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Thanks everyone, I found it.

Thanks, I'll try and get it up on ramps tomorrow and have a look (I assume you meant exhaust pipe, not manifold). Cheers

I thought I once read that the alarm siren was located in one of the rear wheel arches - above the liner. Well I can now report that it aint there - not on my car anyway!

Setting the alarm off isn't a problem, I just arm it and wait - sometimes 30 seconds, sometimes 2 hours. Trouble is, once it's started, there's no stopping it, I mean literally, there's no stopping it!!! Key in the door, key in the ignition, fob presses, nothing stops it. I've been known to drive miles out into the countryside with the alarm blaring, getting the blessed thing away from the neighbours. Usually, after 5-10 mins driving, it stops and I can then gingerly drive home. Believe me, it's no fun ragging around the country lanes in the small hours, dressed in pyjamas with the alarm squeeling blue murder - one of theses days the boys in blue will have a field day! The strange thing is, when it acts up like this the hazards don't flash but they do with the normal lock/unlock proceedure. So for the past few years, I've hardly ever locked the car - far from ideal when shopping in Corby! To cut a story short, I'm trying to trade the car in at the moment and thought it prudent to try and finally silence the wayward alarm as I don't think it'll look good if it has one of it's fits just as i'm striking a deal on the forecourt somewhere !

Hi, can someone tell me exactly where the factory alarm siren is located and how to acces it on a 2001 Fabia? I need to get mine disconnected ASAP. Cheers

If the price was right, maybe - say £2500 - £3000, but they're adamant they won't drop much under the £3990 asking price. Perhaps if someone tries them again in another few months....?

Just got back from viewing the car and can report that IMHO it's not worth half the asking price! Where to start? The paintwork is COVERED in scratches, at least two of the door skins are dented (not dinged), those horrible cheapie wheels are so badly corroded they are fit only for scrap - and several tyres are flat, all four doors show signs of serious water leakage, the drivers seat bolster is worn through, and the seats in general are very tatty, most of the upolstery and trim show signs of mildew, trim is hanging off in the boot, there's a terrible rattle underneath when the engine is switched off and there is absolutely no service history. Other than that, it's a minter:rofl:. Oh and what isn't shown in the photo is that there's another one of those nasty stickers going down one side of the bonnet and they weren't prepared to remove them for fear of paint damage. It had apparently been reduced from £4495 (:eek:) to £3990 and he wasn't going to move much more below that. On a positive note, he did offer £800 - £1200 for mine PX (with the inoperative PAS), but then it would look like a new car next to that vRS. And on the subject of my broken PAS, it started working on the way back from Leicester!

Cheers mate - I'll keep you all posted. This isn't just about finding a decent replacement car, I also need to find a dealer prepared to take my old one as PX - X plate, petrol green, biege interior, 150k miles..... and no working PAS! Still not finished de-funning the TDi Elegance yet either. So far swapped dip and main beam bulbs back, removed Dragon box, PD160 intake, removed my 'personal clutter', washed and vacced... Still got wheels to do and I can't find a std air filter element so will have to leave the K&N - I'm knackered already!

I'm hoping to get over to see it this afternoon. Just putting my TDi Elegance back to standard this morning, so I will have a set of vRS wheels available - stickers should come off with gentle heat (maybe). I admitt that when I saw the ad, I didn't even click to open the details - car just looked too naff. But I'm going with an open mind, it's one owner from new, 70k miles and under £4k, don't know about service history yet.

You're right, and hasn't been taxed since 16-09-08! Does seem a bit iffy, that's why I was trying to uncover any known history here. Thing is, it wouldn't take much to return it to std, (I can rob std vRS wheels off my present car) and it's CHEAP! I'm going to try and get to see it tomorrow or Friday, I'll report my findings after that.

Don't worry, haven't bought it yet, but rest assured if I do, it'll be de-stickered, de-cheapo wheeled and de-lexus lighted ASAP!!!!! Didn't want to sound too critical of the car to start with in case the owner is known here, but I'm definitely not digging it's present look LOL!

OK, my description hasn't rung any bells. Perhaps a piccie might jog someones memory, it is quite (ahem) memorable - if you've seen those graphics, I doubt you'd forget in a hurry!

Hi, I'm looking for a replacement for my poorly 1.9tdi Elegance and have come across the above car offered for sale at a Leicester dealers. Apparently it's had only the one owner from new, so I was wondering if that was you or if you knew who it was? Externally the car has been slightly modded with some unknown make, satin black five spokes and custom decals. I'm sure someone here must know something of this car - if you think you recognize it, I'd love to hear from you.

Thanks mate, I did have this issue myself about a year ago. The main symptoms were flickering headlights (and dash lights) and intermitant steering assistance - all due to fluctuating charge voltage. It wasn't untill I heard about the DFM wire that I realized the alternator charge light hadn't been coming on with ignition. Sadly, I don't think it's that wire again this time. Appreciate the suggestion though - keep them coming if you have any other ideas.

Thanks, I may try Lummox with a PM - his workshop's not so far from here. What I'm mindful of trying to avoid though is spending a lot on diagnostics only to be told it's going to take £££s to fix. Cheers.