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Couldn't agree more. I want comparisons, reviews, technical articles, etc, etc. If I wanted eye-candy I would just search the web instead of forking out dosh for a mag. LW.

Agreed. Top ones look like they are slightly foggy/crazed glass style, while the ones on the silver GT-R are totally clear. Anyone able to find pictures of what the smoked d-speeds look like? dAVE: are you able to get d-speed gear through your contacts? aut0bahn: who is that through? Rezz has them for about $530 + shipping so $550 is not a huge discount. LW.

I have wondered this myself. My guess is yes, they are legal, since there are a lot of cars out at the moment with clear turn signals, I think even some commodores come with them. However, most have an orange film on the inside which, when illuminated, makes the orange light, whereas the d-speed indicators use an orange globe. I doubt that would have any effect on their ADR status though. I would be interested in a group buy depending (heavily) on the price. Perhaps we should get Rezz's input since he sells them? LW.

There is a (crappy) picture on the d-speed site: http://www.dspeed.co.jp/winker/index.html LW.

Piccies, pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease LW.

You can use Google to do the conversion (damn, I love that search engine ) For example: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=...ton&btnG=Search LW.

Mate, try a search. This has been gone over in a lot of detail previously. From memory the concensus is the 2530 is a much better buy, and the 2540 is generally considered pretty crappy. LW.

PayPal doesn't charge a fee to join. They charge a fee if you want a "premium" account (which allows unlimited money amounts to be sent/recieved), but its only US$2 and its added to your account. There is a minimum for import duties if I remember correctly. Isn't it about $200? Edit: While I am on the subject of PayPal, let me say I find it a pain in the arse. Its entirely focussed on North America, so if you are in Australia and want to use it to send money you basically need a credit card (in your name) or a US bank account. Very annoying considering how its the defacto standard for payment on ebay and the like. LW.

If you are going to be running lots of auxiliary stuff (read: big stereo), you should get a deep cycle battery. LW.

The reason they are cheaper is because they don't have the importation taxes or the compliancing costs that we do. It's just as much a PITA to import from NZ as it is from Japan, or from Russia, or anywhere. LW.

Love the clear indicators, but I'll be damned if I spend $500+ on them! Anyone found a way to make them clear (R32 GT-R indictors, that is)? LW.

Dammit, I want reverse-EL R32 GT-R guages. (brave heart voice)Who is with me!?(/brave heart voice) LW.

We have a winner Just further to that, would you use the same "path" as the factory piping, or do you change the angles/turns as per the RB25? LW.

Gawd-damn they look nice -- where did they come from, and can they do a version for the R32? funkymonkey: can you PM me the details about the company in Syd? LW.

Do you have the headlights or driver's side window? Cheers, Lucien.

You don't by any chance have the R32 GT-R headlights and driver's side window do you? Cheers, Lucien.

I don't mean to sounds arguementative, but what proof do you have of that? What makes a '89 a "bad build"? LW.

NRB: Standard GT-R is 12 times/sec AFAIK. LW.

Laggy? Mate, have you ever driven one? LW.

www.prestigemotorsport.com.au www.j-spec.com.au They should give you a good idea of the costs and processes involved. LW.

Why not just get an R32 GT-R? Personally I think an R34 front on the 32 will look like arse. LW.

I assume you are talking about ATESSA? AFAIK (which is not much on this subject), the best you can basically do is upgrade the stock R32 GT-R to a V-spec R32 ATESSA controller. LW.

Yes, hence my comment about it being a source of amusement My personal favourite is how "Silvia" becomes "Sil beer" -- must be a fine brew LW.

Well 12:1 AFR seems to be the accepted standard. Running a little richer may not be a bad idea for a street car considering the variable quality of fuel. LW.

As someone who can't read, write or speak Japanese, but has a distinct fondness for the country (having visited it a number of times), I really like the Japan forum: its nice just to keep in touch with what is going on. Most of all I really enjoy the conversations about living in Japan as an "outsider". Anyway, my one useful link is the Bablefish (Japanese --> English) translator. Not only does it help me when I want to read Japanese sites, but its also a constant source of amusements (use it, and you will know why) http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/tr LW.