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jamesm

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  1. Tdi Defenders have lousy heaters!
  2. Not necessarily. I have a D1LC and a timer (which I think is 7 day - still haven't got round to installing either of them), and neither the plug nor the wiring colours match up. I believe the newer models have the control box built into the main body of the heater, and would guess that the wiring changed at the same time.We had quite a long discussion about where to locate the heaters on the old forum, and the conclusion was that putting them under the second row of seats works well. However, I carry a load of junk around in my rear passenger footwells so I've been toying with the idea of removing a load area seatbase and installing the heater on one of the wheelboxes where it's less likely to find an aerosol can to snuggle up with.
  3. Have they considered using a 3G mobile phone as a modem, or a 3G datacard? It's what I do when visiting my Mum's house, and it works surprisingly well. Admittedly, I get mine free through work (for a mobile operator ), but if you compare the deals you'll find that some are much cheaper than you would probably expect them to be - and the coverage is pretty good too.
  4. I had to brake very hard for a black heifer that was stood round a blind bend on my way home from Sodbury, and were it not for my habitual pensioner-like road speeds I'd probably have evened the score. Luckily, it seemed to take the whole thing in its stride and calmly watched me whilst I looked for a gate to put it back through - before it decided that it didn't like my torch and took off into a nearby wood.
  5. Happy birthday, Chris! (btw, the RR has just fluked its way through another MOT - so I might be out to play again soon!)
  6. Carburettor cleaner works like magic! You don't even need to rub at the carpet because the oil just vanishes straight into the underlay. It's also very effective at removing emulsion paint - as I once discovered whilst attempting to remove oil from the sitting room wall
  7. Blimey, who'd a thought it? Get well soon, Paul!
  8. I keep a cheapo Draper Value Toolkit* under the back seat of the 110. It's a bit on the dinky side, but handy to have and enough to cover a lot of minor jobs. In the seatboxes live some jump leads, WD40, Easy Start (for other people), a trade pack of fuses, the odd bulb and an accumulation of other stuff like copper grease and a hub nut spanner. If I'm going on a longer trip then I take my main toolbox, but more in case I need to do 'unscheduled maintenance' at the other end than as a breakdown kit. *Edited to add that I've seen them cheaper than this - I only paid 13 quid for mine.
  9. If you're camping, I recommend the Sibir fridge shown on this page. Runs on gas, 12v or 240v and keeps stuff cold even in hot weather. I've been very pleased with mine.
  10. ...and I just mailed it to myself in case someone does (It'll be doing the rounds at work tomorrow...)
  11. I remembered reading somewhere that it was 8 feet, and have just been round the house on a book hunt to find out where I saw it. I don't think this was the original source, but according to the GLASS handbook: The new roads were set out at 30 to 40 feet wide, depending on the pertaining Act, to allow room for deviation around soft spots. (Prior to 1773 the legally defined width for a carriageway was 8 feet.) I'd guess (but am no expert) that these widths may still hold, depending on when the byway first became a right of way.
  12. Mine too; they look great. Thanks, James!
  13. Blimey - they don't hang about when they're out laning, do they? (I couldn't help noticing that the Eagle armoured reconnaissance vehicle has a hatchback; methinks that would stand out nicely from all the Hummers at Tesco )
  14. ...which would make it my number one suspect. Still got the old one to put back on?I recently had a pattern rotor arm fail within 1000 miles on my RRC, and I wouldn't have thought there's much to go wrong in one of those.
  15. Will be putting a SAE in the post tomorrow. (I'm only a few miles from ScrapIron, so they'll hopefully see me driving around )
  16. According to Yellow Pages, there's a company called Arrow Radiators Ltd in Melksham - might be worth asking them if they can mend it. (I think there's a way of patching radiators, but I've no idea how it's done).
  17. I think the blue one looks better - it would match my crumpled door
  18. Not bothered in the slightest - good fun. I'd already bent that door on a tree earlier in the day, and after a good kicking it looked as good as new (Actually, I treated myself to a nice shot filled hammer on the way home - I'd had my eye on one for a while). Where did you disappear to on the way back from the site, btw? You were behind me one minute, and the next I was waving goodbye to the guy in the green Td5 - who is probably still wondering if I was someone he knew
  19. Good site - the clay was pretty slippery, though! A couple of pics from today. Here's one of Paul: ...and here's one of RogueVogue:
  20. I'm pretty sure that I've taxed vehicles with a cover note before, particularly just after buying them. It sometimes takes an age to receive a proper certificate - I'm on my third cover note at the moment, and that's after a renewal!
  21. Simon, how critical is the 100mm dimension? I did some Googling earlier, and found that the front springs off a Simca 1301 Special are very close to your spec (especially those for the estate) - but they're 117.4 mm wide. Haven't seen a Simca for yonks, but I daresay someone like 'Parts for older cars' could find you some.
  22. I find a pound shop turkey baster is just the job for that!
  23. Les - you might have put some trousers on for your thousandth post!
  24. I'll tell you what caused it - setting up a direct debit to such a clueless lot in the first place. Splendid!
  25. Sounds fun - I might be up for a bit of that
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