September 2009
Hi
I've encountered an annoying problem with my peugeot.
I cant undo the locking wheel nuts on my alloys. The special socket appears to have been damaged the last time I had some new tyres and now won't grip the nuts properly. It has 4 pins inside the socket and 1 seems to be bent and therefore I can't get any purchase on the nuts.
I presume these sockets are all different and I'm going to have a real headache removing my wheels..
Any suggestions?
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Hi Guys,
Does anyone know what type of speed cameras there are between these 2 junctions?
I know when exiting at Junction 2 there is a sign warning of Variable Speed cameras, but this is for people approaching Junction 1.
I have looked on google and the Kent Camera Partnership website but am unable to find any information for this part of the Motorway.
Appreciate any info.
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cheers guys much appreciated.
does anyone know where I can find all the info as to how to de-rate the maximium gross weight of a vehicle.......for example how to take a 10 ton truck down to 7.5 tons...? I need the info for both the practical and the paperwork aspects of it. Read more
thanks guys
Hi
Hope somebody can help
After checking all my lights i noticed that the centre brake light on my 1999 Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec wont work. I have replaced all the bulbs and checked the fuse and cant see any loose wires or connections in the bulb unit. The two side brake lights both work and the car does not have any other electrical problems.
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I seem to recall reading on this forum about similar issues with the rear wash wipe motor not working. Turned out that on older Focus models, with the constant opening and closing of the boot, the wires that supply electrical power to lights and motor on the boot lid can fracture causing your symptoms. If i remember there is a rubber boot at the top left of the boot opening. Inside will be the wires you need to look at for any damage.
The solution is to either repair the break, or let in new cabling to replace the damaged section which could involve dropping the rear headlining inside the car to gain better access.
Hope this helps.
can any one help !!
father in law in France and has lost all nearside indicators -
tried hazards and the same applies - eliminating the stalk !!
anyone got any thoughts please
Thanks
Neil
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check fuses first then earth points. Any voltage at the bulb holder?
hi, just got a 130 tdi sounds great goes well but some times it just holds back a bit and big cloud of black smoke, seems to be when you have been sat cruseing and put your foot down. the mpg seems very low at 34 mpg average i have a fabia vrs with same engine in and i get 50+ mpg round town Read more
Hi could someone possibly help me with some info on my non starting peugeot 306.
ive had all the same problems as everyone else on here with the car just randomly not starting over a period of a couple of weeks. after reading a few forums on here i narrowed the problem down to the low pressure fuel pump in the tank which was making no noise and not kicking in on the second turn of the ignition.
with a multi meter on the electrical plug feeding the pump i was reading 10v which i just assumed was down from 12v as the battery may be a little flat due to me trying to start the car so many times.
i bought a new pump and upon fitting i realised that this pump was not working either.
i then tried a 12v battery accross the +/- terminals of old pump and it fired up straight away. with old pump back in i tried starting the car with the 12v battery connected to the pump, started ok!
drove the car round the block with the battery still connected and it cut out although the 12v battery was still ok, not flat.
Are the tank pumps running constantly when the car is running or intermitantly? have i flooded the engine by having the pump running canstantly??
does anyone know where the electrical feed to the pump comes from as i think that is my next point of call on finding this fault
Thank you
Gary
Edit: Your duplicate post at the end of that old thread has been removed. But for reference he thinks this relates to this thread in some way: www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=63466&...3. Read more
My father in law was driving my car (he was on the policy) and he reversed (very slowly) into a neighbours car (a 2006 Seat Ibiza) denting the passenger door - but not scratching it. As he is on my polciy it will be my no cliams discount that will be lost. I would prefer that it is settled between us so I dont lose it - although only at the right price
The neighbour went to her local SEAT garage and asked for a recommended repair shop. The quote from the 'recommended garage' has duly arrived and was for £684 (inc VAT)for the removal and repair (NB not even a new panel required) and a respray of the door panel (inc blending the paint in with adjoining panels). £130 + VAT of this was paint and 'sundries' (??) and a £384+ VAT charge for labour!! It didn't help that she asked them for a quote to 'insurance level' quality. Whatever that means but to me it shouts 'charge me as much as you like'.
I have asked her for another quote which to date she has point blank refused to get (despite me telling her that my insurance company will want 2 or even 3 quotes if we go that way). She has eventaullay agreed but only if she first asks her SEAT garage whether they are any good. This same body shop recently replaced the front wing of a 09 Chysler Sebring (metallic) and repainted it for £380 and it was perfect.
She is saying that it has to be done by someone SEAT would approve of as she wont be able to tell whether a good job has been done - I can see whether it is good enough and wouldnt pay for anything that wasn't perfect. She seems to think that there is a difference between what you would get on insurance and what you get for paying for it yourself.
Does anyone have any advice as to how to deal with her? convince her that if you choose a reptubale body shop the work is just as good and thoughts on whether the quote for a repair and respray of a SEAT Ibiza door panel seems reasonable and also what it should be. We are in Surrey so I appreciate labour rates are higher but this just looks, to me, like a rip off.
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Jbif my post was based on a real situation equivalent to the OP's and the real claim that was made under my wife's policy rather than her father's. >>
in reply to commerdriver. Good for you. IMO:
a. either someone at the insurance company that paid the claim goofed,
b. or your wife and F-i-L have found an insurance company that behaves differently[*] in these situations.
[*] Notes:
1. Sometimes the amount that each company pays is determined by which insurance company is considered primary. This method of determining insurance payouts is commonly used where insurance by different people's policies cover the same loss or with insurance that was not purchased directly by the insured.
2. If a loss occurs that is covered by more than one insurance policy that was purchased by the insured, then each policy pays a portion of the loss that is proportional to the amount of that policy over the total amount of all policies for the loss—each policy pays its pro rata share.
3. Some policies handle multiple coverage through payments of equal shares rather than pro rata payments. Each company pays an equal amount until the loss is covered, or the policy limit of any policy is reached. If one or more of the policy limits are reached, then the equal share principle applies to the remaining insurers. As each policy limit is reached, the remaining insurers make equal payments with the remaining amount of uncovered loss until the loss is covered or all policies are maxed out.
Just getting quotes from my renewal, the cheapest is £630 but I am going with the £730 Directline quote because it has a lot more extras I might need and I trust them.
However the vast majority of policy's were over £1500 and one from Done Deal came up as £11,300!.
So how can the cost be so different? I know it is all about statistics but surely they can be that different for each insurance company? Read more
Some insurers give better quality cover than others. To an extent you get what you pay for.
I recently noticed on a visit to Trade sales car supermarket in Slough:
They currently have a handfull of Un-registered Left hooker Disco's for sale for around £20k depending on spec, they're I believe were to be exported to the French market due to the tags inside & labels in the said language.
Which market will be interested in buying a left hander Landie in the UK? Apart from those who intend to emmigrate to Europe etc..? Read more
Before anyone rushes off to deepest Slough, the Trade Sales website says from £30,000 not £20,000 which is LHD Freelander territory elsewhere in the discount world.
When I had a similar problem with a Vauxhall Cavalier.
See www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?v=e&t=53...3 for info on how I overcame the problem.
Also see the post after mine which suggests to make sure the wall is strong enough.