Long time no speak 
Had a few issues that were really starting to **** me off with my car, mainly the brake buld warning light chirping at me randomly. I was forever changing the bulbs, checking the bulb holders etc and they'd be fine for a couple of hours before it started to beep at me again..very annoying.
Anyway, whilst enjoying a spirited drive up to Snowdon (climbed it on Tuesday) my mate following told me I have NO brake lights at all. This ****** me off a bit and thought it cant be all 3 bulbs out at once. Anyway, after getting back the following day and a bit of a google it was the switch on the pedal. Went to Euro and they listed 3 for my car...all different. Got all 3 and changed it this morning. I'd read some horror stories about doing it as the switches can break during the install. To be honest though, once I'd got the lower dash off it was a 30 second job...so happy days. Brake lights all sorted at long last all for the cost of about 6 quid.
Popped back up to Euro to return the other switches and they were good as gold. Then I realised I needed to change my coolant header tank as the sensor was ranted and kept telling me I had no coolant. I know the cooling system is in top order as I did the thermostat and sensor for the temp gauge not so long ago so the only other weak link was the sensor in the header tank....13 quid ish.
Euro had it on the shelf and I even got a fiver back after the credit for the switches that were returned
Anyway, header tank is easy to change, didn't drain the system just managed to empty the old header tank and put the coolant back in once the new one was in (it was still crystal clear and bright pink so was happy to re use it). 20 minutes later...job done. Car was run for half an hour and it was bob on... no leaks or airlocks.
Job done, brakes next, got everything ready to go just got to find the time. I've also got 2 new ball joints for the front to fit which should fix the clunk I've got (had an advisory on the MOT) so once that's done the cars back in good order again
Looking forward to having brakes that work and enjoying a 'beep free' and 'clunk free' drive again
T
Had a few issues that were really starting to **** me off with my car, mainly the brake buld warning light chirping at me randomly. I was forever changing the bulbs, checking the bulb holders etc and they'd be fine for a couple of hours before it started to beep at me again..very annoying.
Anyway, whilst enjoying a spirited drive up to Snowdon (climbed it on Tuesday) my mate following told me I have NO brake lights at all. This ****** me off a bit and thought it cant be all 3 bulbs out at once. Anyway, after getting back the following day and a bit of a google it was the switch on the pedal. Went to Euro and they listed 3 for my car...all different
. Got all 3 and changed it this morning. I'd read some horror stories about doing it as the switches can break during the install. To be honest though, once I'd got the lower dash off it was a 30 second job...so happy days. Brake lights all sorted at long last all for the cost of about 6 quid. Popped back up to Euro to return the other switches and they were good as gold. Then I realised I needed to change my coolant header tank as the sensor was ranted and kept telling me I had no coolant. I know the cooling system is in top order as I did the thermostat and sensor for the temp gauge not so long ago so the only other weak link was the sensor in the header tank....13 quid ish.
Euro had it on the shelf and I even got a fiver back after the credit for the switches that were returned
Anyway, header tank is easy to change, didn't drain the system just managed to empty the old header tank and put the coolant back in once the new one was in (it was still crystal clear and bright pink so was happy to re use it). 20 minutes later...job done. Car was run for half an hour and it was bob on... no leaks or airlocks.
Job done, brakes next, got everything ready to go just got to find the time. I've also got 2 new ball joints for the front to fit which should fix the clunk I've got (had an advisory on the MOT) so once that's done the cars back in good order again
Looking forward to having brakes that work and enjoying a 'beep free' and 'clunk free' drive again
T
