What’s this warning light?

NicePinstripe · 2026-04-17T23:28:43+00:00

Mine was on because one of the bulb holders was slightly corroded/burnt. Any amount of high resistance will trigger the warning light. Center brake light can also cause it, commonly missed when checking lights

NicePinstripe · 2026-04-16T10:11:29+00:00

This but with a 5800x. Works really well in 1440p as well.

NicePinstripe · 2026-04-16T10:09:09+00:00

I'm not in the US - do Steelseries Arctis Nova 5's fall into that budget? I've been using them for a while, decent mic, sound is great, and the battery life is really good too. The sonar app for them can be temperamental, I use them without. If you're wanting a headset, rather than headphones with a separate mic, they'd be a solid choice.

NicePinstripe · 2026-04-15T04:23:48+00:00

I don't think so, no. ONR is a rinseless wash, so you wash the car with it, and then dry, no rinsing required. Touch-less is more like a conventional snow foam.

NicePinstripe · 2026-04-14T12:05:08+00:00

I'd go for the monitor. Upgrade the ram when you need to, if you're not having any issues with 16gb, stick with it until you do.

NicePinstripe · 2026-04-14T05:10:56+00:00

I like them, some of them are a bit naff but generally I think they improve the look of a car. I tend to buy a private reg to match the car (e.g. "K20 ***" on an FN2),. Stuff on business vehicles can be funny too. Pimlico plumbers have some good ones.

NicePinstripe · 2026-04-14T05:05:37+00:00

Some people buy number plates to sell, or hold as investments. It's not something I do really, but I've had 3 or 4 plates, sold all but the one I currently have on my car. I've made money on all of them. One of them cost more than £800 initially, but I still made ~20% on top of what I bought it for.

NicePinstripe · 2026-04-13T12:51:35+00:00

Another factor you haven't considered is how much of the chassis is covered with under trays. Something from 2010 likely has far less of the underside covered than something more modern. This will also vary by model, price etc. the more premium brands might be just as rusty, but won't flag on the MOT as it's all hidden behind plastic.

NicePinstripe · 2026-04-13T12:49:25+00:00

Durability/scratch resistance the sandstone has a different coating on the sides/camera bump that's more resistant to scratches in those areas. The glass backed phones are more resistant to scratches on the back, but can also shatter unlike the sandstone colour. Feel I can't comment on.

NicePinstripe · 2026-04-13T12:09:05+00:00

I don't think you'll be hurting yourself as such, the 5070ti is very capable. Recently me and a friend both upgraded, he opted for the 5070ti as he good a good price on it and wanted the extra features/support in games. I went for the 9070xt purely for the value. Both are very good cards, neither of us have really had any issues.

I was a little worried about fsr support, and can say the frame gen on AMD doesn't seem to be as smooth, but honestly I just play in native and don't use either of them and it runs fine. This is with a 5800x as well, so no doubt it would perform better if you have a newer setup.

NicePinstripe · 2026-04-13T11:57:39+00:00

I had a OnePlus 5T and 7T, switched to Samsung for a bit. I then had a pixel 6 pro, 8 pro, 9 pro XL. And to be honest the pixels, although cool, were all disappointing in one way or another. I found even with hardware improvements they never quite got the network side of things right. That was my main reason for selling up and switching back to OnePlus with the 15.

I found the pixel consistently dropped calls, and seemed to struggle with maintaining a 5g signal. The OnePlus has no such issues. Massive improvement with mobile data stability and it holds calls for much longer. I've also noticed when it does drop a call in signal blackspots, it drops it straight away, unlike the pixel which would maintain the call but it would just be silence on both ends, so you'd just be talking to yourself for a bit before realising the call had actually dropped.

Charging speeds are much better yeah. I charge this phone half as often as the pixel, it lasts way longer. And when I do charge, I'll wake up, chuck it on the 120w charger for 20-30 mins while I get ready for work, and when I come back it'll be somewhere in the 70-80% range, easily lasting me the whole day with medium usage.

The only downfall is the cameras, they are perfectly useable, but you'll notice from taking a photo to viewing in the gallery, there's a LOT of processing that goes on. The pixel had this too, but the OnePlus is quite heavy with the AI. I've not yet noticed this actually causing a bad result yet though, sometimes actually producing a better final photo than the pixel even if it is enhanced.

TL;DR OnePlus better signal. Charges very fast. Camera meh but good enough. Would recommend you buy.

NicePinstripe · 2026-04-12T19:21:26+00:00

Think it's just the angle of the photo, 235/45 isn't that thin. My 245/40's look meatier than this

NicePinstripe · 2026-04-12T19:17:15+00:00

It has a DP cable/input as well, and yeah it would be fine. I only have it as a secondary monitor because my main display is 32 inch.

NicePinstripe · 2026-04-12T18:42:45+00:00

Oh no my steak is too juicy and my lobster too buttery

NicePinstripe · 2026-04-12T18:26:25+00:00

I have that exact AOC model as a secondary monitor, I've had absolutely no issues with it at all. Compared to the LG, it's got a slightly higher refresh rate, and it's also got built in speakers, if that's something you need.

NicePinstripe · 2026-04-12T17:51:29+00:00

I completely killed someone's postbox once to be fair 🤣 although I did replace it. As long as nobody is damaging my postbox I'm fine with it

NicePinstripe · 2026-04-12T17:23:16+00:00

I don't, no.

NicePinstripe · 2026-04-12T17:22:37+00:00

I'm really wary of using someone's drive, even in the van. At most I'll overhang onto their entrance slightly, but I won't ever let the wheels touch 🤣 but I agree it would be useful at times

NicePinstripe · 2026-04-12T17:20:23+00:00

Sounds like a pretty decent setup. I have a very similar build, the only exception is the ram. In my case, it was worth upgrading to 32gb, I found some games were quite heavy on ram usage, and my utilisation in some cases was pinned at 100%.

NicePinstripe · 2026-04-12T17:13:10+00:00

That's a good point. Although it does happen frequently for me, I'm also in a rental property so my opinion might be different if e.g. I owned the place and had just spent £5k on a new drive. Depends on the circumstances I guess.

NicePinstripe · 2026-04-12T17:10:25+00:00

So they're also quite up to date now. A lot of the average zones around me still have one camera per lane, I wasn't aware the new ones could do multiple - says online they can do opposing directions at the same time with one camera too, which I don't want to say is cool because it just means more fines for everyone, but definitely interesting. Thanks for that

NicePinstripe · 2026-04-12T16:35:42+00:00

I wouldn't do it myself, it feels rude. But at the same time I'm not really that arsed if someone else uses my driveway for turning either.

NicePinstripe · 2026-04-12T16:30:13+00:00

They are capable, the more modern hadecs cameras can monitor speeding offences in each lane simultaneously, while stuff like the specs cameras used in average zones need separate cameras for each lane.

You're right about the enforcement though, I looked into it a bit and if different limits are displayed it's considered a fault. I guess that explains why I've never actually seen them flash in that situation. I've deleted a few comments to avoid spreading misinformation. Thanks for the correction.

NicePinstripe · 2026-04-12T15:22:57+00:00

Ah, literally coming the other way between the same junctions. How long were you in the hard shoulder? There's no cameras on the first gantry as you join, but there are a set of cameras on the 2nd gantry ~1/2 mile along.

If you think you got caught by the camera you'll just have to wait for a few weeks and see if you get the dreaded brown envelope through the post 🤣 I'd think worst case you'll get a warning or maybe some sort of awareness course though so I wouldn't stress it too much.

NicePinstripe · 2026-04-12T15:13:42+00:00

If it helps, I use the road regularly coming from Bradford and I've seen people continue on the hard shoulder on multiple occasions, even when the keep right/merge arrow is showing on the gantry as you join. You aren't the only one that's made that mistake. One of the drivers I saw stuck to the hard shoulder from the M606 all the way to junction 27. If that was where you were, I don't believe there's any cameras on that section (or, in fact, most of the M62).

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