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Thanks Pete,i'll go and order one from my local Mr T.

Dave

Car just failed MOT on rear o/s chassis strengthening brace being rotten.Can anyone please tell me the best place to obtain one from fairly quickly and also,are they a pig to remove(rust wise)

Cheers

Dave

Cheers everyone,and Lauren,you were right-the offside handbrake cable was partially seized.Took it off and got it fairly free but still behaved the same when back in situ so have now fitted a new one,WHAT a difference,and the car passed the brake tests on the MOT yesterday.Unfortunately it failed on...

Didn't put the ones in which came with the lights Pete cos they were the wrong type fitting,bought some Bosch ones instead! As i say,duno what to do about them now

Dave

Just took the old "2" for its MOT and one of the items its failed on is the front indicators are flashing "white" instead of orange :shock: ???I have only just fitted these(from DC Design)and they have the orange bulbs fitted!! No,they don't appear to be as orange as the old ligh...

Mike - did you disconnect the cable from the back of the caliper before trying to operate it by hand?that could eliminate the caliper. I had same problem as you - hardly any handbrake at all,but when the handbrake was off,the mechanism at the caliper remained in the "on" position.Tried mov...

My handbrake was sticking on,.I disconnected the handbrake cables from the rear of the back wheels and the mechanism for the handbrake worked just fine by hand,so put new cable on and its fine now.

HTH

Dave

Black Mk2 J200 ***,rev 6 rear lights,nice big single exit exhaust,toms scoop,big spoiler

Have same sort of noise from the rear of mine too.Its the rear anti-roll bar bushes worn.More annoying on a bumpier road than anything! :roll: Not a big job to do,just time consuming. Try getting hold of your anti-roll bar near to one of the bushes and give it a good shaking,see if there is any move...

Get a couple of self-tappers to fasten your foglight back in again matey.You'll need a very long drill-bit to reach the recessed screws though - they are a pig to get at.When you've removed/drilled out the screws,give the unit a good"tug"towards you as there is a locator on the back of the...

Cheers everyone for your input.Been on hol til now,so going to get stuck in to my handbrake prob this afternoon n hope the weather stays good.

Dave

The handbrake isn't holding my car properly and the old MOT is due in a few weeks.Can anyone inlighten me as to how to adjust the cable - there is movement at the rear calipers.The handbrake lever comes up about 6-7 notches,feels v tight but the car still doesn't hold properly.Passed the MOT last ye...

DON'T FORGET TO REMOVE THE FUSE BEFORE WORKING ON THE RAISED LIGHTS!!!

When and IF you remove the two fixing screws(they are usually rusted in and have to be drilled out),the light assembly will require a fairly hard tug towards you to remove them as there is a plastic locator on the back of it which goes into the bodywork!!There's just a spring clip holding the bulb i...

Look behind the spare wheel in the boot at the front of your car n you will find the battery. Coolant - under the engine bay bonnet at rear of car,looking from the rear,you will see a radiator-cap type thingy on the left hand side.When the engine is cold,remove the cap and the coolant level should b...

Can anyone tell me how to rectify a handbrake that will hardly hold the car please?The cable seems free enough and the pads and the footbrake are good. I've read on IMOC that there is some sort of mechanical system that sometimes seizes up.How do i pull them apart and what shud i be looking for etc....

I'm gona have mine done v soon-been quoted £150(4 hours) by a local garage i deal with.

I get about 100 miles every £10 pounds worth of fuel and i've been monitoring that for the last 5months.So i'm well pleased with it-didn't expect it to be that economical!!

Like i said - everyone is entitled to their own opinions on this one!
anna-you've probably been dazzled by badly adjusted ones?and i am certainly not a "kid" .I'll dare bet i'm a lot older than most of you but we'll leave that one there thank you

Cheers again

Well thank you everyone for your comments,especially SADAKO-(it was almost dark at the time!),ACF8181-i was merely driving to a petrol station on Fezzy Park,whats wrong with that?!and a big THANK YOU to DAVE GOODHAND for the "hate" thingy. Anyway,joking apart,i drive on ave 1400 miles per ...