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General Discussion Area / Re: Oops - blown my climate control up
« on: 12 October 2006, 20:31:37 »
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General Discussion Area / Re: Santa Pod roll call of fame
« on: 16 October 2006, 14:32:35 »
Sounds like everyone had a great time - well done for getting it organised [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
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General Discussion Area / Re: Jockular Omegas Meet - Pictures
« on: 16 October 2006, 10:49:50 »Quote
All
The first of many Jockular Omega meets - only requirement is you have an omega ( not that your a jock)
Excellent - can I bear that in mind if I ever get the chance to come over?? [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
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General Discussion Area / Re: The Dark Side.......
« on: 14 October 2006, 22:15:39 »
That's a mighty big hole we're digging [smiley=shocked.gif]
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General Discussion Area / Re: The Dark Side.......
« on: 12 October 2006, 23:35:27 »Quote
I also would be interested...any chance of emailing the file
Sorted [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
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General Discussion Area / The Dark Side.......
« on: 12 October 2006, 19:34:11 »
Firstly I apologise....for sneaking a peak at the dark side (ie V*O*) [smiley=embarassed.gif]. Anyway, noticed that they are close to achieving VBOA status, thereby eligible for the Vx trade club scheme, and of course they are also piloting the Halfords trade card. Good luck to them I suppose!? [smiley=lipsrsealed.gif]
Anyway, part 2, I found a thread from some dealer who is having a clearout of old stock, and who then provided me with a list of perhaps 2000 items. Unfortunately the list contains part numbers only, rather than item description. I haven't started to go through it yet, but if anyone is interested I can email a copy. I'm not sure if it could be posted here, or even whether it would be worth it, but if you're looking for something in particular and have the part number then they might be able to help. [smiley=undecided.gif]
Just thought I'd mention it.
Anyway, part 2, I found a thread from some dealer who is having a clearout of old stock, and who then provided me with a list of perhaps 2000 items. Unfortunately the list contains part numbers only, rather than item description. I haven't started to go through it yet, but if anyone is interested I can email a copy. I'm not sure if it could be posted here, or even whether it would be worth it, but if you're looking for something in particular and have the part number then they might be able to help. [smiley=undecided.gif]
Just thought I'd mention it.
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General Discussion Area / Re: Which Torque Wrench
« on: 13 October 2006, 18:29:06 »Quote
QuoteQuote4nm for cam covers 150 odd for wheel bearing...
Draper Expert are OK.
Most are accurate enough not to need calibration.
I reckon you'll need little one for delicate stuff, and a mans one for the big boys...
a little delicate torque wrench the wife can put in her handbag with the lippy, and a mans one that fits full length in the boot and gains admiring glances in the same way my new Scotty Cameron putter does
Hmm no - a torque wrench will get more admiring glances from us than a golfing bat.
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General Discussion Area / Re: One for the Techies Not car related
« on: 13 October 2006, 18:33:56 »
I use EZ Antivirus as recommended by the security centre - free for a year with free upgrades during that time.
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General Discussion Area / Re: Can you park like this
« on: 11 October 2006, 23:46:01 »
Nice one [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
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General Discussion Area / Re: Great advert!!
« on: 11 October 2006, 23:47:45 »
Oooops! [smiley=grin.gif]
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General Discussion Area / Re: Some knob in a BMW X5 !
« on: 11 October 2006, 00:03:35 »
A lot of CCTV footage at this sort of place is recorded onto a hard drive, and so should be available for some time, if it has this system. This will mean that the portion you need will have to be downloaded onto disk for you, and that can usually only be done by a particular member of staff.
Get onto it as soon as you can though, and good luck.
Get onto it as soon as you can though, and good luck.
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General Discussion Area / Re: What's a Plenum?
« on: 09 October 2006, 20:44:00 »
If I hadn't been able to provide the part number for the set of plenum O rings I needed, then I would still be waiting for them!! My knowledge is being slowly learned from here, but you would expect parts guys to know their stuff.
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General Discussion Area / Re: Ebay Scams
« on: 09 October 2006, 18:52:10 »
We tried to sell a mobile phone, and always got it sold to someone who wanted it shipped to Nigeria, which seems to be the scam country of choice! Usually the actual buyer (allegedly) lived in the UK, but we had various stories - send to my friend who is a missionary in Nigeria, for example.
there was also a rumour that the scam merchants were able to withdraw the paypal payment after the item had been shipped, but we never got involved to this extent.
We also had a case of money transfer type agreement where an email was received from a company purporting to be holding money in payment for the goods. You were supposed to get a reference number and then post the item, before receiving the payment, and get another ref number. The premis was that in order to protect the buyer, this company held the funds until proof of postage was forwarded to them! The Post Office had never heard of such a scheme.
It can be a bit of a nightmare [smiley=sad.gif]
there was also a rumour that the scam merchants were able to withdraw the paypal payment after the item had been shipped, but we never got involved to this extent.
We also had a case of money transfer type agreement where an email was received from a company purporting to be holding money in payment for the goods. You were supposed to get a reference number and then post the item, before receiving the payment, and get another ref number. The premis was that in order to protect the buyer, this company held the funds until proof of postage was forwarded to them! The Post Office had never heard of such a scheme.
It can be a bit of a nightmare [smiley=sad.gif]
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General Discussion Area / Mind over matter?
« on: 09 October 2006, 13:12:47 »
Was a wee bit busy over the weekend with the old Meega, in between the usual family chores and taxi service! Firstly, got the new pollen filter fitted. the old one was totally black. Unbelieveable! Anyway, with the new one fitted the air con seems fresher or colder. Happy days!
Then decided to do some cleaning. Due to time and weather constraints, decided not to remove the scuttle to do the breathers, but did remove the plenum and clean the throttle bodies, which were also filthy. First 'major' mechanic type work done by me, and all thanks to this forum and the generous help found therein. When I took the car out again, it seems that it runs a bit smoother, and a bit more responsive. In particular from starting, as there no longer seems to be some travel in the throttle pedal before it bites, as if the butterflies had been a bit sticky and needed more throttle to get them moving. Not sure if that makes mechanical sense, and perhaps it is simply mind over matter, but at the end of the day it was a job done by myself (with the 'how to' of course) and was extremely satisfying. I intend doing the crankcase breathers next weekend if I can, and hope that it also turns out as well.
Cheers for all the help so far [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
Then decided to do some cleaning. Due to time and weather constraints, decided not to remove the scuttle to do the breathers, but did remove the plenum and clean the throttle bodies, which were also filthy. First 'major' mechanic type work done by me, and all thanks to this forum and the generous help found therein. When I took the car out again, it seems that it runs a bit smoother, and a bit more responsive. In particular from starting, as there no longer seems to be some travel in the throttle pedal before it bites, as if the butterflies had been a bit sticky and needed more throttle to get them moving. Not sure if that makes mechanical sense, and perhaps it is simply mind over matter, but at the end of the day it was a job done by myself (with the 'how to' of course) and was extremely satisfying. I intend doing the crankcase breathers next weekend if I can, and hope that it also turns out as well.
Cheers for all the help so far [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
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General Discussion Area / Re: What model do you (primarily) drive
« on: 05 October 2006, 23:59:22 »
Reflection for me. Wish the original buyer had gone for all the options though.