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    Polycarbonate outer lenes v glass

    My car is of an age where yearly cleaning/ polishing of the head lights is required to counter UV light damage. Who like me would prefer glass, yes much more fragile and prone to stone damage but as long as the design incorporated easy replacement of the glass only, I for one would be inclined...
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    Peaceful Easter Sunday, not.

    My two darling children brought their cars to me for a service, engine oil/filter replacement plus checks etc. So whilst carrying out said work my daughter reported that as she filled the car (Micra K12) with fuel a lot was leaking out, so with trepidation in my heart and knowing what I was most...
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    Rear diff gear oil

    Hey all, am I right in thinking SAE 75w-85 is the correct gear oil for my 2003 CLK 200K. The old girls 18 years old with 69k on the clock and will be renewing the diff oil when weather little warmer. Thanks in advance.
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    Wheel alignment recomendations

    Hi Can any kind soul point me towards a decent wheel alignment place near me (Southend Essex) have had them done at a local place but my front tires are still wearing on the inner edge. Think I may need the camber angle adjusted. Regards Gary Ps Tried a search on here but many posts are old...
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    "Fix it" yourself

    Out of necessity in my younger days due to lack of money I always repaired items (bikes, toys etc) and enjoyed doing so. With the advent of this "throwaway" society I have seen the decline in people repairing their items, my own children despite many attempts to show them how are useless at DIY...
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    Multi focal lens replacement eye surgery

    Am thinking of having the procedure above, getting sick of glasses falling off my face when working on equipment at differing angles and not a fan of contacts. Anyone here have experience of this? Tips, pointers would be appreciated.
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    Crime and punishment

    Was watching parts of the Ben Stokes trail today and wondered to myself if he were to be found guilty will his punishment match that of Joe Blogs after a similar punch up out side bars etc which occur every day of the year. Or will his high profile incur a much higher cost to him. We should all...
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    Car parts 4 less, terrible customer service

    Ordered a rear exhaust box from them for my daughters Micra, used the reg No to source part and only one was shown. On arrival found the part would not fit due to wrong pipe connection (partly my fault should have looked). Phoned them Monday morning to return item and after being on hold for...
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    Key not working (Bugger)

    Have had to leave my CLK (W209) parked at my daughters new home due to key not being recognised by car, not had a chance to look at it i.e. check fusing, use spare key, clean IR sensor on ignition as was dark when I was leaving. Hoping its not a failed EIS unit, going back tomorrow with the AA...
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    The joys of buying a house.....

    After a few years of gentle (and not so gentle) persuasion from my darling daughter, I finely bit the bullet and agreed to make her a gift of a large sum of money to help her on to the housing market. My reasons behind this decision came from wanting to help her but also to avoid inheritance tax...
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    Any recomendations for an auto gearbox repair shop in the Southend on sea area.

    Hello My son has a Kia Picanto and about 2 years ago the transmission started to slip and then failed. I managed to get it going again by draining and replacing the fluid, this has worked well until now.. Now it has thrown a check engine light with a P0741 fault code (Torque converter...
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    Intermittent brake failure (Euro car master cylinder)

    Hi I replaced my daughters brake master cylinder on her Kia Picanto about 3 months ago to cure a brake binding problem (common fault it seems). All was fine until 2 weeks ago when she suffered brake failure (pedal travel to the floor) once. I checked system for leaks ( no loss of fluid)...
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    Possible update for my Command unit? (clk 2003)

    Hi all. Have been a member of this forum for a little while but never posted before (be gentle please:) ) Here's the thing, I have a CLK 200K (new shape) which i brought new in September 2003, (very pleased with it), it has command aps fitted, sat/nav with phone in the arm rest. Are there...
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