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i've always used the philips xtreme power and i've found them to be excellent. I cant justify the £45 they're charging for their new version though, the xtreme vision. I am tempted to try the NB+'s though, I reckon they'll be similiar to the xtreme power but a wee bit cheaper. I'll be sure to...

you need to be careful when joining dissimilar metals, any moisture will induce corrosion in the more basic metal. I'm guessing this would be particularly the case with aluminium and SS as they're is quite a separation in the galvanic series. Obviously this can be done as loads of cars have...

perhaps autoglym paint renovator with a rotary polisher? cutting action of the paste might dislodge the paper?

Has anyone ever had any experience with driving lights fitted to their car (e.g. like the kind you used to find on rally cars?). How much of a difference did it make? Was it normal halogen bulbs, hids or led bulbs? Is there any law governing there use on road?

lol ah ha! i see, i just think they chance that you wont bother looking up a new qoute!

Thanks T9! It was so good to get them to drop their qoute by £380 by just by going on their website rather than just accept their renewal qoute. Also I've never commented on your thread but amazing car! Also being a composite engineer nice carbon fibre work lol! :amuse:

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Got the dreaded renewal qoute in the post... £881 :( Up £180 since last year! :blink: Went onto the same company's website and was qouted £495! :blink::blink: Not complaining! Saved £386 :P

after much googling i've found that the D series was a mechanical linkage whereas the SM series is hydraulic lol :amuse:

Haha! it has been a long long time mate since i've been on! busy finishing my degree (that was horrible few months), moved to Bristol and nearly finished my first year of my PhD. Its the first chance i've had to settle down and get back on the forum! Thats good you got it all done. Is there...

yeah the old ds, that was a mechanical linkage lol yeah i've seen the mercedes and indeed the fog lights dont rotate but this set from hella do, I know its not really a necessity but I thought it was a nice touch, I like having bang up to date technology in smaller cars, especially when its...

Hi everyone :cheesy: I've been looking at a few cars (started saving) and been looking on the Ford website to see what optional extras some of the cars have so I can look out for them on used cars. noticed that the focus had as an option was adaptive headlights that turn as you corner so the...

Hi and welcome! What waynne and T9 said is correct you're absolutely fine :blink1: I have LEDs in my sidelights of my focus and have had for years and are fine. What T9 said of the LEDs needing a tuny current is true, I also have a LED bulb in my interior light and there is always a faint glow...

hi mate, how is that carputer going lol? i presume its all up and running now?

i know it doesnt meet the awd consideration but what about the Ford Focus RS, it ticks all the other boxes and puts out 305 bhp as standard. I'm sure with a remap, decent intake and exhaust the power could be boosted quite a bit.

Hi Waynne, as I was saying i used to do horrendous mileage, but hardly anything now I live in the city centre, honestly dont think I top 5000 miles. And dare i say it, i prefer petrol :evil: site is looking swish!

Hi Waynne! long time, hope things have been good :) nice car! very swish :P you've inspired me to keep saving, and perhaps give VAG the benefit of the doubt and scuttle back to them one day (remember that awful polo i kept posting about on TC years ago lol:rolleyes:

anyone else think the (frankly philistine) chinese cop-out of a "British Sports-Car" that is the new MG is truly offensive, looks like it came from a lucky bag! :sad2:

lol the only time i've (dared) stand against her is when i said i am saving for a fiesta zetec s and NOT a yaris like she wanted :rolleyes:

Hi ricardo, dont put your own opinion down! :cheesy: I understand what you mean, but more of a point of principle I dont want to give VW anymore of my money:lol: I know I said I've mainly had fords but I have a load of mates who are equally into their cars and my whole family is into cars...

haha they're both sexy, but we all know that a car costs far less than a woman and doesn't moan haha! sorry any female torquecars-ers :embarrest: I cant say anything, I dont wear the trousers in my house :embarrest:

hi lutonmatt, I know what you mean about you cant tell how good a car will be by how much you spend on it! well I used to do horrendous miles, about 37000 last year, but I now live in a city centre and literally do less than 5000 miles a year, so something that is a bit more fun is for me! :D

haha, hmmm maybe :cheesy: although that bmw was damn sexy!:amuse:

had the girlfriend warned for a week she wasnt watching beyonce at glastonbury when top gear is on! :P

well fair enough, we stick to what we know, if you've had a german car for a while and its be good its easy to understand why you would stick with it. I've always had fords, they've always been great, once went for a german car and it was absolutely shocking, was basically new and in two years...

Hey, thanks for that! thats kinda the deal i've been looking for, and sorry! :embarrest: Prince, I know there are loads of prestige cars out there for that kinda cash, but I honestly, I cant be bothered with something with 50,000 miles and the heartache of trawling insurance sites for days. I...

Thanks HDi, yeah that was my thinking, about a year old they drop to about 2/3 of the list price whilst still having low mileage. I think i've pretty much made up my mind! thanks!

What happened to this forum?! used to be so friendly! now i'm being ridiculed for my decision on what to spend my money on. A (basically) new fiesta for £10,000 is going to give me much less hassle than some 2nd hand piece of nonsense, been there before, made that mistake, not doing it again...

considering the zetec s is £15000 new without extras not really - £10000 gets one with less than 15000 on the clock, and i dont want to go down the route of buying something bigger and used, done that with a volkswagen, absolute hunk of s**t, cost me more in the end in garage bills than it did...

well the thing is HDi i never thought i would afford the insurance but since i saw the car was a steal i checked and the insurance was pretty much the same as it is now, but a BMW is ridiculous (im only 23). this is one thing that annoys me, for the £10,000 im looking at for a fiesta i could...

im with admiral as they are by far the cheapest for me but they can be a pain. for one a woman ran into the back of me whilst sitting at red lights; even though she admitted fault and her insurance company covered all the costs, my insurance went up £40 (checked online making claim vs no...

Hi everyone! sorry i am ashamed to say i havent posted for about 2 years :( shame on me, been a busy few years though, finished my masters course in chemistry finally and moved to Bristol to start a PhD in advanced carbon fibre composites for aerospace engineering, can't stop being a student it...

The philips xtreme bulbs are amazing, i've just fitted my second set in 5 years

thats in the days gone by of group b rally cars, the good ol lancia delta, that mental peugoet 205 and the iconic audi quattro. these cars were pumping out something like 400 - 500 bhp. but they were too dangerous and were banned after like a year or so. this brings up a point though. The...

yeah that is a point actually. most newer cars the sidelights seem to be sort of enclosed off, not like older cars where the sidelight in situated usually in the headlight reflector. like my dad just got one of the new ka's and the sidelight is completely seperate. hmm, anyways, fitted ultra...

Hey, came across a wee bit of information that i found surprising. According to rule 113 of the highway code you can legally drive in a 30 mph zone at anytime of night with just your sidelights on as long as its a lit stretch of road. Did anyone else think that at night headlights must be used...

cheers guys! yeah, have heard of "re-setting" the plastic so to speak with heat. Yeah HDi, amourall products are pretty good, never tried their plastic trim wipes but the interior dash shine wipes are second to none, i defo recommend them!;)

lol, any 360's are purely unintentional! well most of them :cheesy:

yeah, i have heard of using peanut butter. Might give it a bash. Just smear on and rub off? Lol, i can imagine the looks i'll get from the neighbours! On the subject of food, i've heard mayonaisse left to dry on is good at removing tar spots! never tried it, bit of petrol does the trick...

After giving the focus a properly good clean (by that i mean 3 days worth of cleaning :blink:) i still wasnt happy. What was letting the whole car down was the plastic bump strips on the corners of the bumpers and along the doors. They've faded a bit and went that blotchy grey colour. Back to...