Toon Chris

Spoke to the guy yesterday. He has put the price up as he is out of stock and will lower it again when they come back in. Odd way to say you have no stock left

Possibly it's over the high beam light? It's mega-bright on the JDM. Maybe the airbag warning light?

A dry filter (cotton, paper, whatever) and oiled cotton both have the same properties in that they are a mesh of fibres with holes in them. These holes will eventually block up and restrict flow. With a dry filter the weave is fine so that it can trap much smaller particles, the down-side being that it's efficiency drops relatively rapidly over it's life. To keep optimum efficiency it needs to be replaced frequently. The difference with an oiled filter is that it can afford larger holes. Rather than particles being trapped by bouncing through until they jam in a hole just smaller than them, particles stick to the oil as soon as they hit. This lets the particles accrete in a random fashion and in doing so they too leave holes for air to travel through, the dirt forms part of the filter and in doing so prolongs the efficiency of the filter. This is why a dirty oiled filter can still be very effective with such a long cleaning cycle - in fact cleaning them before necessary gives no real advantage and can even slightly reduce their efficiency and dirt capturing ability (we are talking small number here though). All in all, a dry filter needs changing often, an oiled one doesn't. A dry filter is more efficient at removing dirt from the air but IMO the marginal amount of extra dirt (and very small particles) getting by through an oiled filter just hits the engine oil and is filtered out in the oil filter anyway, or is so minute that it is of no consequence. If you change the oil and filter as recommended (or sooner) and you do more good than mucking about at the air filter end. Choose a dry filter if you like fiddling all the time, or an oiled on if you are lazy (like me). I hope that made sense, even if it wasn't of any interest to anyone! BTW I had metal mesh over weber carbs on a car once and the noise was fantastic! I used to feed the engine with Wasps but I was a lot younger then. I expect they added to the carbon build up as i never saw them shoot out the exhaust as an ember You pays your money and takes your choice I guess.

Yeah, already tried that. Nothing in this country (I don't count the one from China for £99!). There is stuff from the states but I don't like that. I'll leave this up for a week in case a 2nd hand one pops up, otherwise it will have to be a new one. Cheers everyone

Yeah, already tried that. Nothing in this country (I don't count the one from China for £99!). There is stuff from the states but I don't like that. I'll leave this up for a week in case a 2nd hand one pops up, otherwise it will have to be a new one. Cheers everyone

Not sure I've seen any plain ones Chris... Yeah, they are out there but I don't like the idea of buying from the states with all that customs malarky... http://www.thezstore.com/page/TZS/PROD/11-2962 Can't see that being much cheaper Nope, it looks like it is second-hand or £80

Not sure I've seen any plain ones Chris... Yeah, they are out there but I don't like the idea of buying from the states with all that customs malarky... http://www.thezstore.com/page/TZS/PROD/11-2962 Can't see that being much cheaper Nope, it looks like it is second-hand or £80

Eek, its more than I thought it would be. TBH I really don't like CF and intend to paint it Azure anyway. A simple plastic version would do...

Eek, its more than I thought it would be. TBH I really don't like CF and intend to paint it Azure anyway. A simple plastic version would do...

Funny, but I've never done it either so would probably be just as bad!

Funny, but I've never done it either so would probably be just as bad!

I'm trying to find one of the mouldings that you fit high up on the front bumper which allows cold air into the engine bay when the car is moving. They are rectangular, sometimes carbon fibre (or CF effect), and are basically a fancy rim for a hole you make in the bumper just in front of the usual air intake. I've looked around the web but can't find one. Maybe they are only available as part of an induction kit? I've seen quite a few on cars so I know they exist - can anyone point me in the right direction?

I'm trying to find one of the mouldings that you fit high up on the front bumper which allows cold air into the engine bay when the car is moving. They are rectangular, sometimes carbon fibre (or CF effect), and are basically a fancy rim for a hole you make in the bumper just in front of the usual air intake. I've looked around the web but can't find one. Maybe they are only available as part of an induction kit? I've seen quite a few on cars so I know they exist - can anyone point me in the right direction?

I had a chat with the guy from Car and Bike Magic this morning - the body shop that did all of Phil's paint and body kit work. He says that he has a couple of guys that see him (or his family) quite regularly and that he is improving very well. His memory is returning and he is now even up to date with remembering that he had a Skyline which we all know means he is not far off being up to date. Obviously he still has a way to go but his improvement so far is quite remarkable. I'll see the guy again later today so I'll ask him to pass on best wishes from you all on the forum. Incidentally, the trade at C&BM for 350Zs has dropped off substantially now ESR has gone, which is a shame as they have built up plenty of expertise with Zs. These are guys that Phil trusted to do all of his work and the results they come up with are truly professional. They are 5 minutes off the A1 in Sunderland and very easy to find. If you need some work doing, do consider them, they are worth the trip to get a decent job done.

My all time fave (non-tommy cooper) pun... A man walks into a restaurant and orders squid. "Certainly sir," says Jervaise, the waiter. "Would you like to choose your squid from the tank over there?" "I'll have that little green one with the moustache," says the customer. "Oh no!" replies Jervaise. "But he's my favourite! He's so small and cute and friendly. Surely you'd prefer one of the bigger, meatier ones?" "No," says the customer. "It's got to be that one". So Jervaise gets the little green squid out and puts him on the chopping block, raises his knife and ... the little squid looks up and smiles, twitching his bushy moustache into a big friendly grin! "It's no good' says Jervaise. "I can't do it. I'll have to ask Hans who does the washing up. He's a big, tough brute - he'll be able to do the evil deed?' So out comes Hans, while Jervaise disappears off in tears. Hans picks up the knife, raises it to chop the little squid's head off and ... once again the little friendly squid looks up and smiles, wiggling his little legs and twitching his little moustache. So Hans, too, finds it impossible to kill him. It just goes to show that Hans that does dishes is as soft as Jervaise with mild green, hairy-lip squid.

Yeah, nice recommendation Martin, thanks.

Just been in to see them. Booked in to suit me (friday), lift to where I need to be and all for the price of £130+vat Still wish I hadn't done it though

So who bid 10,351 but wouldn't squeak to £10,501 to get past the reserve

Well I was. Nice to see it's not only me with heinous amounts of bird poo in the car

I'm parked next to you in the car park mate!

Are you kidding? Dash lights that change colour when you get to higher revs - Way Cool!

..not unless he was a very quick draw, the rain would wash it away

It's a good idea if you can get it to work. Why not buy a 2nd hand dash and fiddle with that, then if you break it no problem and your car isn't off the road. Also, when you swap the dash, you have a new one to play with and sell on to prospective buyers (on this forum )

Bah, I think I'll wait for the DVD so I can fast-forward to the good bits (Robots and Megan). 2.5 hours is ridiculous, I mean who really cares about the feeble plot, all we want is robots kicking hell out each other for a while. It's much the same with Terminator Salvation: effects good, plot feeble. Incidentally, to reinforce that the plot/script is for kids in Trans1, there is a line where the big all-american robot (prime-thingy?) says something like "We lived with the Decepticons but they betrayed us". Always makes me laugh as, DUH!, with a name like decepticons what exactly did you expect you robotic twonk

You could have one of KTA's top quality stainless steel knobs for less that price! I have just fitted my SS one so technically have a black knob to spare. I was going to be keeping it to put back on if I one day sell the car, but I guess if I can sell it now as it's the same thing really. It has a little wear on the gear selector pattern, not excessive and you don't see it unless you look closely. The leather is just fine. Send me a PM if you are interested and I'll take a few photos. Cheers Chris