Recent content by BigArnie

Kev, that sounds excellent. I kid you not when I say they want 165 Euros shipping on that part! May I PM you around month end to get your shipping address?

Yeah, that would be wonderful. Maybe I can buy the thing and supply the address of one of the UK guys and them ask him to post it on to me?

Hi guys, I'm trying to source a new shift linkage for my Astra in South Africa. However, the local parts guys all say that they no longer stock that item. So I started looking in Europe and I found the part I'm looking for. It's a Topran 208 162. TOPRAN 208 162 Repair Kit, gear lever — £80,98...

That TS looks amazing, dude!

Awesome. I don't mind driving to Roodepoort for that. It's far better than eBay from China.

Yeah, thanks, Justin. I was about to give up and started pulling random connectors. I got a new fan pressure switch and now all is fine. By the way, the local parts guys here in SA call that thing a TRINARY SWITCH. They didn't know what I was talking about when I said I wanted a rad fan pressure...

Hello, Apologies if this is a stupid question but I've searched the forum and I can't find what I'm looking for. One of the two bulbs on my Astra's number plate is blown and I'd like to replace it. Trouble is, I can't figure out how to get the light out of the bumper. Haynes says to "gently pry...

Okay, so I've finally got this solved. So there's a pressure switch on one of the aircon gas pipes. It kicks the radiator fan into high speed if the pressure in the AC system reaches a certain level. If that thing fails on the closed position, the rad fan is going to run continuously. This...

Hi Justin, I'll definitely give it a shot. It's driving me nuts. I don't know if this is of any significance but this afternoon I pulled out another one of the relays on the back of the fusebox namely number 9 on this thread. Lo and behold, it killed the fan and I thought I had a winner. But...

Yeah, man, it's baffling me. It's the inside fan that's running continuously. The fan on the outside of the radiator kicks in and out in synch with the aircon, like it's supposed to. I reckon it's got to be a relay that got stuck in the closed position. My logic says that if a relay that...

Hello guys, I've been lurking on and off on this forum for years but I'm currently battling an issue that eventually forced me to register and ask for advice. Here's the deal: On my 1997 Astra 160iE (C16SE), the radiator fan recently started running continuously, even from stone cold, as soon...