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Hi, My boot/rear door will not unlock with central locking, I have to open it with the key, checked the fuses under the dash and there doesn't seem that anything has blown. Also the interior clock has gone dim and wont keep its time, this has happened at the same time as boot fault, I am completley stumped !!! Any ideas??? Thanks in advance.

Car broke down yesterday, dash lit up but when you tried to start the car....nothing. Checked if plug had come loose on the back of the starter motor but alas no. Rang the RAC, he got his tester on the starter motor, hit it with a hammer! and camr to the conclusion a new starter motor was needed. He popped off to the local motor factor and came with a replacement, fitted it , started the car and it was noisy as hell, a sort of squeeling noise like belts slipping. Took the starter off again and re-fitted but to no avail. Came to the conclusion that the starter was not disengaging, motor factors by this time was closed so he rang for a tow to a "recommended garage". He also said that he forgot to count the teeth on the gear on the starter motor so it could be that, but in his words "It should take no longer than an hour to solve". Rang the garage today and they said they think it is a transmission problem without looking at the car!!, I would personally say it was a starter problem as this only occured since the new starter was fitted! Am I being ripped off...!!??!!

Just had my timimg belt done @ a garage recommended to me, belt, tensioner and roller all done for

Hi Guys, My 1.9 TDI Galaxy (1998) is due a timing belt change, I have been quoted

Just replaced the front suspension struts/link bars again!!. This must be the 4th pair in 2 years!! I know the roads are terrible in my part of the country but suerly they should last longer, I can change them in my sleep now!!! Nice and quiet over bumps again now, no knocking and banging as if the front end of the car is about to drop off!!

Cerainly seems like they did, to me it is as if the wiring is too short and tight, so over a period of time they just break, The speakers did it on the opposite rear side of the car around 4 years ago!"

Soldered some new wires into the fitting and connected tem with a connector block, and hey presto! Central locking back and working !!! :rolleyes:

I'm in with a chance then! :D Just got a soldering iron so going to give it a go at the wekend when it's light!! I'll let you know how it goes!!

Had a look today at the wiring between door and B pillar as suggested, and the wires are broken, the trouble is that they are broken right in the fitting which it attached to the B pillar. I have removed the fitting and tried to remove the spade connectors but cannot get them out. The broken wire which is still attached to the fftting is about 1mm long so I have no chance of connecting them back with a connector block. Has anyone done this repair before, and if so how did you do it!! I was thinking maybe trying to solder a piece of wire onto the cable still attached to the fitting and then using a connector block. Any ideas?? Cheers

Cheers, I will have a look at weekend and let you know!

Hi All, Wife locked the car last ight, when she went to unlock the car this morning the rear driver side door was unlocked, but all the others were locked!!. I went out to look in the dark tonight, I cannot hear the motor locking the door, consequently they all lock bar this one, any ideas anyone?? Could it be a broken/loose wire, motor or blown fuse ??? Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi, I used MDS Towbars, I think they are in Rochdale, The phone number is 01706 642302 also on the web if you type in MDS Towbars, they have an online quotation form. The beauty is they come to you, either to work or home and fit it! I think ours was around

Had this "sticking problem" on my galaxy, If you tap the caliper with a hammer it will probably free until you brake/put handbrake on, I ended up replacing both rear wheel claipers, not too difficult a job, and touch wodd they are OK now.

Happy new year guys and all the best for 2009!! I want to put some alloy wheels onto my Mk I Galaxy, I was wondering if anyone knows if Original MK II Galaxy alloys would fit? Thanks in advance

Hve you checked ALL your bulbs to make sure they are working? I had ythis twice, once a brake light bulb had failed and also a headlight bulb, both made the glow plug light flash.

Lovely part of the country and a nice drive down from saddleworth, aprox 4 hours (5 with a couple of stops!) Kids wanting a wee etc.... Going to have a day out to Burgh Castle to have a look at the inlaws cruiser.

I did that and replaced all the brake fluid also as it was in very poor condition.

Nice one, well done and have a good trip!! (We are off to Kelling Heath in Holt near Cromer and my inlaws have a cruiser moored up at Burgh castle!).

Mine did just the same, both sides were seized. All I could do was tap the arm up and down to free it and using some WD 40 until they freed off. I have greased them up with grease but this is the 2nd year in a row they have done this. I also replaced the pads at the same time, it took 2 of us to wind the pistons back in, one person turning them with a pair of pipe grips whilst the other wound them in with a G clamp!!.

Hi all, Just thought I would share with you that my old gal has passed her MOT 1st time with no advisories!!!! Well chuffed as we are going down to Norfolk in 3weeks time for our Hols!!

Hi all, I have been having problems with my rear drivers side brake caliper, The Caliper seemed to be "On" when driving as you could feel the car pulling as you tried to set off from a standing start. I took the roadwheel off and with the car jacked up the wheel was a little hard to turn. I Cleaned up the caliper and lubricated with copper grease. It was OK for a couple of weeks and now its worse than ever. I think the easiest solution would be to replace the caliper, I tried frauds near home and they want

It was from Andrew Page motor factors, and they told me that was trade!! Rang 3 or 4 Motor factors inc Halfords and they were all about the same.

Galaxy has been stood for around a week or so over the Xmas hols, wife was going shopping with the kids and tried to start the car and nothing. I came home to try and jump start the car with my works van but to no avail. Sourced a battery, cheapest I could find was

Got back from our holiday yesterday and the old gal ran a dream, pulled my trailer, bike rack four bikes plus all of us no problem!!. No more clunking the car was apleasure to drive. Brilliant on fuel, filled up before we left, got stuck on the M5 for four hours(due to the floods) so the car was sat running/crawling along, and the same at bristol, got to devon aprox 280miles, drove around for the week so probably in total 350miles. Filled up on the way back and it only cost