From my experience, the MoT advisory on shock absorber bushes should be read as code for 'your shocks are completely nadged'. Shocks apparently can't be tested during the MoT, so they may just be sitting there doing absolutely nothing, leaving all the bouncy work to the springs. They are so easy...

Sorry to hear that Weldy, but I'm saying nothing...all I've had to do other than the motor refurb is replace the previous owner's 'Bic pen and silicone' sunroof-drain fix with a 3/8" pipe and araldite...Oh God I've said it now haven't I!!

32ftlb the book says, 32ftlb! Why then did I need to use the jack to release the manual gearbox drain plug? Once the copper compression washer and gasket gunk [!!] had been removed and lovely new fluid poured in...transformation. No more sticky gear changes and definitely an uncomfortable...

So...Mike has been to visit and...WOW!! Everything I've heard said about the Dynachip remap is true. She's turned from a lovely, if slightly lumpy, brute into a smooth mile eater. I took her into Settle yesterday and tooling along the A65 I thought "Sounds like the usual 50mph", looked down and...

Cheeky hour spent fitting a TF HD steering damper to the D2, and Yes, it has made a difference.

Fifth Gear dyno test Redex with surprising[ly positive] results

Having given up on the reversing buzzer (OEM too damn expensive and then with no guarantee that it's not a wiring issue anyway), I fitted some LED reversing 'bulbs'...Bl**dy brilliant, best tenner I've spent for a long time and *highly* recommended. It's like dipped beam but...backwards...

Yep, that's Lindale. I can't imagine it would have been much fun for a few seconds.

First things first, my commiserations if this was a forum member and I hope nobody was hurt However, as someone who has just swapped out his springs, coils, airbags and shocks (because they were all okay for MOT, but except one airbag where all either completely nadged or very tired)...I can't...

Given how long it took me to get those "£$%^&*" springs out yesterday (yes I used a bottle jack on the axle not a trolley...tsk, tsk) I can completely understand that. It was more of a lesson for me in terms of understanding what I'm unaware of as regards what is and isn't checked. GJI...and of...

Well...what a transformation I've experienced too. After all the 'shall I, sharn't I' decision making over whether to remove my ACE (which I did) and my SLS (which I didn't...thanks Brian!), I've discovered just how cursory some MOT tests are. Spent yesterday morning replacing shocks (TF) and...

Whilst waiting frustratedly for my new front coils to arrive, and in real need of a therapeutic fettle, I decided to see if I could get some sound to come out of the r/o/s door speakers. Given I know nothing useful about vehicle electrics, this was always going to be more about therapy than...

Sorry @MJI ...too late. ACE is no more and ebay will soon be adorned with 2x nearly new rear pipes (fitted earlier this year). I'm still not sure if I've done the right thing, but I'm back on the road. Will report any change in 'feel' after I've put a few miles on the clock. Thanks muchly for...

Thanks @MJI I'm seriously tempted, but I just haven't got the time or confidence to do this myself and I need the car back asap as my DD. Hence ultimate decision must be (for me) an ACE conversion. Thanks to Brian I'm keeping SLS, as a check of past receipts shows that one bag [!!] was replaced...

Thanks Brian...okay new air bags get a try :)

Brian...thank you! I'm a research consultant...so you're right...I easily slip into over analysis. However, after spending the afternoon pulling what little hair I have out, I've ended up at a decision. Thinking purely in terms of cost:benefit and taking into consideration that although the...

Ah, Neilly, I get your point. I've seen how @MJI waxes lyrical about his ACE, so have PM'd him direct. Thanks

Right...a bit of ringing around ("Sorry those pipes are LR supply only") and I've realised that I would be something of a mug to do anything other than consider option 2 (as my SLS has deflated inexplicably twice during the last couple of weeks I've realised that repairing ACE would only be...

Hi all I've just had the estimate for replacing the 4 x front ACE pipes on my '03 D2 (which I love)...and today it comes to £423.71 + VAT (~£500) just for the pipes!! I've been through the threads here and it appears that I have 3 options: 1) bite the bullet and pay up 2) remove the ACE (and...

Took my sparewheel off because it looked like the carrier needed a bit of TLC...only to find that 2 of the 3 mounting studs were fatigued to the point of only having an inch or so of solid connection to the carrier itself [Gulp!]. Cue phonecall to Rimmer Bros. The consequences...Ch**t, that is...