The reason that the parking switch is a feed and then is connected to earth is that when the motor gets to homet it shorts out the motor windings. This action stops the motor like a brake. If it was to just disconnect the power occasionally when the motor came to park, inertia in the motor could...
If the bonnet lock is free then the cable is probably rusty/sticking and not returning completely and leaving lock only just engaging. Release from lock and make sure it's free to move easily.
usually the brake pad sensors just earth a wire to illuminate the lamp, most likely the power is supplied from the hand brake warning circuit so pad warning only comes on when parked. Probable cause of problem is the sensor wires have rubbed through the insulation and are touching the body...
use a spot weld drill bit, it has a flat face with tiny point and allows you to carefully drill through a single side of the 2 panels releasing the spot weld but leaving the 2nd panel intact, then reassembly can be plug welded back together.
The bolt (with the shoulder) will fit accurately and align the swivel ball for correct castor. If all were set screws (full thread) the swivel ball could be rotated in either direction because of the clearance of the thread in the hole.
Can anybody tell me what thread size the load space tie down points are. M10 are too small, M12 x1.25 and 1.75 are too big. The diameter of the hole through threaded section are 10mm +/- fag paper. TIA
Amazon sell 4 way stretch carpet material. My friend used it to cover inside of camper van and it worked into all the compound curves and left it wrinkle free. So i'm going to try that. At £37 including spray glue for 2m x 3m piece.
Check your tyres. I had problem with brakes locking up / abs kicking in a ridiculously low speed and only in the wet/damp. After I checked or replaced everything I got a new set of tyres in desperation as I slid across a zebra crossing nearly causing accident, which fixed the problem. Tyres...