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Just my personal opinion of cars with airbags, just think the money is better spent on proper suspension instead of showy flicking switches for the homies type stuff. No offence to your views.
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ugh, airbags are terrible and a quick way to ruin any car, but this is one of the most stereotypical of them. base spec e36 with huge chromies and bags, just needs to be lime green of baby blue or something.
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/320i/auction-512364511.htm
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Mines the same, if you look closely form an angle you can see it, but im guessing the bulb is blown or something. Is it a dash removal job I assume?
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The factory loom from the car is fine, and im only using 3 wires to power the headunit/ground it so I cant really see any short or anything. Ive tidied them up anyway so will see how it goes.
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I think my car is just trolling me, I pulled the headunit out to check, everything seems normal, taped the wires together to tide the birds nest up a bit, put it all back together, checked the fuse and it didnt pop Also now my interior lights are wiring, they haven't worked since I bought the car. While I was doing the other stuff i decided ot pull the bulbs out as I assumed they were blown, as no other fuses in the car were blowing, and the one that's been blowing has only done it a week, not the 3 months the lights havnt worked. Checked the bulbs and they seemed fine, tried the button and they worked
Subarus...
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ll check it tomorrow then, i must be pretty close as ive done a bit of running around stop start dirving and usually have my headlights on and stereo going. On a side note.
Using race chrono as my speedo till i get it sorted out.
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Overhead light hasnt work since I got the car. Cig lighter works still. Spose I can look around tomorrow.
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looks lke a legacy prius hybrid (lol)
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Or is this an auto electrician job to look at or just a normal mechanic? any recommendations of places to take it to on the shore, auckland?
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What wires?
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Any ideas on what I can check, since friday night the 10amp instrument cluster fuse keeps blowing, rather annoying at night trying to guess your speed. Its the speedo/tacho one, the warning lights like ABS and stuff still seem to work.
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ooh great thread, I bought myself a 500D a couple weeks back with the 18/55mm and 55/250mm lens kit, havnt had much of a play with it, im still learning what all the settings do.
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I assume I need ot pull the dash apart to get to the bulb or whatever might be blown?
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I'll stick with my ver5 ones but i like yours lit up tho i like how the whole thing lights up not just the numbers like on mine.
Damn your working clock >_< I really need to get round to fixing mine, its a bit of a pain not having one. One of those things you never notice looking at till it doesnt work.
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Hmm good info, im looking at travelling round the south island, especially the west coast and was a bit alarmed in what to do in regards to petrol. Car is stock less the exhaust so i guess I shoudl be ok using 95/96 with maybe some octane boost if i get in trouble, was hoping to not have to take a 20L jerry can if i could help it but looks like it might be easier.
Also ona side note, gc8 normal sti, is it a 50 or 60L tank? im always too scared to go past 3/4 empty due to lack of fuel light which i think was around 45L.
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Dyno tested mine stock was 15.2psi. Spikes to 17psi now with turbo back exhaust.
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whiteline adjustable rear swaybar.
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Mostly stock v6 sti insured for 12k. 25yo witha few speeding tickets and stuff, nothing major. Excess for over 25s is $1500 i think, under 25s +$300.
Think its a little over 90$ a month through albany insurance, went up 16$ or so when I got under 25s added on.
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Yeah sounds good, granted 7 of the trackdays i did were in a 4age trueno which are basically bulletproof so i never had any worries, and the two in the rex have been in winter. I found the brakes held out fine in the suby, but as you say engine/oil temps might be a bit more of a worry, specially as I don't have any gauges or anything currently to monitor it. Should have a basic data logging setup next time to at least give me a bit or warning.
The worst thing though is 'racing' your mates there, as 3 laps goes by too fast and the last thing you want to do is back off for a lap haha.
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at the track day - limit sessions to 3ish hot laps at a time.
12 lap stint at the end of the day at hamptons was the end of my rotors >_< were fine beforehand, major brake shudder afterwards.
Is it really only recommended to do 3 hot laps? or just an extra precaution. The open days ive attended have usually been 5 hot + 1 cool down/warmup lap. Cars basically stock.
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Those STI genome gauges, are they actually any good? I quite like the idea of the peak hold function and they seem a little bit cheaper than the normal defi ones when they sometimes come up for sale. I assume theres nothing special about wiring it in?
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Hmm that's slightly(heaps) out of budget for the next few months.
Will have to stick to suspension mods to go faster then. -
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Hah yeah, the slammed stretch tyre sik camber look is not my thing at all
In saying that, my car does need to lose a few of the what seems like 3 inches between the tyre and guard.