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  1. StevieDB9

    Driving lights

    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?
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    Happy insurance renewal!

    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
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    Adaptive Headlights

    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...
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    MG return

    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:
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    Hi everyone!

    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...
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    Headlight Law

    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...
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    Faded Plastic

    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...
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    wiper woes

    For some time i've noticed the rear wiper on the focus only wipes the bottom half of the glass and the top of the blade skips across it. I thought it was the case of a new blade. So bought a bosch blade and low and behold its exactly the same. :roll: I've since learned that you need to buy...
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    Actually the best day of my life!

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    Gear indicator

    ok, so does anyone who knows more about electronics than me (i.e. everyone) have any idea if it is at all possible to wire up a circuit to have a digital gear display on the dash?
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    Surprising mpg!

    Ok, so in your car manual you get the manufacturer's mpg figures but i always thought "yeah right" but anyway decided to test it. the figure for my focus for extra-urban i.e. motorway cruising is listed as 52 mpg. didnt think a 1.4 litre engine driving quite a heavy car would get anywhere near...
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    Hooray - the polo is gone!!!

    The curse of shoddy VW quality finally got the better of me and im very very glad to say the polo is gone! Well will be in a few weeks! Got a focus mk2 (2003). I think my alloys from my polo wont fit the focus (does anyone know if this is not the case) but if not, does anyone know if adapters...
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    Pleeeeeeease help

    Sodding polo is at it again. Getting a very distrubing crunching rotating sound whenever Im on full lock left but only when reversing(???) any ideas?:sad2:
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    Rare cars spotted

    Think this may exist somewhere on the site, so sorry if someones posted this. Why dont we have an ultra rare car watch, just for interest, where you post here when you see on the road rare cars. Now i know you all know i love aston martins, but even they are too common for this thread. and...
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    Scottish Invasion (of France)

    So, over breakfast on wednesday morning my flatmate asked what i wanted to do this Saturday. I was thinking cinema, dinner, cocktails, usual saturday stuff. She suggested France. So I am off to France. :cheesy: Now, I've got photo copies of car registration, insurance (also cover for...
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    abuse of power

    was at alton towers the other day, as you do, and you know what its like leaving the park. a million cars queued up to one junction. anyway, after stop start for a good 20 minutes i get to the junction that causes the traffic in the first place. then i hear the siren behind me, so obviously i...
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    Hello!

    Hello all again! Think last time I was here i just moved to Reading, but since then moved again! still in Reading tho! Just got my internet up and running, good to be back among like minded car nuts again! have some love, missed you all (AWWWW):love:
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    Alloys

    Hey guys, long time no speak. good reason for this, just moved from scotland all the way down the Reading. Need help from anyone whos local down here. just scuffed my alloys :( and was wondering if anyone down here has had any good experiences with alloy refurbishment companies. theres loads...
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    I'm a Numpty

    Argh, ok you all know the saga with the polo. I had to change the thermostat a while back which I thought I would manage to do. I made the mistake of thinking "how hard can it be?" Im sure we've all made that mistake! Changed it fine but upon tightening the bolts back up (you can see where...
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    Fantasy Drive

    Reading the post about fantasy cars, you know M3's with M5 engines etc, got me thinking, what about your fantasy drive.... heres the format: CAR PASSENGER ROAD so for me: DB9 (obviously) Eva Green (:love:) Empty mountain pass in the Alps. Should make for interesting reading! :cheesy:
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    gearbox ratios

    hi all, going to pick your brains again. Some of you may remember I had to get a new gearbox in the polo a few months ago and i said that the ratios seemed a lot shorter which was great for acceleration though I wasnt all that happy but I decided to live with it anyway. However after a 800...
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    Help again, again

    :( ok, to cut a long story short the engine seems to be running cold. The water pumps been changed as has the thermostat and the radiator switch. The cooling system has been flushed and the coolant renewed and i spent ages getting rid of airlocks. The reading comes up to normal after a VERY...
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    VW Polo for Sale

    Loyal members of the site may know of the issues I've had with my polo, but they have all been fixed including a new gearbox, clutch and water pump being fitted last month. The cars on autotrader if anyones interested...
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    help, again

    last weeks problem was a wrecked gearbox. this weeks problem is no heat from the vents in the cabin, which was handy for the icey windows yesterday. i checked the coolant level which was fine tho i was very suspicious of the colour, very dirty dark red:confused:, usually bright red. the top...
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    Help!!!

    Ok, so for a while now the polo's been running fine and its long overdue a problem, but the one thats appeared now is a bit more worrying than usual. Sometimes when idling theres a knocking coming from what seems the bottom of the engine bay and when I lift off the throttle theres a strange...
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    top gear on PS3

    any top gear fans out there that are also computer geeks like me?? just found out that the top gear test track will be available to race on on the playstation 3 game gran turismo 5......... how cool is that? we'll finally be able to see if we can drive around the track as fast as the stig...
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    vw golf

    ive seen this vw golf (mark 5) going about which in my opinion looks well better than the current gti or R32 (not that these look like ann widecombe or anything). does anyone know the name of this spec. it has a dual exhaust rather than a twin like the gti if that helps. ive tried looking up...
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    McRae Tradegy

    Dont know if this has been posted elsewhere but i would just like to pay my respect to colin mcrae. he was truely one of britains greatest drivers and a true gentlemen. anyone else agree?
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    Cheap Fuel!!!

    Had to drop the car in for its MOT this morning but decided to fill up before i left it. went to the local shell garage and for today only they were doin v-power for the same price as normal unleaded! yeah ok, it makes little if any difference in a 1.4 but hey, cant complain! anyone else took...
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    Crazy new golf

    Anyone seen this yet? http://germancarscene.com/2007/05/17/volkswagen-golf-gti-w12-650/
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    Bulbs

    Hello all, need some help. I want to upgrade the bulbs on my polo. For the dipped beam I fancy these new phillips xtreme light or whatever theyre called but for the full beam i was thinking of fitting 100W rally bulbs. Now I know these are illegal but if its your main beam anyway why so...
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    Headlining

    Has anyone ever tried to change the headlining in their car? I was in a BMW the other day that had black headlining and thought it would look smart in the little polo.
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    Alloys

    Hello all. I need some help, ive been looking for ages for a set of alloys for my polo on ebay. ive finally found a set that is nearly right! theyre the size am looking for (15"), correct pcd (4x100) but the offset is 37. im sure the offset for my little polo is 35. would this make much...
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    Alloys

    Need help. im looking for a set of alloys for my polo, second hand on ebay, its so hard! :lol: just want something second hand (cash flow crisis). is it 15" wheels the maximum you can fit before it makes a difference to your insurance premium?
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    Fuel Additives

    Hello all! I got my polo back from the garage the other day (again!) and after having so much work done to it including a service i though i might as well try some of those fuel additives. never tried them before but ive always wanted to give them a go. so i paid for the most expensive one in...
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    german engineering?

    yet again my polo is goin into the garage. service, timing belt, bushes and most worryingly the offside front spring snapped the other day :)
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    VW polo sensor

    hi guys, my polo is in the garage (again); says its the crankshaft sensor. anyone any ideas what the crankshaft sensor does? my guess its something to do with the timing
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    k&n filters

    hi there, i was considering in fitting a K&N filter to my car, I really fancied fitting a cone filter but i know that you need to tell your insurance company if you do this, does anyone know if you need to tell them if you get one of those panel air filters instead?
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    ecu reset, more performace?

    Hi all! I recently bought a 2000 vw polo 1.4 8v. thought it would be pretty nippy but i was a little disappointed although the car is running fine. A mate told me that the ecu actually learns how the owner drives and if some old fuddy duddy had it before me then the computer has learned...
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    Hi Everyone

    Hey there! New to the tuning and modifying scene. Just purchased a Volkswagen Polo Mark 3 Phase 2. (The one that looks like a mini bora from the front). Not done much to it yet but have some big plans! The extent of my modifying so far is a titanium tax disc holder!!

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