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Messages - Doctor Gollum

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General Discussion Area / Re: Prediction
« on: Yesterday at 17:24:11 »
Not unreasonable  ;)

Outlawing Uber Eats/Just Eat/Deliveroo would go someway to cutting off income streams too.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Prediction
« on: Yesterday at 13:15:11 »
The money these people are paying to get here would buy a first class ticket on any flag carrying airline.

Their actions are deliberately illegal and should be treated as such.Their numbers may well include women and children, but innocent they are not. There may be a case for picking up the children, housing and educating them then send them back as the seeds of new generations for the countries they left, but the adults know better.

Nothing that has been done to date has had any level of deterrence. Apparently the crossing itself isn't dangerous enough to deter people.

The people supplying the boats on the beaches should be shot on sight. The people trading in the boats should be held to account.

Sinking the boats in shallow water on the French side, detaining survivors on a barge mid channel might help focus the mind without being too barbaric, but a robust problem requires a robust approach. Human rights shouldn't apply to international criminals.

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Omega General Help / Re: How can i remove the sideskirt?
« on: 11 July 2025, 20:49:53 »
From memory - the black rubber strip can be just prised off gently ?
This :y

It kinda pops onto small studs.

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Omega General Help / Re: Recommissioning a barn find mv6
« on: 11 July 2025, 20:48:58 »
If it's bright red, it was probably a Met Police car.

Now it's running, next order of business should be a cambelt change ;)

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« on: 11 July 2025, 14:37:26 »
Washed all the dust and bugs off it. Almost looks presentable now...

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Omega General Help / Re: How can i remove the sideskirt?
« on: 11 July 2025, 12:53:37 »
Push the centre of the rivets through and retrieve them from the floor/behind the end cap.

Then undo the torx screw under the front end of the sill cover and pop off the little black caps along the underside of the cover.

Then, using your foot, tap the cover forward along the car until it falls off.

Trying to remove the cover any other way is likely to result in broken clips which have been unobtainable since 2012.

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Omega General Help / Re: Oem Lower control arms ( Wishbones )
« on: 11 July 2025, 09:24:51 »
They served a purpose  ;)

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General Car Chat / Re: Did this belong to anyone on here?
« on: 10 July 2025, 17:15:09 »
Well, our mob run everything from Hyundai i30s to XC60s

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« on: 10 July 2025, 16:27:17 »
I learnt something during my week away.  I'd assumed that the Mercedes drivers universally being cocks was a UK thing, but it does appear to be global.

Present company (possibly!) excluded, of course ;D
>:D

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General Car Chat / Re: Did this belong to anyone on here?
« on: 10 July 2025, 16:26:46 »
Was probably plod >:D

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Omega General Help / Re: Oem Lower control arms ( Wishbones )
« on: 10 July 2025, 16:25:48 »
We found that some pattern wishbones use a different rear bush to OE, making changing the rear bush a problem.  I'm sure even DG will confirm that ATP's shitty arms need replacement balljoints after a year or 2.

Hence if you have genuine GM arms in good condition, refurbing is the better, long term cheaper option. And short term cheaper as well ;D
Indeed :y

Which is why is say to treat them as service items ;) And whilst alignment cost is a consideration, the state of the roads means you're probably getting the alignment done the often too.

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It was a Sun article. That was basic the headline. Didn't bother reading the article as it's probably clickbaity media BS but it's an interesting idea.

Cutting off people's food is an effective deterrent...

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General Discussion Area / Re: Dead Person
« on: 10 July 2025, 09:01:23 »
Pretty sage advice as it goes :y

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Omega General Help / Re: Oem Lower control arms ( Wishbones )
« on: 10 July 2025, 08:35:02 »
£80-100 will get you both arms, drop links and track rods. Then treat them as service items. Especially with today's roads.

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Saw a suggestion tother day that Halal butchery is going to be outlawed in the UK and if that happened, all the Muslims would leave.

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