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mat_fenwick wrote:If you check out the 3rd post on this page, you'll find the answer to that... Actually, the chevrons were the first thing I changed, sorry Bob if you're reading this!
Excellent! What about the black bit and the rather wonky bumper? :wink:
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They're on the to-do list!
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mat_fenwick wrote:They're on the to-do list!
Cool, I think Bob said its had a bit of a "tap" at the front, but im sure you can straighten it! :lol:
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Matt H came over at the weekend to collect his white valver (which has been cluttering up the place for months :wink: ) While he was over we did a bit of car audio swapping. He ended up with my Pioneer bass tube (which I found a bit of a pain to keep taking in and out of the car every time I needed the space) and I got his Clarion underseat subwoofer.

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It's now all wired in and sounds great, although I still have to fasten the wiring in place.

In other news, the 106 has been pressed into service as a runabout, returning over 50mpg. A total of £63 for MOT work, plus £45 for the test and £130 road tax means that for little over scrap value we should hopefully get a year's trouble free budget motoring.
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Last night I did something that I have not done for ages, and that was go for a drive just for enjoyment rather than to get somewhere. It's something I used to do often, to go and explore areas but with the cost of fuel and various time pressures it's difficult to justify nowadays. Anyway, I had the evening off domestic duties to go and help a guy from a VW forum with some electrical problems on his van, in return for a few spare parts. That took less time than I thought, so I thought I would try out a new bypass that was completed about a week ago.

Anyone who's visited the town of Porthmadog up here will know that it's a busy little tourist town and an absolute nightmare for traffic in summer and at weekends. It's a tiny little place that at night takes a minute or so to get through, but I've wasted an hour sat in traffic before, usually when trying to get to the motor factors before they close on a Saturday lunchtime!

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But now they have a bypass, and passing through the feel of the town seems to have changed. More people wandering the streets, and a more relaxed atmosphere. The road itself is almost an invitation to speed - wide, straight, excellent visibility and no hidden junctions. No doubt they'll give it a 50mph limit soon...
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Bugger.

Took the silver BX out last night for the first proper drive - a 60 mile round trip to a Halloween fancy dress party. On the way the hydraulic pump belt was chirruping a little; at first I thought it was from the deep puddles on the road but it continued. Given that it was dark and raining I thought I would wait until we got to our destination before tensioning. That, with hindsight, was a mistake...

Halfway into the journey I was just thinking "Hmmm, the steering has gone a bit heavy" when the STOP light came on. Still had brakes and suspension, and was able to drive to a safe place to stop and investigate. Fortunately I had transferred my tool kit (complete with spare belt) and changed it in about 10 minutes (whilst still wearing fancy dress!)
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mat_fenwick wrote:Fortunately I had transferred my tool kit (complete with spare belt) and changed it in about 10 minutes (whilst still wearing fancy dress!)
Just aswell, can you imagine trying to flag down a passing motorist........... :shock: :lol:
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I was dressed as a pirate, so I suppose it could have been worse!

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Following on from recent discussions about remote locking, I've re-coded the receiver on the silver BX so that it operates from the fob I have for the red one.

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I was fortunate that the coding was fairly similar, and I only had two joins to solder across, and a few more to break (which is the easy part!)
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how do pirates go on holiday ?

in there carrrrr


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why dont pirates go abroad for there holiday?

its too farrrrr
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whats a pirates favourite car ?


toyota YARis
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What goes "Arrr arrr arrr arrr arrr arrr arrr ARRR ARRR ARRRRRRRrrrrrr"?

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Stolen for future use! :wink:
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where do pirates do their shopping?
Arrrgos!

Why are pirates pirates?
Because they Ahrrr!
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what do women pirates wear that men pirates don't



a BRAAAAAAAA
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Citroen prefers Totaaaaarrrrl
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how do pirates navigate




by the staaaaaarrrrrrssss




where dont pirates like being stabbed


in the aaaaarrrrrrssssse
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