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I need to change a light switch pull in the bathroom. I can turn the mains off and do it but what's the name of the gadget that can check if the wire is dead ?

Can I get this tester thing for about a tenner from screwfix ? Think it would come handy for future use.

Read the previous posts. I've already changed the battery now. Just want cables and booster !

Maybe 1-2 weeks a few times. Already fitted a new battery.

Jumper leads and booster just comes in handy if I've accidentally drained the battery or helping someone out.

Alan Gunn wrote:What about a new battery.

Got a new battery

I've had a flat battery a few times and called out breakdown for jump start. need to invest in some decent jump leads with some length and a battery booster for future problems. can anyone recommend some decent starts leads and booster what isn't too expensive but cable of starting a 2.7 TDI audi a4...

I've been having problems with a DVD player not playing properly. Been advised to clean the lens. Tried one of those dvd Lens cd but didn't work. I've not got the dvd opened up so I can see the lens which I can clean with a q tip but need something call isopropyl alcohol or rubbing alcohol. Where do...

Would a HPI check tell you the extent of the damage ?

Alot of people that sell these cars describe them as water damage.

Are cat C or D cars worth buying if they are cheap and only had minor damage ?

Any implications on insuring them ?
Don't think I've ever been asked by an insurer if the cars ever been involved in an accident.

Forgot to add. Use a decent powered tablet with a good screen, IPS or the like. On the cheaper end some of the Mediatek CPU powered tabs are excellent on battery life and CPU power, try to get a quad core, MTK CPUs usually come with GPS options. A good bright screen with a wide angle of view should...

Ive been using my Google Maps on iPhone 5s for a sat nav but the 4" screen is a bit too small for my liking. I know TomTom units go upto 6" but thinking for getting a Samsung Tablet which are 7". Are tablets too big to me mounted on dash for sat nav ? Also are they reliable enough to ...

My main concern is breaking down on the motorway and being lumbered there or pay a towel truck hundreds of pounds. Atleast if they can tow me somewhere safe then I can sort something.

Anyone have any recommendations for a cheap basic breakdown cover for under £30. Just something that will bring me home if I breakdown. Obvious choices would be AA, RAC, Greenflag but been checking comparison sites and there seems to be companies I've never heard of offering cover for under £20.

When getting it taxed online, the site automatically checks if i have insurance but if I've just done the insurance online wouldn't it take a few days for it to appear on the MID that the tax site looks at to see if i have insurance ?

Am selling my Passat in June/July and have road tax till end September. I know that this cant be transferred to new owner so how do i go about getting a rebate ? Also, When buying a another (second hand car from private) How do i get it taxed when driving it home considering Log book wont be in my n...

So no success stories then ?

ct.p wrote:Don't do it.

Keep the 5.5 and wait for 7's or 8's to drop in price.

Isn't the b7 from 2010 just the same as the b6 but just a facelift and still using the same mechanical parts ?

I gotta rid of my B5.5 by MOT in September. Too many things wrong with it. Was thinking of BMW 3 series or Audi A4 but i'd be looking for an extra £1k for like for like on Passat.

Am getting rid of my 2002 B5.5 sport 1.9 diesel and looking to get a B6 estate with a budget of £3000-£4500. Is there anything specific i should be looking out for i.e I've hear of injector problems and having recalled and replaced from VW for free ? Am after the following, Estate Diesel 50mpg+ on...

Just rang vw main dealers. They quoted £20+ vat for brake pedal switch ???

Are there fuses i can check aswell ?

just wondering why brake tail lights don't work but the brake light on the rear screen does ?

dan~ wrote:I had the same, replaced brake switch and still the same.

Both bulbs blew! So check them first

Checked the bulbs, all working when I switch the main headlights from inside.

Gonna change the brake switch.
Is it a main dealer part and a straight forward swap ?

T2000 wrote:Brake pedal switch needs replacing, about £10 from the dealers, easy fit.

I'll replace the switch over the next few days. But wouldn't that effect the middle brake aswell ?

Recently the coil light on the dash started flashing and the A with arrow cycle symbol is on with engine workshop. I know a scan is needed but after a Google search it says could be brake lights. Now checking the brake lights, it seems both lights don't work when pressing the brake. however the bulb...

Somerset to Thessaloniki, Greece and back. Ferry to Calais, through France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria to Trieste in Italy. Ferry to Patras and then drive to Thessaloniki. Return same way but via Athens and Venice. Picking up daughter who had spent an Erasmus year in Thessaloniki Univers...

I fancy doing a road trip. What's the furthest you've taken your car from England to abroad and how did you break the trip down.