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Oh I will leave it then I doubt get that much time sounds like a full dayer got car polish and some wax I think I best check before I do it I think and a youtube video to make sure I'm doing it right :)

You mean the four lot's of tax we have on petrol I'm just kidding ;) Anyway I've put a bumper sticker that says "Honk if you think I'm sexy" I then wait at green lights until I feel better about myself.

Well every circumstance is different I can maybe understand if she has 20 blokes that have come over looking for work like on benefit street with them romanians that came over on the promise of work to find they had been brought over almost as slaves had moved in. But if it's a family like you say they're not going to be doing any harm and needless chaos from media hype. Just going back to the benefit streets though, they was living on the streets with no way of making money and no way to return home so they said, how long would it be before they turn to crime to get food. Anyway as I said before every party is corrupt and I'm sure if they wasn't before once they get in they soon will be. It's all a balance of figures at the end of the day. And with the help of media helping to smoke screen the BS that comes out of the mouths of the people in charge. It's like the NHS your National Insurance pays for that not tax yet !Removed! head David wants it to be private and nearly has ran it into the ground. Anyway back to the cars :D

tempted to try the clay bar out just unsure at the minute if to or not will see what time I get back before I make my mind up might be a job for next week with the kids off.

Thats what my mates have done they have fortified a base it's meant to be pretty good was on TS whilest they was on it last night but I was DL arma 2 at the time sounds pretty good.

I disagree with this part I have a few friends that all have worked since leaving school without qualifications but was happy to get to work at 4am in the factories and have lost their jobs because of some europeans I will tread lightly here :) don't get me wrong I do see a lot of people that will and are happy to sit on their !Removed! and do jack sh@t. But I think its only a minority and a lot less than the media and the government will have you believe.

I can see your point but I'm sure it doesn't work like that otherwise the idiots that get voted in wouldn't ever get voted in :D

Thats true you got a vote from me already

Dogconker for PM ;)

Their all as corrupt as each other if you ask me, classic case damned if you do damned if you don't :(

Never done it myself mate so not sure. Seems they are surrounded by unsurety with the MOT though. Will they pass won't they. The latest directive from VOSA includes their view that unless strict criteria are met, after-market HID kits may not be legal. There is some confusion regarding the change in legislation towards HID kits. Although we are still trying to determine the full details here is some text that may help! Many thanks to the MX3 Forum guys who bought it to my attention Here is the relevant text - "In the Department's view it is not legal to sell or use aftermarket HID lighting kits, for converting conventional Halogen headlamps to HID Xenon. If a customer wants to convert his vehicle to Xenon HID he must purchase completely new Xenon HID headlamps. The reason for this is that the existing lens and reflector are designed around a Halogen filament bulb, working to very precise tolerances. If one places a HID "burner" (bulb) in the headlamp, the beam pattern will not be correct, there will be glare in some places and not enough light in other places within the beam pattern. The following is the legal rationale: The Road Vehicle Lighting Regulations 1989 regulate the situation in the UK. Under these Regulations, HID/Gas Discharge/Xenon headlamps are not mentioned and therefore they are not permitted according to the strict letter of the law. However new vehicles have HID headlamps. This is because they comply to European type approval Regulations. The UK cannot refuse to register a vehicle with a European type approval. These are to ECE Regulation 98 (for the HID headlamps which are tested on a rig in a laboratory) and ECE Regulation 48 (Lighting Installation on the vehicle). For the after market, a used vehicle cannot obtain type approval because it is only applicable for new vehicles. However we feel that saying "HID is banned in the aftermarket" would not be reasonable. Instead we should make analogies with new vehicles. It would be reasonable to require HID in the after market to meet the same safety standards as on new vehicles. The same level of safety should apply. Therefore a HID headlamp unit sold in the after market should: 1. be type approved to ECE Regulation 98 as a component. 2. when fitted to the vehicle should enable ECE Regulation 48 to be complied with (although no government inspection will take place). 3. Comply with RVLR as far as "use" is concerned. In practice this means: 1. The headlamp unit (outer lens, reflector, bulb) shall be type approved to ECE 98 and be "e-marked" to demonstrate this. That can only be done by the headlamp supplier - Hella, Valeo etc. who must test the headlamp in an independent laboratory. 2. Once fitted to the vehicle it must have headlamp cleaning and self-levelling (which can be for the headlamp or can be in the vehicle suspension - some expensive estate cars have "self-levelling suspension" and that is adequate). Also the dipped beam must stay on with the main beam. 3. The headlamp must be maintained in good working order, kept clean, and aligned/adjusted correctly like any other headlamp. Under the Road Traffic Act 1988 it is an offence to supply, fit or use vehicle parts which are not legal. In summary it is not permitted to convert an existing halogen headlamp unit for use with HID bulbs. The entire headlamp unit must be replaced with one designed and approved for use with HID bulbs and it must be installed in accordance with the rules stated above." If you are found to be using lights which don't comply, in all likelihood, you may be reported to the Procurator Fiscal and may end up with a fine. The above seems to be a precursor to the new MOT criteria slated to come into existance on New Years Eve 2011 (for 2012), this is from the MOT Testers VOSA bullitin explaining the new EU MOT regulations which were ratified this year, and includes amongst other things, the testing of wiring harnesses, the testing for illegal HID kits and, wait for it, chipped ECU's, whatever that means The article is quite long, but here is a small extract ..... "As far as changes to the test content are concerned, VOSA has already been analysing the requirements of the new Directive and working out how to implement them. We started this earlier in the year by talking with representatives of the MOT trade at our regular Trade User Group and VTS Council meetings. Both VOSA and the Department for Transport (DfT) are keen to ensure that any changes to the test are introduced in as practical a way as possible, keeping the burden on the trade to a minimum and ideally keeping the changes cost neutral. In many cases, the changes shouldn’t necessarily lead to an increase in average test times. A good example is the malfunction indicator lamps on the dashboard that indicate defective electronic power steering, electronic stability control and secondary restraint systems. Testers already check the dashboard for other lamps, so no extra time would be required for this addition to the test. Electrical wiring and batteries are now included in the test’s scope, but testers already check the vehicle structure where wiring is secured – often along the same routes as other testable items, such as brake pipes in the engine compartment. So again, this doesn't look like an additional burden on the tester. In the pre-computerisation days, testers often (wrongly) failed vehicles for insecure batteries, so they must have been looking at them then! Now, it means that when we implement the new Directive, vehicles can legitimately fail for battery insecurity, for no extra tester effort.Other items – such as headlamp bulb and unit incompatibility, headlamp levelling devices and illegal engine ‘chipping’ – will need further thought before we can get a workable solution for MOT stations." Seems they will as long as the beams right and not to bright.

Dezmond wants some wind deflectors in carbon but didn't want wrapped ones so was on about hydro dipping so Pete pointed him to your cover bay parts to show him how cool it looks :D You will need to read other parts of the forum to keep up mate ;)

I will see how this goes I mean it was only last year the EU was trying to force through a decision that if you had any parts that was of non OEM it would fail an MOT and be non roadworthy until it was all replaced with OEM parts. Only thing that does worry me this is the sort of crap our Government would go for as it's easy money. And I can see the insurance companies liking the idea of easy money too. The article about modified cars EU rules could mean modified cars could fail MOT. Even for tow bar and stereo upgrades Cars with any kind of modification could fail an MoT if new EU rules get the green light from member states, a motoring group is warning. The Association of Car Enthusiasts (ACE) says even aftermarket wheels or stereos would bring a fail, and mean cars would have to undergo costly, time-consuming vehicle approval testing before they could be considered roadworthy. It’s all down to an EU proposal to change the definition of the roadworthiness test so that “components of the vehicle must comply with characteristics at the time of first registration” – effectively outlawing any deviation from factory spec. ACE’s Barry Cornes told Auto Express that under the current wording, “potentially something as minor as changing the stereo could result in an MoT failure”. AA technical specialist Vanessa Guyll said: “The AA is very worried about this. It seems completely over the top.” She warned that the regulations would be too draconian even if watered down to include only parts that affect performance, safety or emissions. Owners would need to buy expensive original parts – even for older cars. And models made by defunct brands, where original parts are no longer available, would have to go through vehicle approval testing after any repair. Barry Cornes of the Association of Car Enthusiasts told us: “If this proposal becomes law in its current wording, then every car would have to stay as it was when it left the factory.” Cornes fears this will affect all car owners – not only those who go in for extensive modifications. “Unless parts of the ruling are relaxed, any change will make a car non-standard,” he added. “Even tow bars may be failures. If it’s not factory-fitted or approved, you’d be forced to go for individual vehicle approval tests with the car.”

Shouldn't need a remap Is it the pipe that you blank off thats making it knock is that what you mean ? It does normally just sit under it without to much fuss I would check you have it all on tight enough and the bung is air tight try secure it so it's not floating around and see what happens but any pictures would be a great help :)

if you can get one the !Removed! had lightweight Aluminum bonnets.l

I know she moved insurance because she said it was doing her head in as she works driving around looking after old people in their homes. To be fair not that I can see myself buying a brand spanker anytime soon. But I'd be likely to smash it with a hammer and send it to them signed for :D

Got commander downloaded, just had a quick game I'm failing to see why it's any good at the minute Zombies just kick my !Removed! before I get a chance to do anything. Maybe the servers I've been on have just been bad but I start with no weapons and just aggro them from miles away and can never seem to lose them :( But if you want to jump on my mates TS server about 7 of them that play you're welcome And Ash I have the standalone too I'm fully kitted out and bored out my head on it. I've got to a point that I have that much stuff I avoid people

Thats out in most modern cars now Dog not just Mercs I know a friends Ford fiesta that has that. The article is to watch how you drive, how the info is used I don't know. But I know my next door neighbour had one in her car through her insurance company and she would get a text if she was doing 5mph over the speed limit I know she said she would get like a fine from them if she racked up too many warnings and have to pay extra on the next months bill. they also knew when she was out in it and at what times. And again if she went over her set miles for the year that would be another fine. So my guess is it will be run like that

Three-time Formula One world champion Sir Jack Brabham has died aged 88. The Aussie racing legend made history in 1966 by becoming the only person to have won the championship in a car he designed himself. A former Royal Australian Air Force mechanic, he began racing on dirt tracks before moving to Britain. 'Black Jack' joined Cooper and went on to win the 1959 and 1960 world titles. His finest hour came after teaming up with friend Ron Tauranac to design and engineer his own Brabham racing cars. In 1998 he spoke out about battling kidney failure - describing it as the "hardest drive of my life" - and revealed he was spending 15 hours a week on dialysis. Brabham was the oldest surviving F1 champion and leaves behind his second wife, Lady Margaret, and three sons to his first wife Betty. Geoff, Gary and David Brabham all followed in their father's footsteps and enjoyed success in motorsport. His grandson Sam is competing in the Formula Ford championship in Britain.

the killer rabbit was one of my favourite bits of the film :) And the death bridge

All those names on the signup list 6 tickets sold last time I spoke to Steve. be a good day out weather should be good. :)

Roll up roll up. If you smoke rolling tobacco.... <_<

One last heads up for this will give it until tomorrow see if we can get the numbers up for as long as we can. Apologies to everyone if we can't make it this year as a club :(

I like how they use the words risk and safety like it's to save lives Yeah come on the speed cameras use that slogan too. It's all about the ££££'s

EU regulations say all new cars must have built in spy box from October next year which will track speed and driving habits Motorists will be forced to have spy in the car technology which will track their speeds and other driving habits or face sky high insurance premiums. The devices, similar to the black boxes on aeroplanes , will be fitted as standard on all new cars under EU regulations from October next year. The so-called “telematics” technology will enable insurers to keep track of how fast their customers drive, how hard they brake and how many journeys a year they undertake. If they refuse to take part, drivers will face huge increases in their annual insurance premiums. Research by the industry predicts that about half of all cars - including used vehicles - will be fitted with the spying devices by 2020, Andy Watson, chief insurer of the Ageas Group, said: “The ability to have telematics will become mainstream because the technology will be in the car. It means the amount of data available to insurers increases dramatically.” Tom Ellis, of the comparison website Gocompare, said: “In ten years time there will still be customers who prefer not to have a telematics device installed but it will be an opt out situation rather than an opt in. “There will be reasons for people opting out - perhaps because they are bad drivers, or unhappy with the privacy element or have an old car but they will have to accept a higher premium to insure their car.” The device was originally invented to help the emergency services track down crashed vehicles. Pete Williams, of the RAC, said that motoring organisations felt that the introduction of the devices was inevitable. He added: “We are working with the industry to make sure control of such data is retained by the individual motorist but for the vast majority of motorists it will be a good thing with regard to things like safety and vehicle recovery.” The Department of Transport commissioned research into telematics earlier this year and a spokesman said: “The research will help us build a better understanding of how it can influence driver behaviour. “We want to see how effective it can be in improving driver behaviour and reducing accident risk.” This is disgusting and I think everyone who buys a new car should refuse this &#33;Removed&#33;. EU can get stuffed this is balls. I will move to Scotland if they get independance :) This for me is to much what next spy cameras in my house ?