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  1. Finnon

    side trim colours

    help me choose guys, I currently have facelift trims on my white prefacelift na. there grey. I also have to fit a set of jdm rear lights. so would you guys paint the trims white so it would look like the colour sports package? or go grey? or silver? any other sugestions? cheers Paul
  2. Finnon

    saw blades

    ive tried that but in the uk mostly sawblades go for free pick up only. i paid £10 for a set of 4 over a year ago and they just sat ever since
  3. Finnon

    saw blades

    what are they made from? are they pure aluminium? or some kind of aluminium alloy? just i have 8 sawblade rims at my house and i was gonna take 4 to the local scrap yard along with a load of copper and some other odds and sods for a bit extra money cheers all
  4. Finnon

    What type of diagnostic meter do you use?

    yeah i should imagine it will be better than the one i have in my shed, a £3 special lol i also have a cellotex or something like that aswell but its borrowed from a mate so i guess i should return it and use the fluke i got for free
  5. Finnon

    What type of diagnostic meter do you use?

    a neighbour of mine just gave me a fluke 8024 B would this be of any use for automotive stuff? any advice would be appreciated
  6. Finnon

    A moment of silence.....

    man i feel sorry for that guy. And he has helped out so many people in loads of country's. glad he is ok though
  7. Finnon

    Interior Light help needed.

    lol yeah something like that lol
  8. Finnon

    Interior Light help needed.

    i tried the screwdriver thing and got nowhere. then in the end i just got pissed off and yanked it and off it came
  9. Finnon

    Interior Light help needed.

    pull on it real hard and itll come off. best place to pull on is by the rear view mirror
  10. Finnon

    intermitent clunk whilst cranking the engine

    basically its a mod to stop the click noise sometimes heard when the starter fails to opperate due to high resistance's in the wiring http://www.forum.mkiiisupra.net/showpost.php?p=60872&postcount=37 works wonders from what ive heard edit: heres another thread from the uk site...
  11. Finnon

    intermitent clunk whilst cranking the engine

    right ill take the starter out and have a look at it. it only seems to do it maybe 1 in 10 times. so its very intermitent. I could also take the oportunity to do the starter relay mod recomended on the uk site.
  12. Finnon

    intermitent clunk whilst cranking the engine

    I have a strange intermitent clunk when cranking the engine. It seems to jolt the car when this occurs. though its only occasional. Im thinking either a broken / worn tooth on either the starter bendix or the flywheel ring gear. any other ideas? cheers
  13. Finnon

    Rear wheel bounces

    bounce test is easy. push down on whichever corner needs testing once and release the car. It should rise up and settle. if it doesnt then the shocker is blown
  14. Finnon

    Rear wheel bounces

    yeah id say blown shocker. try a bounce test to make sure. My ford sierra was doing this last year and it made for the most peculiar driving experiance. felt like the car was trying to go sideways all the time
  15. Finnon

    Car won't start + one spare connector!

    ahh shit just noticed it is plugged in. from memory though isnt there another plug around that area? maybe even another for the dizzy
  16. Finnon

    Car won't start + one spare connector!

    cars is an na so no cps. has a dizzy. hmmm sorry dude the wiring on your cars a bit of a mess. is the dizzy pluged in? as that plug looks about the only thing that it could reach would be the distributor. check about that area for anything thats unpluged. if i were you i would see...
  17. Finnon

    Question about dead ECU

    cel comes on with ignition possition 2 when everything powers up. id say check the buulb out first then see if theres any codes stored
  18. Finnon

    Some Annoying sounds + other stuff.

    pm replied to mate. that should cure the wind noise straight away. it did on mine. Its a common question on the uk forum.
  19. Finnon

    Some Annoying sounds + other stuff.

    for the windows i found mine rattled because theres 3 or 4 little fluffy things that clip into the outer door skin. on mine they had rotted and fell out. also check the bottom nut on the window guide inside the door. Now then for the wind noise. this cure works everytime. roll down the...
  20. Finnon

    Door lock question.

    are the new keys from toyota propper keys, ie with the black rubbery plastic part with toyota written on it? and i take it from the other posts saying passenger door lock that i would have to remove the drivers door lock with mine being rhd