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thanks john guess what i`m doing this weekend i`ve got some spare brushes off an angle grinder which i will size up it could be that these are about right and readily available from hardware shop for those that need them what antifreeze did u top up with and how much fluid did u lose doing the job

cheers gooner i`ll just get down to frauds this week sometime and buy one. Just seen the clock light has gone out something else to fix. Never ends does it :(

i would love to be able to quiet down the beep when opening a door and now i`ve got vag com working any ideas guys or do i just put a piece of electrical tape over the beeper :)

Guys thanks. Cephus i followed the instructions from johnr brill!! and vanbursta spot on about the serial version now need a new rear left parking sensor and a right hand brake bulb (i knew about this lol) so thanks all if anybody needs a vagcom check near peterborough give me a shout cheers

hi all got laptop out of bin i downloaded the usb version of vag com will now try serial version i just remembered it thinks the cheap usb is a serial connection doesnt it :) hope thats the embarred smiley will post back when i get lead from bin outside thanks guys

hi all bought a cable from ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...p;rd=1&rd=1 tried to couple it up with vagcom from ross site but no luck using the 409 version even tried different usb drivers anybody help before i throw the car, the laptop and the bloody lead in the bin and start using my bike i hate all computers now rant over thanks

hi all been sky for years sky+ for a year with multiroom never watch terrestrial wish sky didnt cost as much tho and why do i need to pay my tv license just another tax i guess. Signals ok round here but its the fens. :rolleyes:

hi all and mo4 read all the thread and only thing to add is i have goodyear excellance which have done 11k and have about 2mm left on them and since the cold and wet i wheelspin everywhere if not careful and large puddles i need to avoid. so even though im not at the legal limit i will be changing them asap (well when i get paid) cya

:wacko: are part numbers on the ford tis disk not that i can help i`ve lost mine :wacko:

hi again ali sorry but i cant find my tis disk so at the moment so cant help any body help guys

Hi in my tdi that was the auxillary coolant pump on the bulhead but its now broken so no sound or buzzing struggling to think what else is live around there when ignition is off sorry

Hi ali welcome to the forum i have an automatic myself so dont know about the manual. Hopefully someone who knows will be here shortly. Iwill also try to find my Ford tis disc and have a look on there for you

aah you could be right it strikes me it could be a fiddly german thing :lol:

Take somebody who has had a Galaxy/sharan/alhambra for at least 2 years they will definately know what to look for!!! :lol:

Hi guys thanks to all ,i found the huge screwdriver through the opening in the wheel arch liner the best took about 2 mins to do. Mind you half an hour spent trying to find how to change sidelight from engine bay before i resorted to the forum :o and half an hour to put the small plastic thing back in the hole after it fell out :lol: .Other than that easy why do ford make the smallest things the most difficult. cheers

crikey that`ll teach me to wait until i read my replies :P new battery is fine sweet as a nut auxillary water pump (the one that comes on when you stop) has packed in there is no noise when i turn the engine off :P and the parking sensors have defaulted to screeching/ flashing problem mode still it will give me something to do when the rain stops :rolleyes:

or a blocked or collapsed pipe sounds like a water pump to me why do they always go wrong in winter <_<

Hi guys and Gals Noticed the green sight glass on my battery wasnt green anymore :lol: Replacement silver calcium

Hi dt1 i too have the same problem as you i even have it when i`m sat at traffic lights there is a miniscule delay when needing to accelerate hard away from junctions etc. I havnt noticed when i go into roundabouts but if i stop and need a quick start its a bit laggy

Hi guys i pull an old Elddis Typhoon weighing in at 1232kg and the only thing i do is to push the box into tiptronic once its in 5th gear that way it dosent change down at the least little hill other than that its great. hope this helped someone :P

Hi guys my gal does the same had it for about a year i find i can keep the revs about 2.5 to 3 thou and it slips through the first 2 gears and bites on the 3rd. If i boot it ,it catches 1st,2nd and 3rd without slip and it takes off like a scalded cat Since i`m getting 40mpg out of it on a run and 30-35 around town i havnt bothered with it.

Hi mate i`m from Peterborough as well and my keys about had it .I was looking around where to have it cut thanks dont need to search now cheers :D

I had avons on my van when i first got it, they were about k....ered. Went to the local tyre place to try and get some and he said to put lorry tyres on because they could take the weight. So i have small lorry tyres on the van which are up at 56psi and can take 750kg each tyre (van weighs 1232) the best part is the cost

Hi Keith yes you can buy the metal pieces seperate from VW and now the good news they are about a fiver each oh and dont forget the rivets get them from vw as well cost about 80pence for 6No and i hope you have a really good rivet gun as mine broke had to buy large concertiner type hope that helps

dont bother i never use em :P