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foggyjames
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Post by foggyjames »

To be fair Gavin, I was in the FWD toss, whereas you were pimping it big in a 300. This is the cost of having some luxuries... :oops:

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Post by Cornholio »

Given that the 340 is (possibly) about to cost me rather a lot of money, I could probably cope with a bit of FWD toss luxury :wink:

I was surprised to learn that new shocks are going to cost about £280 :shock: I can't even do the job myself as the book of lies give it a four spanner rating :(

Add to that the need for a new timing belt, exhaust, valance, etc., etc. it may be time to wave goodbye to the old boy :cry:

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Post by SteveP »

You can always do the rear shocks yourself, that should leave change out of £20 if you get some from ebay. It's a very easy job.
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Post by Cornholio »

Cool, thanks Steve.
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Post by Nick C »

Yup, rear shocks are easy. It does help if you have someone else to assist however...
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I did replace front shocks myself and I had not done that before, only trouble is those nuts that keep damper on place, those are so large that there was not even single tool that would done job well and of course those were put so tight that it was barely possible to get those open, but rest was rather easy as I had spring compressing tools.

It took 8 hours to replace them, at least 6 hours I did fight with those damn nuts.

I don't know what size of key fits, but maybe somewhere around 60mm ?

Oh yes, I did not remove strut completely, just did undo top of it, would be of course easier if you remove strut completely.
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Post by CarlD »

Has anyone tried http://www.192.com/ ? seems to cover parts of the UK better that google maps
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just done it for my address and the picture was much older than the google earth one as they were still building my estate
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Post by Chris_C »

Looked at Kates on Google Earth last night, and, without this being taken the wrong way, you can see straight in her room ;)

They hadn't finished building it, and theres no roof!
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Post by redline »

Chris_C wrote:Looked at Kates on Google Earth last night, and, without this being taken the wrong way, you can see straight in her room ;)
oh god Foggy will be trying to find it now !!!!!!
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Post by pettaw »

redline wrote:
oh god I'll be trying to find it now !!!!!!
Fixed :D
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Post by redline »

pettaw wrote:
redline wrote:
oh god I'll be trying to find it now !!!!!!
Fixed :D
not at all Andrew , I am a very happily married man
not a lecherous ,frustrated tart like foggy lol
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Post by germ »

^^^ sm53 heheheh :lol:

and sm32 :P :lol:
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