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[dome]

Speaking of e46s @Split_Pin is your Rover 75 airbag light the same problem as those have? If so the resistor trick mentioned earlier works, you can even buy them plug and play online. 

They seem to be getting sold as airbag resistors for testing on eBay, have a look at the BMW ones and see if any use the same plug.

[Split_Pin]

Mine is just the connectors under the seat. It even changes over which side is going to play up from year to year as well! I'm going to try the 3 ohm resistor suggestion, has to be better that fiddling with the wires every 364 days or so 😂

[SiC]

Won't that just disable the airbag?

Why not chop and solder the wires together?

[Schaefft]

13 hours ago, SiC said:

This is why memory seats is a bit weird. Iirc not a standard option and someone must have paid extra to tick that box. Hence why to me it feels a bit like Vegan/Vegetarian spec.

My late grandfather was a life long Vegetarian. He always tried to get the highest spec but no leather. So often he'd go for a lower spec but tick all the boxes to make the same spec as top that only came with leather. Often this would end up with a vehicle more expensive than if he just chose top spec!

The Japanese prefer pretty much anything over leather so many cars from there come with great cloth/Alcantara/wool options in often interesting colors, including a few E39s/E38s in some incredibly rare specs. The issue is that here in the UK people often just stick with the typical company car spec grey/black which doesn't compare. That the previous owner ticked memory seats with those particular seats is very odd considering the millions of fabric options he had.

[SiC]

On 14/12/2024 at 20:03, stuboy said:

 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jan/29/chester-woman-stand-trial-accused-displaying-threatening-bumper-sticker

🫣

[Split_Pin]

Well fuck.

I have just found out I'm being made redundant in the spring.

2nd time in 5 years.

Anyone want a house and 4 motors lol.

[loserone]

Don't be quiet about shouting up if you want help in getting onto a new job.

[Split_Pin]

3 minutes ago, CGSB said:

What do you do?

I work as a Risk Manager for a financial website and mobile app.

[loserone]

Focussed on financial risk I assume?

[Split_Pin]

22 minutes ago, loserone said:

Focussed on financial risk I assume?

Yes but from a customer outcomes lens,if that makes sense.

[JakeT]

58 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

I work as a Risk Manager for a financial website and mobile app.

Shyte. My employer has some risk openings currently. Financial services. Send me a PM, and I’ll send you the website.

[vulgalour]

It's taken me damned near a month but I'm finally just fresh fluids away from first start on the Princess after the Christmas Day OMGHGF.  Once I know she's working properly again I can switch attention to getting the van MoT'd.

[320touring]

Got bored at work and went out to fit the new alternator bracket and alternator to the Oxford.

All going well until the new bracket will need some filing to line up with the holes in the block.

Good news is it looks like it will all work!

[Split_Pin]

Just to add to my earlier post, the doofleshanker no longer wanted to sense the oxygen in the E46. Car also went into limp mode.

At least thats an easy fix and the gearbox still works perfectly.

 

[louiepj]

Rear spring on our megane Ⅱ broke, so I bought and fitted new springs and dampers, and on the road test, the springs are making a funny boing/rubbing noise....
Check to see if i fitted them correctly and got the correct ones, and nope, I fitted mk3 rear springs, which have a wider diameter to them.
I now regret spraying underbody waxoyl over everything.

[richardmorris]

[hairnet]

singer or tuthill?

[richardmorris]

28 minutes ago, hairnet said:

singer or tuthill?

Not porsche certainly

[wuvvum]

Ampera update: I had a call on Wednesday from Autodoc (the accident repair place on Whiffler Road, not the online parts supplier) asking me to take photos of the damage and email them across, which I duly did.  Nothing heard back, then today I got a text from the claim management people saying the repair has now been assigned to RC Coatings in Yarmouth.  They rang me earlier and I've got to run the car down to them on Monday lunchtime for them to assess the damage.

So a bit of a waste of time, but hey ho.

[Stinkwheel]

Its so annoying to be messed about and have your time wasted by insurance companies who always seem to do things very weirdly

 

[Snake Charmer]

Took a 1960 AC Ace for an Mot this afternoon, shame the weather wasn't better.

[chadders]

1 hour ago, wuvvum said:

Ampera update: I had a call on Wednesday from Autodoc (the accident repair place on Whiffler Road, not the online parts supplier) asking me to take photos of the damage and email them across, which I duly did.  Nothing heard back, then today I got a text from the claim management people saying the repair has now been assigned to RC Coatings in Yarmouth.  They rang me earlier and I've got to run the car down to them on Monday lunchtime for them to assess the damage.

So a bit of a waste of time, but hey ho.

There's a very nice fish and chip shop on the seafront, The Corner, nearly opposite the Ferris Wheel.

[wuvvum]

I suppose there has to be something nice in Yarmouth...

[dozeydustman]

This popped up on my F**ebook feed

[chadders]

12 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

I suppose there has to be something nice in Yarmouth...

You snob!

I think that it's got better over the the years, we had 'artisan' cakes in a very nice cafe there last summer.

 

[richardmorris]

Lancia beta in the telegraph…

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/classic/uks-rarest-cars-1982-lancia-beta-1600-s3/

[Split_Pin]

Day 1 of my MIG Welding course last night, absolutely loved it. We were only welding strings on thick plate for the inaugural class so it was very easy but it was immensely satisfying. We got about 2 hours out of 3 on the tools and they were the quickest of my life. 

The workshops are in the bowels of the college and are bare brick and cement, just like being back at school! I loved the noise of it all and it was sweaty work. 

At the initial hour talk about health and safety and instructions on how to set up the welder, the lecturer asked us what brought us to the class. All 12 of us looked at each other and said "old cars". 

I can't wait until I can go back again next week.

[Snake Charmer]

2 hours ago, dozeydustman said:

This popped up on my F**ebook feed

Marina and Cortina trump stabbed young mum in headlines, Nokia takes 1/3rd page for advertising. Looking at the cars, l would have placed that page early 90's at best not 2006. Stabbing twat sentenced to 12 years 2007 ffs.

[Snake Charmer]

26 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Lancia beta in the telegraph…

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/classic/uks-rarest-cars-1982-lancia-beta-1600-s3/

“There are two Series 3 Beta Berlinas left that we know of. Of course, out of only 52 that came in, that is a significantly higher percentage survival rate than for Ford Cortinas.” 

Brilliant!

[Bren]

Going to view wheels tomorrow for my eldest - his first car.