I want it to be able to do more such as battery reset and dpf injector coding etc. On Ebay I've seen a Delphi tablet with a software like auto data too. I'm not able to justify it yet but think that's called wow. Anyway good luck with patio and screw the haters.
It was a right pain Rob, There is online instructions but they are not very clear. I didn't get it right on the first few attempts.
It’s 2028 and I just found this video. Hope 2021 got better for you!
We all have bad weeks. Your ranting in quite entertaining. I love it
Martin looks like you've had a few bad days, will get better when the weather picks up them nice sunny days.
Martin, I had a front caliper seize on my Astra G. I freed it off the first time. The 2nd time, I ended up replacing the caliper which was sourced from a local motor factor. eBay can be hit and miss at times. I'm sure Leon of Bodgit & Leggit reviewed a similar model of Launch scan tool (CRP129E) to your's and he didn't think much to it. VAUX-COM is the one to get and is the next best thing to the factory scan tool. I wish I'd bought mine when I still had the Astra. I recently bought the ThinkOBD 100 code reader and it is better than the £10 scan tool I bought on Amazon last year.
In my experience euro car parts can’t even get the correct part from your reg sometimes, I would hold no hope with eBay! And it’s your responsibility and cost to send it back, no good when your using the car, try greasing the sliders for the mean time to try and prevent as much as poss heat transfer.
Grandad said if you can't say anything nice don't say anything at all, so annoying when you get the wrong part, I understand your anger.
Thank you for your video I have mental health problems and watching yours and your son video gives me time away from my problems thank you
Don't stop ranting please, your rants are very entertaining.
Hi Martin, keep up the good work, love to follow your adventures. I’ve been using the Autel805 for couple of years, good machine but if I was buying now I would upgrade so check the model your looking at has got 2 way communication. Cheers fella.
Thanks for the info!
Yes good to get it off your chest. What was the running issue with the Astra? Sorry I probably haven't watched the videos properly 🙄😶
Tomorrows video explains the running issue bud.
That’s ok mate, I like to have a good rant once in a while.
I think what’s happening is people are watching some of your videos from 2or three years back for the first time and not realising they are old ones and making a comment I’ve just looked at a car restore one (not yours ) and it’s from 4 years ago and those that have a go at you just ignore them and keep those videos coming
Stuff them, they have an off button. I love your videos especially when you go "on a rant" buddy. This one was fantastic keep it up
Thanks Allan👍
Hi Martin it might sound silly but check to see if the obd socket has a fuse I've been caught out before on that when my code reader wouldn't communicate with the vehicle and it was a blown fuse or it could be a software problem worth a look mate
I got it working after updating it Ben
Have a good rant and get it off your chest - you know you will feel better for it. Hope it goes well for the Astra.
Ah Martin, you’re not having a good day. As always you are my hero, stay with it, better days ahead I’m sure. Your videos are really important to me and keep me going. So thank you for being there. Take care, stay safe, but remember to have fun. Frank
Thanks for that
Hi Martin,
At least you had the correct T shirt on. Lol. The big Gaz was just waiting for you to turn on him and took cover inside. Keep doing what you're doing, the fools are every where. Every channel has a few sad clowns.
I have the Autel Maxicom MK808, had it a few years now and pay the licence (approx £100) to update each year but you don't have to if you don't want to. I think it's quite good and probably does a lot more than I know about. It would have done a DPF regen on Tracy's Picasso. well, ok not that time in Cyprus but in future motors.
I had a problem this year where the internal memory wouldn't take the new download but we worked around that by transferring some stuff onto an SD card.
By all accounts it's as good as you'll get for under £1000.
Mine isn't the blue-tooth, I just thought when I'm using it I'm at the car anyway. Sometimes the cable is a pain if using it when driving for 'live data' ABS etc. but that's it.
I didn't know there was a license for the updates, cheers.
@@retrorestore Hi Mart.
Yeah, just checked back. 2020 was $70 2019 was $98 to Autel USA.
Tbh, I think this kind of nods towards it being a pro unit opposed to a lot of the DIY ones. Or at least that's what I tell myself each year.
You just gotta love the weather here in the uk Martin. Loved the rant but it’s not good for you don’t let them get to you there not worth it. Excellent work Martin and thanks for sharing this with us
we all have bad days. hopefully your tomorrow will be much better.
Nice to see I'm not the only one who rants about my cars and the weather :) ignore the haters an keep the vids coming
Thanks 👍
Hi Martin, really enjoy your videos. I have the Autel MK808BT and although it was expensive (£481 as its the bluetooth version) its really great and worth the money compared to the competition.
Like yourself my hobby is doing up and flipping cars so I wanted a generic tester that would work on a range of different vehicles and so far although Im still getting used to it, it hasn't disapointed
Thanks for the info!
I bought same caliper from ebay but for a vectra n they just didn't work well at all. End up upgrading them to vxr ones discs and pads
Tech and weather they will always ruin your day. I fully agree with you about not taking the calipers off I always do the same as you have. I did receive the wrong discs from Brembo though even after confirming they was the right ones with them. Unfortunatly there are a lot of idiots out there chin up m8 tomorrow will be better.
We had snow here in western Canada this week, very rare occurrence in mid May ! Im making a patio with old bricks right now, talk about slow going. :( Hang in there Martin, love your vids ! 👍🙂
Good luck!
Well, rain is a thing in England, right? lolo It is quite possible, that the calipers are used on the same model in a different country, because they don't use that clip.
The Brits sound so polite when they’re angry. By now, I would’ve been throwing things.
I'm selling a bike, add states "carbs in bag".
someone asked does it run!
Ignore the fools, not worth your time Martin.
You'll never please everyone Martin,there are plenty of us out here that like your video's just the way they are.Just keep doing what your doing.
Thanks for that
Thanks for sharing. Very entertaining and very well filmed.Again.
Many thanks!
£65 for two, you can't go wrong.🤔👍
lol
bet your blood pressure lower now :-)
Even project man looks to be out of steam on that patio job ...
eBay listing compatibility on car parts quite a mess and sometimes library pictures used that confuses it even further .
Return a quality cockup too.
eBay with current changes deserves a rant of it's own :-)
calm down and carry on ... ... raining again today, hope you ain't got a mix on :-P
Don't worry Martin, I still love you.
I thought Jimmy & his mates were tackling the patio slabs?
So did I lol.
Haha! Watching you Martin is like looking in the mirror! Glad i'm not alone!! 55.1K are happy so keep it up.
Thanks! 😃
'Ethnic pinch '.....brilliant....even your rants are entertaining Martin....(but watch the blood pressure !)..........deep breaths ...and time for a cup of tea !....take care...
Yes Rob, I need to take a chill pill lol
The other thing is when you answer a question in the comments and get no acknowledgment for doing so! I get that loads. Like you say people who ask questions where the information is in the video and they cant be bothered to watch it. Blimey i've got comment ranting disease now lol 😎👍
Just keep doing what you are doing, I enjoy watching your channel because you aren't a pro. You inspire people to have a go. Plus, can beat a good old rant or moan.