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• Cleaning windscreen with potato 6 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  cut in half- is it a good idea? What about vinega? Been cleaning a car up for sale, and reduced to using turtle wax bug and tar jockum_what is the best? If i have a car absolutely covered in dirt from years of neglect, what is the best stuff to use before polish (obviously after i wash it).
• Ford Fiesta 1299cc 1996 - No heat, Blowing cold 24 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  I have a 1996 (N) Fiesta 1299cc and im having problems with my heating,  It only blowing cold air, I have read on some forums about the heating control valve and that could be the cause, Having read another artical it has said that if it was the HCV then the pipes going into the heater matrix behind the HCV would be cold, All pipes attached to the HCV are hot so i am assuming that the HCV is ok !
• Ford Fiesta Saloon - Fiesta heating problem. 23 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  I have a 1996 (N) Fiesta 1299cc and im having problems with my heating, It only blowing cold air, I have read on some forums about the heating control valve and that could be the cause, Having read another artical it has said that if it was the HCV then the pipes going into the heater matrix behind the HCV would be cold, All pipes attached to the HCV are hot so i am assuming that the HCV is ok !
• Idiotic things done to cars by accident or design. 13 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  t sure whether it would have the desired effect, i.e., sparkling clear windscreen. So, I spent about a half-hour siphoning it out with a small bore tube. Has anybody any tales of emergency measures for windscreens and radiators.? One of the tricks I learned when I was in Africa was how to fix a radiator leak when there were no motor factors for 100 miles in any direction.
• KIA Rio (2005 - ) - 09 1.5 problem with windscreen washer jets 10 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  I have a problem with windscreen washer jets. When I initially turn them on to clean the windscreen I get a quick jet of water then nothing. Repeated turning on and off results in some water coming out. This is also the same for the rear washer jet as well.
• Superficial windscreen damage 15 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  A wiper blade on the Barchie has, unbeknownst to me, come adrift from its metal frame. Whilst in use the frame has been in contact with the windscreen at the top of its ´sweep´, rather than just the rubber blade. This has resulted in a nasty scuff on the windscreen - annoyingly in the driver´s line of vision. It looks a bit like a mucky smear but is in fact a surface scuff on the glass.
• Replacment Windscreen 5 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  Since the earlier thread has been locked as it travelled way OT... The last time I needed a new windscreen I decided that having experienced a decidedly variable service from specialist firms, I would take it to the main (BMW) dealer to replace. I was astonished that there was no quibble from the insurance company, only them telling me that I would need to pay upfront and send them the invoice for reimbursement (which only took a fortnight).
• BMW M4 - BMW M4 Seat Issue 4 Oct 2020 (Forum)
  After a few seconds of it moving, I heard a loud crack. The seat had impacted the from windscreen and cracked it!! I couldn’t quite believe my eyes to be honest! I moved the seat back and watched the windscreen move back into place. Obviously shocked by this, I took the car immediately to my local service shop and was told the car couldn’t be fit in for 2 weeks or 6 if I want a courtesy car.
• Vauxhall Meriva - Change windscreen washer pump 18 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  Hi guys looking for some advice is it a big job to change a w/sceen washer pump on this model or should i leave it to the garage.
• Windscreen Replacement 29 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  [snip] You didn\'t mean to write this, did you ? No, I thought not, nobody would seriously detail their intention to defraud on a website. Lucky I...
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  Is a missing heat shield an MoT failure? 28 Jun 2023 (Ask HJ)
  If the rear heat shield is missing is this an MoT fail?
• Skoda Fabia Mk III Estate - Screenwashers Not Working 21 Dec 2022 (Forum)
  Pulled 22 and a possible Bingo moment; that's blown. Manual says it's front and rear windscreen wiper system but 27 is specifically allocated to the rear wiper and 8 in the under bonnet fusebox is also wiper specific. One or two other bits of the handbook are poorly translated, maybe this is another example.
• LDV Convoy high roof minibus - Water Leak 5 Mar 2016 (Forum)
  Having read about the common water leaks, this thing has had: Fake lead rooftape put over the the roof joins (its a highroof) Front left drain gutter area welded and painted and siliconed inside (where its known to be bad) Windscreen and seal replaced. LH drive wiper arms holes blanked and sealed properly. Rubber seal and washer around wiper arm spindles.
• Vauxhall Insignia (2008 - ) - My day out at Millbrook Proving Ground 2 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  Chose a Mondeo petrol for giggles as we'd never driven one before. Very small mirrors, the annoying heated windscreen but a lot more driveable than the Insignia petrol. So, a good day, topped off by some offroading in an Antara SUV - very capable vehicle! Would I buy an Insignia - yes, nice car, but it'd have to be an estate.
• Pedestrian/BR Safety 5 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  Would you pay extra to have built in pedestrian safety features in your next car ? It seems that the car manufacturers are fighting against it under the belief that buyers will refuse to pay. Guess what, I?ve been reading New Scientist again. A report states that when a car hits a pedestrian the bumper sweeps the legs from under, the body lands on the bonnet, and the head hits either the trailing edge of the bonnet or the windscreen.
• VW Golf cabriolet - Heated Seatd 7 Apr 2019 (Forum)
  Hello there, Is is ok to shampoo heated fabric seats?   Thanks.
• Illegal to drive with this cracked windscreen 23 May 2023 (Forum)
    Woke up this morning to find an L shape crack in my windscreen.  I think my insurance policy should cover the replacement (won't find out till tommorow) but I have two very important meetings so won't be able to get it sorted, till the end of the week.
• Nissan Micra (1992 - 2003) - 01 1.0 Windscreen washer pipe connectors 30 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  How do I connect windscreen washer pipe together? I need to connect a tail from the bonnet jets to the main feed from the reservoir. I saw some 7mm hose pipe connectors in BandQ garden centre, but I would need to buy 50 of them for 6 quid.
• Cracked Windscreen 17 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  Now I know that this wont affect any NCD, but when asking for insurance quotes in the future, do I have to declare this "claim"? I am not sure how internet insurers define claims, ie do they ask for "claims excluding windscreen damage". Do I just ignore this event? Thanks, clariman.
• Windscreen wear 17 May 2001 (Forum)
  When I operate the windscreen washer on my Honda civic the blades will wipe the screen 2 or 3 times before the washer fluid reaches the screen. If the screen is dirty this can only scratch the screen before it cleans it.