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Howdy all.. car is an R33 Have searched forum for anything on tacho issues and came up empty. Firstly tho', my speedo has been playing up intermittently for a while and sometimes it comes good by itself or by giving it a sharp tap with finger, it springs to life. Someone on the forum suggested that it has an electronic sender from the transmission. Does that mean it is electronic all the way to the speedo,(no cable)? If that's the case, then it would have to be the speedo or needle as it responds to a tap on the glass (Perspex), which would rule out the sender unit on the gearbox. Any thoughts welcomed. With the tacho, it only started playing up today. As soon as I started the engine on 2 or 3 occasions, the needle jumped around for a few seconds, then settled down and behaved itself. Again, any thoughts appreciated. In the event I might need to change both instruments, can anyone suggest someone that may have these items. Thanks in advance.

Yep, will do

Eye C....so assuming the benchmark time for these tests is around 3 hours, they really aren't going to be getting too many done in a day and if all of a sudden the cops and the pits start cranking up the amount of emmision test requests on car enthusists vehicles, there could be a very long wait and inconvenience to people, which makes this one testing facility appear even more of a scam. ...and where do the carbon spewing desiel 4x4's fit into the equation along with the old poluting HQ's and XA's? Would be nice to be able to monitor which type of cars are being tested to determine who is being targeted. If it appears that it is only car enthusists, then a descrimination case could be levelled at the Minister, after all carbon spewing desiel's and old bunkies must surely be of concern to the environment.

Have been with LSV for 5 years now, they were called something else b/4, have had no traffic infringments in that time, am over 40 y/o and no claims. Last year my premium was $705.43/ $750 excess/ $18,000 cover. This year my premium will be $847.00/ $1000 excess / $16,000 cover. I reckon that sucks considering I've been the model customer from their point of view, yet I'm being penalised. $847.00 might not be so bad compared with some premiums quoted on this thread, but considering my history, age etc, I would have thought a CPI increase rather than a 20% hike would have been adequate. Will try Shannons for a quote just to see how they rate in comparison.

Nice looking car. So how much does the GTR cost?

Has anyone reported this scam to the ACCC and if so what has been the response. @ Turbo x-trail...you mentioned they charge $450 for the test and $135/hr x 3 hours for a total of $855. What's the $135/hr for and why 3 hours for a 4 minute test?

Thanks mate

How much is the Royal Purple and what size containers does it come in? Thanks

I guess that's what you call stocktaking......good to hear they've caught up with some of them.

Thanks for that....also found some threads that mentioned other things that may contribute to the problem as well, so will try everything that's been mentioned. Need to get this sorted, just had enough of this squealing sh!t.

My current R33 (series2) suffers brake squeal as did my previous R33 (series 1). It's really pissing me off and it's time to do something about it. Have stock rotors and pads and used for the road only. Any recommendations appreciated.

Hi all is an r33 s2 smic the same size as an r34 smic thanks in advance

they're worth about $200, but I'll be generous and give you $400 for it It is very similar to the gtr type yet not as tall, which is what I need as I want to lower my series2 and don't want the hassles of scraping everything I drive over, plus it has a decent size hole for an FMIC to breathe thru'. An importer here in Perth has one on what I imagine to be the 40th anniversery model and it has a gtr type rear wing. The importer reckoned that he could get a glass one from his supplier and after assuring me that it was the same, I ordered one and was waiting with joy that I would have one. When it arrived it turned out to be the GTR type and I was so pissed off about it,so he gave me my $$ back. Have tried every site that sells front bars but to no avail. the car in this pic is the actual one that is in Perth now. You'll notice the holes/slots either side at the bottom of the spoiler are very slim compared to the GTR, otherwise the bar is very similar to the GTR

No one makes that one. I guess you could always sell me your's ? Oh and it looks great on your car, but would be better on mine :-)

that actually looks like a series 2 40th anniversary bar which is what I'm looking for. Here's a pic below of the one I've seen Please let me know where you bought that bar as I'm wanting to buy one as well Thanks