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Cheers Mik I'll pick some up, I have some Auto Finesse stuff but it won't touch it!
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Have you tried a fallout remover. A lot of the black specs on my white mito aren't tar and need a fallout remover or a physical method ( fingernail or clay ) to remove.
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I've not tried it Harry, the stuff I rubbed made brown stains like tar does, will it shift that?
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If tar remover is dissolving it slowly then it probably is just well baked on and dried out tar.

I'd still try a fallout remover. Autoglym magma can be bought in Halfords and works well. If it finds iron contaminants it turns purple. Makes a huge difference to how bright and crisp my car looks.

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Some images of mine on p377 of this very Fred.
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Rich B wrote: Sat May 16, 2020 11:52 am Similar issue when I had the clutch cable snap on my R19 16v
Ahh, I remember this well. There was a recall for all Renault 19's at the time and it was my job as the apprentice to replace them. The new cable had more heat proofing on it, was a bit longer and took a slightly different route. The clutch pedal was also replaced as the cable exited at too sharp an angle and caused the cable to snap prematurely.

Most were replaced, but I expect some slipped through the net as this was circa 1993/94, so getting hold of people wasn't as easy as it is today.

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Gwaredd wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 9:13 am
Rich B wrote: Sat May 16, 2020 11:52 am Similar issue when I had the clutch cable snap on my R19 16v
Ahh, I remember this well. There was a recall for all Renault 19's at the time and it was my job as the apprentice to replace them. The new cable had more heat proofing on it, was a bit longer and took a slightly different route. The clutch pedal was also replaced as the cable exited at too sharp an angle and caused the cable to snap prematurely.

Most were replaced, but I expect some slipped through the net as this was circa 1993/94, so getting hold of people wasn't as easy as it is today.

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yeah, I think the cable went inside the exhaust heat shield when it could have quite easily run outside it. I just ran it where ever it seemed sensible to put it!
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So new tyres on the ML, tyres fitted fine but when I checked the torques on the nuts not one was right. One was over 300nm :roll:

Re-torqued them all and took the long way to and from my parents to check all was well. I forget every time how crap tyres can feel in the last mm or so of legal tread. It’s like I’ve more grip and dropped the tyre pressures 5psi, lovely.

Also stuck the trickle charger on it for a day as I was getting a low coolant alarm which always seems to happen after lots of short trips in winter. Seems fine now.

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I've always found tyres feel their very best just before they go in the bin.

As long as it's dry anyway :lol:

New tyres alwyas feel slimy and squishy.
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Broccers wrote: Sat May 16, 2020 2:49 pm Yes he did mention box off and not easy when he didn't even open the bonnet to solve the problem 😄.
Hopefully not too broken.
New hose required that was the issue, not so expensive 8-)
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integrale_evo wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 11:22 am I've always found tyres feel their very best just before they go in the bin.

As long as it's dry anyway :lol:

New tyres alwyas feel slimy and squishy.
That. Annoyingly.
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Yeah, new tyres are noticeably more quiet though.
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You’ve had 5-20k to progressively get used to the old ones. They’re like an old pair of slippers.
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Rich B wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 12:47 pm They’re like an old pair of slippers.
No, he was saying they are still grippy.
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mik wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 12:51 pm
Rich B wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 12:47 pm They’re like an old pair of slippers.
No, he was saying they are still grippy.
not slippy?
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Rich B wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 12:52 pm
mik wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 12:51 pm
Rich B wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 12:47 pm They’re like an old pair of slippers.
No, he was saying they are still grippy.
not slippy?
No
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Used my mitos roof bars for the first time. Was paranoid the whole time that the straps were going to work loose and bash the roof :lol:

Was expecting them to be noisy but really didn't notice them until 80ish where there was a bit of a whistle.

And no, not the biggest set of ladders in the world, but they wouldn't fit in the e46 touring so zero chance in the space inefficient mito!

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Washed the merc and soon realised I must have either run out of time or forgot to give the bonnet a coat of fusso when I did the rest as it got wet instead of the water just falling off :oops:

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The old ones just felt hard and didn’t have that last bit of mechanical grip you would expect.

Admittedly it’s a 2.1 ton tall car but it still handles nicely.

I think if I drove a Caterham 7 I’d become over-stimulated and need a lie down :D

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V8Granite wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 9:40 pm The old ones just felt hard and didn’t have that last bit of mechanical grip you would expect.

Admittedly it’s a 2.1 ton tall car but it still handles nicely.

I think if I drove a Caterham 7 I’d become over-stimulated and need a lie down :D

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integrale_evo wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 9:38 pm And no, not the biggest set of ladders in the world, but they wouldn't fit in the e46 touring so zero chance in the space inefficient mito!
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