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    4 jeep alloys for sale

    i bought these a couple of years ago to put on my p6 but never got round to it....i sold my p6 in november so these are just gathering dust in the garage....i decided to polish them and started to strip one back...you can either carry on doing this or just spray it back with alloy wheel paint so...
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    non original seats

    having just leant on my passenger seat while installing the sound system and going right through the stitching i think the time has come replace my front seats!..did anyone ever find out if rover 45 ones fitted?...if they do i may have some ET headrests for sale!
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    anyone used redex before?

    was caught short with no octane booster the other day so had to get some from another motorfactor,all they had was redex,my car wont even tick over now and the power is on and off,its that bad i think i'm gona drain the tank,anyone else had the same problem?
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    Bother!!

    got my freshley painted exhaust manifolds back on the car and put the pipe back on....getting ready to warm her up so can adjust the mixture and balance etc....only halfords very high temp paint isnt high temperature enough.....its gone from a lovely red to charcoal black!...have noticed its...
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    su tuning

    just been reading latest practical classics,theres a helpline answer about tuning twin su's on a midget using a screwdriver tip to lift the dashpot,is this method the same for a su's? Will it save me buying a colourtune? While i'm on,going to start running on optimax with octane boost,wot...
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    anything interchangable?

    trying to get hold of the two airfilters and exhaust gaskets for my v8,however the motorfactor i use dont have the p6 listed,do any of the later sd1's or range rovers have the same items? And are the exhaust manifold studs the same throughout these engines? Thnx
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    leather seat recovering?

    the buckskin seats on my p6 are past their best...faded and cracked around the top of the fronts..just wondering if anyone has experiance of having them recovered...have had a quote of £300 to do the lot or would be cheaper in vinyl....also have a set of cloth seats from my spares car...would it...
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    why is this cut???

    just wondering why the fuel line in the link below has been cut by the previous owner...now has two studs screwed into it to stop it leaking....is it the return???...car has an electric fuel pumped added if this helps?? http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3019/297 ... aa70_b.jpg jon
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    exhaust and filters?

    couple of topics in one here...firstly any one recommend replacement filters for su carbs?...will filter socks suffice or are a couple of kn type filters better...any clearence issues?? second topic...my rover sounds lovely but only has a one box system..i could drive round multistorey carparks...
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    p6`s in nottm

    as i drive for a living i regularly see a few p6`s in nottm...just wondering if they are club members 1.blue v8 always parked in the qmc hospital carpark...is spotless and on scimetar alloys..am very jealous!! 2.almond v8 in bakersfield 3.spotted a very nice early mk2 white v8 driving round...
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    no lights!!!!!

    been out tonight in my rover and coming back stopped of somewhere for half an hour...when i`ve got back in the dash didnt come on when i switched on the lights...the warning things like indicaters and main beam lights all work...but no back lighting...also all the rear lights went out...
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    which flipping car do i have??

    right...i`ve got the stainless exhaust from my 2000 tc listed on ebay...someones just mailed saying they never did a tc auto and so i need to know really what i have because the exhausts are all different! the car is regsitered as an sc...so at some time its either had an engine swap or just...
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    yet another brake problem!

    finally got my v8 on the road...went throught the mot ok but when i`m braking in the real world (not on the rollers) the servo stops working..brakes are ok at first then pedal goes rock hard as the servo stops helping,brakes still work but obviously more presure needed to stop...at stand still...
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    wheel studs

    just had a look and will need longer wheel studs to get the jeep alloys on....question is will the ford 7/16 unf ones fit??
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    jeep wheel tyre sizes?

    finally got hold of some 17`s for my rover...search out "rover p6 burnout" on youtube if you havent seen 17`s on a rover b4...i`ve emailed the chap from there but got no answer (from the post of his car on the rolling road)..what i need to know it what tyre size will go on...i`m guessing...
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    servo problem?

    finally getting round to sorting my brakes out!! was getting air in the system from either the master cylinder or the servo so seeing as i have a spares car with superb brakes i decided to change them both just to be on the safe side....master cylinder swap was straight forward but servo had...
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    free webasto sunroof

    have just changed the complete roof panel on my rover. the original webasto (it`s brown so is it a huntsman?) has shrunk and gone a bit brittle and stuck too!,but it is complete with the headlining...if anyone wants it they are welcome to it...i have heard of just the mechanism being sold but...
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    lowering suspension

    I`m looking to lower my p6 and fit some 16/17" alloys...have seen a few posts on here about lowering springs....just checked ride heights for production models and the early series 1`s are 1 1/2 " lower...is this due to shorter springs? if so would these fit onto my 72 V8? thanx jonny
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    wanted replacement sunroof

    the webasto sunroof on my 72 p6 has shrunk and gone brittle plus the metal attatched to the back looks like Weetabix!! is it an easy job to replace the vinyl or should i let the pro`s do it noticed theres been a trickle of rusty water running down the rear of the inside of the roof (between...
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    brake problem

    just bought my first p6 yesterday.....72 3500 with 3500s running gear (converted to manual too) car is great...lovely noise..only problem is the brakes! car has stood for about 6 months and was fine when it was last driven.Drove car yesterday,noticed there was very little brakes,they just...
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    jeep wheels on ebay

    hi,new to all this rover stuff,hopefully getting mine when I sell my Omega next week.....anyway.....was reading the posts about Jeep wheels and saw these on ebay (4559574560) from what i`ve been reading on here 17`s will fit and for £60 buy it now they`re a bargain....just thought I`d let you...
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