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- Sun Sep 09, 2012 11:55 am
- Forum: General Interest
- Topic: blown turbo in mk4 astra work van
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Re: blown turbo in mk4 astra work van
thought so, guess il have to wait while tomorrow and then start getting quotes for it recon-ing or a spare from a scrapyard
- Sun Sep 09, 2012 11:10 am
- Forum: General Interest
- Topic: blown turbo in mk4 astra work van
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blown turbo in mk4 astra work van
well i blew my turbo on the drive home yesterday, and the smoke got that bad i ended up getting a police rolling road block to get me off the motorway!! now i just gota fix it ready for wednesday morning. im happy to turn it into a non turbo if thats possible but could do with a temporary fix for no...
- Tue Apr 10, 2012 5:44 pm
- Forum: General Interest
- Topic: Today I mostly .....
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yep lol, bloody hard to make a caravan fit an arch, but ive done it!! got pair of arches that are going to sit proper low on the wheels and also got the t bars they use in place of the bumpers, should look good when its done
- Mon Apr 09, 2012 7:47 pm
- Forum: General Interest
- Topic: Today I mostly .....
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simon- looks can be decieving unfortunately!! the wiring has been butchered so many times to add pointless crap to what should be a basic car that its getting to the point i want rid of the whole loom. the exterior tho looks ace, proper retro! and pretty much no rust at all except for where the pain...
- Mon Apr 09, 2012 6:58 pm
- Forum: General Interest
- Topic: Today I mostly .....
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4mm ex ply first then thinking 3mm pvc sheeting as i can weld it together and make it properly watertight! oh, n if your wondering why its so narrow at the rear then does this help?? (and as an unexpected bonus, another pic of my niva having yet another day off) http://i1075.photobucket.com/albums/w...
- Mon Apr 09, 2012 6:35 pm
- Forum: General Interest
- Topic: Today I mostly .....
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- Sun Mar 18, 2012 9:42 pm
- Forum: General Interest
- Topic: Today I mostly .....
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blew a fuse and got a nice 240v shock putting some curtains up for a mate, absolutely no idea why the sparky ran the cables where he did!!!
- Thu Jan 26, 2012 7:19 pm
- Forum: General Interest
- Topic: 3 points for a legal tyre!!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10092
Re: 3 points for a legal tyre!!
i got the points unfortunately, i took it to vosa test station and they found a 100mm section that was at 1.4mm that the vosa guy put down to 'hard braking' at some point. got it in writing off vosa that it was only a 100mm section on the outside edge that was low for me to keep myself
- Mon Jan 02, 2012 7:39 pm
- Forum: General Interest
- Topic: 3 points for a legal tyre!!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10092
Re: 3 points for a legal tyre!!
he did go back to get the serial number off the tyre and ive got it written down on the top of the papers im taking to the garages so there wont be any question as to the exact tyre in question
- Mon Jan 02, 2012 6:27 pm
- Forum: General Interest
- Topic: 3 points for a legal tyre!!
- Replies: 6
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Re: 3 points for a legal tyre!!
well been to the police station and they say that if i can get it in writing that my tyre is mot-able then they should be able to sort it out for me, so first thing in the morning im going to 5 random garages to get them all to put it down in writing that it would pass an mot with an advisory for th...
- Sat Dec 31, 2011 7:44 pm
- Forum: General Interest
- Topic: Ebay - "Today I Mostly Bought...."
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Re: Ebay - "Today I Mostly Bought...."
tyre depth gauge
- Sat Dec 31, 2011 7:41 pm
- Forum: General Interest
- Topic: 3 points for a legal tyre!!
- Replies: 6
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3 points for a legal tyre!!
time for a quick rant i thnk! i was pulled last night for a random drinkdrivng check (which i didnt even do!!!) and had a full vehicle inspection, the police then took me into their car and gave me a vehicle defect notice for my 'loose' front bumper (mk4 astra van, and if any of you know these then ...