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[quote user="Noddy"]Do you think I should book her in somewhere local to do the cambelt and waterpump and then I can do all the oil changes, spark plugs and consumables at the Tech Day under your instruction or could we, feasibly, do the cambelt too?[/quote]   I'm not sure if anyone at the tech day will be up to a cam belt ...

[quote user="Hedge"]  Hi, how can I upload pics of my 5 to this forum? [/quote]    Soon I hope, we are all nosey.  

 36 here.

[quote user="Richardn"]But not legal as it it is too close to the Brakelight[/quote]  If it passes the MOT it is good enough for me. I realise that there are legal restrictions, but I can't imagine Mr Plod getting their tape measure out unless they have pulled you for something far more serious and are looking for further ...

[quote user="DavesBRG5"]Another alternative is to get a red bulb & use one of the reversing lamps.........Many have done this mod or the brake light & passed no problems.[/quote]    +1 on that Much more tidy than an extra lamp plonked on the back. Even the moulded ones look wrong IMO. I used a red LED ...

 I have been studying that same page for ages (since it was on the old forum) and it scares the Bejeebas out of me I'll be taking the laptop into the garage at the weekend and will be referring to that and my "do it up" Mazda book like the Bible. I just hope the callipers are'nt seized up as they were only reconditioned ...

 I haven't really paid much attention to the rear brakes, three MOTs on them and the handbrake seems to work fine (or seemed to until today) I had to get reconditioned callipers on the rear when I got the car as the numpty garage fitted them by pushing the piston back instead of using the adjuster and they mullered the calliper beyond ...

Another excellent custom item for you Pollyana, and a brilliant write-up [quote user="pollyana"]Final Note: This write -up has taken a lot of time to put on the forum mainly because of the new forum but, now that I have done it I have made notes of how I did it so next time should be a lot easier. One of the main things to remember ...

[quote user="Bluenoes"] Now that name rings a bell..... may have been before my time on the forum (a couple of years or more), but his name was also the password for a pdf file I paid for on ebay for a cd mx5 workshop manual[/quote]    Me too!

[quote user="Noddy"]I'll be along to this tech day. If only to meet everyone and play about in the pit! [/quote]   Great, see you then, then [quote user="Jim and Margaret"] So all in £550 for them to fit new hood and leather seat covers.........Guess I am heading down to Swansea for a couple of days, ...