Recent content by chris22

Failed the MOT on split ball joint dust covers and decided to replace the whole ball joint as it looked an easy job and the ball joints were less than £30 the pair (Flea bay). Got the new joints and gave them and the car to the local garage to fit. 4 hour labour later it was done.... 4...

Not such a stupid question - I have always though that the lights mounted in the lower bumper looked wrong. I belive they are mounted this way to meet "type approval regulations" to do with the visibility of lights when veiwed from an angle. The off-set mounting for the spare wheel means that...

I need to replace the front seat base (squab) cover on the drivers side as the stiching holding the plastic anchor strips has come adrift and the plastic strips are broken. Anyone got a good second hand cover for sale in black?

Just fitted General Grabber 225.55.17 tyres to my FL1. About the best I could find for low profile semi-off road tyres. (Event Tyres, £480 fitted at home)

Same thing with mine when I first got the car. Turned out that previous punters, not realising that the mirrors fold back with an electric motor, had folded the mirrors by pushing them and disengaged the gears. Using the switch to fold/unfold the mirrors put the system back in gear and stopped...