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I see what you did there😄

Confirm claim turned down. Their sales department keep calling me though, presumably to ask if I want to renew, lol! Estimate is £105 Labour, £105.50 loom + £42.10 VAT.

Blimey, if I'd known that, I wouldn't have wasted my money on the diagnosis. Should've asked on here first!

Thanks Pete. So I need to have a search on here for wiring loom repair?

Think I've answered my own question by going back to the warranty booklet; Components & failures not covered Electrical connections, LED's LCD's, all internal & external lamps, wiring looms and batteries. So, how difficult would a self repair be? Is the affected wiring loom coming from the fuse box? Maybe, a single wire into the door could be rejoined with bullet connectors or similar?

I took my Fabia to a VAG indie today for diagnosis of the inoperative passenger side electric door mirror. I have an Autoguard Premium used car warranty that expires today (though when I called Autoguard last week they kindly gave me an extra 7 days). They diagnosed a fault with the wiring loom on that side and they have contacted Autoguard to see if they will authorise a claim and are now waiting for a reply. Only the diagnosis, not the repair needs to be done before the warranty expires. The warranty specifically states that it covers electric window motors and switches but I've a horrible feeling they're going to turn down the claim, as it's neither of those. Does anyone have any experience regarding wiring looms and warranty cover. The quote was approx £265 inc 1.5hrs labour. I've already paid £60 for the diagnosis (reading the warranty booklet, if they accept the claim, they will pay for diagnosis (so I should get it back), otherwise they won't).

Stainless steel or galvanised?

Just (2 weeks ago) had this done on my Fabia TSi. The trusted garage I use for MOT's charged me £28.14 + VAT for genuine sleeve and clamps and £10+VAT for labour. Felt ripped off at the time (having seen the sleeve online for £10) but I guess it's the price you pay for genuine parts. Probably would've got away with just fitting new clamps on reflection as the sleeve itself looked OK.

So, does that mean we should change both sides when finding a single leaking wheel cylinder?

22/04/22 62,760mls Service (and MOT) Engine Oil Oil Filter Air Filter 12/04/23 73,700mls Service (and MOT) Engine Oil Oil Filter Air Filter Repairs O/s Lower Arm Antifreeze (spelt Anti Freeze) top up Balance wheels Tracking Useful exercise this, as it's prompted me to look at last plugs change, which was 23/05/16 (24,849 mls) 😲 by a Ford garage. I know they're long life and expensive, but that's maybe taking it a bit far. Had a new turbo and actuator in 2020, £1200😲. Edit: The one gap in the service history is 2020 and according to the grid @Rooted posted above, that was the year for the 2nd plug change, so despite stamping the book in 2021, and therefore having sight of it, the same garage that did the last two services, missed (or ignored) the requirement for a plug change.

I bought the car in Sept 2023. It has a mainly Full Service History via invoices passed on to me and a stamped service book (not main dealer or VAG Indie). I can do my own servicing; have trolley jack, socket sets, electric impact wrench, torque wrench etc. Obviously, it would be cheaper (local indie charges £148, £210, £285 for Interim, Full, Major Service) but I don't feel fully committed to the car (overly light steering, somehow it's a bit dull to drive despite impressive power from the 1.2 Turbo engine). How would a prospective future owner view my 'own servicing'. Also, I'm sceptical of garages. The last service bill (Apr 2023) included replacement of the off side front suspension arm and included just £10 for tracking. I took the car for a wheel alignment check 2 weeks ago (NS slightly too much toe in, OS too much toe out) and the guy said he could see where they'd marked the track rods before dismantling, so I reckon this was their idea of tracking, yet the garage gets 5 stars on Google reviews.

Thanks @Breezy_Pete No, it was just folded up. Here's another photo I took same day (it's horizontal though, so not easy to see);

Thanks for your posts @xman Is this the a/c drain pipe?

Hi Pete, No, there was no rain that day. Maybe the lesson is to heat the screen before sending any heat to the feet. Also, maybe the cooling system water wasn't warm enough to be sending heat to the feet, as I'd only just started off from the supermarket and had only driven a short distance from mum's house before that. Although why would that mist the screen up?

Thanks for your reply @xman. So, maybe there's nothing wrong with the air con? What about the above when the air con was off?