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[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Over complicated gimmickry for no sensible reason.
If people are too stupid to know when to use their wipers and lights (independently or together) they shouldnt be allowed to drive. 

Says the chap.with rain sensing wipers on his Omega

You're correct in your point and I am pretty sure noone disagrees with the sentiment

The rain sensing wipers are shite and dont get used. I apply a little pressure to get a single sweep in light drizzle, and otherwise just switch the wipers on. 

[Andy B]

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The rain sensing wipers are shite and dont get used. I apply a little pressure to get a single sweep in light drizzle, and otherwise just switch the wipers on. 

mine just do what it says on the tin .... there are 2 positions/sensitivities but rarely ever get moved from the 1st (other than 'off')

[TheBoy]

Over complicated gimmickry for no sensible reason.
If people are too stupid to know when to use their wipers and lights (independently or together) they shouldnt be allowed to drive. 

I'm a big believer in not legislating for stupidity....

However, the number of idiots driving around here at night with no more than DRLs on the front and nothing lit up at the back makes me understand why the authorities have to.

Personally, if I was in power, I'd shoot them, and their offspring (as scum breeds scum).


//TB waits for Auntie Lizzy to call him a Nazi.

[Andy B]

Over complicated gimmickry for no sensible reason.
If people are too stupid to know when to use their wipers and lights (independently or together) they shouldnt be allowed to drive. 

I'm a big believer in not legislating for stupidity....

However, the number of idiots driving around here at night with no more than DRLs on the front and nothing lit up at the back makes me understand why the authorities have to.

Personally, if I was in power, I'd shoot them, and their offspring (as scum breeds scum).


//TB waits for Auntie Lizzy to call him a Nazi.

I agree on all counts .... I've pulled up alongside people before now to tell them they've no lights on, they just look at me bewildered with comments like 'they are at the front' or 'my dash is lit up!'

I think I'm right in saying that on mainland Europe, it's a requirement to put lights on if it's raining hard enough for windscreen wipers - hence the link between them on some cars.

Dim/Dip was a thing years back, which I thought was a good idea, but presumably the powers that be didn't. It prevented halfwits from driving round on just side lights.

[Kevin Wood]

Whatever you do to try to make it easy for halfwits, they invent a new level of stupid.

For example, when the car automatically turns on the headlights, they don't notice the big blue light that tells them they're on main beam.

It's much better to let Darwin deal with them. Problem is, the one thing they do seem to be able to figure out is how to procreate.

[Doctor Gollum]

Fitted front drop links, a new clip on the CV boot and tried to replace the split steering rack gaiter that I discovered yesterday.

Turns out the Lemforder one from Eurocrapparts didn't fit, so had to nip down to the local factors, now NAPA, and buy a universal one. Which also didn't fit

However, I was able to salvage enough of the old one to secure to the rubbery universal one with a cable tie and use the crimp clip to hold the old end to the rack. The technical term being " in poor condition but preventing the ingress of dirt and water"

I will replace it in due course, but with a genuine one. On a side note, the track rod ends are original and showing minimal signs of wear, inspite of 204,998 miles.

Then off to the MoT it went.

Whilst under the front end, I discovered a leaky trans cooler line so that's another unknown surprise... Will probably get that done when I get the gearbox serviced.

[Andy B]

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 On a side note, the track rod ends are original and showing minimal signs of wear, inspite of 204,998 miles.

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things just aren't made to last nowadays .... 

[Doctor Gollum]

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 On a side note, the track rod ends are original and showing minimal signs of wear, inspite of 204,998 miles.

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things just aren't made to last nowadays .... 

Apparently not.

[Andy B]

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 On a side note, the track rod ends are original and showing minimal signs of wear, inspite of 204,998 miles.

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things just aren't made to last nowadays .... 

Apparently not.