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Takata Airbag Recall Documentary

by GiveMeABreak » 06 Mar 2025, 17:55 » in Citroën
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Given the number of 'After-sales campaign' notices concerning Takarta Airbags I have been made aware of when looking up parts from PSA for members, I thought I would post a link to the following documentary that may be informative concerning the issue with these igniters.

According to Takata, the chemicals in the airbags’ explosive charge can...

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My DS5, VF7**************[VIN obfuscated, can be read by forum staff] should be eligible for recall, but my vehicle is in China and I cannot find the corresponding service provider. Could you please contact me officially and tell me how to handle this? ????_20251024002629_33_148.png
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23 Oct 2025, 17:32
PSA Electrical Diagrams - Wiring & Symbols Codes Index

by GiveMeABreak » 09 Dec 2023, 17:48 » in Diagnostics

PSA Electrical Diagrams - Wiring & Symbols Codes Index

The following will cover most basic equipment, but will exclude later systems & Tech.

PSA Electrical Diagrams Introduction - Function and Constitution of Codes
PSA Electrical Diagrams - Coding of Functions
PSA Electrical Diagrams - Component Coding
PSA Electrical Diagrams -...

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09 Dec 2023, 17:48
Citroen, DS Automobiles and Peugeot Official Part Number Requests

by GiveMeABreak » 15 May 2021, 13:55 » in Citroën
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Parts Service Announcement - 21st March 2025

Please note that there is a temporary disruption to our 'Parts Service', so we will be unable to provide any official parts for members at the present time. Please refer to the Post HERE for further info

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Disruption to Parts Service

As you may be aware, the consolidation of the old PSA to the Stellantis Group systems has resulted in both a merge of data tools and a requirement to migrate PSA accounts to Stellantis Systems.

This has caused some problems for organisations like ours and the Team are currently looking at the best way forward. This...
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21 Mar 2025, 10:53
Airbag, Dashboard, Seat Belt & Airbag ECU Repairs

by GiveMeABreak » 24 Jun 2020, 17:01 » in Useful links
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Just for members to be aware that airbagteam.com based in the UK are offering a 10% discount to FCF members on any of their services.

The FCF does not endorse any company directly, but thought this would be of use to members.

Full details of their services and the discount can be found here:

Airbag, Dashboard, Seat Belt & Airbag ECU Repairs

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I don't have knowledge of the Peugeot, but the issue of a loose connection is known with several makes of car.
I doubt the piece of plastic holding the cable to the floor will cause an issue with the air bag light, but an intermittent loose connection in the plug and socket almost certainly will. Check for a good electrical connection within. Look...
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14 Mar 2026, 06:55
New PSA Heritage Parts for Classic Cars

by GiveMeABreak » 11 Oct 2019, 16:18 » in Citroën

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Parts for Classic / Older Citroen, Peugeot Renault Vehicles

This may be of interest to Members with older vehicles where getting parts is a struggle and for those not already aware of the site.

PSA are embarking on a project to provide some supplies of original and re manufactured parts for older vehicles and classics, and have made it a...

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anti-virus is blocking.......

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16 Sep 2024, 21:28
Revised Easydiagnostics Discount Procedure

by GiveMeABreak » 03 May 2018, 17:22 » in Forum News, Announcements and Issues

Please note that there is a new procedure in place for members wishing to take advantage of a 15% discount off products from Easydiagnostics.

The old discount code that was entered into the checkout is no longer valid, as a result of the code being propagated over the Internet.

After discussions with Jim from ED today, we have agreed a new...

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03 May 2018, 17:22

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Some stuff here

by Gibbo2286 » 12 Sep 2019, 12:40

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you might find interesting.

The DVSA 'connected equipment' looks more big brother (and costly) than most motor trade stuff.

The Smart car advisory probably fits well with some of the customers the trade has to deal with. :-D

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As DVSA have said, this is about fraud NOT safety.

Many garages will be mightily relieved they don't have to install this new kit immediately, as I understand it, this will be the 1st time for some years they haven't had to buy something costing several £1,000: that's a lot of test fees!

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16 Sep 2019, 01:00
ya jump ?

by Stickyfinger » 10 Sep 2019, 07:52

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10 Sep 2019, 07:52
Buying Tyres in France? Worth it?

by Michel » 26 Aug 2019, 19:48

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Hi all,

Am currently on holiday in the Skoda in France - currently overnight stopping in Beaune on the way down to Régusse in the morning.

It's become apparent after 500+ miles today at speed that the front tyres, though legal and at the correct pressures are, let's say, well past their best.

Does anyone know if it's worth replacing them in...

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Hypermarché's oil can be, in fact Auchan's Diesel 15/40 has gone down about €1 in the last year - so bought 15ls - only to find Norauto's has gone down rather more, & is now 50c less.
However wipers are 10 times the price & oil filters about double - must check out leClerk's next time.

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10 Sep 2019, 00:18
Trying to find 1987 D978CNR pug 305 break d-turbo in olive green

by Baja juan » 04 Nov 2018, 21:45

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Hi.

This is actually not much to do with me, but i had a login for this forum from a long time ago so i posted it. Just relaying the message. Im not a contributing member here but my login still worked so i figured id help with publicizing this to as many people as possible. I hope mods dont mind.

There was a very distinctive car, an olive green...

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Im pretty sure this car would be sitting on someones driveway.

Turns out someone else involved with this project had an update from a while ago. They Managed to find out who it was sold to when it disappeared, but writing a letter to that address got no reply, and the person who signed for the letter had an entirely different name. Obviously that...

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03 Sep 2019, 21:21
Rocket Mail

by NewcastleFalcon » 02 Sep 2019, 13:55

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There's going to be a programme on this tonight on Inside Out-South available in the South of England. It will be on I-player after that. There has been a recreation this time with someone flying between the Isle of Wight and the mainland with one of those Jet suits on, rather than just launching an unmanned rocket.

Gerhard Zucker, was obsessed...

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A bit of artistic license with Zucker's Sussex attempt.....

Second Demonstration: 6 June 1934, Rottingdean, Sussex

Zucker loaded letters into his rocket, bearing special stamps sold by The British Rocket Syndicate. Contemporary reports state that the rocket carried ‘upwards of 3000 letters.’ However, the rocket didn’t really deliver any mail....

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02 Sep 2019, 16:18
Fair wear and tear

by NewcastleFalcon » 02 Sep 2019, 11:06

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I have just deposited the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association's document The industry fair wear and tear standard in the Pickled Egg Library.

With buying outright becoming an endangered method of acquiring a car, increasingly the assesssment of fair wear and tear when your period of rental comes to an end will be determined by the...

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Appearance: The vehicle’s exterior should be sufficiently clean to allow a detailed inspection. The inside should have been valeted, cleared of rubbish and the ashtrays emptied.

Can you still get a new car with a lighter and ashtrays?

Regards Neil

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02 Sep 2019, 13:44
The BX has left the building

by moizeau » 31 Aug 2019, 17:45

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Sad day, the tat yard in the sky is now the new owner. Metal worm got the better of her. Though sad, I thought it would be better to celebrate her life with me. She was going in the bin in 2005. I've kept her going by hook or by crook, many a good bodge. In the end, I knew the fate during the last 6 months she has not seen much maintenance. She...

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Cheers Chris, that looks lovely

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31 Aug 2019, 18:25
Popular pages on this forum, as seen by Google...

by xantia_v6 » 29 Aug 2019, 19:51

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The forum admins have access to statistics on Google searches involving this site. There is lots of data, some of it useful, and some a little strange...

Here is a little sampler, the following are the most clicked links (to this site) in google searches in the last 30 days, each getting well over 1000 clicks:
Got a depollution system faulty...

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Are the top ones due mainly to the naming of the thread title, like

Got a depollution system faulty warning is it safe to keep driving for a day or two?

Where literally depollution system faulty is the message displayed when a fault occurs on the vehicle. The thread only has 12 replies and views of 15,000 ish and has been going since 2016...

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29 Aug 2019, 20:22
Back on the scene again

by wurlycorner » 28 Aug 2019, 09:57

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Hi all
Been away from the forum for ages - life absolutely just getting in the way of stuff - just a quick note to say hello again now that I've dipped in to start catching up again.
Citroen-wise, while I've been away I've added another Activa (that's now 3 :rofl2: ) and a C5 Mk 1 V6 estate (finally found one - has loads of problems of course) and...

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Welcome back :welc: Glad to see I'm not alone in this part of England!!

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28 Aug 2019, 10:32
MOT

by killer » 27 Aug 2019, 12:07

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Hey all car got through its MOT just needed a new clip on a cc boot. Still trying to get to the bottom of my intermittent starting issues. :-D

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Cheers

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27 Aug 2019, 14:48
Wanna buy a chippy?

by Gibbo2286 » 21 Aug 2019, 17:00

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Just got this from AMS Auctions.

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It is possible to run some wvo in DI engines. Not 100% though.

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22 Aug 2019, 23:31
Trip Computer Range

by mickthemaverick » 18 Aug 2019, 20:47

I thought it might be amusing to see what ranges you can get on your C5 2.2 range meters. This was mine on my now expired car but I have not got near this yet on the replacement.

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Anybody done any better? :)

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18 Aug 2019, 20:47
What do you know about Wales?

by NewcastleFalcon » 26 Jun 2018, 19:14
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What do you know about Norfolk? has generated 94 replies and 5357 views to date starting off with the rather flimsy premis of generating a spot of the Brancaster AA Box!

So What do you know about Wales? kicks off with the same plea. Will it reach the dizzy heights of 94 replies...well depends if it is more interesting than Norfolk :!: :-D Now I...

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Cant find the old roadscapes.co.uk website of Alan Spillett the transport artist from Aberaeron, Ceredigion.

There was some info that he was retiring so looks like his work is lost from the net! Much of his work was commissions for lorry drivers and their families. I do have one of his books Roadscape II , not surprisingly his follow up to...
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17 Aug 2019, 10:55
Using Apple Pay at a drive through.

by crapday69 » 01 May 2019, 19:19

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After reading that you could be fined £200 plus six points for using your phone to pay for goods at a drive through and also using your mobile in general whilst your engine is running, what happens if you drive an EV, never an engine running so can I use my mobile any time I’m stopped in traffic as your engine needs to be running for you to be in...

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The law is using a phone to call or text. You can use the phone to record voice memos (as Jimmy Carr done and got away with it) or to take pictures or video as a guy done and got away with it. He was recording an accident while driving past it.

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10 Aug 2019, 06:48
A bit of nostalgia...and trains

by Gibbo2286 » 08 Aug 2019, 14:25

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09 Aug 2019, 09:58
BX Delorean

by moizeau » 05 Aug 2019, 22:18

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My mates 50th on Saturday and his favourite film is 'Back to the Future' so.....
With the BX 3 weeks from death due to rust mites we thought we may do this to surprise him.

The cars never had so much attention, kids and parents alike taking pictures. A good sending off I think.

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As the powers that be have said it is too toxic to use, what are you using to replace the flux in the flux capacitor? :D

On this occasion a temporary mix of punch, beer and red wine in the correct ratios of course.
It must have worked because everyone involved (especially Marty) couldn't remember certain parts of the evening / morning :lol:

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Last post by moizeau
06 Aug 2019, 09:52
Charity bike ride...

by Michel » 05 Aug 2019, 17:38

Hello all,

I'm doing the palace to palace bike ride in October with a team from work in aid of the Prince's Trust.

Should any of you be feeling generous, or kind, please feel free to donate a few pence here. All going to a good cause.

Thanks for reading,

Mike

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05 Aug 2019, 17:38
The Car Auction

by NewcastleFalcon » 19 Jun 2017, 19:10
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I am warming to a thread with a simple title.

Can anyone entertain us with their own Car Auction tales?

I have had a recent experience of nearly but not quite .

Followed that age-old auction advice of know your limit before you go in and stick to it.

Well, in the rawness of post-sale emotion, I am thinking for the sake of a small additional...

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Revive a thread day.....

Can anyone entertain us with their own Car Auction tales?
After doing a bit of investigate following this spot and assuming it was a trade-in heading for an auction, I have now registered at BCA for a bit of amusement.

Put in a search for electric to see what was available coming off lease etc. There had been 3 or 4...
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03 Aug 2019, 09:03
Barrington Pheloung

by white exec » 01 Aug 2019, 16:52

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Barrington Pheloung, the composer, died today, aged 65.

His most famous film work was the theme music for Morse, Lewis and Endeavour . . .

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Flip, no age at all to depart.

RIP Barrington

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01 Aug 2019, 21:03
Bugger!

by Gibbo2286 » 28 Jul 2019, 09:29

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Got my new laptop and trying to transfer the WOW Snooper program from the old one, got a spare hdd and popped it into one of those external cassettes, connected it to the old laptop switched it on and my robot vacuum cleaner started up. :o

Ain't wi-fi wonderful.

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I'm afraid he's wrong. I've over 30 years in IT and I'm telling you you can't do that via file transfer. The only way is if it's been installed on Virtual Machine and the VM is cloned and setup on another host PC and the cloned VM is exported to the new PC / laptop (if the host operating system supports it).

The new PC will have different...

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28 Jul 2019, 11:42
Manned Moon Landings - Did They Go? - Of Course They Did/n't

by AJM C5 » 29 Jun 2019, 13:16
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:rofl2: Excuse me but I have to laugh, they MAY have got to the moon using a 1st gen pocket calculator once upon a time, but 50 years later the chips appear to have taken over my car. Or maybe that's the plan. :shock:

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I'm only passionate about stuff like ignorance, denial, false science and lies I don't actually give a toss about the moon landings
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25 Jul 2019, 21:15
Comfortable camping :)

by zs&tas » 25 Jul 2019, 09:57

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Tried to add a few pics but wasn't jiving, anyhow mid East to Cornwall 323 miles completely relaxed driving , highly recommended ! #needawagontho lol

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Haha awesome , I'll take a look , I like having it seperate though, so I can drive off in a normal car :) some Citroen van conversions here , look quite nice .
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25 Jul 2019, 14:42
Source, Valeo alternator parts

by Stickyfinger » 23 Jul 2019, 09:21
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Need a source for Valeo alternator parts....namely a CL12...this one. I am struggling to find one that has any sort of list I can select from.

I need a bearing set, slip ring and brushes

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Used to have Lucas alternators reconn'd (& upgraded) by the Saturday boy in my local parts emporium in Northampton: he'd do them between customers - or while you waited, if you were a member of the inner circle of regulars. Decades passed without even thinking about alternators (except the quadrant lug used to beak off the Serbian ones fitted to...
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24 Jul 2019, 23:14
Bought a better laptop.

by Gibbo2286 » 23 Jul 2019, 10:12

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I decided the old Dell laptop with Windows 7 wasn't up to scratch for the WOW Snooper updates so I found a new/second hand one with i5 cpu. It's due tomorrow.

Decided to look around for info on how to move WOW from the old Win7 to the new Win10. :shock: what a headache that appears to be.

But I came across this, entertaining and informative in a...

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That's it in a nutshell Marc!

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24 Jul 2019, 21:26
India...What's Occuring?

by NewcastleFalcon » 14 Jun 2019, 18:17

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This caught my attention about India recently. Yes while bits of the auto industry are contracting MG is expanding.

That great old British Chinese Marque MG, who are pushing their well priced vehicles pretty hard in the UK at the moment have announced they are to build their new Electric Car the ZS-EV at Abingdon Longbridge Gujarat India. The...

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Whats Occuring?....Well they are on a mission to the moon today...
Bit of info here

I like the name Probe still being used. Thunderbirds used it in 1965 for this classic episode

Regards Neil

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22 Jul 2019, 20:39
Historic mapping

by Gibbo2286 » 18 Jul 2019, 09:00

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I've used this a few times and found it very interesting, maybe others will too.

Put your address (or any other) in the search box then hover your pointer over the blue dot on the left and move it back and forth.

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You obviously have to be a lot smarter than me to get anything out of this at all. But, hey, I like going places, not looking at them on a map or pictures of them. Horses for courses.

I took a look at some of the locations where I lived in Birmingham, then and now, a lot of those places disappeared with the 1960s slum clearances so it's...

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19 Jul 2019, 10:45
What noise would you chose?

by Sloppysod » 02 Jul 2019, 19:50

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As per the new item the other day all electric vehicles from 2021 have to emit the sound of a normal combustion engine, so when you buy new new Peugeot e-208, can you chose the engine sound, if so what about.........

Given in, tried to start video at 7 sec and end after 10 but couldn't - there's gotta be a way!!

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And some nice healthy smoke too!

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17 Jul 2019, 22:18
Tonight's lunar eclipse

by white exec » 16 Jul 2019, 22:23
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View from our roof terrace, 23:15h CET

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Perfect timing for 'Apollo' anniversary!

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And on topic and linked to another thread:

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17 Jul 2019, 20:09
Hard on Mr Softee.....

by NewcastleFalcon » 02 May 2019, 09:24

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Nice headline from the Guardian..... Hard on Mister Softee: London councils ban ice cream vans

and seeing as this is the French Car Forum here is a appropriately glum looking Ice Cream Van for good measure :-D

REgards Neil

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Nissan come to the rescue of Mr Softee

Regards Neil

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17 Jul 2019, 08:40
Was Yuri Gagarin REALLY the first man in space?

by Michel » 15 Jul 2019, 14:17

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Some people believe it was in fact Vladimir Ilyushiin, 5 days before Gagarin's flight is purported to have taken place.

The theory is that the flight had technical issues, and had to be brought down early, and he crash landed in China where he was held for a year as a political prisoner.

The Russians, of course, deny this, and state he was in...

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... East Berlin before the wall came down... I have some pieces of the Berlin Wall on top of a furniture unit not three feet from my left shoulder.

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16 Jul 2019, 09:24
Visit UK with Fitroën camper

by furriegurrie » 08 Apr 2016, 07:08
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Hi all,

Not sure if this is the right spot on the forum to place this question, if not please move the topic to it's appropriate place.
We have an '78 Fiat 242 camper with a UK build Hilton camper set-up. The 242 has been co-produced with Citroën and is basically 95% the same as a C35.
I already placed a picture of it in the awful camper topic a...

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Welcome back, and have more fun that last time.
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14 Jul 2019, 13:28
Classic Car Shows/Tours/Rallies

by NewcastleFalcon » 22 Jun 2019, 09:28

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Its Summer! today anyway...

Don't know whether this is the best link, but covers the UK (and a bit of France/Italy) if you want to find out where the classic shows etc are happening. Just put your own County up in the search field and out the events pop!

classicshowsuk.co.uk

So the list for this weekend includes...

REgards Neil

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This weekend's fare.....bit too late for Saturday now.....but many go on to Sunday

www.classicshows.co.uk this weeks events tab

Regards Neil

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13 Jul 2019, 17:05
Particulates.

by Gibbo2286 » 13 Jul 2019, 10:29

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I see the environmentalists have moved on from engine emissions to tyre and brake dust now. Maybe we should ban car ownership altogether. :shock:

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Once they have banned ICE vehicles worldwide they will move onto something like building works. I mean, how much dust and pollution does that generate (sawdust from cutting wood, stone/brick/cement dust from cutting/drilling these items, and so on)?

Concrete is a huge environmental problem.

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13 Jul 2019, 12:20
Tomorrows World-The Mobile Phone 1979 version

by NewcastleFalcon » 12 Jul 2019, 09:48

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Michael Rodd doing his best to demonstrate the latest Mobile Phone Technology......

Regards Neil

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Company I worked for had one of their products on Tomorrow's World, a Flow Probe that used the doppler effect to detect blood flow in burned skin to determine which was live and which (dead) to remove ready for grafts to take place.

I was tasked to devise an induction charger to charge it as it had to be waterproof for cleaning.

Never got to...

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12 Jul 2019, 18:41
Cricket World Cup

by mickthemaverick » 11 Jul 2019, 11:51

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Anyone else watching the semi-final? :)

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Yes.. we started brilliantly but now its a case of getting Smith and maybe start feeling better again!! :?

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11 Jul 2019, 12:17
Peugeot 508 SW commercial

by doctle » 09 Jul 2019, 23:40

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I saw a Peugeot 508 SW commercial for the first time today and I don't get it. The ad seems to have been filmed at dusk on a disused desert airstrip interrupted with images of a small snake and some UFO activity. The car looks great, it's way beyond my budget but the ad is very irritating or is it just me?

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Just imagine how many DMC points you are going to get next time the ad randomly comes on, and you can explain to all and sundry how it was made!

REgards Neil

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10 Jul 2019, 10:36
Citroen Quiz

by mickthemaverick » 07 Jul 2019, 21:07

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I just came across this and found it quite amusing. If you fancy it have a go and post your scores up here:

I can start with 6/10 in 1 min 38 secs.

Enjoy!! :-D

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Ran it again in Firefox, 5/10 in 16 - just clicked the top answer for each question without looking at what the question was :)

Now that's just plain sneaky but at least it worked!! :rofl2:

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09 Jul 2019, 13:19
Anyone put

by Gibbo2286 » 29 Jun 2019, 12:35

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a name to this tool?
I know what it does and I've used it many times over the years I've owned it (50 years +) but I want to put it on Ebay and I'm buggered if I can think of a proper title for it.

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We used to deal with 'Brown Brothers' big wholesalers in the '50s - or are they still going?

Peter

I think they still exist Peter but not in the same game, we used to regularly by from them, tools and workshop equipment.

On Ebay you can buy their catalogues from the old days as collectors items.

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30 Jun 2019, 10:13
Chewing gum petrol-proof?

by Richard_C » 28 Jun 2019, 17:00

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Remember those movies where the hero heroically chewed gum, climbed out of the cockpit mid-air and plugged a hole in the petrol tank.....

This is on a 30+ year old petrol hover mower, one piece plastic tank, capacity next to nothing. Once there was a seal where a metal tube poked through to fit the gravity fed pipe onto, that seal is no more so...

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Thanks for all the suggestions. Will go off to my not-very-local car parts shop and see what they have. Happy to 'bodge' on a tiny lawnmower tank, low risk. The various epoxy putty products look like useful things to have in your toolbox anyway.

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29 Jun 2019, 17:03
Something to think about.

by Gibbo2286 » 27 Jun 2019, 09:52

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From Auto-torque and The Parts Alliance.

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From the article in the link above, this graphic of the world production of cobalt is from 2016

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So what conclusions can be jumped to about that list? Well the article also suggests that 20% of the Cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are dug by hand, and still the DRC is by far the largest producer of cobalt....

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27 Jun 2019, 11:34
Fiddling the emissions

by Gibbo2286 » 24 Jun 2019, 09:10

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coming home to roost for the German motor industry./

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I struggle to have any sympathy for Southern Water. When you take the time to look into what they deliberately took the decisions to do - sympathy doesn't play a part in it :(

That of course has been dealt with by huge fines by OFWAT and may yet come before the criminal courts if any individual can be found to be blameworthy.

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25 Jun 2019, 16:49
Michelin Introduce Puncture Proof Airless Tyre which may.....

by bobins » 20 Jun 2019, 19:48

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......... or may not be technically 'puncture proof' in the commonly accepted sense, and may have issues in its current form where it can pick up and throw stones the size of pea shingle if you drive through deep shingle, and may have issues where you happily drive with a severely deteriorated tyre without knowing it. Apart from that - not new...

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Good to see the old Neighbourhood Watch scheme is still is still fully functioning :-D

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21 Jun 2019, 10:26
Not nice!

by Gibbo2286 » 14 Jun 2019, 09:57

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Taking an old friend to get her pension yesterday had to brake quite hard to avoid a young pheasant/partridge (Must look that up) waddling into my path.

Pulling away again the car bounced along like the suspension was completely absent, by now at a busy crossroad had to continue a bit further before stopping.

Had a think then asked the old girl...

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Finally got to have a look at this, nothing broken and it seems to have settled back to normal without any intervention, I've driven it sixty miles or so.

Whilst out there I decided to run a diagnosis with the WoW Snooper, all ok except for two codes P1351 Pre-post heating relay control circuit fault/not connected, which I'm told is usually best...

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Last post by Gibbo2286
20 Jun 2019, 17:22
Anyone for a Dyson?

by NewcastleFalcon » 18 Jun 2019, 11:33

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Well you will have to move to South East Asia, and wait a couple of years.
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Some of their Patents have been made publically available, and seem to suggest......

...its going to be just what the world is crying out for.......a Seven Seater SUV crossover.

The car’s very large and narrow wheels could allow for increased range and efficiency,...

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If the airfield is in any way still active then no one should be flying drones around there [-X

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Last post by bobins
19 Jun 2019, 10:21
HT Lead

by Pug_XUD_KeenAmateur » 03 Jun 2019, 21:57
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Can I replace just the HT Lead part of the Ignition Armature on my Briggs & Stratton 4 Stroke Gasoline Engine

fitted to my Wolseley Merry Tiller , gu-estimate 1950's vintage?

...or how on earth do I go about replacing the entire part? Is there a relevant measurement? The machine certainly isn't going to feature in many parts catalogues!...

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lol ! Clearly you resisted! It sold locally for £22 to an old Boy who's apparently got a couple already.... and an allotment. Sounds like a really nice chap and I'm looking forward to delivering it to him tomorrow, just about fits in the back of the car complete.
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17 Jun 2019, 20:29
Coming to a screen near you

by MikeT » 16 Jun 2019, 19:57

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I believe this was in France yesterday.

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<- Some closer-to-home data.

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16 Jun 2019, 21:03
Thought Experiment...What Modern Day Car...

by Zelandeth » 14 Jun 2019, 18:03

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...Could provide the same blend of performance, handling, practicality *and* comfort as a Xantia Activa.

I realise off the bat that getting quite the same levels of ride comfort and handling are pretty much a non starter, but let's aim for a reasonable compromise.

I can get any three lined up without much trouble...but I'm really struggling to...

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It would have to be the hydractive 3+ C5 X7 for me. Although no longer made, the super firm road hugging sport mode is quite amazing going at speed round the Welsh country roads - holds like glue and little body roll. But then I’m unashamedly biased :rock:

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Last post by GiveMeABreak
14 Jun 2019, 22:28
Speed awareness courses

by aerodynamica » 06 Jun 2019, 20:08
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Hi all, bit of an off topic one here - I am attending one of those speed awareness courses to avoid getting 3 points on my licence.

Anyone else done one of these? I am wondering what to expect - is it a class and a test or some sort of interative thing. The bumf I got for the booking doesn't say what to expect just that it is 4h

(before you...

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Bit late to this party, so a few random thoughts:-
In the early days of mobile phones I never understood how/why taking a call (I simply couldn't imagine anyone doing anything else) was any more dangerous than chatting to your passenger - until my car sustained very slight damage as a result of someone who couldn't control a supermarket trolley &...
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Last post by van ordinaire
13 Jun 2019, 00:02
Expectations of Garages; Am I being Unreasonable?

by OwenP » 31 May 2019, 19:14
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Not been around the forum for a while as I'm not driving anything French, but I'm after some opinions please.....

After finding yet another garage who appear to have f****d up (Newish car taken in for oil/filter change along with pollen filter and aircon re-gas, which the day after collection has developed a significant rattle, and which I can't...

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I cannot see how the heat shield could be moved by removing the under-tray. Things work loose on cars coincidences happen all the time. Years ago I left my A4 in for a service it came back with a very annoying metallic rattle. Someone had left a Snap on 13 mm spanner on the front panel, I still have it.

The reason I suspected that was due to...
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11 Jun 2019, 18:21
Colourtune

by moizeau » 07 Jun 2019, 19:53

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Having not had a petrol engine for a while (lawnmowers aside :-D ) and now being the owner of an 1980 z1000 in need of care, I wondered what everyone's thoughts are regarding the Gunsen Colourtune? I have a set of mercury gauges for the carbs (yes, originals with real mercury) and thought the Coloutune kit would be the perfect companion. The...

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I had one for about 25 years. Only tried it once to see what it was all about. Gave it away last year.

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07 Jun 2019, 21:38

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