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    Sti headlights

    in General Vehicle Discussion

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    Not sure about these ones in particular but if it were me and you want zero hassle I would buy headlights from a RHD market. I think typically the light patterns can be different as they are designed to light up signs on the side of road but not blind people coming the other way. Not sure if this is less of a concern on newer cars.

     

    If this has already been considered then keep on and don't mind me. 😂

    Is Eyesight worthwhile?

    in General Vehicle Discussion

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    I don't keep up to date much on new cars anymore and was pretty confused coming into this thread like no s*** its important haha

     

    Drove a brand new camry in the states in 2017 which had the adaptive cruise control and lane assist and collision avoidance which sounds a lot like this subaru equivalent. 

    Never got to test the collision avoidance thankfully but on the large highways the adaptive cruise control was pretty awesome. I found the lane steering assist a really odd sensation. It felt like when you have a big gust of wind push you to the side in a light car. 

     

    I can see it being a very good way to avoid rear ending someone if you lose concentration in traffic or fall asleep on a long drive etc. 

     

     

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    Cheap daily: 660cc, 1000, or 1300?

    in General Vehicle Discussion

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    If you want a reference my 96 Suzuki Alto, 660cc turbo, gets average 6.2L/100km and I am not light on the throttle and drive daily. Would probably get better if you drove it like a city car should be.. 

    Tires are 155/65/13.

    Look after it well of course but most of my journey to work would be on the motorway. 5 speed box though so it's not too bad in terms of revving it's nuts off. 

    Lots of fun, highly recommended. 

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    New to modifications

    in General Vehicle Discussion

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    10 minutes ago, Loren said:

    Don't try and increase the power... you have a 1.5 with no turbo, so it's going to be very hard to increase the power.

    I personally would not spend any money on it... just drive it the way it is and enjoy it.

     

    I think we would all concur with this statement.

     

    If you want more performance start saving and buy another car one day. You won't really get any value for money out of this one. Enjoy the Subaru life with a decent fuel bill while you can!

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    Audio Installer Recommendations - Auckland

    in Auckland/Northland

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    I have always done installs myself but I can at least say the people at driving sound in Mt Eden have been friendly and said the right things when I have bought some stuff there. Chat to them and see if they seem onto it. 

     

    Wouldn't go to sound around but that's my personal experience. 

     

    Sound Tech NZ in new Lynn would be the budget option, super sketch, great price. I would take my own product there to get installed not use theirs.

     

    Rapid radio have a good reputation I think but are probably expensive as their work is marketed at high end. 

     

    Never tried hot wire but they could be good option price depending? 

     

    Or do it yourself! It's pretty easy once you get into just take your time, disconnect the battery first, and don't break any plastic 😁

     

    ECU power steering switch purpose?

    in Electrical

    Posted

    You might already know but CANs a great design because the noise on each line induces an inverted signal in the other line effectively cancelling all noise. Inbetween the two ends you can splice on whatever is necessary. 

    As long as you have the terminating resister between the lines at the end of each bus, 120ohms from memory, and match all the signal rates, endianness, and ids it should all go smoothly...

    What ecu are you running? Sorry if it's obvious on mobile atm and haven't read much. With a good ecu you shouldnt even have to worry about any of the low level stuff anyway, just type in the correct frame ID for the sensor on the line, set the correct transmission rate and go. 

     

    A CAN sniffer off ebay/aliexpress wouldn't go amiss for troubleshooting at hardware level. You can make sure you're sending out the right frames this way.

    I've done a bit of work with can buses on arduinos, stm boards, and motec ecus so can field some basic questions if you have any particular ones but by no means an expert. 

    What have you done to your car today?

    in General Vehicle Discussion

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    1 hour ago, ilikethetuna said:

    Can confirm. Have done hogzaust. Janky af but also hektik af. Do it to see if you like it then realise it sounds like S*** and go back to stock :)

    Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk
     

    This has also been my theory with exhausts. I would always be wondering what it sounds like at its loudest, start with nothing and you can always add resonators/mufflers :D

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