paul_tomo

thats what im getting at

There is 2 types of this bumper 1 with the splitter which looks like it should be on barry boys and the 2nd type is the nicer one above

I have seen this bumper and too really like it, it is a chargespeed bumper and from searching every where to find details on it I have found out it is this kit http://www.chargespeed.com/english/altezza-b1-e1.htm without the bottom splitter which is an extra option with the bumper, looks so much better without it

Cheers lee thats brilliant, yeah I get what you mean about them making them etc just wasnt sure if they were good quality same as oem or an upgrade thanks for the links too mate

Lee where did you get the Gaites kit from? And are they a superior up grade to the lexus genuine parts?

Well stripped the rear today and found what was up this little clip had moved from where it should be seated (top finger) to where my bottom finger is 2 second job fitting back in place fitted coilover back on car and problem is now sorted

Hi mate, no the spring is still intact

Cheers for the reply, the standard struts had similar threaded section on them, these coilovers are the advance street so have all the shock adjustment via a screw type bit ontop of the thread

Morning all, on Monday this week I fitted tein coilovers on my car as well as drop links ball joints tie rod ends etc all has been ok with them until early this morn on my way home from work there was a slight knock from rear when I went over a bump, this morn when iv got up iv gone out to check every thing was tight as the knock seamed to come from inside the boot and iv come across this this is the other side so you can see the difference All nuts are still tight and every thing looks like it should do other than the top mount is sitting far to high, has anyone got any ideas whats gone wrong? Its cost me a small fortune this week the car with stuff going wrong when I was doing suspension then the next day the radiator decided to explode im nearly at boiling point with it lol

If youve put new valves in it will be them, I had the same in a c20Let build they make noise when brand new after a week or so it should stop, well it did in mine

What did you do on the rebuild?

Just upload to photo bucket etc then paste the link

You can got to a lock smith and get them to do a lock barrel to your key or I had to do this years ago when I had a cavalier which was heavily modified with no door handles onlt door poppers under the mirrors (when rhis type of thing was in fashion lol) I ran two thick amplifier positive and negative wires from my battery to under the bumper grill with caps on so if battery died I could attach jump leads to the cable which gave enough power to open car ;)

I got flat blades from tesco I think they where 5 pound a blade and they work extremely well also treated my windscreen with some rain ex I had left from my calibra and now I only have to use them when its heavy down pour

yeah I know how you feel iv had a set of coilovers sat in my hall way since monday morning just need to get the time to fit them

Now we need pics with the new wheels on ;)

No problem mate

The dipped beam and fogs are HB4 and the full beam is HB3

Welcome to the club Adam, I have pm'd you

Lol fair enough if they can only go in that way its not that haha, its probably one of these situations whereyou should just go get a bru eat your tea then have another look just double check absolutely everything (as im sure you have been doing already)

This may be a silly question as I dont know the cam set up on these cars but are the cams on the correct sides, im only asking because a couple of years ago my mate built a fiesta zetec turbo had it all running etc for a few months then needed to change something when he built it back up had the same problem it wouldn't turn over by hand, my mates a mechanic at vauxhall he couldnt find tge problem sosent car away to the garage that originaly set the car up and mapped it they couldn't find what was wrong then one of our other mates just walked in one day and said " the inlet cam is one the exhaust side you d**k" lol cams swapped over and car ran sweet. Not sure like iv said if the is engine is the same type of set up as I havent stripped mine yet lol

As scudney has said there is no code, I have changed my battery and also taken the player out the car to clean (error 1) and both times went back on with out a problem

That might explain the no codes situation fingers crossed for you for tomorrow mate

Yeah tbh I do miss the car I still regret selling it bad decision on my behalf 3 years ago :( hahaha them fitting instructions are spot on especially number 4

trying to balance the cd player on the gear nob half in the slot so you can try and plug the ariel in while shoving the loom down the back because the player wont go all the way in hahaha how I miss my calibra