u/Jugglers-Despair

Fitted a set of the Mazda aluminium pedals that I snagged on a well known internet auction site. Thwy look quite snazzy, though as you'll see from the second photo, no one will ever see them haha!

All those who have fitted the brake and clutch pedals, I salute you. Despite lashings of silicon spray, it was a bear getting them on. I would NEVER take on this unique and painful form of torture ever again!

Going for a drive this evening so will see if they feel any different underfoot.

Hi all,

I've just bought a second hand Aeron classic which was described as 'fully loaded' but the arms do not swivel, they are only height adjustable.

I did remove the arms pads to check and there are no springs or other mechanism for swivelling. Bit disappointing!

Is there a straightforward way to modify the arms / buy the parts to add swivelling? Hopefully I wouldn't need to buy whole new arms?

Many thanks in advance.

I just watched Thomas Vinterberg's award winning 1998 film 'Festen'.

Siblings Christian, Michael and Helene are gathering at their father's house for his lavish 60th birthday party. The extended family is also attending, eager to stay in the patriarch's good books. We soon hear that shortly before this party, there was a funeral. Everyone is acting a bit strangely and you can't shake the feeling that this celebration isnt going to go to plan.

So, I had no idea what to expect going in and the initial revelation took me completely unaware. It is truly shocking. Festen is the blackest of black comedies and at times it was hard going, but the end was surprisingly uplifting. *Spoilers* >!Seeing that Christian can still find happiness with Pia despite all that he has suffered at the hands of his monstrous father is truly heartwarming.!<

Despite being almost farcical at times, the plot somehow remains believable. You can absolutely imagine people placed in this impossible situation behaving as the extended family do, contorting themselves into obscene knots to try and make it through the night.

Ulrich Thomsen as Christian gives a very compelling performance as does Thomas Bo Larsen who plays his unrelentingly vile brother Michael. The whole cast is excellent though and as this is filmed in the 'Dogme 95' style, there is nowhere for bad acting to hide.

Speaking of the cinematography, I loved it. I haven't seen many films with such creative shot composition, only using handheld cameras and shooting entirely on location. It really is something different and almost hypnotic.

I'm very late to the party, but thoroughly recommend you attend this 'celebration'.

Just fitted this rather nice wind deflector. Really pleased with it, definitely an improvement over the standard one. Perhaps not the best for soft tops as you can't reach over it but great for the PRHT!

A baby blue tit flew into our kitchen the other day and started investigating various things (including the dog's pheasant). Showed absolutely no fear and eventually hopped up onto my arm to be chauffeured back to the garden.