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Reverse EL for R33 GTST on eBay, worth it???


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G'day All,

Hey, I've searched around on these forums, and have seen several posts raving about these new EL dials for R33's. I think guys here such as pushead and scotty have these, and have read their thoughts on what they're like

Well, I found a set of these on eBay here, http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...item=2446012735

So my question is, is it worth it? Fortunately I'm in Melb too, and also have an auto........so far so good. The one on offer also, has less km's then mine too so yeah, its all good. :cheers:

Just wanted your guys thoughts before I place a bid an all.

Cheers!

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Yo,

Yeah, it was me who recently bought a set, and despite my initial hesitations, I'm loving them now. :cheers:

They're a pretty funky way of ricing up your car, if of course that's what you're going for. hehe, but all in all, no complaints. Personally speaking, I was originally going to go for the simple EL dials, but opted for these instead........personal opinion I guess, just thought these were cooler. hehe :D

Hope that helps...........yeah get em, you know you want to. ;)

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find out what people pay for them...sometimes u can get a better price outside of ebay. But they do look nice...but everyone has a different opinion.

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i beleive its abuot 135 for the dials uninstalled .. ask scotty etc etc ..

yah thats cool...just helping out chubby so he dosent pay to much for something that is worth much less...if u have time u could also fit it yourself.

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yah thats cool...just helping out chubby so he dosent pay to much for something that is worth much less...if u have time u could also fit it yourself.

what i dont' understand is why the normal el's get sold for like 250 bucks?? whereas these are half the price??

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That looks way cool !

Where can i buy EL dials from? I have seen ones that change color from blue to another color they look real nice. I've never been to any rice shops to get this kind of thing done, i've always been a performance man hehe

Matt

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Hey,

Errr, my MP33's were sold aaaaages ago!! hehe, how much are they going for? Got myself a set of X14s now. How'd you know I had these???

But I digress, nah, not me, and no I'm not selling my el dials also. Sorry, I actually got mine cheap. 130 at some place in Springvale. I suggest you ask Pushead, cos I've already forgotten the place's name. I'll see if I can track it down for you. But sorry strutto, can't help you out in getting any more. I The place was going to charge me 95 to get them installed, but fortunately the the boys from JSpec helped me out and they did it for me for free!!..............boy those guys sure know have to look after their clients. :D

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Hey,

Errr, my MP33's were sold aaaaages ago!! hehe, how much are they going for? Got myself a set of X14s now. How'd you know I had these???

But I digress, nah, not me, and no I'm not selling my el dials also. Sorry, I  actually got mine cheap. 130 at some place in Springvale. I suggest you ask Pushead, cos I've already forgotten the place's name. I'll see if I can track it down for you. But sorry strutto, can't help you out in getting any more. I The place was going to charge me 95 to get them installed, but fortunately the the boys from JSpec helped me out and they did it for me for free!!..............boy those guys sure know have to look after their clients. :D

I am bery bery sneaky... :)

Did a search on all your posts to see where the EL's came from. Saw you had a set of MP33's for sale from ages ago during the search.

Checked out the eBay sellers other items for sale and wadda ya know... hes selling some MP33's too! Seemed like it couldn't be coincedence but hey you know what they say... great minds...

He's got them listed for $900 no reserve... Good price? Not much of a golfer myself... Stupid tiny ball makes me so cranky...

If anyone can track me down a set like the ones on eBay... I'd be most thankful and interested...

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Oh, wow, that is very clever!

$900!!, err tell him he's dreaming! keke, actually if they're in a good condition, then its about the market price...... sold mine for 990 though hehe, but that was like a few months ago, so yeah, its all good. Stupid ball, yeah tell me about it, reason why I sold mine to begin with, couldnt use those ones.

Oh well, back to the topic, where's that original post? I cant find it.

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Hey All,

Thanks for your input, and thanks Scotty for showing me your car. Nice ride dude, love the rims. Anyway, tried calling motorware and they don't have them for Skylines. Only for Honda Civics and the like.........Guess there's a greater rice market for these cars.

Oh well, still keen to get these, I guess depending on how the auctions go, I'll get it from there.

Thanks again all for your comments.

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