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maizey

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  1. Noticed that the headlights had taken a bit of a beating after June's hot days. Didn’t fancy doing all that sandpapering work so used the Turtle wax headlight cleaner and sealant. Did this by hand: Spent about 15 mins on each headlight using a micro fibre cloth wrapped around a scotch bright pad, just to give it a bit of firmness. Quite happy with half an hour’s work and one less reason for the nasty MOT man to pick at. As this is an abrasive just take care of the surrounding paintwork. For comparison - 1st photo shows drivers side done and passenger side untouched. (Apologies if this has been covered previously).
  2. 2006 G7 with 110K. (Purchased in 2008 with 20K on the clock) - New oil pan sump fitted due to a rust pin hole.Other than routine servicing,brake disc's / pads,fan (aux drive) belt and a throttle body clean last year this is the first actual "repair" I have had to do.
  3. If the aircon bomb isn't effective think you may be down to trying one of those Ozone (O3) generators, they usually kill all nasties and remove odours in the vehicle, just a matter of whether you are OK with the smell they make. The large commercial units can effectively treat even flood damaged vehicles and there are some 12volt portable offerings on Amazon, however, I have never had cause to use one so mo idea if/how effective these things are.
  4. Well you certainly got your monies worth out of that one . . . . . .Febreeze would not have had any effect, doubtful if a full blown hurricane would have been any help.
  5. just a quick comment ref these sanitiser's /aircon bombs . . . . If you have nice leather seats it's worthwhile covering them over, whilst the contents are discharged, with an old sheet/blanket or similar as the contents (mainly from the less well known brands) can put a white stain on your nice black leather. How old is the cabin filter ? Old school temporary fix is to spray something like "febreeze" on the cabin filter . . . worth a go
  6. Thank you Kev16v, I'll let him know. Although he has owned it from new it's got to the point now when his bad knees are preventing any use or enjoyment of the vehicle . . .which is a bit sad really.
  7. Hi Crazy Cat Lady, seems like I can always rely on you for a comment to one of my posts . . .thank you. It's not a Blue edition and not resprayed ( Lagoon blue is 8M6 . . . might have the wrong name on this though). Service history is just about perfect, no accidents ( he's never gone anywhere far enough to HAVE an accident ! . Vehicle has no mods and is standard as hell, its still got the round advertising blurb in the well of the spare wheel . . . . Thanks for the reply
  8. I have already told him that the £4500 he thinks it's worth is "unrealistic"
  9. Just been speaking to a guy who has the above vehicle in his drive and is maybe looking to sell as it is not used and his knees are bad so cannot get out of it easily.At the moment the vehicle is only driven around the block on Sundays. He is original owner, it's mot'd,service history,original keys,original spare wheel,leather seats.NO sunroof though,3 post spoiler on tailgate,5 spoke orignal wheels have just been painted. Interior looks very good,slight wear on drivers seat bolster, 3/4 small scrtches to paintwork and a very few stone chips on front.Think he said that it had just had a new battery as previous one failed due to lack of use. He is not in rush to sell so will ask top money for it. Ebay and Autotrader advertising similar vehicle's but not with such low mileage. Would appreciate your thought on this.
  10. "J B weld" seems good for almost any repair,the americans seem to use it for anything and everything. £5.33 on Amazon
  11. Answering this on the basis/assumption that this is just the foam that is contaminated . . . Have you tried using the 'Swarfega' hand cleaner? As this is specifically designed to remove oil/grease from your hands then I would expect it to be OK for the foam.Try a small area first though. I use it to remove oil/grease from Cotton/Linen fabrics without damage.To get the best use you need to rub /massage the Swarfega into the item then leave it for 2-3 hours to do it's work.Wash out with warm soapy water ( i use the green blocks of household soap for this). I accept that there is a smell to the Swarfega, however this is removed when washed with the soapy water, just repeat if the odour is still there. You may have to repeat the process to get all the oil out but it will get it. Most import thing is to massage the swarfega in and LEAVE IT to work on the oil, if you just wash immediatley it will not work. Last point to mention is try to avoid getting swarfega on the leather as it will happily remove all the 'good oils/waxes' from the leather.If it gets on the leather just wipe it off asap and apply leather balm etc. I suggest you only use Swarfega, would avoid the other cheaper/unknown brands. Hope this helps with the problem
  12. hub to inner disc - just a thin film of "multipurpose" grease or whatever i have in the garage - nothing special. The red rubber grease is just for the slider pins only,nowhere else
  13. Ceratec is fine,but I am still "old school" so the silder pins get red rubber grease instead
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