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    Cement Shelf Life

    Hi, dont know about the air holes in sacks being deliberate, dont realy know the purpose unless its for heat as when cement is made and bagged its still quite warm. One thing i do is buy normal cement, no pertucular one, sometimes lafarge (formely blue circle) or rugby premium as thats what...
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    private company parking charges

    thanks guys. will tell her to carry on ignoring them and not to worry.
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    private company parking charges

    Hi guys this question is on behalf of the other half who is having problems with parking company. What happend is she had a job on a retail park, what is covever with a 3 hour max parking time with a private company on behalf of the land owner, she has since recived numerous letters demaing...
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    middle seat belt.

    may try and contact VOSA since its there name on the mot certs, just the way i read it is says in the mot they dont look at the belt as such, just check for cuts in it, and make sure the clip holds and relieses belt when button pressed, and that the locking mechanisim works, doesnt say anything...
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    middle seat belt.

    tried looking over internet, DVLA, Vosa... and cant find anything about 3 point to lap swap over. Annoying as i only need it to get though mot, never use back middle, only ever use 1 back seat, and wont be selling car, alwaysjust look after them and eventualy scrap/ break when they get to the...
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    middle seat belt.

    all ready tried that site didnt get 1 reply. I thought to pass it must just have all belts and clips working, retracting system is allowed to be "assisted" to push belt in. But thats what Haynes manual said about them, that the clip and locking system is checked. So in throry if all 5 belts...
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    middle seat belt.

    sorry. The belt clip (where the belt goes into with red button) is 100% fine and working and want to reuse this with new lap belt if i can. The belt retracting mechanisim is knacked inside the seat so i have about foot and half of belt hanging about (curently tied up and chucked behind seat) so...
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    middle seat belt.

    as in get a lap belt from ebay? Would i need new clip? looking a them they seem standard and my clip works, just not the belt, was going to replace the entire belt, but its a job and half to get to in the back of the seat, and vauxhall just want to rip me of with a new one. so came to the...
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    middle seat belt.

    Hi guys, got a Astra H estate with jammed seatbelt and so far hitting it and slaming seat hasnt dont anything, Any ideas what could be wrong? Anyway my idea is to coil up the belt hanging out and push behind seat out of the way, (belt all ready unbolted from under seat so i could get seat in its...
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    sofa in back of astra estate

    hi guys, quick update, went to house today to move sofa and chair(2 trips), both fitted in car, chair just fell in, sofa had about half to 1 inch space round it and stuck out about 8 inches so just tied boot lid down, all went well, also noticed the boot is wider than a standard door, so anyone...
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    sofa in back of astra estate

    Hi guys, same as topic, Has anyone managed to get a 3 seat sofa (about 6ft give or take) in back of a astra Estate mk5 ? just a relative asked me to pick one up, not seen it so dont want to go and find i cant get it in. Thanks.
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    cowboy builders C5

    Is it me being grumpy or does anyone else feel the same about this tripe on chanel 5. every episode follows the same thing, go to someone house whos tanting cause the builder run off after they handed him £45,000 cash upfront.. then big tough man dom says he'l track them down and makes sure it...
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    adding weight to back of FWD

    hi guys, been driving a 2008 Astra estate, know its fwd and adding wright to rear only helps in a rwd car but wondred if adding 100kg to back (above wheels) would help stability? , as iv noticed that on the smallest of ice patches the back of the car just spins/ slides, even going very slowely...
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    socket set?

    hi guys, went over to halfords and picked up the 90 pc advanced pro, for £60. cant complain at price, and quality seems very good.
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    socket set?

    alot of people seem to rate halfords pro stuff so will check them out. I all ready have quite alot of torx / hex bits that my mate gave to me as hes given up repairing his car and finds it easier to pay someone. And yeah its a modern engine (4 years old). One thing i notices with the draper and...
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    socket set?

    Hi guys, just a quick question as to what people recomend, need a socket set, works quiet at the moment so moneys tight, so cant go spending as much as i would like but seen thease 2 sets and cant make my mind up as there both simalar, never used sealy stuff so cant say, but have used and got...
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    crash repair and pricing

    thats what i thought about insurance, hence the reason for just going down the cash route. And also no, he wasnt in or near the car at the time, he was out to my knowlage. Yeah hes local to me so geting him to go to a local place should be easy enough, unless he wants to be difficult and...
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    crash repair and pricing

    hes gone to a Local but large firm that usally does insurance work, and he used to work for them from what he said which is what made me think wht you said, that hes gone in, said itsa cash job and bulk out the invoice to make is seem like a bigger job that it realy is and making money in his...
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    crash repair and pricing

    cant be certain but may have been metalic, or just a very clean royal blue.
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    crash repair and pricing

    called a few local bodywork places today and even the most expensive was £500 so right alway, less than half the first price, rest were all about £300-350.
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