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I spoke to a petrolhead friend of mine about the lacquer peeling off my alloys and he suggested the following: Removing the wheel(s) Carefully painting Nitro Mors over the wheel Remove the paint/lacquer with wire wool Rinse, clean & dry thoroughly Respray with bright silver paint Reapply lacquer Has anyone done this or something similar? Just to clarify, the wheels have not been damaged by kerbing etc it is just the rubbish lacquer bubbling off. Cheers,

Well I have had one lot of mobile paint repairs...or whatever they are called...to have a look and he said that I would be better off taking it to a body shop...personally I can't see how some African Swamp Mud Face Mask and some Peppermint Foot Lotion is going to help...but thats what he suggested :lol: He said that the entire bonnet would need spraying for a good finish and that it would be better/cost effective to get the door done at the same time. So unless anyone has any other suggestions, I guess I am going to have to sell one of my kidneys...I was saving that for my daughters Uni fund too :rolleyes: I just cant figure out what would posses someone to key a car, but if I get my hands on who ever did it...they are going to need a surgeon to retrieve their keys!!!

Yes the scratches are reasonably deep and the paint colour is Machine Silver Metalic

Some little ***** decided to key the bonnet and driver side rear passenger door on my usualy shiny Gal. Does anyone know of any mobile body work repair companies that are any good and preferably those that cover South Wales. Or any advice on what to ask them, what is involved and how much I should expect to be quoted would be appreciated. Cheers in advance.

Tyre Update! I just checked the tyre pressures as I was feeling a little wobble and the steering felt heavier...both fronts were at 26 psi :16: - now 41 psi as per inside filler cap for 215 55 R16's. I will always check that in future after having new tyres fitted. ;)

My decision to try the Fullrun's was not solely made on the basis of cost, even though my local Rapid Fit wanted to charge me

I have had to replace my worn out Dunlop SP-2020 E 's - 215 55 R16 which had only done 10000 miles and I have been driving carefully. The tyre fitters were going to put 2 Fullrun's on that I had asked for after reading the other tyre posts on here but 1 would not balance properly and he did not have anymore so he swapped them for the more expensive (he told me!) Wanli S-1099 Extra Load. I have only done about 10 miles on the new rubber but they do appear to be quieter than the Dunlops. Does anyone have any experience of the Wanli S-1099 XL tyres? Have I been ripped off? -

Cheers :blink:

I have searched the forum until my fingers bled for the bulb type of the sidelights for my mk2 Gal but to no avail. I have found plenty of very useful information on how to change the bulbs but not on the bulb types. I think my wife must have put the owners manual "on the side" never to be seen by man again. I think it would be a good idea to have a list of bulbs ordered by Gal/Sharan/Alhambra (if different) mk1/2/3 as I am sure I am not the only one missing the owners manual. Thanks.

1. John 2. Swansea, South Wales. 3. 2003 (53) Galaxy 2.3 DOHC Ghia. 4. Since Dec 2005. 5. Yes - but would go for a TDI next time. 6. Me about

O G thanks mumof4 :19:

Thanks for your replies. If I take the Gal to the main dealer and tell them the symptoms, would they have the ability to conduct an accurate performance test, maybe on a dynamo or something like that as opposed to just getting one of the mechanics to take it out for a burn? - which they did when it went in last time. The thing is, I know how the Gal drove before they changed things and it is definitely different now - the change is very slight but it has changed all the same. All they will want to do is see if there are any error codes and if not then they will tell me that all is fine - but it is not. Thanks for all your help.

Hi all, After my recent spate of dealer intervention - they changed the main power boot relay due to intermittant failure and they reset the ECU, I seem to struggle a little to get past 70mph in 5th gear. Where as the Galaxy would easily cruise up to and beyond 70, I seem to have to make the engine take me to this speed and the accelerator is almost planted to the floor. The only other thing I have noticed is that the engine seems to be a little...well how can I say... lumpy...not as smooth as it was before all this happened in all gears. Please could someone tell me the most likely culpret so I can go to the dealer with a list of things to check as the car is still under warranty. I was thinking maybe the MAF is on it's way out, but don't these normally go on the TDI's? Or is this fault also common on the petrol engines? If it is the MAF does it log a fault code? If it is not the MAF does the Gal need new air filter, plugs and leads? Many thanks,

Thanks for the reply dave_m. Please correct me if I am wrong but I thought that the VAG-COM would not fully communicate with a Ford Galaxy but would with a VW Sharan. As I have a Galaxy, I want to ensure that it will work before I spend. Many thanks,

I would like the ability to check for error codes on my 2003 Galaxy 2.3 16v DOHC Ghia. What equipment do I need? Where can I get it from? How much does it cost? Many thanks.