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This A help secton for ur car, if there is any prob that u cant fix, or just want some advice, put it up here and maybe some one will point u in the right direction

my car is real slow.. whats wrong with it? is it because its a lancer? I think it is

anyway, heat spots on disc brakes.. whats the usual cause of that? I have upgraded my lancer's brakes to GSR/M21 Satria brakes all round and have shudder from them now, think its heat spots as it only happens when the brakes heat up.. any ideas?

...um something to do with your brakes i reckon

my silvia wont start, is it because the battery is on the ground next to it? Any ideas?

Good idea for a thred but

I thought as much

yes, I think your problem is battery related.. you should see a doctor about that one

KEEP off the brakes..... Nah just kidding

what pads r u using, and did u machine the dics when u got it done, or did u use new dics???



Hey there not that bad!!!

oh hang on..... yes they r

I dont have a real problem but I have been told i need to "pimp my ride" - I have a stock Rav 4... what do you think and what should I do to it?

No rice boy neons or stickers tho....

A couple of questions first up...

1. Whats your budget
2. Do you ever go offroad?

they were new slotted discs and I was using EBC greens, now I have cheap Sprint supplied pads I think I'm gonna machine them..


letmeteachyou, a simple answer to this: Get in your car, drive to Ultratune Prospect, hand the keys to Kevin and return later that afternoon.. 20" spinners are on the cards too

thats right, hand the keys to kevin@ ultratune so he can change your oil filter so the person who buys the motor things its a brand new recon.
rip said motor out, fly to SECRET Tuning in japan and ask for one of their 2J`s, with twin T66`s, last i heard they were up around the 880kw mark..
take springs out, purchase some gold volk 19`s and ur set..

Air bag suspension and some 20" rollers would def be the go

Then a scissor door conversion and tint them windows.

good insurance and a box of matches!

nah, get one of those camels to stick out the roof

Budget - really depends on what I want to get done...
Off road - not yet, but would like to as much as the Rav will let me...




Kevin would love that I wonder what he would do to it???? NOOOOO, not spinners!!!



I need my first oil change done anyway...lmao 880kw.. nice!!! now we are talking...




mmmm...not sure on this one




Oi, ive only had the RAv for 3 months - its brand new and cost me quite a bit. A camel... lol... fo_sho_man was going to buy me one but I havent seen it yet - where is it, Alex?????

I would dearly love a MG Midget one day soon so if you come across one for sale please let me know, Jase......

ummmmmmmm, everytime I sit in it, my head nearly sticks out the sun roof, there there is your camel I haven't bothered looking, but will now..

aarrrhhh i have this prob b4 on my mate lancer, the EBC greens r way to hard, i know this sounds dumb, but it dose work, U need to put a softer pad in, and machine the front disc again try the lucus pads avaliable through my work,

for some reason the EBC dont work to well as a dalliy driver..





uummmm dump it to the floor, 20' spinners as said b4,, exhaust flamer kit
sunroof for the cameal, and a $10.000 stereo,

that bout do it, now thats Pimp Ur Ride!!!

Already have the sunroof so is all good... $10000 for a stereo - you got to be joking!! Could buy a classic sports car for that much....

yeah, the EBCs are prob what caused the heat spots.. I did push it hard on occassions until it then started to fade, which is why I upgraded to stop fading, didn't work wasn't hard to cause it to fade, just a couple of late braking at posted speeds and it started to go weird..

What colour is it?

If you have any thought of taking your Rav4 off road, my advice is to check out the range of 4x4 products at ARB or Tuff-Stuff. I personally like the look of a small, tuff little ATV.

Tint the windows as black as u legally can and have all the badges removed.

Can anyone help me out.... Im looking for a good window tinter.

Do i go for a mobile dood who may be cheaper and have less overheads but still do a good job?
Or do i go for a franchise like Tint-a-Car?

In any case, i want a good job done with a guarantee.

The best quote i have had so far is $200 for the whole car (Impreza), using a film one step down from the soopa doopa formula 1 3M brand tint.

Do you know of anyone?

Thane, my Rav 4 is black and have had the windows tinted... am looking at getting a nudge bar in the near future as they look so much better with one.

Thanks for the advice

If its black, then your way ahead already. Get some wide 4x4 wheels and tyres, and some blue neons for the front and sides perhaps. And you could always do with a couple of nice comfortable sparco/recaro reclining racing seats.