October 2021
Hi guys, I have one door on a VW estate which just won’t lock.
It’s the rear passenger side.
It’s RCL, any ideas? Read more
If anyone fitted a LED bulb to their headlamps.
How would they be detected when the Headlamp has a Projector lens which controls the light beam pattern unlike the normal Headlamps where the bulb type can be seen and the beam is not controlled.? Read more
That’s the other job to do - I’ve an Autoglym headlight restoration kit sitting waiting to be used to restore cloudy headlights. It’s the prospect of making them look considerably worse before they improve is what’s putting me off doing it!
N/S/R central locking intermittently won't unlock either from the key or the switch on the drivers door. Works fine using the interior door handle.
So today I removed the door card to have a look. Nothing obviously wrong. There are five wires going to the lock. I'm guessing earth, lock & unlock. But what are the other two? The lock (or a switch within it) operates the interior lights, door open warning indication and of course, the alarm. Would one wire/switch control all these functions? I imagine the operation of central locking is pretty much universal across manufacturers, but I've never had any need to investigate how. Read more
Update.
Sourced a 2nd hand lock from a well known auction site and problem solved. Easy job apart from a bit of head scratching on how to remove the external door handle. Didn't want to force anything as it's mostly plastic, but following a bit of Googling, the handle is easily removed. Really straightforward once you know how.
Travelling along A14 this week I had to break heavy to avoid running into the rear of an LGV as it pulled into the 3rd(outside) lane. I noted two other trucks do the same. Is this allowed? Also, there are a number of stretches on the two lane locations of the M14 where overtaking is prohibited on up hill gradients but this is blatantly ignored. Read more
“ But would it not be courteous after quarter of a mile or so to reduce speed by a fraction to let the faster truck pass?”
Absolutely agree. As a bus driver and trainer I do exactly that when another large vehicle is passing and I instruct others to do so also. It’s not the driver in the outside lane you should be angry with, it’s the selfish m**** in the inside lane who’s not letting them past. In a coach I’m limited to 62mph (bus 56mph) and I’ve sat and watched trucks battle it out over miles when all it takes is a gentle lift of the throttle from the truck on the inside to free up the overtaking lane.
With news that a friend who bought an Audi S6 Avant in February being contacted by the dealer making him an offer of £7 K to sell the car back ,
is this the time to seriously think about cashing in before the bubble busts? Even though a lease deal doesn’t end until February ? Read more
Yes that's the way it works. Dealers only survive on finance and how much you are prepared to part with.
Where I live, pothole repairs and resurfacing are of the "papering over the cracks" variety. They call it "surface dressing", a skim of asphalt and a coating of loose chippings which raises clouds of dust and gets stuck in wheel arches. If you are unlucky you may also find your paintwork chipped or even your windscreen broken.
Driving on our third world roads is made even worse by many modern cars which have stiff suspension, large diameter wheels and low profile tyres. Having reached an age where my comfort is more important than fast cornering, my next car will probably be a Citroen. Read more
Is this a big job, the unit is a double din touchscreen, with NAV, and reverse cam, but the standard radio sucks, no DAB, and the maps are slow and outdated, CARPLAY would be much better. I can pull the old unit out, just fine, many connectors to the rear, i can't see the 'upload pics' option, i took several!
Has steering wheel controls too, but not bothered about those, i do however want to retain the rear parking cam (for her...)... Read more
Plenty of double din fascia adaptor kits with or without steering wheel control module. A good unit with an av input socket should take the camera , but check the wiring fittings. Install I would estimate to be around 1-2 hrs , depending on unit purchase.
I'll try to be quick.
Related to another post on here.... Read more
There's a database set up & used by car insurance companies. Heavy damage & write-offs are listed.
However there is a major hole in the scheme....
We were all misled into buying Diesel cars, looks as if exactly the same is going to happen with anything electric or hybrid before long. There will be hidden charges creeping in.
Our Polo does less M.P.G. on the new E10 petrol is this usual? Read more
There is an easy solution to the problem of 'lost' road tax on electric vehicles.
Require all vehicles to have an annual MOT at which the mileage of each vehicle is recorded. After the 1st year, all vehicles can be charged on the previous years mileage.
This would be equitable for all road users and be easy to charge as the Government could require all vehicle owners to either pay the amount as a one-off payment or be charged monthly via direct debit.
Just sat through a programme my wife recorded. Old Astra four youngsters driving like they stole it. Got sufficiently ahead of the cops. Decamped and scattered. They managed to catch one or two but could not prove which one was driving. So all let go with no further action. These people will ultimately keep doing this until they are stopped and or kill an innocent person.
Can anyone see why all occupants who knowingly allowed themselves to be carried in an illegal car by a youngster not Old enough to have a licence. Why the law does not use a joint enterprise approach and charge all equally? Irrespective of who was actually driving? It was an old programme and maybe they do now , but it seemed like a glaring loophole. Read more
Only then would there be any chance of them doing their jobs as parents and instilling some kind of discipline on their offspring.
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Just in case this one comes up again…
There is a way to lock the door without replacing the module..
It’s a lot easier than you think!
Please see video below.
youtu.be/VYjFC6eYITU