July 2007
I don't need GPS route finder but would find a compass very useful. Can anyone recoomend a reasonably priced, no-frills GPS one please, preferably running on torch batteries? Those I have checked online cost at least £60 and £20 is nearer my budget Read more
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does anyone know where i can get a cheap replacement door car for mazda mk2 their the ones with the combined speaker. thanks Read more
Thanks it seems the scrap yards near me want between £70-£80 pounds, ill keep looking
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Twice this week I have seen a police safety camera van parked to the side of the bridge over the M40 at junction 5 with a series of cameras set up on the bridge scanning the traffic travelling north on the London to Oxford carriageway. Just for luck there was an additional camera set up to catch anybody travelling on the Stokenchurch to Ibstone road that crosses the motorway at this point. The van is tucked into the bushes at the side of the bridge to, no doubt, avoid distracting drivers coming up the motorway. I can imagine the operator sitting in the van drinking tea watching the numbers click round as drivers on this fast stretch are caught. So in case you are in the area - take note!
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Probably due to the two rather large rather fatal accidents that happened round that section recently.
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My niece in Birmingham recently had her Golf broken into and the driver's air bag assembly was stolen . Nothing else was touched . On reporting the matter to the police she was informed that hers was the third V.W.airbag theft reported in 24 hours .The main dealer was able to repair the car without delay so there was obviously no parts shortage to explain such an odd theft .What's this all about? What possible use are the airbags put to? As far as I know they don't fail very often thus creating a black market demand and the removal is a hazardous and quite skilled job .Someone enlighten me please! Read more
Found via Autotrader.
www.rsmotorcycles.co.uk/pages/CAR26.html
At least they left the airbag!
quick question before i start bidding on ebay, would a manual starter motor, off a mk2 golf 1600 (g reg), fit my mk2 golf 1600 automatic? mines an h reg (1991).
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Yeh I've heard them before, I think there's a bush that wears out, someone will confirm this I'm sure
Hi
I have a 10-yr old Primera. There is a sticker on the sun visor that says to have the air bag system serviced(?) every 10 years.
I'm guessing that this is something that really has to be done but just wanted some opinion from people on it.
Does it have to be performed by Nissan or can a local garage or specialist do the same job but a lower price?
Chris
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Have spoken to Nissan today and of course it needs to be done because the airbags have a shelf life and there's a possibility that they may not deploy in the event of an accident. Cost to replace - £792 (£316 each side + £169 labour).
Phoned my local 'backstreet' garage that I use for my servicing and they are of the opinion that the airbag warning light will tell you if there's a problem with the system and if you're in an accident that's serious enough for the airbags to deploy in a 10-yr car you're in a spot of trouble anyway.
Needless to say, at that price, I'll take my chances.
Chris
I find it amusing seeing today's modern cars described as having "body coloured bumpers" most modern cars do not have a separate bumper as such due to the way they are designed to assist airflow. I mean, would they even dare painting some of them black, they would not sell if they did !.
Similar in a way to seeing houses described as having a low level bathroom suite who wants to "pull the chain". Read more
My insurance company would sort it. It's what I pay them for.
That's terribly blase.
It's what you'd be paying them more for the following year too.
Just found a screw in one of my Bridgestone 17" tyres :-( What's the min distance from the edge of the trim for a repair? I make it about 1/2 inch. Its a large screw and the tyre is going down slowly.
Also now worried they'll scratch the alloy which is in mint condition, and please no comments about having alloys or expensive tyres.
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James Read more
>>I'd like to know where that is, please!
Its a place in South Derbyshire, I'll refrain from naming it seeing as I described it as spit and sawdust, but the thing to remember is that mostly it is down to the care taken by the individual doing the job rather than the place that you go to.
J1mbo, whether they will repair your tyre will depend on various factors if it is that close to the edge, but the more high performance the tyre is (low profile and high speed rating) the less likely they are to want to repair it. That said if you go to one of the big chains they will probably try to sell you a new tyre anyway, whether it can be repaired or not. Where as the local independant (back to the spit and sawdust places) may be inclined to just repair the tyre whether it is recommended or not. At the end of the day the choice is yours...
I came across this in the 'humour' section of a CRX owners' website- hope it gets past the moderators!
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Lud, highlight the link by clicking and dragging the mouse cursor right across it. Now press Ctrl+c keys on your keyboard (copy command). Goto the url address bar of your web browser, and paste in (ctrl+v) the link that you've just copied and add http:// to the start of it. Finally press the enter key.
Can anyone tell me what the service intervals are for a 06-reg Renault Kangoo please?
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I don't think GPS can "do" compass function, other than by plotting direction of travel ("differentially") which requires you to be moving (though in units with a gyro like the one in my car it can "remember" which way it's pointing when it's stopped).
My hiking GPS also has an "electronic" compass so it can tell you the direction when it's not moving. This depends on a magnet, and the unit has to be held level for it to work. As with the electronic compass on ebay, it has to turn two circles to calibrate. When it's moving at sufficient speed, it reverts to differential operation so it's not necessary to hold it level.
I suppose it's quite possible that there are low cost GPS compasses that us magnetic and differential operation, but I can't see the point in not displaying positional info, bearings and distances as the information is already there. That would make it akin to a non-map displaying hiking GPS which can be had for £80 is upwards, though with differential direction finding only at that price level.
Note that the Silva "GPS compass"at £40 or so is actually just a magnetic compass with a scale on the baseplate for using with a handheld GPS
Some background info here:
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