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Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 3:31 am |
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Joined: Feb 23, 2010 Posts: 32
Trade Rating: 0
Location: Oxford
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My rear-view mirror fell off! Its just stuck on with double sided sticky tape lol. This happened to anyone else?
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Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 3:47 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 2632
Trade Rating: +6
Location: Rugby,Warwickshire
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wow! not happened yet but before I get into my car I have to leave the door open for a little bit before it is tolerable to get into it
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Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 3:49 am |
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Joined: Jan 29, 2011 Posts: 6526
Trade Rating: +10
Location: Westhoughton, Lancashire
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Park in the shade then.
My mirror is fine, but my phone control button which was stuck to the dash with hot melt glue has come off. It's just hanging there now until I get round to resticking it.
If you go to one of the windscreen repair companies, they will sort it out or new mounts are £4.45 from the dealer (£3.92 if you have a rain sensor)
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Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 5:37 am |
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Joined: Dec 10, 2010 Posts: 812
Trade Rating: 0
Location: Cape Town
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Define hot please?
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Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 5:53 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 2632
Trade Rating: +6
Location: Rugby,Warwickshire
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@icetto in Britain we are used to slow temperature increases. At the moment we are suffering from a heat wave, the max temperature I have seen looking at 26 degree's Celsius. So its hot for us and not only that its humid (hot sticky air ridden with pollen)
In my car I have vinyl black bucket seats and a leather rear bench, these like to absorb heat! when I open my car door I can feel the hot air exit the car and I have to leave my car door open for the air to dissipate.
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Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 5:56 am |
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Joined: Jan 29, 2011 Posts: 6526
Trade Rating: +10
Location: Westhoughton, Lancashire
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In car temp has been 37 degrees.
Dropped to a wet 14 degrees today. Guess that's summer over with.
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Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 6:11 am |
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Joined: Dec 10, 2010 Posts: 812
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Location: Cape Town
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Geez big difference in temp.
I once had to park my car outside in summer. Got back inside and it was 44 degrees. Was so hot I could even touch my gear knob. Thank goodness for AC.
Nothing melted off though. Just my overflow cap broke with all the pressure
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Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 6:17 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 2632
Trade Rating: +6
Location: Rugby,Warwickshire
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urgh 44? my face would melt!
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Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 1:48 pm |
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Joined: Feb 16, 2011 Posts: 64
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44? Thats impressive! Think ive seen low 30's but nothing more than that. Thats the trouble with these metal gear knobs!
You can get some "licence plate sticky pads" from motor factors - will hold your wing mirror no problems (did it several times in many old cars for the same reason)
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Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 4:16 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 2505
Trade Rating: +19
Location: West mids
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Buy a mirror pad from halfaruds they work realy well, I've bin in Qatar recently working on a medical recurch centre try working in 48 deg my back pack just contained water lol
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Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 4:51 pm |
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Joined: Mar 29, 2010 Posts: 3977
Trade Rating: +15
Location: Halifax
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My Hilux was like an oven last weekend because of all the windows. Burnt my arm on the rest and my hand on the steering wheel as soon as i got in.
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