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What are these a roads like after the M1?

Is it dual carriageway or single lanes with loads of roundabouts etc?

Can anyone suggest the easiest/quickest/fuel efficient route to Edinburgh from Leicester ?

I'll try them tomorrow.

My wiper has this kind of fitting. Seems different to a normal u bend fitting or are they universal with adapters ?

I got both aero arms you can have for free if you can get to Bristol! Thanks for the offer but bristols a bit far from me in Leicester. There's a breakers yards here who says he's got one in stock but I gotta wait till Monday to pick it up. If it doesn't work out then happy to buy yours and pay for...

Just woke up this morning to go to work and noticed my front drivers side wiper arm and wiper has been snapped off and taken. Not sure if it was vandals or some dirty low class peasant who'd been casing my car 02 b5.5 for a few months just for this part as i'd noticed the wiper pulled up a few times...

Don't know. Didn't ask too many questions. Failed on back brakes so I got them to replace. Am happy for another 12 months.

Passed my mot. They sorted the door enough to pass it. Still plays a bit.

theredfox wrote:mines failed test on drivers window not opening

why does it matter if the window opens or not ?

Seems like the boot don't open now from inside the drivers control panel. Opens from keyfob.

not sure if its really a mot failure if rear doors dont open from this http://www.mot-test.net/mock-test/doors/.

says rear doors just need to be opened to gain access to the rear seatbelts. but one rear door opens anyway.

Don't know, best to do a proper job. It's weird that 9x out of 10 it's THAT door, doesn't make sense. And 9x out of 10 a new lock mech sorts. In my case after much head scratching and going on a theory the electric window motor provides a signal , having replaced both it was traced to a corroded br...

Mot fail unfortunately :( http://www.ukpassats.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=57851 http://www.ukpassats.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=77886&p=633879#p633879 Abit shocked about that over a door I don't even use. Is there a way to have it operating manually after opening it up to sav...

i cant seem to open the rear left door from the handle (inside and out) keyfob and from the button on drivers side control.

any ideas on whats wrong ?

i have my mot booked for thursday. will that effect it ?

with respect I only ever refer to the B5/B5.5 in the B5/B5.5 section a test light allows you to check for a live feed simply by connecting the ground and you can test fuses ect for power very quickly, if you look at the top of a fuse you will see two metal contacts if you have power to one but not ...

[quote="howey"]They are perm live on the sat, get ureself a test light for a couple of quid![/quote
What's a test light?

Holophyte wrote:Is the ignition on?

That could be it.

I'll mess about with it tomorrow.

paul1966 wrote:yep it should work, do the ones in the boot work assuming its an estate

its a saloon. the one upfront works. could it be a fuse problem ?

I have a 2002 B5.5 Sport.

I've tried the 12v socket that is at the rear of the front centre arm rest and it doesnt work.

Is it just a blank socket thats not connected to anything or does it have a fuse that may have blown ?

http://m.screwfix.com/p/dewalt-dc100ka- ... rill/73596

Anyone tell me if this drill is any good.

It's says it's a combi drill. Don't know what that means.

I just bought the Dremel 3000. Do you think it would be good for sharpening kitchen knives ?

What accessory would I use ?

Not long ago I bought a cordless drill and I've been making a lot of uses of it doing some diy around the house that was well over due. Since then am going through a phase of buying diy gadgets. Now am thinking of getting a dremel. The 3000 model seems to go for about £50, so not really expensive. ...

Good news! Turbo fitted and car running normally again. Was a bit smokey for a few miles but seems to have cleared up now. Seems much smoother when accelerating now which is to be expected after seeing the old turbo. Thanks to desertstorm for the excellent how to. Made the job much easier!, :-bd Ho...

Just been looking for quotes online for my 02 b5.5 1.9tdi for 36yrs full no claims, clean licence, no mods etc and got quotes for £890 from asda Tpft. Last year I paid them £430. On the price comparison sites cheapest were around £500 and £390 from octagon ? I thought prices had come slightly no...

What sort of spec should I be looking for ? Is it it about voltage, torque ? I have no idea about these things.

Not going to get a decent cordless for that price. You'd want at least 18v and if putting shelves up you'd want a hammer drill cordless. Bosch or Makita drills are your best option. You'd be looking at £150 + What sort of drill would you recommend without hammer function because I can always borro...