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Hello there! Thanks for watching - very much appreciated!👍 The channel is very much a hobby that I struggle to find time for rather than a business - but appreciate the offer. Cheers. 👍

Hello again! Hope this finds you well. Thanks for watching - as always, it’s hugely appreciated. Been a bit slow going on this one. But cracking on anyway. Just about to do the guide rod mounts over the holidays. Seasons greetings to Brazil! All the best! 🍻

You’re too kind! Thanks for watching and thanks very much for the comment. I thought my dulcet tones were scaring the viewers off!😂 Front shock video coming up during the festive season. All the best - cheers! 🍻

@2HopesGarage awesome!

Hello there! Thanks for watching - very much appreciated. I typed the part number into eBay and bought them off a Volvo dealer. Saved me the 80 mile round trip to my dealer! I seem to remember it was about £35-£40 for the pair. Thanks again - all the best!👍

Hello again! Cheers for that - very much appreciated. I hope you fitted the spring clips that I managed to edit out. I had put TH-cam subtitles up at that point of the video but am not sure they appear on all formats for some reason. I'm currently awaiting the rear discs and pads - so will be fitting them in the near future. Hopefully without editing out any important steps! Thanks once again for the comment - very much appreciated! All the best! 🍻

@ The clips were a bit tricky to get on. My buddy was able to get those on. Any plans to do a brake fluid flush once you get to the rear? Thanks!

Glad you got it sorted. 👍 I am planning to bleed the system when the rears get done. Hopefully get it done this side of Christmas. Thanks again. All the best.

Hello! Thanks for watching and big thanks for the comment! There’s not an awful lot of them about! F150 1/2! All the best! 👍

Thank you very much for watching and massive thanks for the comment! 👍 Remember to fit those retaining clips! All the best - cheers 🍻!

Hello! Thanks for watching - very much appreciated! Comments always welcome too! You’re right there are a couple of fairly straightforward fixes, however, I don’t expect to be employing fixes to a tool on its first use. If it was a £10 - £20 tool perhaps but this was a bit dearer than that. Am I annoyed with after care service? Spot on with that as well - there was none!😂 Maybe I’m over optimistic expecting a fairly basic tool that cost over £100 not to fall apart on its first use! Do I still use it? Yes. Would I recommend it? Probably not. Anyway, cheers again for watching - all the best! 🍻👍

Hello! Thanks for watching - very much appreciated! I wish I’d more followers and thumbs up too 😂! In all seriousness thanks for the comment - it’s the comments that make it worthwhile at the moment - massively appreciated. The W126 videos aren’t coming out thick and fast at the moment but I’m hoping to gain a bit more momentum at some point soon!! Thanks again - all the best! 🍻

Hello again! Thanks for watching - very much appreciated as always. Cheers for the comment - always good to share a bit of knowledge 👍! I've not quite got round to the rear brakes yet but they will need doing soon! For our old V60 CC I did the 9V battery with jumper wire trick to move the parking brake, when I do this one I'll probably hook up an OBD unit to put it into service mode but for those that don't have one it's always good to have other options. Thanks once again - all the best!

Hello! Thanks for watching - very much appreciated.👍 Thanks very much for taking the time to comment - always hugely appreciated. In this case I am going to have to disagree with you though, the guides were lubricated according to the instructions that are supplied with the genuine Volvo brakes - brake guides lubricated in accordance with Volvos own fitting instructions.

Fantastic car - Preferred the colour of your Saab. Tremendous vehicles. Thanks for watching - much appreciated as always! 👍

Thanks for watching - very much appreciated. Whilst I'm biased, it's certainly one of my favourite colour combinations. Beautifully built vehicles.

The W126 (and W116 and W123) are incredibly well built vehicles which helps when maintaining them a wee bit further down the line. I've been pleasantly surprised when taking this one apart at just how impressive the construction is on these, even down to things like the exhaust heat shield which is 2-3 times thicker than the same item on any other vehicle I've worked on. Thanks for the comment - always hugely appreciated. 👍

It sounds like you've had some incredible vehicles! It would be nice to have an older Ferrari in the garage (308 or 288GTO being my favourites). I think the W126 was one of the last truly well built Mercedes. Like you say - the accountants certainly had too much input in to the later series. The modern ones tend to be more focussed on gadgets as luxury rather than build quality. Thank you once again for watching. All the best - cheers! 🍻

Hello! Thanks for watching - very much appreciated! Thanks for the comment too - they're always awesome to receive! Remember to fit those retaining springs - I'm an idiot and lost the footage in the edit! Should hopefully have some rear brake action for the XC60 in the next few weeks. All the best - cheers 🍻!👍

Hello! Thank you very much - it is a super nice car. Shame it wasn't a manual! The car is an export model but went straight out to Japan from new. I have all the original Japanese paperwork (and fortunately a friend that is fluent in Japanese!). It came over to the UK after going through the Japanese car auctions. I wasn't aware of that Snap On tool - had a wee look on eBay - I may need to get one of them! I always buy a workshop manual for my vehicles if I can. This is the first time I've bought the Detroit Iron reproductions - highly recommended (I'm not sponsored!🤣... but open to offers!🤣🤣) it actually worked out cheaper than some of the second hand ones. Thanks for watching and the comment - always very much appreciated! Enjoy the 5 speed! 👍 All the best! Cheers! 🍻

Scary stuff indeed! I’ve got a wee bit more confidence in the cheap tool now but still not entirely trusting!😂 Glad to hear you got away with it! The relief when I decompressed the spring was palpable! Thanks for watching and commenting - always much appreciated! 👍

Hello! Thanks for watching - very much appreciated! 👍 I’ll be doing a rear brake video for the XC60 in the next few weeks. There is a plastic (yes really!!) jacking point in front of the rear wheels. This is to lift with a trolley jack and adaptor. Don’t be tempted to try and lift it without the adaptor - you’ll crush the plastic. I’ll try and put a picture of the jacking point on my community page. The adaptor is the same one as in the video for the front brakes. All the best! 👍

@@2HopesGarage Much appreciated sir! Looking forward to the video.

Hello! It only ever gets driven with the top down - no point having a convertible if the roofs up!🤣 Side windows down as well obviously - anything else is cheating! Thanks for watching - very much appreciated. Comments are always welcomed as well - thank you. All the best! 👍

Hello! Thanks very much! After 30 years of lying on the ground outside I definitely appreciate it! It could do with a bit of a clear out mind you. Fair play to you guys working the ZR1 outside - I’m not sure some folk appreciate the extra hassle that brings. Still hoping to have my own ZR1 (or LT4) in the garage within the next year or two. 🤞The Corvettes looking that bit more awesome as each video goes by! 👍 All the best!🍻

@@2HopesGarage thanks! We’re getting there with the ZR1 (slowly). an LT4 would be awesome- Even an LT1 C4 would be a pretty cool toy if you ask me 😁 C5 also worth considering, they are a really nice car to own and work on… how do your new rear speakers sound? It’s a shame your thinking about selling the Camaro but I sense you feel it’s time for a change?

The new rear speakers sound as expected - a wee bit weedy but decent enough! There was no sound there before so they are a marked improvement! I never have the roof up so after 50mph the stereo isn’t much use anyway with all the wind noise on the go…. I had considered the C5 a few years back but am more toward the C4 now as it’s a bit smaller and more nimble feeling although the C5 would likely be a superior car to the C4. The LS engine is a cracking bit of kit too. That’s all dependent on getting mine sold though!

@@2HopesGarage well at least you’ve got some sounds now! Better than nothing for sure…! love a C5 but the C4 is a much more iconic/classic corvette we reckon… Personally I’d try and go for an LT4 manual Collectors Edition if you can find one, I would imagine they are really good cars…! If not a regular LT1 would be my choice. L98 and Cross Fire Injection era cars are less interesting to me…

Had been considering the LT4 and would love one, however, if I was bringing it in from the States they are still in the expensive (<30 year old) tax and VAT bracket. The ZR1, whilst generally more expensive to buy are all under 30 years old now so cheaper to bring in at only 5% duties. And you get a legend! The 96's are the best built of the C4s though - most of the squeaks and rattles had been sorted out in the final year. Apparently!

Hello! Thanks for watching and commenting - hugely appreciated! 👍 It’s in the pipeline - I’m currently holding off a wee bit to get the last few good days of a Scottish summer with the car in one piece! 😂 Looking to do an aerial (antenna) video at roughly the same time whilst I’m in about the wheel well. Cheers 🍻- all the best! 👍

Love the comments! Thank you very much for watching - always appreciated. It’s a nice old car - not the fastest but a fun drive all the same. And not too common in Scotland - I can’t remember ever seeing a 3rd Gen here. Cheers 🍻!

Hello! Thanks for watching - very much appreciated! Top tips!! I’d opened it out a couple of times but that wee pin loves to move and rotate!! Not tried the grease thing mind you. 👍 Cheers 🍻 - all the best!

@@2HopesGarage Mityvac recommend airtool oil on there but any type of lube really to stop the metal on metal contact. It's a poor design on their part, there are so many complaints about it. Another option would be to use a Dremel to create a small groove for the pin to sit in so it doesn't move. I'm on the fence about getting one. For the price, there's a known flaw and it's a little worrying. But what's the alternative. The Laser 3752 is the same price but looks like the cheap design of the £40-80 ones. Just with a blue handle. But hardly any reviews. On the plus side the Mityvac has far more usage so for the same money, you're getting a far more widely time tested product with rebuild kit available. Even though the Mityvac has its known flaw, without reviews the Laser holds potential unknowns. Same with the Sealey VS403, it's about £15 cheaper than those two but same as the Laser, looks identical to the £20 ones and hardly any reviews, with one mentioning how it feels cheap, which makes you think are you paying 5x the price for the same item with known brand name on it. The £40 one's have a lot of bad reviews where the rivets can break off or do they don't hold vacuum. There's a Gunson one which is is £80 but hardly any reviews, and it looks identical to the £40 ones (Clarke, Draper - both rebranded Eastern ones), except it has a different colour rivet. So perhaps it is made in a different factory and is better quality. But Gunson have a very basic write up so makes wonder if is simply a cheap one where the name brings up the price. Or do you go for the £15-20 eBay ones which are likely the unbranded £40-80 ones, knowing they will fail but... you save £100 and you can buy one every year or two which is more pocketable. It seems impossible to find decent, let alone good tools anymore.

Thanks for the fantastic comment! That’s a very well considered piece of information that folk can get a lot out of. It’s pretty much the list I ran through before settling on the Mityvac, although I hadn’t seen too many negative reviews at the time. I had looked at the Motive bleeder as well as. The Mityvac seemed to offer a good range of functions, which is what swung it for me. The handle has disappointed me though. I still use it but have to keep an eye on the pin movement so it doesn’t fall apart!! I’ve had good results with gravity bleeding in the past as long as time and patience are on your side! Like you say - it’s hard to know what one to go for. If I was to replace the Mityvac I’d have some pondering to do!! Thanks once again - all the best!! 👍

Hello! Thanks for watching - very much appreciated! Thanks taking the time to comment as well - especially when it has valuable insight and info. I hadn't even picked up on the oil spec - I would have hoped they would have got the oil right at least. The car has just been in for another service and we are still waiting on the invoice - I'll be sure to check that out and do a wee bit of reading up. Cheers for the heads up! I had a look at the filters this time and they had fitted the appropriate ones this time round. I'm looking at getting the rear brakes sorted before winter and also changing the brake fluid so there will be a video coming up on that. I'll try not to edit out a crucial detail like I did on the last Volvo brake video! 😬 I think you're right - I believe that the practice of fitting the cheap parts is carried out at corporate level at a lot of dealers in the expectation that not many folk will check up on the work. I reckon what happened to your brother isn't uncommon unfortunately either. Hopefully he got it sorted. I'm off to watch that video again to look at that invoice!! Funnily enough, I was going to change the thumbnail and title as it hadn't done well at all! Thanks again for the info - all the best! 👍

@@2HopesGarage No problem, Jas. With my brothers car the first indication he got was after ~2,000 miles and a couple of months the change oil message came on at 5% oil life which was odd given the official 18K/ 2 year interval (way too high BTW). Clearly it hadn't been reset..... He couldn't really prove anything so asked me to just do the job properly. Let me tell you among other indications, the bottom splash guard hadn't been off for years with the amount of leaves and debris and the cabin filter which he was charged for had never been changed from the factory (car was just over 5 years old). Now I know quality Mann filters and the correct spec oil for these EcoBoost wet belt engines are in the car. I actually think an option for a cheaper aftermarket tier for servicing is a great idea but it should be transparent and obviously cheaper than genuine. In your case they used a Fram air and cabin filter which is the budget end but most importantly seem to have charged you genuine part prices. In fact you where charged £25 and almost £40 plus VAT for those parts that are available from your dealers own online store for £13 and <£25 inc VAT respectively! I look forward to a brake fluid video. It is the one job I've held off doing myself on the drive so far....

That’s a shocker about your brothers car! Like you say - the modern extended service intervals are already too far apart. More so if the dealer doesn’t do the work! I believe the EcoBoost wet belt engines are particularly reliant on good maintenance. I have an F150 with the 5.4 3V Triton - an engine that relies on a good oil regime if there ever was one! The only person that services that is me! The Volvo doesn’t even have a dipstick - a terrible idea that’s increasingly common these days! 🤬 I agree that it’s a good idea to offer the choice of a more budget conscious service but transparency is key! The rear brakes on the Volvo are a few weeks away but incoming nonetheless! Will likely do the bleed with a Mityvac. Thanks for the comments - massively appreciated. Especially with so much good info and a bit of thought put into them. Cheers again - all the best! 👍

Beautiful day at an amazing location. Gotta love an old Bentley!! That lowrider Cadillac would have been the car for me! Thanks for watching - much appreciated! 👍

It’s in uncommonly nice condition. Not perfect but not much wrong with it. I’ll swap it for your Corvette - Scotland to USA and vice versa! Some good content right there!😂 Thanks for watching - always appreciated.👍 Cheers!🍻

It was always coming out - it just didn’t know it!😂 Everything else on that car has come apart quite nicely for its age. Thanks for watching and commenting - always appreciated! 👍 Cheers 🍻!

Hello! Thanks for that - very much appreciated! 👍

😂 It sounds like I’m carrying a big box of plastic parts whilst skateboarding over cobblestones! Still awesome though! Thanks for watching and commenting - very much appreciated. Cheers! 🍻

😂 Couldn’t figure out the comment for a second. Then realised where I subconsciously got inspiration for the telephone greeting! Rosemary the telephone operator! Thanks for watching!!😂

Hello! Thanks for watching & thanks for the comment - very much appreciated! Hope to be changing the fronts in the next wee while. Cheers!🍻 All the best!

I just did my fronts and loosening the top nut was a challenge. You didn't have any problems in the back with the top nuts?

Mines also a white 91 z28 😂

The ones in the back were grand thanks. I did spray a wee bit of penetrating fluid on them though. It helped also that they are effectively “inside” as well. The low mileage didn’t harm my luck either! 😂 Thanks for the comment - always welcome and appreciated. 👍

White is definitely not my colour in cars as you may have heard me say in my videos! But do you know what? It kind of works with the 3rd gen. Lends a certain 80s/90s flair to them! Especially with the white wheels - the automotive equivalent of white high heels!😂 It’s grown on me and I actually kind of like it now. Good choice!! Cheers again! 👍

Just not as quickly as I hoped! Thanks for watching and commenting - very much appreciated! 👍Hopefully if I get the opportunity I’ll be dropping the transmission by the weekend.🤞 All the best. Cheers 🍻!

Hello Brazil 🇧🇷! Thanks for watching and especially for the comment. Very much appreciated.👍 They are cracking cars - I’m looking forward to the day I get mine back on the road. It’s definitely got a lot of work to get filmed! All the best! Cheers 🍻!

​@@2HopesGaragekeep the faith

Will do - thank you! 👍

No worries - sorry I wasn’t more use than that! I’ll keep plugging away with the videos - always good to get comments on them. Makes them worthwhile. Hope the issue gets sorted without too much further hassle. All the best! 👍

Hello! Thanks for watching - much appreciated!👍 I do still have the Camaro - I don’t profess to be an expert on it - just sorting what needs sorting to keep it going well. However, I’m happy to answer any questions that I can. 👌

Your comment is fantastic! Thanks for watching and thanks for the kind words! Very much appreciated. As a tiny channel it’s the comments that make it worthwhile. Glad to be of help. This was one of the few jobs where the workshop manual wasn’t much help! Nice car! Cheers - all the best! 👍

​@2HopesGarage please keep your camaro. I have owned mine since new love my Iroc Z. Owner need more videos about issues of stalling when warm. There are issues with the TPI engine. Would it be possible that you could do a video about the MAF sensor and stalling issues for 1990-1992 Camaros? Thanks again!

That’s amazing that you’ve had it since new! There’s 2 or 3 guys have mentioned that they’ve had theirs since new. Fortunately, I’ve not had any stalling issues with mine yet - maybe Scotland is too cold for those issues! If I do have I’ll be sure to post a video about it. My curiosity is aroused though, so I’m going to have a wee nose into it. What’s the mileage and colour of yours? Just me being nosey!

​@2HopesGarage mine is a 1990 Iroc-z, Convertible. It has only 70K on it. Never winter driven. And hasn't been in the rain for 25 years. I bought it new March 1990 when I was 25 years old. Since 2010, I only take it out of the garage on nice Sundays from May to November. I have antique insurance on her. I live in Toronto Canada. I am blessed to have a wife that appreciates the car. When I bought my Camaro in 1990 I named her Ariel. 😂 She has stalling issues once the engine is warm. But will start right up since last year. My mechanic is having issues fixing the issue. He is going to pull the distributor to take a closer look. Maybe you would have suggestions? I could send you my email, with your permission. The help would be appreciated. 😊

Oh....Red colour.

Hello! Thanks very much for watching and thanks for the comment - always appreciated.👍 First up on the Volvo front is correcting the retaining spring omission on this video - REMEMBER TO REFIT THOSE SPRINGS FOLKS! 😬 Can’t believe I edited that footage out! The rear pads are definitely on the radar at some point in the future - at the moment they are good though. Cheers once again - all the best! 👍

Thanks for watching - very much appreciated! Good to hear that you got good service out of it. I’m still using mine but keeping a weather eye on the piston/handle to correct it as it rotates so it doesn’t fall apart. If it wasn’t for that I’d be happy with it. Cheers - all the best!

Hello! Thanks for watching and thanks for the question - very much appreciated. I’m going to be fitting Febi Bilstein rubber flex discs as they are manufactured by SGF (strangely enough) who I believe are the OEM manufacturer. I’ve never looked into polyurethane items (if you get such a thing) as I’m more for keeping my cars as original as possible. Hope that helps! All the best! Cheers 🍻!

Hello! Thanks for that - very much appreciated. It’s all taking a bit longer than expected - life’s got in the way of videos over the last couple of weeks! All the best. Cheers 🍻!

Hello there! Thank you very much for your kind words! So glad you like it. Sorry there’s not been much Camaro content lately! I’ve been enjoying driving it in the good weather! Been concentrating my garage efforts on my old W126 Mercedes! I’ll try and get some more Camaro content up soon! All the best! Cheers 🍻!

You’re absolutely correct!! I’m horrified - I may have cut it out in the edit. I’ll try and get it rectified if I can as it’s a crucial component to fit! The springs as you correctly pointed out were fitted. Thank you very much for watching - hugely appreciated. And thank you for pointing out my omission. All comments appreciated - especially when they have something to bring to the party! Thanks once again. All the best! 👍

Good man! Thanks for watching - very much appreciated! Even better - you were paying attention and commented - first class! 👍 500 SEL is an awesome car ! Got a W126 video coming out by the weekend. All the best. Cheers!

Oh no! Poor Dad! Get him something nice! I don't want to be at fault for no pressie! Thanks for watching and commenting - always greatly appreciated. 👍 Mine was a present too - I do like aspects of it but the handle design/ build quality is frustrating. Good luck with your Dad's present 🎁. Cheers!