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  1. 4x4steve
    butchery of the highest order
  2. 4x4steve
    Whispers so he doesnt get stonned by the purists I am so far missing both rear boxes and the first box. I didnt want to loose the front one but i had a replacement y section made from stainless so it just went Ita a little boomy at 60 towing the caravan but has a nice burble while pottering about. I also had a valve put in before the boxes opened via remote control keyfob and that was fun till i broke it. The valve thing not the ls
  3. 4x4steve
    I get 19 to 20 mpg. But i drive mine like a tool. Man i love that second rush of power after 3000rpm.
  4. 4x4steve
    See how i get in with mine first
  5. 4x4steve
    Fantastic links. Had a quick look tho while at work. I shall order some bulbs and pick a date soon. Lol
  6. 4x4steve
    well bugger me i have just found out what it is, i just popped upto the shop and drove back with the rear windows down for no reason, well i was listening to the noise, cus windows open is when i can hear it, and thinking grrrrr so while parking the noise starts, the first time ever not moving and i realise its just something on the exhaust rubbing or resonating somehow, so i have 50 percent found it, bloody weird noise tho to sound more like chirping/dragging brake squeak kinda deal
  7. 4x4steve
    they are all valid suggestions, just not this time, i dont worry, i will sniff it out in time
  8. 4x4steve
    oddly it doesn't seem as bad as before, but i think that's just me, but yeh if i ever get to the bottom of it i shall deffo share
  9. 4x4steve
    so the lights are starting to go out on the center consol on the ls400, could anyone advise me on how to get at them, can i change them etc?
  10. 4x4steve
    so an update, i still have the chirp, only think left to change will be the tensioner pully bearings cam belt now done, and i am happier about it, it was well overdue,
  11. 4x4steve
    some one i met (who bought my old wheels) said the same, it was changed in the 90's so ready for sure
  12. 4x4steve
    i checked the bearings on the aux belt and they were ok, the belt was last done at 50,000 and a long way back, its on 101,000 or so, like i say well needed
  13. 4x4steve
    Just to update Changed the aux belt but altho it looked tired it didn't solve the problem. Ran it a while longer and decided on a new cam belt and pump. I should get it back monday. The belt was due a change anyway so see if it sorts it...
  14. 4x4steve
    i will check the belt, the noise is brief, i would of expected a longer noise if the belt was slipping, but yes heavy acceleration would be where i hear it, so will report back tomorrow when i try that
  15. 4x4steve
    As much as i love to hit the air con i do from time to time open a window, well mainly cus i am down to 2 silencers on the exhaust now and it sounds nice, so anyhoo i noticed a noise the other day when i accelerate more briskly than usual i get a noise, best described the same as a brake disc squeak, now i thought it was a brake but tapping the pedal doesn't stop it, nor wiggling the steering left to right, so seems to do it when i accelerate, i am now starting to think water pump or belt tensioner, something like that? thoughts people
  16. 4x4steve
    Nice. Motor. I almost went ls430 but chickened out and went ls400. Still i am sure in due course i will get one.
  17. 4x4steve
    Its a twin filament I get ya. I think maybe someone stuck a stop tail bulb cus thats all they had I will pop a stock bulb in in confidence its all ok. Cheers for the help folks
  18. 4x4steve
    oh and here is a pic with my nice new (used) ls430 wheels
  19. 4x4steve
    got in the motor the other day to find the handbrake warning light stuck on, a quick check revealed the rear brake light was out, well i was expecting a thing on the dash, but i assume thats the reason for the handbrake light, so i remove it to check the bulb, now here is the thing i am not sure about, there are 3 wires coming from the bulb, its a stop and tail light but only the brake light seems wired in, in the pic above the indicator is side lamp only and below the indicator is the brake light only, is this normal or some one been messing in mine???
  20. 4x4steve
    no thats cool, i may of erm tried the silicon method, i am used to the silly prices bmw charge for anything, if i had known i would of just ordered a new seal, so yeh, i shal be ordering one and scraping the silicon "someone" left behind
  21. 4x4steve
    ah cheers, i have found them, but the profile looks slightly different, i assume that it will seal better because of it
  22. 4x4steve
    I had been stalking a few for a while but was super keen on a beigh free motor, rang the next day ans put a deposit on it, but paperwoork took untill friday, It was a uk car exported in 2000 to the island only to return recenty, looking at the sat nav i guess he came to the uk plenty in it tho Thanks for the welcome, i am no stranger to forums having owned a hilux pickup of one sort or another for a while
  23. 4x4steve
    Well so far after alot of giggling i found my first problem a wet boot, so researching that, at the mo, a new seal from ebay seems to be the cure, i will do some pics when the rain has gone so you can see it looking its best, any requests, lol Do you want thr pics in this thread or else whe, i guess i could do a new member thread, lol
  24. 4x4steve
    i can tell you from experience its as nice as it looked, time will tell if i paid to much
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