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Changing the bulbs on the instrument cluster is dead easy, just remove the module and you can get at them all from the back. +1 for Les on the key front. I got a spare made a couple of years back. JLR gave me the lock barrel code and all I had...

Google classic rides north Wales. Les does all things p38 in regards to keys and becm stuff.

Have acquired a specialist puller which might do the job 🤞🏻

Hi, Yeah the arms themselves came off pretty easy, the aluminium bits underneath seem bonded to the spindle. I’m a bit wary about using heat so close to the plastic and windscreen (and I sprayed a ton of PlusGas onto them) I know that Rave...

Good that you're getting somewhere but I'm sorry to say that I don't think you're done. You will need to get the wipers off and find out what is missing under the scuttle, my guess is there's a grommet out and the drainage under the scuttle is...

Ok, well I think we have an answer. First the good news -the A pillar is completely dry as is the headlining. I poured a litre of water onto the scuttle pan and it pooled and leaked -the drain was completely clogged. I’ve unclogged it and it...

Pop the A pillar trim off while you're in there. One screw behind the plastic Airbag cap at the top, think it's a T30 and then pour a watering can over the top edge to the windscreen, do it all the way across the top of the screen as you'll be...

I don’t think it’s splashing back up, I think it’s getting into the bit behind the dash panel and splashing from there onto the door. If my end panel was on, I think the door would be dry. I’ll need to try it tomorrow -get inside with a camera

Years ago, I knew a guy that grew cress on the carpet inside the door shut of his mate's Marina as it was so damp in there! Thing is, this one's got water splashing to about this height so there's no way that's coming through the scuttle and...

Did a little video for you on mine draining water, sorry about the wind noise. Maybe a daft question but was the panel already missing from the side of your dash or is there water behind it? I don't think it's the scuttle panel that's causing...

Hi, no, I had the top of the dash out to fix the (original) stereo and then realised my fuel gauge is mid-calibrated so thought I might need to take it off again -so, lazily never popped it back on. Door seals seem ok, nothing obvious. Unless...

If it's draining slowly, it ain't right. Put some water in there, hit it with the airline, then wipe your face and change your shirt etc. as you will be wearing a fair bit of muck! Ask me how I know... Or cover over it a bit with a cloth, you...

I tried the scuttle panel and there is a load of gunk around the base of the wiper. Water is pooling there but does drain out under the footwell when I poured a cup of water in -slowly mind. Perhaps the torrential rain is causing it. I’ll start...

That is a severe leak isn't it? TO have the water splashing on the door panel like that it may as well have the window open! I think you need to give it a bit of a hosing with a friend sitting in it. Have you cleared the drains out? I've...

Any damp inside the car is likely to lead to electronic issues.

Pics of the water ingress:

Ughhhh…. I’m losing the will here. A few days of glorious weather and all dried out, one morning of rain and footwell drenched again. The water seems to be getting in quite high up, just below windscreen level and I don’t have the time for...

The rubber strip on the lower windscreen plastic is just a finishing strip. One problem is the drains at either end of the body work under the windscreen and beneath the plastic tray. These can get blocked with leaves and debris. The water level...

Hi, Whilst sorting through some minor issues with my 2003 L322 if had her parked up for a couple of weeks. I got a shock when, after some really heavy rain, I found the mat and carpet in the drivers footwell completely soaked -not damp...