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Old 16th May 2014, 08:29 AM
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Bummer! Note to self - "replace alternator belt!". I think I did actually when I bought the donor 3 tears ago as it was already on it's way out.
If it's had 3 tears it probably does need replacing
Mine was about 3 years old and had done just over 2000 miles when it went
The previous owner snapped it just before he sold it too, which is slightly
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Dominator headlight look good though, hey!
Thanks mate. Glad that they look good, as they serve no practical purpose - May as well have a pair of candles on the front of the car

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Old 16th May 2014, 09:27 AM
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..........as they serve no practical purpose - May as well have a pair of candles on the front of the car
Ahahahaha! Why?
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Old 16th May 2014, 10:03 AM
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Ahahahaha! Why?
Because they illuminate the road about as well as a pair of candles would!
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Old 16th May 2014, 10:05 AM
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Oh they are just not very bright! I see or don't see as the case maybe! I thought Dominators were good!
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Old 16th May 2014, 03:28 PM
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What a bummer mate. Fortunately they are really easy to replace. Hopefully there won't be any damage from the water pump

When are you going to change the steering wheel???
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Old 16th May 2014, 03:50 PM
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I got a genuine mazda one, probably no different, but even without use it managed to stretch and I had to tighten it up when I rebuilt the car.
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Old 17th May 2014, 08:54 AM
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What a bummer mate. Fortunately they are really easy to replace. Hopefully there won't be any damage from the water pump

When are you going to change the steering wheel???
Yeah, the belt's easy to replace. The worry is that the overheating might have fcucked up my freshly rebuilt engine

I'm in no rush to change the steering wheel. The one on there does the job nicely! Plus I'm pretty much skint at the moment


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I got a genuine mazda one, probably no different, but even without use it managed to stretch and I had to tighten it up when I rebuilt the car.
I think mine was a Mazda one too... and I tightened it up recently as it had stretched a bit!
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Yeah, the belt's easy to replace. The worry is that the overheating might have fcucked up my freshly rebuilt engine

I'm in no rush to change the steering wheel. The one on there does the job nicely! Plus I'm pretty much skint at the moment




I think mine was a Mazda one too... and I tightened it up recently as it had stretched a bit!
Spoke to a friend who works in a Mazda Dealers as a mechanic, he was showing me his new car, a runout rainbow interior red mk2 8v golf , and I asked him about mx5 belts and he said they don't last long at all.
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Just got my insurance renewal. I'd been dreading this following the 'incident'.
Last year it cost £150. Renewal price £340
Quick ring round and I got it down to £150 with a different insurer though
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Just got my insurance renewal. I'd been dreading this following the 'incident'.
Last year it cost £150. Renewal price £340
Quick ring round and I got it down to £150 with a different insurer though
which insurer are you using? ive been phoning around and getting quoted over £250
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