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Their paint work is terrible. I'm about to go all consumer guarantees act on Ray and get someone else to fix his mess and bill him for the job. I wouldn't go there for anything. It's like they just don't care

You have water coming out of your exhaust and your coolant level is dropping? I'm going to take stab at this one and say that you have probably got a leaking head gasket. Take your car to a mechanic and have your cooling system pressure tested.

The oil drain on the 3.0R is at an angle so it doesn't really stick out that far. Plus once the plastic covers are back on the bottom it's pretty well out of the way. I'd have to be pretty unlucky to catch it.

That's why I had mine replaced. The 2 layers had separated and it was rattling around inside making a horrible noise.

Got the 105N off Amazon. Didn't know anyone did them locally http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003VCEV0Y

Nice. I was going to do that to mine but they are still in the garage. Thanks for saving me the effort.

It needed a change. So I changed it. I'm sure it will be fine

Changed the oil and filter. Installed fumoto oil drain plug to make these things easier in the future

A couple of vids. I have actually gone back to stock mufflers since then, but I love the way car sounds with the Ultrex can on it. [video=youtube;TD_4X4pum50] [video=youtube;Cm8RJ9CgaAQ]

Nice work. If love hear that setup. Agreed on the audio clips

Wow. That guys knows his stuff. very tidy

Seem to remember it being cheaper than that. But then again that could have been the cost for moving the personalised plates to a new car. It was a while ago. The plates are currently gathering dust in the garage.

No, it costs like 20c or something stupid like that. I remember it being really cheap

You can take your personal plate with you by switching back to a standard plate before you sell the car and they will issue a new plate to your car. I don't think you can keep your old plate though.

I'd go 2.25. From what my exhaust guy said the exit on the Raptor headers is only 2.25 anyway so anything bigger than that is just for show :-)

Doh ! Anyway. Hey sobanoodle, were you selling the HKS mufflers on Trademe a little while ago? I was tempted. But as I said above. My car budget is limited. Things like mortgage, wife and 3 kids seem to take priority for some unknown reason.

The bit after the cats is 2.5" but not mandrel bent so effectively only 2.25 in throughput. After the Y the "catback" is stock at this point. So I am still restricted at the rear of the system. Don't have the budget to do it right at this point so I would rather leave it until I have the money to get it done the way I want it. I am on the lookout for a set of pre facelift GT mufflers so I can make some custom mufflers. Basically gonna gut the muffler and put a perforated tube between the inlet and outlet with wadding in the muffler to absorb sound. It needs to flow without being loud.

If you look at the pic of my home screen you will see that I have BTSSM on there already. I run it through my Tactrix openport 2.0.

So I decided I liked the idea of the Nexus 7 in dash, but I was not that keen to splurge the $500 plus on plastic parts from Japan in the form of the facia kit and info display relocation kit, so I came up with a bit of an alternative. For 2 reasons. One being the cost of the parts the other being the fact that I actually still like using my tablet and didn't want it dedicated to the car Here is the list of things I purchased for the build 1 x Nexus 7 2013 (WiFi) NZ$122 (Second hand off Trademe) Purchased Timur's Kernel for power management.https://timur.mobi/timurs-kernel-n7-2013/ $35 1 x 12v DC to 5v DC converter 4 port USB power (5A total)http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/321530483883 $12 1 x OTG Y Cable http://www.ebay.com/itm/251620434151 I like the 90 degree connector $3 1 x Hard case for the Tablet http://www.dx.com/p/protective-abs-back-case-for-google-nexus-7-ii-black-247238 $6 1 x Video Grabber for reversing camera http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Factory-price-EasyCAP-USB2-0-Video-Adapter-with-Audio-1channel-and-2-chips-STK1160-GM7113-High/1760001577.html $11 1 x Reversing camera http://www.dx.com/p/wired-170-degrees-waterproof-car-rearview-camera-for-subaru-forester-outback-impreza-legacy-194056#.VblRB_lhKBp $20 I will replace this at some point because the resolution is crap 1x Belkin HD Bluetooth receiver http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-SongStream-Bluetooth-Music-Receiver/dp/B00AG6NSNO $50 (I had Amazon credit so this was free for me) pluged into the aux port on the Anycarlink 1x Relay that I had lying around in the garage for triggering the reversing camera app Total cost, $259 if you include the cost of the BT receiver Things already in the car 1 x Anycarlink that connects to my phone for bluetooth The big question was how to mount the thing. I looked the magnetic holders and tablet window mounts and all sorts of stuff like that but didn't really like the look of those. I wanted something that looked a bit more integrated. So I have chosen...... A block of wood. Here it is my high tech dash mount in it's raw state. I cut this from a normal bit of bearer and it slots perfectly into the dash cubby with the lid open. Nice and snug Next I attached the case to the wood using screws and then I put the tablet into the case and slid it into the slot. Hey presto. And just the home screen with the most used apps I have painted the wood black too so it looks a bit better. Just a few picks of the ghetto install. Sorry they are blurry. I used a hole saw to cut out a part of the wooden block so I could fit the power supply into it. It is currently powering only the tablet's OTG and the Belkin BT receiver Different size hole saw to cut out some space at the back of the cubby. This is the video grabber. I know it isn't pretty but it lives hidden from any sight. I have split the 5V+ on the USB cable and put that through a relay which is triggered by the reverse light, so the video grabber only turns on when I am in reverse. This in turn triggers the vCam application on Timur's Kernel so the reverse camera turns on automatically. Very clever TImur. Using option 1 from here https://timur.mobi/timurs-kernel-n7-2013/auto-rearcam/ The Anycar link is connected to my phone for mobile calls and the Belkin unit is connected via 3.5mm jack into the Anycar Link. I tried a few cables to get decent sound quality and settled on a Belkin cable. The Anycar links into the CD changer port on the McIntosh system so I can pick up calls from the steering controls. Last but not least. I have this mobile wifi unit for data to the tablet. I got this because tethering to my phone used the phone battery and it's bad enough as it is. Tablet talk installed so I can make and answer calls from the tablet directly.

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Does anyone know where to get muffler packing material in Auckland. I am going to try and build some custom mufflers from an existing set, but it seems to be quite hard to get the right kind of fibreglass packing and steel wool.

This is how I do a TCU reset. :-) and no that is not me and those are not my shoes.

Got the car back from the paint shop yesterday. Front, bumper, bonnet and roof are now all chip free. Although the finish is OK now, I had to take it back after I first got it last week. So don't make the mistake I did and get a Grabone deal for Onshow Kustoms. Ray is a nice enough guy, but seems to lack attention to detail. I'll post some pics once I get some wax over the new paint.

I think all this thread proves is just how little of Auckland I really know