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10.5kg on the bathroom scale.

I'll find out. I actually tried to look it up online, but it's hard to find manufacturers specs for wheels in general. I'll put them on the scale tomorrow night. I don't have anything more accurate than a bathroom scale though, and my wife swears it adds 15kg, so the wheels may actually weigh less than nothing by that logic. I'll let you know what they weigh in at. Being 18x9, I imagine they'd be heavier than stock 17x7.5, as there's a lot more metal there, even if made of lighter weight materials, though I haven't been able to get a lock on what the stockies weigh either.

Previous owner had them on an R34 GTT, I had them on an R32 GTS4.Can see on this thread: http://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/118992-impul-ns-gt-18-light-weight-wheels/

Tipping, blipping and gripping will result in a wayward airhose spraying everyone in the vicinity with a jet of air that smells faintly like a tin that has had urine kept in it for three summers. I wouldn't recommend it, unless you are a seriously advanced tyre inflation technician, and even then, only under strict supervision of a member of the tyre pressure advisory council.

Just in case anyone is curious, One valve is regular, the other has a 90 degree bend in it, so you can inflate from 2 different angles. That's right, no faffing about with the air pump, just grip it, tip it and blip it. That may not make much sense, but you just inflate like normal. You just have more options now. Isn't technology grand?

Team IMPUL NS-GT 18' lightweight racing wheels. $1200 ONO 2 air valves on each wheel, as per used in JGTC (SuperGT). 18x9 +38 all round. FAQ: Q: Do they come with tyres? A: Nope, they're bare naked. Q: Will they fir a GTR? A: The offset means they'll sit inside the flared guards. They'll fit, but I wouldn't recommend it, as it'll look odd having the guards about 16mm wider than the tyres. Q: What happened to the decals on one of the rims? A: Did you know that an industrial high pressure cleaner is brilliant at cleaning rims? I did. Did you know it's powerful enough to sheer off the decals? I didn't. Not my brightest moment. Only one decal is missing. It may be possible to replace, but am not sure. Q: Will they fit on my car? A: They should suit 200sx, skyline gtst/gtt, and FDs. If you're unsure, look at your tyre placard and see if the offset matches. Q: One looks pretty banged up. A: The ones in the front are the worst ones. The back ones are pretty clean. I'd rather you see the condition before coming out and taking a look. Q: How many extra KW are these worth? A: Well, if I had to put a figure on it, somewhere between zero and a million. Q: Will you trade for a playstation of dubious ownership and a subway card with almost all the stamps on it? A: While I'm sure these are incredibly valuable items, no, I'm not after trades. Q: They are certainly a sweet set of rims. Why are you selling them? A: Usual story. Bought them, bought a house, had a baby, and now have no time for Mistress Skyline. Q: I'll give you $20. A: Interesting offer, let me get back to you as soon as I finish my "Will rent out posterior for pocket change" sign. Q: Where are you? A: Mitcham, Melbourne, Victoria. Between Box Hill and Ringwood, just off the freeway. Prefer pickup. Q: Will you post them? A: I'd rather not, but if you're willing to organise the freight, I'll do my bit from my end. Q: Do you take cards? A: Cold hard cash is preferred. Bank deposit if necessary. Q: Do you ship overseas? A: No. I don't have any dead millionaire relatives, or a prize in the Equatorial Guiniea powerball either. Q: Can you drop them off to me in a remote oil platform in the middle of Bass Straight? A: Unlikely. If you're nearby, maybe I can work something out, I may even be able to meet you half way if really necessary, but would prefer to sell from home. Wifey is hard to convince when I skip out on putting the little one to bed, as it is a bit of a task at the moment. Q: Are they legit? A: Purchased right here on this very forum from an SAU member who imported them themselves. Yes, they are the real deal. Any queries, feel free to message me here.

Hi, I'm interested in it, is the seat still available?

Hey mate, is the passenger side headlight OK? If so, how much?

If anyone is curious, here's the article. Any feedback on it would be appreciated. http://www.crash.net/f1/feature/176067/1/your_views_drs_innovation_or_irritation.html thanks

Would it though? They can do this in Qualifying, so the only reasoning I can imagine is that it would allow the leading driver the use of DRS to avoid being passed, much like KERS is used now. However, the real skill with DRS would be knowing when NOT to use it. It would put the onus back on the drivers to get it right. Drivers push in quali at least as hard as they do in the race, though tyre wear and fuel loads would make losing control more likely, the primary part of a successful car would then be the driver. Not that drivers don't have enough to do already, with the modern F1 wheel looking more like a NASA control desk than a simple three spoke of yesteryear, but maybe removing that crap and allowing the drivers to race their car could be a benefit? Piss off the different engine settings, just give them a brake bias, roll bar adjustments and a DRS button on the right and a KERS on the left, with the pitlane speed limit automatically engaged by KERS once it enters pit lane. Thoughts anyone?

Agreed. Does anyone think that the problem is DRS itself, or the DRS zones? Would it be better to have DRS available whenever the driver was brave enough to use it, as per qualifying, thus putting the burden of skill back on the driver, or is DRS so flawed that it needs to go? Keep in mind that the DRS is really just an extension of the F-duct innovation from last year. Would we rather see that refined? I freely admit that the closest I've gotten to using DRS is playing F1 2011 on PS3, but that feature made it a load of fun. Of course, I wasn't too worried about the moveable wing coming loose and decapitating a driver, so it's probably not a true comparison. Oh, and the "It's gay" comments aren't much help. Why do you think that DRS may, in fact, be homosexual in nature? I did read that it may be a feature on mardi-gras floats in Sydney next year, but thought that it was just supporting alternative lifestyles (Although it does concern me that they may have a different meaning of "Blown rear diffuser").

OK everyone, I'm writing an article for an international F1 site about DRS. What I'd like to know from you guys is if you thought it was a good or bad innovation, and why? Bear in mind that DRS at Shanghai made it a fantastic race, but at Yas Marina the double DRS zone meant that When Webber overtook Button on the first zone, Button just overtook him on the second one. If you have any ideas to make DRS better, I'd like to hear them too. Personally, I actually like DRS. A couple of years ago we all saw the difficulty cars had in overtaking each other due to the "dirty air" of the car ahead. Anyway, I'd just like to know what everyone thinks. Thanks -Josh

There is a big difference between reviewing a product and reviewing a service. As always, truth is an absolute defence against libel, however, with a product any negative issues raised can be repeated or addressed by anyone with a similar product. With a service however, such as car tuning, part sourcing, etc. there is no way to exactly repeat the procedure. For example, about ten years ago a food critic ripped up a Sydney restaurant (I think it was called Blue Angel, from memory), claiming that the lobster he ordered was overcooked. Being an objective review, he was undercover and did not inform the restaurant of this fact and then went away to write up the review. When it was published (I think it was in the Sydney Morning Herald) the restaurant lost loads of business and went bust. The owner sued, claiming that the lobster was, in fact, not overcooked. As there was no proof either way, the courts sided with the restauranteur against Packer's clan of lawyers. The settlement was allegedly for millions of dollars. Since then, try to find a negative restaurant review in the newspaper. At worst it'll be mildly critical of ingredient choice or decor, rarely (if ever) of taste or service. When reviewing a product though, if the reviewer says the part did not do as it should have, can show evidence of the same and keep the review professional (i.e. not a "rant") they have nothing to fear. Say you review one of those magnetic fuel molecular aligners (or whatever they're called) and the box claims a minimum 5% increase in power, you call it crap and suggest the intelligence of the people making it is somewhere between a single celled organism and a wet fart after an all weekend curry binge. They will naturally be upset that you focused on the people and company and not the product and may sue your arse. If however, you call the product crap, have dyno sheets to back up your assertions and keep the comments to the product in question, you have nothing to worry about, and can pretty much trash it to your hearts content. (check out websites like angrysnowboarder.com for examples, though I'd still try to avoid challenging company reps to bare knuckle brawls...) If every reviewer can document their experience and back up their reasons then no company can have a valid reason for any legal recourse. Also I doubt that a negative review in SAU will affect part manufacturers very much, unless SAU can manage to get a million or more members.

Happy to help out. I'm a qualified editor/proofreader with some experience in journalism and copywriting. I can work from either end of the spectrum.

Back on the gun topic. I've grown up in the country (Regional NSW) and have a few friends who NEED guns as part of their occupation. A couple are roo shooters, a few farmers and a livestock trader. The only one who owns a pistol is the livestock trader, simply because he sometimes has to go to remote areas to buy a prize bull with lots of cash on him. Some of these places don't have telephone lines, coverage or even sealed roads, so the chance of getting in trouble is always there, so he carries "Harry the hand cannon" a big .357 magnum, both for self defense and to kill a charging bull should the need arise. I moved to Melbourne some time ago, and with a wife who is quite slight and will never be able to fight off a determined attacker (I defy anyone to show me a woman her size who could. I'm all for equality, but a 55kg woman can simply not go toe-to-toe with a 90kg man. End of story) so I was investigaing getting a pistol for home protection. To a man, they all said I'd have to be an idiot to do so. For a start, in Vic, the laws are exceedingly strict, and you need to be shooting at a range every four months at least to keep your license. secondly, you need to store the ammo and the weapon in separate, locked boxes. One of the roo shooters went through it with me like this: "OK, so it's late at night, someone is in your house and you think they may plan on attacking you. The truth is, they probably just want your stuff. Call the cops and lock your door. Let's assume though, that for some reason they want you and Cassie (my wife) dead/raped/dead and raped. They come towards the bedroom. Assuming that you've had time to get the gun out of the safe and put ammo into it, you now have a weapon and some evil bastards coming down the hall. They open the door and you shoot. Who is to say it's not just your brother trying to surprise you, or your elderly neighbour wandering around the house in an alzheimers induced state? But hey, let's assume it is a bad guy. You've shot him, while in a confined environment with little light and no hearing or eye protection. You are now blinded by the muzzle flash and deafened by the shot. So, you have to hope now. Hope that you hit him fatally, that he doesn't have a mate behind him who saw you shoot, and that there were no ricochets bouncing off the brickwork. Because IF he has a mate, you're dead. If your bullet is pinging off the bricks, your wife may be hit, if you hit the robber in a non-vital area, he'll shoot you himself. Simply put, you're cactus." My Father-in-law is a qualified armourer, he makes customer target rifles as well as barrels and balancing tuning for specialist shooters in the police force. He is of the same opinion, that a gun is a tool for the real world, and has no place in a home. He is also a little mad because he has on occasion mentioned that the only gun I should have in my house is his, when he is coming to get me. He's a quiet, little man and I am occasionally a bit too intimidated to make many jokes about the fact I'm banging his daughter. So, while I've shot many varieties of guns, I'm yet to get one for "Home protection". Though I do have a license to store hand forged swords and historical weaponry, so it's not as though I'm completely helpless there.

True. Which Mark Webber would you rather be? The bloke backflipping Mercedes LeMans cars and struggling in Jaguar, or the bloke leading the WDC with a team that favours the other guy? In one way, it's good. If Webber does win, he'll have deserved it. He'll have to earn it well, even if Seb gets first access and prime strategy option, he'll have to overcome that, meaning winning would be all the sweeter. If Seb wins, he'll be tainted by the favoured status stigma, unless he goes on to win a bucket full of WDC's, and with Alonso, Hamilton, Button and even Rosberg in the field for a good while yet, I can't see that happening. Hope Webber beats his arse until he retires, then Ricciardo gets his seat and beats Vettel all the more.

Interesting thought. I'd imagine with F1's profile in Germany, Seb would have a lot of Euros behind him, especially as he came in just as Schumacher left, although with his return and the rise of Rosberg and Mercedes as a separate team, that would affect him. Still, you'd have to think that Vettel is the more marketable face. His merch would sell more too. However, that would certainly change if Webber starts to win a few. Like in soccer, the English go for England, or anyone playing against Germany.

Um..... There's no refueling this year. It doesn't matter when they pit in regards to fuel levels. Webber isn't getting lucky, he's just avoiding getting UNlucky. A few years ago, Seb woul have bumped him and Webber would've been the one thrown out of the race. anyway, the regs f the FIA clearly state that you can't crowd a driver towards the inside or outside of a curve, which is what Vettel was in the process of doing (appendix L for those interested) and that there can be penalties for doing it. I would love for there to be an official reprimand or something, just so we have a ruling on who was at fault. Can anyone name a WDC winner from the last 20 or 30 years who would have pulled over for their team mate? Schumi? You gotta be kidding. Senna? Hell no. Mansell, Prost, Alonso, Button, Hamilton? Nope. Raikonnen? No way. Hakkinen? Nup Hill? Heh. Nope. Lauda? Not even Villeneuve? Probably the most likely, as in if he was driving a car with three wheels, low on fuel and his dad was in the team mate car. Who WOULD let him through? Well, Barrichello did. And how many WDC's does he have? About as many as me, despite spending four years in a WDC worthy car at Ferrari, and one at Brawn, he got nothing. If roles were reversed, Seb would not have even given as much room as Mark did, in fact he'd have swerved all over the road to avoid being passed, rules be damned. I can only hope that Webber gets a better drive next season, and that Vettel leaves asap, so RBR can realise how they screwed the pooch here. Vettel can't handle the pressure, he caved, and was heading that way all week. I've got $50 riding on Vettel not finishing in Montreal. He's on tilt, and unlikely to improve because of this.

Found this on another forum, a depiction of Helmut and Seb's relationship. Terribly un PC, but I giggled.

Agreed. He can take "Luscious Liz" "Randy Mandy" and "Orgasmic Oprah" to task for braking down on him as often as he likes, but we're not seeing the same issues with Mark's car, so there are a few possibilities: 1) Vettel's race preparation is faulty 2) Vettel is harder on his car than Mark 3) Vettel's race engineer isn't as good as Mark's 4) Vettel is now on track to become "The unluckiest man in F1" 5) Mark is going into the garage at night and laying his size tens into Mandy like a corrupt cop shaking down a crim.

Frame by frame. Horner is saying that Webber was already in fuel save mode, and Vettel would have been in the same boat on the next lap, so he only had that chance to pass. Webber could have backed off and let him by, but I can't imagine any driver, now or in the past, who would do that, team mate or not. The fact is that Vettel veered into Webber. Had Webber slowed down and allowed Vettel past, he would not have had enough speed coming into the corner, and Lewis would have ripped past him. Hopefully, Webber will just put in some awesome performances in the next month and win a couple more races. Seb looked rattled all week. Blaming a cracked chassis, a bad brake, whatever... Seems he's caught all of Marks bad luck. A couple of years ago it would have been Webber parking it and every other bugger driving off into the sunset. Consider this one Karma for Japan 07

Yeah, me too. I've buzzed the local shops, nothing yet, but left my details. The cops said they don't have the ability to see if there are any pulsars registered in the area. He didn't seem terribly impressed with my detective skills. He seemed less impressed when I asked if I could have his authority to ask vicroads for the information. It's looking pretty dim, but at least it was insured, so it's only the excess we have to worry about. Still shits me though. They banged the rear wheel hard enough that the chassis rail is bent, and may need to be re-engineered. I almost hope they write it off, as it's resale value is now bugger all if they repair it. Plus, I'm kind of partial to an impreza as a second car.

No paint marks, but there are grey curls of plastic, which I assume are from the other cars bumper. Really shits me when people do that crap and drive off.

Looks about right to me. Some googling turned up a russian site where the part is for a nissan bluebird, which is sold here as a pulsar. I'm going to wander the streets looking for one with a busted left headlight, and will call in to the nearby workshops. Thanks a heap for that Johno. Much appreciated. -Josh

Yeah did that. Servicing couldn't help and the parts section do not answer their phone apparently. I've sent an email, and will try again later (called three times this morning, 9am, 10am, 11am.)