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Can you also please advise whether you have a 02-08, a Gen 1, or a 08-15, a Gen 2, as in your topic header.

Hello Stewart, Welcome to the Forum. Rather a vague question, don't you think ? Which buttons ? If it was a commercial conversion, take it back and have the supplier fix it. (Conversions don't normally involve the steering area, unless your rear fog light feed has been has be taken from there). If it was a home conversion, only you will know what has be touched / attempted. More information, please.

Perhaps I am getting confused between Amayama and AliExpress !

Amayama is good for bling parts, and many replacement parts. Think very carefully before lowering your vehicle. Pot-holes and speed ramps / sleeping policemen will cause you no end of worry. Lowering will not be cheap and may affect resale value as it is expensive to refit OEM hardware.

The keys are available on ebay UK, and are quite inexpensive, programming them is not cheap; 80 to 100 GBP. As Lee says you will need the key blank with the correct chip. Your model year falls in a changeover year as a Gen 1 or Gen 1 facelift. Unfortunately, the key chip is different in the two model incarnations. Lee should be able to identify exactly which one you need. My guess is 4D67, but wait for Lee's answer.

Hello John, Welcome to the Forum

I suggest you contact Tanya Batteries. They provide an excellent, and safe, mail order service. Assuming your bracket has not been modified they will be able to supply the 'correct' battery, at a very effective price. Batteries with higher CCA are not necessarily any larger, but care is needed. Mine, a Yuasa, was easy to fit; but you will almost certainly need to reset the windows, and maybe the moonroof too. Both an easy process (assuming they work correctly) There is always Halfords, or Kwik Fit who can/will test your current battery first (without obligation).

I am not sure about Speed Awareness, but £270 was a bargain, believe me. I believe I am still with Aviva on the others and my premium increased by £30 ! Having said that, and Michael is an exceptional case, many other members are unhappy about the (exceptional) increases they have experienced with other Insurers. There are many cameras on the road from Plymouth to Penzance. Dorset is a great place, next time you head to Cornwall take a leisurely drive to Sennen or Kynance. Both are very beautiful but in different ways. I lived in West Cornwall for a few years. God's country in summer, not quite so in winter.

Very reasonable. I was with Aviva until I had my van converted.

Be patient. I am sure Lee will contact you asap. He may need you vin or registration number. Send him a private message.

Thanks for the photo. I don't have a model as recent as yours, so cannot be specific. However, many of the later head units can be set to English. Until you get a more helpful answer, you may care to use the search box on your home page, top right. Try head unit, set to English, or similar. There have been many requests for this task so you may get lucky. Hope so.

Or taking cost out (without telling ANYONE).

I agree with pcous, above. However, I would question whether "some people could do habitation checks themselves" safely. But my opinion, and yours, don't count. It is the Insurers opinion that does (until the Law changes). Ihmo, the gas safety checks and electrical isolation/polarity/earth tests are vital to protect ourselves and our loved ones. Don't be surprised if the annual checks are introduced as a legal requirement in the foreseeable future.

I could comment on American gas companies, but I won't.

No. But best to use a rocker switch with a rear fog light symbol (and illumination, which is a must). The light must be off without the rear fog and on when the fog is on, just to be clear! They also need wiring through the lighting circuits so as to be on only when the lights on on. Some MOT testers seem to take pleasure in failing Alphies when they fail to press the correct button.