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Evening all. Looking for some advice on sourcing front suspension top mounting ball joint. Come up as an MOT advisory (not desperate though). However the part is only supplied apparently as part of the whole assembly which is circa £1300 from Eurospares + fitting obviously. Is there a pukka...

OK trying to work out what's going on here as nothing seems broken. But as I try and raise or lower the window, the cables push themselves out of the locating holes in the motor mechanism. I don't know if the cable has become tangled in the motor housing as now it seems when I try to raise it on...

Morning all, Planning to change the front discs and pads on the car soonest. Do I need to change the 4 hex bolts as well and if so where is best to get them? ES have them at about £20 each + shipping . Cheers Ian.

Tell tale damp patch on the drive by the rear wheel confirmed as fubered shock when I took the wheel off. It's standard coil over type - not the sky hook setup. Obviously will replace the pair, but what's the consensus on replacements? Happy to go standard like for like or equivalent (I don't...

So as per my comment in the ‘Which Events….’ Thread, MrsU and I are planning a trip north in September. It’s basically the North 500 but hopefully in SM style – I plan to wake up a few Haggis on our way through…. I’ve listed the itinerary below so that if anyone else is thinking of ticking it...

OK just been for its MOT and it's failed on the o/side front wheel bearing excessive play. With the wheel in the air it rocks on the hub . Can this be resolved by tightening the hub nut (I haven't taken the wheel off yet) or is this new bearing territory simple as? If so what sort of damage are...

That's going to be an interesting phone call... :eek:

Anyone on here having their car treated by Jim? https://instagram.com/stories/whitedetails/2433625214731569431?igshid=mp9p0tf5c5uc

As per the title really. Anyone got any experience of using one of the well known brands? Autoglym kit seems to fair well in the product tests. I'll be doing a mates car (BMW) - so don't want to co*k it up :) Cheers Ian.

OK got a bit of time on my hands practicing my woodworking skills. Git some spare maple wood floorong left over too so thought I'd give these a go. They're a bit chunky but - but whatdya reckon to a special edition set of Maser' coasters? ......give me a chance - there's no way I was going to...

Asking for a friend who's looking at this at the moment. First thoughts: Not a specialist dealer. 2010 4.2? MOT failure 2017: Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (3.4.1c) Nearside Front Valve stem seriously damaged (4.1.D.1e) Dangerous...

OK this is on my list of jobs to tick off if I can. It's gone from a fairly intermittent fault to pretty much on all the time now irrespective of whether the lights are on or not. At the last service, the garage informed me that the diagnostic kit was pointing the issue to the drivers side...

Afternoon all, well I had my doubts and it didn't disappoint me :( Failed MOT on handbrake/EPB gubbins. Established that the mechanism in the boot is activating on/off but is making bu$5er all difference at the wheel. Am I correct in assuming that there is a 'thumbwheel' adjuster through the...

Anyone on here going this Sunday. Tickets now sold out btw. I'll be there :)

So been prepping for Tuscany and noticed the discs look a bit clogged up. Is this something I need to worry about, or is it something that sorts itself out? Is it worth going round them with a drill bit to unclog them all? Some are worse than others, rears less so. Thoughts? Cheers Ian.

A Volvo XC90 that has just done 300K miles. Had it from new in 2004 and paid about £38k for it. It's probably worth about 38p now, or £90 with a full tank. If you're interested here's my story on the Volvo Forum: https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=297383 As it says, it has to be...

Just ordered a set of these in the grey to match the seat piping in mine and the original carpet colour. £134 with the 20% off. I'll let you know the results Cheers Ian.

Just a quick one if I may. To get to any of the bulbs in the headlight units is it through the wheel arch or are any accessible from the engine bay with the covers removed. I'm particularly interested on the DRL bulb. Thanks Ian.

Can't see any mention of this anywhere in the manual. As our MoB trip approaches, does anyone know if there is an adjustment mechanism for the Xenon's? Apart from a very faint vertical line on the lens, there doesn't seem to be any reference points for masking either. OR doesn't anyone bother...

My neighbour has a Merc M Class very pretentiously displays the star badge on the ground when you open the doors. I'm told they were part of a 2 grand option for whoever bought it first time round. I give you the e-bay 35 quid upgrade (for 4 lights) for the Maser' from China. Not quite the...