Took the car out this morning for the first proper time on the new Vred tyres. I wasn't 100% convinced at first, as I was still getting wheelspin on full throttle a lot, much like before.
Then I reached a roundabout, and suddenly, it all started to make sense
Whilst grip isn't hugely increased under acceleration, I don't think that's possible in wet conditions, as you're just spinning the tyres freely with no real load against the tarmac.
Under braking, and cornering, the Vreds seem absolutely fantastic in the soaking wet compared to what I've been used to, really gives me the confidence to push on nicely.
On my test roundabout, I was about to go around as quick in the soaking wet this morning as I dare take my megane daily around in the dry, so that's a good sign
Nice to see it off the drive!
The big 235's offer lots of grip in these conditions
So, enough playing around, time to get to work.
I've been wanting somewhere to mount a battery cut off key for a while now, and since getting the fire extinguisher system for Xmas (Thanks family!) I needed somewhere decent to mount a pull cord for that as well.
I didn't want to lose the radio, which would have been an ideal location, so decided to find somewhere else.
I decided upon, the ashtray position:
A bit of CAD to realise my thoughts....
Looked a bit bland, so I added some switches:
Happy with the location and shape, I decided to make it in steel:
I've made it so that although it's not reliant on it, it meets the top mounting screw that the ashtray used to locate on. The panel is free standing off the tunnel though, so it won't be putting any load on the console.
It was getting really warm in the garage, which I thought was most odd. Especially as I didn't have the radiator on
Then I realised why....
Ohps!
I made up some side plates for the plate to give it a bit of strength if/when I have to pull on the fire ext cable!
Didn't bother taking pictures during that bit, I forgot.
Quick clean up and a lick of satin black. Sadly I didn't get any decent pics as it was too dark:
Brought it inside just so I could get a pic:
Will mount the Fire ext pull cord and battery cut off tomorrow, and give it a final coat of paint