Recent content by davec

Yep, happened to mine the first time I used it. I undid the two bolts that hold the flap in place and was then able to reposition the black spring clip correctly before rebolting back in place. Also the flap hadn't fitted well and the back edge snagged very slightly on the main body work - I was...

My existing Atera bars (from http://www.roofbox.co.uk) fitted both my BMW Touring and Volvo XC90 so I hoped that they might fit the PHEV or at least only require a different foot but unfortunately not. So I was going to buy a new set for the PHEV but they weren't available in time for my ski...

According the Dezent website's own configurator http://www.dezent-wheels.com/AlcarKonfigurator/index.php?lcs=v86byqxns&lng=en you should chose 7J 40ET rather than 6.5J

My experience also suggests that the generator is the source. I had the usual 'new car' smells generally described as burning oil or burning electrics over the first 3 months / 2000 miles with no real concerns. Then we drove to the Alps in December, 4 up, fully loaded with roofbox - no problem...

I've covered nearly 3,000 miles on Wintrac 4 Xtremes over the last month and they've felt very sure footed in all conditions, particularly heavy rain and (shallow) snow and ice in the Alpes. My only complaint is that road noise on concrete motorways is uncomfortably loud at 70mph and above, but...

Yep my Sanef toll dongle arrived today, looking forward to avoiding some queues too! FrancoPHEV - I will driving to the Alpes next week (Calais - Lyons) and have previously tried (and failed) to establish if the motorway services have any chargers. AutoLib have plenty in Paris but do you know...

That is such great news! I was utterly convinced that this was another of those functions that needed the 4's MMCS that I hadn't even bothered to read the manual properly on the subject, but now that I have, I can see that you are absolutely right. So I won't be getting cloned sensors, I'll get...

Switching between two sets of sensors will be ok assuming that you have a 4h but I have a 3h and don't want to go to a dealer to reprogram every time so I've decided to go for a set of cloned sensors. I have just had my winter tyres fitted to the oe rims (to minimise any clearance risks if I...

The rear demist is of course by electrical element. The best car I ever had for front de-ice/demist was a disco 3 about 15 years ago which had an electrical element in the windscreen - worked brilliantly and would be an asset in the PHEV. I drove an XC90 for 7 years before the PHEV and could...

Great progress Bilbo - really useful information. How much are a set of the Mitsubishi sensors? I like the Tekno RX7 wheels too, but am concerned about clearance to the strut if using snow-chains. I've found a few 7.5J wheels with 35 or 38 offsets which only reduce internal clearance by 5-8mm...

When I posted the link I was looking at 16" options but I got cold feet because I couldn't clarify what the implications were of TPMS and I didn't want to order a set of tyres fitted to wheels to find I had to then fit TPMS sensors. And I didn't want to waste more time before ordering winter...

Thanks jaapv, yes this was another concern. I will be heading to the Alps in a little over 4 weeks and will carry chains - I have four sets in the garage and this is the first time I've not had to buy new ones for a new car. I don't expect to need them but the French gendarmes are known to do...

Well done for starting a new thread on TPMS and great move to try changing the tyre ID set - can I ask whether you tried to drive the car on the alternative setting? I've read that some indirect TPMS will recalibrate themselves after a short distance - as I understand it, they are relying on the...

Numerous wheel sites suggest that the 8J should fit the PHEV and I used this online calculator http://www.rimsntires.com/specspro.jsp which indicates that the overall tyre width doesn't actually increase. But as you've got me worried, I've checked another site...

Hi Martin and welcome. I'm a relative novice here too but my own recent experience was that it took about 5 days for the range to work its way up to low 30's. However, even though that was only 2 weeks ago, the ambient temperatures were significantly higher then so it wouldn't surprise me if...