bitman

bear in mind that my06 was used as if she was a pickup by a farmer up North for about 7 years

to my humble understanding to disconnect the battery for say about 30min. but make sure that you have your radio security code (if needed) before you unbolt the - (negative / black) pole of your batterey!

indeed check the red circles of my picture. there is a drain hole on the bottom on the front of the side skirt what can be blocked so mud can't come out. at my06 off-side i took about 2 hands full of mud out of it! :o

i think that the previous owner of my06 did the same. found life ammunition under the passenger seat and lots and lots of mud in the side skirts just behind the front tires, rear wheel arches & rear bumper just behind the rear tires. these are areas to keep an eye on as mud will collect and stay there to generate some rust! so keep it clean IMHO. something the prevous owner didn't do. sorry no pictures as my hands were full of mud :o

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have a look at my picture circled in red is the adjuster to put pressure on the rack so it stays in place red arrow is the nut to adjust hope this helps

that's where my name comes from ;) and only a couple hours flying Singapore is nice place to hang out for a couple days. check my Google+ page with lots of pictures

just coming back from Australia so not sure about holiday's this year, probably family & friends visits around Europe

the keyboard of my laptop is playing up due saltwater ;)

started ith those 23 ch AM rigs years bck, now a full license Radio Amateur; m0wao

cool, so you have a spare bulb then ;)

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you could have bought it from me at the dealer :o i must say that the sales man, kevin told me that some local had interest in the dog guard but he didn't want to take it out. i told him that i don't want to have smelly dogs even come close to my 'new' car still working to get the smell of; dogs, goats, sheeps, hay, mud out of my car...

MY06 has the same green lightiing, still in working order thou. the bulb looks like an ordinary 3mm 12v bulb you can find in many 'old' CB radio rigs. so if you have some laying on the loft some smoke & solder is on oder to fix it

i bought my Forester in Consett not that far away from Durham. anyway the rack i had was not bolted on anything, it clamps beteen the rear wheel strud covers and the ceiling. At the top of the frame is a tube with screws to extent the tube and putting pressure so wouln'd move. not sure to explain it more and as i sold it to a guy in Hull i can't make any pictures.

i'm not sure if the one i have can do that; autel_al319.pdf

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm apologize accepted!

my late Kia Sorento did that too. there is something to say for as with AC on the screen will quickly be damp free. with a trick you could disable that function writen on the German Sorento forum.

with mine i can disable the AC if i just press the AC knob briefly (light off). no matter at what temp i set the temp dail AC wouldn't come on in this mode.

i don't know if your system is the same as mine MY06? i can set the dails on Auto and then chose a temp like you do at home. the two dails with direction and AC can be set on auto too if you press and hold them for a couple seconds till the light flashes, now the system works fully automatic and can switch the AC on if needed. to preserve your AC use it for some minutes (15?) every months to keep the seals lubricated. it's actually a good idea to have the AC on with a cold morning (heater on hot) to get rid of the damp on the windscreens quicly. i personally have it always on full automatic as i'm lazy

They do that on my 'old' Hilux forum; http://www.hpoc.co.uk/community/index.php?showtopic=37750 Meki is the guy who makes them

could do but better on a nice warm summer day as cold plastic just breaks very easy :o

just make sure all your lights are clean and clear of mud so you don't give them any reason to take their little book out ;)

when trying to remove plastic trim make sure it isn't to cold as that has a bad effect hence breaking clips etc