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its a different arrangement for holding the brake caliper on on the auris so no need to worry the AA is correct in what they have done, the slidder pins are attached to the carrier and then you have the bolt to hold the caliper on. the brakes have 2 pins that the caliper slide on when you use the brakes and i thought the slide pin had come out but in fact it was just the bolt on the end sorry if i have made you have concerns

I had notice it's not consistent, I will have to take more notice of the settings and report back. I thought it was just me The new horns are now fitted and making much noise. The interior lights tomorrow. Such an exciting weekend.

hopefully you wont have lost the slidder and it will still be in the rubber boot at least you have found the culprit and its an easy fix.

Hi guys, got the Driveshaft fitted in successfully today. There was no issues with fittings or the driveshaft itself. Had to change the transmission oil, had old one drained out and put in 1.9L. Went smooth, thanks again Corolla fellows for all the help and advice.

Up to a point (in my Prius ordinaire). I would say that it stops flow to the left (and rear) 60-80% of the time - my best guess is that various sensors around the car determine that in order to reach or maintain the requested temperature (and perhaps screen demisting) it needs to feed heated or cooled (or air conditioned) air through more outlets. Selecting the bottom half of the climate display on the dash MFD shows which seat it thinks it's blowing to. Quite interesting to display it when passengers are getting in or out. I leave my A/C on all the time except sometimes when parked in READY mode; don't know if that makes any difference.

Hi Frosty, Thanks for that, my Corolla is also a Colour Collection, built May/June ish 2006. I bought it a few years old, but feel sure I have set an alarm off on it before today, but knowing me, it could have been the even older Avensis Will see if I can annoy the neighbours tomorrow !

According to the 2006 UK brochure, the Corolla didn't have an alarm as standard fit. It has an immobiliser - which is what the security LED is for. When I ordered my new 2006 Corolla Colour Collection, the only alarm that was available was an option - and I had one fitted by the dealer.

Hi, I wish that was true, its quiet the reverse, Toyotas own parts are virtually always the most expensive by a very wide margin, thats why there is such a strong aftermarket for parts. What country are you in ? Hi, If you want to use Toyota Oil then fine, always your choice and while the cars is under Toyotas warranty probably a wise thing to do. However I like many others have run Avensis and Corolla to 100K ++ miles on other oils without problems. There are many well known brands out there like Castrol, Shell, Coma but to name but a few, and all should serve you well, as they have me, just make sure you get the right grade for your engine, nearly all the oil companies have a car /oil type checker on their web sites. You may find even the big supermarkets have special offers on some of these big name oil from time to time. If changing brands, just make sure you do not mix the two oils together.

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Jay probably the screwdriver option, easy to place it, with those guides. Just see it moves the nut assembly. Put a magic marker mark on the toothed washer so you can see how much you have moved it, then you can set it back to standard if necessary, and or, do the other side the same. You might find they are different heights from the factory. Put a blanket or similar over one lamp as you move them. Hope the weather holds for you. I changed the horns today and the interior lights to LED, I'll do a separate thread for those that haven't done the change. Have you ordered your new Prius 4 x 4? The look seems 😱 'rrible, they have blunted the front end and lost the distinctive rear end. Still some might love it 😏 Hope the UK version is different, long way to go before I change though.

Hi, Yes the air con is a complex system, but there are some simple tests you can do first. When you switch the air con on, can you hear the engine revs rise and a distinct click from the compressor as its clutch engages it ? If you get someone to move the control for you can actually watch the compressors clutch activating. If that ok, the most likely cause will be loss of gas, which naturally happens anyway. You need to go to a larger garage, most of which now have automatic recharge and test machines and charge around £50-60+ Some guys also offer a mobile service , just the same as the static garages, have used them myself, often better as you are there chatting with them. They will check things out, remove and old gas and oil and refill with new. However at the age of the car , a common failure is a leaking condenser (the air con radiator) that sits in front of the main engine radiator. Agree with Frosty, air con can be very handy in a wet winter at clearing steamed up windows.

I see you're running your winters on mk2 ph2 alloys if I'm not mistaken and I also notice you're into detailing as your tpot looks mint! I've been a bit more creative with the wife's mk2 yaris, I've got the winters on steelies, I'll post a pic or two when it stops raining and see what you think it's probably not to everyones liking but I love it! But like I said I've been a little creative and not seen anything remotely similar on any car.around here.