SteveW

I got £10 for a celica gt4 CAT from a scrap place, that was after ringing round a few. I was expecting more

After my little flying experience at Cadwell park a few months back I need a new undertray for when I get my new front bumper. I'm not getting another Plastic one from Nissan because; 1) They probably charge a small fortune for one 2) Quite a few of the fixing bolts have become seized and snapped of (planning to drill these out and re-tap soon) 3) Will help support the bumper a little Are there any suppliers in the UK of Alu undertrays? Not neceseraily Z Speed. I did a search and found a thread from many moons ago about a member making some but it looked like he was after Z speed prices for his version which seems a false economy. I've searched ebay and found a couple of guys in the US who make their own. I'm considering making my own to be honest and using the OEM one as the template. However due to having very little time at the moment I'm thinking about buying one but it doesn't seem Z Speed do them anymore And I couldn't find any in the Z Store. Any suggestions for a UK supplier? A UK copy supplier or a place I can import one from? Thank you Steve

Thanks folks, it seems I was right regarding the fibreglass. Well I don't 'plan' on hitting things but there are always then times when some idiot makes you or reverses into you in a car park Polyurethane sounds good I'll have a think.

Is fibreglass a good material for bumpers to be made from? To me it seems a bit hard having virtually no give which would suggest it will crack easily? The OE bumpers seem to be made of a weird resin type substance which has a fair bit of give. Having been looking for a front bumper for a while and trying to make my mind up . . . . Many places offer GRP or FRP and the odd few offer urethane which doesn't seem at all like a good material for a bumper.... Interestingly the Nismo ones are Fibre Glass, maybe I'm just reading too much into the situation as always and over thinking . . . . .

I'd have taken these off you if I lived close by. If you decide you are willing to post them give me a shout please. #Thanks Steve

That problem is to do with the ribbon cables that run from the CD unit to the audio outputs. There is a fix on here involving stripping the whole unit. I did it and it lasted 6 months before it went back to left speaker cut out. IMHO the BOSE unit is utter gash so I Ipod hacked mine and now have a Nano which lives in the car. No more speaker cut out or skipping issues

New clutch at 30K I'm on 63K and still going strong, he says holding the largest piece of wood ever

Well my £10 ebay jobs are awesome. Would definitely recommend them. Delivered quickly perfect fit, work a treat. Even ordered some for the GF's car and the old man's! Least there are still 'some' baragins to be found on ebay....

Well I have also just invested the £10 off ebay I'll let you know how they go once they arrive. I have been in the market for some new ones. Thank you for posting the link saved me the effort of looking, i'm a right lazy sod though

No chance the price only dropped off due to the recession and the reduced demand for the black stuff. Now China and India are fully back up and running the sky high price for oil will remain and as such so will the £6.50/gallon petrol prices. I'm never selling my zed its not worth the loss. I'm getting a second car and going FI.......eventually ............. when I've saved enough.

The duties depend on how he ships them. The duties can either be paid by the seller or recipient it just depends whether he sends them DDP (duties paid in advance) or DUP (duties unpaid - recipient responsibility).

I don't use engine flushes and I never have. The double oil method is best. However I always use millers CRX 10w-40 ester based synthetic oil and when the oil change comes around its usually still quite 'clean' i.e. goldy coloured so I don't feel the need for it. If it were black black I might consider it but then you need to be aware of removing any carbon deposits that might actually be helping prevent leaks.

WOW!!! Wish I had some spare cash

So, are we going to hear around Wales this Sunday and you going to let me have your food order viewtopic.php?f=57&t=49337 Hi Colin, Please accept my apologies I haven't been keeping up to date with the goings on of the Wales meet. Unfortunately for me I can't make it anymore. The original nurburgring plans fell through, but, instead we booked in on a trackday. To be honest had totally forgot Wales was this weekend.............. I am sorry for any inconvenience caused. Steve

28 and the K1 has been in residence for the last 15 months Love it with the bungs in, just wish it sounded like it does with the bungs in when they are out and then quieter with them in for the motorway lol.

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Hi mate, Well from past experience Harratts take their MOT cars to the Crigglestone MOT centre. I didn't have the K1 on when I last went their so I can't comment. No it was a place in Huddersfield I used. A large chain, nationwide I think. Or could have been A to Z would have to go check. Hopefully yours will go through OK mate. Thanks for teh tiop about knottingley but its a little too far. I'll give Paul at RS a ring and see who he normally uses. Thanks folks

Well after recently failing my MOT for my exhaust being too loud: "significantly louder than a car of similar type and specification" the advice I've been given is take it a performance centre. However, I don't know of any in the Leeds / Wakefield area at all never mind any with goo dreputations. RS Tuning sprung to mind but they don't do MOT's. Does anyone have any suggestions? Many thanks in advance, Steve

Thats a good point fellas. Thank you. Its not overly loud, or maybe I'm deaf, I've never been turned away from a track with it and its only loud when you give it beans. I suppose why waste the cash on wadding might as well just pay for another MOT and put it down to experience in future don't wait til last minute for an MOT! It was the only place I could get in at such short notice. Onwarsd and upwards as my boss always says.

Door card received very well packaged and in excellent condition. Thank you very much Tony

Well MOT has come round. Sadly I failed because the car is "significantly louder than an equivalent vehicle of the same type" some kind of newish regulation. The MOT tester just said fill the exhaust with wadding and use the bungs to keep it in for the test then take it out. Does anyone know what material I could use? I was thinking a load of wire wool? Its literally for the noise for the MOT test. Stupid K1, lol Has anyone else come across this? Cheers Steve

Please let me know if you have one of these and how much you are after for it. Mine got ripped off on a trackday Thanks Steve

Steve, I have just blown a rather large hole in my exhaust pipe, just before the back box where there is a join Having it welded up today to get me through my up-coming MOT but keen to get a new system and been reading reviews on the K1! It seems there are many varying view points on this system and its noise potential........coming from an actual owner of this system, would you say it is good for a daily user? I use my Zed and love driving my Zed everyday and I do like from previopus motors to have a lively exhaust tone but is the K1 just that little bit too much? You mention the DB ratings with and without bungs but how would these compare to the standard OEM exhaust DB? Any assistance greatly appreciated Hi mate sorry for late reply only just seen this. In my personal opinion the K1 is fine as a day to day with the bungs in. I use mine as the day to day car and have for the last 2 years. At low revs with the bungs in its failry quiet but significantly louder than the OEM exhaust. However, put your foot down and it gets failry loud however I like the noise it makes. The tone is perfect in my opinion. I will howveer agree with everyone else unbunged its way too loud I unbunged mine for two days and then put them back in. All you can hear is exhaust noise it is pretty ridiculous how loud it gets. You do actually get headache! Bunged I love it - Unbunged I hate it Looks wise love it especially with the bungs out

Very nice mate! They look good. I've been considering refurbing my Rays gun metal grey or black and then get the track wheels done slime green!

Thanks for the offer of the tyres mate but I'm flat broke at the moment so I will have to decline. Yeah the Falkens do go off after about 10 mins on track but thats all I spend out on track anyway then come in then to let the car cool down. The RE050's are much better on track but worse on the road having no grip until you get some heat in them. With everything its swings and roundabouts and tradeoffs. Would really love a second set of wheels and some slicks! Now that would be fun.