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General Car Chat / Re: Adhesive
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- 01 May 2025, 14:19:03
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Cars for Sale & wanted / Re: 2.6 Saloon
« on: 26 April 2025, 21:49:50 »And a crash helmet.You're missing the point. It's not about longevity so much as being upto the job in the first place.As has been mentioned, FL bonnet struts are stronger than PFL/MFL, due to extra weight of the bonnet, and the leverage effect of where that extra weight is.
No issue with pattern struts, but check the specs, just don't rely on some offshore pikey website to get it right, in the same way you would not expect Euroshite to get the parts correct. Or, following in from Mutha's crank sensor thread, even GM dealers in some cases.
Many cross reference lookup software used by aftermarket shops is actually american, and is often more wrong than right. For example, I know for a fact that if I put the oil recommended by Euroshite in my car, I'd be on a low loader in less than 1000 miles, as the yankee variant of mine never got a DPF, unlike all european variants.
I understand that TB, but when the price of the part is so relatively cheap as these strutts were, and being fitted to a 22 year old car, if they last only 5 years, then they will probably see the car out and me!!
If we are still around then, I will just buy another set for another 5 years. Any longer will just be a bonus
First time a stiff breeze drops the bonnet on your bonce, you'll appreciate the difference
Well, for now 3 months now it hasn't been a problem. In fact there is just the right amount of resistance when I push down on the bonnet.
AS said, it got the car through the MOT and other works, so IF it eventually fails I have lost very little. I will just buy a replacement:)
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General Car Chat / Re: One for Marks DTM ....
« on: 25 April 2025, 13:34:53 »Helped my uncle to rebuild a 3.4 engine in my school holidays 1969, cylinder head by the fire and valve guides in the freezer 🤣, Howells in Cardiff was shut over the weekend for parts so four of us equipped with a micrometer and wet or dry had to sand down the little shims that go under the cam followers😳 only one or two thou on a few but it took hours it’s unbelievable how taking just a thousandth of an inch off can take over an hour😢Child labour.
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Cars for Sale & wanted / Re: 2.6 Saloon
« on: 25 April 2025, 13:06:07 »Sorry, once more my posts are duplicating!!You're becoming a right old 'boardhog' Lizzie.
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General Discussion Area / Re: Experiments to 'dim the Sun' to be given green light by UK government
« on: 24 April 2025, 20:02:31 »
I have a 'dimsun' device in my garden, it's called a tree. 
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General Discussion Area / Re: Sticky for Jokes
« on: 23 April 2025, 17:23:22 »I'm worried something might be wrong with my testicles.You're nuts.
One seems bigger than the others.
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General Discussion Area / Re: Dead Person
« on: 22 April 2025, 18:26:48 »
Barry Hoban, cyclist, 85. Held the record for most TDF stage wins by a British rider, until Cavendish came along.
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General Discussion Area / Re: Dead Person
« on: 21 April 2025, 10:06:51 »Has he risen yet?He's a human being, not a Yorkshire pud.
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General Discussion Area / Re: Dead Person
« on: 21 April 2025, 09:47:31 »The Pope.It was on wifeys feed this morning, with people saying 'He was alive on Easter Sunday'
Not unexpected I suppose.
Well, yes, you usually are alive the day before you die
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Omega General Help / Re: Door card handle 3d model
« on: 19 April 2025, 11:40:23 »The handle on the door itself, which you pull to close the door. Dorestyling car 1996 releaseAs some one mentioned on an earlier reply, would a 3D printed one be man enough for the job over the long term?
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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« on: 18 April 2025, 18:09:47 »Cleaned the level sensor switch as I was asking about in the other thread.Well done on the MOT
And more importantly got a years MOT on the silly old bus, so will be using it for a few weeks. Chuffed, I am.
And the coherent post
Love a bit of sarcasm.
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General Discussion Area / Re: Atco mower - Hydrolocked
« on: 17 April 2025, 16:21:03 »The chap who used to cut our grass, when we lived in Wakefield, used to get hydolocked in the pub before he turned up sometimes.
Rotating machinery and alcohol don't mix either.
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General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?
« on: 17 April 2025, 16:15:25 »We know that some EV’s are fast off the lights but why oh why is every EV in front of me going so pigging slow. The last few weeks it’s been a Tesla of some description doing 20mph under the NS limit and today it was a Kia of some description doing 39mph in a NS limit and then slowing down to 35mph when we hit the 50mph signs, like that made a difference. I was too many cars back to attempt an overtakeRange anxiety innit.
Do they have to drive like this to preserve their kilowatts or are the ones I’ve come across just driven by annoying people.