Can you spell LEMON?! - Page 2

bindi · 23-07-2005, 10:16 PM

hey hey hey down boys!!!

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LUXO_8 · 23-07-2005, 10:28 PM

news for you, didnt make an **** of myself

i think its funny watching you bite....

pepsimax · 23-07-2005, 10:37 PM

the news is you did,,you assumed my car would not pass a RWC when in fact it just has,so don't try defending the undefendable

Psycho Chicken · 23-07-2005, 10:43 PM

Get a room ladies.

InitialD · 24-07-2005, 12:26 AM

Yes i can spell it, L-E-M-O-N.. lemon a yellow thingie that grows on tree's :P
(someone had to say it)

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For eg... when I got the transmission done, they must've moved or twisted the exhaust pipe in some way cos it now needs a shield for the LPG line whereas last year it didn't need that.

Thats why after i get any work done, i allways check it. Once on occasion they moved my trans lines when swapping the radius bush for some reason, now they vibrate on the kframe :S

Damo · 24-07-2005, 03:31 AM

i was gunna post that mick, but i restrained myself from being lame. :P ;)

i stand by my original comment, EA's ROCK!

oh and wayne, you're a dodgy ***** for drivin an unroadworthy car. :P shame on you.

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LUXO_8 · 24-07-2005, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Damo

oh and wayne, you're a dodgy ***** for drivin an unroadworthy car. :P shame on you.

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meh it'll be good soon.
none of the unroadworthyness bits on my car are safety items.

suspensions good, steerings good tyres are good

rebornafordman · 24-07-2005, 01:02 PM

Just remember murphys law, anything that can go wrong will go wrong. Doesnt matter if you have the car in the shop every second week. New or old cars can still let you down when you least expect it. I guess too, some of us would love to keep cars completetly up to scratch but in this day and age money is scarce, labour and time is expensive and wages are low. Sometimes things get missed.

pepsimax · 24-07-2005, 02:49 PM

rebornafordman::very well said and very true..i lifts me lid to ya;;

bindi · 24-07-2005, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by rebornafordman

Just remember murphys law, anything that can go wrong will go wrong. Doesnt matter if you have the car in the shop every second week. New or old cars can still let you down when you least expect it. I guess too, some of us would love to keep cars completetly up to scratch but in this day and age money is scarce, labour and time is expensive and wages are low. Sometimes things get missed.

Damn straight, thanks mate I feel alot better for reading that! I try, I really do, but having two cars and three kids makes it so much harder (and I can't turn back the clock - I just warn others lol). Well at least she's getting fixed and she will be great

NZ · 24-07-2005, 03:46 PM

Bindi: OLD is easier to spell than LEMON

TURBO_GHIA · 24-07-2005, 09:54 PM

whats wrong with the right hand parker light ,just the globe or is the light cracked ??

bindi · 25-07-2005, 06:34 AM

Oh just the globe, I'm fixing that today

Also gonna get one of those stupid rubber brake pedal covers.

Why does NSW require a little itty bit of rubber on your brake pedal for a pink slip?! I suppose the theory is that your foot could slip on the metal right? Maybe it's more slippery when it's wet? Bit of an odd one methinks.

The MaDDeSTMaN · 25-07-2005, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by bindi

Also gonna get one of those stupid rubber brake pedal covers.

Why does NSW require a little itty bit of rubber on your brake pedal for a pink slip?! I suppose the theory is that your foot could slip on the metal right? Maybe it's more slippery when it's wet? Bit of an odd one methinks.

It's not just NSW, it's that way in Victoria too - I had to replace the rubber on the brake pedal on the XF or else it won't pass a RWC. And yes, I think the reason is foot slippage on metal.

Sagerian · 25-07-2005, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by bindi

Lemme get comprehensive on it first... do you think I could manage to make it look like an accident?!

Yea, you just need to remove the brick off the accelerator afterwards.

The MaDDeSTMaN · 25-07-2005, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Sagerian

Yea, you just need to remove the brick off the accelerator afterwards.

Hehehe, rather then use a brick, I'd make it look as if the throttle cable stuck...

RED_EL_XR8 · 25-07-2005, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by bindi

Why does NSW require a little itty bit of rubber on your brake pedal for a pink slip?! I suppose the theory is that your foot could slip on the metal right? Maybe it's more slippery when it's wet? Bit of an odd one methinks.

Same reason they require, a functional handbrake, an uncracked windscreen, absense of stuctural rust, treaded tyres, seatbelts and working headlamps. Unreasonable, umn no.

Dezza · 25-07-2005, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by The MaDDeSTMaN

It's not just NSW, it's that way in Victoria too - I had to replace the rubber on the brake pedal on the XF or else it won't pass a RWC. And yes, I think the reason is foot slippage on metal.

That's a worry. Does it also apply to clutch pedals? Because my dad's Rodeo has a clutch pedal that has not only lost the rubber, but also half the metal has worn away. It's meant to be square but it isn't! Not that it'd pass a roadworthy anyway!

Plenty of things go wrong on older cars. Try driving a Ghia! There are plenty more things that can go wrong. I've had to replace a power window and get another one repaired twice. Also, I had a bizarre problem where the compressor for my Self Levelling Suspension started up and didn't switch back off. It jacked the back of the car right up. It looked stupid, and didn't ride the bumps too well! Lucky the problem was only minor and was fixed by a cable tie! I also have dodgy cruise control buttons.

Other problems were a thermostat jammed open, a blocked heater core, a dodgy o-ring caused my aircon to leak out all the gas, I've had to replace two low-beam globes, and due to a dodgy switch, I lost all brake lights. The worst thing is that my car is now showing the early signs of a head gasket going. Other than that my car has always got me from a-to-b (except for when I crashed it, and when I lost a wheel)

The MaDDeSTMaN · 25-07-2005, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by ea_silver_ghia

That's a worry. Does it also apply to clutch pedals?

I'm no licensed RWC tester, but I'm certain it does.

bindi · 25-07-2005, 02:57 PM

Update... have booked the car in for tomorrow to get a shyteload of stuff done to her even though nearly all of it is not a requirement for rego. It just needs to be done. You wouldn't believe the list!!!

Then comes the converter, then finally, REGO. OMG we're just ignoring the credit card statement at the moment, cos there is no choice - it has to be done.

The car is going to be mine in the next couple of months, and it has to be safe and roadworthy for me and the kids...

SO! Where to fit a sub or two, gentlemen?! LPG tank in the way... gimme ideas!

Paris Hilton · 25-07-2005, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by bindi

SO! Where to fit a sub or two, gentlemen?! LPG tank in the way... gimme ideas!

Hmmm...If you got a free-to-air sub you could mount them on the parcel shelf...but if you want big ones then I suppose either put them infront of the tank, or convert the car to straight gas, remove the petrol tank and put the gas tank where the petrol tank is...

ilsautomotive · 25-07-2005, 04:42 PM

Best of luck with it. If paying labour, it is very wise to replace everything that could go wrong in the area. I had a mechanic fix a water pump in the Laser the other day and was mighty ****ed when I realised I could/would have replaced engine mounts and heaps of other worn stuff at the same time. What a waste of money. :(

Regarding the sub, I think a box that isn't necessarily fixed to anything is the easiest way. I was going to do it this way even before I decided on an LPG conversion.

bindi · 25-07-2005, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Trouty

Best of luck with it. If paying labour, it is very wise to replace everything that could go wrong in the area.

Yeah that's the idea

I am paying the labour but getting a whole lot done at once so I end up saving in the long run, makes sense.

Ok I will have to go looksying at subs and see what size I want and where I can fit them. I put my amp (in the rolla) under the front passenger seat but I may end up putting this in the boot.

I might put a post up in another section about it

Thanks guys.

Brent-EA Ghia · 25-07-2005, 07:29 PM

Hey Bindi, Hope all the work goes well, oneday you'll be happy with the car! ;).

Brent

bindi · 26-07-2005, 06:54 AM

Hey Brent, I know I will be happy with her one day very soon, it's getting closer now as she's feeling alot better to drive already. Maybe she'll love me since I am the one taking her to all the places to get fixed, and I lovingly washed her the other day, and put a nice pic of her on here...

Yes, well since she's gonna be mine soon, she's gotta bloody well get used to it!

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EB_5.0_WAGON · 26-07-2005, 06:35 PM

ok Bindi if you want 2 subs in your car then just get 2 10" subs and get someone to build you 2 seperate boxes and mount them on either side of the boot between the wheelarch and the back of the boot itself.( where you access the jack and wheel brace) and stick your amp under the seat like you had in the 'rolla'. If they are done right you will still have a almost fully usable boot and you will still get plenty of bass inside your car.