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marcs_sp20 · 22-05-2010, 06:47 PM

coilovers are they only way...

Clean_Cookie · 22-05-2010, 06:48 PM

sandpaper :P

project.r.racing · 23-05-2010, 07:37 AM

bigger rolling diameter tyres. but that might make your tyres illegal then...

Cosmo Dude · 23-05-2010, 07:54 AM

5mm spacer on top of the strut. I'd make a ring that went all the way around not just put washers in.

Brisbane_boy · 23-05-2010, 08:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cosmo Dude

5mm spacer on top of the strut. I'd make a ring that went all the way around not just put washers in.

i thought of doing this, but not to sure how much thread ill have leaft once i get from front strut brace.

yer ryan thats a good idear, ill just on a one of those calculators and find out the RD.
Cheers

70NYD · 23-05-2010, 10:11 AM

or just inflate the tyres to the max

DavoAust · 23-05-2010, 10:41 AM

if you want it permanently, get coil overs or get a spacer made up (if it fits).

1 off... washers (but i didnt tell you that

)

70NYD · 24-05-2010, 09:22 PM

can anyone help? does a engine vac leak anywhere deenergyse the brake booster after engine shut of or does the leak have to come from the vac hose directly leading to the booster? any help appreciated

Orion · 24-05-2010, 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 70NYD

can anyone help? does a engine vac leak anywhere deenergyse the brake booster after engine shut of or does the leak have to come from the vac hose directly leading to the booster? any help appreciated

Most of the vac lines come off the intake manifold.
Therefore, if you have a vac somewhere in the system, it should affect the brake booster too.

70NYD · 24-05-2010, 10:55 PM

alrighty then, il have a looksee, cus if i leave the car for about 2 hours the brake is as hard as it used to be after days (few months back) are all the vac lines conected to one way valves?

marcs_sp20 · 24-05-2010, 11:01 PM

I wonder if the cooler weather could be the cause? also when was the last time you bled the brakes?

70NYD · 24-05-2010, 11:51 PM

never haha. will be doing that 1st thing on the hollidays. im just praying that my booster isnt farked

spenaroo · 25-05-2010, 07:58 PM

hey, how hot do the BA hatches headlights get, i figured with the projectors it may not be that high. as i was thinking of tinting the headlights with that film stuff, but apparently headlights get too hot. any chance ours run cooler??

Cosmo Dude · 25-05-2010, 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spenaroo

hey, how hot do the BA hatches headlights get, i figured with the projectors it may not be that high. as i was thinking of tinting the headlights with that film stuff, but apparently headlights get too hot. any chance ours run cooler??

What will it matter?
Once you tint them they will be next to useless anyway.

mikey_something · 25-05-2010, 08:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spenaroo

hey, how hot do the BA hatches headlights get, i figured with the projectors it may not be that high. as i was thinking of tinting the headlights with that film stuff, but apparently headlights get too hot. any chance ours run cooler??

http://www.club323f.com/club323f/for...int+headlights

Left = OEM
Right = "Smoked"

perhaps a better idea

mikey_something · 25-05-2010, 08:20 PM

my question: my central locking doesnt work very well when its cold?
the drivers door still locks/unlocks but the rest of them don't work.
When its been in the garage over night i turn the key and it takes perhaps 1 second for the rest to click over.
But i left it out in the cold almost all night then tried to unlock it to drive home and they refused to unlock at all except for the drivers...

also on this particularly cold night my car idled at 2000 the whole way home until it warmed up.
this seems excessively high even for the cold start function...

70NYD · 25-05-2010, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikey_something

http://www.club323f.com/club323f/for...int+headlights

Left = OEM
Right = "Smoked"

perhaps a better idea

iv done that and its easy and highly recomended

spenaroo · 25-05-2010, 08:34 PM

yeah maybe, i just dont like the idea of putting my headlights in an oven.

70NYD · 25-05-2010, 08:58 PM

its remarkably easy

02-KQ-LASR · 29-05-2010, 10:41 AM

any one know if the mazda 3 has the same/ simillar sized wiper on the rear window?
i wanna buy this
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/OEM-M...Q5fAccessories

but its for a mazda 3.

22-05-2010, 06:47 PM	#1861
marcs_sp20 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ipswich, Queensland Car: 2002 Mazda Astina SP20 2006 Mazda 6 GY Wagon Posts: 9,769 View Photos By: marcs_sp20	coilovers are they only way... __________________

22-05-2010, 06:48 PM	#1862
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23-05-2010, 07:54 AM	#1864
Cosmo Dude コスモ Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Location: Vic Car: Mazda '95 Astina I4, '86 B2K and '10 3 MZR-CD Posts: 7,888 View Photos By: Cosmo Dude	5mm spacer on top of the strut. I'd make a ring that went all the way around not just put washers in. __________________ My 'stina Hatch

23-05-2010, 10:11 AM	#1866
70NYD Veni, vidi, vici Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Brisbane Car: 1996 BA Hatch & 2005 RX8 Posts: 4,911 View Photos By: 70NYD	or just inflate the tyres to the max __________________

23-05-2010, 10:41 AM	#1867
DavoAust Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Brisbane Car: Red '93 3000GT / Black '08 Ninja 250R Posts: 2,930 View Photos By: DavoAust	if you want it permanently, get coil overs or get a spacer made up (if it fits). 1 off... washers (but i didnt tell you that ) __________________ Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car and oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall, torque is how far you take the wall with you. '97 1.8L Hardtop '93 3.0L TT 3000GT

23-05-2010, 07:37 AM	#1863
project.r.racing Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: n/a Car: n/a Posts: 10,929	bigger rolling diameter tyres. but that might make your tyres illegal then...

24-05-2010, 09:22 PM	#1868
70NYD Veni, vidi, vici Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Brisbane Car: 1996 BA Hatch & 2005 RX8 Posts: 4,911 View Photos By: 70NYD	can anyone help? does a engine vac leak anywhere deenergyse the brake booster after engine shut of or does the leak have to come from the vac hose directly leading to the booster? any help appreciated __________________

24-05-2010, 10:55 PM	#1870
70NYD Veni, vidi, vici Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Brisbane Car: 1996 BA Hatch & 2005 RX8 Posts: 4,911 View Photos By: 70NYD	alrighty then, il have a looksee, cus if i leave the car for about 2 hours the brake is as hard as it used to be after days (few months back) are all the vac lines conected to one way valves? __________________

24-05-2010, 11:01 PM	#1871
marcs_sp20 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ipswich, Queensland Car: 2002 Mazda Astina SP20 2006 Mazda 6 GY Wagon Posts: 9,769 View Photos By: marcs_sp20	I wonder if the cooler weather could be the cause? also when was the last time you bled the brakes? __________________

24-05-2010, 11:51 PM	#1872
70NYD Veni, vidi, vici Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Brisbane Car: 1996 BA Hatch & 2005 RX8 Posts: 4,911 View Photos By: 70NYD	never haha. will be doing that 1st thing on the hollidays. im just praying that my booster isnt farked __________________

25-05-2010, 07:58 PM	#1873
spenaroo AstinaGT Regular Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: chirnside park, vic Car: 99 mx5 Posts: 407 View Photos By: spenaroo	hey, how hot do the BA hatches headlights get, i figured with the projectors it may not be that high. as i was thinking of tinting the headlights with that film stuff, but apparently headlights get too hot. any chance ours run cooler?? __________________ what the astina lacks in power it makes up 4 in handling straights are good for fast cars corners are for fast drivers

25-05-2010, 08:20 PM	#1876
mikey_something Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: NSW Car: 1998 Toyota Supra 3.0L Twin Turbo Posts: 1,413 View Photos By: mikey_something	my question: my central locking doesnt work very well when its cold? the drivers door still locks/unlocks but the rest of them don't work. When its been in the garage over night i turn the key and it takes perhaps 1 second for the rest to click over. But i left it out in the cold almost all night then tried to unlock it to drive home and they refused to unlock at all except for the drivers... also on this particularly cold night my car idled at 2000 the whole way home until it warmed up. this seems excessively high even for the cold start function... __________________ 1996 Mazda 323 Astina BA Hatch 1.8L - No Longer Mine

25-05-2010, 08:34 PM	#1878
spenaroo AstinaGT Regular Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: chirnside park, vic Car: 99 mx5 Posts: 407 View Photos By: spenaroo	yeah maybe, i just dont like the idea of putting my headlights in an oven. __________________ what the astina lacks in power it makes up 4 in handling straights are good for fast cars corners are for fast drivers

25-05-2010, 08:58 PM	#1879
70NYD Veni, vidi, vici Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Brisbane Car: 1996 BA Hatch & 2005 RX8 Posts: 4,911 View Photos By: 70NYD	its remarkably easy __________________

29-05-2010, 10:41 AM	#1880
02-KQ-LASR SHO~247 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: SA Car: laser kq 2002 Posts: 2,024 View Photos By: 02-KQ-LASR	any one know if the mazda 3 has the same/ simillar sized wiper on the rear window? i wanna buy this http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/OEM-M...Q5fAccessories but its for a mazda 3. __________________ lots of bj/kn/kq laser parts for sale!! custom boot install(fibreglass boxes),mazda 3 handbrake rachet,power window motors x 2,power window switches, guage rings its all gotta go!!! pm me any offers!!