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    wiring up the cigarette lighter AHHHHHHH

    hey guys thanks for all your comments, the cig lighter came with the car its what was installed but i pushed too hard and it went through and it stopped working i broke it lol but i suppose good news was that i fixed my cig lighter it was just the fuse (derrr obvious thing to check) but the bad...
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    Advice on servicing please :)

    regards to your engine oil make sure you get the right one for your car and i always went for part synthetic only because i think its best of both worlds XD but yer im sure someone on here who owns an automatic will be able to help you out abit further good luck though :P (i really don't stress...
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    Advice on servicing please :)

    i just scrapped my k11 1996 for rust so make sure u look underneath your car especially at the sills and jacking points :P lol, mine was manual though dont know much when it comes to automatics has it got any papers that came with the car about servicing or mot or anything? best thing is yer do...
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    just booked its mot...

    that is very very true :P im very glad i wasnt in the car when all of a sudden it snaps in half lmfao if anyone knows of anyone selling a k11 in good nick for not to much let me know XD
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    just booked its mot...

    im looking for a new car yes deffinatly and im hoping to find a micra because apart from rust coz of age its a good runner reliable and cheap so k11 hunting is on sadly cant buy one till july after my bday :( EDIT: Yes in the MOT they did tap it and rust fell off he said he stuck a probe at...
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    just booked its mot...

    right guys massive blow at todays MOT it failed, but really i knew it was going to fail so that wasn't the shock i got told that the main structure cross members and sills where so corroded its as if i didn't have any and they could easily just tap the rust and it would all break off so yes it...
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    just booked its mot...

    hmmm out of intrest how much is it to get it sort of cleaned up and de rusted under the car :P
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    just booked its mot...

    did your car have any rust problem that you cud see of :P and what age is your micra? mines 1996 :P
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    just booked its mot...

    yer hopefully and if i only fail on the holes in the exhaust manifold is that an expensive fix?
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    just booked its mot...

    yer this is my first mot so i went for who has the cheapest deal and start from there turns out halfords have the cheapest deal, i found one for a tenna but thought hmmm 10 quid for a full mot will they know what there doing? :P
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    just booked its mot...

    karlj you inspire me with your confidence in the service ive chosen to undertake :P i feel like im about to spend 27 pounds for newt XD
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    just booked its mot...

    right quite nervous ive booked my cars MOT hasnt moved off the drive for an entire year now i have gone through the regular checks so wipers lights belts exshaust everything that is like doable by buttons and so on works perfect even the window sprayer thingy, anyhoo i had a look under my car...
  13. north

    Grilles.

    sorry to come in to an old post but hoodedreeper ur micra dosent even look like a micra no more i love it!! :P is it a k11? what age is it :P
  14. north

    Kaput exhaust

    on that subject of oil changing im changing my oil tommorrow wheres the sump cap on a k11 and has anyone got any tips of not getting coverd in oil :)
  15. north

    wiring up the cigarette lighter AHHHHHHH

    i tried what u said used the tab on the side and earthed it and then connected the red lead to every cable availible with absolutly no luck :(
  16. north

    air conditioner not working

    if your blower isn't working check your card? 90% of the time the car that controls the blowers is corroded and needs replacing that's why mine stopped working :P the car is under the passenger footwell there's a screw you have to undo and then pull the card out :P there's a more detailed...
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    wiring up the cigarette lighter AHHHHHHH

    ryyt so the metal on the side connects to an earthing point and the red cable goes in which ever lead has power?
  18. north

    wiring up the cigarette lighter AHHHHHHH

    right guys i got a problem well sort of i need my ciggy lighter to work for my sat nav but it wont now i have had it off when i was changing my radio and i had to disconnect the cables now ive come to wire it bac up and i cant seem to get it to work no matter what combination i put the leads in...
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    soon to be back on the road, but after a year...

    yer im preety much thinking this car isnt going to pass :P excessive corosion on basically VERY main parts i dont see this car passing this is gonna cost me a bomb lmfao :P
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    soon to be back on the road, but after a year...

    ok guys im now worried i just pulled up all the mot records for this car i have and it has failed before and not little fails either its got me worried bad style let me show u some of the things its failed on in the past. Test class: IV Reason(s) for refusal to issue Certificate Nearside...
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