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brakes: which brand are best?

Hello, I need to change the rear brake pads on my 60 plate 2 litre diesel Mondeo. I see there are a number of different...
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Land Rover radio code needed

Hi Does anyone have the code for my Discovery fitted with a Becker Model BE 4765 Serial 35016052 Bar code *4765LM0350160...
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posted by Boyce195.12487753
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Silly Road Wheel Removal Problem

Driving home after an evening out, I became aware of the dreaded bump/bump/bump, at road wheel cadence. Stopped, looked...
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posted by Gordon
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Advice needed: buying smallish auto car

I'm out of touch with which makes and models are deemed to be best in terms of reliability and general cost of ownershi...
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posted by nil
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Nissan Micra radio code

HELP, please. Lost my radio code when battery died. S/N : PP3001MB Type : PN3000 Model : PP3001M
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posted by paul
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Oxidised headlights

The headlights on our 2005 car have yellowed so I'm going to clean them up. I'm probably going to go with the 3M Headli...
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Astra H main beam not working

Hi all, I had my air-con re-gassed about 10 days ago and I have just noticed that main beam no longer works, and only t...
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posted by Andrew97d-junk
2 comments posted 9yrs posted by Andrew97d-junk

Radio code

Hello please I need help to decode radio of Nissan Micra 2004, 28185BC411 it's the radio number
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posted by jaysmooth15
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Engine / transmission oscillation?

Hi all, When driving the (45K mile) Ibiza for the first time the other day I noticed / felt the gearstick was oscillati...
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posted by news
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LED dome light

Looking at replacing the normal bulb in the dome light of the car with an LED. It's a 31mm festoon type and there's eno...
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2001 Seat Ibiza EPC light.

Hi all, Stepdaughter has just got round to trying the Seat Ibiza S I spoke of previously and whilst taking it to her ye...
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2 comments posted 9yrs posted by news

Failed car lighter plug

I have a 12v tyre pump, which has a plug that goes into the car's lighter socket. The compressor has warnings about not...
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posted by davey
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External battery charging while still on car

Is it ok to connect a mains battery charger to an '02-plated Nissan Almera without disconnecting the battery from the ca...
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posted by a
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Why SUV?

SUV is said to becoming the norm. Given that I don't need 4WD and indeed many are FWD. Given that I don't need off-road...
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posted by johs
46 comments posted 9yrs posted by johs