Well when the sun is out I really can't read the clock so as I drive with sidelights on I am hoping that a decent LED will make it more visible, I suppose I could wear a wrist watch

I am just about to do the same thing and replace the bulb with a cree LED

My A/C compressor arrived today through visiting friends who drove down from Glasgow, does anyone have any tips on fitting one. It cost £50 including delivery to Glasgow and was sold as reconditioned. I will have a go at fitting today and having it recharged tomorrow.

Changing the subject slightly, when I upgraded the turbo filter I pulled out the big air filter behind it. It was not too dirty but I found that the white outer fabric cover just slipped off. I did a little test and found that this cover is washable and the paper filter under it was still quite...

Wow I have never seen the likes of this! what is the rest of the car like?

Thanks for that Rich, mine is a 2003 TD4 Mk1 BMW Diesel motor 3 door so I don't know if there is a huge difference between yours and mine,. The aircon system has already been vacuumed out by a specialist after they tried to do a recharge and found the pump was dead. I managed to find a recond...

I am receiving a recon A/C pump over the weekend, a friend is bringing it over from the UK. Does anyone have any experience of fitting one or are they a real pain in the derrier? all tips and advice welcome for this, my weekend project.

Youtube have loads Youtube have all sorts of different formats for HHG, Audio book, radio and tv shows and other bits and pieces Paul

I saw a story that a Police inspector in south Africa was fed up being attacked by car hijackers whilst IN his car so he fixed up a system that allows him to press a button a huge flame shoots out from under the car on both sides. Seems like a good idea but maybe not legal in the UK as you are...

On top of that it cost 36 euro for 2 ltrs. As I said in my earlier post it was last serviced in Greece and judging by what they did to the filter who knows what oil they put in the IRD, if they changed it at all. Many thanks for that Nodge, I can now sleep at night. Paul

Hi Nodge I am in France and if you know where nowhere is, I am in the middle of it so the only IRD oil I could get is Motul gear 300 100% synthetic sae 75w90 API GL4/GL5...... MIL -L-2105- ESTER. Do you think this is OK or am I going to end up with a box of molten metal..

There you go Nodge

And a very large stick of semtex or perhaps a 2 million volt generator

Forward mounted top lights are a lot of fun in snow as well, you will have to wear a pair SUPERGALACTIC PERIL GLASSES, you know, the ones that turn black when they sense danger to stop you from panicing. " from the hitch hikers guide to the Galaxy"

I thought you might like this so I have copied it across from the crankshaft breather thread ........ "This seems like an old thread but someone may read it. Can you guess what this is?" It is the filter that came out of the crankshaft breather following a full service and filter change, in...

This seems like an old thread but someone may read it. Can you guess what this is? It is the filter that came out of the crankshaft breather following a full service and filter change, in Greece. As you can see they have chucked away the outside of the filter, kept the interior cage and...

Logically a system of a white spirit circulation pump operating whilst turning the discs should work and the more gunk you get out the easier it should be to turn. I have just purchased a thermostat, engine breather filter upgrade and an air mass thingy that I hope to install this weekend. You...

I think a friend of mine in Glasgow sent me a video of a guy who has powered his bike with electric drills. I will see if I can find it. It seemed to work ok.

I think you are right about the mess so I will clean it out as Alibro describes using an oil pump to circulate the white spirit and turning it during this process. I would think that you can only turn it by hand initially as you get the gunk out and maybe use a slow turning lathe (which I don't...

This link was sent to me by Guineafowl21 and contains all you need to know or would rather not know about DIY VCU refurbishing "@Alibro is your man to ask about VCU reconditioning". I have been posting a number of questions there and found Alibro and co realy helpfull, so that will be my next...