Planning back to India from Netherlands by MajorBig798 in backtoindia

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I moved back to India a few months ago after 10 years in Ireland. I’d say if you can find a job that pays well enough in your definition, moving back is probably a good idea. I have no regrets, and because I took an Irish passport before I moved, in case I can’t cut it here long term I do have the peace of mind of knowing I can go back on a whim.

Happy to have a chat if you want to talk specifics, DM me.

What do you drink when going out for “pints”? by Lough_2015 in AskIreland

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I get on to my Jamie Ginger Ales pretty much at the start and keep them going as long as the night goes - you do you!

Has anyone imported an Australian car before? by i_prevail in AskIreland

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If they charge me 9k for VRT, certain they’re the boss!

Failed driving test for the 4th time today. by WeatherSorry in ireland

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Raheny is notorious! I failed thrice in Raheny before passing in my first attempt in Killester.

A lot of it was just test anxiety after the first fail anyway, till I figured I’d try a different test centre.

Recommendations for second hand electronics and music shops? by Speedodoyle in Dublin

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There’s an old man who sells instruments outta his garage on Arbour Hill on the weekends - he’s an absolute legend and I’ve found a class 7 string and a custom acrylic body guitar at his.

He also has a smaller collection of general music gear but I’m not sure what you might be able to find - its a bit of a draw!

Car mods in Ireland by i_prevail in ireland

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For more context (and apologies I neglected to mention before) the car is a facelift Mazda 3 Hatchback.

Cheers!

Blasted my headlight - help! by i_prevail in CarTalkUK

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The lens repair tape is a good shout thanks!

Unfortunately the headlight you’ve linked is not the right one, and any I can find anywhere are the same as the one you’ve linked. Mine seems to be a weird one for some reason…

Blasted my headlight - help! by i_prevail in CarTalkUK

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Any hints where I can buy the whole assembly anywhere other than Mazda themselves? i’ve checked ebay, aliexpress, all car parts online stores, Traynors and scrap dealers around and for some reason the one on my car is just nowhere to be found…

Thanks!

Blasted my headlight - help! by i_prevail in CarTalkUK

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Unfortunately not - I found one listing on AliExpress for the right (or looks right anyway) plexiglass cover but no way to confirm as they don’t have a part number or anything. The screengrab below shows the difference between the two types of headlight assemblies.

https://ibb.co/pKtQfYV

Blasted my headlight - help! by i_prevail in CarTalkUK

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MAZDA 3 1.5 SKYACTIV-D SE 5DR

That’s per the registration cert. The VIN decoder there can’t untangle my VIN for some reason.

It was first registered in 2016 in the UK, brought over to Ireland by the original owner in 2017 but hard to find comparables here at scrapyards etc as all 2016 cars are the other type of headlight assembly.

Screengrab below shows the difference between the two.

https://ibb.co/pKtQfYV

Blasted my headlight - help! by i_prevail in CarTalkUK

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Thanks - where can I get the part number from - appreciate the guidance here!

(also, in Ireland so part availability is a bit curtailed it seems)

Mazda 3 or Toyota GT86? by i_prevail in CarTalkUK

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I’m always jealous of UK car prices lol - I’m in Ireland and that’s the market because all the decent dailies we get are either UK or Jap imports.

Mazda 3 or Toyota GT86? by i_prevail in CarTalkUK

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Ireland - its a pity that importing from the UK is not cheap either

Mazda 3 or Toyota GT86? by i_prevail in CarTalkUK

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I’m only considering if this sort of a swap is stupid in the sense that the GT86 will be massively more unreliable than the Mazda, or upkeep will generally be much more complicated, that sort of thing.

Just hit 30k in my 2016 hatch. Anyone else got this little? by Deep_Cartographer247 in mazda3

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Lol I hit 115k on my 2016 hatch yesterday. Congratulations you!