Gen6GT

I'm going, too, but probably won't get there until 5:30 - 6.00 Bri, did you get my pm? Do you have a price for the cam-cover off my old car?

Ugh! Gen 7 is ugly enough without adding to it...

Interesting point. I'll ask my Bro-in-law, who's an Insurance broker when I next see him. Why don't you ask SKY, just out of interest?

OK, I'm probably wrong, but I'm certain that my first Gen 6 pre-facelift, which had the original wheels on it, had tapered wheel nuts. However, I'll bow to the greater knowledge of those who have had Celicas a lot longer than I have

But they aren't illegal, and they don't f*ck-up other road users. There is a difference, you know.

The ruling, if it happens, will be next year. However at the moment cars which have HIDs on but don't have washers or self-levelling headlights are illegal under the Construction And Use Act, and technically driving a car which is illegal can lead to your insurance being invalidated. In this present climate can anyone seriously doubt that most insurance companies would jump at the chance to avoid a payout if the car they are insuring is subsequently found to be illegal? And anyway, HIDs are unecessary. Here's the government opinion: http://www2.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roadsafety/drs/hidheadlamps.html Here's the direct quote: "Therefore a HID headlamp unit sold in the after market should: 1. be type approved to ECE Regulation 98 as a component. 2. when fitted to the vehicle should enable ECE Regulation 48 to be complied with (although no government inspection will take place). 3. Comply with RVLR as far as "use" is concerned. In practice this means: 1. The headlamp unit (outer lens, reflector, bulb) shall be type approved to ECE 98 and be "e-marked" to demonstrate this. That can only be done by the headlamp supplier - Hella, Valeo etc. who must test the headlamp in an independent laboratory. 2. Once fitted to the vehicle it must have headlamp cleaning and self-levelling (which can be for the headlamp or can be in the vehicle suspension - some expensive estate cars have "self-levelling suspension" and that is adequate). Also the dipped beam must stay on with the main beam. 3. The headlamp must be maintained in good working order, kept clean, and aligned/adjusted correctly like any other headlamp. Under the Road Traffic Act 1988 it is an offence to supply, fit or use vehicle parts which are not legal. In summary it is not permitted to convert an existing halogen headlamp unit for use with HID bulbs. The entire headlamp unit must be replaced with one designed and approved for use with HID bulbs and it must be installed in accordance with the rules stated above."

WTF? Are your wheels flat-seat? Somehow I doubt it, so if they are tapered you shouldn't even think about flat-seat nuts, they'll just chew your wheel-stud holes and make the wheels unuseable. I've never seen any wheels which are flat-seat, all of them are tapered, 60 degrees, ISTR.

Can you really get 500 BHP from a GT4? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1995-Toyota-Celica-GT4-ST205-turbo-500BHP-/120751911135?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item1c1d5ff0df

Let me guess. You have absolutely no knowledge of how the human eye works? Thought so. For the mentally sub-normal, which you seem to be, instantaneous temporary blindness is not only caused by staring directly at a high-power light source, it can also be due to internal blind spots caused by light from a high-intensity source entering the optical lens at such an angle that it is focussed off-centre but still within the visual field of the observer. Your ignorance of basic optics is astounding.

Your very best bet is to make an appointment with your local CAB and take their advice, rather than listen to those of us who requent this forum. And do it immediately, before you pay anything off, other than minimum payments to keep your creditworthiness. Remember that unsecured loans can be made into secured loans if you have any property, even if you don't want that to happen. A County Court can order that if one of your unsecured creditors asks for it. But, seriously, get in touch with the CAB immediately.

If you're travelling through France and if you wear spectacles you'll need a spare pair with you. You'll also need a set of headlamp bulbs, and you'll need to have your documents with you, that is your insurance certificate, your UK driving licence and your V5 Vehicle Registration Document. Just out of interest, where are you going?

LOL! You mean having a laugh at the boy-racer types who fit HIDs undeer the impression they are "cool"? They're not, fitted to a car without self-levelling they're downright dangerous to oncoming traffic, and it's great that they are going to be banned. If you can't see to drive at night or in twilight using the standard lights on the Celica you shouldn't be on the road at all, or you need to replace or at least clean the reflectors behind the head/dip bulbs.

Dunno about the Gen 7, but my Gen 6 Vert turns off the aircon if you turn the heat on.

Probably be arranged so it looks like J3D LH (JED LH)

That's Torquay for you... busiest road down there is the road to the Crem

Reply received: "Hi Paul, I don't know what the convention is for measuring wheel diameters, but these are 17 inches over the outer rims, i.e. the largest diameter. Regards, Peter"

He definitely says they're 17", both in the description and in an add-on at the bottom, but I've emailed him and asked the question.

Might be a bargain for someone (ps. not mine!) http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Celica-alloy-wheels-2003-/200627619041?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2eb65684e1

As you're coming to the Ace cafe meeting can you bring some bits if folks here order them from you before the day? Might be useful for some of the other guys/gals attending.

LOL! Stephen Fry once said "Thank heavens for Tesco's, keeps the scum out of Waitrose"

KY jelly? :rolleyes:

And don't forget to prepare a receipt, 2 copies, basically stating "As seen, tried and accepted" signed by the buyer and the seller and dated. I've always used Ebay, with great success... put a minimum reserve on it but I wouldn't personally use Buy It Now, when I search for something on Ebay I generally don't look at BIN items.

My brother in law bought a genuine bugeye sprite last year. It was, indeed, in dark red with cream upholstery, and looks a treat. Cost him £9,000 so inside the budget. Morris 1000 convertible is a very good idea, my first car was one of these, a 1957 Morris 1000 convertible, took me everywhere, back and forwards from Oxford to Dartmouth three times a year and was completely reliable, also very easy to work on - I could drop the sump, change the shell-bearings and bolt everything back together in a couple of hours. Renewing the clutch was a bitch, though, but still easily doable. I sold it to a mate who was at Cranwell, and when he finally parted with it the old thing had 140,000 miles on the clock. Getting one in good order will be well within your budget, and a rough one will cost a fortune to bring up to scratch. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Morris-Minor-Convertible-/250835251251?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item3a66f23033 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MORRIS-MINOR-CONVERTIBLE-/320722954887?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item4aac93ea87 How about one of these? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FORD-ZEPHYR-HIGH-LINE-1957-/200627465414?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item2eb6542cc6 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1964-FORD-THUNDERBIRD-/130541049830?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item1e64da57e6

But with all the classic Alfa rust problems, unfortunately.

My Vert goes in tomorrow for a respray of the front bumper, rear bumper, n/s front wing and n/s door. The total cost to me will be £600.00, which I think isn't a bad price.