The past few weeks I’ve been busy upgrading the car in preparation for the long-planned road trip. A few weeks ago, I replaced my front shocks and front shock mountings. Last week I replaced my rear shocks, tie rods, rack ends, and brake pads. The brake pads were actually still fine except for one which was way thinner than the rest. It turned out to be caused by a sticking caliper. So, I also had my front brake calipers overhauled to fix the problem. I also had the tires rotated front to back. All these I had done at Sprinter at Morato. Good quality of work. Maybe not as good as dealerships but not as expensive either.
Today, I installed fog lamps to light up dark roads, a need I discovered some time ago. I went to Banawe and stopped by the first shop that caught my fancy. I didn’t bother looking for other shops. Whatever you’re looking for in Banawe, the shop you go to usually just starts calling for whoever has that part and pick it up. They do charge a small premium (read: I probably got ripped off) but at least you no longer do your own canvassing. I got my fog lamps but because I don’t like the typical Banawe hack job, I didn’t trust them to install. Instead, I went to Wizzard at Morato for installation. The guys there did a neat and very professional job. Definitely the place to go for electrical work.
Next up would be spark plugs and oil.
It’s not a BMW but it sure is getting as close to an ultimate driving machine as it can get.