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I did do a search, but I've got a couple of different question and couldn't really find an answer for them all... I'm not even sure if this is the right forum. So admins; if you want to move it (or just point me in the right direction), it's all good!

Here we go -

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Anyone know what this is? - It's under the parcel shelf next to the battery (if you know what I mean) in the boot space.

Is it associated with what was here...

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...what was here? I've seen a few pictures in threads with a box in the middle there, but I assume it got pulled out prior to compliance... probably because it's registed as a 5-seat car as opposed to 4-seat?

Something to do with the stereo? - those speakers look old, so I'm guessing they were factory clarions?

Here's a more obscure one...

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What do you think was here? I know it's a long shot, because it could have been almost anything... but it's right in the middle of the dash just over the vents (as you may have guessed).

Lastly, anyone have or know where I could get and english manual for this;

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Not a good picture, I know. It's an Eclipse E5510CMT - 6-disk (+1 MD) CD/Tuner. I did look on the Eclipse site, but obviously it's superceded stock... and googling for it only gives me japanese manuals.

Anyhoo... thanks in advance for any help you can give me.

You know how it is; I can't stop myself from wanting to go out and play with it, find out what everything is and does on it...

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The 1st is your Hicas ecu

2nd was a air purifier

3rd any number of type of diplays, satnav, temp/oil etc

4th Lol I bet its pretty at night

Cheers!

1) Well, I guess that's a relatively sensible place to put the HICAS ecu...

2) Air purifier eh? So that's what it is - as I said, I've seen them, but thought they must be some kind of centre-channel or sub-woofer for the stereo.

Is it ususal that it's been removed? Would it have been ditched in Perth or in Japan?

3) Yeah - I didn't really think I'd find out... I was just wondering if they often had something that sat there, but was always removed before compliance... I suppose anything obstructing your view could be reason to fail it.

My first thought was maybe the TT for the previous owner, or radar detector... but I understand that it could have been anything.

4) It's pretty during the day too! Most of that screen is taken up by the graphic equaliser - Every now and then it gives me some Kanji, but I can't read them... I can work the radio, and the CD-stacker, change the presets on it, but then I'm lost.

That's why I was after the manual.

Thanks again though... now I'll go and poke around somewhere else! :pirate:

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I've got a new question!

There's a funny noise coming from my left front wheel arch.

Like a pump motor going, or something revolving at high speed touching something... like a tyre touching something for example.

Noticible really only at speed; if I boot it, or if the car drops onto the suspension (going over a bump at speed).

It's bog standard so it shouldn't be hitting the body or anything like that.

I pulled over and took a look at the tyres - there's no obvious signs of it having rubbed.

However, the plastic panel at the back of the front air-dam (M-Spec) seems to be a bit loose - could this be the problem? At high speed it just gets bent enough to touch the wheel?

What can be done to fix it (if it is the problem)? I guess I'll need some of thos little plastic clips? Where to they come from?

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Oh yeah - I also found out what that "snow" button is useful for.

Anybody driving in Perth on saturday can tell you that there was a bit of rain - I pulled out of a side road, there was no audible sqeeling, but the back was fish-tailing everywhere. It actually took me a few seconds to work out what was wrong because the acceleration wasn't bad (I didn't boot it, I was trying to drive for the conditions) and the front was pointing mostly in the right direction.

Next corner I made sure it was on "snow" and had no more traction problems for the rest of the day... even when I was leaving commodores behind at the lights.

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The plastic guard on mine was doing the same, I made new mounting points by screwing with self tappers next to the old points into the plastic bits only.

I can do that.

Can it be removed completely, or does that risk damaging the stock intercooler?

It's a funny noise isn't it? Didn't stress me out becuase it doesn't sound like anything was getting destroyed, but as soon as I stopped for fuel I checked it out.

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