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standard bulbs are in :D

Wonder if the cop shop is open tomorrow?

@thrustion, all good bro, just thought I'd ask <3

<3 all good mang

reckon I can get out of my defect/fine because he wrote the body type as 'SEDAN' when it's actually a coupe? :cool:

lol! cant believe you got defected

and i totally agree - your HIDs owned my stock bulbs in the hills - keen to have another go man once im all tuned up - and i have new bulbs :D

around a week or so bro!

*touch wood*

@ Dan_B:

I sent ERD Dan a message asking about the filter for the 4WD system. If I can get one do you reckon we can fit in a flush/clean/top up on car day?

@ Colin & Martin:

Continuing on from Thursday's discussion. After reading through some more threads I've decided I will keep the 20, and aim for 300HP (all wheel, and not Brandon spec). Then if I wind up buying a Z32 I might convert the Fo' to 25 or bigger. Will this stop you having nightmares about VGs?

@ Andy:

What was the name of that RB management system that you were raving about a while ago that allows you to run without AFMs? Could I use it on my 20? And will it handle what I just said to Colin & Martin?

@ Tristan:

The bulbs that were in Katy when you first got here weren't stock were they? The purpley ones? What have you got in there now? I was wondering if they were the same lights I used to use in the Capri. I had some really good ones, if they're the same (got a pic of the back?) I'll dig out the old box and let you know what they were.

P.S. Can I come for fun drives too? <3

P.P.S. Can't beleive you dogged Michelle :P

@ Jason:

I knew you'd cry if I didn't address you personally, so hey mang *tips hat*

@ Geoff:

hey geoff!

:(

@ everyone else:

What's crackin' mangs?

It's 0530 and I'm so effing bored... Gotta go to Ipswich today to get my new squeaky toys :(

yeah figured as much

you can't see a f*cking thing with standard bulbs. THEY should be illegal, and HIDs should be compulsory

Yeah standard ones are shit compared to HIDs.

I can see just fine with mine :(

Colin's are good too...

Mine are good compared to driving with parkers on. That's about it lol.

<3 all good mang

lol! cant believe you got defected

and i totally agree - your HIDs owned my stock bulbs in the hills - keen to have another go man once im all tuned up - and i have new bulbs :P

around a week or so bro!

*touch wood*

touch my wood :(

@ Colin & Martin:

Continuing on from Thursday's discussion. After reading through some more threads I've decided I will keep the 20, and aim for 300HP (all wheel, and not Brandon spec). Then if I wind up buying a Z32 I might convert the Fo' to 25 or bigger. Will this stop you having nightmares about VGs?

Will probably get rid of my night terrors yes.

Next week, say mid week?

German club dinner and beers?

Someone make it happen

Interesting proposal. Make Tuesday midweek because I'll be in Brisbane already.

Good morning!

Moaning

Interesting proposal. Make Tuesday midweek because I'll be in Brisbane already.

This works,

So Tuesday night dinner - German Club - Beer and pork knuckles w00t?

7pm?

and i totally agree - your HIDs owned my stock bulbs in the hills - keen to have another go man once im all tuned up - and i have new bulbs :(

around a week or so bro!

*touch wood*

keen.

@ Dan_B:

I sent ERD Dan a message asking about the filter for the 4WD system. If I can get one do you reckon we can fit in a flush/clean/top up on car day?

Don't expect to hear from him till monday night

@ Colin & Martin:

Continuing on from Thursday's discussion. After reading through some more threads I've decided I will keep the 20, and aim for 300HP (all wheel, and not Brandon spec). Then if I wind up buying a Z32 I might convert the Fo' to 25 or bigger. Will this stop you having nightmares about VGs?

300HP out of the 20 should be pretty easy. Will only stop my nightmares if I don't ever have to do any work on the Z32.

@ Andy:

What was the name of that RB management system that you were raving about a while ago that allows you to run without AFMs? Could I use it on my 20? And will it handle what I just said to Colin & Martin?

Vipecs are good. Can't remember what system Andy was going on about, but I think it was more for SRs than RBs.

@ Tristan:

The bulbs that were in Katy when you first got here weren't stock were they? The purpley ones? What have you got in there now? I was wondering if they were the same lights I used to use in the Capri. I had some really good ones, if they're the same (got a pic of the back?) I'll dig out the old box and let you know what they were.

HIDs 4 lyf

P.S. Can I come for fun drives too? <3

I vote yes

P.P.S. Can't beleive you dogged Michelle :(

Who's Michelle?

@ Jason:

I knew you'd cry if I didn't address you personally, so hey mang *tips hat*

And whens our dambuster tour?

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@ Geoff:

hey geoff!

:(

He doesn't answer any more :P

@ everyone else:

What's crackin' mangs?

Hopefully sell my harnesses and clear defect today.

It's 0530 and I'm so effing bored... Gotta go to Ipswich today to get my new squeaky toys :(

What toys?

Next week, say mid week?

German club dinner and beers?

Someone make it happen

Keen. Wed will work.

Good morning!

Morning!

Yeah standard ones are shit compared to HIDs.

Mine are good compared to driving with parkers on. That's about it lol.

So true

touch my wood :(

keen.

Interesting proposal. Make Tuesday midweek because I'll be in Brisbane already.

Can't do Tuesday, got cricket. And dan and thristian have foosball. Make it Wednesday.

This works,

So Tuesday night dinner - German Club - Beer and pork knuckles w00t?

7pm?

Wednesday, 7pm, awesome.

I like. Events thread?

For Wednesday

Perhaps?

Wednesday

Edited by Smity42
@ Tristan:

The bulbs that were in Katy when you first got here weren't stock were they? The purpley ones? What have you got in there now? I was wondering if they were the same lights I used to use in the Capri. I had some really good ones, if they're the same (got a pic of the back?) I'll dig out the old box and let you know what they were.

P.S. Can I come for fun drives too? <3

P.P.S. Can't beleive you dogged Michelle :(

yo

i got rid of my original lights (inc bulbs.) when i bought the blue ones

the bulbs in the original ones were those bluey ones they sell at repco for stupid expensive prices (for what they are)

my new bulbs are 100w ones (stock is 60w) - they are sexy, overnight parts from hongkong lol

@p.s. - yeh sure

@p.p.s. - yeeh had to dog - needed to pick up copper nut, and that involved a trip to manly lol

Defect cleared :(

And I fixed my rattle gun :(

Cop that cleared it was almost as much of a douche as the guy that booked me. Complained because all 4 bulbs weren't on for low beam (wtf? High beam bulbs should be on for low beam?) and said the headlights weren't standard. Eventually cleared it but.

Now to waste half an afternoon putting my wheels back on and HIDs back in :P

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:rofl:

Good afternoon mangs.

I do reply, I just have to notice it first! There are too many pages to read each night after work :P

Congrats on getting the defect cleared.

now for a nice long weekend of SFA :P

^^^^ :rofl:

WELL I JUST WENT INTO TRADE TOOLS AND NOW IM IN LOVE :P

i just saw the alloy jack they got in there *drools* ....who is going to give me $350 so i can get it?!

its only 20kg, and so amazing, and wow

only goes as low as 95mm however - ima need to roll onto blocks first :P

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