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  1. john.med

    Err,.. Snow!

    Was in N.Wales this week, and we had some snow! Needed coal for the fire so we took a trip to Bala, just 4 miles down the road. Rather than just go back and light a fire we decided to have a little mooch up the hills towards DINAS. Err, by the time I realised we should stop the car and go back...
  2. john.med

    LCD techie help

    Got myself a 32" LCD tv, it's driving me mad: the screen is blurred and jumpy when there is any kind of movement. The response time is 16.5 ms. I reckoned this was about average for £500. What can I do? Complain to the manufacturer? Or am I to expect this with such a response time? Cheers...
  3. john.med

    in car dvd

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=018&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=280065186463&rd=1&rd=1 may be picking this up today. anyone got any experience with them? is it a reasonable price? cheers, john
  4. john.med

    which leads do i need for alpine hu?

    2001 172 ff, installing an Alpine HU, and well, I'm a bit of an eedjet! http://www.lowcostcaraudio.co.uk/shop/Alpine-CDE-9850Ri-CDE9850Ri-iPod-MP3WMA-CD-Tuner_productJJ1905 wanting the upper dash to display, and steering wheel controls to work,... 10 pin? Can anyone help????
  5. john.med

    Snapped two wheel bolts.

    front near side, ages ago like a last winter the locking wheel bolt snapped when i was driving along. so i ran with 3 bolts no worries yesterday was putting my wheel back on and crack: another wheel bolt snapped. so i now have two bolts only and i'm drivin around cr@pping myself in case the...
  6. john.med

    awful radio reception

    my radio reception has gradually got worse recently. today it was so bad it couldn't hold a station.bought a new aerial,took h/u out,all appears ok. reception is still awful. crackly,fading... help!
  7. john.med

    Dashboard Rattle

    ... solved! was pootling around the other day in my 172, and there was a faint knocking/tapping/rattling. it was driving me mad. (i'm like that). anyway, stopped car and thumped the dash til i could hear the rattle. it was the wires behind the blanking plate. (console illumination...
  8. john.med

    WITH PHOTO (allbeit a crap one)

    Spotted over the water, (aka the Wirral) Prenton, near the Swan pub yesterday. Anyone off've here? Mk1. Looked well tasty. Excuse the crappy picture quality; I zoomed in and was in a rush to meet a mate for pub lunch
  9. john.med

    NCD help

    Took out a new insurance policy with Kwik-Fit, they were the cheapest. Anyway, I put down that I had 1 yr NCD, they asked for proof. So I got on to my previous insurers, Norwich Union. They sent me out a letter saying '3 yrs NCD representing, %'. So I've sent this off to the Kwit-Fit...
  10. john.med

    tiff needell eat your heart out

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39wl6yXB5M0 Babbage me if you will
  11. john.med

    PLEASE, brake help!!!

    I'm in the middle of changing my front brake pads... How do I compress the piston to fit the new pads on? I've removed the lid on the brake reservoir... For love nor money can I compress it enough! HELP!!!!!
  12. john.med

    Guess what this is. Found after a trip to bodyshop

    Had two bungee ropes in my boot when car went to bodyshop for repairs to the boot. Came back with one bungee and this. (Click on image to maximise) It's the long black thing, is elastic and is branded Renault. Has this No. 7700836268 on it. I threw it aside when the car was delivered...
  13. john.med

    Dension/Connects 2

    Want to buy an in car kit that connects directly to my stock h/u 2001 ff. Want to buy one from a shop, preferrably today/tomorrow in Liverpool or near... I've driven myself half mad searching google and yell.com. Anyone?
  14. john.med

    Any opinions?

    http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5291924.htm
  15. john.med

    Tyre Science

    I learnt a thing or two... Have a read: http://bbs.scoobynet.com/article.php?a=tyres&p=1 :coffee:
  16. john.med

    classy interior

    MX5 in ASDA's carpark a minute ago. What's the deal with the queuing in ASDA these days? Anyway, look at the bling/chavvy centre console: It's all cracked, as if he's uhu'd tin foil to the car...
  17. john.med

    a bit wrong

    babbage me if need be http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UY7ldUnm6k8&mode=related&search=
  18. john.med

    my ff 172 after it's 1st polish from me

    Had the old girl a year now, and just thought she deserved a polish. Not the greatest photo I've taken (on my phone), but hey. How shiny is that plastic front wing?
  19. john.med

    flat battery

    after 2 week holiday my car needed jump starting back into life, I feared it may as the ignition is sometimes sluggish. After 11 mile drive it started again immediately and later in the day twice for small journeys. I use my car a lot for work, should I get the battery tested and if needing a...
  20. john.med

    locking from fob...

    Does two flashes of the indicators mean the car's locked, or does one flash?
  21. john.med

    Scooby

    Friend Sharon, she's a MILF if there ever was one,.. Has just bought this. Replacing her Rover Steetwise. Can you believe it?! Took me for a spin, wow I want this car. Now I have two female friends who both have this exact model in the exact colour... Weird
  22. john.med

    ferraris

    I imagine this has ben seen before, and undoubtedly this post will be followed by furious geeks who live on the forum, and know exactly what has been posted ever, posting RE-POST endlessly. They may even enrich their posts with photos of the Hoff telling me how thick I am.... We'll see...
  23. john.med

    20 Bhp Mod.

    Look at this beauty. Gives at least 20bhp increase (192!!) and means it'll beat ANY car on the twisties!
  24. john.med

    Could suck the lead from a pencil...

    I'm not gay or owt... But, went to my folks, while there I hoovered my car. Can't recommend this vacuum enough, will have been cheap as chips knowing my folks, and sucks like a muthafooker! VAX quicklite: (it's even got a light on it) It's gotta be the best hoover I've used...
  25. john.med

    172 v 182

    anyone got any videos. stock versus stock. I know in theory there's only a little difference.... but would be interested to see straight line speed.
  26. john.med

    rattling cat

    only a few months old, fitted it myself, slight rattle at first, now it sounds like an m3 when booted and on the overrun, but not in a good way. Is there anything I can do to it?
  27. john.med

    budget tyre

    195/45/16. I need two of, where's the cheapest and most preferred poor man's tyre? had wheelspin at 70mph in th rain the other day, don't want a repeat of that sh1t
  28. john.med

    oh dear, another crap wanna be sport

    Nuff said
  29. john.med

    shiny black 172 ff

    All around aigburth, dentons green, newton le willows, parr, sale and aigburth again today... Ooh that was me! Finally got car back after reversing it into a telegraph pole at walking pace. My lil go kart, she moves!
  30. john.med

    engine management and insurance help!!!

    Just got my car back from garage after repairs for damage incurred from reversing into a telegraph pole! Guy from garage, an old boy drove it to my house 8 miles away. The car's mileage shows it's only been driven 8 miles since i dropped it off for repairs 2 weeks previously. Now the...
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