Nuts & Bolts

  • Poseidon Car Wash

    Poseidon Car Wash

    Valet PRO’s new car-wash formula costs £9.99 and offers vigorous cleaning power, reducing the physical effort required to agitate dirt, while apparently leaving your classic smelling of lime. Meanwhile, the solution’s synthetic polymers leave paintwork beading, gleaming and protected.

  • New engine tonic

    New engine tonic

    STP’s Multi-Purpose Motor Treatment is designed to keep all petrol and diesel engines running at their best. The maker claims a single application delivers reduced emissions, extra engine protection and cleaning of the fuel system. A 500ml bottle costs £9.99.

  • Uprated Ford brakes

    Uprated Ford brakes

    With prices starting at £129, Tarox’s disc and pad kit for classic Fords offers a ‘bolt on’ improvement to braking without the need to change the car’s hubs or calipers. The kit offers a direct replacement to the OEM parts – but with greater power and less fade.

  • Jaguar ring socket

    Jaguar ring socket

    Laser Tools’ Jaguar ring socket is required to remove the ABS reluctor rings during front hub and suspension work on the XK (X100 1996-onwards) and XJ8 (X308 1997-’03) series cars. The ½in drive socket can tolerate the high torque settings needed and is priced at £36.12.

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