I'm getting quoted £130 labour to do the lot. Which I could save if I did it myself. But if I did, I'd have to pay for a retest and a drive to and from Liverpool. So I save about £80 I reckon by DIYing it. In which case, I may as well let them have all the hassle and get a car back with a 12...

Not a good week. Burst radiator, now failed it's MOT on: 1. Wheel bearing rough 2. Drag link end ball joint - excessive play 3. Track rod end ball joint excessive play MOT'd at LR Parts in Liverpool, who my Landy owing friends use and recommend and they said you can't get just the bearings for...

The power to the rear tailgate goes through the drivers side switches, so it could be connected anyway...

Deffo boot lock button. Common failure item. Causes cycling of locks. It's a stupid design and only has 2 wires so there's no need for it to be so complicated. You can unplug it and just wire up any other push button switch for the time being, just to prove it is that before you shell out on a...

There's a company in the states that will waterproof any electronic device by dipping it in some magic solution. It was on The Gadget Show as a way of waterproofing phones. If that came to the UK, it would be a great way of protecting the electronics. https://www.liquipel.com/

ha! That's where I broke down with a split radiator. 5 hours to recover the car. 23 hours to deliver it to the garage to be fixed. So 28 hours they had it before work even started. That was the issue I had. And I know it's not the RAC really, it's the contractor they used, but still...

I hadn't, I was a member for 20 years! Maybe it's the area. I accept they can't have patrols everywhere - and they clearly don't in Dorset! :)

Well it turns out the RAC can't recover a Range Rover. To cut a very long story short, they contracted the job out and the first contractor phoned me and said, I kid you not, "Oh, a Range Rover, I can't recover anything that big". After a 3 hour wait, they said "another firm is coming for you...

Thought there was a connection. Rad doesn't need to come out to do impellor does it? If not I'll do it myself when i get home Been recovered and its on its way to Als who has already ordered the rad and will turn it round in the day. I might ask about the impellor... Tnx all Only a day...

Why? Just out of interest?

help radiator has gone in a cloud of steam where is a good place to supply and fit near Bridport or Dorchester? tnx Nik

Quality is fine. Nice and thick. They are easy to unclip (they have a tag to pull) and the quaterlight and tailgate fit really well. If it were me, I'd maybe look at fitting extra clips to the rear doors as these use 2 self-adhesive clips at the top and nothing at the bottom (springiness holds...

Yes, they do cover the tailgate glass. You would be able to tell if I took a picture with them on and off but it's bright yet overcast so difficult to photo. They look, from the outside, just like limo tints. From the inside they do make a difference, yet you can easily see through them for...

If you haven't seen them already, Vanstyle on Ebay do a set of tailored shades for the P38 that clip in to the frames of all the rear windows including the tailgate. They are £76 but they will combine postage if a couple of people ordered (or, as I was doing, you order for 2 different cars)...

Central locking activating on/off/on/off sounds like the boot button. Press and hold it till it opens then try unpluging it and cleaning it (leave the boot open until you are happy the button functions as it should) :) Nik

I wasn't going to do it hot, I was just going to use a multimeter between the tip and earth :)

I'll be able to test them fitted if I remove the wire off each one. Yes, it does stay on for 5 secs or more. I'll take a look at them tomorrow... tnx Nik

Thanks for clarifying :)

Not sure I understand. Are you saying its non-original if it has BMW stamped on it coz mine is and does. Or do you mean it shouldn't for a particular model? Mine is 2002 EGR BMW - see attached Nik

It's the same on straight diesel too. But thanks anyway. How was the sensor??? Nik