The diagnostic protocols changed on the ABS about that time I think, from Teves mk20 to Teves mk25, though I think that happened earlier than the Facelift, maybe 2002 or 2003. I doubt (though not 100% sure) that the canbus protocol from the...
I think that the fundamental problem with them is that they cause the drain holes to get blocked up with dirt, but then that can happen with any car I suppose. You need to make sure that the drain holes can drain water whether you have the...
what's an xei? I think that's a 1.8 K series? The early K series have a MEMS1.9 ECU and aren't EOBD compliant, but I don't know whether that applied to an xei.
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this is just bare metal as welded and cleaned up. It'll look a lot better with the skim of filler and some stone chip on it.
Now I have to do the other side.
It seems to me that long term those protection...
yes I need that bracket.
I am waiting for the weather to improve so that I can weld up the sills and take it for an MOT.
Once that's done the gearbox is coming out.