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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...

I had early D1 that kept stalling when cold, it turned out that was blocked. Fixed it stone dead.

Update....they are imperial bolts the same size as seat belts anchors etc.

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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.

You could use "rivnuts" instead, m4 should be plenty big enough. You could then paint the holes

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.

just ordered 2 from craddocks £1.39 each

I dont think they are the screws I'm looking for, a little research has identified them as torx M8. See pic circled red

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

All done, recovered roof lining, replaced side window and hrw rubbers. Next remove rear floor covering and check floor is still there.

i successfully glued centre console and lower seat surrounds using plumbers pvc weld adhesive. needs to be left 24hrs to set

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.

Replaced and sealed front sun roof, repaired seized motor and all working again. Next refurb roof lining while its out.

I believe the 3.5 had a "flapper" and the 3.9 hot wire

If pulling to one side try swapping front tyres left to right and se if it pulls the opposite way. Cheapest way to eliminate if its a front tyre.

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...

PVC pipe solvent weld usually works on most plastics in car trim