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  1. im glad there is some response on this, sure enough using the e-brake in its current location will work, can be a little confusing at times and disorienting too, but ive managed to get the hang of it, still havent had time to remove the center console to see how it all bolts together but will give it a shot as soon as ive got a mo, and post some pics, im sure it will make the world of difference as i know for sure my cusco lsd 1/2way diff has already made, the car feels so stable and predictable, with the torsen hmmm left alot to be desired .
  2. noby76 fair comment can see why now, indeed not a design flaw but for the purpose of drifting would really aid the reaction times and extending a drift etc, maybe im just used to cars with a handbrake being in a certain place, and now i have to adapt. Will give the conversion a shot and see what comes of it, will order the center consoles later though for now will focus more on the mechanicals and less on the looks for now :) The us market all drive autos though weird that they used a normal hand brake on a auto, usually its the foot parking brake and not the handle parking brake.
  3. Hey Matt u almost on 300 posts give us one more for the road and we can celebrate in style :hocus-pokus:
  4. Any ways for those that want to see the conversion will post pics and show if it can be done or not be done will be good for those looking for what im looking for .
  5. i quote, "common location for the e-brake is located in 99.8% of all manual Vehicles and u will see what im talking about ...." MANUAL CARS NOT AUTO!!!
  6. fair enough but i wont be reaching for a hand brake when a child runs across the road ? any one else want to comment ? Id press the accelerator and run them over and may they rest in peices .lol. Its easier to move ur foot over to the brake pedal matt ? be serious do u pull the handbrake everytime u have some one run in front of ur vehicle ? Incase u dont know what a e-brake is for here is a short description... this used also for drifting which toyota/lexus never intended the is200/Altezza for . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_brake Taken from Wikipedia i quote, "An emergency brake is a separate brake system in a vehicle for use in case of failure of the regular (hydraulic or air) brakes and commonly used as a parking brake in automobiles" So regular brakes are used when the so called child runs across the road (not the hand brake ) .... u do stand corrected now Mr Matt. Maybe u would use the e-brake but i certainly wouldnt . I switch cars frequently and have adapted well, hec i can even adapt to driving a left hand drive in our right hand drive country. But its the drifting that needs the modification of the handbrake not the parking . The parking was merely an example of how i had to adapt to suit the difference in the car . And i dont go grasping at air now it happened a few times when i first got the car, but it does happen when im in a rush and have just switched cars from Nissan/subaru to the Altezza. Dont get me wrong its a good car just a few poor areas of design . Secondly the gated box doesnt work well it often and i say very often lets me engage reverse instead of first when trying to get first quickly . im sure u will find a comment for the first and reverse too no doubt!!! However the Nissan skyline with the getrag gearbox has a pull up gated reverse and so does the subaru sti, and its a good protection measure . Now we can stop worrying about the child and the e-brake as its a last measure of braking not a primary measure !!
  7. Matt u really are work of art no children will loose their lives over my bad driving skills lol. The more and more i read the posts the more and more i realise u are trying to make this post about he said she said and .... u cant drive .... like i said stick to the question dont go making this about u cant drive u cant see u cant pull the hand brake ... tut tut
  8. Matt indeed i hear where u are coming from . Firstly i dont drift on the street and why would i be puling my hand brake in a hurry on the street, i have a brake pedal for that . Secondly im not an idiot street drifter so stop basing ur facts on *****-umptions did i mention any such comment of drifting on a public road ? Thirdly its ur condescending talk about my driving skills or lack there of that irritates me so cut it out i doubt any one else would appreciate it ? Lets let some other members of the forum comment on the topic at hand and see what they feel . This can become a poll which i feel would be fair rather then have a debate between the two of us about my driving skills and adaptability between vehicles. And the same way u made the mistake with the EK9 i made the mistake of grabing at air in a car park trying to secure the parking brake . U take this topic seriously and so do i so quit the finger pointing .
  9. not picking, just peeved that u would tease some one about accelerator pedals over a hand brake location subject lets be serious mate stick to the questions and answer them if u can .
  10. Sorry Matt, i live in Africa i have a JDM toyota ALTEZZA and its a Right hand drive exactly like your IS200 u speak highly of, so inherently i have the steering on the right hand side like urs and have the hand brake on my passenger side of the car, its a flaw why put the hand brake by the passenger..... wait i think incase they get cold feet when things go ... pear shaped or sideways in my view, never the less it should be in a place that we all used to and know it is. Picture this u drive a JDM car, and its JDM spec, so u have the windscreen wipers on the left and the indicators on the right, u jump into a vauxhaul astra God forbid that you dont as they are not the best cars in the world, prefer my altezza, never the less u jump in and start to drive and soon before you realise it you busy switchin on the windscreen wipers every right hand corner u turn, and u adapt as a driver and soon learn to drive the car as it is for what it is . But i switch between the subaru legacy B4 rsk and the Altezza and the Nissan skyline gtr34 all the time and its a pain yanking at fresh air everytime i park some where seriously its the truth no denying i look like an idiot doing it . then look for the presence of the handbrake and its location and engage the dam thing . Its gripe that isnt fair on the consumer, us the altezza and lexus owners . So im going to swap it over and make it the norm based on the is300 pics ive seen i can make it happen and if it works out will make the world of the difference maybe not to you but on a forum everyone is here looking for answers so let them have those questions answered and maybe they too can have the coke... sorry i mean hand brake in the right location .... keep smiling bud lifes to short to be serious and grump bud.
  11. lol and you "Prey" very hard dont you ..... sorry just had to use that one for a grumpy Matt like u .
  12. Ps the debate begins . have a look at the following cars . Lamborghini http://www.seriouswheels.com/2004/2004-Lamborghini-Gallardo-Italian-State-Police-Car-Interior-1280x960.htm Ferrari again on the drivers side of the car .... and if we throw a sedan four door into the mix just to even the score out a little we can use the following as examples. Audi RS4 close to drive infact on the drivers side of the car either left of right hand drive . Its known to all drivers that hand brake is close to your thigh for lack of a better description. My final example is the GT86 have a look at all the interior pics the handbrake is close to the driver again . So the next time u pull the hand brake in a hurry if you ever do use it, think about the can of coke u might grab instead since Coke is more important then sticking to interior layout of a vehicle !!!! lol
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