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1997 vw polo os window
Cable has snapped on drivers side electric window. How hard to fix and what parts required. Is it expensive ?
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Question - car technology
On a modern car there are many controls on the steering wheel (radio, cruise, phone) as well as airbag controls - how are the connections made between the rotating shaft and the fixed part of the car?...
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Kill Filed?
Just when I was beggining to enjoy the banter! You kill joys, can't you take a joke? bit of fun for me. There's me with a high IQ and so modest. Your simply my play things, but its entertaining! Good...
 
Re: Anoraks
Do you mean nit? or are you being offensive about people that own Japanese cars now?
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Nice car..........
 
1975 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow
I have a 1975 RR Silver Shadow and the two front doors are locked, the manual button on the drivers door has become disconnected inside the door. Has anyone any ideas?
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Replacing front brake discs and pads on 03 Clio
Hoping for some good pointers here! My wife's 03 Clio's brakes are shuddering quite badly when braking. I believe there may be some warping of the discs and so am looking to replace these myself...
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Dead radio?
Hi My radio died, for no reason that I can see. I pulled it out of the dash using the two key things and when I put it back in, it had died! I didn't hear any bangs, or short circuits, or anything at...
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Ignition advance map help needed
I am in a process of fitting distributerless ignition in my '87 BMW 316 (1.6 M10 engine). I finished assembling MegaJolt ignition control unit: when it gets warmer I have to fit it to the car. I now...
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Oil pressure switches - how do they work?
I'm still looking at the clocks on my Golf. The earth's not the problem, and everything else seems alright, so I'm beginning to suspect the oil pressure switches. The thing is, the computer bit of the...
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Primera flat battery revisited...
The conclusion seems to be the battery (Halfords less than a year old) had one bad cell. Halfords tested the car saying there was a current leakage when ignition off - I found that the Blaupunkt...
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Princess Calipers, again
I spotted the magazine that covers them today. Apparently the two pistons have less area than some of the original Ford calipers do, so it's all a bit pointless. That and the Editor has obviously had...
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Earth resistance
I'm trying to track down a fault with my car's clocks. One earth is showing very low resistance (negative for some reason on my cheapy multimeter), and the other is showing around 50 ohms. Does this...
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Air Compressor Recommendation
I need (want, meh) an air compressor, but I don't want to make the mistake of both of my neighbours in buying a 12v unit that manages to inflate a car tyre in an hour then fails after a few months of...
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Want to run your car on 100% water? It's not simple, but we give you FREE complete plans for that
Hi, my name is God Shield. I belong to a survival group called Water 4 gas. We teach people to convert their cars to water hybrids. Part gasoline, part water. Saves money and cleans the environment....
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