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Hmmm! a different forum suggested disconnecting the plug............ have just ran the car and now locked it up with the button that disconnects internal sensors "activated"! this is a gorgeous car in perfect mechanical nick and I wont be beaten!!!!!

thanks Peter, Battery is at least 4 years old. it was tested by a garage who proclaimed it to be "in fine fettle" I only start and run it every 3 - 4 days because I am paranoid :oops: This flat battery has only happened twice.....(roughly 6 months apart and after not having been...

Agree completely, long term alarm will be fixed. But the main point of my question was "could alarm be the cause of flat battery?" I then went on to ask how to disable it, and finally said alarm would be fixed Thankyou for your reply but my immediate concern is the car not starting

Hello peeps, I own an immaculate A4 - it is a low mileage 2001 2litre sport petrol model twice in the last 12months it has had a flat battery, usually after 4 - days inactivity. Battery and alternator check out fine and remembering to run it for 10mins every 3 or 4 days seems to work. It...

carpet fitters in Cheshire "should" be charging around £2.50m2 with a minimum charge of around £30 -£40 per room. This is usually dependant upon all furniture having been removed of course! Either contact whomever supplied your carpet and ask for either a quote or the fitters number...

I merely pointed out that XP will continue to work forever - which it will just like my (very) old laptop with win 3.1 still does (unlike its now obsolete battery!) @ everyone above - problem here is everyone replying above has vastly different computer/IT skills..... there are places on...

No John no holes (yet!) If I do it properly now I should stop it its time they started selling replacement decks I notice a few threads on here about them rotting away which is a shame because the Honda engine is bullet proof and will outlast me!!!!

my self-propelled Honda engine mountfield is now 7 years old I regularly clean it (mostly :oops: ) however much to my horror the paint has now come off attached to crusty rust :shock: - this being in the underneath cutting area. Rust has not affected the integrity of the deck but I...

6mm........... a regularly asked question!

XP will continue to work forevever....... they have just stopped supporting it - i.e. no more updates remember if you do upgrade you may find all your other programs need updating as well!

What exactly are you expecting on this thread??????????? Yes this site is titled "DIYnot" but sensible advice comes from expert tradesmen who take "time-out" from working to answer posters queries.... unfortunately these days more and more posters like you seem to think they know...

I doubt any non internet based business makes much of a profit these days... In years gone by profits were "nice!" these days actually making a profit means you are doing well! dozens of retailers are no more carpet right is propped up by lord harris By the way a developer can build a 5...

One of the most informative posts I have EVER read @ CHarr..........thankfully I have now retired (was also a retailer) Funniest story I was ever involved in involved a customers internet purchase you are correct you can buy cheaper online BUT.......... beware! my potential customer...

Plus one to that Oh and you are in London!

Thanks for all your help! I knew I had asked a similar question once before but couldn't find the thread however I have now seems I also explained myself better last time too http://www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=265116 Ah well at least my feeble memory has now been...

NO! Ooops you misunderstand my stupid ramblings :oops: Doors are off the shelf and pre-drilled and all ready to go! I need help/advice on where to fix these to the cabinet - there are 4 hinges per door - where do I fix them? Or more correctly - how do I work out from the door where...

I think that technically they are called "blum" .....they are from B & Q "Tradepoint" and the label says.... " Sprung hinge 35mm 110 degree" ..............does that help?

Hi folks.... As mentioned in a previous thread I am building some wardrobes! I have purchased Cooke and Lewis doors but built my own cabinets. cabinets have been constructed from 18mm MDF and constructed to exactly the same size as off the shelf cabinets, i.e. 900mm wide, 2035mm high...

that is a completely baseless comment based on the completely incomplete information of the OP

What information are you basing your comments on? you may be right, but based on what??????????