Fingers crossed.
I remember a mate had a new picasso in about 2009. His boot wouldn't open and I traced it to a microswitch just like that. You pulled the hatch and it must activate that tiny little switch to operate the solenoid. I couldn't believe the whole operation depended on something so feeble. Nothing like the proper handles, rods and levers I was used to.
Edit. Looking back it might have been his earlier picasso which was an '02 hdi.
How to buy a car in the lockdown.Take two. Bentley Turbo R
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I think I'm going to stick my 600 into Matthewsons, save being messed around, then look for my next toy. So far, Matthewsons have been sound.
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I ended up using a push switch off an old computer case when the Multipla one failed on the boot. Glue gun and solder to the rescue.
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50 Watchers on the Bentley, not a shabby figure.
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Yeah it has had a couple of sniffs and at that price I am making a decent profit so I could drop it but that will be a last resort. It ends tomorrow and I will relist probably the middle of April when things start opening up again. If I can make a decent profit on it I will probably import some other stuff.
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Isn't it just the tailpipe that has fallen off on that?
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I have done a bit more to the black one today ready for a proper effort to sell it next month. Today I got another job sorted, the electric seats all work now. The motors are a bit sluggish but they move in all directions. I don't think the memory works though but that isn't the end of the world. Also no cruise control working on either car but that looks like a lot of hassle to fix so won't get done. I am going to order a wheel bearing and a pump body for it later today as it has a little noise from the o/s/f bearing and leaks a bit of fluid when you leave it standing for a few days. Another couple of hundred quid to throw at it but once it is done I know it will be right. I gave the leather a feed the other day and it isn't too shabby at all and certainly doesn't look or feel like a car that has done 200k. It will only be the varnish on the door tops to sort and some tidying to the body to make a really nice car. It isn't bad as it is and just needs some using now.
1939 Hotchkiss 864
1966 Rover P5 (for sale)
1971 Lancia Fulvia Berlinetta (also for sale)
1977 Dodge 3700GT Hearse
1987 Renault 25 V6 Turbo
2010 Skoda Felica tdi
2013 Peugeot RCZ
2021 Yadea C1S Gay leccy scooter
1966 Rover P5 (for sale)
1971 Lancia Fulvia Berlinetta (also for sale)
1977 Dodge 3700GT Hearse
1987 Renault 25 V6 Turbo
2010 Skoda Felica tdi
2013 Peugeot RCZ
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What do you use on the leather?
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