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Did a photo shoot with a guy who builds his own F1 style kit cars and we needed to put the videographer in the back seat, so the airbox came off and went into the back of the Clio! And one of the car with my cameras...

Hello, I have been doing a lot of miles in my new job, a lot involves getting to places as quick (and as safe) as possible. This has resulted in many things my local garage has fixed but now I have got no boost (1.5 DCi 80) when accelerating, just normal acceleration. But I do get a hissing...

Not sure if you remember my Christmas post but I had a major leak (which turned out to be the central scuttle pipe) which filled my drivers side with water. I initially cleared half a bucket of water. I asked on here how to dry the carpet out and most advice was to remove the seats etc but as...

So I need to get my windscreen replaced due to a crack but my rain sensor is pretty much cemented on as it never worked very well. Mine has the part number 8200063060B but I have seen the same part number with letters A and C, do the letters matter? As some are twice, if not 3 times as cheaper...

So my clio (DCi 80) filled up with an indoor swimming pool the other day, I managed to scoop out half a bucket from the drivers side front and back foot wells as with the under seat well. Today I took both wheels off to access the bottom of the scuttle drains fully expecting to see a pipe...

I have been driving (normally, 1.5 dci 80) and my engine sounds like it is over revving but the rev counter appear normal, there is a muffled revving sound coming from the engine and it does feel slightly off but drives okay. Any ideas? Would ideally like to catch the problem sooner before it...

So I was photographing a wedding and was doing the couple photographs when we returned to find out the brides father had left with the wedding car! (Triumph TR3). So instead of them getting a taxi, Clio came to the rescue! Only managed to get a few quick snaps as it wasn't really the intended...

I was after the Kodak Pixpro AZ651 Astro Zoom bridge camera (65x optical zoom, 24mm - 1560mm) for that extra reach and also use for low level pictures my Nikon DSLR's can't do. I was annoyed to hear that even though Dixons had stock of them, they weren't releasing it until September, so I talked...

I think I have seen so many reviews it's ridiculous!! I am looking to go full frame (currently shoot Nikon D7000 & D7100 with a D300 as a back up) and wanted something that would be good in low light. I shoot weddings and press stuff mainly and the occasional music concert/festival. The...

Driving round town, the car is fine, no warning lights, but when you go on the motorway and drive above 60mph the STOP + Battery lights flicker and then stay on, if you dip the clutch, the warning lights go off. The car starts first time without hesitation. I have just checked the voltage of...

I was on the motorway doing around 75mph and the injector seal went, was coming off at the junction (150m away) and made it round the round-a-bout before parking up and getting a tow truck back to my garage. The clio (1.5 Dci 80) has had the seal fixed but it idles like a mother trucker...

Recently the Brecon Beacons has been given a Dark Sky award and is one of only 5 areas in the world to have one (the next closest is the Galloway National Park in Scotland. I was there last night and got a few pictures, definitely going back when the moon is new as I didn't get much chance for...

It sounded expensive!! It doesn't do it every time, road driving is usually okay but when I would drive at least 10 miles and come to a slow point, a mega judder comes through the steering wheel and a droning sound from the front wheels. I am thinking warped discs, any ideas? If I drive on a...

My STOP & Battery light came on last night, everything as normal but the freezing temperatures. I noticed my blowers didn't come on as hard as the usually did. Left it over night and started it, starts first time with no problem or high pitched noises. Hooked up a multimeter and it confirms...

Here goes, my annual trip to Europe! This year we decided on Poland as being our main tour, with Germany, The Czech Republic & a bit of France thrown in for good measure. There are many sites that we did, too many pictures to post, all of them can be found on my website...

I am going to Europe in September with a mate and we are going in his company car (its an estate therefor bigger than a clio!). My insurance doesn't cover me to drive company cars and his insurance will not allow a 2nd driver. Is there another company who would do short term insurance (less...

My trackpad 'clicker' is fooked, using a PC mouse and the left clicker permanently pressed down isn't what I call fun!! I have asked for a quote from 'Bad Apples' located in Birmingham and they said £140 (it's out of warranty). I have also asked for a quote from a place in Wednesbury but they...

Some pics are below, One question, if any, how many B/W images would you send to the couple? Do people usually get the colour images then they edit them B/W or do you give them a colour version and also a B/W version (not the whole set, obviously, like a few selected ones in B/W)? Not something...

I first visited this place back in 2007, the upper site has been slightly more demolished, the lower part awaiting it's future of a new super hospital courtesy of the cash strapped NHS. Below ground not much has changed apart from the monumental stripping of anything worth it's weight in scrap...

Just bought a Nikon D7000, Got a kit off fleabay with lens (not that I will be using the lens) for £899 new with warranty. Primarily bought as a backup/different lens carrier for the D300 when out on shoots but going by the specs, the D300 might take a back seat. Shame it isn't a little bigger...

I have had 6 images published in the online edition of the Daily Mail. The piece is nothing of the usual Daily Mail quality but actually factually correct and unbiased! The pictures were taken on Sunday as part of a guided tour we organised around the tunnels I volunteer at (to help maintain...

On Saturday Myself and a few friends went to explore the Picturesque area of Greenfield near Oldham, lovely Manchester & not so lovely Stockport. These are some of my pictures: First we started at Stockport and it's Dodge Hill air raid shelter, virtually untouched since WWII... 1. 2. 3...

Do your reverse lights need to be working for an MOT? Over the last month mine are kind of intermittent, sometimes they work, sometimes they don't. When they don't, you have to ram the gear stick into reverse to light them up. Is this a fail? Either way, what may be the cause and is it an...

Orford Ness has a military use ever since 1913 and has been bombed and tested so many times, there may never be a time when you will know where all the unexploded bombs lie. In it's heyday the island has been the proud site for the invention of Radar. They also stress tested both our Nuclear...

I decided to go for a wander down the depths of Birmingham yesterday as we have had such a long dry spell, it was perfect conditions for a photo shoot. I made a video with my GoPro, the pictures are underneath. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. :approve:

Not sure if petrol cars are different but for 5L of Castrol Edge 5W40 Turbo Diesel + the oil filter, National Tyres charge £45.90, if you then go to their special offers page you can get an additional 10% off making it £41.31. That is cheaper than Opie Oils without the filter/change. not a bad...

Washed the car today, couldn't do all the polishing etc due to the on and off weather but put a bit of Demon Shine on instead. Then dried it off by taking it out on a spin...

We set out for a 6 day trip to Germany, concentrating on the old DDR sites in the East of the country. Germany has to be treated with some respect when it comes to UE, if you are caught you should expect a fine as it is illegal, or if in my case, you can act out trying to photograph a deer in...

Taken at the weekend in The Lake District in Cumbria, UK. It was host to a load of stunt teams including the Red Arrows and a special appearance from the last ever (flying) Vulcan Bomber. 1. 2. 3. Flying with the Moon in the background... 4. 5. 6. 7. 8...

As Steve Nobs will be dropping iWeb from the new iCloud in 2012 I am starting to look for new hosting sites to host my iWeb sites. I have 5 websites, one of which has over 1000 images on, each about 400-600kb in size. I would rather stick with iWeb as I really don't want to have to reload all...