Hi Cromp85, I Just wondered if you ever managed to get to the bottom of your sunroof issue or not, as mine does exactly the same thing. It works fine in cold weather, but it wont move when its been sat in the hot sun. I did think it might be the sunroof motor relay sticking when it gets hot, but i'm...

Hi Johnny, Funnily enough i had to remove the headlights on my car today aswell (to get to the front bumper mounting bolts underneath the lamps) and i had exactly the same trouble as you with the headlamp units stuck fast on to the bottom mounting pegs. After also being on the verge of giving up, i ...

Hi Jacinto,

Just wanted to let you know that i thoroughly enjoyed reading the excellent thread you posted on your car!

You have got a great looking Rover there, its a credit to you.

Make sure you keep us updated on any further progress

Hi Stephen, Pretty certain both of your cars would have had either the Philips R652 or R750 cassette player fitted from the factory, or if the original owner was rich enough the R950 cassette player, which could also control the optional Rover/Phillips DC082 6 disc CD multichanger if desired. My 216...

I made the trip to the NEC on the sunday and i just wanted to say how brilliant the stand looked, and hats off to all you guys that organised it and put it together. All the cars looked absolutely superb, and it was great to see the cutaway car is alive and well because id not seen that since it was...

Hi John, many thanks for the tip off. That one looks slightly different to mine, and after searching through Rimmer Bros website it appears theres quite a few variants. However, i might have a gamble on this one as it looks the same as mine: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/281308574020?ssPageName=STRK:MEW...

Cheers GTiJohn, its nice to know it can be tackled without having the window out as i have decided i can't continue without central locking for much longer :) I see what you mean about 'self harm' as its a bit tight in there! Once ive sourced another actuator i'll have a bash at swapping it then. On...

Had some spare time today, so i took the door card off to investigate the alarm issue, and 220GSI turbo hit the nail on the head as the microswitch was just hanging there in thin air not connected to anything. After popping it back on the mounting pegs next to the lock barrel the alarm is now all wo...

Thanks for the replies chaps, much appreciated. That makes sense with the microswitch then because the garage had the door handle and lock mechanism out when they changed the door, plus it was all working fine before they messed around with it. I cant seem to find much info on this microswitch in th...

Hi Guys, I have recently had a new passenger door fitted to my 3 door 93 216GTi, and the bodyshop that fitted it used my original door handle and lock mechanism. Since it has come back from the bodyshop, everytime i unlock the passenger door or the boot with the key the alarm goes off. The drivers d...