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 Would you take your car to National tyres for an oil change. |
johnboyairey
 27th Jul 2013 8:23pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 26 · Views: 14649 · Subject: i would! |
| i had my alignment done on a hunter machine at kwik-fit' when i got the car. -about £60-something quid. whilst at a national tyres depot for another reason, i asked for a quote for a tyre for the FF ... |
| Baby Cambridge....THE NAME? |
johnboyairey
27th Jul 2013 8:11pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 21 · Views: 5557 · Subject: names.... |
hee hee, we looked up the odds of our guess, looked down and as the odds went high, the names 'Kong' and 'Elvis' were there. with 'Rumplestiltskin' all at 500-1 'King Kong'....FFS!
was nice to s ... |
| LR-Media iPod,Bluetooth Telephone,Wireless Music&USB for |
johnboyairey
27th Jul 2013 7:43pm
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Forum: In Car Electronics (L322) · Replies: 7 · Views: 6531 · Subject: ipod bluetooth etc |
| I would forget that gadget, too expensive. get yourself a secondhand parrott 9200i handsfree kit. maybe only £50 thesedays. if only for the bluetooth! you get bluetooth phone etc, from your pocket w ... |
| Retro fitting Paddle Shift to early L322 |
johnboyairey
27th Jul 2013 6:41pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Mods (L322) · Replies: 201 · Views: 141434 · Subject: wiring question. -nearly there! |
| hi all, been reading this thread a few times. i have the vogue model and bought a pair of 'powerfuluk' paddles. resoldered the boards as the youtube vids says. tested ok. about to fit them etc. -wa ... |
| Sitting in D whilst stationary |
johnboyairey
12th Jul 2013 11:44pm
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Forum: Technical (L322) · Replies: 58 · Views: 26646 · Subject: gearbox neutral -beware |
| hi, on slightly older ZF gearboxe models, there was a known age related problem, with motion shaft seals leaking, meaning that: if you took it out of drive, (on a slightly worn box) and revved it i ... |
| What do we call high mileage? |
johnboyairey
11th Jul 2013 10:43pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 65 · Views: 35560 · Subject: milage.... |
| bought my 2002 v8 with 145k on it, admittedly i bought it with timing chain fault. -guides had broken. when opened up, was quite suprised at how wonderful clean engine internals were. synthetic oi ... |
| Headlight LED update. |
johnboyairey
10th Jul 2013 11:07pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Mods (L322) · Replies: 24 · Views: 15758 · Subject: Headlight LED update. |
hi, just reading about better bulbs here. -very interesting......
I have a 2002 vogue, (xenon).... and i have fitted a facelift 2006 front setup, and as such now have the newer 2006 with xenon dipp ... |
| spare wheel in LPG car, -personal solution |
johnboyairey
30th Jun 2013 11:25pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Mods (L322) · Replies: 2 · Views: 1418 · Subject: wheel pics |
| still trying to work out how to paste some pics to this thread... any advice please? |
| spare wheel in LPG car, -personal solution |
johnboyairey
30th Jun 2013 11:04pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Mods (L322) · Replies: 2 · Views: 1418 · Subject: spare wheel in LPG car, -personal solution |
| i have a spare wheel lpg tank, but i dont trust a can of foam, so i thought about a solution, and a compromise. i decided i could use a spacesaver spare wheel, from a disco 3, as its a silimar overall ... |
| Spotted near Watford |
johnboyairey
28th Jun 2013 11:57pm
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Forum: Spotted · Replies: 6 · Views: 4529 · Subject: Spotted near Watford |
| apparently the tyre air pump is free at that garage, hence he 'used it' |
| full fat sticker |
johnboyairey
28th Jun 2013 11:31pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 444 · Views: 174612 · Subject: full fat sticker |
hi wish this is what the sticker looked like!
http://dvlaregistrations.direct.gov.uk/search/auction-plates.html?search=fu11fat&searched=true
a bit more than £2.89 though! |
| '06 on headlamp mounting plastic piece part number please. |
johnboyairey
28th Jun 2013 10:57pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Mods (L322) · Replies: 6 · Views: 1564 · Subject: '06 on headlamp mounting plastic piece part number please. |
DRAT! AND DOUBLE DRAT!  |
| Wobbly side vents |
johnboyairey
28th Jun 2013 10:44pm
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Forum: Technical (L322) · Replies: 4 · Views: 1703 · Subject: Wobbly side vents |
| my aftermarket ones are like you say also, i was going to address it at a later date, hoping they might 'settle in' but they haven't one has one hasn't bent-in in the middle |
| Reset? |
johnboyairey
28th Jun 2013 10:24pm
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Forum: Technical (L322) · Replies: 9 · Views: 4227 · Subject: Reset? |
not a pixie, actually it was a gremlin!  |
| Concrete prices |
johnboyairey
28th Jun 2013 10:21pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 10 · Views: 2369 · Subject: Concrete prices |
| about 3 yrs ago i built a garage and dug out a roughly 9.2 by 3.6m 'raft' hole. i shuttered and filled it with 6 cubic metres of concrete. it was around 12 inches deep round the edge and about 6 in ... |
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