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    Different wheel bolts? (X254)

    So I wanted to fit winter tyres... and stupidly assumed that the ML wheels would fit the GLC as they are both 19" rims. When it came around to actually putting them on, I realized that the bolts from the GLC wheels (19", AMG x254) are so long that the ML rims aren't held on. So three...
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    GLC Facelift Boot Divider (x254)

    So I'm coming back to the fold... and have an X254 on order that should arrive by the end of the month. That said, I cannot seem to find a boot partition/net/guard thing (to keep the dog from jumping over) from Merc. I found one for the 253, but not the 254... There's a few aftermarket, but...
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    190d for sale (spares or repair)

    I have dads old 190d in grey to sell. I was offered 350 scrap; but I reckon as the interior is in really good condition it could be more interesting to someone else. I’ll get some more pictures up tomorrow; but thought it would post this with what I have. (Sadly the forum won’t take iPhone...
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    LEZ with a Foreign Car

    Howdy, I have an issue... I'm back in the UK with my Swiss registered car, which is a car. Albeit a 4x4, it's a petrol car. I tried registering on EPC; to avoid paying the £200 per day to drive here (as it's a petrol car, so no subject to LEZ); but this got rejected. No explanation why, and no...
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    Buying a Car Cash...

    Greetings - it's been a while since I've been here :) As some of the older members may remember, I moved out of the UK a while back... First to Switzerland, and then to West Africa. I've continued to do my endurance rallies... but COVID has put a pause to that for a bit... Now, with the end in...
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    Fastest WiFi? Or ideas on how to wire the house?

    So I did something silly again without thinking it through... I saw an offer for fiber internet (10Gbit/s down and another 10Gbit/s up), which cost little (sub-50 quid per month), so ordered it. Now, before I start cancelling my previous provider and all the rest, I realized there's no way I...
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    Divorce Lawyer

    Long story, that I would rather not get into at this moment... A few questions... 1. Can anyone recommend a UK based divorce lawyer, who has experience dealing with cases across (multiple) borders? 2. Is it normal for divorce lawyers to ask for part of the estate (in this case an apartment) to...
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    Suing an Employee for Damages

    I'm back... sort of. Have a question based on a situation that someone I know if going through. (It's not me - I left the UK 6-7 months ago (following the whole brexit thing) and am happily resettled. It brought up a (pub) debate, and after the usual googling and turning up blank, I pose the...
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    W203 - Unlocking doors from engine bay

    So, stupid moment here... Imagine this, you have the bonnet open and the keys in the ignition. The ignition is in the ON position, but the engine isn't started. Then you forget and close the door, which is locked. Now, imagine that happened with the car blocking your other car on your...
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    Switzerland!

    So it's been a while since I last logged in or posted anything... Life's taken me on a roller coaster adventure - in less than a year I drove across Europe/Asia, got engaged, broke up with my fiancee, and now am moving country (it would seem). Does anyone have any experience, hints or tips...
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    Reversible Tuxedo

    You're probably all used to my very weird questions by now... so this shouldn't shock you... but just in case, I'll explain it all. Looking to figure out what to wear to my wedding, and as I'm a mongrel (read I consider my heritage to be part Indian, part Italian, part British, part Gambian)...
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    So I'm back!

    I'm back! All alive, all in one piece and without any new injuries. (For those that are lost, I drove 12,000 miles in a micra from Goodwood to eastern Asia, though Turkey, Iran, Turkmenistan (pretty much all the 'stans bar Pakistan), Mongolia and Russia on the 2015 Mongol Rally...
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    DVLA Swansea

    A quick, urgent, question. Does anyone know if I can get a replacement V5 at the DVLA in Swansea? I know they closed all their regional offices, but can I drive to Swansea to get a one in the same day? I've somehow managed to misplace the V5 for my car... and leaving Saturday. M.
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    3 Cars Keyed

    Expletives fail me - just had some scrote key two of my cars, and my girlfriends car. No CCTV sadly, though I'm pretty confident it's one of my neighbors, who complained several times that "I have too many cars". Credit where credit is due, called 101 and the chap on the phone offered to set...
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    Permethrin in the UK

    Does anyone know a source to buy permethrin (10% solution) in the UK? All the solutions I find are 0.5% and in small bottles, which doesn't work very well when you need to treat enough clothes to last 2 months (and carry some with you to re-treat as necessary). The only source I found is...
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    Part Number Help

    Need a little help. Managed to break this part, and the dealer isn't being overly helpful. This is out of a W463 ( Wagon 400 CDI V8 Turbo Diesel). It is a small plastic elbow, fitted on top of radiator, with a small rubber hose connected going to the water reserve bottle. Does...
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    Yellowish-Brown Residue on Engine

    Need some help, finally got around to looking at the engine as there was some yellowish residue. Residue (it's not as yellow as the image would suggest): Coil pack (there was evidence of water in the coil pack rubber) Also some evidence of water around the spark plug when removed...
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    Tyres at 10psi - Van, XL or 4x4?

    Another rally related question. When on the sand in deserts/beaches, I tend to lower tyre pressure to 10/15psi to get a nice big footprint. Last time I just had winter tyres, and all seemed ok. This time, I'm doing 4x the miles, and in temperatures ranging from -20 to +70c. So, I was...
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    Garage Suggestion Near Uxbridge

    I need to change the clutch on the Micra before the rally; but my usual garage (punters) won't do clutch replacements. Any suggestions as to a garage near Uxbridge/Slough/Hilligndon/etc? Thanks, M.
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    2.5mm Power Jack

    I need some of the wonderful communal knowledge/skills in finding weird things. I have some equipment that is charged by a 2.5mm jack, that looks just like a headphone jack; but is 2.5mm instead of 3.5mm It's a 9V line, with Negative, Positive, NC (going from the rubber plug to tip)...
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