marzman

My mates once ordered a jar of "the worlds hottest chilli sauce" off the net and we dared eachother to eat the tiniest amounts... i handled that no problem, but i must have touched my eyes, and they swole up and i couldn't open them for about 45 minutes... it was well scary! So be careful! ...something else to do with vodka - put a large bag of skittles in it (take out the green and yellows though). Leave it for a week and then pour through a sieve when serving.... mmmm - tasty.

superb mate - thanks....

Hey everyone... Im fitting an intake duct this weekend, but it didnt come with a template. Does anyone have a template they could scan in and post up? If not, then any suggestions are more than welcome! Also, how did everyone else make the whole in the bumper? im considering melting it with an old soldering iron as its probably safer than drilling as there's no stress in it... i dont want to shatter my bumper! ...and dont laugh - i've used this trusty soldering iron technique many times before!

Nice friendly forum member - you'll go far! I like the c2 mate - i appreciate mods like the door handles etc - nice work! I think they show you as a true car-person as its only something you'd notice - rather than fitting a huge 'look-at-me' bodykit.

Hey all... I went to my local bodyshop in macc today (Whittles - id recommend them to anyone) where i get all my work done, and they said the price of paint has doubled in the last few months... Something about an EU directive to phase out oil-based paints, as they're polluting, and replace them with water-based paints. So they're taxing oil-based paints heavily because of this? The problem with this though is that existing cars still need to be painted with oil-based paints to match though! Anyway, to get my AUT eyelids and my intake duct sprayed, its costing me £100 ...pick them up on friday though so gonna have a nice little saturday fitting them

...it did hurt... i'd already cancelled my insurance, so i had to pay it all out of my own pocket. (i probably would have anyway though tbh). But when you buy a car you spend all your money at the time - so i had to borrow £1k from a family member to get both cars repaired! Luckily i had got the 3 month grace period before i started repaying my car loan, so i paid the £1k back straight away! Happy motoring fella!

I think on my jdm its a fixed panel - i dont think you can pry it off or anything... am i wrong?

Yeh - for the first time im not worried about the decreasing values - for me its a good thing! Im never going to worry about the running costs of a car - and will never buy something run of the mill. Next cars i'll be getting are a range rover sport and a gtr! ...so these falling prices are simply bringing these top end cars within my grasp.

linky-no-worky

Welcome pal, im in a blade and i work in Nantwich... i see a couple of zeds on the a500 every morning... you going to be near there? Just be careful though - when i got the car before my zed, i was actually on the way to the garage to pick it up after waiting a week, and i drove in the back of someone in my car i was trading in! I blagged the garage - just told them i forgot i was picking it up that day and couldn't make it for the rest of the week cos i was away on business - and i went and got my car fixed! ...and the sound is the best thikng ever

Lexx they look mint! I love them! Vredsteins are a good choice - i had them on my bmw and loved them.

Yeh thats a good shout... you can pick up basic model S-Types for about £4k!!

+2 I'd never leave my car at a train station car park... you have to pay for parking too! And i wouldnt get the train to work either. I hate public transport... i'd rather pay more for petrol etc so i can have my personal time.

You know what, i've not seen any of the new top gears for the last year... i got a new cable box and arranged my 'favourites' - but missed BBC2 out... and didnt realise until about a month ago...

im excited for you pal! Im hopefully getting some wheels in about 2 weeks, so will be going through the excitement also.

Old school M5. Think they're about £14k. ..But i'd also go for an ST - i like them

If you're coming from a quattro you'll need to adjust your driving habits or you'll wrap it round a tree! Basically, if the roads even slightly wet, dont attenot to go round a corner over 30mph! Have you ever had a rear wheel drive car before cos they're very different. Im jealous of my mates with FWD cars the way they can throw them round corners and keep accelerating!

AA fly Chicago to Manchester daily i believe. Think its about £700 though ...

Hi, If you cant get a puncture repair done, then you need to replace both tyres. You shouldn't mix and match tyres on the same axle. I would go aftermarket and check out www.camskill.co.uk and get a pair delivered, and then take them to a garage for fitting.

One word - WOW!

Here you go. Just watch out for postage charges veilside spats

Shouldn't think it'd be too hard - the ballast for the hid lights is still present which is the main thing, although iirc they filed down the bulb connector in my car to fit the halogen bulb housing in... but i could be wrong. I would have returned mine to hid, but the bulbs are £45 each so i didnt fancy risking £90 for it not to work!! Nixy, you'll know if they are hid - i believe they flicker very slightly as they are turned on, and they have more of a blueish tint to them - not even a hint of yellow.

bmw e36 coupe.

Yeh i want these too, though not in Carbon. If you look on eBay.com they have loads on there for about $175... tmjak has them on here...

Chances are it wont have HID. UK law requires cars with HID headlight to have headlamp washers fitted - which the JDM cars dont. So when they get imported, the import garage usually modifies the HID headlight to use normal halogen bulbs instead - thus allowing it to pass the SVA (import test). After the test the owner can probably undo the changes... but i've never got round to it on mine!