im in bristol if thats anywhere near you. just pop over if your close and we can try it on mine or if your far away chuck your town on and there will prob be someone near you. we do tend to get about a bit so there will prob be someone close.

cant see anything in the handbook about it just that the tube is a smaller size as its a diesel. does it sit flush with the side of the car when youve got it in? it should only fit one way and does look at a weird angle when you put it in but thats the way it sits flush. if diesels are dif then...

download the rave c.d and check the specks on there mate. i will have a look on my rave here as well and see if it mentions a dif in the size. i take it yours is the 1.8 petrol f.l 1. is it the facelift one? not sure if theres a dif on the fuel cap but a lot of the facelift stuff wont fit the...

tell me about it twin cam. its getting beyond a joke. the insurance on the cab was for business and private use but even nowrich union who i had the insurance with wouldnt honour the ncb on a private vehicle. im not sure if its because i now drive on a companies insurance as well as my private...

from past experience with diesel and petrol cars the nozzle gaps are different as to avoid missfilling. with some cars the cap is different but not sure about the f.l. have you got your old one to measure it against?

prob ive got is i had fully protected maximum ncb but because it was on my cab they classed it as non transferable to private insurance so only have 2 years ncb now which sux big time. i was using adriun flux as my nissan 4x4 was a jap import and they were pretty good with it and then the beemer...

cheers dazz. it looks like it might be cheaper to buy a set of alloys rather than trying to find a cheap set of matching tyres but they all seem to be 16inchers.

Has anyone had any dealings with a specialist 4x4 insurance company called Sureterm Direct and if so how were they? Ive insured the f.l with them as they were by far the cheapest but after nearly a month I havnt even had a cover note but when i check on Mid the f.l comes up as insured and when i...

ive had a look around and havnt found a thread so if there is one and im repeating it then apologies in advance. will 16 inch f.l wheels fit an f.l fitted with 15s? im on about early ones up to 2001. cheers.

easy job and can be done with the truck on a flat surface. 4 bolts in the middle and 4 on the back and 6 on the front and just shove the truck forward a foot to get at the unaccesable bolts then trolly under the prop and lower. job done and no blanking plates needed. half hour job.

yeh i cant even find one on ebay. will prob just have to change the 3 as a set when i can afford them. its a shame though as ive allways heard good things about the synchrone. ive got matching on the front so im happy for the mo and will just have to keep an eye out for another one and grab it...

cheers guys. got them swapped and will get a new set when finances allow. its a shame i cant seem to find another michelin though. have they discontinued the syncrone?

cr 2032 according to the handbook and you can get 2 from wilkinsons for about £3. if you do lose the code then the book says to press either button 5 times in close proximity to the car and that should recode it. you can buy keyfobs on ebay. i think the rover ones work as well but havnt tried them.

hi guys tyres again. as many of you know im running my F.L in mondo mode but have a tyre issue. ive got Kumho Venture ATs 195R15s on the back but got a Michelin 4x4 synchrone 195 80 R15 ont the near side front and a Maxis Radial 751 195 80 R15 on the offside front. now i know the tyre issues but...

yup its the same as the vectras. one press for drivers and press again for rest of the car. its an anti theft thing. i didnt realise mine had it till after i had broken the back handle by pulling too hard on it.

this is what i mean. we all know the horror stories but still love em. was over my friends the other day and shes got a nice focus estate and nearly begged me to do a swap. i know i will prob have probs down the line and the thing drinks as much fuel as my beemer did but i still really like...

that looks nice. looks like theres room to drop a couple of 6"9s in there as well.

Just a thought as i was driving my little basic F.L. Only front wheel drive and no air con or hill decent and even a 1.8 petrol one. I really like the way it looks and drives and having come from a 323 coupe bmw I thought I would hate the drive but I dont. I know the engine has issues and may...

Any one know if the roller parcel shelf off a 5 door f.l will fit the 3 door version? i cant seem to find a used 3 door one any where and want to chuck a sub box in the boot but obviously dont want it on show. plus if anyones selling a drivers door speaker im def interested.