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Old 16-06-2010, 06:44 PM   #161
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marc - i have thought about it and i figured to make the mould the current clear lenses wil have to get damaged/destroyed in some way shape or form, and draping and heating of perspex, although it would work, it will still not give properly clean, perfectly straight edges and the lips that sit in the grooves all around the housing will not be able to be made. the easier thing to replicate is the housing itself, while the lenses will give best results if injected. thats why i bought these ones, cus for the price i payed, they are great but im not planning on doing that either as that would imply i would be selling these, and im doing this cus i want it to be unique

Davo - il keep u posted buddy, im not 100% sure yet in wether or not i would be using this housing or the original one that i have already butchered (but not yet glassed) to get the shape i was after. i might use this housing as its already smoothly curved, and just grind down the little ridges and glass over it regardless, which is what i will most probably end up doing. but seeing as they would have to be adapted anyway, come by one day next week or any time while im on holidays and we can have a looksee how it fits, if its possible u can have have my stock ones i gutted if your going to modify them anyway
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Old 12-07-2010, 10:06 PM   #162
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urhg.. so over these lights right now.. if i never done a massive fail before, this is it.. still waiting on the new LEDs to come, still have no idea if they will be bright enough for the day time.. so fkn pissed off i wasted holiday time.. and the money 2 i coulda bought something usefull for the car (like new seat brackets lol)
if it doesnt work, il throw the old ones back in (which i should of left alone in the 1st place)



yep stuck the old ligths back in 2dai. hopefully will get the LED strips 2moro, il throw them in there to see what they look like, but i doubt il keep them anyway. might do more on them over the following months, but its not looking good atm
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Old 14-07-2010, 12:58 PM   #163
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haha
and the clear lights are back in love it. no idea why i made ones anyway (attempted to anyway.. lol) this was my 1st true fail on this car, so im somewhat happy with it didnt cost me that much either

in the meantime, as i spent a few $$ on high powered SMD LEDs (6pt of discharge per .25cm^2) i made my dial needles red (looks awesome against the white/blue dials as those are my flags colours ) made the indicators indicators orange (instead of green), stuck the high powered LEDs in the map lights and also in the side indicators as they are more visible than the standard incadecent bulbs during the day, and make a wikid pattern through the clear cover at night
i also got some more LED strips to replace the dying ones in the headlights.
funny thing is, that is what i was gonna do anyway, i was just gonna replace the headlight ones that died.. but i got a stupid idea in my head that i can make taillights, and not a easy design either..

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oh and i shall possibly lower my seats SOON but thats pending on a few msgs
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Old 08-10-2010, 03:31 PM   #164
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pics will be up soon
i installed a heavy duty 20mm rear sway bar and a rear strut brace. both are whiteline flat out and i picked them both up relatively cheap
car handles a great deal better now (and it handled awesome prior)
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Old 13-10-2010, 07:34 PM   #165
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oh my god i have not been this pissed off for a LONG time.
i dropped my car of to mazda on monday morning to get the timing reset.. and then i took it home left it in the garage and for the past few days it has not moved from there while i studied. JUST NOW I NOTICED THAT MY PASSANGERS SIDE FRONT LIP IS CRACKED... WTF I HAVE NEVER HIT THAT, FCUK MAZDA IM GOING THERE TOMOROW MORNING AND IT IS NOT GOING TO END PRETTY
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Old 13-10-2010, 07:58 PM   #166
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Damn! Take it back and tell them. Mazda did the same thing to me many years ago. Sprayed my car a week later I took it to Mazda for a timing belt changed and got my car back with the front bar scratched all over. I got them to repaint it tho. Never took the car back again and I do everything myself
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Old 13-10-2010, 08:08 PM   #167
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Yep another mechanic hater here. Got my clutch replaced and now my pedal is fudged and they claim its normal. I wish I could do everything myself. I always end up angrier and poorer everytime my car goes into a workshop.
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Old 14-10-2010, 07:10 AM   #168
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oh my god i have not been this pissed off for a LONG time.
i dropped my car of to mazda on monday morning to get the timing reset.. and then i took it home left it in the garage and for the past few days it has not moved from there while i studied. JUST NOW I NOTICED THAT MY PASSANGERS SIDE FRONT LIP IS CRACKED... WTF I HAVE NEVER HIT THAT, FCUK MAZDA IM GOING THERE TOMOROW MORNING AND IT IS NOT GOING TO END PRETTY
Sorry to hear this crap happened to you Tony. Workshps are farked FULL STOP! I've had them forget bookings, always fark around & take longer than they say. They book too much work at once. I've only been happy with 1 shop in my entire life Fark'n 1!!!! All the best today with the outcome mate

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I always end up angrier and poorer everytime my car goes into a workshop.
your anger is only = to the kindling of mine The workshop I trusted to treat me fair have dicked me around for months. I waited for weeks til' they were finished on other cars. Then, after my car arrives, they get busy again & palm me off to the side, consistently make excuses as to being too busy. The engine which was running in a car just days before it landed in their shop has been sitting apart now for months There a pack of cockheads mechanical shops. Especially specialist shops like mine is at. I threatened them only last friday, after for weeks being told they would have alot done "next week", that I would take car back home & do the friggin fitting myself if works not hugely progressed when I get there tomorrow. Arrrgggg!

If I'm not very,very happy tomorrow with what I see. They can get stuffed for good & I'll get it towed home. There scum & that's all there is to it. They couldn't organise a fark in a brothel! They don't ring you. You just turn up to an excuse that their so busy. This. After they state they want your car out of the way Hellooooo! Finish it then tools!

Once, I turned up to find bird **** all over roof on the recently painted duco. The new 2k+ turbo sitting on engine bay with compressor inlet toward the door. Still there last friday when I went there & I stuffed a rag in there as I was so pissed........

my rant done, kinda to support you guys in your bad experiences
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Old 14-10-2010, 07:45 AM   #169
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a lot of people dont relise the true value of a good trustworthy mechanic
and if you can find one stick with them
mazda mechanics are fcuked anyhow. way over priced, parts cost a arm and a leg, and they dont care. it took them 3 weeks to put a timing belt in my uncles mazda 6 mps
kept telling him they had no time. absolute BS

im happy with mine my familys been going there for 15 years. top bloke and knows what he is doing. never had a problem
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Old 14-10-2010, 08:56 AM   #170
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I finally found a great mech. Old as a dinosaur but knows his stuff. Doesn't give a toss for health and safetyr and happily invites you into the workshop and under the hoist to show you what he's doing or what the problem is.
I took mine in to get the break pads replaced because they were squealing (sign they're getting on in their life) and when I got there in the afternoon he explained that certain compounds squeal more than others prematurely so he just replaced them for free because "that noise is worse than a dentists office at 2:30" lol!

Hope you sort it out mate and land yourself A good mechanic soon!
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Old 14-10-2010, 11:57 AM   #171
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Thx guys
I do most mechanical work my self, can't do electrical at all lol. I sorted it out with Mazda, they will repair the damage on Monday they handled it professionally so I'm fairly happy. I know it won't b the same after repair but whatever lol
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Old 14-10-2010, 12:11 PM   #172
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I bet it was zappy who did that, told ya to take it to auspom
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Old 14-10-2010, 12:49 PM   #173
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haha no it wasnt zappy
next time i will
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Old 14-10-2010, 01:06 PM   #174
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i like you car 7ONYD what you running underneath the bonnet? white with black wheels is hot :P
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Old 14-10-2010, 01:41 PM   #175
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i figured only real power improvemnt was a turbo, and the insurance frowns upon that, so my money went in to handling. i enjoy driving a gocart
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Old 14-10-2010, 05:23 PM   #176
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your car is still my favourite astina ive ever seen. clean and simple.
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Old 14-10-2010, 06:04 PM   #177
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Old 14-10-2010, 06:26 PM   #178
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Old 14-10-2010, 07:55 PM   #180
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what if i told you i was selling it???






































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