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Yeah Craig knows a great deal, and have been getting mine serviced by them for years but he no longer imports cars anymore. Although he is still a wealth of knowledge. Gl0Be - what kind of look are you after in your V35? And what state you in?

wow - is that it? No ones painted theirs before? No tips? No actual recommendation on a certain brand/type of paint or spray can?

Hi, just been seeing a build up of rust on the disc rotor, not the surface area where the pads break, but the top hat part of the disc. So i've decided to sand off all the rust and then paint it to prevent the rust coming back. Is there a certain spray can / paint that people recommend i use? Suppose it should be heat tolerant?

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thanks for the comments, getting the KU31s on Tuesday. Cant wait to wear them in a bit

Well, i called Option 1 Garage today and they offered $222 for the KU31's. Then i asked them to come down and the guy said he couldnt himself but would ask Storm to call me back, but he never did....

I hear good things about KU31's, but dont hear anything about KU19s. Im trying to buy on a budget this time, after buying yokohama v550's at $400 per corner Ive read through all the posts on here before though, i actually posted in that thread you stamped back in april. just thought i would make it easy on myself to see if anyone on here has tried both tyres and give me comparison, as i have had neither. Probably should have posted in that older thread. Also im thinking of going to 45 profile this time, and upgrade the fronts to 45 in the future when they wear out. Anyone foresee a problem with this? dont think there will be.

Looking to get either FK452's or KU31's for the rear as they have worn out completely. Lowest quotes in Brisneyland i can get are $215 for both types of tyres (245/40/18) So now it makes it more difficult to choose, FK452....or KU31. Also, is this a good price?

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yeah craig is great, just so far away for me. Chris, why recommend motorvation is what i wanted to say. Who do you know there?

chris, is motorvation a newer place you found out about recently? I've been going to carmen as you recommended but never knew about motorvation. Im a southy.

It's the first and hopefully last time i will be going to a car wash place. And chris, Albion is too far for me unfortunately. I'm a southsider.

haha hang on, while i understand what you're both saying and agree when looking at it from a business point of view - $25 to cover costs is right. It does not however make it "cheap" to the consumer because it covers the cost to run the business. An example to help put this in perspective: i could filter water from the tap at home to drink OR buy an imported bottle of water for $10. The price being so dear because the business has to cover the cost of importing it. now both of you would think that $10 bottle of water is not expensive because its the business recovering costs of freight. Your line of thinking only applies to a business point of view. What im saying is, as a consumer....$25 to wash a car is expensive because your average australian would rather do it themselves. so in order for a business to charge that, they should do a good job. Please tell me you understand what im trying to say here...

Yeah i still disagree. what you do in 1.5hrs, i could do in 45 but lets meet close to the middle and call it an hour. The average income in australia is 50k, so your average australian would get off the couch for $25 for an hours work and many do it for less. So on average, i think most would agree its too expensive to consider and the reason people do it themselves. You're saying because its a business and it has to cover costs, that its not expensive. That reasoning isnt right. anyway, this was a 1 off unfortunately for me due to my circumstances so im glad i'll be back to cleaning it myself - just thought people would want to know that the business has changed at mt gravatt, its not any good and seems to be under new ownership too.

Wha? You think $25 to wash the outside of a car is cheap?!