Gibbon
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So, I was on the way back from my girlfriends house and I was just pulling onto my drive thinking "Im happy with this car now, it has everything i need its got central locking now, looks nice inside and everything... glad i wont need to spend any more money..."
Just as I thought that I pulled my handbrake on and it fucking snapped!! 
Is this a costly fix? I hope not
Any advice appreciated...
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GSi Ghost
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a fiver or so if you do it youself, probably bout 20 at a garage
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ChrisBoom
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Handbrake cable is a bastard to do if its a while since its been changed, putting off doing mine
Not expensive for one though, quite easy to do if you can get the car on a ramp.
Did you install the central locking yourself? Get it all working fine, boot etc too?
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Gibbon
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Central locking works fine! no boot though... least now i dont have to lean over and open the door for people!
On the subject of things snapping... How much is a new cam belt? iv never changed mine and my cars just doen 70k :S Id rather pay so much now than pay for a new engine...
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ChrisBoom
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quote:
Originally posted by Gibbon
Central locking works fine! no boot though... least now i dont have to lean over and open the door for people!
On the subject of things snapping... How much is a new cam belt? iv never changed mine and my cars just doen 70k :S Id rather pay so much now than pay for a new engine...
Ahh, I see. Boot will be an utter bastard to do, as the wiring would be hard to run through the car, lots of work.
What engine?
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Gibbon
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1.2 8v 
just done 70k and from what I gather, it's never been done. 
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ChrisBoom
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quote:
Originally posted by Gibbon
1.2 8v
just done 70k and from what I gather, it's never been done.
Quite easy then, 8v's are the easiest engines to work on ever.
Depends if you have any mechanical knowlage, what tools you have etc. Kit is about £30 odd.
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bigjim172000
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it depends which piece it is which has snapped,
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danward
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When my handbrake cable snapped I took it to a local customs garage and they fixed it for a small sum.
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Dave A
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garage would charge about 1 hours labour to fit a new one and about £30 for the cable.
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Dave A
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may as well get new rear bearings in while they do it as the rear drums need to come off anyway.
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TheCam
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handbrake cable wont be expensive to change at all.
cam belt will be about £30-£50 for a kit and its easy to do if you have a bit of knowledge, if not, I'd recommend getting a garage to do it but they'd charge an hour or 2 labour. if you fuck it up you'l throw the valve timing out and kill your engine
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