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Going over a large stone at speed trashed the tyre and put a nasty dent and scrape in my front O/S alloy wheel. I had been wanting to refurbish my wheels for some time and this was the decider. £...

I have had a brand new, original Honda ECU fitted to may Beat for 4 years now and it has always performed faultlessly but for once, 3 years ago, when, while driving, the engine stopped and would not...

Before giving up:
Repeat previous set up with friend and scaffolding pole. While the friend is preloading the tension give the socket bar some sharp blows with a lump hammer (5 lbs)
or
Take it...

When my speedo started behaving erratically, symptoms similar to loss of contact or bad earth, I found that replacing the fuses in the box by your right foot effected a perfect and lasting cure. I...

The above is now sold.

The 120W Gathers unit on my Beat, whilst working on all functions, seemed to me a bit scarce in sound output and tuning sensitivity. Also, the 'sound meters' did move only spasmodically. The tape...

When going over bumps there is severe rattling. Both my usual mechanic and the Honda dealer agree that it is due to the rear calipers, but only suggest "greasing the pins" on said calipers. Do...

Dear Paul, I feel guilty about criticising your efforts in updating the Beat web site, but I absolutely hate the new layout.

As the ISO to Clarion loom adaptor cable seems to feed all the door and dash speakers correctly, I would have expected the rear bass, which must get its signals from these outputs, to also works. ...

I have replaced the Gathers unit with a Radio/CD unit. Connection to the exhisting loom is via a ISO adaptor.
The door speakers work OK, the dash ones are in several degrees of decay, as...

Before getting too involved: a new battery costs about £50 and it is the easiest way to eliminate it, or confirm it as the trouble. I have had two experiences of faulty batteries actually causing...

As always, Steve, you are the man!
Many thanks.
Robert

Could anyone please tell me where the adjusters for the H/L beams are, possibly with a relevant diagram? Thanks.
Robert

Hi Paul, as a Beat owner I find this website essential to its upkeep and enjoyment. I am very grateful to you and hope that you are flooded with contributions. Thank you.
Robert

Ditto. What a relief to have it back. Thank you.

I too have been wishing to fit a strut to the boot lid. Could you please give the actual dimensions (closed and open) as the chance of finding a Lada Riva at a breaker's in my area are negligible. ...

Could you, please, expand on your report so that it might be more useful to other owners: Where in the distributor was the bad contact, was it the distributor cap, a HT lead, the 12V supply, or what?...

check the picture of the necessary tool here: http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.asp?productID=9108&frostProductName=Wheel%20Arch%20Roller

I do not believe it is possible to stretch vinyl. However, on the Japanese Yahoo auction site they offer a fitment to be screwed on the frame part of the hood in place of the old male part. It...

I kept looking at the botched repair that some previous owner had done on the bolster corner of the driver seat and it really bugged me to see the cheeky tiger-skin pattern so defaced. I finally got...

You will probably find a bearing supplier on line who can supply an equivalent bearing at a fraction of the cost. Just quote the markings on the outer bearing race.

Some suggestions for Guido's problem:

Water cooling radiator badly clogged with deposits (likely)
Ignition timing retarded at high revs due to absence of limiter not compensated in ECU ignition...

Why not add MP3 play with a cheap and simple cassette adapter?
I have bought the Sony Stereo Car Cassette Adaptor (£12.20 from Amazon) and it works well. Turn the MP3 Player volume to max to avoid...

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Why not wear a cap?