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Re: I have become an Activa owner...Project Stictiva-V6

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Superloopy has another AxxTVA hasn't he?
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AAgggggggggggggggggggggggg......MOT booked for Friday morning at 10am........

and will you guys stop making me check the DVLA number plate site pls
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Stickyfinger wrote:AAgggggggggggggggggggggggg......MOT booked for Friday morning at 10am
Good luck mate. Sure it'll be ok with all your hard work..

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Best of luck Alasdair! Got everything crossed for you!

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DHallworth wrote:Best of luck Alasdair! Got everything crossed for you!

David.
Same here [-o<
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Stickyfinger wrote:AAgggggggggggggggggggggggg......MOT booked for Friday morning at 10am........

and will you guys stop making me check the DVLA number plate site pls

Nothing I could see that would make it fail when I was down there AL! you've been quite meticulous in bringing her up to scratch. Heck, if it does fail it will be on something completely stupid like mine did :rofl2:
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1995 Xantia 1.9TD SX in (faded) Red
2003 Fiesta 1.4 Zetec in GREEEEEEEN
2001 206 1.9 LX
2001 Saxo VTR
1999 Saxo 1.1 East coast
1999 Punto :oops:
1996 306 1.8 XN Auto :?
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chinkostu wrote:
Stickyfinger wrote:AAgggggggggggggggggggggggg......MOT booked for Friday morning at 10am........

and will you guys stop making me check the DVLA number plate site pls

Nothing I could see that would make it fail when I was down there AL! you've been quite meticulous in bringing her up to scratch. Heck, if it does fail it will be on something completely stupid like mine did :rofl2:
Absolutely agree :-D Go for it Sticky, you'll be fine but I do understand... I have no nails at MOT time... I worry myself to a gibbering wreck made of jelly...

Always needlessly...
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I'm more nervous at MOT time than I was when any of the kids were being born!

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Northern_Mike wrote:I'm more nervous at MOT time than I was when any of the kids were being born!
I know exactly what you mean Mike...
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CitroJim wrote:
chinkostu wrote:
Stickyfinger wrote:AAgggggggggggggggggggggggg......MOT booked for Friday morning at 10am........

and will you guys stop making me check the DVLA number plate site pls

Nothing I could see that would make it fail when I was down there AL! you've been quite meticulous in bringing her up to scratch. Heck, if it does fail it will be on something completely stupid like mine did :rofl2:
Absolutely agree :-D Go for it Sticky, you'll be fine but I do understand... I have no nails at MOT time... I worry myself to a gibbering wreck made of jelly...

Always needlessly...
I always find if i'm confident in it passing they will find something i completely overlooked. The 206 went in and I was sure it would pass, having just spent the week doing the last few jobs. failed for a blowing exhaust (the clamp had finally given up and there was a button sized hole in the olive of the backbox) inner CV boot and then the kicker, corrosion within 30cm of a suspension mounting point. then the brakelight and headlight played funny buggers and blew ON THE WAY to the station :roll:

said corrosion? on the stupid bloody lip that sits under the bonnet scoop for the cabin air intake. it had rotten right through, but as it was attached to the strut tower itself, was a fail #-o


I took the Saxo in many, many years back and it failed on bloody bulbs of all things :rofl2:
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1995 Xantia 1.9TD SX in (faded) Red
2003 Fiesta 1.4 Zetec in GREEEEEEEN
2001 206 1.9 LX
2001 Saxo VTR
1999 Saxo 1.1 East coast
1999 Punto :oops:
1996 306 1.8 XN Auto :?
1996 Fiesta 1.3 #-o
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Perversely I've taken cars down I was 100% sure that would fail yet they've passed..

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Final checks/adjustments...

HOW to take out the xantia center console ? to adjust the handbrake ?...................seats have armrest
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From underneath Al unless you're changing the cables!
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1995 Xantia 1.9TD SX in (faded) Red
2003 Fiesta 1.4 Zetec in GREEEEEEEN
2001 206 1.9 LX
2001 Saxo VTR
1999 Saxo 1.1 East coast
1999 Punto :oops:
1996 306 1.8 XN Auto :?
1996 Fiesta 1.3 #-o
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Centre console comes out in the usual way with the armrest folded back and the drivers seat set fully aft (and maybe reclined a bit).

Also (assuming there is too much movement in the handle) check the amount of movement in the arm on each caliper first, you can't adjust the cable to compensate for a seized adjuster in the caliper.
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Yep, as Mike says, motor the seats right back and recline the seat with the armrest back as far as possible.. Until it squashes into the back seat. You then will have loads of room...
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