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HI guys the names Andrew I've been round this site for a while now but on the weekend I finally go my first Skyline. I flew up from Melbourne to Sydney to view it. It's a 94-95 M-Spec with approx 108,XXXkm on it. IT does have a few cosmetic issues but my uncle is a panel beater so hopefully it will get fixed up for cheap. The car also has the books from Japan so I was happy with that. PIcked it up for 10.5k

Here it is:

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...howtopic=156036

It has a lil bit of work done, with a boost controller, short shifter, cannon (I need a full exhaust), and some lil stuff like alarm, boost gauge turbo timer etc...

I have a few questions in regards to it im sure these are common problems and Ill get some answer right away.

1. I have a leak in the boot on the passanger side and there is a lil bit of water coming in (no rust though). Is this a common problem? And what could be the culprate?

2. The head lights have like a faded brown look to them can this be fixed or do I need to buy new headlights?

3. The drivers side power window switch works when it feels like I presume its just the solonoid???

4. What is safe boost to run on what is essential a standard car? It seems to be runnin around 10psi at the moment.

5. Passanger Side Seatbelt doesn't retract when u get out can this be fixed or will I need a new one?

6. Based on what it has done what would be some basic mods that are worthwhile doing? Mainly performance wise.

7. Hey I was reading that these come with 4-Wheels steer I didnt notice mine workign How can I tell??

THnaks everyone and I hope I dont annoy you too much with what I presume are pretty standard questions.

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The headlights you can clean by just doing a cut and polish job on them, quite a few older skylines have this issue and they polish up real nice

10psi is perfectly safe to run on, I wouldn't go past that for daily driving really because you won't feel any real difference. If you must up the boost, just don't go past about 13-14, like I said tho, I wouldn't bother.

As for mods, upgrade fuel pump, injectors, buy a Z32 AFM and an aftermarket ECU and get it tuned :P

HI guys the names Andrew I've been round this site for a while now but on the weekend I finally go my first Skyline. I flew up from Melbourne to Sydney to view it. It's a 94-95 M-Spec with approx 108,XXXkm on it. IT does have a few cosmetic issues but my uncle is a panel beater so hopefully it will get fixed up for cheap. The car also has the books from Japan so I was happy with that. PIcked it up for 10.5k

Here it is:

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...howtopic=156036

It has a lil bit of work done, with a boost controller, short shifter, cannon (I need a full exhaust), and some lil stuff like alarm, boost gauge turbo timer etc...

I have a few questions in regards to it im sure these are common problems and Ill get some answer right away.

1. I have a leak in the boot on the passanger side and there is a lil bit of water coming in (no rust though). Is this a common problem? And what could be the culprate?

2. The head lights have like a faded brown look to them can this be fixed or do I need to buy new headlights?

3. The drivers side power window switch works when it feels like I presume its just the solonoid???

4. What is safe boost to run on what is essential a standard car? It seems to be runnin around 10psi at the moment.

5. Passanger Side Seatbelt doesn't retract when u get out can this be fixed or will I need a new one?

6. Based on what it has done what would be some basic mods that are worthwhile doing? Mainly performance wise.

7. Hey I was reading that these come with 4-Wheels steer I didnt notice mine workign How can I tell??

THnaks everyone and I hope I dont annoy you too much with what I presume are pretty standard questions.

1. Probably leaking in through one of the taillights. Might need to be removed and resealed.

2. Fading happens all the time on r33's and r34's. Use some brasso to polish them clear again, then finish with meguires plastic X polish.

Doesn't fully get rid of the yellow colour but is a huge improvement.

3. Could be the solenoid. I'm pretty sure the motors are common to fail, but don't quote me on that.

4. 10psi every day, only after you've got yourself a turbo back exhaust though. If you don't have one, then leave it at 7psi.

5. Beats me. Probably just get one from the wreckers.

6. In general the basic mods to do are: Turboback exhaust, bigger intercooler, boost controller, ecu or piggyback computer, pod filter (if its what you like), Possibly the fuel pump because they're getting old and can't keep up sometimes.

7. It's called HICAS. It only starts to operate at about 80kmh+. It is different to the 4 wheel steer on hondas and other cars. The rear wheels turn in the same direction(not opposite) as the front wheels. They only turn about 1 degree. It is fitted to improve handling rather than as a parking aid.

Thanks guys one more quick question....I get this clicking from udner the dash when I turn the car on..or when I use the demist option on the climate control...the guy I brought it off mentioned somethin about the cogs that moves the vents or something...i dont really understand maybe you do??

Thanks guys one more quick question....I get this clicking from udner the dash when I turn the car on..or when I use the demist option on the climate control...the guy I brought it off mentioned somethin about the cogs that moves the vents or something...i dont really understand maybe you do??

This is common in skylines, I think it is normal and not a problem....

Also, your car is not an M-Spec.... Its a Type M.... pet peeve sorry.

As far as the faded headlights go, you could scrub till the sun goes down and they will never look clear like the lights on a SII r33, maybe some aftermarket headlights or r33 GTR lights will look a lot better...

http://www.fizzautosports.com/lighting/lig..._headlamps.html

The ones on that site (towards bottom of the page) look better but the price is crazy... im sure there are better options that are similar.

For the headlights.... start with a 300-400 wet and dry and work your way up to 2000 (using all grades wet).... then cutting compound, then silicon free polish. I do it all the time for work...

Thanks guys one more quick question....I get this clicking from udner the dash when I turn the car on..or when I use the demist option on the climate control...the guy I brought it off mentioned somethin about the cogs that moves the vents or something...i dont really understand maybe you do??

Yea dont worry about the noise that you hear from your dash when your abou to start it, tahts got to do with the air con.

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Thanks guys one more quick question....I get this clicking from udner the dash when I turn the car on..or when I use the demist option on the climate control...the guy I brought it off mentioned somethin about the cogs that moves the vents or something...i dont really understand maybe you do??

Mine is doing this as well now... exactly the same... rather irritating... have to pull it all apart one say and see if i can fix the problem. It's as the seller mentioned, the motor that moves one of the vents is stuck or something... when I get around to fixing it i'll let you know!

do i do the inside or outside of the lights?

Outside...

inside would involve taking off the front bar, opening them up, then re-sealing them... not an easy job to do and can take a whole day...

dirty headlights are something i wont tollerate, so go and clean them!

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