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Top man BarryD for thinking of us explorer owners who take their life into their hands every day on two wheels :thumbsup:

It sounds like a relay or something clicking every now and then, but everything still seems to be working OK so I am not going to lose any sleep over it - I have a two year unlimited warranty on the Ex anyway! fatgaz

Without wishing to get all techy on you all I have noticed an odd clicking noise coming from under the back of the car when idling and stationery, its intermittant and is roughly every 5-10 seconds. I noticed it first when at a set of traffic lights sitting with the auto holding me on a slight...

Great thanks for that - I had hoped it was original!! Love the alloys BTW!! :D had a few technical issues!! hence the blank responses :)

Hi guys - in his thread Blueka mentioned that the rear door he fitted to his Ex came from a North Face and had tinted glass. When I first got my North Face I was surprised at just how darkly tinted the glass was - is this standard or do you think its been done aftermarket? The windscreen has the...

Thanks Keith - that was just the info I was looking for. I think I'll stick the cruise control on about 76 (should be a real 70) and just take my time. That way I might make it all the way there on one tank (just over 300 miles). I use my motorbike a lot - 115miles a day and will have to...

Wow - looks impressive! Was it difficult to fit?

Best of luck with that discussion!! :) I think the problem is that I've never had a car where all the buttons are real ones! Usually there are at least a couple of blanking plates covering the more expensive options I couldnt quite afford!! So now I have a car where all the buttons work I'm a...

Blimey How much tyre info is on this page!!! http://www.carbibles.com/tyre_bible.html

damn doesn't work now!!

calculator here http://www.4wdonline.com/Wheels/Tyres.html

Thanks for that - you are right it looks pretty good! I would still like to look at getting a full 1.5 din one though. How were you going to fit a double din one - or is it a pop out and fold up screen from a single din? gaz

Hi chaps - I am looking to get a relacement Stereo for my Ex, the one in there at present is a 6000RDS with the boot mounted CD changer. I think its a 1.5din size and have struggled to find anything to fit exactly in the UK (not a fan of blanking plates). I found this in the USA...

I realise its looks like a stupid question as I appreciate it will have an effect but I have done the trip several times in previous cars - 2 litre BMW 3 series (42mpg @85ish) and my beloved and then thoroughly nicked and trashed Subaru Impreza (27mpg @ just two figure speeds) and finally and...

Off on our first half decent trip in a couple of weeks in the Explorer - Sussex to Blackpool. Round trip is around 700 miles - I was wondering does petrol consumption change dramatically with speed? Will I notice a big difference between say 65mph all the way and 80mph all the way? I ride a...

Thanks Howard for the explanation and for not pointing out what an idiot I am for not realising the piston was the jack !! fatgaz

Going to get all technical on you now! After a park up, lock the car and walk away - so about 5 seconds or so after locking the car there is a whine from under the back of the car like a pump or motor spinning for about 3 seconds - my first thought was this might be from the self leveling...

Hi everyone - we have just had a new Morrisons perol station open up half a mile from our house - which is nice. More importantly... 1. Unleaded is 4p a litre cheaper that anywhere else local - quite improtant when trying to recover from the 18mpg shock (love the car so dont really care...

Thank god for that - I thought I was going nuts!!:eek: I spent an hour when I first got mine looking for a clock!! Even my crappy old frontera that I part ex'ed had a clock - true it looked like the guts of a 1980 digital watch but still! Its hard to believe a car made in 2000 doesnt feature...

Thick gaz in sussex here again - just curious - whats the point of wheel spacers?

After wasting your time with this I did a quick search for wheels and found this... http://www.alloywheels.com/TyreCalc.asp Sorry!!

Fab - now just need to find some wheels and tyres!! Thanks for all the help - much appreciated!! fatgaz

Boy its been a long time since my o level maths days!! Cool so a 255 60 18" should work? On a 18 inch rim (255/25.4)*0.6*2+18=30.04 inches!! I am in the presence of genius! Im not worthy! Im not worthy! :notworthy

thanks Howard - I was thinking more of going in up size to 18 or maybe even 20 if I can find a good deal - I assume then as the diameter will change then everything will need recalibrating? Is that something a dealer could do for me? cheers fatgaz

Hi there - pround new owner of a 2000 North Face in East Sussex! Glad I found this forum as in 3 weeks of ownership and 30 x 50 mile commutes (on a motorbike) I havent see another Explorer! I'm going to have a read through all the other threads but I do have one question (apologies if its on...