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  1. Hey guys. Tried these on tonight. They bolt on, but the front wheel wont turn because of the calipers. They miiiight fit with a shift of the front calliper and a shave of the Nissan logo.... But not sure whether there is too much dish for my car.... IS there such a thing?
  2. What about these Volks.... Can you Chop these on for me????
  3. Some of my favourite "Show-Offs" http://www.finalinspection.com.au/forums/s...read.php?t=1478 http://www.finalinspection.com.au/forums/s...read.php?t=2117 Wet sanding a BMW.... http://www.finalinspection.com.au/forums/s...read.php?t=2095 http://www.finalinspection.com.au/forums/s...read.php?t=2024 Some relevant details to Jap owners.. http://www.finalinspection.com.au/forums/s...read.php?t=2184 http://www.finalinspection.com.au/forums/s...read.php?t=2147 http://www.finalinspection.com.au/forums/s...read.php?t=2051 Carbon??? http://www.finalinspection.com.au/forums/s...read.php?t=1430 And a hack jobs by a certain somebody.... http://www.finalinspection.com.au/forums/s...read.php?t=1822 Enjoy the new world of Auto Detailing Obsession!
  4. Hey ppls, As promised last night at the meeting, here is some information about Final Inspection and their services. Final Inspection 95-101 Brunswick Road, Brunswick, VICTORIA 3056 (03) 9387 8008 [email protected] Forums are at www.finalinspection.com.au/forums Go there, register and have a look at some simply amazing detailing work. And by the grace of Damien, the proprietor of Final Inspection, and arguably the BEST Automotive detailer in the country, here is the Final Inspection guide to SCRATCH FREE car washing. The Final Inspection Recommended Washing Process This informative blog is to educate on proper washing technique. It was developed as a solution for fussy owners to help dramatically reduce swirls (micro scratches) and spider-webbing caused by harsh and incorrect washing techniques, products, methods etc. The instructions incorporate two new and very different procedures designed by me for Black car owners but should be adopted by all enthusiasts: 1. The Pre-rinse technique. A proven valuable process (specially designed for Black car owners). 2. The single bucket method (allowing easy, but safe rinsing). The instructions are broken into 5 easy steps showing how to wash the car including wheels, wheel arches and glass - safely and easily. Tools & Products needed. 1. Water, either a trigger hose adaptor or high-pressure unit is necessary (water restrictive technique is described in another blog available from the Final Inspection Website). 2. One clean bucket filled with Hot Water (~60 deg Celsius). 3. Two Microfibre Wash mitts, one for Wheels, Wheel Arches & Tyres and one for the Body. 4. A Microfibre Drying Towel 5. Final Inspection Auto Detailing Body Shampoo 6. Final Inspection Auto Detailing Power Wheel Cleaner. 7. Final Inspection Auto Detailing Tyre Dressing. 8. Final Inspection General Purpose Cleaner. Step 1 – Cleaning Wheels, Tyres & Wheel Arches It is a good idea to regularly clean your Wheel Arches to stop build up of dirt on these plastics (or sound deadening fabric e.g. Alfa Romeo, Audi etc.) Spray gentle, non-caustic General Purpose Cleaner or degreaser onto these plastics or fabric as well as your tyres to remove and stop build up of old Tyre Dressing. Agitate if necessary. Spray gentle, non-caustic Wheel Cleaner onto wheels and agitate if necessary. Rinse Wheel arches first, then Tyres and Wheels (High Pressure Recommended). Step 2 – Initial Rinse High Pressure (recommended) your vehicle from top to bottom removing all co****, loose debris. Step 3 – Pre-Rinse Technique Spray a small amount of Body Shampoo at the top of each panel. There is no need to use too much product. If you have a foam gun, this will be useful to apply body shampoo here. Rinse your Body Shampoo off the vehicle starting from the top down. This is the Pre-Rinse method and ensures more of the dirt on the vehicles exterior surfaces is removed. The Body Shampoo will pick up and hold the dirt ‘in suspension’ and upon rinsing the car, the soap ‘holding’ the dirty material will be rinsed off the surfaces. The surfaces are not clean but will appear cleaner as there is less dirt on the surfaces. The washing now removes what is left on the vehicle with minimal dirt being pushed into the painted surfaces greatly reducing the chance of causing swirls (micro scratches). Swirls are caused when abrasives are moved across the surface, reducing the amount of these abrasives on the surface prior to washing reduces the degree of damage. Every time you wash your car, you will be causing damage to your paint. It is impossible not to cause micro scratches and on dark colours they appear to be worse. It is even worse if you do not wash at all as the dirt will be harder to remove when you have to and cause greater damage. The trick is to wash the vehicle as safely as possible and the Pre-Rinse technique helps dramatically. Step 4 – Body Washing Wash the car with a Microfibre Mitt and Body Shampoo. Dip the Mitt into the bucket of water to moisten it. Spray the Mitt with Body Shampoo and wash a panel from top to bottom without overlapping the strokes. Overlapping means over washing, you don’t have to wipe the same area of the surface more than once and doing so is unnecessary. After washing the panel, dip the Mitt into the Bucket of Hot Water and with your fingers, push the dirt from the Mitt into the water in effect, cleaning the mitt of all the dirt it has picked up from the surface. The dirt will fall to the bottom of the bucket and the top section of the bucket will remain clean. The Micro fibres in the Mitt will ‘open’ in hot water and release all the dirt in them, when it is removed from the bucket and squeezed dry it is ready for use again. Microfibre is also much less abrasive than Lambs Wool, sponge or cotton and thus is gentler to use. Continue washing all panels & Glass with this method. Step 5 – Final Rinse & Drying Rinse the car (High Pressure Recommended) and dry with a Microfibre Drying Towel. After the 1st Final Rinse (and only if local coucils permit) use a watering can or hose without attachment to 'sheet' water from the top of each panel down to help disperse water from the panel. This will leave less water on the surfaces and help reduce Drying time and the amount of overlapping passes with your Drying Towel, again, reducing contact with the surface and reducing Swirls (Micro Scratches). Polish & Wax the car if/as you normally would. For information on correct Polishing & Waxing see the Final Inspection Website. I hope you find this interesting. BASS OUT Check out the forums.
  5. Yeah, for those who missed last night's meeting you really missed out. Snowballs speech about the club, Dutton and he goals was great, Scotsman's powerpoint was great, Gadget's videos were tops, and Mav's pre meet photo show was spot on. Thanks Guys!
  6. With some help from Brock X in the Computer Art section, the following Photochops have been done..... Decision is leaning towards P2s now. They look very sleek. Buddy Club P1 Racing P2.... Sleek man. Volk GT-C.... A bit fiddly Works Emotion CR Kai.... To plain maybe. Works XD9.... A bit ordinary looking Thoughts?
  7. Brocky. YOU ROCK! Thanks Heaps! It's certainly helped my decision.. I'm leaning hard towards the P2s Thanks again!
  8. Anything I can do to help boobs is okay with me.
  9. http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...howtopic=184796 Most of the wheel pictures are in there......
  10. Hey guys, Who out there can help me spruce up my ride. Wheels.... Work Emotion XD9, Buddy Club P1 Racing 2 with black centre or Hyper Gold centre. Work Emotion CR Kai R34 GTR Wheels in black Volk GT-C with Black Centre Big ask I know, but I just cannot make up my mind.
  11. R33 and R34 Wiring looms are completely different. R33 WONT fit R34....... sorry.
  12. To fix the sound when you put the clutch in, make sure to fill the box with Charcoal and sawdust, use diesel oil in the engine for maximum response.
  13. How much is an ass-load? How does one measure how much fuel would fit in an ass to determine this ass...... Mav, is there something you are trying to tell us?
  14. If you find two front bars, let me know.......
  15. There is no Plug and Play for their new one, the V500, yet. If there was, I reckon I'd give it a whirl, because they look like they've got some ripper features.
  16. Hey keep up informed about this, and the Extrube Honed exhaust manifold. I was thinking about this recently......
  17. R.I.P Colin McRae and Little Colin.
  18. I've had replacement/new cards arrive in the envelope and the pin number envelope arrive on the same day, in the same mail delivery. Now that's farked and I can see how easily that could have happened to you Ash. I've had both envelopes arrive together on multiple occasions. I wish you the best of luck getting your cash back. and if you need cash for your holiday, you could just sell your new engine to me.... Cheap Cheap?
  19. $2k is for wheels only, Tyres on top of that.
  20. You can see how difficult my decision is can't you!! The Work SSRs or professors are hot wheels, but I'm not sure that their chunky look will be right on an R34.... The Enkei wheels look pretty hot, but can you get them in Australia without having to wait weeks and weeks?
  21. I'd give it a few days running in to wear the high spots off, but that's about it.
  22. Also an option is Work Emotion CR Kai...... This is a very hard choice. So many options...... So many things I want, so few that I can afford
  23. Hey ppls. From my little coming together of industrial screw jacks and my front wheels, and the subsequent hole in both tyre and rim, and the face that I need new rear tyres anyway, Bass is getting new rims. 18x8 and 18x9 The choices are as follows......... Second hand Volk GT-C, 18x8 set of four, Polished lip, bit of dish. I'd spray the centres in a gloss black with heavy gold flakes. New Works XD9 in bronze, 18x8 and 18x9. Got some dish tough race look. Buddy Club P1 Racing II, 18x8 set of four Polished lip, would paint centres same black with gold. R34 GTR Rims, which I'd also paint the centres black with gold. Forged. GTR Tough. I'm having a lot of trouble choosing. $2k is approx spend on wheels. As you all know, car is R34 GTT in Platinum Silver colour. Help me SAU, you're my only hope. BASS OUT
  24. Seems like there is definitely a setup problem. take to tuner.
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