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Postby Bags » Wed Apr 18, 2012 9:58 pm

All the hassle you have to go through for a lousy $10 ffs. It's a crazy place we live in.

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Postby Leez » Wed Apr 18, 2012 10:45 pm

VRX_Pete wrote:[quote:5a7a33e581=Leez]Oh yeah, good idea thanks Pete Ill call them tomorrow :) Whenever I close the door I can still hear glass chips rattling inside the door (this is after fixing btw), is it easy to get inside the door myself to clean it up?[/quote:5a7a33e581] Yes, sorta. The inside plastic door trim clips off, as long as you undo a couple of screws hidden behind the cap where the inside door latch is and arm rest on the door. Once off, the real inside of the door has cut out holes, but they are covered in a transluecent plastic film, youll have to cut that plastic film away to get access to the inside and vacuum the shards of glass.


Sweet thanks I'll get onto it this weekend. The plastic film isn't important is it? Why is it there?

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Postby Dirtee » Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:18 am

Dropped it off for its 30k service :D
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Postby Auszzie » Thu Apr 19, 2012 12:35 pm

After only having this car for 6 months I took it in for it's 15,000km service.. God I racked up the kilometers quick.

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Postby scraverX » Thu Apr 19, 2012 12:54 pm

Got a wheel alignment done, now have to steer right to go straight... despite it supposedly being correct. *sigh*

Back to the tire shop tomorrow to see what they say.

Yes, I got my alignment done at a different place to my tires. People who did the alignment supplied, fitted and set up my coilovers so they should know if the alignment is right.
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Postby HobartLancer09 » Thu Apr 19, 2012 4:56 pm

Installed my RA intake duct, slightly quieter intake now. It doesnt seem to be trying as hard to suck in air...

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Postby SAM-24A » Thu Apr 19, 2012 6:03 pm

Good on ya Paul .....

I'm assuming you have already opened the Air Intake Vent to look like this ....
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In which case, you have one more simple thing to do ....

Reposition the factory horn .... either to another nearby bolt position or laid over horizontally.

The factory placement is smack in the middle of the incoming Air Flow Path.
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All the cost and exercise to fit an RA Intake Snorkel & Open-Up the Air Intake Vents is being compromised because the Horn is positioned in such a manner that it disrupts the Incoming Air Flow Path.
It basically inhibits the Air Flow & deflects it in different directions rather than allow the air to flow to the 2 desired paths.
1) Through the Radiator.
2) Up into the Air Intake Vent.

I'm sure you've seen videos of wind tunnel test with introduced smoke that displays how air paths are effected by objects placed in its direct path.


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Postby HobartLancer09 » Sat Apr 21, 2012 12:53 pm

I installed my new scuff plates & club CJ stickers..

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Postby alterego13 » Sat Apr 21, 2012 5:59 pm

Oil & Filter Change. ( a bit tardy...10,000km instead of 7500km :( )
Painted the calipers(front) red! :D

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Postby T-All3NT » Sat Apr 21, 2012 8:46 pm

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Prepared my el wire rings, so all I need to do now is wire them in

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Postby T-All3NT » Mon Apr 23, 2012 5:49 pm

wired up the the rings now need to wait for it to get dark to see how good they turned out, and installed 1 of my speakers

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Postby timmo91 » Mon Apr 23, 2012 6:22 pm

T-All3NT wrote:[img:beb660332a]http://www.clubcj.net/cached_images/1335005214_7_IS_4113_0.jpg[/img:beb660332a] Prepared my el wire rings, so all I need to do now is wire them in
Tim, that looks awesome!

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Postby T-All3NT » Mon Apr 23, 2012 6:33 pm

timmo91 wrote: Tim, that looks awesome!

Thanks man, it looks heaps good at night

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Postby Leez » Mon Apr 23, 2012 8:20 pm

My neighbour Steve owns his own business selling car detailing products and stuff for garages so I went to his business today to try different branded products other than the usual Meguiars, Autoglym etc etc. He is the Australian distributor of Griot's Car Care products amongst other things.

I ended up buying some Griot's Best of Show Wax, Speed Shine, Microfibre Dry Towel and Microfibre Speed Shine Cloths.

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I then washed and waxed the car. I will let the results speak for themselves. Please excuse the picture quality:

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Keep in mind I don't really wash my car very often!

I was absolutely astounded at how shiny and reflective my car was and the microfibre drying towel was SO absorbent; I dried the whole car without needing to wring the towel!

Take a look at his website www.garagepro.com.au and either order online or let me know if you want anything. He will bring it back from work for me that same day and I can send it out the next day ;)

He couldn't speak highly enough of the Griot's Paint Cleaning Clay and the Dry Towel, so give them a shot and you will not be disappointed!


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