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Full comprehensive service history . Aux belt should have been done at 36k miles . Check the exhaust . I would imagine it's had a new one if its over 3 years old as they tend to rust easily and the back box's drop off .
Also check condition of the brake discs and pads . Spark plugs " should...
Autoglym super resin polish , topped off with autoglym extra gloss protection or JEFFS Werkstatt Acrylic .Then top that off with a good wax like 50/50 from carwashnwax.
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I had a k+n apollo on my 182 . I was keen on it tbh , it seemed to lose power and no 5k kick anymore . Bought it cheap off ebay , sold it again on ebay for more than i paid so it was all good . On the plus side , they sound good as in aliasomega's video . 0-60 in 8 seconds though ?? :eek: ;)
Yeah they are . Are you sure the pads and discs need changing on the 172 cup you've looked at ? The rear pads are only 11mm new including the backing plate , 4.6mm minimum thickness . The rear discs are 8mm new and 7mm minimum thickness . Also they have the bearings already pressed in and the...
The lower the offset i.e ET37 the further out the wheels stick , so would catch on the outside of the wheel arch on a 182 as it has a wider track than the 172 afaik .
17/18 bhp would be very optimistic on a standard car . Your more likely to see those sort of gains after you've fitted a decent exhaust , decat , air filter and had the inlet manifold reworked then remapped imo .
I've just come back from Poland where i hired a fiat panda . The brakes were so sharp , needed little effort on the pedal and from high speeds they stopped effortlessly with alot of confidence . Also hired a pug 107 a few weeks back and the brakes on that were hell of alot better than my 182's...
By bleeding i mean't changing the fluid . I wouldn't wait 4 years , lol . 12 months tops for me especially if you do average mileage of around 10 -12k a year . Any dot 4 will be sufficient . Castrol response is good stuff .
You don't need the key in the ignition , even though the manual tells you you do . Just turn your lights on / off / on / off quickly to activate or deactivate the auto lights . As said , you'll hear it beep .
^^^ Knowsit . When , on the odd occasion we get snow you see all the cars on skinny 165's and less cruise through the snow , wider tyres is the wrong way to go . Like jamie williams says . Same tyres as you use all year round , we don't exactly live in a country that warrants winter tyres .
If your brake fluids quite low , either you have a leak , your discs could be worn or your brake pads are getting low . I'd be inclined to think the latter . You can top it up but after checking your pads / discs i'd do a full bleed like legohead says .
I used these guys to do a smart repair on a fag burn on my alcantara . Cost me £40 to repair the hole and recolur the leather on the bolster . The hole was invisble after it was repaired :)
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Seems like an average price is around £30ish per panel , but less is you have a few panels . The guy i used took out 2 in the roof , 1 on the drivers door and 1 on the rear passenger quarter panel all for £60 .
Depends where the dent is . If you don't know what your doing , even with the right tool(s) you can end up making it worse or even crack the paint . Like i said once before in another thread . I took out a dent on a rear quarter panel with a decorators seam roller , but it was easy to access...
Of course it affects it . Any deviation from the standard wheel / tyre size will give an inaccurate speedometer reading . Check this out :
http://www.alloywheels.com/tyrecalc.asp