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Very dim headlights

I seem to have very dim headlights - last night when driving home, I turned off my lights (nobody else around) to see h...
8 comments posted 21yrs
posted by gu47otu
8 comments posted 21yrs posted by gu47otu

carb cleaner - has it ever worked for you?

has anyone cleared obstructing dirt from his carb using just carb cleaner without having to dismantle carb? what happen...
2 comments posted 21yrs
posted by beerismygas
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by beerismygas

Vectra dashboard display always on

Hi, Car is a Vectra SRi 2.5 V6 1998. Just replaced the (original?) battery today after it refused to turn the starter o...
7 comments posted 21yrs
posted by !
7 comments posted 21yrs posted by !

Rover 200 electric windows

For a Rover 214 Mk2 (the pre-25/bubble shape) any idea what would be involved in adding the "one touch" feature to the...
4 comments posted 21yrs
posted by NOTTHIScochapman
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by NOTTHIScochapman

Corsa 1.5td noisy engine update

Hi there After searching for a 1.5td engine for a month it turned out that someone had dropped a 1.7td engine in! Decid...
4 comments posted 21yrs
posted by jsee
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by jsee

Vectra 1.8 petrol non-starter. Any ideas?

A couple of weeks back my 1997 R reg 1.8 petrol vectra started playing up. On first start in the morning it would refus...
11 comments posted 21yrs
posted by DELETEthisBITstupidworld.andthis
11 comments posted 21yrs posted by DELETEthisBITstupidworld.andthis

Primera(P11) axle stand points

Hi, I am wondering how people use axle stands with Nissan Primera (P11). Haynes manual says that stands must be positio...
1 comments posted 21yrs
posted by kostic2000no-spam
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by kostic2000no-spam

Rover Radiator

Hi, I've had to ditch my J-reg Rover 214 but still have a new radiator. What other makes/models would the radiator fit i...
1 comments posted 21yrs
posted by will
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by will

OT but may be of interest to some!

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2 comments posted 21yrs
posted by ""manx.exile \"
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by ""manx.exile \"

Citroen parts on-line?

Does anyone have an URL for a supplier of citroen parts, with a decent database and a useable website? All I've found s...
4 comments posted 21yrs
posted by james.dore
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by james.dore

416 Electrical problem

Try swapping the HRW Relay with another of the same type. If the problem moves/goes away, you've found the source of th...
0 comments posted 21yrs
posted by zikkimalambo
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by zikkimalambo

looking for alloys like this....

I'm after some 14 or 15 inch alloy wheels similar in style to these: http://www.new.ox.ac.uk/~james/pics/tr8/alloys.png...
24 comments posted 21yrs
posted by james.dore
24 comments posted 21yrs posted by james.dore