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My handbrake is getting awfully high and looser, I want to get it adjusted the last time my mechanic did it he said it was already full adjusted at the leaver itself. He had to adjust it at the drum I think my auto tighten mechanism as the drum pads wear has failed. How do I get the drum face...

... I just dont get it im trying to make the Interest from a slider that shows in the HTML to a set value thats added onto the total money to be lent Here the JQuery code I have // JavaScript Document $(function() { $( "#amount_slider" ).slider({ orientation: "horizontal"...

Over all happy with how my car now sits and looks :) also after much deliberation swearing sun burn sun stroke dehydration and cuts and bruises the springs went in Wheels off and on stands Shock out Before After And the sun burn... I look like a drumstick lolly Spring...

Well basically I work at a transmission company and we have a vehicle workshop here with ramps and stuff now I asked one of the mechanics whilst I Was at work could he fit some springs I have they lower the car by 40mm so a fair ammount. He said Ill fit them if im happy with the length of them...

When I drive a long say coming to some lights I normally coast put the clutch in and roll to a slow in this time if im on some bumpy ground or rough road you can hear a rattling from the drivers side front wheel? Ive jacked it up and tugged on the wheel no movement though. Ive tapped the back of...

Well they are only tiny tiny things but they give a bit more character to the car, first up was Night Breaker Bulbs through them in and so far VERY impressed with the difference love the look of them too (sadly no pictures yet) Second was Aero Wipers I did have red wiper blades but the fad...

Where is it on a MK2 PH1 clio? I dont know what im suppose to be looking for. I have put night breaker bulbs in (H4) and the passenger one seems higher than the drivers one when im behind someone on the reflection on their cars my passenger one is much brighter! Cheers Guys

Just bought some of the stuff to buff up my head lights slight bit of tarnishing and has gone a bit murky what should I use to apply the stuff? Shammy leather? J cloth?

What are them things called where you can put Movies/Images/Songs and all that on a like a External HDD that you can connect to your TV and play straight off anyone got any good recomendations? Cheers Nick

For a set of 14" steelies what would be a good price to aim for guys? going to go to a place tomorrow and get a quote Cheers Nick

Ok when I come off the motorway (doing 70 my revs are at 3300rpm ) roughly (non sport) and when I come to say traffic lights and I idle waiting to go my oil and stop light starts flickering and having a rave and my car starts stuttering. This only happens when im up to temp. My mechanic says it...

What is the spacing to push the wheels out to fill the arches better from a non sport with a 172 kit on? My minds a blank is it 15mm or 25mm? (or neither :o) Cheers guys Nick

Ok my car is renault code 727 (Flame red?) Its a flat red colour non metallic and all that but my roof has faded to a pinky colour could I use G3 to polish it up then wax and polish? Or is there a lacquer layer over the actual paint? Cheers guys Nick

This one is going the scrap soon... Yet another part needs to be replaced.... So there I was last week when one day I started it all was fine apart from a niggly rattle thought nothing of it may just be cold it's not the best engine anyway.. Even warm the rattle stayed so I rang my mechanic a...

I know where it is just to remove it I disconnect the pipes either side and unbolt has anyone got a good method to bung the piles up with? Or should I just drain the whole coolant system. If so how do I go about that? And how do I bleed the system Cheers

Ok I'll not lie its been like this for 4 - 5 months now... I bought my phone from T-Mobile shop with Insurance about a year and a half ago. Now 4 - 5 months ago my Lock button started Jamming randomly, then would occasionally stop working unless I pushed really hard on it on a hard surface...

Ok guys never done this before... but since im no stranger to computer systems a friend of mine has asked me to build a Server for his business (starting small of about upto 5 client computers). Now I've never dabbled with servers... never needed to. Always run small home networks through my...

As above on the m62 this morning a blue sport 182 with R90 CUP on the license plate and a black 182 by junction 11 about 5 to 9 Nick

Ok after my bump I've just found time to take the airbags out now the passenger easy as pie but the drivers my god what a hassle!? The orange clip on the back of the unit appeared to be sealed with some orange sealant or so I thought it appears to have melted the clip to the back of the airbag...

As on my previous thread how do I replace the whole track rod not just the ends as mentioned in my previous thread it's absolutely f*cked I mean 60-70 degree bend in it hub side at least need to replace it to get my car to a mechanic to check it over further Cheers Nick

As the title says, ive just taken a corner at my normal speed (35 ish on a 40 road) the corner is fairly sharp and was wet. Now unfortunatly the back end went light and swung out I managed to get it back in but in the process my front end decided to follow what the back end was doing so the...

Hey guys just had a quote back from a custom built exhaust system (mid and rear sections) Here's what he said The single exit cat-back stainless steel exhaust system (mid & rear section) you've requested for your Clio will cost £275.00 this is fully inclusive of fuel discount (£25), VAT &...

Probably a stupid one but what's the difference between a cat and Decat exhaust system what's te odds on failing an MOT with a Decat and if I got a straight down pipe how easy is it to fit a cat back in for MOT purposes Nick

Where do I find the Engine plate on my car ive looked in all the visible area's on my engine but cant seem to find a silver plate with all my car details on and engine model? I have an X Reg Clio 1.2 Grande I think I have a D7F Engine but have no clue? Nick

Well sat there as you do... Bored and wondered if sky could be plugged into the DVD play which is set up for 5.1 surround and going through I saw a tab called software. After reading for a little while it turns out sky boxes are just Linux machines which run free open source software and sky...

Ok so recently had a new engine fitted in my car as the timing belt went on the old one now this new one has recently (past 2 weeks) had a new timing belt and pulleys and water pump, now when it's cold it idles at 1k rpm ( standard idle for it is 750 rpm) now when it's hot and run for half and...

As the title says Anyone experienced a lot of water pump failures on your cars? (Baring in mind mines a 1.1 8v non sport) Last engine I had (about a month and half ago) the Timing belt went which on further inspection turns out the water pump collapsed and took out the engine with it. No...

Yes I have neighbours that like playing pranks on my car at night lmao when they know I am not about... She did put fake dog poo on my bonnet but never got a picture of that... Im waiting for the next pranks lol

Ok so I basically know what im doing in the respect of actual painting. I'm just stumped on protecting with Lacquer. I have Matte Black paint to paint my wheels but obviously you have to protect them right? So you have to lacquer them, but obviously with Lacquer it would make it shiny and...

Also found this whilst snooping about... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/250891266763 Jelly Belly Tangerine considering what you pay at halfrauds seems cheap! lol :o Nick