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  2. Posted

    On 18/03/2019 at 9:24 AM, Dave2302 said:

    You're a Trader and you need others to supply an EBay number and have never heard of Dronsfields .......... FFS

    Do you not have google and / or a EBay search button ????????????????

    Biggest UK Independent MB Specialist / Breaker,  been using them for donkeys !!

    I normally just go to main dealer for parts. Thanks Dave.

    On 18/03/2019 at 9:26 AM, twerp said:

    Assuming its the drivers side !

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    Your local Merc garage may not have one but best to try Merc Newcastle who will supply and post anything :

    http://www.ebaystores.co.uk/Mercedes-and-Smart-Newcastle

    Thanks twerp for the number. 

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    21 minutes ago, boring dave said:

    hi coastal this job is boom then nothing i think you are very wise to think carefully if 50 g is enough,it would be better if you could trade more from home and maybe rent a secure yard for viewings? this way your overheads are lower,theres nothing wrong with punting out cheaper if you can make the figures work ,good luck or rather happy dealing

    100% agreed. Someone on here started with £200k few months ago.

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    1 hour ago, Dan W said:

    I Have noticed they put they odd * fake car * in adverts that looks dirt cheap to get enquiries in.

    have had a few friends who have bought from them and they have said the prep on the cars is criminal and even some didn't get a valet on their car.

    No preps 3 months policy can’t sale put it to auction. 

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    25 minutes ago, Nick M.K. said:

    My guy will do it for slightly less but with so much damage I will probably take this to B Trim in Enfield. They will remove the piece(s) and replace it with brand new material. Around £120 depending how many pieces need replacing. The downside: they'll need the seat or the car for 2 days. 

    Replacing with new material is definitely better for £120. 

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    2 hours ago, j4ck100 said:

    Afternoon all,

     

    I've got a 2009 XC90 active in stock which has a rip in the 'pleather' side of the seat, very common i hear.

    Been quoted £100 by a mobile car upholstery guy, but just wondering if anyone has any hacks/tips to sort this cheaper than that? Car is worth 6k ish, margins are precious these days as we all know so slightly hesitant to spend that kind of money!

     

    Cheers

    Jack

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    Let’s wait for results. 

  17. Posted

    2 hours ago, Nick M.K. said:

    While I loved that model back in the day (I still own one!) I feel sorry for that doctor who didn't see the point of getting themselves something newer and nicer for 18 years!

    I know a university chancellor on £200 a year driving 15 years old golf. 

    9 hours ago, Blenheim Car Sales said:

    Where is Lucas........................whats he been up to ???

    Too busy selling cars.

  18. Posted

    5 hours ago, Dave2302 said:

    Hmmmmmm indeed :(

    A couple of years ago I watched a local Garage Owner using an Air Hacksaw to cut the middle section out of a 4X4 Pick Up (Navara or similar), in order to replace a rotten and leaking Engine Sump without dropping the S/Frame, then he welded the centre bit back in afterwards FFS (there isn't an emoji for that emoji)

    Here's some of the promised Snap On Porn, although I have to admit it's all way too dusty right now :( ................

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    Wow! A proper garage! Nice one Dave.

  22. Posted

    5 hours ago, Dave2302 said:

    SD03MLL ............... Look it up, 23rd Feb MOT runs out !!

    I could weld it, if I had to, and it would be almost impossible for anyone to tell, but would take hours and hours, and have to be taken out anyways ..............

    I just paid £65 for a mint one from England VAG Breaker delivered yesterday, coat of stone chip black drying, I'll fire it in tomorrow ;) 

    Apart from S/F it is a really nice Car, guy's had it for a while and looked after it ;)

    AFAIK it is Suspension and Steering Components that you cannot weld, like arms, track rods etc ;)

     

    Near 200k miles still worth repairing? 

  23. Posted

    11 minutes ago, EPV said:

    Jet wash the bay itself, the outer part, don’t touch the engine.  

    Spray degreaser on the engine cover and other plastic covers, battery covers, head etc. Wipe off with some paper towels. Spray on some auto glym vinyl and rubber care, close the bonnet and run the engine for 10 mins. Open the bonnet and mop up any pools of the auto glym stuff. Voila. 

    This is more than enough to give the engine a look of being clean and a little sheen without actually touching anything that matters with chemicals or worse, water. If you’re looking to be very careful, bag up any terminals or wiring with clingfilm or sandwich bags and twisties but it’s a lot safer to just get the leaves and shit blasted out of the edges of the bay and make the plastics shine a little. Job done in 5 mins plus 10 mins drying time. 

    What degreaser do you use ? Thanks 

  24. Posted

    4 hours ago, Dave2302 said:

    Yep, I remember Barry, sadly I don't have the correct emoticon lololol

    A lot of inepts are still doing that, and get sent on wild goose chases :rolleyes: .................

    Why ??  Because the vast majority of modules etc need version coding these days, specific to the Car, so you swap f.e. an Airbag Module, it has exactly the same part number, but it came from a higher specced Merc VW whatever of the same model, so you fit it, light is still on !!

    Why, because the car it came from had side airbags and your car does not, (or vice versa), so it needs to be version coded on Dealer Level Kit, also some very expensive Generics will do basic coding on some modules on some cars ;) 

    I'm learning every day !!

    Here's a good 'un .................

    I Just sorted out an HVAC fault on a 2014 E Class, 2 Main Dealers and 1 Indie baffled, so they sent it to me ;)

    They've had the Dash out twice, changed sensors, flap motors, blower control module, HVAC module etc still not fixed after £1000's.

    Anyone know what was wrong ?? ..........................

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    Fluff etc in the UCP Temperature Sensors little tiny Fan, stopping it drawing the Upper Cabin Air through to the Sensor, 10 minutes with Vacuum Cleaner, and 8.5 minutes of that was getting it out from under the bench and plugging it in ;)

    How did I find that ? ....................

    Sat in the Car for 10 minutes watching all the data with SDS Xentry as the heater was going beserk blowing hot / cold flat out / slowly etc etc ;)

    A tenners worth of OBD reader certainly won't do that ;) 

    I don't think the guy believed me this morning when I said it was all fixed and ready for collection :)

    I'm not sayin' what I actuallycharged the Guy for that, but it was a helluva lot cheaper for me to actually fix it, than all the money he's already wasted with 3 firms who didn't actually fix it !!

    Impressive Dave !

  25. Posted

    2 hours ago, EPV said:

    Welcome. 

    The fundamentals are the same (buy a car and sell it) but the “game” has seemingly changed a lot from what the elder statesmen on here say. 

    Speaking from personal experience, i’m perhaps fortunate that I didn’t experience “the good old days” and there is just “days” to me. 

    Either way, doorstepper or unit (i’ve done the former, i’m doing the latter) you need to be switched on about digital marketing and how to sell cars on t’internet. 

    So, that all said, if I were in your shoes and i was confident I knew what I was doing with online car sales, i’d take the doorstepper option for 6 months and keep the overheads down whilst I was getting things set up, relationships with suppliers/trades, refining adverts, working out what I was selling etc. Once I had things running in a fairly straight line and I had a little system set up i’d take on the unit and upscale the operation. 

    Trading from home is fine, it’s doable. It’s not ideal, it needs a degree of patience, reasonable neighbours, heavy vetting of punters on the phone so you minimise the risk of a lunatic turning up on your door wanting to spend 3 hours crawling over the stock with his Halfords torch and diagnostics machine etc but it’s a perfectly acceptable starting point. I could never go back now I don’t think unless I had a detached property with land to build facilities but it gave me a chance to build what I have now and I am grateful I managed to do that. 

    Absolutely!