Recent content by Padped

Ok thanks. Will go as is and use chains if required. It's balmy in the Alps at the moment though so probably a non issue unlike the plans to ski :?

A timely thread as I'm driving to the Alps for new year. Good tip on switching off stability electronics. In relation to this what do people think of having just 2 winter tyres fitted? I know 4 is optimum but that kills the finances of not flying. If doing just 2 which axle - I'm thinking...

Thanks. Car and manual out with the better half so wasn't just being lazy!

Ive got the slide bars. Tbh wish I'd gone for wingbars as they're v heavy and it's actually not that useful for lifting bikes on, easier just to step on the passenger door sill.

Does anyone know this? Just wondering how much winter wash to get for an upcoming trip to the Alps to make sure I have a good concentration. It seems to take quite a lot of water when I've filled it from the hose pipe.

I've found them reasonable if a bit soft feeling sidewalks when leaning in them in the corners. They,ve lasted 24k miles so backs up that the compound is hard. Ready for changing now at the front as whilst some tread left in the middle the shoulders are down below 1.6mm and the handling is...

So given that last comment what would you do in this situation: I have a phev on original factory tyres 10,000 miles wear.My wife has an astra on winter tyres. I have a round trip of leeds/Manchester to make wed/thurs this week and snow is forcast for up there but not at home where the wife...

Think this might be a first.....3 phevs pretty much abreast on the m5 south Junc 5 yesterday. Me and one other black one plus a grey one going for maximum economy :) I was v low on both electricity and petrol so stopped at strensham services thinking I'd use the ecotricity point whilst making...

So does switching on the heating via the app work if the battery has 0 charge (ie the 20% base)?

Ok have located the right cables but I can't get them to come out. No obvious clip to undo but don't seem to want to come by pulling for the amount of force I'm prepared to put on them as don't want to snap any plastic. Any hints much appreciated!

Hi all I've tried to fit replacement led sidelight bulbs bought as described in the modifications thread but struggling to see how to fit them. The manual is vague but implies you go in through the main dipped beam but that seems miles from the actual location of the sidelights ( right out on...

Thanks for the links thinking of doing both the main beam and the side lights....does anyone know if the Ring ones (120% claimed) are significantly better than the cheaper osram (110%)? Also has anyone found a good quality drl led alternative to the dealership ones yet that just fits with no...

Great thanks. I'm finding this too. I do a fair bit of motorway and settling on using save once done the ten miles or so to there then using save button and cruising without cruise control at 75 with B0..... Been getting about 43 overall at the moment but that includes some unusually big...

Could anyone give me an idiots guide to these two settings on the trip screens? Aware that the numbers have shortcomings anyway but not sure why they are so different to each other ?

Quick update. I had to chase chargemaster a few times but they eventually swapped the unit and all is well now. Seems like a faulty batch of 16A chargers as mentioned earlier. What bemused the technician was the charging would start then the car halted it with the warning re interrupted and...