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Thanks Nick, Meanwhile, a Google search of available colours will lead you to the colour code on your car. Are you saying you can find a ‘Chassis plate’ on your car?

Any reply for the forum Tyler?

Could you please update us on this topic David.

Just leave it as is Ian, it’s fine.

Welcome Des. You don’t tell us what diameter wheels you have fitted. Sorry to state the obvious, but if you have already bought it, then why not trial fit it on the back and front of your car? Please let us know how you get on. Regards, Gareth.

OK. Please let us know how you get on with the responses from the breaker link contacts.

As a start Nick, I would suggest you search EBay for an appropriate sales brochure. This should give you most of the information you want in a non-coded form. Always worth collecting any period literature on collectors cars. Please let us know how you get on. Regards, Gareth.

Good morning Andrew, ‘….massively appreciated.’ ! That appreciation appears to have stopped at the point where the words were written, since you seem to have joined and posted on the same day, but have not bothered to return to the forum since.

Thanks Luke, Service history looks to be what one would expect as historic, but if it were mine, I would treat it to more regular oil changes going forward - say every 8K. Re. ‘Dealership I bought it from’:- I guess that wasn’t a main dealer due to the age of the car. It might be worth considering doing an oil and filter change, since sellers often opt for cheapest oil and filters at the point of sale, but obviously await the opinion of your repairing garage. Please let us know how you get on Luke, and good luck in getting it sorted. Regards, Gareth.

Good morning Stuart, So are you looking for a secondhand one or a new one?

Any progress Abeer?

Hello Stuart, Any comments so far? Regards, Gareth.

What colour is your cloud of smoke? Apologies - so long after the original post that I missing the thread title!

I don’t see any point in messing around with replacing bushes into your existing arms, particularly if you haven’t got access to a professional hydraulic press. I don’t think the arms are particularly expensive. Please respond if you intend to replace the arms, and we should be able to point you towards competitive prices. Regards, Gareth.

Hello Colin, If you have tried lubricating the solenoid and it still doesn’t work reliably, then it sounds like a new one is needed.

Welcome Luke, and sorry to hear of your issue. Forums are great places to gather bad news, and seldom carry good news - this one is as typical an example as any. In addition to that, issues and causes are seldom exactly the same, although they may well appear to be similar, and a cause/ solution for one may differ from another. If it were mine, the way forward would be to entrust the diagnosis and repair to a trusted local independent, since unlike an individual owner, they will have very much broad brush experience of similar symptoms across many examples. When you say it has ‘full history’, at what mileage intervals has the oil and filter been changed in its 74K life, and when was the last time? By the seller a few months ago? Regards, Gareth.

Any progress James?

Any feedback for the forum Andrew?

Welcome Stuart, Can we take it you are looking for a secondhand one? if so, have you registered your ‘want’ with online car breaker websites - Partsfinder is one of many. Regards, Gareth.

Welcome Colin and sorry to hear of your issue. Brakes - not sure of the logic to associate this with the brake calipers, but when you were dealing with this, did you inspect all brake disc backing plates? These are prone to rusting and bits scraping on the discs etc. Incidentally, silicone grease is normally recommended for sliders and not copper grease. However, by your description it doesn’t sound like that, but worth a coat of inspection. Re. noise:- is it evident where the car is stationary with the engine running, or only when the car is on the move? If the latter, ( assuming manual) knock it out of gear and see it it affects the noise when coasting. Regards, Gareth.

Thanks Mark, What fixes have you attempted which would account for the battery draining? What make battery did you fit? Regards, Gareth.

Simon has not been on here for a year, but you could try sending him a PM. Any reason why you too cannot follow the advice given to Simon, and letting us know how you get on? Regards, Gareth.

Any updates for the forum David?

We think this is relatively common knowledge now Simon, but many thanks for reinforcing it. Regards, Gareth.

Welcome Chris, Not sure if you can get access into the U.K. parts supplier LLL Parts. If so, that would be a good place to start to find the appropriate part number, an image and a name for the part - if the system works for you. Please let us know how you get on. Regards, Gareth.