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Just shows you, the saying “you learn something new every day” still applies even at my age After battling numerous times to get the wheel centre caps on my Cup wheels i actually took the time today to look on the back of the caps. Before my eyes I saw a little emblem of a tyre valve...

If you live local to me I don’t mind giving you a hand but apart from @mossyv6 most folk live miles away !

It’s your call, the interval for the aux is 36k Miles. Maybe make a judgement based on that. There is a school of thought that suggests if you are going to all of the work that involves changing the aux belt you may as well do the tensioner, the water pump, even cam belt, tensioner and dephaser !

Well I may be wrong but as I understood it in order to change the belt you need to be able to access the drive side of the engine and the pulleys. In order to do that you need to lift that side of the engine, trolley jack and board under sump and take weight then unbolt drivers side engine...

Gates belts are very good

If you’re doing the job yourself and unless the car has done loads of miles I wouldn’t bother with the belt. It makes a fairly straightforward job (well sort of) far more difficult. Using the jubilee clip method saves you jacking the engine, and removing the engine mount. Have you got a price...

See the postage just done on replacing alternator. The whole slam panel is held on by 6 bolts. Easy enough job

This may have been covered before but though I would share Having had the scary experience of seeing smoke rising out of the alternator (subject of another thread) I set to on replacing it. I thought I would post a few lines on what I think is the best way of removing the unit. It does involve...

I fitted the new one this aft. I also put a new battery on just to be on the safe side. All ok again, hopefully be ok for our annual Northumberland trip in 4 weeks

It wasn’t seized. More electrical I think Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Well I suppose it’s better to run them now and again but I just get the feeling with mine it is some contamination which caused it although that could be just coincidental. Hopefully I will be able to pick a new one up today so I can get it on later Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

No it’s rarely used although I can’t imagine that being a cause Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Cup. I spent an hour in garage last night taking it off the car last night. There is something greasy or oily got into it I think. Whether that has shorted something inside I don’t know. Hopefully a replacement will be all I need. I may swap battery too just to be on safe side.

I reversed the car out of the garage this aft to give it a little run round the block, it’s not been out for a few weeks. It started ok and I left it ticking over for 5 mins then turned it off. I went back to it half an hour later and when I turned the key, nothing ! No dash lights...

It’s very strange, Audi, Porsche and Lotus forums all rate them, all 3 of those no doubt pumping far more horses out than your lowly 182 and generally RWD too. Anyway stand by for a future review of them on the 1.4 turbo on the polo.

Yes guys but what are you doing with them, as just a daily runner tyre I don’t see any major issues. Other car forums don’t seem to have the same negative views

They are competitive on price anyway but doing 4 for price of 3 til Monday. I’ve just ordered a set of 215/40 17s for my lads Polo GT for £178. Now I know they may not be up to Yoko standard but he doesn’t thrash about, drives 45 miles a day on motorway to work. He has Dunlop sport maxx on at...

Looks nice Chris. Any interior pics? I’ve got some lovely capsicum red mirror caps that would look a treat against the blue :smile:

What about this one “some marks are to be expected”, think he’s been sniffing something !,,

This thread passed me by Paul, only just heard you were selling the RB. You made it a lovely car with your usual touch. I do think you perhaps should have held out for a bit more but a bird in the hand and all that. See you soon mate

I set to today with Mrs A’s sewing machine. After much faffing I made a pair of pre tensioner covers for the Trendlines in my Cup. Fortunately I was able to use my Trophy ones as a pattern. Still 3 hours work though! I’m pleased with the finished prototype though. Sent from my iPhone using...

JB?

Well mortgage paid off so it’s an option [emoji3][emoji3] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[emoji3][emoji3][emoji3][emoji3] nice one Greg Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Take your pick Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks folks. I wouldn’t sell the Elise I’ve owned it since new and although I only use it for a couple of trips a year it’s always great to get out in it with the roof off. I’m going to have a drive in a couple of the cars I’m interested in and take it from there Sent from my iPhone using...

As some of you will know I have 3 really nice examples but apart from a couple of trips out I've used none of them this year....or last year.....or the year before to any degree. I also have my Elise which I last used in March along with some other 2 wheeled stuff which similarly hasn't been...

Hi Jon yes [emoji15][emoji15][emoji15][emoji3][emoji3]. He tagged onto me after seeing a photo of my seats with your recaro adapters fitted in my cup. I've walked him through what he has to do as he's been trying to fit them with the Megane lowers still on. I guessed looking at the hole pattern...

I'm trying to help a lad out who's fitting some megane trendlines in his Clio . He's bought a pair of these adapters but can't make sense of them. I think he's probably got the wrong ones and needs the higher C shaped ones which bolt to the bottom of the recaro. Can anyone shed any light

There are 2 parts to the price comparison procedure. The first part where you enter all your details on for example GoCompare. That does the searching but if you choose to go ahead with one of the quotes you are taken into that insurers portal. Often you are asked additional questions but...