My cats are still there but with nothing inside them, I bashed the guts out with a hammer and big chisel. Still got the tailpipe silencers and centre box though and I must admit I was a little disappointed with the lack of extra noise but you can hear it when the throttle is floored.

The first relay deals with the passenger side and also switches the second relay which is for the drivers side. So if the passenger side was working but not the drivers side, it could be the second relay. Mine used to work on the passenger side but only a few strips on the drivers side

Last time I tried it, I'd got a few strips on the passenger side and one thin strip down the middle of the drivers side. I think the problem is more likely to be at the top or bottom of the screen itself where the connections are no longer making.

It should stay up overnight now we've sorted the leak. You saw my SE that hasn't been started in 9 days and it may not be at full height but it's still not on the bumpstops. I did suggest that it could be an iffy height sensor but I wouldn't have expected it to give an out of range signal for long enough on the roads you were driving on. Unless it got drowned in the storm.......

If you are going to swap the fusebox, check the VIN on the two cars as there are a number of different ones. My SE has a brand new fusebox and I was going to swap it into the ex-plod until I checked. Although they are only a few months apart (SE is a late '97 model and the ex-plod is a '98 model but built Nov '97), the fuseboxes are different part numbers.

Spoke too soon. Just had a phone call from him. Halfway home he got the beep, beep, beep, EAS Fault 35MPH Max, but it has stayed at normal height which seems odd. He's got Marty's EAS Kicker with him so I suggested he tried plugging that in and seeing what it did, nothing is the answer although now he has a car at normal height but only the top LED lit on the display. We're now suspecting a problem in the connector behind the kick panel as he'd just driven through a rainstorm so if water is getting onto that from somewhere, that might explain it. But at least he's not on the bumpstops again.

Austin has just left, a very happy man. After a 2 hour journey on the bumpstops, I plugged the EASUnlock cable in, gave it a wiggle to clean the contacts, connected immediately, read the faults, unlocked the ECU, cleared the faults and up she came. A bit sluggish as the pump isn't in the prime of life so we went inside for a coffee. 20 minutes later, the right rear was on the bumpstops and you could hear the air escaping. The guy that fitted the new Dunlop rear air springs hadn't pushed the pipe in fully so pushed it all the way in and the hissing noise stopped. The squirty bottle of fairy liquid and water showed no more leaks so he's set off for the hour and a half drive back as he can travel at a sensible speed now.

Even changed the rubber on his rear wiper while he was here as he hadn't worked out that you can stop it by opening the tailgate while it's in mid sweep......

Marty, he's bringing the car over to me tomorrow. First thing will be to see if my EASUnlock or Nanocom will connect, if not, it'll be drop the panel and check the back of the socket for corrosion. If that looks OK then I'll have the kick panel off and check in there. If I don't find anything and still can't connect, I'll try nicking the delay relay off the SE (and see if it has one or the PO has swapped it for a standard one).

Martyuk wrote:

It's definitely not pleasurable! well, not for me anyway!!

But haven't you noticed the smile on your missus's face?

The PLAs kick out a huge amount of interference which causes the hams to get all offended over the pollution of their spectrum (although quite why they think of it as theirs as they don't even have to pay for their licences any more). When BT Vision first started the box shipped with a pair of Commtrend PLAs and I spent most of my working day placating whinging hams and asking BT to get them swapped. After a while they stopped using them.

PLAs are all right as long as you don't have any radio hams nearby as they kick out a huge amount of interference and if they are Commtrend ones, they run very hot and after about 3 years, burst into flames.

dave3d wrote:

They said it was based on claims history, so I think we must come to the conclusion that we drive our cars harder in the UK.

Or we are more likely to complain when they fail.......

You've not got poly bushes in it by any chance?

Boge. That's what LR fitted in the first place (and no matter what else is included in the description, I'd avoid anything with Britpart in the name....). However, my ex-plod is on 16" wheels and 70 series tyres and the first thing I noticed with the SE on 18s and 55 series tyres was how much harsher the ride felt. I mentioned it in my local indie who simply said that you want 16s for comfort and 18s for looks.

Is it like another lifetime warranty I've come across? The one where you go to them and say, it's broke and they tell you that as it's broke it's reached the end of it's lifetime so the warranty has just expired?

Or is it like the Halfords lifetime warranty on their Professional tools? I sheared off a 1/2" to 3/8" adapter but I was using a 3/8" drive socket, then the adapter, and trying to undo something with a 1/2" drive, 2 foot breaker bar. Something was going to give and it was the adapter. For the hell of it I took the broken bits to Halfords with the intention of buying a new one and they swapped it free of charge!

From what I've heard about them, if you really must have the extra 2" height, then go for Gen 3 Arnotts, if you want to leave it at standard height, stick with Dunlops.

I wouldn't worry about it and just get it up to Ray at V8 Dev. The lip on the top hat liners will easily take up the damaged bit. Here's my motor after I picked it up but before I covered it up with all the other bits......

Orangebean wrote:

Now THAT would be ambitious for the weekend! I can spray, but only equipped for good old cellulose paint.

That would do it. I don't want it spraying with modern 2k crap, basecoat and lacquer is the only way to do it. That's all my man ever does and the finish he can get is amazing.......

Just drill a 10mm hole in the end of a lump of 1" steel bar. Don't drill in the centre but offset it to one edge. You can then put the head of one of the pulley bolts into the hole and rest the side of the bar against the shaft. That's my holding tool.....

I've promised mine a respray and interior valet before the end of August, anyone any good with a spraygun?

A lot of companies do that but with some it's the other way round. They charge more on eBay as everyone assumes they are getting a bargain on there.