July 2005

Forum Advice on paint friendly car washing

JH1 on 5 July 2005

I recently invested a lot of money in a newish car and wanted to give it a clean. I had heard from mates that your standard supermarket car wash can damage paintwork. I was told that the coin type that you wash yourself at petrol stations was the best way forward.
I then proceded to do this at a nearby petrol station and all seemed to have gone well until i noticed the next day that there were light scratches all over the car down to the primer in places (assumedly from the hot soap brush).. I plan to try and t-cut them where it is not down to the primer, but need to know what to do next time!
Hand washing is the obvious choice, but you still have the problem of tiny bits of grit that would scratch paint.. Is a karcher jet washer the only answer?

Help!
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buzbee on 8 August 2005

Question Golf VR6 Rear wheel bearing

VR6 on 5 July 2005

Ive just had my rear wheel bearing replaced as it was making humming noises. However, its my 3rd wheel bearing (OSR) in 18-20 months.

Could there be an underlying problem?

the first bearing lasted about 16ish months (was very noisy), second one lasted 1 month (noise only heard when car was jacked up and wheel was spun by hand)

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Peter D on 6 July 2005

Assuming the disc is not blue due to a sticking calipier and overheating the disc and bearing, I would pop into a look tyre tracking place and have the rear of the car checked out carefully even a 1 thou bend in a stub axle, which I doubt, till show up as either camber or tracking error in theat one wheel. Correct fitting and initial adjustment is important but 1 month to kill a bearing must have been relly overtightened. Good Luck, Come Back. Regards Peter

Forum MOT Computerisation

bikemade3 on 5 July 2005

Why is it when i took my car in yesterday for its MOT which was due begining of August i only got a 12 month ticket.I was expecting 13 months, but due to the test station being compurised i only got 12. Why is this, don't suppose it's got any thing to do with IT and Government. Read more

Stuartli on 5 July 2005

The actual wording is "not more than one month" before the expiry of the current certificate.

Presumably that can be 28, 29, 30 or 31 days...:-)
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Forum Tyre markings

L'escargot on 5 July 2005

I've just noticed that my tyres have the markings "Treadwear 240 Temperature A Traction A". What is the significance (if any) of these markings?
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L\'escargot by name, but not by nature. Read more

drbe on 5 July 2005

You may find this link of interest. It is a American site, but a lot of the information is valid for us in the UK.

www.safercars.gov/tires/pages/tireratings.cfm

Forum What's the best car you've ever driven?

chris_w on 5 July 2005

Or been in?

For me it would be a friends brand new 911 - I only got to drive it about 2 miles, but it was by far and away the nicest bit of kit I've had a go in. Read more

NARU on 8 July 2005

I'd take my chances in my ncap 4 star Audi bank

vault any day over that French rubbish, engineered specifically to get

5 stars in the ncap tests.

The Audi marketing folk will feel proud!

Question megane heater/wiper problem

sheepy on 5 July 2005

the wipers on my mk 1 megane have suddenly packed up, i can still hear the relay click for intermittent wipe so assume the switch is ok, the fan has also stopped working but when you turn the fan switch to full the wipers come on (slowly) whats going on?
i have looked for obvious loose/broken wires but havent seen anything unusual, is this a common fault, it is driving me mad
cheers
sheepy Read more

elekie&a/c doctor on 5 July 2005

Yes, this is a common fault on early Megane models.I would think the the earth has been lost on the circuit to these 2 functions.Try running an independent earth cable into both motors under plastic air intake cover.

Forum Top people at Mercedes

Andrew Moorey (Tune-Up) on 5 July 2005

Can anyone help me with contact details of the CEOs of Mercedes in the UK and in Germany?
Andrew
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Dalglish on 5 July 2005

contact details of the CEOs of Mercedes in the UK and in

Germany

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from
www.daimlerchrysler.com/dccom/0,,0-5-7158-1-65184-...l
www.daimlerchrysler.com/dccom/0,,0-5-8792-1-150944...l
www.daimlerchrysler.com/dc_ukingdom/0,,0-382-18730...l

telephone their switchboard for precise details you need.

Forum Mitsubishi Galant

JohnG66 on 4 July 2005

Looking to buy an S/T plate for about 2 grand - probably a 2.0 GLS. They look solid cars for the money, been advised to make sure the cambelt has been changed as it is a very expensive job. Anyone got any views or further tips ?

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Pete M on 7 July 2005

Yes, but the Mitsubishi one will have been broken by hitting something. The Mondeo one might have fallen off.

Forum Selling registration number

faddy on 4 July 2005

I'm wondering whether it's worth trying to sell my old banger's reg no before sending it to the scrappy. The number's nothing very special : E35 ***, though similar numbers are listed by personalised reg websites for around £600 and I was quoted £350 for mine a couple of years ago (they offer to list it at that price, not to buy it themselves.

Question is, what are the chances of selling in a reasonable time at the prices these companies quote?

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Dynamic Dave on 6 July 2005

E35 FRG, maybe attractive if you happen to be an amphibian.

A certain crazy one perchance?

Question Clio Mk 2 High Level Brake Lights

focusman on 4 July 2005

Hi
Does anybody know if is it possible to replace the bulb's/led's in this unit. None are working at the moment, although the other brake lights are working
Thanks

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