Article List
In this section you'll find lots of information about how to carry out various DIY mods to your Saxo. Hopefully you will find these guides useful and maybe you will even be able to save yourself some money!
If there's a guide you would be particularly interested to see, why not get in touch! I will try to cater for as many mod's as possible.
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Saxperience Prize Draw #5
Monza Car Care are based in the northwest of England and are able to offer a wide range of products from Zymol, Meguiars and Dodo Juice. Monza Car Care have recently joined the Saxperience affiliate scheme and have supported the community nicely by enabling this superb prize draw!
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Audio Assault
Audio Assault are part of the 'in car network group' and are able to offer a wide range of ICE equipment at amazing prices! Audio Assault have kindly agreed to give all Saxperience members 5% discount on purchases made.
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Direct Car Parts
Direct Car Parts offer a wide range of interior and exterior car accessories catering for your every need! All of these products are available for purchase on-line at incredible savings with FREE UK mainland delivery! Direct Car Parts offer a 10% discount to Saxperience Members.<br> <br>
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Advertise with Saxperience
If you would like to advertise your business and /or services within the Saxperience Community, this article explains the different advertising solutions available to you.
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NW Rolling Road Meet - October 2007
It was an early start for the rolling road meet at Congleton, but everyone had a great time! Read the feature report for further details...
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PHOTOS LOCKED: NW Rolling Road Meet - October 2007 (31 photos) |
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French Car Show 2007
The French Car Show moved loaction to Rockingham Motor Speedway for 2007 - an excellent venue for a great car show! Read the event report and view the photo galleries for more details on this event.
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Replacing Saxo Driveshafts
Damaged or worn driveshafts can be very annoying and also dangerous! Replacing the Citroen Saxo driveshafts is not as tricky as you may think, so if you have a couple of hours spare this could be a job you feel confident to do yourself! Read this How-To guide for further instructions...
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PHOTOS LOCKED: Replacing Saxo Driveshafts (58 photos) |
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Rockshore Automotive Styling & Car Accessories
Rockshore Automotive specialise in interior & exterior car styling & accessories and have agreed to offer all Saxperience Premium Members 5% discount on a wide range of products sold from their online store.
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South West Motorsport
One of Europe's Leading Suppliers in Performance, Styling and Car Accessories. Check out their online shop for thousands of Styling and Performance products. Offering large discount to Saxperience Premium Members!
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Adrian Flux Insurance
Adrian Flux Insurance Services are pleased to announce their association with Saxperience and are able to offer up to 15% discount on policies for Saxperience Members. Adrian Flux welcome modified vehicles, young drivers and convicted drivers.
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Simo's Saxo VTS Turbo
My Saxo VTS has been a long term project. I've owned it from new (1999) and it was the first VTS to be turbocharged in the UK. The car's acceleration is very strong and is often surprising for such a little car!
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The Saxperience Xmas Event - 2006
Christmas time seemed to arrive really quickly this year... A group of Saxperience memebrs got together end enjoyed a karting endurance race, followed by a night on the town!
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Infinity Exhausts
Infinity Exhausts are dedicated to providing the highest quality exhaust systems and service. If you have an idea for a custom exhaust system, contact Infinity who will meet your requirements and will not dissapoint! Saxperience Premium Members can obtain discount on full exhaust systems!
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GSF Car Parts
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Making an A-pillar Gauge Pod
Gauges are becoming an increasingly popular modification and not just with high power engine builders. This article shows how you can build your own custom pod for guages allowing you to decide how it looks and where it fits, whilst maintaining a factory fitted look...
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PHOTOS LOCKED: Making an A-pillar Gauge Pod (16 photos) |
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HIC Insurance
For competitive car insurance HIC try harder to find you the best deal no matter what you drive. HIC are specialists in modified vehicle insurance and are able to cater for trackday insurance too! Give them a call and see if you can grab some discount on your car insurance!
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Rimstyle Autodesign
Rimstyle have kindly agreed to offer all Saxperience Premium Members 5% discount off most items purchased from their online shop. This discount does NOT apply to items which are on 'special offer' OR 'alloy wheels'.
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R-Tec Auto Design
The guys at R-Tec have agreed to give all Saxperience Premium Members 5% discount off all items purchased from their online shop. This discount does NOT include items which are on 'special offer' OR 'clearance'.
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Car Audio Direct
Car Audio Direct offer Saxperience Premium Members free carriage on ALL orders placed, regardless of UK destination, size or weight! Read on for further details!
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Opie Oils
Opie Oils have agreed to give Saxperience Premium Members discounts on their wide range of performance oils and select automotive parts! Read on for further details...
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Discounted RAC Breakdown Cover
RAC provides superb vehicle breakdown cover plans, which can be tailored to meet your personal requirements. RAC offers a substantial discount on breakdown cover to all Saxperience members... Make sure you're covered!
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Bleeding the Saxo Braking System
In order to keep your brakes in good working order, the brake fluid should periodically be bled to remove air, contamination and sub-standard brake fluid. This guide explains two methods of how you can bleed your brake fluid.
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PHOTOS LOCKED: Bleeding the Braking System (8 photos) |
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Fixing a Rubbing PAS Pipe (Mk2 Saxo)
A common problem encountered when lowering the front suspension of a Mk2 Saxo is that the steering arm can rub on one of the PAS pipes. This can lead to the pipe rupturing, causing power steering fluid to leak, to experience a loss of assisted steering and potentially can lead to a damaged power steering pump. There is however a quick and free solution to cure this...
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PHOTOS LOCKED: Fixing a Rubbing PAS Pipe (Mk2 Saxo) (5 photos) |
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Making a Fibreglass Boot Build
Over the years boot builds have gone from mild to extreme. The latest and greatest craze for boot ICE installs is fibreglass. The limits are only your imagination. Whether it be a subtle "stealth" install or full on show install, the techniques are essentially the same and its not as difficult as you might think...
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PHOTOS LOCKED: Making a Fibreglass Boot Build (59 photos) |
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Replacing the Saxo Heater-Blower Motor
Has your Saxo heater blower stopped working? If you've been putting up with it through the summer months, you really should get it working again before the winter creeps in. This How-to guide shows you how to replace the heater-blower motor.
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PHOTOS LOCKED: Replacing the Saxo Heater-Blower Motor (28 photos) |
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Plates2U
If you're looking for a great set of number plates for your Saxo, cut out all of the hassle and get them direct from Plates2U. Hundreds of designs are available, including some custom sax-p designs...
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TRAX 2006
TRAX is a very entertaining event, held towards the end of the modified car season, which caters for many different interests. A show not to be missed!
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Saxperience Prize Draw #4
Polished Bliss are relatively new to the Saxperience Community, but already their excellent service, advice and product knowledge has inspired many memebrs to detail their saxos! Rich and Angela have come up with a fantastic prize to show their commitment to our community!
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FCS Hospitality Day 2006 - Bruntingthorpe
The FCS management team hosted an excellent hospitality event and trackday, which was enjoyed by all. I have every confidence that FCS 2007 will be bigger and better than ever!
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West Midlands Regional Meet - July 2006
The weather was glorious for the first official West Midlands Regional Meet. Everyone who made the effort to attend had a great time with plenty of fun being enjoyed by all!
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Replacing the front brake discs.
If your brake discs become significantly worn of your brake discs become warped both of your front brake discs will need to be replaced. This task is quite straight forward and can be performed within two hours if you are confident with simple mechanics. This task is explained in stepwise fashion within this how-to guide.
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PHOTOS LOCKED: Replacing the Front Brake Discs (22 photos) |
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Polished Bliss
Polished Bliss are a family business focussed upon car care and car detailing. The information available through Polished Bliss is superb! If you are serious about caring for your car, then you really MUST make use of the excellent services and products offered by Polished Bliss.
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SSC National Event - Kames 2006
The Saxo Sports Club's national track event was held again at Kames Raceway. Saxperience were lucky enough to be invited along to experience the awesome Saxo track action!
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NW Regional Meet - June 2006
Unfortunately the weather was very poor for this meet - it virtually didn't stop raining! A big thankyou to all of you who did turn up - the attendance was very good!
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Legend Fires North West Stages Rally - 2006
Rally action within the North West starts on the 25/26th of February at Blackpool... Ant Jackson Rallying are taking part in this event in their Saxperience sponsored Saxo VTS! Please support Ant and the team by attending this event if you are able to!
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Saxperience NW Regional Meet - March 2006
On a cold afternoon, the day after snow storms across the whole of the North West, it was great to get 20+ sax-p members together to catch up on gossip and get to know each other! Thankyou to all who made the effort to attend!
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French Car Show - 2006
FCS 2006 had a lot to offer, with cracking track action on the day before the main event, followed by an excellent attendance for the SUnday show event. FCS just keeps getting better and better!
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Saxperience Track Event - French Car Show 2006
Saxperience have booked a three hour open-pit track session at Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground, on the 27th May (the day before the French Car Show). If you'd like to get involved with this fantastic opportunity, please check out this article.
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Flickering Battery Light?
My Battery light is on/flickering when driving?
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Fitting Saxperience stickers.
I have purchased some Saxperience stickers... How do I fit them to my car? Do they stick to the inside or the outside of the glass?
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Ant Jackson Rallying
Saxperience is proud to sponsor the Ant Jackson Rallying Team during 2006, throughout which the team's MkII Saxo VTS will compete in two rally championships. This newly formed relationship opens an exciting doorway for both parties!
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Saxperience Premium Membership...
Premium Membership infers that you get something in addition to standard membership... and you do! The Premium Member service is a chargeable service, with all monies being re-invested into the running and future development of Saxperience.
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Saxperience Stickers
If you've browsed through the site and have liked what you've seen, why not support the future of Saxperience and buy one or two Saxperience stickers! The prices are low, the designs look great and there are many styles to choose from...
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What is Saxperience?
Simo's Saxperience
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The Saxperience Xmas Celebration - 2005
After months of waiting, the time eventually came for the Xmas celebration! Almost thirty members got involved and attended the paintballing, or party night... or both! An excellent time was had by all.
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Fred & Areke's Wedding
It was an excellent experience to be invited to Fred & Areke's Wedding... The ceremony went smoothly and the events both before and after the wedding were very memorable. In summary, an awesome 'road trip'!
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Saxperience Prize Draw #3
2modified are a relatively new name within the Saxperience community, but quickly there name is starting to be recognised. In co-operation with Saxperience, a FANTASTIC prize has been arranged, which will be won by one lucky Saxperience Premium Member!
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TRAX 2005
Once again, TRAX was an excellent event to mark the end of the modified car show season. Almost 40 members' cars stood proud on the Saxperience show stand - a real achievement for Saxperience!
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French Car Show 2005
The French Car Show was yet again, an excellent event! More than 40 cars were on display on the Saxperience show stand... Check the photo Galleries out to see if your car's there!
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Where is the grommet for my amplifier power lead?
A very popular question with a simple answer that doesnt involve drilling through metal...
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Can i have bucket seats and still use my rear seats?
Not everyone who wants bucket seats has a stripped out rally slag, find out how to keep your rear seats...
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Fitting a D&M front bumper
The D&M front bumper is becoming a very popular choice of front end styling. You can fit this yourself, as it's not that hard...
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Fitting a Dimma rear bumper skin...
The Dimma rear bumper is a very nice bit of kit... but the fitting of it isn't as simple as you might think... Read this report and see if you fancy doing this yourself...
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My new stereo keeps losing its settings?
Have you just fitted a new stereo and now everytime you return to the car the memory has reset? A simple solution to a common problem....
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What is offset and what offset is my Saxo?
Getting the correct offset of wheels is vitally important from both a looks and safety point of view, hopefully the mystery of wheel offset will be covered here...
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Saxperience 'does' Dublin
A group of Saxperience members from various parts of the UK made the trip to Dublin, for a weekend packed with fun, booze and public transport! Take a look at the photo galelries to see what we got upto...
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2modified.com
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Contacting Saxperience...
If you need to contact Saxperience, you can do so in a number of ways. Take a look at the details below, to see which is the best way to resolve your query...
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Donny Show - 2004
Donny...
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Making Custom Door Builds
If you're looking for the ultimate in sound quality, you will probably be interested in fitting larger speakers to the front of your Saxo. Take a look at this guide to see how to make your own door builds and make them look great!
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PHOTOS LOCKED: Making Custom Door Builds (71 photos) |
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Saxperience Prize Draw #2
G.S Motorsport have built up a very good reputation within the Saxperience Community. In co-operation with Saxperience, an excellent prize has been arranged, which will be won by one lucky Saxperience Premium Member! Read the article for full details...
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sax-p Meet 1 - Nottingham/Donington
The first ever official sax-p meet was absolutely fantastic! There was a huge variety of activities, which meant there was always something happening... Clubbing in Nottingham followed by motor racing at Donington. What a result!
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What is a web robot?
When browsing around the Saxperience discussion forums I often see a number of 'robots' online... what is a robot and what does it do?
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Replacing the front brake pads.
Your front brakes do the majority of the work when it comes to stopping your Saxo. This guide explains how you can change your brake pads, to ensure that your brakes are always in top working order. This is a fairly simple job, so why pay over the odds?
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PHOTOS LOCKED: Replacing the Front Brake Pads (6 photos) |
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Saxperience Prize Draw #1
Meguiar's - the World's finest automotive surface-care brand has very kindly donated a fantastic prize, which will be won by one lucky Saxperience Premium Member! Read on for details of how you can take part in this introductory Saxperience Prize Draw!
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Removing your door-pins
Citroen really made a BIG mistake when it came to the standard security of Saxo's. Your Saxo can be broken into without causing any damage, without creating any noise and in less than 10 seconds!!
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Fitting a New Headunit
The first modification that many people want to do to their Saxo is to replace the standard headunit. This is a job which you can easily do yourself... so don't even think about paying an ICE installer upto £40 to do this!
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PHOTOS LOCKED: Fitting a New Headunit (12 photos) |
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French Car Show - 2004
The FCS is always an entertainment packed event, with plenty to keep you amused all day! This year was the third time the French Car Show had been held and it certainly was a cracker! Check out the event article and supporting photo galleries...
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G.S Motorsport.
G.S Motorsport are a relatively new company, however they have rapidly gained masses of respect from the Saxo Community, through offering great deals on Saxo accessories and excellent quality of service. Give them a try!
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Draining/Filling the Saxo Gearbox Oil
Changing the gearbox oil is something many people neglect; however the gearbox is a very important component, which should be looked after as well as possible. Checking the gearbox oil level is only a five minute job...
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PHOTOS LOCKED: Draining/Filling the Saxo Gearbox Oil (17 photos) |
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Retrimming the doorcards
Retrimming the door cards is a popular modification and massively improves the interior looks of the Saxo. This mod is usually done by professionals... but its not that difficult, so why not give it a go yourself! Take a look at the how-to guide...
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PHOTOS LOCKED: Re-trimming the Saxo door cards (11 photos) |
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Fitting larger alloys to your Saxo.
One of the most common questions I am asked is "how can I fit larger alloys?" Well, this is actually quite simple with the Saxo. This guide explains what modifications you need to do in order to fit 15", 16" of 17" alloys...
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Lowering the front suspension.
Lowering the suspension of your car is often the very first modification that people make... Using this detailed guide you should be able to do this job yourself... saving you money, which you could put towards further modifications!
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PHOTOS LOCKED: Lowering the front suspension. (23 photos) |
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Lowering the rear suspension (torsion bars)
The rear torsion bars would normally be adjusted by a garage, but if you're confident in your abilities and you can obtain the correct tools for the job, this is a modification that you CAN do yourself! Take a look at this detailed guide with photos!
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PHOTOS LOCKED: Lowering the rear suspension (torsion bars) (11 photos) |
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Turbocharger or Supercharger?
I would like to use forced induction on my Saxo engine, but I don't know which route is the best... a turbocharger or a supercharger?
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Uploading an Avatar?
I am a Saxperience Premium Member and I would like to know how I can upload an Avatar image to display next to my user name in the public forums?
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Attaching Images to Forum Posts
I am a Premium Member and I would like to learn how to attach images to my forum posts. How can I do this?
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The dump valve sound...
I really like the Pttssshhh sound a dump valve makes. But what is a dump valve and can I fit one to my standard Saxo engine?
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Saxperience Site Map
This section of the site contains a text based overview of the Saxperience website structure. In order to visit a particular section of the website, simply click the appropriate link...
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TRAX - 2004
Trax is one of the last shows of the modified show season... it is always an excellent show however, with lots to see and do! This year was another hit, with lots of nice cars on show and some great track action! (Photos submitted by Mark Bidwell)
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Annoying 'ping' noise?
I keep hearing a 'ping' noise, which seems to be coming from the rear of my Saxo... what is causing this and how can I get rid of this annoying noise?
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