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  1. On 20/02/2023 at 12:26, Barry Cade said:

    Just had to abort a job to fit a towbar

    Hey @Barry Cade, help me answer a pub argument. Mate says you can’t fit a towbar to a Focus ST (current shape). I say there’s no reason why not but I can’t find anything to confirm either way. Got any intel? 

  2. Apologies for thread hijack JJ - I’ve got that Brink detachable towbar on a 2016 facelift F31 and it’s never been quite right in that the reversing sensors aren’t disabled when a plug is in the electrical socket, so they go mental when a bike rack is in place. @Barry Cade what would you recommend? Previous car was a J11 Qashqai with a switch in the socket that disabled the sensors, but on the BMW there isn’t even a dashboard switch to turn them off (this car has rear sensors only) so I just have to put up with the audible torture when reversing! 

  3. Got it in one. Three cables in the mechanism and the one that has failed has chewed up the pulley which is directly turned by the motor. Much as I'd like to just get a fresh cable,  it looks like a massive ballache and my patience is in short supply.  So it's new regulator time.

    Now, where do I get a replacement from? There's a very good reason why I don't want a secondhand one, and a new part needs to be a decent balance between cost and quality - open to suggestions 

  4. On 08/03/2024 at 18:54, Split_Pin said:

    I hate those 'Citroen H' things

    Yeah, there must be literally zero in the British isles that have the actual appearance of an authentic working French van. I’d love to be proven wrong. 
     

    Here’s another one seen today, this time capable of moving under its own steam. Owners made a cunt of the number plates though. 
     

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  5. 7 minutes ago, Peter C said:

    You're right.

    I looked in the obvious place before, the underside of the boot lid and didn't find anything exciting.

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    But looking deeper into the boot, there it is, hiding on the rear panel.

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    But why would a manually operated boot lock need an electrical supply? 

    Could the lock mechanism also act as a switch that activates the boot light?

     

    If it’s anything like the higher spec fiestas of the same age, there will be a tilt switch located where the bootlid travels through the biggest arc. Though on the fiesta this was a single wire switched earth. 

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