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Clive Mot

Electrical expert

Wedging your wedge!

This ismysimple, cheap anti-slip modification forlevellingwedges.

Byusing the holesin the baseofthe wedges Ithreaded and secured

a length ofropeapproximately 500mm long. This canthenbeplaced in

frontofthe tyres sothat the wheel runs

over the ropeloop,beforethe tyredrives

up the levelling wedge.Thisholds the

wedge inplace andprevents the levelling

wedge slidingout when onloose orhard

surfaces.

Allen Morgan

A simple and easy wayto prevent

the frustrationof those pesky

wedges slipping, andideal for lone

motorhomers...

Terry Acreman

front of the tyres so that the wheel run

over the rope loop, before the tyre drive

up the level ng wedge. This holds the

wedge in place and prevents the level ng

wedge s ng out when on loose or har

surfaces.

Allen Morgan

This is my simple, cheap anti-s p modification for levelling wedges

By using the holes in the base of the wedges I threaded and secured

a length of rope approximately 500mm long. This can then be placed i

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Q

Do you struggle to

see your dials?

I’ve got oneof the new white dial fa ce

replacements for our 2016Swift. I found,

even with the lights on, the speedo

readings did not stand out when I was

driving at more than 30mph.

So, I pulled the dash out, cutthe old

panelsout without removing needles.

Then I put a cutacross the new one and

slid back underthe needles andinto

place. In all it took me about half-an-

hour from start tofinish.

I must say thatnow, while driving, it

is easier to seewhere the needle is on the

speedo even when wearing sunglasses.

The dial fa ces were from Lockwood and

cost £57.45 including postage.

Ian Price

A

Lockwood InternationalSuperdials

can be contacted on)01132 440070

lockwoodinternational.co.ukand it

can also help if importing a motorhome

with kilo metre markings.

Its website in cludes a useful PDF

of how toremovethe in strument pod

to change the dial fa scia but, ifunsure

of your ability, use a professional and

double-check you’ve speciied the correct

dials before ordering.

Terry Acreman

See theHow tofeature onitting these

dials (January, p138).hey’re available for

the Fiat Ducato,Citroën Berlingo, Ford

Transit andTourneo andVW Transporter.

Peter Rosenthal

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Over the last couple of weeks, while we

were tou ring onholiday in France, my

Sony DAB radio could not lo cate any

British stations.

In the end,we had torely on my

smartphone’s iPlayer app to listen toRadio

4 and 6Music.

This is our first motorhome (pre-

owned) and, asfar as Iknow, the radio

only has awindscreen aerial, but I have

a sneaki ng suspicion thatin order to

replicate the reception thatI get via the

smartphone I would need a much more

complicated set-up.

Could you plea se advise?

Ken Octon

A

Your digital radio cannotreceive UK

stations abroad as DAB radio uses

land-based transmission and signals from

the UK do not reach othercountries.

You canlisten to most of BBC radio on

the BBC Soundsor iPlayer apps and also

downloadmost podcasts from them.

From most parts of France, satellite

TV still works forUK channels andsome

radio broadcasts can be foundvia satellite

if you ha ve this facility.

You could also stream programmes via

the internet – seethe feat ure on page 178

for more.

Clive Mott

Thanks, I’ll stick with using my mobile as a

radio source when o n the Continent.

Ken Octon

Q

How can I get betterDAB

reception inFrance?