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| Picked up the Aerodeck today | 15 May 2006 18:49 GMT | 4 |
For those three people who may be interested... Drives nice for a car that's 17 years old and has done 147k. No rattles, hardly any squeaks. Rather quiet at speed as well. Front wheels need balancing as they transmit a bit of vibration at 'Shorry
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| FA: Anyone want some Vision Plus bulbs? | 15 May 2006 18:40 GMT | 17 |
H1 bulbs, don't fit my current car, so on the bay. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8065998899
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| Spray on chrome ? | 15 May 2006 11:09 GMT | 2 |
Spray on finish that looks like electroplated chrome: I have some plastic's on the exterior of the car I would like to have a chrome like finish. I have seen one or two products one the local diy/paint shops ect.I was
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| Golf GTi bearing cap (or not) | 14 May 2006 19:25 GMT | 5 |
Finished bleeding my rear brakes after new bearings, discs, pads, pipes, calipers. When I took off the front-right wheel alloy middle cap, I noticed that the bearing cap wasn't intact, and there was no grease in the bearing. I was speechless.
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| corsa engine management flashing | 14 May 2006 17:54 GMT | 5 |
after flat battery car will not start due to management light flashing. fault code 1503 = immobilisor incorect signal....any idea,s anyone.
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| Corsa aerial fitting | 14 May 2006 14:50 GMT | 7 |
Hi, I'm in rather a mess with my ex-wife. After a mechanic replaced her starter motor the cd player didn't work. Well, as he did it cheaply I told her I'd replace the fuse at the back and that should sort it. Indeed it did but as I pulled the cd player
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| Bleeding brakes | 14 May 2006 14:40 GMT | 10 |
I'm coming up to the reknewal time of changing my brake fluid. I will be doing it alone and was wondering if someone can recommend a one man blleding kit ? Cheers
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| Whether to DIY aircon | 14 May 2006 14:16 GMT | 6 |
The air conditioning on the family car (Rover 420SDi) wasn't working too well so last August I called out a mobile regassing unit. They had a lot of trouble getting the new gas to go in, so they said, then after that it didn't really work at all. You could still hear the compressor
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| Where to find good axle stands and a jack ? | 14 May 2006 08:45 GMT | 5 |
As subjec really, looking for a set of axle stands happy to pay for quality and a jack. Cheers
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| Renault Clio Immobiliser | 14 May 2006 02:17 GMT | 1 |
The immobiliser has gone badly wrong on our 2000 Grande 1.2 Renault Clio. It has been "off" for some time, but it was possible to start the car by holding down the button on the key fob as you turned the engine over. Now this does not work. We were having battery issues so have
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| Oil filter stuck | 14 May 2006 01:07 GMT | 23 |
I've just bought a Nissan Almera 2.2TD, with the 110hp engine, in need of a service. I've just attempted an oil change and the filter would not come out. It's a cartridge type filter, so you have to take off the housing. In the process
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| MOT emissions failure (s ) | 13 May 2006 22:32 GMT | 8 |
First of all Hi, My Pug 405 quasar 1.8 is doing my nut in. I just canno get the fast idle emissions down far enough to pass. I've done full oi change and filter, air filter, unclogged and cleaned every pipe I coul lay my hands on, re routed the breather hoses away from entering the ...
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| Concrete and car paint | 13 May 2006 19:01 GMT | 3 |
I park my car in the fairly narrow space between the side of the house and the boundary wall. Parked on a concete slab with a rendered house wall on one side and a 3 foot tall concrete wall on the other.
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| X16XE Cambelt | 13 May 2006 15:31 GMT | 2 |
Im about to do the cambelt/tensioners/waterpump on a corsa. Does the engine mount have to come off and the engine lowered slightly to enable the alternator belt to be removed prior to starting the cambelt etc? Its the haynes manual telling me this which seems a little excessive
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| adjust back brakes | 13 May 2006 14:04 GMT | 497 |
what is proper way to adjust back drum brakes on 88 cougar?
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