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Many guys in the trade need torque training Started a new job a few weeks ago & can't believe how tight many nuts & bolts are! On the first day I saw one of the senior tradesmen tightening up an M8 grubscrew with a T-handled allen key, no worries there, but then put an 8" crescent on the end & not ... |
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Most under reported motoring event. Tucked way back in this mornings Herald. Scott Dixon has won his 4th Indy title. what an achievement for a piss-ant N.Z'r to do this in the U.S of A. |
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LEGO Mk3 Land Rover https://ideas.lego.com/projects/116805 LEGO will consider making this if enough people register on their website and "LIKE" the proposal. Gets my vote. |
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Hire or buy car? Need a car for 4 weeks. To hire is $2800. No stress but expensive. Wondering if should buy cheap car. Then have to try and get rid of it and could have issues. Oh the decisions! Need it in ch ch all of January. |
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Plastic Top on Mazda Paid to have an expensive plastic top put on an MX5 but. just when we need it- can't get it to go on- i.e. being plastic, of course it won't stretch like a more expensive leather top might.! This seems to be an accepted fact of life among MX5 owners, but-... |
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Haha check this out. go turners. Read the description, the Odo can be switched off. hahahah |
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Bad Car dealer Urban in Auckland Rite Ride Traded a vehicle with this man Steve had nothing but problems, The car was ment to get a service before i got it but didn't, Rego ran out 3 days later, Some how passed a warrent with a broken back light, had a phone call from police as they found the car ... |
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Truckies and logbooks After reading a couple of cases,today, it seems that some companies are pushing the boundaries a bit. http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/75135149/cream-crash-truck-driver-pressured-into-falsifying-logbook-entries-court-hears http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/i... |
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What are these spanners used for ? https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/434413766.jpg Is it motorcycle? Or cycle ? |
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MVDT Result on Ford Focus This is to let Kazbanz, and others who expressed an interest and offered me advice, know that I won my Motor Vehicle Disputes Tribunal case re. my Ford Focus. The adjudicator has ruled that the Ford dealer must refund my original purchase price in full an... |
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Toyota ad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOiz4xyIuSE |
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2 BA Screws I have a need for a grand total of 6 of these in steel. Where do I start looking? Like these: http://www.classicfasteners.com.au/cheese-head-steel-zinc-pl-2ba-x-3-8/ |
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Moped lights I have a moped and my lights have stopped working no dash lights no indicators no lights at all bulbs are fine any ideas? |
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Removing Decals HI, I have some sign writing (decals) on my vans paintwork. is a type of plastic. how can I remove it without damaging the paint? Thanks in advance ! |
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New tyres put on front or back ? With a front wheel drive car changing both on the same axle. The tyre shop says to put new ones on the back with the old on the front then the WOF guy says new ones should be put on the front. Not sure which is best ? |
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A stag that's not http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/triumph/auction-998464693.htm Why would you? Admire effort and time but. |
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External rego stickers colour query I can't find this on line. Can anyone give me a list of the colours and years for the last of the coloured rego stickers - specifically post 1988. I am trying to accurately date some scanned photographs of a sprint series I ran at Pukekohe. The one pic I ... |
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V8 or v6 blocks hi all, I know iv posted this before, but still on the hunt for any old f**ked,v8 or v6 blocks, that you might have laying around gathering dust, looking to make a couple of coffee tables from them, had a guy message me last time about a Holden v6 but los... |
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Late Model Cars Imported from Australia Just flicking through Cars for Sale and came across quite a few late model(2013/14)low k,s imported from Australia advertised for $5000 or more less than NZ franchised dealers Presume Toyota NZ wouldnt waranty them but must be tempting for someone who wan... |
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Air Conditioning Ape Hangers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exay68268k4 Innovative! Must have long arms ! I couldn't do it . Don't know how he does ? |
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Rear axle bearing puller and slide hammer. Hi there, anyone know if autoshops rent these types of tools, also needing a slide hammer to pull my pressed bearing of a jeep rear axle (housing) I've looked everywhere in nz, (god we are the sticks here) This is essentially what i need http://www.amazon... |
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Nissan Wingroad Any good? I'm looking at a 2000 for my daughter, it has a faulty CPI which I can't see being difficult to replace? |
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Drivers window not aligned. I've just put another regulator into the Nissan, but it's not tracking right when it gets to the top - top back is almost coming out of the track. could it be the actual track [I had to undo the bottom of the front track to get the window up] - or have I ... |
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Electrical Gurus. AC/DC LED question At the family bach I have a dummy alarm box screwed to the outside wall and I would like to add a small flashing LED to it to draw peoples attention so that a potential thief will see it at night time. I would like one of these 12 volt http://www.trademe.... |
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When is a NZ new car NZ new? Have been looking at a car advertised as NZ new and Carjam agrees it has NOT been registered overseas. However it is not badged the same and the pictures show the reversing camera with Japanese lettering. So it is probably imported new by a third party bu... |
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