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Another good thing to try is motorcycle chain lubricant - it's specifically made for high durability in adverse / wet conditions (obviously) and has been my go-to for 'external' greasing etc.

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I finally saw one of these tody and agree with others... Hideous!!

I have an SE with halogen lights. Osram Nightbreakers plus proper alignment has made a lot of difference as they tend to be aligned very low from the factory. I did contemplate replacing the lights with Osram H7 LEDs that are road legal and certified in other countries but haven't actually been that bothered now the OE Halogens are properly set up.

That's why 85%ile info is the measure that is used.

I'd ask again about that - as the vast majority of them CAN be set up to record and log vehicle numbers and speeds - I know that for a fact as I've used data from them in the past and have also been involved in specifying them for projects. It should therefore be a relatively simple task for the LHA to tweak them and download the data at regular intervals and get traffic flow volumes as well as things like average, maximum and 85%ile speeds.

Not sure if you're already sorted but I can recommend Ultimate Towbars based in Sheffield (but fitting across various counties including the Sherwood Forest area). They were very competitive with their quote, when I spoke to them in advance they gave me confidence they knew their stuff, I was pleased with the result and I've had no issues thus far.

I wonder if they'll get told it doesn't meet pedpro requirements in the EU so can't be sold here...

Can you get the camera and pi to recognise the car and sprinkle a few nails???

Yep definitely an older Rover as far as I can tell.

Yep had this o our as noted above. Two new struts sorted it (although it was a bugger to close for a while afterwards... It's a five minute job to replace them.

They can be very stiff as the join fills with crud and the aluminium corrodes

For some of us it never went away...

IMHO all vehicles should come with front and rear mudguards as standard to reduce spray from tyres in bad weather, regardless of whether they keep the car cleaner or not.

Excellent... Better than giving the dealer £400 for something that wasn't needed!

Ah... So the European Explorer... I was trying to work out how the iD4 was related to the US Explorer... Which it clearly isn't. Thanks

Ok. I'm pretty sure it will be the same as the Kodiaq or similar... So there should be a removable flap or plastic vent inside the boot (behind the lens) which reveals a plastic screw. Undo this and the lens should come away from the car quite easily, albeit it has a rubber seal against the bodywork so might be a bit stuck. You should then be able to unplug the connector and possibly an indicator bulb holder to remove the lens so you can get it inside to dry out. You'll probably find more instructions in the bulb changing section of the handbook.

Is it the inner light on the tailgate or the outer one on the rear wing?

Nope... All estates. TBH you really would be better starting with a haldex equipped model and then tuning or converting that.

They have done for years... They can be recycled or, reused as is. I used them maybe 20 or more years ago for a yard at a big fresh wster pumping station. If they are well graded or even with no fines they will knit together over time to create a semi bound surface that drains easily.

Looking at various websites the Westfalia towbars for the Octavia 3 all seem to have a 85kg max noseweight.

The video the OP posted clearly shows the front wheels slipping and no engagement of the rears...

The ones on that site are the DfE ones - Devonshire Green is in a car park and surrounded by restaurants and fast food places as well as being in a 'hollow'. The Barnsley Road one I know and is on a busy road and the main drag to the big Northern General Hospital. The others are next to the M1 and a Ringinglow outside the school where the buses wait. SCC also have their own set ups and diffusion tubes at various locations which is where the Station info comes from - No2 levels there are usually over 60microgrammes per M3, well over 2.5 times those anywhere else.

Just following up on the point @J.R. has made - I agree - the fundamental issue is the differential is not fit for purpose if it is leaking, regardless of the hole, and clearly you still have a non-functioning 4x4 system. Personally, I wouldn't be happy with a second hand differential that has had a 'hole drilled i it' either. I'd therefore be pushing for another replacement differential and for them to fully sort the 4x4 system. They've already had one go at fixing it and have failed so I think it's now a case of rejecting the car or taking some legal advice on what to do next.

Indeed - whenever I've been on a train journey or used the underground I always find I need a shower afterwards to get rid of the muck... blow your nose after a journey on the underground and you see just how many particulates there are down there!