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When I removed the panel in the boot floor only one didn't shear off:doh bloody hate Jap crap steel bolts:augie ended up just drilling into the sheared bolts & used self tapping coach bolts to hold it in place

:eek: Thought that would have damaged the box but glad it worked for you:thumbs

Fancy blaming run away on re-badged VW's:lol:lol:lol if your lucky you can stall it if you have a manual box but if it's an auto I think your a little stuffed:nenau

My 02 plate Astra Coupe was only 1-2mph out:thumbs I blame vauxhall dodgy electric's for this:lol

Mine sprung a leak just as we were about to head home with the caravan which got a covering of diesel up the front & you could easily see it dripping away, new rubber fuel lines fitted & no more leaks:thumb2

Sounds like the fuel lines from the tank to the engine bay need replacing asap, Mine went in September & had fuel dripping from the wheel arch to the B post:doh

They get good reviews & a lot of people like them:thumb2

They all over read:augie at 60 on the speedo my satnav's show 55 only way to fix it is to fit larger tyres but the over reading has saved my bacon a couple of times in hidden speed traps:augie

Have repaired more tyres than I would like to guess at Jim if it's done correctly there are no problems at all & the repair will easily last the life of the tyre 5mm plugs for centre of tread & 3mm plugs for the outer parts of the tread as long as the plug won't go onto the starting point of the...

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A true double din stereo won't fit in unless you cut the dash up as the front is 1.5 din but the rear of the stereo is only a single din. TBH double din units are over rated (mentioned loads on the car audio forums) & for the same price you can get a far better single din with more features &...

I've got cooper AT3's on mine & they have been great deadly quiet & tones of grip on road & seem fine in the dirt i've been on. I've got 2 17" tyres in the shed with 7mm of tread if you go for 17's & interested

So alloy wheels aren't safe in a dish washer then:doh dam i'll have to buy my wife a car parts washer for the kitchen then at least i'll know my wheels are safe when I wash them in it:lol:lol:lol

It's due to old habits mate your used to the high life of a T2:thumbs knew you would warm to having an auto box:augie

Ouch:doh if it's getting PX'ed i'd be tempted to do a ECU reset in the hope it runs ok for the next week & leave it for the dealer to find & fix:augie

Oh you lucky git:lol:lol

Things wouldn't normally be as tough but still paying my parents back the money we borrowed off them to get our caravan earlier in the year, just 4 months to go then totally dept free again:clap

The sport mode just holds the gear longer in the rev range before changing up, the snow setting IIRC cuts out first gear & you pull away in second so to help reduce the chance of wheel spinning

Know what you mean Jim but have put on hold getting a spare stalk for the minute as money is a little tight & the truck really could do with a set of brake pads & i'm sure i've got one or two glow plugs dieing

Make sure nothing is in front of you if you do the clutch test above just in case the handbrake was to fail etc:thumbs