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19 hours ago, Crazy Cat Lady said:Next time i need discs i'll probably buy Ferodo, i rather like their pads.
When I first got my G7 I fitted Ferodo disc's and pads.
Over the years I've tried most of the alternatives in various combinations.
What's on the car now I hear you all ask . . . . . Correct . . Ferodo disc's (not drilled or grooved) and Ferodo pads -
OK it's only for road use and I guess the track guys will shake their heads,but for "normal" use Ferodo are still hard to beat
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I have a good/very good used Pipercross filter just sitting in my cupboard if you are interested,along with a couple of part used "retentive oils" aerosols and a part used filter "cleaning" aerosol.
part number PP1290
Pipercross uses a "foam" type material as the filter element
Can be cleaned and re used but apart from that I couldn't tell the difference really.
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from cross reference info the bosch version of the Mann filter is
0451 103 259
filter P3259
ECP 501 59 0017
and today it's cheaper.
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8 minutes ago, gezhenry said:
Yeah nice swan spot on pal where dyou get that from don't suppose its surplus to your requirements is it?!!
from Mr T, some time ago
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is this the one you are after ?
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On 26/04/2017 at 20:40, Crazy Cat Lady said:
30 quid for front brake pad set, 20 quid for rears, and free postage - from Mister Auto : )
Just seen this . . .
Crikey they've gone up in price
, 22 months ago I paid £18.50 for the fronts and £14.50 for the rears with free p&p.
I will buy them again though . . . . when the time comes . . . as they are excellent pads and don't cover your nice summer wheels in horrible black dust, in fact they are a very "clean" pad
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7 hours ago, maizey said:
Hi
is there a company in UK that makes a tyre rack/stand like this one on eBay ?
Thanks
Thanks for the replies . . .
Already looked at the eBay offerings, only found 1 listing which stacks the wheels like this.
Don't want the wheels lying flat (as the stands offered on eBay show) the will take up to much room in a smallish garage. . . . . hence the question.
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8 minutes ago, Old Red Celica said:
Make one?
Yeah . . . just being lazy I suppose, if necessay i'll get the welder back from my mate and cobble something together
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Hi
is there a company in UK that makes a tyre rack/stand like this one on eBay ?
Thanks
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my trusted bodyshop guys use these three 3m products
50417 3M Perfect-It™ III Fast Cut Plus Compound - 1 bottle, 1 kg
80349 3M Perfect-It™ III Extra Fine - 1 bottle, 1 litre
80345 3M Perfect-It™ III Polish Rosa - 1 bottle, 1 litre
They are expensive though (price range of £27 -£37/each)
They are designed for machine polisher use (but this doesn't exclude using them by hand).
As said before be careful with any cutting compounds and machine polishers,read the instructions (yeah, i know!), it's easy to cut through the paint or "burn" the paint if you concentrate in just one area
With the 3m stuff I would start with the polish, see what that leaves you with, then work backwards to the "Fast Cut" where required.
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Hi,this might be worth a thought . . . most recommendations seem to be for Redline MT-90,however,an option may be to use equivalent "Millers oils" gearbox oil?
They have a shop at their factory at - Hillside Oil Works, Rastrick Common, Brighouse HD6 3DP, unfortunatley it's not open Saturday or Sunday though.
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Have a look at www.hamiltonclassic.co.uk not cheap but seem to be a good product and got to say know what they are talking about when it comes to car covers.
Decided on one of these,many thanks for the info
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Hi,thanks for the info everyone, will have a look at all the suggestions made.
Nice tip about the cotton sheet Arizona . . thanks for that
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Hi
any recommendations would be appreciated
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So what do we have to do to keep our precious cars safe?
Park at the top of the hill not the bottom, park away from other parked cars, park away from passing traffic / schools / building sites and/or road works, drive like a wuss, watch out for pot holes etc.
Does become quite tempting to buy a banger for a daily driver.
Just picking up the "Park at the Top of a Hill" bit . . . . . . . i'm on the narrow main road,lots of parked cars on both sides of the road,Thursday night around 10:15, in a quiet north Derbyshire village, this lunatic in a box van came flying down the street on my left,didn't stop at the junction, no lights, no indicators, sweet FA, straight across the road in front of me . . . . . . antilocks juddering like mad but no collision.
Was about to launch into this a******e big time however the "box van" was one of these . . . . . . .
pointy end first as well . . . .
had a good look around but there was no one running after it (or away from it from that matter). After a few minutes a bloke on the main road opens his front door and says "is it yours?"
. . . . I mean Celica/Huuuuge trailer/Celica . . be serious.I was so tempted to say "NO IT ISN'T, BUT THIS LITTLE PILE OF BROWN STUFF ON THE FRONT SEAT IS, AND IT'S YOURS IF YOU WANT IT"
I didn't say it, just asked if he would call the cops instead.
Stay away from affluent little villages in Derbyshire, the locals throw trailers at you
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I don't usually buy from Halfords but I bought a Yuasa 12v Silver Car Battery HSB0053 (5yr guarantee) 12/13 months ago, they were on special offer at the time at about
£60.They're still available but @£75.Are they worth the extra cash over the Bosch batteries? well at £60 not really a contest - Yuasa have a good reputation for their batteries (they make batteries for vitually anything that needs a battery) - at £75? I'd say yes but mine's still just a bit new to tell . . . . I suppose it depends on how long you intend keeping the car?
oops mines a 2006
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Oh, i see it's now a set of straighteners is it? . . . . . . .very thoughtful . . but that's good
'cause i can keep it with the "hairdryer" for my G7 
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Many thanks for the info Greyracer and everyone
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:thumbs:ahh . . .ok.
I'd assumed that the original would have to come but worth asking the question,maybe someone who has already done the replacement will see this and comment.
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It's 40mm
I think...
Hi,could i just ask whether you removed the original toyota centre from the steering wheel or just fitted the new Tsport gel badge on top of it?
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I think he means two years up on the lift lol.
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Looks well underneath, discs are clean and I sealed a leaky alloy/tyre bead.
Needs a bloody good clean after 2 years parked up, but I'm looking forward to having it back as a daily drive.
When you say "parked up" Andy , you don't mean . . . . . . . Nah, forget it -
Some years ago now Andy was the person who answered the first ever question I raised on here and his information was spot on,it made it impossible to go wrong . . . . . and he even supplied a set of templates I needed.
.Was a loss to the club when he disappeared but as far as I am concerned, dead pleased to see his name back on here again.
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, have only used it few times for GEN 7 though
what have you done to your celica today...
in General Celica Discussion
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Boxed set of rear discs and pads from seller on ebay "autosessive " in Chester. You may be able to do a search for the Avensis parts, however,as you have non standard equipment best to contact them.