Martin S

Do most places bake the paint to help cure it now? Or do some still leave it naturally? Reason I'm asking is I've been thinking about buying a da polisher and giving the car a proper detail but I'm reading some reports that you have to leave the paint to cure for 30 days and up to 90 if its left to cure naturally?

hi do you have contact details for this guy? i used to stay up turriff so wouldnt be much of an issue

I actually saw an ad for them last night, thats what got me thinking i need to get this done. Has been like this for a couple months since being parked in the city centre over night

Hi folks, Looking for a body shop in/around Aberdeen. I have a scratch and small dent needing sprayed/repaired. I have done a search on here and found kinghorn are supposedly good but expensive. On another forum I read north east auto body have a good reputation (located on Ashley road) and I have heard 1 or 2 good things about dents n scratches in Dyce. Does anyone have experience of either of these? I’d be looking to get it done asap but not for an arm and a leg! Martin

Well after being a bit concerned about this for the last 2 days I went outside tonight and the light is off!.. Pretty relieved about it but as always I'm a bit wiser now from all the good advice and info on here! Hopefully it will stay off too.. Cheers again folks

Thanks don. I take it this is something which is relatively common then? I'll get the code read. Had seen those readers already but was unsure as they seemed really cheap

will do. i've been doing some reasearching and think maybe the front lambda could be dirty.?

I'm lead to believe that you cant reset the light by disconnecting the battery on a new age?. I know this isnt the solution but if it came on again i would deffo know something was up. Just a bit odd as the car is running 100%

heres hoping i can get some sort of idea.. times are tough !

i work in dyce and stay in bridge of don

hi its a newage. 2005 sti

Hi guys Been away from here for a while but have found my way back looking for some experienced help. At the weekend i had a short spell of pushing my car pretty hard and its thrown up the engine management light. The car seems to be running with no problems as normal but the light has stayed on. Any ideas what could have caused this? Im aware that i'll probably have to have it diagnosed. Thanks in advance, Martin

That's the one where I can see the damage, thanks for all the pics

Thanks. I've red a few and apparently if you do damage the centre diff the setting display light flashes on the dash. Quick update, I looked under the car after work and no signs of oil leaking. I presume the sensor is right above the drain plug? But there is another cable coming from the same place as the sensor but it is attached to the top of the diff. What is this? As the wires at the end of that are almost worn through

So out of curiosity what's the signs of that sort of damage?. Am I right in saying the rear diff can be quite noisy though when gear changing, lifting on and off at low speeds... ?

when i've been looking into this i've seen a couple people say that having different front and rear tyres can damage the diff? is that true? as when i bought mine it had brand new on the front but not the back.. i've always presumed the diff's are quite noisy when changing gears etc now and then

I've not checked the oil level but i presume its ok, if it was leaking this light would near always be on wouldnt it? I have read a couple things about the sensor connectors getting corroded

Hi guys, Been a while since ive been on here but im back for some advice.. The last couple of days in the cold weather I’ve had my rear diff temp light come on, sometimes it happens after a couple mins driving or like this morning it came on as soon as I pulled away. Id say it cant be the diff getting too hot as obviously it can come on from a cold start. Any suggestions? I’ve looked around online but thought id come to a more trusted source! Cheers

Dont think they were cooked before bedded in, my old mum took the car over to me and said it was already making that noise. Would have thought the guy who fitted them would notice a stick caliper, he did do it in a bit of a hurry in the end though. Havent had a chance to see about the copper grease yet.

This is starting to annoy me now. It seems like something is just slightly scuffing whilst driving slow but after a run it turns into quite a loud squeak. A bit embarrassing driving down the busy streets! I thought it might have just been the pads touching a bit but have done about 400 miles since fitting them. Anymore suggestions? Cheers

Did you get it done? Left a message with the mechanics but haven't heard back..

Hi guys. Just got my car back last night after getting new brakes on just before leaving to Glasgow. On the way down I noticed while driving there is a very light squeaking noise coming from the rear brakes. Once I put my foot on the pedal even slightly it stops though. Is this quite normal until the brakes are bedded in? Unfortunately im now down in Glasgow for the weekend so can't do too much about it. Cheers in advance!

Is it worth doing any other jobs if I fit coil overs? Ive heard of a few people fitting whiteline anti-lift kits. Or is this something that can easy be left to a later date without to much work to fit? Ideally id rather do things like this later on but its maybe easier while getting this done?

Thanks for the info Ali. They sound quite good as you say value for money wise. I would be quite interested in the set youve mentioned. Can you send me more details? My car is a 2005 blob with the pcd 114. Cheers

John I might go down that route, if you I might give you a shout for that contact if that's ok?. Still wondering if anyone has used BC coil overs. I've seen them on a couple of sites and on scooby world they claim the BC coil overs are their number one choice for aftermarket suspension..