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  1. I posted about this up a while ago and haven't heard anything back from it so I thought I'd put another up that's not so confused. I't a non-LED drivers side rear light, I had to replace the other one but bought a pair and have since sold the Z so it's just taking up garage space, I'm open to any reasonable offer. Cheers
  2. Yes, sorry for the late reply, it's not LED just a standard one, it's in perfect condition just what was left over after the other was broken.
  3. Someone put a hole in my passenger side rear light cluster and I ended up getting a pair for quite a good deal. I've since sold the Z (I know but parking on the street wsn't good for it) and still have the drivers side wrapped in bubble wrap in my room so I'm open to reasonable offers or I'll stick it on ebay but I thought I'd give you guys the first option.
  4. Oooo can't wait 'till this weekend now Not taking the Z for the first trip, didn't want to risk it so I've organised to take over some bangers for charity and see how that goes. If all goes well I might be looking at going again later in the summer. Can't believe you stayed in the hotel though... camping all the way Any more tips for a first timer?
  5. Cheers, yeh I'm hoping someone will have them hanging about after an upgrade. I don't really want to go that route, I want to keep it as standard as possible because an impending job loss may mean that I have to sell soon
  6. I'm having a really bad month this month with the car and got to it today to find a hole in the rear passenger side light, luckily it hadn't quite started raining so I managed to get some tape over it before that started. So.... Has anyone replaced their rear linghts and now have an original available that I could relieve them of for a reasonable amount of cash?# Cheers Mike
  7. Got the new scorpion exhaust fitted after I broke the old one (love the new sound), parked it up thinking I can't really handle any more expense at the moment (redundancy likely ) only to come back the next day to a key scratch all the way down the drivers side wing Got a quote at lunchtime today and it's come out at £500 incl VAT for all 3 pannels but I'm considering getting the bonnet and front bumper done at the same time for another £600 whilst I'm at it now because it's taken a stone beating in the last 5 and a half years. Is this a reasonable price for what I'm looking at getting done? The rest of the car looks great so with everything done it would be pretty close to new. What are everyone's opinions on this? If it goes really badly I may have to sell to survive, that's a last resort but would getting it all cleaned up help with selling if it comes to that?
  8. Thats what would worry me, the number of stone chips I manage to pick up is rediculous, if it's strong enough to hold them off though I would be seriously tempted.
  9. Thanks, yeh the scorpion one is coming out around that price, had a look at whats going on here and although I'd be very tempted by the NISMO one £650 its pretty steep for me at the moment. I know you should always go for the best possible but what are the main advantages of something over a NISMO over a scorpion or a K1, sorry I have no idea about exhausts, I was happy enough with the standard sound. Yeh saw a video of the K1 and it does sound a bit crazy, might be tempted if its a good deal though, sorry about my ignorance but who are CS?
  10. Hi, Had a nice little trip over to devon this weekend only to have it ruined somewhat by the exhaust pipe breaking at the join between the cat pip and the one going to the back box (I think). I've figured that seing as it's partly off already and after 5 hours of driving with no silencer that I might as well replace it with something different (I guess it would be a bit cheaper as well?) Anyway, I haven't got a clue where to start with getting this done so if anyone could give me any tips on: -what aftermarket exhaust to go for, nothing too crazy and value for money is a must because I've got a lot on at the moment and money is tight. -garages near Chelmsford that you would trust to not balls it up, I'd give it a go but don't know if I trust myself enough yet and I've seen on here that places should do it for around £50. Cheers, Mike
  11. Before anyone says it I haven't accidentally bumped the window lock button whilst driving, I did this in my last car and looked like a complete plank when I took it to the dealers and he laughed at me. So you can be assured that I have checked this. The thing is that the drivers window always works so if they are linked up to the same fuse it can't be that but when it doesn't work (this is normally after football when there are 2 sweaty lads in the car on a hot day, not nice) it has that same click and 'feel' as if you were to press the window lock button so I'm wondering if there might be a bit of a wonky connection there somewhere. Any ideas for me at all? I've taken bits off to get into doors and things on all of my past cars but I'm a bit reluctant to do this with the Z, even though (worryingly enough) a few of the interior parts are exactly the same as I had on my swift. Cheers, Mike
  12. I should be up for this as long as I'm available and in the country at the time so if you could put me down on the list for more info that would be great
  13. I've heard that only some diesels work well on veg oil (mainly french and old) and a mate that does this has seen comparitive rises in veg oil prices lately, it's still cheaper but the gap is closing and it's gonna make that Friday night trip to the chippy more expensive as well. My dad also runs a factory fitted LPG Astra, he has hunted around and found the cheapest gas around 60p/L but has to drive out of his way a lot to pick it up so it kind of defeats the object. The losses he gets in economy are quite high as well, only looking at the equivalent of 60mpg on a car that would usually get 40's anyway so he would probably be better off with just a small petrol. He also carries around 2 full tanks of fuel all the time so that can't be helping much but it does 'feel better' to go to the pump and pay so much less. Best off just sticking with what we have and working on that grin when we press the go pedal.
  14. Oh and congrats, what is it with people making little people at the moment? I'm gonna start double bagging
  15. Thinking completely outside of the box but how about considering the new VW Scirocco GT, taking orders now and I reckon it looks pretty decent. It should be reasonably practical and might be ready just in time. If I needed 4 seats at the moment I'd definitely be having a look.
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