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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 10:03 am |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010 Posts: 344
Trade Rating: +3
Location: Home: Fleet, Hampshire, Uni: Portsmouth!
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How do you remove them? 
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 10:04 am |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010 Posts: 6055
Trade Rating: +53
Location: Salisbury / New Forest
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There is a torx bolt in it. Might be covered in dirt/grime. Undo it and lift out.
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 10:10 am |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010 Posts: 344
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Location: Home: Fleet, Hampshire, Uni: Portsmouth!
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Not the one in the door sorry, the ones in the headlining
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 10:13 am |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010 Posts: 6055
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Location: Salisbury / New Forest
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MRyan89 wrote: |
Not the one in the door sorry, the ones in the headlining |
I think they are held on with torxbolts too?
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 10:13 am |
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Joined: Mar 15, 2010 Posts: 384
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Location: Kent,
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pop the covers off the two side bits then unscrew
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 10:15 am |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010 Posts: 344
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Location: Home: Fleet, Hampshire, Uni: Portsmouth!
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Yeah im being an idiot, just found the torx screws under little covers around their edge. Thanks man
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 10:40 am |
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Joined: Feb 10, 2010 Posts: 1839
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Location: Portsmouth
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Random but I live right near Pompey uni just off queen street in some newly built flats with my gf 
I will look out for ya pug
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 5:07 pm |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010 Posts: 344
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Location: Home: Fleet, Hampshire, Uni: Portsmouth!
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Ah ill keep an eye out for yours too! Mines normally parked down Baileys road in southsea or in the parking zone near the spar in somerstown
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 5:12 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 2949
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Location: Athens, Greece
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Why are they called J. handles?
(I understand the other two names)
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| 1.4i, 2001, 3-door, China Blue
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 5:28 pm |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010 Posts: 344
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Location: Home: Fleet, Hampshire, Uni: Portsmouth!
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Because people grab onto them when they panic, and shout jesus! Haha
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 6:04 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 2949
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Location: Athens, Greece
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MRyan89 wrote: |
Because people grab onto them when they panic, and shout jesus! Haha |
They call them 'Granny handles' over here.
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| 1.4i, 2001, 3-door, China Blue
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 7:37 pm |
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Joined: Feb 12, 2010 Posts: 4308
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Location: Partying with the Info Shufflers
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I call them love handles because they can be used for extra thrust when lets just say testing suspension 
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 7:44 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 2949
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Location: Athens, Greece
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Razpulsedj wrote: |
I call them love handles because they can be used for extra thrust when lets just say testing suspension  |

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| 1.4i, 2001, 3-door, China Blue
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