Car Maintenance

Idle ponderings on cruise control

If you have a car with modern "active" cruise control of both the throttle and the brakes, do the brake lights come on w...

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posted by tim.downie

2 comments posted 8yrs posted by tim.downie

Toe-in or toe-out?

Possibly a silly question, but assuming that you can't get your tracking /exactly/ right (which I almost certainly can't...

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posted by no

34 comments posted 8yrs posted by no

Nissan Note radio code

Hey all! Can I request a radio code for my Nissan Note 2007 radio that I recently changed the battery on. Nissan Part No...

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posted by borairdk

2 comments posted 8yrs posted by borairdk

Metric & Imperial brake unions

When making metal brake pipes, are the end flares you would use (SAE & DIN/single or double) exactly the same regardles...

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posted by iqbalali898

33 comments posted 8yrs posted by iqbalali898

trailer boards

Hello, I borrowed a trailer to go on a camping holiday. I got there and back safely, only to crash the trailer when I t...

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posted by reply

21 comments posted 8yrs posted by reply

Re: How to Find Luggage Cover

> TheChief wrote: > >> Hi all >> >> Ok so I have signed up for a 2015 Focus Estate, but the dealer >> refuses to replac...

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posted by cawhelan

3 comments posted 8yrs posted by cawhelan

Learners allowed on motorways from 2018

I'm not sure if this is a good or bad thing. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40905632

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posted by edwardcummins136

108 comments posted 8yrs posted by edwardcummins136

Tricks of the brain

When I saw an old Citroen CX estate today, I thought it looked very odd, the narrow and high tail. The same with many o...

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posted by johs

13 comments posted 8yrs posted by johs

Sand/Shot/Bead-Blasting

What is the difference and which processes are best suited to which purposes? For example, say I have a heavily corrode...

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posted by iqbalali898

14 comments posted 8yrs posted by iqbalali898

OT - Price for Ford Focus

I have been looking for a Focus and fancy the Ford Focus Estate 1.5 EcoBoost Titanium Navigation. Where can I find a gu...

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posted by phil

9 comments posted 8yrs posted by phil

Zafira INSP4

57 plate Zafira B, 1.9 SRi CDTi 150, 60,000 miles INSP4 has appeared on the display, indicating water in the fuel filte...

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posted by nospam

4 comments posted 8yrs posted by nospam

Pitted Brake Discs

Hi all, Does anyone know if pitting on the friction surfaces of a brake disc automatically results in an MOT fail? I su...

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posted by curd

5 comments posted 8yrs posted by curd

Car Paint

Once upon a time, in the dim and distant past, there was cellulose. Much later, there was 2 pack cyanide-based paint wh...

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posted by cbx

9 comments posted 8yrs posted by cbx

GSF Car Parts discount

Until now emails from this motor factors have given anything between 50 and 55% off, which makes them just about compet...

1 comments posted 8yrs

posted by fredxx

1 comments posted 8yrs posted by fredxx

What to do with a car with too many horses?

Traffic was snarling up on M4 due to an overturned lorry a couple of junctions ahead of us. On the outside lane was a F...

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posted by johs

10 comments posted 8yrs posted by johs