| Author |
Message |
 Watch battery |
Winslet
 17th Nov 2014 11:46 pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 25 · Views: 9306 · Subject: Watch battery |
| I have a Suunto dive watch which kept eating the batteries that I put in it, then I sent it off to Suunto to have a repair and they must put a higher quality battery in it as two years later it is sti ... |
| Rear Bike Rack |
Winslet
17th Nov 2014 11:39 pm
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Forum: Camping, Caravanning and Holidays · Replies: 20 · Views: 18665 · Subject: Rear Bike Rack |
+1 for a towball mounted rack - had a variety of types over the years but a rail for each bike and its wheels plus rear mounted lights and number plate make it so much better. Costs more, yes.
I h ... |
| Gaydon Design & Engineering tour |
Winslet
8th Nov 2014 5:19 pm
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Forum: Events · Replies: 136 · Views: 96694 · Subject: Gaydon Design & Engineering tour |
19th if possible please. That falls into the half term break for me which is great  |
| Gaydon Design & Engineering tour |
Winslet
5th Nov 2014 10:17 pm
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Forum: Events · Replies: 136 · Views: 96694 · Subject: Gaydon Design & Engineering tour |
| Would really enjoy such a visit but as I work in education I would be limited to a weekend or non-term time weekday. Fingers crossed for a compatible date! |
| Horn sounds twice after unlocking my Freelander |
Winslet
5th Nov 2014 10:06 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 4 · Views: 4689 · Subject: Horn sounds twice after unlocking my Freelander |
Mine has done this twice now. First time I took it to the dealer who didn't know what to do although they had one of their cars do the same.
Went home and did a full reset - battery leads off, hol ... |
| LED's not lasting in bootspace......? |
Winslet
4th Nov 2014 10:25 pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 8 · Views: 4662 · Subject: LED's not lasting in bootspace......? |
| I am on my second Fizzmo LED boot lamp. First one failed (flickering) after about 6 months. Replaced without a quibble after I sent them a photo of the old one with the caps crushed. Second one fin ... |
| Distance selling Regulations and Ebay |
Winslet
31st Oct 2014 9:00 pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 15 · Views: 7445 · Subject: Distance selling Regulations and Ebay |
Our friend Google suggests that DSR only applies to business sellers (ie someone who is buying goods in to sell on as opposed to someone who is a private seller who is selling unwanted items).
HTH |
| Replacing tyres |
Winslet
31st Oct 2014 3:11 pm
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Forum: Wheels & Tyres · Replies: 7 · Views: 6474 · Subject: Replacing tyres |
| Advice with 2WD cars is to put tyres with more tread on the back rather than the front. This is because when grip is reduced, eg in the wet, the car is more likely to understeer which is easier to co ... |
| Security |
Winslet
31st Oct 2014 3:06 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 15 · Views: 10020 · Subject: Security |
In order to be able to programme a blank key any thief has to be able to access the inside of the car.
Reading various threads and posts, it seems there are two vulnerabilities at play in the curre ... |
| What did you do in your FL2 today? |
Winslet
30th Oct 2014 6:54 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 2100 · Views: 959111 · Subject: What did you do in your FL2 today? |
Took the family to WB Studio Tour for the filming of the Harry Potter films in Leavesden - great experience if you are fan.
The journey was interesting in that I clocked an average of 43mpg on the ... |
| Towbar ECU confusion |
Winslet
30th Oct 2014 6:46 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 14 · Views: 10190 · Subject: Towbar ECU confusion |
I have fitted the PF Jones kit to a MY13 car and in my experience there is no need to have it programmed.
Providing the trailer lights are plugged in before the engine is started, the system recogn ... |
| Power shortages |
Winslet
30th Oct 2014 6:37 pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 18 · Views: 7638 · Subject: Power shortages |
| Going back to the post from Iliacus about what consumes electricity in your absence, reminds me of a little device I was once given that tells you about the current a device draws when plugged into it ... |
| Heated Screen HSE Lux |
Winslet
30th Oct 2014 6:28 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 20 · Views: 10112 · Subject: Heated Screen HSE Lux |
| I didn't know the screen came on automatically at low temperatures, something I didn't pick up from the manual or experience it last winter (a mild one as we know and my first with a FL with a heated ... |
| Nest -- Any one had one? |
Winslet
11th Oct 2014 8:23 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 5 · Views: 2976 · Subject: Nest -- Any one had one? |
| On my previous FL I was checking an oil leak onto the starter motor every few days and one day discovered a small pile of seeds there. Thinking it may be a rodent, I set a small mouse trap with peanu ... |
| No Tax Disc! |
Winslet
28th Sep 2014 8:49 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 122 · Views: 58276 · Subject: No Tax Disc! |
| Regarding Pab's post and the penultimate Q&A, IIRC when I renewed my wife's car tax online, it mentioned a check on the MOT and but not insurance. Whereas in the past it mentioned both as prerequ ... |
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