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[fatharris]

Must be possible, the fillet goes on the outside of the edge?

 

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[stephen01]

I shall try it on the other way round Tuesday when I'm off work, the boot floor is in 99% good nick, especially as its had sitting water inside it for over 12 months

[D Spares & Tyres]

If you've already tried a load of cheap glue then you're already shafted really. Spray glue comes in many grades and the cheap stuff is OK on the face of it but after a while it loosens. A bit of heat really softens it too.

I've not had any success going back over it with "good glue" cos there's always a layer of crap stuff that's gonna fail.

No, not touched it yet. Don't want to start bodging it unless I know for sure it will work!

[garbaldy]

Does anyone have experience with honda civic diesels.

It's on an 06 plate

[320touring]

Does anyone have experience with honda civic diesels.

It's on an 06 plate

Johnk had a civic diseasal

[Dave_Q]

No, not touched it yet. Don't want to start bodging it unless I know for sure it will work!

No link as on phone but Bollox did a "proper job" regluing of the headlining in his Volvo, have a look for his thread.

[andy18s]

I've been advised to remove the headliner from the p38,strip and rub all the original foam/glue ect with a scouring pad,then paint it with rattle cans.......just waiting for a decent bit of weather before giving it a go.

 

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[Lacquer Peel]

Does anyone have experience with honda civic diesels.

It's on an 06 plate

 

The Honda diesel makes a noise like the timing chain is fucked even when they're new. That's all I know, soz.

[garbaldy]

The Honda diesel makes a noise like the timing chain is fucked even when they're new. That's all I know, soz.

So if its rattling like its fucked buy it anyway.

[fatharris]

Frank Gallagher on here has one IIRC.

 

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[stephen01]

my crv diesel, same engine I believe, makes a slight timing chain noise* every now and then, normally at low speeds, depends who or what you believe I guess, one thing is proper oil changes, I may even do the CRV again tomorrow now.

[LessThanEqual]

The clutch pedal in my 6N Polo is a right pain to use when the car has properly warmed up after 20 or so miles of driving. It gets stiff and creaky, and gets worse the more you drive. Perfectly fine when the car is stone dead cold. I tried spraying some oil on the linkage on the gearbox itself, it hasn't made much of a difference. Am I right to guess that it needs a new clutch?

[Lacquer Peel]

The clutch pedal in my 6N Polo is a right pain to use when the car has properly warmed up after 20 or so miles of driving. It gets stiff and creaky, and gets worse the more you drive. Perfectly fine when the car is stone dead cold. I tried spraying some oil on the linkage on the gearbox itself, it hasn't made much of a difference. Am I right to guess that it needs a new clutch?

 

Maybe, but in my experiences of clutch failure stiffness/creakiness wasn't a sign, just the clutch slipping. It could be the cable.

[twosmoke300]

On a vw it could well be the cable ripping it's way through the bulkhead

[alf892]

Way you have to look at it is you want something that's so worthless it would be written off if you broke a mirror off it. Then consider how many of that car they've had to pay out on recent. Chances are damage to a 2012 Corsa would be repaired, included in that would also be hire car charges etc... Then factor in they will have paid out on a hundred of accidents involving Corsas this year. Hence to their way of thinking statistics say it's a bad risk.

Conversely if you so much as scratched a 1999 Renault Safrane it would be written off quite quickly thus cutting out the hire car bumf (but hey it's a £300 car you likely wouldn't bother even claiming!). Chances are they've never even heard of a Safrane let alone written off any in the recent past. So you are a bit of an unknown and as they say 'no news is good news'. Then to top it all they know there's not a cat in hells chance you'd claim as the excess is £150 and you'd be then only getting a cheque for £150.

So you've only paid £200 to insure an unreliable liability of a French car and the 12 plate Corsa is paying £500.

You are overthinking this.......the Renault will be cheaper because they have less days on the road and broken cars don't crash into much. Mind you, I suppose they can tend to be prone to fires......

[LessThanEqual]

Maybe, but in my experiences of clutch failure stiffness/creakiness wasn't a sign, just the clutch slipping. It could be the cable.

 

 

On a vw it could well be the cable ripping it's way through the bulkhead

Thanks guys, I'll take a look at it tomorrow.

[cobblers]

It's probably not coming through the bulkhead, but I know that the clutch end of the pedal box of Lupos snaps off in 100% of cases. Usually done under warranty years ago but they could go again.

 

6n polos are more or less the same car as a lupo so it could be the same. Apparently you can bodge them by welding in situ. I had the dash out of the Lupo to fix mine. 

[Jerzy Woking]

What is the correct battery for my 1989 300E Mercedes? It is petrol and has air con. Battery presently fitted is dead with NO labels on it-cant even work out what brand it is.

[saucedoctor]

What is the correct battery for my 1989 300E Mercedes? It is petrol and has air con. Battery presently fitted is dead with NO labels on it-cant even work out what brand it is.

 

Type your reg number in here:

 

http://www.halfords.com/motoring/bulbs-blades-batteries/car-batteries?storeId=10001&cm_re=Search-_-Onsite+Search+Forced+Redirect-_-battery&langId=-1&catalogId=10151&storeId=10001&catalogId=10151&langId=-1&seo=true&isMobile=

[Danblez]

Do you still get issued with an mot cert? Left the garage the other night with just a receipt.

[Jerzy Woking]

Type your reg number in here:

 

http://www.halfords.com/motoring/bulbs-blades-batteries/car-batteries?storeId=10001&cm_re=Search-_-Onsite+Search+Forced+Redirect-_-battery&langId=-1&catalogId=10151&storeId=10001&catalogId=10151&langId=-1&seo=true&isMobile=

Tried that-my car is "too old" to be recognised. ECP website equally as unhelpful giving me about 20 different battery options.

[myglaren]

Try The Battery Guys.

[gordonbennet]

Tried that-my car is "too old" to be recognised. ECP website equally as unhelpful giving me about 20 different battery options.

 

Try batterymegastore.co.uk

 

Their site will bring up a 93 on W124, though it'll be 280/320, but if you click on one of those batteries and more info, you can check the dimensions and pole position of that compared to yours.

 

Good to deal with if suitable price etc.

[stephen01]

Do you still get issued with an mot cert? Left the garage the other night with just a receipt.

Some garages don't give them, but yes you should still get a certificate.

 

I'm not sure on this fact but I think you can ask any not garage to give you a duplicate certificate at a cost if requested. This is probably bollocks.

[saucedoctor]

Tried that-my car is "too old" to be recognised. ECP website equally as unhelpful giving me about 20 different battery options.

 

 

Autodata says Battery: V/RC(Ah): 12/110 (62). I'll look up the merc dealer system in a mo.

 

EDIT: FUCK! Millions of batteries! If you wish to PM me your chassis number, I'll see if I can narrow it down.

 

Further edit: I think it's the second one down in the picture. (ignore the Japan and USA stuff, I picked the Europe model from the list)

[sheffcortinacentre]

I got a sistifcate last week, & any station can issue a duplicate, was a tenner

[Noel Tidybeard]

Frank Gallagher on here has one IIRC.

 

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[Noel Tidybeard]

Does anyone have experience with honda civic diesels.

It's on an 06 plate

http://www.civinfo.com/forum/

[Barry Cade]

What is the correct battery for my 1989 300E Mercedes? It is petrol and has air con. Battery presently fitted is dead with NO labels on it-cant even work out what brand it is.

It's an 096

 

Terminals

Voltage 12 Volts

Technology Wet Capacity 75 Ah

CCA 700 A

Length 278 mm

Width 175 mm

Height inc. terms 190 mm

 

 

http://www.halfords.com/motoring/bulbs-blades-batteries/car-batteries/halfords-lead-acid-battery-hb096

[Barry Cade]

Maybe, but in my experiences of clutch failure stiffness/creakiness wasn't a sign, just the clutch slipping. It could be the cable.

On VW's with the back to front flywheel/clutch, the pedal gets really heavy when the clutch wears- this is what mainly causes the bulkhead issues, older gti's and Scirocco's were terrible for it and it happened long before the clutch would slip.. Moderner VW's just bust the plastic retaining clip at the top of the pedal