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I thought i would share this and see what people think. I was looking at harbor freight website and it looks like that they have cheap fender roller($79).I not totally sure if it is a fender roller but looks like one to me. Take a look at it and tell me if it could be used to roll the fender
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The electric window on the Opel Corsa’s drivers side doesnt work but the passenger one does and they are both using the same buttons, could something inside the buttons be broke or any other suggestions would be appreciated
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Bought a white neon strip thingy from Autobarn today (thanks Nico btw) but don’t have a clue how to wire it all up.
It came with a cigarette lighter adapter attached, which I’ve now taken apart and that’s as far as I’ve got. I want to wire it up so that they only come on when the doors are open or the car is unlocked. So I’m guessing that I need to fit it via the courtesy light somehow.
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Went down to the shops this morning, car started and drove fine. When i came back to the car to drive home, it started then died pretty much straight away and the emissions light came on.
If i try to start it now, the starter motor is working but there’s no life in the engine at all. Another strange thing is that none of my dash lights are coming on except for the emissions light and the seat belt warning (which is on a timer). Normally as soon as the key gets to ‘on’ the dash lights up like a christmas tree but not now.
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Just wondering if we have any XC Barinas on here with Clints’ Total Closure unit?
used the following wires
Brown = black
Black/Blue = (Blue on TC unit)
Red/Yellow = (red on TC unit)
installed it inside the drivers door.
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What sort of kilometres can I expect to get out of a set of tyres on a Corsa. I’m running the stock size 205/45 R16’s on my SRi. I realise this is pretty rare so I’m interested in what anybody is getting out of a set of tyres on a Corsa. I pretty much drive like a granny too.
I going to get a set of Michelin Pilot Preceda (The only Michelins that come in 205/45 R16). Any one else running the Precedas?
Could I get away with 205/50 R16’s? and just out of curiosity what was the stock tyre size on the pre facelift Corsa SRi’s?
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For the past few thousand k’s, the Barina has been making a farting noise, a chuffing noise, sort of like if you press your lips together and the blow… yes, like your blowing a raspberry.
It’s coming from the D/S area of the engine, most audible through the D/S front wheel.
Have had the timing belt and water pump done…. Twice… (The first water pump lasted 1400k’s…
It did go away after the water pumps were changed over, but came back very quickly. Only does it when hot.
Did it before the water pump was changed the first time (it was leaking). Apparently it’s not an exhaust leak, but that is exactly what it sounds like.
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This is for the Z14XE Corsa C owners – what do you get out of a 45l tank roughly. I gave up at 620km and fillled mine up – is this normal?
also at 100kmh in 5th waht doe the tach sit at (mine is 2900.)
this was done on a run to rockhampton yesterday for those interested at a rough speed of 100-160km. try to get one of these to sit on 100 – I couldn’t! seems it wanted to cruise at 130 for some reason.
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I had the car jacked up today trying to find the cause of an annoying rattle (which I’ve narrowed down to the brake calipers).
Anyway, I span the drivers side wheel with my hand and I noticed that with every revolution of the wheel, there is a point where the rotor (or shiny disc as I thought it was called) rubs against the brake caliper. The wheel then seems to slow down because of this and stops after about two revolutions.
I’ve heard it a lot lately when driving at low speeds but thought nothing of it.
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I’ve had an awesome run tyre-wise with my ‘01 XC SRi and got 80,000km out of the 185/55/15 Michellin Energy front tyres, which I’m not certain were even new when I got the car! Better still, the rears still have about 2mm left before the wear markers are reached.
One of the fronts finally let go last week so it was on with the spare and time to make a “few” phone calls to see what I could organise as replacements. I wasn’t interested in Michellins as I know there’s plenty of other brands out there so I had a figure in mind of about $110 per tyre fitted and balanced for something good.
Boy was I mistaken! After about 5 calls to differnet tyre places I kepy getting told that 185/55/15 is rather uncommon and the best price I could do was $120 fitted and balanced for some piece of crap brand called Sonar!!!!
The last place I called finally suggested that I consider going with 195/50/15 as there is minimal difference in diameter and they are a far more common size.
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