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I was going to sit and study for exams, but then I thought that's boring so I changed the coil packs. The car is so much smoother, idle's smoother and quieter and revs quicker too. Another thing ticked off the list.

  • 2 weeks later...

I havnt forgotten about this thread of the car, im now working full time during the week as well as part time on the weekends. I want to work on the car but got no time....hopefully I can put aside some time to keep working on the car.

Also my first DIY got approved so have a look, give me feedback :rolleyes:

  • 2 weeks later...

Small amounts of time on my hands now. So I decided to add some rice, therefore added some LED lights in the footwells. They turned out pretty well actually. Not sure if a tutorial exists but if someone wants one, ill write one up...well I'll probably write one up anyway.

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Edited by shubby0901
  • 3 weeks later...

Thanks guys.

I had plans to get an exhaust made before christmas but the muffler I want was not available anywhere, so now I will probably get it done around the end of January due to work and travel before that.

So over the weekend I attempted to fix the passenger side mirror as it doesnt fold in. After pulling the whole thing apart and thinking the gears are jammed, I pulled them out cleaned them, bought new grease and greased them up and reinstalled them...only to have it still not work... :yucky:. Mirror had to be reinstalled as I need to drive to work tomorrow. On the hunt for a mirror which has a working folding mechanism to swap it out now.

Greased up gears:

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In the process of removing the mirror, I smashed the tweeter when I didnt realise it as hanging and closed the door. Luckily it was only the casing so I thought what better excuse to properly mount the tweeters.

Went from this (ignore the missing door card)

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To this:

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I call it a success and it makes the interior look so much nicer.

Hey mate - You will find the issue isn't the gears rather its the contacts in the switching mechanism in the mirror. Happened to me and I used this guide to fix it:

http://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/93178-r33-electric-side-mirror-repair-s2/

Shortly after I fixed the passenger side, the drivers side went and I haven't been bothered to fix it lol.

GL - Tweeters look nice like that

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Hey mate - You will find the issue isn't the gears rather its the contacts in the switching mechanism in the mirror. Happened to me and I used this guide to fix it:

http://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/93178-r33-electric-side-mirror-repair-s2/

Shortly after I fixed the passenger side, the drivers side went and I haven't been bothered to fix it lol.

GL - Tweeters look nice like that

Hey,

Yeah I thought this initially but when the switch is pressed the motor make noise and both if the mirror is open or closed, the whole system doesn't work, anyway i ran out of time to try the contacts solution so maybe next time.

  • 1 month later...

Got the car back. Exhaust sounds awesome!!

Specs: Catback Stainless Steel 3.0" with Varex Twin Tip muffler connected straight to battery.

I will record a video and upload it soon.

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The twin tips look pretty neat on the car. *thumbs up* So simple yet so nice.

Thanks man.

Following your thread too. Love the front bumper, skirts and pods on your car. #Goals haha

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