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13-12-2012, 12:35 PM | #161 |
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Nice mate
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13-12-2012, 07:32 PM | #162 |
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Sweet as man. Notice much of a difference?
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13-12-2012, 09:29 PM | #163 |
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Get a rear sway bar and go drifting :P
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13-12-2012, 09:37 PM | #164 |
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Nice purchase, you must be chuffed with how much of a difference it has made to handling
I can remember when I threw my old SP20 one on the wifes old laser, improvement in handling was improved ten-fold!
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14-12-2012, 06:50 PM | #165 |
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The difference is unbelievable! I don't notice much understeer anymore
Hahaha sway bar will be ordered soon Arguably the best purchase I've made for the car. The handling is amazing now; Almost perfect. All I need to do is replace the shocks (leaking slightly) and then grab myself a rear sway bar and then all shall be sweet
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14-12-2012, 09:11 PM | #166 |
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I want that strut bar in my car for few hours Nick :P
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14-12-2012, 09:20 PM | #167 |
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Haha thats fine You should get one though, makes a massive difference. Next meet I'll install it in your car for a bit
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14-12-2012, 10:04 PM | #168 |
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Found these on Gumtree Nick! Thought you'd be interested in
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/walkl...f-4/1010996800
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14-12-2012, 10:10 PM | #169 |
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Damn they're nice!! Thanks for the link I'll go and check them out some day!
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16-12-2012, 10:12 PM | #170 |
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Gave the "washer mod" a shot today, worked perfectly! Peace and quiet now when I go over any bumps
No pics as of yet as I didn't bother getting the camera out, but it looks pretty funny with these massive silver washers just chilling in between the top hat and the top hat bolt
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16-12-2012, 10:16 PM | #171 |
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Good to hear the washer mod worked!
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04-01-2013, 11:32 AM | #172 |
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Sh!t happens sometimes
Having to throw off all other mod plans to repair this. Shouldn't cost too much but its just rather annoying
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04-01-2013, 12:40 PM | #173 |
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Bummer.. what happened?
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04-01-2013, 12:45 PM | #174 |
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Sucks to see dude, time for Mazdaspeed bumper?
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04-01-2013, 03:14 PM | #175 | |
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Quote:
the REAL fix is to replace the bearings underneath the top hats... they're plastic crap that breaks over time
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04-01-2013, 06:17 PM | #176 |
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Old people don't know how to park their cars haha
Ha! You're a mind reader, Marc! Yep, just a temp fix. I'll fix them later though; I just did the mod to see if it worked or not.
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04-01-2013, 11:09 PM | #177 |
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Someone reversed into you?
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04-01-2013, 11:11 PM | #178 |
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Nope, they drove straight into the front :/
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04-01-2013, 11:37 PM | #179 |
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Doh
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06-01-2013, 04:20 PM | #180 |
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Also got a new head unit, a Kenwood KDC-X8019BT. It does everything and has Bluetooth in it (which I need); Much better than the old JVC I had
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