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  1. rossmc

    Disastor :(.

    My K11 is getting fixed at bodyshop atm on someone else's insurance as an old boy drove into it. They also arranged for me to get a hire car.. Ended up having a crash with the hire car (Corsa) on Tuesday night :(. Backroad in the country going home, road was wet/muddy. Slowed right down to 2nd...
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    Rear tint

    Cheers - Kristian could you PM where you get your film from? Have been quoted £190 for just rear windows locally
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    What do you do for a living??

    Become a student in september doing IT at uni. Store Supervisor/Duty Manager in a store just now though.. Do as much sound engineering, organising gigs ,etc as I can too. I see a lot of us are interested in IT + some form of music tech !
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    Rear tint

    Do you think it's too hard to tint K11 boot window at home with one of those film kits ? Anyone any tips on how to do it as its curved,etc?
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    Breaking News: 2 K11's, 1 Cooper S seriously injured!

    Looks like a scene from last nights "Builders from Hell" on ITV last night. A builder drank a full bottle of whiskey and took a very large digger type thing, can't remember what it was out on the streets to play. Crushed streets of cars completely and if they got stuck under the wheels just...
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    Allans NEW K11 Micra :D

    Nice one Allan I went to have a look at some cars at that very garage a few weeks ago, didn't have that Micra though :o. Make sure you get them to give you a free nice valet and wash with their mental stuff there ;). Should be good!
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    K11 with 15"

    Spoke to Norwich Union - They add 10% onto premium for each declared mod apparantly and will only allow up to 3 mods or they won't insure the car anymore :o.
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    K11 with 15"

    Cheers guys still deciding which way to go. Car needs 2 new front tyres, tread is just legal atm.. Back two still have 5mm or so + spare has 8mm ,etc. So pondering just going for alloys. Insurance have quoted 10% on premium with locking nuts + 15% without. Have spotted these: For £265 inc P+P...
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    new drivers act and smoking while driving?

    Smoking while driving could be often classed as bad as on mobile phone ,etc.
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    K11 with 15"

    Springs would be great, but I'd need to pay someone to fit them and I'm also led to believe they add even more onto insurance?
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    K11 with 15"

    Anyone got any decent photos of a K11 with 15" alloys which *hasn't* been lowered ,preferably a black one! Cheers, Ross.
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    What to do

    Am pondering making some subtle mods to car. Looking to maybe spend a few hundred, and stuff I could do myself would be even better. Also prefer mods which I won't have to change on insurance or not add much at all in terms of ££ to insurance policy. Have had difficulity trying to find mods...
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    Front bumper cosmetics!

    Yup but does anyone know if they replace the old part or go on top of it?
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    Front bumper cosmetics!

    The chrome part looks the same as what I was thinking was a replacement part? Does anyone know if these are replacements or covers which go on top of the existing plastic part? SEL imperial provide a "non primed front bumper moulding": Which I'm guessing I could have painted black? Is the...
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    Front bumper cosmetics!

    Had a slight knock on a very steep slope doing a turn and bumped a wall.. Bit of damage to bumper + plastic trim. Does anyone know of a cheap supplier for the plastic trim bit in grey? Or how much I should be looking at to have the paintwork fixed, have been quoted £60 + price of plastic section...
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    "Rubbing" noise when breaking?

    Has gone now as far as I've noticed, was just the pads wearing in!
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    "Rubbing" noise when breaking?

    When applying the brakes on my car there is a slight sort of rubbing noise, difficult to describe... Car is a K11 2002 1.0l - just changed pads + discs today and it's still there?
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    Scratching :(

    My car has a lot of scratching all over the bodywork. What's the best way to try and remove them?
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    Brake discs - urgent!

    Hi all, Had my car in for a service last Monday, appears after much denial I do finally need to buy new front brake discs + pads! The garage however wanted £170 for the pleasure which I thought was a bit much.. I know a mechanic who is going to fit them discs + pads for me instead...
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    Cigarette Lighter

    Cheers guys, changed the fuse and it's working now :).
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