| Author |
Message |
 Trickle chchargers |
Grimdog
 28th Nov 2024 11:40 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 9 · Views: 492 · Subject: Trickle chchargers |
| Not everyone has the luxury of mains power. I am using an Oxford solar motorbike trickle charger for my ride on mower at my lake. Yes I have mains power there, but I turn it off for obvious reasons wh ... |
| Exporting My Car |
Grimdog
18th May 2024 1:07 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 2 · Views: 478 · Subject: Exporting My Car |
| If you are moving to France permanently, there are no import charges for your own private vehicles, if you have owned them for over 6 months. The process of registration is pretty straightforward, and ... |
| Possible ECU Issue - Tricky Error Codes - HELP! |
Grimdog
16th May 2024 4:55 am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 4 · Views: 669 · Subject: Possible ECU Issue - Tricky Error Codes - HELP! |
| I bought a Ridex CPS from AutoDoc. It didn't work out of the box. Good luck |
| Alternator pulley |
Grimdog
23rd Apr 2024 10:05 pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 7 · Views: 1615 · Subject: Alternator pulley |
| Happy days.......for now! |
| Has anyone fitted Steel wheels? |
Grimdog
21st Apr 2024 5:07 pm
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Forum: Wheels & Tyres · Replies: 21 · Views: 3093 · Subject: Has anyone fitted Steel wheels? |
| My Jag x type has alloy wheels and a steel spare as does my Jag xkr. I never thought about different nuts! Although in my case, it's probably the fact that they are space savers with speed restriction ... |
| Who has had a timing belt failure? And who hasn’t replace |
Grimdog
8th Apr 2024 3:17 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 14 · Views: 1667 · Subject: Who has had a timing belt failure? And who hasn’t replace |
| I was referring to the big 10 year service, which is a bit more than changing the cam belt, so obviously costs more. It's around 4 years ago I did mine, during Covid which may have increased the price ... |
| Who has had a timing belt failure? And who hasn’t replace |
Grimdog
7th Apr 2024 10:47 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 14 · Views: 1667 · Subject: Who has had a timing belt failure? And who hasn’t replace |
| Not wanting to be negative, but you sound like you want someone to tell you NOT to do the 10 year service! Yes it will 'll cost you several hundreds £ if you do it yourself, or in to the thousands if ... |
| Current insurance market information please! |
Grimdog
1st Apr 2024 12:47 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 15 · Views: 1588 · Subject: Current insurance market information please! |
| I fear age is not on your side. My Mum (early 80's) had her premium go up by over £400, to just under £1000 for a 1.5 Golf at her last renewal. I could not find a cheaper quite though ( she is with ... |
| Seat swap -> Airbag light |
Grimdog
1st Apr 2024 12:34 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 4 · Views: 730 · Subject: Seat swap -> Airbag light |
| Don't know about the dongle, I use JLR SDD on my land rover / jags. Pretty cheap to get up and running with a Mangoose cable. Good luck. |
| Sat nav problems (keeps resetting itself to Belgium) |
Grimdog
28th Mar 2024 8:59 am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 46 · Views: 17958 · Subject: Sat nav problems (keeps resetting itself to Belgium) |
| Happy days! |
| Modern rear wiper on Freelander 2 - rear, that works? |
Grimdog
21st Mar 2024 4:31 pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 21 · Views: 2689 · Subject: Modern rear wiper on Freelander 2 - rear, that works? |
| I had to remove the rear wiper on both the cars ........ It drives the dog ( and consequently me ) mad lol |
| Ignored maintenance instructions |
Grimdog
20th Mar 2024 4:19 pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 10 · Views: 1218 · Subject: Ignored maintenance instructions |
Smoke detector every 6 months ?
I think it's actually every month, and being an ex firefighter, yes I do.
However, life is too short for most of the "do's & dont's" on instructions ... |
| Did You Know ?.I Didnt |
Grimdog
20th Mar 2024 4:11 pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 11 · Views: 1639 · Subject: Did You Know ?.I Didnt |
I didn't know ...... And I used to inspect fuel stations for their licencing applications. There was certainly nothing in the regs about that 20 years ago
. Perhaps it's a bit like fueling your motor ... |
| M25closures |
Grimdog
19th Mar 2024 8:06 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 10 · Views: 1461 · Subject: M25closures |
| I was simply stating that the dart charge is around 0.25% of the cost of my shorter trip. Enjoy your holiday. |
| M25closures |
Grimdog
17th Mar 2024 8:12 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 10 · Views: 1461 · Subject: M25closures |
| The dart charge is the least of your costs for that trip! Central France to Yorkshire and back is £1000 in fuel, tolls, channel tunnel etc. I fly whenever possible, even with airport parking it is ar ... |
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