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Thanks Nav, Great, problem solved safely. Regards, Gareth.

Very confused now! Why on earth would you want to get a new one manufactured to replicate one which doesn’t work?? I don’t think I can add much more to this post.

Which is more than your pulley did with your engine Barry!

Hello Jerome, I’m a bit confused! Original part no……………C. ’Ordered a few on line under ……….C.’ So what is the problem with the ones you have bought? Trust we can sort out your confusion with part number! It’s much easier if you could have initially told us where you had tried, to avoid us suggesting where you had already searched. EBay International? Breaker link systems such as Partsfinder - there are more. Speedy Cables Ltd. (Swansea) should be able to make one to your old pattern if all else fails. Regards, Gareth.

Appreciating the forum hasn’t been able to give you a definitive figure, but has given you some pointers. Could you please let us have your comments? Regards, Gareth.

Welcome Stephen, Actually visit ( rather than phone/email) your local dealer Parts Dept., talk nicely to them, and they should be able to print off a build record for you. Delay this until you are able to take your new V5 in your name. Please let us know how you get on. Regards, Gareth.

Welcome Gregory, Two options:- Visit your nearest dealer - armed with your VIN - and if (in caps) the original wheels have not already been refurbished, they should be able to provide you with a colour code and touch-up or aerosol. Visit a local wheel refurbisher and seek advice there. Please let us know how you get on so other members can benefit from your experience. Regards, Gareth.

Hello Stefan, Not sure where my mention of websites comes from - ? Regards, Gareth.

£150 ish for a Halfords branded battery? Who now manufactures Halfords batteries? - don’t know. Worth thinking about its equivalent Exide from Parts in Motion EBay - delivered to your door for a discounted £94 ish until 16/2 ?

No problem Di, if we can help, we will. Could you post some photos of the repaired hose, and the other ones you would like to renew? Regards, Gareth.

What brand of battery are you considering, and where are you going to get that fitted?

Hello Ci, Hoses are generally long lived components these days. Are any of yours in a condition where they are visibly deteriorated, or will they be adequate for service while you search for replacements? Regards, Gareth.

Tax and insurance status significantly controls your ability to take this car anywhere for further inspection. I guess you don’t want to share that information, so are we all making impractical suggestions of reporting this issue to DVSA? ‘Consumer rights argument’ ? Really not seeing this, except that if you have a concern about work which has been done, then the protocol is to address that concern at source. I’m probably putting two and two together and probably making five, but if you want a resolution, act as advised, or simply re-bleed all four brakes. Regards, Gareth. Post overlapped Richard’s.

Thanks, but back to the fundamental question - why didn’t you raise the issue with them once you started to drive the car away? If not then, have you expressed your discontent since? The situation is this - you shouldn’t drive this car if you (in caps) believe the brakes are inadequate, and as as been suggested and on going actions remain your sole responsibility. Yours isn’t to diagnose possible causes, but to set up a plan to complain to the appropriate source. If it were mine I would select from the following:- Complain to the garage that carried out the work and issued the MOT. Notify the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency that you consider the brakes to be inadequate despite it having been issued with an MOT pass on x date, and has covered x miles since. Is the car now taxed and the insurance valid?

Repeating - dealer parts for these applications, for reasons given. Not sure how I can be of further help, so I’ll leave it to others.

Fair point Cliff, but a certain amount of pedal travel (OP doesn’t quantify) could be expected since car has just been fitted with new discs and pads all-round, and need some miles under its belt to bed in. Please let us know what a ‘fair bit…’ equates to Leah. Regards, Gareth.

Please come back to the forum with an update. This update could be of help to other members in the future. Thanks, Gareth.

Has any of the above been of any use to you Philip?

Hello Stefan, Do a forum search under ‘Part numbers’ or Part identification’, selecting Everywhere in the drop- down menu, and your answers should be there. Regards, Gareth.

Am I missing something here? So work was carried out on the braking system, and the hydraulics were not bled properly. The car was put on the rolling road to possibly identify which brake line still contained air. Once identified from the rolling road test, that offending wheel was re- bled to (partly?) to rectify the pedal to the floor symptom. The question remains:- are the brakes now up to the MOT requirements or not? As I see it, the pedal no longer goes to the floor, so really no need to criticise - unless the brakes do not meet the MOT requirements, and we don’t know whether they do! I would question the OP’s judgement of not doing the basic pre MOT checks - of which headlight lens deterioration would be one, but we are all different. Also, if you are (understandably?) dissatisfied with the work carried out, then the obvious first port of call wouldn’t be to address the issue with them, since no one on here can offer any judgement on the vehicle without inspecting it. Please let us know what your next move will be Leah. Regards, Gareth. p.s. I don’t have any allegiance to any MOT station, but we only have one side of the problem, but I fail to understand why the issue wasn’t /hasn't been addressed at source.

Thanks, but where did you come from, and why link to a 2 year old thread which really doesn’t link to your post?

Hello Di, Enter your VIN into LLL Parts website, and that should give you the individual hose part numbers. You can then search EBay U.K. and International for the part numbers. Hose ‘set’?? Very much doubt whether there ever was such a thing - in preference to locating and buying the individual hoses you want. Please let us know how you get on, for the benefit of other members in the future. Regards, Gareth.

Thanks Navs, My first port of call would be to get the front wheels balanced. No symptoms first thing in morning?? Possibly explained by tyre not then warmed up and more rigid. My suggestion would be to get them balanced immediately following a good run. Please let us know how you get on. Regards, Gareth.

Hello Goran, So called OEM is a much used term on so many aftermarket products, and really boils down to no guarantee that it is of the same quality as the component built into the car originally. Strangely, the two components you mention, are the two I get twitchy about :- Thermostat - had too many inconsistent aftermarket brands over the years, so I bite the bullet and pay the extra at the dealer, based on my labour is free, so invest well! Water pump - same. Please note, the logic for the above is based on not knowing who the suppliers are to VAG. Hepu? - seems they are currently not as good as they were. Regards, Gareth.

Welcome Rob, Has anyone carried out a coolant pressure test on the car? How much coolant is it losing in say 200 miles? One simple cost-free test to do, is to take the car on a good run of at least 20 miles. Immediately on your return, get a glamorous assistant to rev the engine at a steady 2,000 rpm for 3 minutes while you observe the exhaust - looking for any white smoke. Please report back with your findings. Regards, Gareth.