CanberraR33

Is there somewhere near EC to get Optimax?

Yep it's a Mobil for sure! C ya at Goulburn maccas at 8:45. Yay I get to blow the dust off the CB

Anyone else from Canberra wanna come to a trackday at Wakefield Park on Saturday the 8th? Cost: $80 (+$30 if ya don't have a Wakefield license) More details at: http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/sh...=&postid=178378

I'm up for it but I don't really know where to go. Can I meet you guys at the Goulburn Maccas? What time? I'll see if anyone else from Canberra wants to come up.

fatz: add me to the list. Keep us informed about dates etc.

Where is Wakefield Park? I'm interested in coming. Might see if I can get others to come up from Canberra. Weekdays I reckon would be heaps better. Don't people get *cough* sick *cough* on weekday track events?? :lol: P.s. I'd so be up for the $125 track to ourselves bisso.

Are there any places left? Where is Eastern Creek?

I am after the plastic horn button from inside a series 1 R33 (non-airbag) steering wheel. Mine was unfortunatly broken when I bought the car. PM me if ya got one ya wanna sell.

That sounds familiar, one of my lenses is broken too.

Check ya PM

BTW, the XR8 is red!

There is also a forest green one. The car to watch out for is the unmarked XR8. It's the fastest ACT Police car! What a job! Getting paid to hoon around in fast cars!

1st of all the blank doesn't fit in any of my locks (it's wider than the original key) several of the locksmiths I have been to have told me it should if it's the correct blank. 2nd. It doesn't have a gutter and the original does. 3rd. on the back of the box it lists the models it's for and it lists R34, S15 etc. but not R33. Anyone who wants to buy it, it's on ebay here: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...item=2615718956

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One of my mates has a twin-cam corolla with a cut stick and I think it feels pretty good. I'm still undecided wether to cut mine or not.

:lol: good point eh! PM me when ya got the times/places etc.

I purchased a Nismo blank key from a Japanese website. I specified in my order that this key was for an R33 skyline. They sent me the blank for an R34. They have refused to exchange the item, even when I offered to pay all the postage. Considering this was their mistake I think it's pretty unethical! Does anyone know if there is any government agency I could complain to (considering the company in question is in Japan)??? I have considered ringing the Japanese embasy (or what ever they have) to see if they could offer any solutions. If anyone wants the name of the place PM me. I got their details from an ad in fastfours so I've told them what I thought of the company!

I have a Kicker 12" sub in a sealed box run off the small Coustic 4ch amp. I had the same system in my last car (a 2001 Astra) and yes I got more bass. In the Astra I had the sub facing into the car with the box all the way to the front of the boot (next to rear bumper). If I wanted more bass all I had to do was fold down the ski hatch! :lol: With my Skyline I have it facing out up against the false wall. I would say the bass now is better than I had in the Astra. Mainly 'cause I have spent a heap more time adjusting settings! Have you thought about putting some extra holes in ya parcel shelf and then covering with speaker grill? Might let a bit more sound through. I wouldn't remove the metal plate though!

R u guys cruising, go-karting or both??

Check this out, VERY funny! :lol: http://www.wog.com.au/article_main2.asp?Ar...ID=285&PageNo=7

Change the number of standard drinks you've had, how much you weigh and the alchol limit for your license and it will tell you if you can drive or not! The only problem is if you're too pissed you might not be able to use the computer! :lol:

I got my facts from my last trip to Germany in March 2001. I was staying in Munich and the autobahns that I went on had no speed limit unless the traffic/weather conditions were bad and then they posted a variable speed limit. The lowest I saw was 160 km/h. The people I was staying with told me about the flat fines and no points system, I don't know if it varies from provience to provience? When I went to Austria with them we sat on 250km/h in an S class Merc! One of the Autobahns I went on had no crash barriers and a fair few pot holes. 2 deaths a year was an approximation, but you are right, when they do have crashes, they tend to be big ones. However the number of individual accidents in Germany would surely be a lot lower than Aus. My observation was that drivers stuck to the 30km/h residential area speed limits and speed limits around builtup areas etc.

Damn it! I just saw Shell's post about Syndicates cruise to the Gong. I woulda gone! Oh well, I went Go-Karting (yes AGAIN ) instead. My back kills!

Does anyone know if it is possible to dim the screens on these for night use? Can you wire them into the headlights or something? Because of the shift light I have mine mounted on top of the steering wheel but I can't see shit at night with it on cause it's too damn bright!

Don't kill me for it, but I am actually applying to join the Federal Police at the moment. So as you can imagine I have been talking to quite a few of them. Some interesting facts people may not know: When an accident is "Caused by speed" it doesn't necesarily mean someone was exceeding the posted speed limit. If the accident investigation squad deem an 80km/h roads speed limit to be 60 km/h due to rain and the car that crashed was doing 65km/h (15 km/ below posted speed limit) then speed will probably be deamed as the cause. The AFP is trying to get coppers to educate drivers rather than book drivers. So if ya get booked speeding in the ACT ya probably going to get a lecture on how long it takes to stop etc. In Germany you have to do a heap of driver training, including defensive courses. It costs a lot to get your license. Germany has autobahns with no speed limit (in worse conditon then the Hume Hwy). Germany has a flat fine for speeding (about $100AUD) and no point system. Germany has something like 2 deaths a year on their roads (and a population heaps bigger than ours). Why? Germans are taught to drive, well! They predict when ppl are going to change lanes etc. Anyone who has been to Germany would no what I'm talking about. It's incredible to watch. In regards to defects: some cops have attitude problems. Some I have spoken to have told me they love nothing more than pulling over a young kid in a done up car because the kid is a try hard. I think this is because a lot of the cops are jealous. I agree you should try and make your car legal. The only problem is every department has their own oppinion on what that is! VERY confusing. In my experience the best cops are the older ones. They have been around a while and know what they are doing. The kinda cops who in the old days if ya drank too much would have taken you home for your olds to sort out, not locked you up. The worst cops are the young, probationaries. They are so proud of their new badge and powers that they wana bust everyone and anyone. My 2 cents, Learn to drive. You'd be amazed how many ppl think they are the shit and can't predict other drivers! I think advanced/defensive driving courses should be mandatory. I reckon if ya get busted for anything on ya Ps you should have to go do one. Be nice to the cops. In the ACT (and I think most of Aus) the cops are allowed to make their own decision to book you or not. They use this rule for deciding who gets a ticket and who doesn't. The biggest decider is if the cop thinks the person will reoffend. If you are nice to the cop and show remorse then ya'll get a warning most of the time. I've only ever been pulled up once and I actually didn't realise I was speeding. I thanked the cop for pulling me over and bringing it to my attention (I was on Ps at the time). The cop let me off and was heaps nice to me. I think at the end of the day it depends on the cop that ya get and the mood they are in which kinda sucks. However I am a firm believer that cops should be allowed to use their discretion. It's worse when they have to arrest/fine for certain things. Remember they are doing their jobs, to the best of their ability. If you don't like the laws, right to your local member of parliment, cause they set 'em! If I do get to be a cop, I won't be pulling ppl over for driving a hotted up car. I'll be pulling up the car with the bald tyres and the clouds of black smoke pouring out of the exhaust. They are far more dangerous to other road uses! Sorry to crap on so long. I just wanted to tell you all what I knew.