Recent content by skip rat

thanks all, the roof rack came with the original plastic wind deflector, it has been washed and dried and put in a garage every night, a credit to its former keeper, sorry about the migraine in the back ground,, ill get a better picture of it soon, it will be featured in a MB owners club...

hi, yes std uk 7 pin, tried caravan and a tailor board both same, i took 7 pin plug apart and couldn't find any thing wrong, ill have another look at earth wire

i put an xtrons in the volvo a last year, and as every one has said you get what you pay for , overall im happy with it but,, radio RDS is useless, i never could get steering wheel controls to pair up, cd dvd player packed up, (who still uses cds and who is watching a dvd while driving?) sd...

hi question 2 the tow bar electrics seem a little odd, they are factory fit as far as i can tell, i suspect its some kind of USA spec thing, but the indicators light up with the brake lights, they flash when you start indicating,, i spent ages messing with the little plugs in the boot , but...

hi first tech question, my oil pressure needle just lives at the top of the gauge occasionally it drops to the middle when warm and coasting, is this a sign of leaky gauge, if so that would or something like a blocked breather thanks

very pleased with it, drives so elegantly,, just a few little niggles that I'm sure all you lovely people can help me with, ill see you in the tech section soon

it depends what you buy and when, as to weather the value goes up or down, i never lost much depreciation on a car mini - 8 month (£75 sold for £90) vw golf - 1 year vw beatle - 2 year project, never got finished (free sold £600) Renault 5 - 6 month volvo 480 turbo - 2 year 1983 v8 LPG...