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If the car was first registered before March 2001 it is free (currently). After 2001 it doesn't change, I pay standard road tax for my car. This is due to an interpretation by the DVLA where two rules conflict, i.e Cars built after March 2001 cannot have their tax designation changed and...

Glad to hear that. If you had gone to kwikfit the screw would probably been in the side wall and the tyre would have been trashed. At least that was my experience of them.

It might be the USB stick itself that is the problem but I thought they were normally formatted to FAT or FAT32

If I were doing it again this is what I would do.

Looking good. :) Do you know the condition of the window regulators? In most Freelanders of that age they either have failed and been replaced or are about to fail. It might be worth taking the door cards off for a peek to check for frayed wires and maybe a spray of silicone lube. An...

I didn't touch the ABS in my car (ex TD4), it seems to be completely self contained and still operates correctly if I brake on slippy ground. Setting up an Arduino to send the packets would be easy but ensuring they are sent at the correct time and making the system work correctly would be more...

Sorry I can't answer any of your questions but I have this if it is any help. I bought it years ago for either an MGF or a K series FL1 but can't remember which. Either way if you can use it your welcome to it.

It is fairly easy to strip down the instrument pack and a little black tape over the led's makes for an invisible repair. Lets face it you're not likely to be selling the car so it's no big deal. I suspect there is a combination of control from the HDC switch/ECU and CAN that turns them off. If...

My tyre fitter said I needed to clean up the rims and paint them before he would fit new tyres. Said I'd probably end up with slow punctures if I didn't because of corrosion. He was probably right.

Made a little change. Can you spot the difference? No I'm not talking about the garage door being open and closed! New boots!! I picked the best 4 wheels from the 10 I had and took them to have new tyres fitted, a fifth was in good condition and had a decent tyre so it is now the spare, the...

Agreed, when I lifted one a few years ago I lengthened the arms by something like 15mm to put the rear wheel back in the middle of the wheel arch but I suspect these tyres are oversized too.

Spare wheel is back on but waiting another day for the lacquer to harden on the others before taking them for tyres. This tyre is good enough for a spare. Unfortunately the alloy wheel paint is never a great match for the original so the centre cap stands out more than I like but it will have...

Thanks mate, they got lacquered last night and look pretty good but it will take a few days for the lacquer to harden enough for the tyres to go on. I used 2k lacquer with no thinners which allows it to go on pretty thick without runs but it's a very messy job that I don't like. There is always...

Been busy last few days refurbing wheels. On Wednesday I took four old Freelander wheels to the tyre shop to get new tyres fitted. I've never been that happy with the Nissan Leaf tyres as they are kind unforgiving, give the car a firm ride and I feel every bump. I had set the four aside a few...

If you're thinking of doing this look for local scrap metal dealers. They often have the sort of stuff you need for a fraction of the new price.

Yes mate, I do it all the time, it's like any manual car, so long as the speed and rpm are about right for the gear you're selecting it just snicks into gear easily. I used to change gear without the clutch all the time in my last manual car because of a dodgy left knee so it was easy for me to...

I've been caught out! :oops: I have to admit there was virtually zero prep before spraying with the only primer I could find which was red. It was barely dry when a very heavy coat of stone chip got plastered on. I left it overnight but I'd put so much stonechip on it was still kinda soft but I...

I happened across this video I took back in May and had a second look. Turns out my car is putting out a little more power than I expected when I started this build. I'm using the inverter and motor from a 2011 Gen1 Nissan Leaf which had a claimed power of 80kW. In this video I'm using a high...

Sorry mate my welding is still unsuitably poor but my grinding and painting has improved immeasurably. 🤣

I've ordered a set of 4 off ebay (they were similar price but I don't have Amazon Prime any more so have to pay for postage). From the pictures they are all identical from every supplier but I'll know how hard or soft they are when they arrive. The pump is very light and I don't do big miles so...