Random Question thread.. - Page 16

Rupewrecht · 12-03-2009, 02:09 PM

i'm pretty sure they did go bust a while back, but must have restructured.

Those taillights just use Hella LED lights, but they're expensive themselves.

70NYD · 12-03-2009, 03:12 PM

im pretty sure that those wouldnt be that hard to make...
Lazy_g i beleive his name is, one with a gunmetal BG from netherlands, has a whole writeup on either here or a link from here to another site on how he made almost identical ones to these for his BG.. i was gona do this for my BA, make moulds and everything so that i can make a few if anyone else is intrested, but i got lazy and first painted the stock ones, then got the clear ones lol.

woah i just looked at their site properly man these guys have been selling stuff on european ebay for ever a year now at least.. i was looking in to buying some of their kits, most of which on ebay are made in poland lol, but the delivery was more than the kit alone so i gave up

Rupewrecht · 12-03-2009, 03:39 PM

These are the Hella lights just fyi

http://shop.ebay.com.au/stores/_W0QQ...res-Categories

70NYD · 13-03-2009, 01:11 PM

what do you guys think of this yay or nay??
Venom Controle Module

DavoAust · 13-03-2009, 01:30 PM

i can see problems with it.

25% more horsepower? really? if so why hasn't everyone got one?

other than that, it works by adjusting the signals to the ECU, so the ECU needs mapping to suit. without that mapping you're running the risk of leaning out (BANG!

) or running rich and losing power.

i'd say for the cost of buying and importing, you may as well buy a microtech (tublade had a mapped one for sale? it'd be cheaper)

70NYD · 13-03-2009, 01:47 PM

thanks for that dave

BG1.8sp · 13-03-2009, 09:01 PM

hi guys/girls,

as some of you may know, i am re-spraying my BG 'stina.

and i need to know how do you completely take the aerial out???

at the moment i have just unscrewed the screws and lifted it up,
to get the under coat on.
but it would be much easier if i could just completely removed it.

your help would be much appreciated.

phly · 15-03-2009, 02:29 PM

I recently bought a set of Momo DNA pedals. I tried fitting them on just now and realised the metal plates of the pedals are too big for the MOMO pedals.

Anyone else have this problem? Also what did you guys do for the accelerator pedal cuz the holes for the Momo pedals are in the middle. This is where the rod is located behind the accelerator metal plate.

Im thinking about just cutting the metal plates to make them fit but im still not sure yet

DavoAust · 15-03-2009, 10:37 PM

how are the momo pedals setup? bolt on or clip plate things? only bolt on are legal in NSW/VIC/QLD as far as i'm aware

I have SAAS ones with holes in the center. line them up right and cut the bolt length down and you can bolt them to the accel pedal fine

phly · 16-03-2009, 12:04 AM

Theyre the bolt on type. Piccies below

http://www.momo.it/images/content/pr..._DNA_BLACK.jpg

These pedals are rectangular, whereas our pedal plates are more like trapeziums so they stick out on the edges. Most likely gonna need to trim them down with an angle grinder or something.

Im still not sure about the accelerator though. I had a feel and they might fit if i line them up exactly cuz theres a bend in the rod behind the pedal. Did you have to trim the top of your accelerator pedal off? Cuz its quite tall in comparison to the momo pedals. It cant completely cover the current accelerator pedal

mussing · 16-03-2009, 10:51 AM

Ok hopefully someone will know this as I don't have any time to go and measure - will a strut brace for a Eunos-30x fit a 323 Astina BG SP?

project.r.racing · 16-03-2009, 10:53 AM

no, the strut top bolting pattern is different to an astina. a 30x strut brace will fit a kh/kh laser and bg sedan/familia.

DavoAust · 16-03-2009, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phly

Theyre the bolt on type. Piccies below

http://www.momo.it/images/content/pr..._DNA_BLACK.jpg

These pedals are rectangular, whereas our pedal plates are more like trapeziums so they stick out on the edges. Most likely gonna need to trim them down with an angle grinder or something.

Im still not sure about the accelerator though. I had a feel and they might fit if i line them up exactly cuz theres a bend in the rod behind the pedal. Did you have to trim the top of your accelerator pedal off? Cuz its quite tall in comparison to the momo pedals. It cant completely cover the current accelerator pedal

yeah the accel is slightly too big, sticks out about 1mm above the pedal (could be below, haven't looked in a while). i was originally gonna trim it down with a belt sander/grinder but i honestly don't notice it.

oh, i was lucky, the SAAS pedals have a similar shape to the originals, hence it covered it pretty well. was a pain to install, but worth it

mussing · 16-03-2009, 06:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by project.r.racing

no, the strut top bolting pattern is different to an astina. a 30x strut brace will fit a kh/kh laser and bg sedan/familia.

Thanks heaps.

70NYD · 17-03-2009, 05:53 PM

A five door hatchback and four door sedan, both featuring pillarless doors and distinct sheetmetal from other 323s was sold in Japan as the Mazda Lantis, in Australia and South Africa as the Mazda 323 Astina, in Colombia as the Mazda Allegro and in Europe as the Mazda 323f. They were built on platforms distinct from the other 323s. The bodyshape was designed by former Porsche designers. The Lantis was on the CB, a minor update of the CA that underpinned the luxury Mazda Xedos 6 and Eunos 500. The European 323f was designated BA, but was actually almost identical to the CB, and had little to do with other B platforms. These models were sold with the 1.5 L and 1.8 L engines seen in the rest of the 323 range, as well as a 2.0 L V6 shared with the Eunos 500.

that is a article from wikipedia and its confusing because of the following

BH
1994-1997 Mazda Familia (sedan)
1994-1997 Mazda Familia (hatchback)
1994-1997 Mazda Familia Neo (hatchback)
1994-1997 Ford Laser (hatchback)
1994-1997 Ford Laser Sedan (sedan)

CB
The platform was also used in the Mazda Lantis.

1993-1997 Mazda Lantis (hatchback)
1993-1999 Mazda 323 F
1993-1999 Mazda 323 Astina

and both of those are pages you end up at for c platform and b platform when you follow the links in the text :S

and the MOST CONFUSING PART IS noone mentiones BA

am i going crazy or is wikipedia fcuked??

here is the article if anyone else wants to read it and help me out cus i AM so fcuking confused right now :S :S :S

project.r.racing · 17-03-2009, 05:57 PM

it's platform is CBA8P or CBAEP, hence the CB bit...

lantis 93 to 97
astina 94 to 98
323f 94 to 98

and the lasers in oz were 95 to 98

70NYD · 17-03-2009, 06:25 PM

ok so for this astina platform has nothing to do with the name, at least its a little less confuising now
just confused me cus BG has a BG platform :S

project.r.racing · 17-03-2009, 06:26 PM

are you sure?

70NYD · 17-03-2009, 09:05 PM

no im not sure any more lol but im going again of the same wikipedia article, the one for the mazda-b-chassis it has bg in there as well as bj and bk and bh (proteges and familias) but they dont have bh(ba) astinas or lantis the only place i found a lantis or astina is in the cb part and it sais in the main article that europen 323fs were tagged ba but had a identical chassis to the cb and had little to no similarity to other b chassis...i dunno now im even more confused then when i started, mainly because i dont know if this wikipedia article is even accurate

:'(

Rupewrecht · 17-03-2009, 09:10 PM

Australia called CBA Lantis and BHA Protege both "BA", but they're no different structurally to the JDM versions.
European BA 323Fs are still CBAs

BG Astina (Australia) = BG Familia Astina (Japan). BG Astinas are still the same code (BG5P/BG6P/BG8P) with the exception of the Eunos 100 version of the BG Astina which is BG5P-E/BG9P-E which was JDM only.

12-03-2009, 02:09 PM	#301
Rupewrecht Administrator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: melb.vic.au Car: AZ-1, Astina Hardtop Turbo, BJ Protege, Beetle Posts: 16,525 View Photos By: Rupewrecht	i'm pretty sure they did go bust a while back, but must have restructured. Those taillights just use Hella LED lights, but they're expensive themselves. __________________ jdmparts.rupewrecht.com Sourcing your not-quite-overnight parts from Japan WRECHT--\|--SLOWTEGE--\|--BEETLE--\|--SUBSTITUTE--\|--AZ-1

12-03-2009, 03:12 PM	#302
70NYD Veni, vidi, vici Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Brisbane Car: 1996 BA Hatch & 2005 RX8 Posts: 4,911 View Photos By: 70NYD	im pretty sure that those wouldnt be that hard to make... Lazy_g i beleive his name is, one with a gunmetal BG from netherlands, has a whole writeup on either here or a link from here to another site on how he made almost identical ones to these for his BG.. i was gona do this for my BA, make moulds and everything so that i can make a few if anyone else is intrested, but i got lazy and first painted the stock ones, then got the clear ones lol. woah i just looked at their site properly man these guys have been selling stuff on european ebay for ever a year now at least.. i was looking in to buying some of their kits, most of which on ebay are made in poland lol, but the delivery was more than the kit alone so i gave up __________________ Last edited by 70NYD; 12-03-2009 at 03:15 PM.

12-03-2009, 03:39 PM	#303
Rupewrecht Administrator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: melb.vic.au Car: AZ-1, Astina Hardtop Turbo, BJ Protege, Beetle Posts: 16,525 View Photos By: Rupewrecht	These are the Hella lights just fyi http://shop.ebay.com.au/stores/_W0QQ...res-Categories __________________ jdmparts.rupewrecht.com Sourcing your not-quite-overnight parts from Japan WRECHT--\|--SLOWTEGE--\|--BEETLE--\|--SUBSTITUTE--\|--AZ-1

13-03-2009, 01:11 PM	#304
70NYD Veni, vidi, vici Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Brisbane Car: 1996 BA Hatch & 2005 RX8 Posts: 4,911 View Photos By: 70NYD	what do you guys think of this yay or nay?? Venom Controle Module __________________

13-03-2009, 01:30 PM	#305
DavoAust Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Brisbane Car: Red '93 3000GT / Black '08 Ninja 250R Posts: 2,930 View Photos By: DavoAust	i can see problems with it. 25% more horsepower? really? if so why hasn't everyone got one? other than that, it works by adjusting the signals to the ECU, so the ECU needs mapping to suit. without that mapping you're running the risk of leaning out (BANG! ) or running rich and losing power. i'd say for the cost of buying and importing, you may as well buy a microtech (tublade had a mapped one for sale? it'd be cheaper) __________________ 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

13-03-2009, 01:47 PM	#306
70NYD Veni, vidi, vici Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Brisbane Car: 1996 BA Hatch & 2005 RX8 Posts: 4,911 View Photos By: 70NYD	thanks for that dave __________________

13-03-2009, 09:01 PM	#307
BG1.8sp Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sydney Car: 2009 BL MPS Posts: 2,300 View Photos By: BG1.8sp	Re: Urgent hi guys/girls, as some of you may know, i am re-spraying my BG 'stina. and i need to know how do you completely take the aerial out??? at the moment i have just unscrewed the screws and lifted it up, to get the under coat on. but it would be much easier if i could just completely removed it. your help would be much appreciated. __________________

15-03-2009, 02:29 PM	#308
phly AstinaGT Regular Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Sydney Car: 97 BA Astina Hatchback Posts: 384 View Photos By: phly	I recently bought a set of Momo DNA pedals. I tried fitting them on just now and realised the metal plates of the pedals are too big for the MOMO pedals. Anyone else have this problem? Also what did you guys do for the accelerator pedal cuz the holes for the Momo pedals are in the middle. This is where the rod is located behind the accelerator metal plate. Im thinking about just cutting the metal plates to make them fit but im still not sure yet __________________ 1997 Mazda Astina 323 BA Hatchback

15-03-2009, 10:37 PM	#309
DavoAust Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Brisbane Car: Red '93 3000GT / Black '08 Ninja 250R Posts: 2,930 View Photos By: DavoAust	how are the momo pedals setup? bolt on or clip plate things? only bolt on are legal in NSW/VIC/QLD as far as i'm aware I have SAAS ones with holes in the center. line them up right and cut the bolt length down and you can bolt them to the accel pedal fine __________________ 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

16-03-2009, 12:04 AM	#310
phly AstinaGT Regular Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Sydney Car: 97 BA Astina Hatchback Posts: 384 View Photos By: phly	Theyre the bolt on type. Piccies below http://www.momo.it/images/content/pr..._DNA_BLACK.jpg These pedals are rectangular, whereas our pedal plates are more like trapeziums so they stick out on the edges. Most likely gonna need to trim them down with an angle grinder or something. Im still not sure about the accelerator though. I had a feel and they might fit if i line them up exactly cuz theres a bend in the rod behind the pedal. Did you have to trim the top of your accelerator pedal off? Cuz its quite tall in comparison to the momo pedals. It cant completely cover the current accelerator pedal __________________ 1997 Mazda Astina 323 BA Hatchback

16-03-2009, 10:51 AM	#311
mussing Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sydney Car: 1990 323 Astina BG SP Posts: 1,071 View Photos By: mussing	Ok hopefully someone will know this as I don't have any time to go and measure - will a strut brace for a Eunos-30x fit a 323 Astina BG SP?

16-03-2009, 10:53 AM	#312
project.r.racing Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: n/a Car: n/a Posts: 10,929	no, the strut top bolting pattern is different to an astina. a 30x strut brace will fit a kh/kh laser and bg sedan/familia.

17-03-2009, 05:53 PM	#315
70NYD Veni, vidi, vici Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Brisbane Car: 1996 BA Hatch & 2005 RX8 Posts: 4,911 View Photos By: 70NYD	A five door hatchback and four door sedan, both featuring pillarless doors and distinct sheetmetal from other 323s was sold in Japan as the Mazda Lantis, in Australia and South Africa as the Mazda 323 Astina, in Colombia as the Mazda Allegro and in Europe as the Mazda 323f. They were built on platforms distinct from the other 323s. The bodyshape was designed by former Porsche designers. The Lantis was on the CB, a minor update of the CA that underpinned the luxury Mazda Xedos 6 and Eunos 500. The European 323f was designated BA, but was actually almost identical to the CB, and had little to do with other B platforms. These models were sold with the 1.5 L and 1.8 L engines seen in the rest of the 323 range, as well as a 2.0 L V6 shared with the Eunos 500. that is a article from wikipedia and its confusing because of the following BH 1994-1997 Mazda Familia (sedan) 1994-1997 Mazda Familia (hatchback) 1994-1997 Mazda Familia Neo (hatchback) 1994-1997 Ford Laser (hatchback) 1994-1997 Ford Laser Sedan (sedan) CB The platform was also used in the Mazda Lantis. 1993-1997 Mazda Lantis (hatchback) 1993-1999 Mazda 323 F 1993-1999 Mazda 323 Astina and both of those are pages you end up at for c platform and b platform when you follow the links in the text :S and the MOST CONFUSING PART IS noone mentiones BA am i going crazy or is wikipedia fcuked?? here is the article if anyone else wants to read it and help me out cus i AM so fcuking confused right now :S :S :S __________________ Last edited by 70NYD; 17-03-2009 at 05:56 PM.

17-03-2009, 05:57 PM	#316
project.r.racing Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: n/a Car: n/a Posts: 10,929	it's platform is CBA8P or CBAEP, hence the CB bit... lantis 93 to 97 astina 94 to 98 323f 94 to 98 and the lasers in oz were 95 to 98

17-03-2009, 06:25 PM	#317
70NYD Veni, vidi, vici Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Brisbane Car: 1996 BA Hatch & 2005 RX8 Posts: 4,911 View Photos By: 70NYD	ok so for this astina platform has nothing to do with the name, at least its a little less confuising now just confused me cus BG has a BG platform :S __________________

17-03-2009, 06:26 PM	#318
project.r.racing Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: n/a Car: n/a Posts: 10,929	are you sure?

17-03-2009, 09:05 PM	#319
70NYD Veni, vidi, vici Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Brisbane Car: 1996 BA Hatch & 2005 RX8 Posts: 4,911 View Photos By: 70NYD	no im not sure any more lol but im going again of the same wikipedia article, the one for the mazda-b-chassis it has bg in there as well as bj and bk and bh (proteges and familias) but they dont have bh(ba) astinas or lantis the only place i found a lantis or astina is in the cb part and it sais in the main article that europen 323fs were tagged ba but had a identical chassis to the cb and had little to no similarity to other b chassis...i dunno now im even more confused then when i started, mainly because i dont know if this wikipedia article is even accurate :'( __________________ Last edited by 70NYD; 17-03-2009 at 09:09 PM. Reason: :'(

17-03-2009, 09:10 PM	#320
Rupewrecht Administrator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: melb.vic.au Car: AZ-1, Astina Hardtop Turbo, BJ Protege, Beetle Posts: 16,525 View Photos By: Rupewrecht	Australia called CBA Lantis and BHA Protege both "BA", but they're no different structurally to the JDM versions. European BA 323Fs are still CBAs BG Astina (Australia) = BG Familia Astina (Japan). BG Astinas are still the same code (BG5P/BG6P/BG8P) with the exception of the Eunos 100 version of the BG Astina which is BG5P-E/BG9P-E which was JDM only. __________________ jdmparts.rupewrecht.com Sourcing your not-quite-overnight parts from Japan WRECHT--\|--SLOWTEGE--\|--BEETLE--\|--SUBSTITUTE--\|--AZ-1