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What would I expect needs done to an 03 FF 172 with 25k miles for it's first MOT? I have went to see the car, which I'm very interested in buying, just wondering what expenses would be to get her on the road :) Cheers Trev

Hey folks, I've been having this problem on & off for a few weeks only when accelerating hard (about 3500 revs) on the odd occassion. When comming home from getting fuel topped-up tonight the dash lit up as above once again, and kept doing this repeatedly. Looked in the engine bay...

Just enquiring... Do all 172s have the lumbar supports on the drivers seat or only certain models from a particular date? Cheers T :)

When I go to overtake, (not necassarily flooring it) I get these lights up on the dash... STOP, Coil, and Oil These usually come on when the revs get to about 3500 I have checked the oil level as advised on another thread and it is almost at max. I do have a tunning box fitted to the car -...

Just wondering would my previous set of alloy wheels fit onto an 01 Ford Focus Tdci ? Here are my old rims Cheers T

What do you reccomend using to wash a car that has already been clayed, PC'd and waxed - without inducing swirls in the paint? Currently using Megs NXT wash or CG extreme body wash 2 bucket/gritguard method Megs lambswool mitt Sponge for sills & skirts Rinse For Drying I'm currently using...

I have recently purchased & installed a new hard disk in my Dads computer. It's a Seagate 300gb SATA drive. When I put the computer on, with SATA enabled in BIOS etc as normal, no hard drives are being detected :( Only the CD RW drive is detected as a primary master. Just before the...

I have a little glitch with my BIOS. Most of the time my computer is fine, others I get the BIOS freezing at the point of detecting IDE Drives. On other occasions it goes as far as loading the operating system and trying to boot from the wrong hard disk. When I enter CMOS to check the...

Not quite as much Red as you expected ;) Took the car to the Open Weekend for www.audioadvice.co.uk They have recently moved into their new state of the art premesis, and damn - it is cool :cool: Their demo car ;) I'm like a big child :o...

Which polish/wax combo would you reccomend for best looks on Pearl Black paint? I have already polished with SSR 2.5 and applied AG SRP & EGP. I'm not very happy with the finish - only really comes to life in direct sunlight. Also the EGP as it has turned out streaky and blotchy after the...

Can someone please photoshop these rims onto my car? :) LINK Cheers T

Just wondering what's the best polish/wax combo to use on a bright red 1.1 Hyundai Getz? Doing a touch-up & wet sanding first Cheers T

Does anyone have these cordless phones? http://www.shop.bt.com/invt/cay313 Just trying to get an opinion/review on a decent set for the house :) Cheers Trev

How on earth do people valet cars in our weather withough garages :rolleyes: We started talking of making a multi-purpose van project, mainly valeting, and use the space in the van for other use when the valeting is on a low. Is it possible to attach some sort of extendable canopy on the roof...

If it rains between putting on SRP & EGP, will I have to re-apply the SRP or just spray with a QD & continue :)

When playing mp3's in Windows Media player, all of a sudden I get random glitches like little annoying pauses. It's driving me insane lol :mad: Any ideas what would cause this?

I am looking to paint parts of my interior plastic trim, and intend to give it a try myself (something to work-on in the shed :)) I'm new to primer, laquer etc so not sure how to go about this... What would I need? What process works best? Many thanks Trev

Last week I PC'd my car with Poorboys SSR 2.5, glazed with CK vanilla hand glaze moose then sealed with Poorboys EX-P. I gave the car a quick wash yesterday using the 2 bucket method & grit guards as I normally do. (also using Megs lambswool mitt & Sonus der wunder drying towels) When drying...

**I can only find a thread for the 172 oil-change** How exactly do I change the oil on a dci ? Do I need anything other than; Jack or lift Oil Filter Container to catch the oil Cheers Trev

Has anyone got a pic of a stripped-out 182 boot? I know it has no spare-well but I'm very curious to find out if I could adjust my ICE to fit into a 182 (mainly because I'd love a Racing Blue clio) :o :approve: Cheers Trev

Can someone do a little magic with photoshop and put new alloys on my car? :) Not 100% on what rims I'm going for yet so I'm putting faith in your mouse action lol So far I'm loving ACE 198s in 17" (R3OBC's old rims, currently Addz's) :approve: Quick chop: Cheers Trev

Anyone have this or hear any reviews on it? Currently on BT Yahoo BB and thinking of upgrading to the above ^ Cheers Trev

Which of the above is better for removing dirt/grime?

I have desktop PC running Windows XP - it seems very slow :dead: (for the spec) Intel P4 3.1Ghz 1GB DDR ram Creative geForce5 graphics card 512mb ram 60gb IDE hard disk (OS & program files) 200gb SATA hard disk @ It takes about 3-5mins to start-up when turned on @ After I log onto windows...

Does anyone know how to reply to a txt from Lithuania? A workmate of 2 years just went back home to Lithuania this week, she sent some of us a txt but nobody can get a reply out :( I'm on Vodafone contract and we kno the country code My phone send the message but 20mins later I keep getting...

Well after many requests I've decided to post a few pics of my install BEWARE - this is unfinished :evil: Rear cards & C-pillars are still to be trimed in black vinyl to match the doors I wanted to change to the 172 last month but couldn't part with mine for £4k :nono...

I tried to search but the facility is down... Can anyone reccomend which oil to use for the dci 80 ? The car only does 12-14k miles per year if it makes any difference Cheers Trev

Posting for a mate http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZphilg86QQhtZ-1 Trev

How can I clean a condensation mark from the inside of xenon lens? Cheers Trev

Look what I found ... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=004&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&viewitem=&item=140055628921&rd=1&rd=1 It has got me tempted lol :cool: