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lol yeah I did but even so!

I'm interested to know what your reasons are? Chris is a nice guy, wouldn't hurt a fly. Don't see any reason for him to be cheated on personally.

Just to clarify that the FTE springs are harder. However that is the only difference between the heads. Retainers, keepers, valves and cams etc etc etc are all the same.

Free bump for a decent advert and a helpful product. Bound to get a few people out the mess.

Alloy welding the snapped metal back on isn't that much of an issue if you still have it. Mig welding alloy is surprisingly easy with the correct set up. Although if the remains aren't there anymore you may have to improvise to make it work again... Would be better off transferring everything into a new case, which is a bit of a dirty smelly mess of a job.

I've done mechanics for years, for fun and work, and still enjoy doing it. I'm not keen to work on my own car after a day at work as much... But think that's just because I'm tired.

As for making more money I think you should look at the bigger picture. There are loads of ways to make money or have life experiences without having a job full stop. Decide what you want to do with your life and work around it that way instead of building your life around what money you have.

You no we would all get extremely drunk and change badges with each other lol

Lol! So true. No one would still know anyone's names because no one would have the right badge on.

I think I'll just try and get a hoody made this year. I'm also going to put my spec sheets in the car for people to know it's mine because I even forget other people's cars haha.

Sweet

I prefer something less sugary like Cheerios.

Peace

Phil

So so random lol!

It's been a long time since I had to drive anything so slow... About on par with the 106 diesel maybe haha. GTI6 felt like a rocket afterwards.

Well I'm back in a garage now and love it. Nice to be doing a wide range of jobs. Owned by my friend and his family so it's really nice to help them and work together rather than a hiarachy of shit which is what I had in previous garages. Been nice to just prove myself too rather than be told what to do with endless rules and instruction.

Still doing paint work on the side lol.

If its Thatchum ALL wires will be black.

A minimum of 2 immobilising circuits must be used. One should cut fuel other should cut engine spark or if not accessible the engine starter motor.

All wires should be soldered! (Very important)

All wires should be run to there locations using safe routes and not rubbing on exposed metal and secured in place.

All wires should be insulated using heat shrink where possible or insulation tape and all exposed wire covered completely so they are no longer exposed.

There are several earths from the control unit and each should be connected to the body in different locations.

The live wire should be securely connected direct from the battery (Eg a fuse box feed in or ign feed in)

Control unit should be hidden as much as possible and fixed to the vehicle securely using any security shields provided.

The siren should be securely fixed and positioned down to the ground so it does not fill it water.

All opening doors including the bonnet should have sensors.

There should be a proximity sensor, be it microwave, sonic or PIR.

You are not aloud to have a Turbo timer connected!

Thanks for that luke. I'd better go and tidy mine up then! Although I'm not sure if my fuel is cut as well as ignition... Honestly can't remember but I'm pretty sure I just cut the ignition near the barrel.

I had this problem with my company. They kept hassling for me to send in the cert and give details of the alarm in then end i asked how much more it would be without the alarm declared... absolutely nothing!

I have thought about it, but they said if it turned out to not be Thatcham approved that they would have to cancel the policy lol. I didn't even think to ask if they would insure without it being approved... She did say that they wanted to know specifically if it had an alarm and it was approved so I just assumed they wouldn't insure me if it didn't.

Hey big spender

Just go to an auto electrician they will charge you an hours labour to check the alarm and write you a receipt stating it's been checked and confirming it's a Thatcham approved alarm fitted to the correct specification. Just check with your insurance company if they will accept the receipt as proof as you don't have the certificate, if I was you I wouldn't mention you've fitted it yourself as that might open a can of worms I needed to attend training to become thatchum certified By Gemini to fit there Thatchum Alarms. So a assume it would be the same for TOAD.

Cheers Luke. Based on your training, to what extent should my alarm be fitted for it to meet an approval? Currently it's wired in properly but basically twisted and taped because it was dark and I was tired and it was raining, aliens were chasing me and whatever other excuses you can imagine for me doing a shit job of it.

I'm happy to take it out and do it again, but some standards to meet would be ideal.

So I'm looking for someone who is Thatcham accredited to look it over and approve it....

Next question is, does anyone know someone? A member on here maybe? Or a company to recommend...

Another question for people who fitting them personally... What extent did you go to make it tidy? I know it's a personal question with it being your alarms n all, but I'm just not too convinced my fitment will be sufficient...

Could you not pay a small amount to have a certificate signed for from an alarmed systems place so to speak?

Possibly, but I don't know of any and if I did find one I'm not sure they would approve my fitting method lol!?

I have a TOAD alarm on my GT which I'm sure meets the requirements to be approved by Thatcham, however I fitted it myself and don't have a certificate for it... I've had a quote by my insurance company to swap over on to the GT but due to the amount of modifications they require it to have an approved alarm.

How do I go about getting it approved?

I too let the guy making my exhaust cut the hole in the bumper. And as mikey said, it's inevitable that you will discolour the bumper and possibly melt it depending on how hot it gets and if it flames at all.

My advice on making a hole for a ready made exhaust would be to just use a tape measure from the wheel to the centre of the exhaust and from the floor to the centre of the exhaust to find the middle, take exhaust off and put bumper on, make a 20mm hole on your axis and see how it lines up with the exhaust on the best you can before cutting it to the proper size.

That's me mate haha. Yeah zack and ryan are friends of mine . Haven't seen them for a while to be fair but I'm sure we'll all get together and do something at some point now the sun is out a little.

I drive a silver gti6 at the moment whilst I finish work to the gt, if I see you I'll give you a big gay wave haha.

Welcome mate. Where abouts in Nottingham are you? I keep seeing a black glanza around Hucknall recently which Must be a new owner.

Would like a set of these but they wouldn't fit over my brakes :/

I didn't know that about the rising sun either. I'm sure Steve king would have stopped them doing it if they thought it might be offensive to them. Japanese people appear very laid back. They don't take offence very easily and have a laugh with pretty much everything... Plus they're rebellious. They go drifting in the mountains and put stollen tram handles on their cars haha. It's just part of their style.

There are two units that are before the king lead. Have you changed both? They're separate on the 91 but picture in link below what they both look like (from an ep82 but still the same).

http://www.jdm-ep.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=131_153&products_id=513

If still no luck then I'd probably start stripping wires back with the intention of swapping it all, and hopefully you'll find the problem in the process...

Worst case scenario change all the wiring. Engine loom and interior... If you do decide this, let me know as I have a glanza I can get a full loom from for you.

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I think the DB level with exhausts is a little deceiving sometimes. I mean for example, if you're stood a mile away from my car at WOT you probably wouldn't hear it, but stood near it it's pretty loud... Yet when it used to be internally gated with a japspeed exhaust, you'd hear it for miles but when stood next to it, it wasn't as bad.... Deeper notes travel further I think, and screamers are very high pitched... But I'm not sure which is actually louder, or if it's possible for deeper but quieter notes to travel further than louder high pitched notes... Either way my best answer for you is to try a DB meter haha.

I've driven probably 6 or 7 scoobies varying in performance and handling mods and still, in all honesty, felt they were so boring. I expected so much more from them... Probably the first I had to test drive was this one from my hometown when I worked in a garage after doing some work to it, and the owner always banged on about it being so amazing, so fast and turning all the heads etc... It was a hawkeye with the usual mcrae decals all over it, an uber loud exhaust and few other bits... I took it down the bypass and nothing happened. Lots of noise. I looked in the mirror and I was being tailgated by a standard saab! I felt a right twat going flat out with it screaming it's cunt off, whilst this quiet saab was happily stuck to the back bumper lol.... If I'd have seen myself, I'd have said "What a cunt".

Most imprezza owners are idiots with nothing but shit dribbling out their mouths. Midlife crisis family car lol.

Post a picture up as Colin said matey. Black will be an earth and yellow could be anything. Likely to be something of a power source though.

SO.

I've been falling in and out of love with Sob for the past few weeks/months.

Mainly because I have no money to do anything.. little things need sorting and it's all just building up.

But I cleaned her today and took a photo and just fell in love again. Let's see how long it lasts.

Took 10 days