Owing to the completely barking way the local hospital mismanages its employees' parking, Mrs H, who is employed there, parks her C3 in a nearby residential street. Havng worked Friday night, she was mildly distressed to find this morning that her nearside door mirror was folded forwards and no sign of the mirror glass. I examined the mirror casing and found the rear edge smeared in mud and dog poo. My conclusion was that someone had kicked the mirror. Either that or a gigantic dog had used the mirror to scratch its behind vigorously enough to dislodge the mirror. I digress.

Once I had secured the part from the local dealer, worth a small post in itself, I was delighted to find that snapping the glass in place took seconds. The last door mirror glass I fitted was to a Citroen CX. The glass was heavy, brittle and needed glueing in place so had to be lined up and strapped to the adjuster mechanism while the glue set. When I bought the glass I discussed it with my local Citroen independent. Contact adhesive wasn't recommended because it needed a push that was likely to crack the mirror and would degrade anyway over time. Double-sided tape wouldn't last and self-adhesive pads weren't strong enough. Araldite was the best apparently because it didn't need so much pressure but the glass was likely to slide out of position while it set.

Thank goodness things have moved on.
Hawkeye
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My Xsara 1.9TD has developed a whine at about 2000RPM which is coming from near the front of the engine bay. It's almost a groaning noise, and with the bonnet open there's a hint of bearing rattle. It happens with the clutch in and gearbox in neutral, so inclined to believe it's the alternator as I can't see it being anything else. No change to engine power or smoke.

Do these tend to go on the XUD engine, and are they particularly complicated to fix? 90k on the clock.

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David. Read more

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"...an appeal court in Burgos has quashed the conviction for dangerous driving of a man who was clocked doing 260kph[163mph]. The judge opined he was not guilty of causing any ?concrete danger? as neither he, his passenger, the pursuing police or anyone else on the road had had to execute any perilous manoeuvre to avoid him. It was admittedly reckless driving, the judge said, but not dangerous. The driver was a politician, by the way." Read more

I currently have 2 Renault dci motors in our family having changed from very reliable Renault petrol motors due to the high milage we now do (25000 pa each).

The cars are a Kangoo 1.5 and a Clio 1.5 106 hp.

I have read horror stories about these Renault dci motors and wonder if I should do anything as preventitive maintenance such as change the EGR valves and sensors at regular intervals or should I just cross my fingers?
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Hello,

I am looking for a part for my sisters fiesta that is a nightmare to acquire. We need just the plastic fitting which the rear wiper clips into. Been to scrappies and no luck and tried ebay but no luck. I guess we may have to buy the entire arom and fit this but the arm is fine - any ideas? Read more