Shyam

What's poppin' guys. No longer a starlet owner but took part in this thread before. And a nice little discussion amongst us. Thought i'd share a well referenced documentary I came across, lots of names, events, dates, references to support claims. Check it out.

Hi guys. Well, today is a sad day, lots of mixed emotions. I decided to get rid of my Glanza due to lack of leg room and leg pains starting to develop from driving her. As a result, my motivation to complete build had come to an halt. I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who helped me during my ownership of the Glanza and it has been a real pleasure to be part of the community. All is not lost. I swapped the Glanza with someone who will continue the build and good quality work, I'm looking forward to seeing the outcome in future. I may be back s

Sorry to bring this thread up again lads, was just doing some background reading on Blitz ecu. I wasn't aware there was 2 variants, one for ct9 and one for ct9 hybrid. Can someone tell me how I can work out whether the Blitz ecu I just purchased is for ct9 or ct9 hybrid? Thanks

Bought a Blitz ECU from Gibb, Absolute excellent seller, very flexible. Says he sent it out yesterday and it arrived today morning! Item as described. Thanks Gibb!

Yeah new mercs are wank, get an old one (y) Or if you need a daily, I'll have a suzuki swift sport for sale soon for cheap

absolute legend..thanks matey!

mental, that's pretty high mate. I paid 180 on a ct9 hybrid rebuild... would it be because it's a bigger turbo?

Ah right, well I used hate wiring/electronics but I can do basic things like that. Will just need to confirm which wire beeps horn. okay awesome buddy, I appreciate your help!

aah damn, I've got pre-face lift model and the horn is like a mechanical button whilst the hub I've used uses a wired connection. I think I read somewhere that yellow wire under dash is the horn?

aah okay, that makes sense mate. is it two pins on the harness or just the one?

Wow, well I didn't know one. Nice one pal! Yeah, I'd like to get it sorted for safety reasons anyway. Do you know if the horn is part of the test?

Got MOT coming up end of this month. Converted my Glanza from Auto to Manual. The connector for reverse light was different on the manual box. How can I get it to work? Do I need to source a connector from a manual box and switch it over on the loom or is there a way to spade the connectors together? Many Thanks

Yes but on the other hand, her vehicle was tested last year for an entire year as stated by expiry date on the certificate, not 11 months. They're not gonna be anal and say, you were a good organised person who tried to MOT their car earlier than normal. However it's failed and now we are gonna forcefully expire your current MOT are they? Her car is entitled to be on the road for the whole year the MOT is valid from regardless of if it's about to fall apart or not.

Yes mate, that is true for cars which have expired MOT. I'm saying this one is hasn't expired yet if 2017 test expires mid April? Surely she's allowed to continue using her car until it expires in mid April as MOT certificate of failure won't be updated on DVLA website until the old one expires right???

Lady says her MOT expires in Mid April. Upon renewal this year it failed. Surely the MOT certificate issued in 2017 is still valid until mid April? Otherwise there wouldn't be any way for organised people looking to get their MOT renewed earlier to get car back and forth for fixing problems/re-testing...DVLA would keep the in-date MOT certificate on their system, I can't see them replacing it with a failed MOT certificate if the previous MOT hasn't yet expired... MOT tester would only tell the Police about an unsafe car if it was really really bad like the chassis is about to split in

Agree with Calum, never use Halfords for MOT or even any general repair mate. These cunts are having you over by the sounds of it. And who told you you need a new engine? They need to be fucking shot.. I've found Redex helps clean system/reduce carbon reading before an MOT/Emission test, just make sure you take it for a good blast with the Redex in it before dropping it off for testing. How many days has your MOT been expired? You can still have it retested elsewere, have you got a the list of things it failed on? If it's small jobs, I'd say get a small tool kit and couple ax

Okay, so on further inspection, noise seems to be coming from Pulley side and not gearbox side :s.... Maybe worn bearings on the alternator. Belts are also soaked in oil due to an oil leak, may also be that. The belts are super tight however...

Let me know if you need an Auto box pal

Aup guys, I've been enjoying some trouble-free miles on my starlet, following turbo kit upgrade, it goes like a stabbed rat! Until a few days ago when a whining noise started. It happens mainly when I'm gear; when I take it out of gear and coast, the noise goes away. The whining noise also starts occurring when i press the gas pedal down.. It sounds almost like a belt slipping noise.. It's not really loud but it is noticeable.. I have noticed that I'm getting boost slightly later after this noise developed.. It still goes in and out of gear perfectly fine. If anything, the cl

oops, nothing to be concerned about, it's N '81 AHD, not N '127' AHD.

well you better act quick if you wanna save it...

haha may aswel ey Thanks Nick, will look into it further!

After finally getting my Glanza back on road after a couple of months of it being off road, I've come to realize how bad the leg space actually is. I'm starting to develop a strain when driving going up my lower leg. For reference, I'm 6'1 and have long legs. What seats are people using to increase leg space? Thanks!

I wouldn't risk driving it at all if I were in your shoes pal.. Take intercooler off and give it a good thorough clean, remove all oil out of it, then do a compression check on all cylinders mate. If you want peace of mind, remove and rebuild turbo and replace intercooler/piping. Also check your intake manifold, injectors etc, If your unsure where to rebuild turbo, I've had my CT9 hybrid turbo rebuilt at Midland Turbo, and can vouch for them. They do high quality work on short lead times.

yh I can also vouch for a rsr panhard rod. serious bit of kit with LSD. Didn't think I'd notice the difference with it on but I did.