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Hi there, hope it's OK to put all of these together!
1. How do you go about replacing the bulbs in the rear licence plate lights? I removed the 2 screws and thought that the cover would just come away but it doesn't and I don't want to give it too much force and snap it.
2. I pulled up outside a mates yesterday and he came out to admire the new beast, only to find a load of water pouring out from underneath. I found the source under the bonnet - a short pipe coming out of the passenger compartment bulkhead on the near side. I imagine it's the air conditioning drain and nothing to worry about - please tell me I'm right! I've checked all the levels and it's not lost a drop of oil/water.
3. Curiosity here - by the sunroof there is a "card holder" which has a hole in it. There's a slotted bolt recessed inside. I'm guessing here, but is that for a manual overide for the sunroof?
4 The windows in my car have some funny looking glass in them which even when cleaned looks rain spattered. The stamp on the glass says Toyota Temperlite - it looks like columns and columns of small (2 mm across) dried rain spatters. I was wondering whether it is the remnants of some sort of protective sunscreen laminate which has corroded over time.
5. What should the oil pressure reading be when going along? Mine tends to sit to the right hand side of the block on the left, if that makes sense.
6. The rear door. My electric demist element isn't working either, but I've read here that I can expect to find the wires come loose. Whilst I'm fixing that there's something else I might need to look at. If I insert my key in the lock to wind the window down when it's fully retracted is the door lock supposed to rise also? Mine doesn't, I have to reach inside and lift the catch before I can open the door. When I wind the window up it does lower the catch successfully.
7. The ride. On some surfaces it's pretty turbulent, mostly through the steering wheel and the front end and especially when doing 70mph or so on the motorway. Is that normal?
That's it for now, I really appreciate any help with all of this, many thanks.
Tonks
1. How do you go about replacing the bulbs in the rear licence plate lights? I removed the 2 screws and thought that the cover would just come away but it doesn't and I don't want to give it too much force and snap it.
2. I pulled up outside a mates yesterday and he came out to admire the new beast, only to find a load of water pouring out from underneath. I found the source under the bonnet - a short pipe coming out of the passenger compartment bulkhead on the near side. I imagine it's the air conditioning drain and nothing to worry about - please tell me I'm right! I've checked all the levels and it's not lost a drop of oil/water.
3. Curiosity here - by the sunroof there is a "card holder" which has a hole in it. There's a slotted bolt recessed inside. I'm guessing here, but is that for a manual overide for the sunroof?
4 The windows in my car have some funny looking glass in them which even when cleaned looks rain spattered. The stamp on the glass says Toyota Temperlite - it looks like columns and columns of small (2 mm across) dried rain spatters. I was wondering whether it is the remnants of some sort of protective sunscreen laminate which has corroded over time.
5. What should the oil pressure reading be when going along? Mine tends to sit to the right hand side of the block on the left, if that makes sense.
6. The rear door. My electric demist element isn't working either, but I've read here that I can expect to find the wires come loose. Whilst I'm fixing that there's something else I might need to look at. If I insert my key in the lock to wind the window down when it's fully retracted is the door lock supposed to rise also? Mine doesn't, I have to reach inside and lift the catch before I can open the door. When I wind the window up it does lower the catch successfully.
7. The ride. On some surfaces it's pretty turbulent, mostly through the steering wheel and the front end and especially when doing 70mph or so on the motorway. Is that normal?
That's it for now, I really appreciate any help with all of this, many thanks.
Tonks
disco now gone aswell
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