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Sherv

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  1. There seem to be a lot of these on ebay ranging from BMW specific etc to ones that reset codes too,can anyone recommend one for me that is good quality and can read the codes from my JDM Beams conversion and reset if necessary too,as I have a EML fault up and want a proper scanner to use.In meantime could use someone local to Maidstone to read it for me while I wait to get one,Ta!
  2. True enough,true enough. Just noticed you're Paignton now,been in Devon over the Bank holiday visiting family in Dunsford nr Exeter,they all went to Paignton for the day yesterday,i should've come out of the pub and come and said hello
  3. That's not so bad then,if the PAS leak is the main high pressure hose like the gen4s suffer from its not horrendous money to get a new one made up,though its refitting it.Like you say you need another Bek. (is such a thing possible?)
  4. Get her mechanically checked again properly before you spend your cash on cosmetics Kitti Why is the PAS empty?
  5. Havent looked into this myself,wonder if they will just do the more recent 'modern' range of colours,unlike like the gen4 racing pink 3E5 Super Red2
  6. I was looking at doing a Chipsaway course this year but never came off due to cost.However I spent a fair bit of time at the HQ looking at how the system works,and also a couple days out on the road with a couple of the franchisees in the Kent area and they were very professional ,the ones I was with and did a good job on damage like that.That colour isn't one of the simplest to blend in,but im sure they could do a good job for a reasonable price.Also worth mentioning that they will mix the paint in the van on site,so if you have any other little bits in other areas of the car,wing mirrors,etc etc then they will do you a deal for the whole lot as they are there already and have the paint ready to go You get all the bits done ,and the guy is happy as hes made a few extra quid for a little extra work.
  7. wherever it ends up its an awesome link,some members cars in there too,Trin and Betsy to name just two.By the way Shaun,if you ever sell your Roulettes I want first refusal I need them in my life
  8. My opinion is that you have to take into account the purpose of the car in the first place,and like Rich etc has said,work out your compromises.If you have your car as your daily,and you are going over the usual crap roads,speed bumps and all that stuff then having a lowered car that's fully polybushed on large rims with low profile tyres,then you are going to compromise comfort AND longevity of a lot of your parts.Comes with the territory.Im lucky in that at the moment im running a cheapo Micra as a daily,therefore my Celica can have a fair bit of license to be modded.Springs,exhaust,all this stuff.Ive polybushed the uprated rear ARB as it is by design stiffer and is actually there for a purpose therefore it is supplied with polybushes anyway.Ive kept my wheels to a 16" and on a 45 profile.Trying to get the best package for me and what the car is used for;its not a track car so I haven't gone balls out polybushing the whole lot,thats not to say that I wont replace some of the bushes as I go but I still want to spice the car up but not make it so its a pain in the ass,even though its an odd week night blast and weekend car.I still want it to handle properly,go quickly and be a drivers car;its all about getting the balance right for your needs.
  9. Oh I have no doubt she will mate. The 'A' team eh,crazy fools..... LOL
  10. Good shout,we know how things can get from leaks inside the car don't we...
  11. quality mini meet!Was Steve on eggshells while you removed his plastics lol
  12. Nice lot of kit there,is the KYB looking box behind a red herring or is there some serious faffing about to happen
  13. Happy Anniversary thesherv!

  14. Hopefully see this at the TEC meet with the gen4s soon,cant remember if I saw it last year
  15. It's spontaneously combusted
  16. there's a sig for someone,right there.
  17. The Simplon pass,the tactic used by every England football team ,ever. Must be a beautiful trip through those regions,beats going up and down your local high street scaring pensioners with your dump valve Dubs
  18. For those that don't know my car is down at Bek's,along with a BEAMS engine that's being almost completely renewed in preparation to be CCUK's first (and almost possibly the UK's first ) Gen4 st162 Celica running 200BHP BEAMS power. This came in the post this week at Beks, after a great discussion with Paul and Trevor at www.tcbparts.co.uk,so big thanks to them again for sourcing the parts and bouncing some good advice back and forth...always recommend these boys. Almost all this stuff is genuine Toyota parts Timing belt Hydraulic tensioner Idler bearing Tensioner bearing Aircon being stripped out so shorter belt required for that and alternator, plus non aircon pulley replacement PAS belt Water pump Full engine gasket kit, so new head gasket, cam cover gaskets, front and rear oil seals, o rings etc etc Head bolts Thermostat with lower opening temp, 76 degree Full Clutch kit, with cover plate and bearing The exhaust manifold to downpipe O ring gaskets, exhaust downpipe be fabricated to fit my stainless system (yes itll be loud) and some sundry bits n bobs. All good!
  19. 3 miles,I like to think you sit in it on your drive warming it up first though!
  20. Not doing it for me,bit too much like those BBS efforts that Brewer had on that Merc he got from Germany on Wheeler Dealers Too brown...who was it had the black 205 with the rolled arches and the Rotas in a darker bronzey colour? Like this
  21. This was my faff in Seaspray pearl,code 753 I think.its a colour only found on JDM cars.Bit of exclusivity,classy colour and its not veering away from Toyota either.Always got loads of comments on how nice it was,reckon it'd look good on a 7
  22. My car wouldve looked sweet on these ,if i thought i couldve had them then id have been straight in after the first post.Awesome wheels and they deserve to be on a 165 if anything so im glad the Dragon will be wearing them Well done Rich,thanks for your selfless attitude to passing these on.
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