July 2022
This is probably well known, but I just came up with it after a long thumb wracking struggle.
Eventually I tried forcing the end of the snap-ring-ting apart with the chisel end of a small crowbar as a wedge. Worked a treat. A cold chisel or screwdriver blade could probably also supply suitable wedges.... Read more
I have had my Lexus for a few months now, very comfortable, surprisingly economical and altogether a nice drive. Boot space a bit tight but nothing I can’t live with. The ICE is quirky but improves with experience but still not quite up there. I am considering wiring in a separate feed for a Garmin satnav.
I have noticed the previous owner has wiped part of the the top of the black leather dashboard with a slightly glossy substance where the marks of the area treated are evident against the rather more Matt background. In principle I would like to clean it off and retreat it to restore a consistent finish, but not a shiny secondhand car dealer like gloss as silicon spray leaves for example.
Investigation so far suggestions cleaning it back with a soapy solution, ie natural soap not detergent, and then treating it with a leather cream/ feed product. The last thing I want to do is make it worse so if anybody has any experience that would be very welcome.
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I recollect I had heard of Gliptone from a friend, hence I bought a cleaning kit from their website and actually this was cheaper than sourcing from Amazon and various others. It came a dinky drawstring bag with some application clothes and a leather scented dingle dangle. Having had covid last week I have no idea if it smell of leather or not, but my wife seems to think so.
It was cool(er) and dull here this afternoon so I set to with the heavy duty cleaner followed up with the regular cleaner to attempt to further remove the previous treatment. I then used the leather cream to finish it off. I ended up doing the dashboard, central console, front seats and door trim. It all came up very nicely and whilst the original problem is still a little evident the finish has been very much improved, and in fact all the leather is looking good. I will do the seat backs and rear seats in due course but so far very pleased. Thanks for the suggestions....
Hi , I’ve lost the code for my fiesta radio , the wife is getting tired of me singing on journeys ,so can anyone work out the code for this ancient radio please I went into my local ford garage and after some chin rubbing and air sucking the man in the service bit just said no the led display shows V141969, cheers, pete Read more
Code should be 4914
In Case anyone is travelling
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"old cars forced off the road".
Makes me laugh when I can smell unburnt petrol and see diesel smoke coming from cars in standing traffic which are just a couple of years old.
This car had a new engine about three months ago.
Recently it has developed a whine that is apparent all the time, especially at lower speeds and revs. Considering the engine is supposed to develop 180bhp, it feels a bit gutless.... Read more
So the same problem as with the engine. No new gearbox available.
The garage are hoping one will arrive on Tuesday, but on previous form they will probably send a manual gearbox rather than an automatic. With the new engine, Ford sent two Diesel engines instead of a petrol, greatly increasing the time the car was off the road....
This shows a typical example of how the DVLA completely deliberately mis-interprets the problem. Getting the D4 completed is not a problem. You can go anywhere and for about £30-£50 get it completed. The trouble is that it goes into the DVLA and just disappears for months, just like your passport application and driving test application. The answer is that the DVLA seem to think they are are a force unto themselves, not answerable to anyone. They have used covid as a total excuse for inactivity, paying their staff to sit at home doing nothing. What needs to happen is for a strong beam of light to penetrate their defences, for people to be sacked and others to be held accountable. They need to be made to get off their backsides and work like any normal employee rather than the charmed existences they have. Unfortunately their attitude is similar in many government organisations where you have a job for life, albeit poorly paid where nobody pays the price for incompetance or laziness. Read more
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How many times have you been to a car park, found someone who either ignores the lines or thinks it is ok to park outside the bay, and then do what this woman has done and blame the other driver who, unlike her has parked correctly. Read more
In fairness to those who don't line up exactly central , many parking spaces were laid out years ago when cars were narrower - the same problem with width applies to many domestic garages.
I wasn`t talking about those that don`t line up central as not many do anyway for that reason...
I am looking at buying a nearly new (less than 2 years old) 4x4 to share with my 21 son. He travels 30 miles a day to/from work, four days a week and part of the journey is on country roads with one very steep hill which can get icy in the winter.
I am looking for a trendyish 4x4 with relatively low insurance, I like Volvo XC90, but I doubt they could be considered trendy!
Any suggestions?
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Subaru perhaps?
With temperatures in the UK today reaching their record of 38degC (it was in Cambridge near me, according to reports), how's everyone coping? Any stories of melted roads, buckled rails, etc your way? I just heard that Luton airport has had to close its runway today because part of its runway melted.
I remember one former workplace (bearing in mind I used to work for firms designing A/C systems for buildings) - a big name in the industry in central London - only having A/C (well, comfort cooling) in the meeting rooms and directors' offices and where the office temperature reached a very humid 33degC on days where it wasn't nearly as hot outside as today. Working was nigh on impossible.... Read more
Monday of this week was peak heat here in south central Brittany following 2 to 3 weeks of hot weather. Monday's forecast temperature was high 30's to early 40's after a few weeks of early to mid 30's, so this old stone house had absorbed and stored that heat, which was making our normally cool bedroom increasingly uncomfortable.
We spotted that Lidl had an offer on a portable air con unit on the previous Friday, not their own rubbish Silver Crest brand but a widely available brand called "Comfee", so took the plunge and bought one....
I am not very bothered if those in positions of trust and authority make an occasional breach of rules. Through inattention, or sometimes knowingly, we will all have been guilty of (say) 38 in a 30 limit and mostly get away with it.
Perfection is for saints - I would rather my "betters" were normal people with broadly normal behaviours and opinions, not the sanctimonious and flawless....
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