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  1. merc180k

    fault code datalogger

    Hi folks, Been a while since my last post but all has been well......until now! I have an intermittent fault that never seems to present when at the garage. Anyone know of any decent dataloggers that don't cost the earth please? Thanks Simon
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    Pricing Ideas and Tactics for house sale

    Evening all, Looking for some help and ideas for pricing my house to sell as quickly as it possibly can given the current market. I have asked the estate agent to come up with some thoughts and ideas but pondering things myself tonight and thinking that an "off the wall" strategy might do...
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    Parking Lights

    The street lights in our street have gone out leaving the whole street in complete darkness! Having a black car is not a good idea when this is the case as I'm sure it'll get a smack from a motorist on the way past! Thinking of putting the parking lights on tonight but wondering how long...
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    To LPG or not to LPG??!!

    Hi all, Want to seek opinions here..... With the rising (again) cost of petrol, I'm toying with the idea of an LPG conversion. Has anyone done this or decided not to do this? Reasons, discussions, etc.... I'm interested in opinions. Cheers Simon
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    Arnold Clark Extended Warranty

    Hi folks, Buying Mrs M new Cmax tomorrow from Arnold Clark (I'm keeping the Merc for a while longer) and while we have a cracking deal for the car, I'm torn on whether to take the warranty - and if so do I go 1 or 2 years?! Has anyone had any experience of claiming under their warranty and...
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    It's like a noisy tappet type noise..??

    Hi all, needing to pick the collective knowledge pool of the forum if I may...! Put Mrs M's car in for a major service at the local garage with all well when it was dropped off. Unfortunately it now seems to have developed a noise when running (after the service) that sounds very much like...
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    High level brake light replacement

    Hi all, I noticed while washing the car today and doing the ussual lighting checks that I have a few LEDs out on the boot lid brake light. Any ball park figures on how much these are to replace and the best place to get them from? I've done a general google search but didn't yield many good...
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    Deutschmarque or not to Deutschmarque...?

    Hi All, Looking about for a garage (and reasonable price) to do my B service on my C180k. Weighing up options and have both MB Grangemouth and Deutschmarque coming in about £50 apart - MB being more expensive. Has anyone had any dealings with DM, either good or bad, and are there any other...
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    Recommend a good mobile Valet Firm?

    Hi all, looking for a recommendation from someone for a good mobile valet firm that will either be near to Livingston or will travel for a decent price. Any thoughts? Looking to test them 1st on my wife's car (needs a full valet anyway) then if any good will get them to do the merc...
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    Add 1L Oil at next fuel stop

    Hi All, I've had the above indicator appear again and while this seems to be a 6 monthly thing, this particular one has happened 300 miles from next service. Hesitant to add expensive oil for it to be drained at the end of the month for the service so wondering if I would get away with adding...
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    Auto Window open/close stopped working

    Hi folks, Came home this evening in what is a glorious day and got out the car, locked it (holding the button down) expecting the windows to close, but they didn't. No matter what angle I stand at to the drivers door, I cannot get the auto close function to work. Is this an easy fix? I...
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    Death of our main laptop!!

    Folks, Having resolved the slow responses on the notebook we have, I have now been hit with the main laptop seemingly dying on me! The hard drive is fine (having tested on another machine) but when you turn on the laptop, the fan gives the initial burst, the hard drive whirs,.... but that's...
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    Internet Explorer Loading Really Slowly!!

    Hi all, I have noticed lately that my laptop seems to be loading internet explorer window really slowly initially, taking an age to display a picture - spends ages in a frozen sort of state! The hard drive sounds as if it accessing loads of files but nothing shows on the screen - then...
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    Wiring in a phone point

    No idea what/how to do this - any suggestions? I have the wiring but no idea how to fit the point in the wall - what coulour goes where and do I need a special tool for it?
  15. merc180k

    Alloy Refurb

    Hi All, My beloved car is suffering from a bad case of scruffy alloys (mix of a bad refurb job done when sold to me, kerbing and peeling paint) in short - they look awful. Can anyone recommend a good company in/around the Edinburgh or Glasgow area to revitalise all 4 alloys? Also rough...
  16. merc180k

    Finally had the C-Max repaired...again!!

    Finally got the Mrs' cmax back on Wednesday following some remedial work paid for by the ins co. All started after an incident on 31st dec - low speed bump with a BMW. Funny thing was BMW was fine but the cmax needed a complete front end and new alloy!! :doh: Anyway car went to Edinburgh...
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    Check Tail light R & 3rd brake light warnings?

    Hi, I am occasionally getting a warning that my tail light (R) is out and back up light is enabled and that my 3rd brake light is out but they are both fine. They don't work when the warnings are showing but a quick stop, lock, ulock and restart seems to fix them and hey presto they all work...
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    Very slight white residue....!

    Hi folks, Got a warning to fill up with 1 litre of oil at next refuel tonight on way home on the motorway, so duly did so when I got home. When I took the filler cap off to add the oil there was a very slight white residue on the underside of the fillercap and around the outside of the thread...
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    Sky+ Help Needed

    Hi All, Is there a way I can get recorded programmes off my sky+ hard drive other than recording to a vcr (don't have one anymore!)? Was hoping I can get it over to the pc but not sure how. Thanks Simon
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    Parking Brake Pedal

    All, Wasn't sure if this fell into interior or brakes, so took a chance and posted in here. My parking brake pedal is no longer turning off the dash warning on release unless I put my foot under it and pull it up before letting go of the release handle. Is this an easy thing to adjust? The...
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