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R1CH
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right,my car was recently loosing water but i couldnt see owt anywhere and the symptoms werent textbook head gasket ones,then i started smellin the coolant in the heater vents which worried me a bit,i took it to a garage whove said its the matrix behind the dash and the dash will hav to come out..all in all £600 which seemed a bit much to me. :cry: does anyone know if this can be done with dash in or am i just gonna hav to fork some £££££ out and stop bin tight, cheers.rich
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rich16v wrote:right,my car was recently loosing water but i couldnt see owt anywhere and the symptoms werent textbook head gasket ones,then i started smellin the coolant in the heater vents which worried me a bit,i took it to a garage whove said its the matrix behind the dash and the dash will hav to come out..all in all £600 which seemed a bit much to me. :cry: does anyone know if this can be done with dash in or am i just gonna hav to fork some £££££ out and stop bin tight, cheers.rich
Haynes manual £16

Matrix £80

DIY - your time is free...........
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i know your right,just seems like a daunting job, but £600 seems a little more daunting somehow,german swedish have em for next to nowt,looks like that may be my only option,cheers fella
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bstardchild wrote: Haynes manual £16

Matrix £80

DIY - your time is free...........
There's a rumour that yours is 6 quid an hour..... :P
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david burton wrote:
bstardchild wrote: Haynes manual £16

Matrix £80

DIY - your time is free...........
There's a rumour that yours is 6 quid an hour..... :P
Piss taking sod :shock: :lol:
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give over ya special lad,sunshine bus will be there any minute for ya, :)
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bstardchild wrote:
Piss taking sod :shock: :lol:
sorry - couldn't resist!
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