Recent content by stevie1

another thing to think about is the extra weight you wil be putting on the flimsy parcel shelf I fitted 6x9's to my old fiesta and the weight made the shelf sag thats alright if it an older car but if its a newish its maybe an idea to buy a premade (MDF) shelf that way you can keep the...

if memory serves me right ford use to have a clamp that held the battery in place I think it was on the back of the battery (side nearest to the bulk head) the bolt always rusted so soak it with WD40 and the battery should just lift off

I used to get this a lot on truck batteries just wash it off with some boiling water (should disolve) and check the battery for cracks

shouldn't be a prob the new unit should just go straight in does your vectra have the steering wheel controls? I had the same prob when i changed mine I was going to change my head unit to a JVC and found that I could not get an adaptor for the steering wheels controls eventually I had to...

you can always test it am sure some of the tyre garages would do this for you i remember getting told that if you stick your finger in it and taste it and it tastes sweet its alright if not change it but i proberly would advise that now

my only thinking is that the pads could be sooking up moisture from the air and thus causing crappy brakes until you have used them a few times as for selling it you could be sneaky and once you know someone is coming to see it take it for a run

could test the battery if you have a meter

there are normally four spark plugs one per cylinder unless its a V8 which I doubt to test them first remove the HT lead from the spark plug, then remove the plug you can do this by using a spark plug tool it looks like a socket but is longer be careful not to crack the plug when you...

I always try to suss things out systematically hows the battery how old is it take one of the spark plugs out can you smell fuel on it? if you can can then me thinks its an electrical prob check to see if you are getting a decent spark if not then go to the orange cap open it and have a...

hi still scratching my head this get stranger and stranger found out what the wire was for and connected it to the stereo via the wire to illuminate it and it still cuts off when i switch the lights on anybody have any ideas I am really starting to hate citroens now

try checking the plugs give them a clean and work back towards the dist cap checking HT leads, rotor arm and even the cap maybe try the timing as well

found out what the yellow wire is for its to light up the stereo when the lights come on (like the dash lights) however when i connected the yellow to the igniton and constant feeds they blew the fuse but when I dont the stereo cuts off when the lights come on I think i may need to check...

sorry mate when connecting it yesterday there were four wires (Plus the speaker wires) two were grey one thin and one thicker, one was blue and then the yellow the thin grey one was the constant feed, the thicker grey was an ignition feed and the blue was neutral (weird eh) at the time the...

can somebody help please I fitted an aftermarket cd player to the saxo I checked the wiring with my meter before and after and everything seemed fine however when I put on my dipped lights the radio went off so i brought it back and tested again with meter and this time I found a...