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New car paint treatment

Are the new car paint vehicle protection systems like AutoProtect worth having done? It costs around £500 and does it achieve anything please?

TonyV

astra mk2 heated rear window

Hi All Have problem with above - suddenly stopped working. checked fuse - ok + continuity on screen ok. any advice on what to check next switch or is there a relay. Regards Tony...

tooj

I was very interested in the answers re the failing car battery. Kwik Fit told me that mine was no good in June but I refused a replacement and its still working well, however they have sowed a little...

Psybbo

Please remind me

what it is you can easily take out of a car engine to avoid the car being stolen

shefrank

renault laguna 04

to change bulb i split the wiring now nothing works

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shell drivers club

have tried to register my husbands card first time and it will not accept any password so I click on get a new password and the flaming page wont let me insert my e mail address any ideas I have...

mjwman

Refinishing a Moto-Lita stearing wheel

Posted also in DIY I have a Moto-Lita steering wheel on my Triumph Spitfire which is wooden over an alloy core joined with alloy rivets. A few years ago I refurbished it back to the wood, stained it...

lorrymax8

mapsensor corsa c diesel 1.3 on 05 plate

were in engine bay is it is it a pain two fit and find. cheers

hippyhoppy

Car Battery.. update

After a bit of confusion else where... (My bad!) new battery (£50) and high revving and thence jerky driving.... will it settle down? Or do I need to go back to Steve (adorable chap!) and get...

Bazile

Fuel Consumption

Would a faulty gearbox have any effect on fuel consumption ? If so , how much of a bearing ?...

Purple_Popple

Reg Plates

What's the best way to dispose of some old number plates off a previous vehicle? I thought about taking them to the recycling tip but concerned they could be used on another vehicle illegally.

top_driver

Clutch with no biting point

Question 2 can a clutch with no biting point be used in traffic

malagabob

Wheeler Dealers

Mike bought a Peugeot 205gti in this episode, and whilst driving it back to Ed his mechanic, the car started belching out clouds of smoke. A sloppy gear linkage was repaired and Ed stated near the end...

top_driver

Panther stage 3

Hi, can anyone give me any info on the panther stage 3 clutch

silvertaff

cleaning inside of windscreen

Anyone know the best method/materials for cleaning the inside of a windscreen? Many thanks.

joko

scrapped cars - checking theyre no longer in your name and not still on the road.

is there somewhere people can check that their old vehicles are not still on the road? i scrapped a car, but actually it was a pretty good car except for 2 issues that a mech could have sorted, or at...

TWR

Would You?

Let a florist / Sheff / Butcher / Trafic warden etc Service your car? why do people use the likes of K.F. who are tyre fitters / Halfords who are Cycle + & car accessories stores, or is it because...

Bazile

Car Servicing

Would you recomend Halfords for a car service? Who do you use ?...

Secretary99

Time to drive from Luton to Potters Bar??

If you left Luton at 4 o'clock would you get to Potters Bar before 5 o'clock ?

Mattk

Renault Laguna 2005 no fans or air con

A few months back my fans and also air con stopped working. Now the colder weather is approaching it would be good to get it sorted. I changed the fuse but no difference. Any ideas? Could it be as...

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