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Sorry if this was a bit of a dumb question but the battery was only about a year old and showed no sign of dieing prior. Turned out the battery was completely flat and wont hold charge at all. Hopefully i can find my reciept for the battery

Hey guys drove to work this morning and parked a tad bit close to the car next to me. i tried to start the car up again to move it however when i try to crank the engine all i can hear is a clicking noise. When the ignition is on i can hear a fainter clicking coming from the fusebox area. And...

Cheers everyone, i ended up picking up a 6 month old alternator from my friend's wrecking yard for $30. The car is working as it should now. Had to pushstart the car to get the car going initially as the battery was completely drained.

Thanks a lot everyone Yes dirty hands i forgot to mention i did notice the battery light flicker a few times while i was driving on the freeway. Sorry but i dont know what a voltage regulator is, i was just going to go to the local wreckers tomorrow and pick up an alternator. And also im...

Hey everyone I have a vx v6 commodore with approximately 220000km on it. Yesterday night i was cruising on the freeway at 100kmph when suddenly the head unit shut off, i kept driving for about 1km then all my guages stopped working and some of the fault lights came on along with some...

Thanks heaps people will look into getting some new tie rod ends this weekend

Hey guys, when the front of the car is jacked up I can shake the front left wheel side to side by hand. I changed the front left hub as I though it was the problem but it didnt fix the issue. Upon further inspection it seems as though the joint where the steering rack meets the steering...

Went and got a second hand DFI module from the wreckers and it fixed the problem. Going to change the oil and filter tomorrow to clear the engine. Thanks so much again

Thanks heaps guys I was careful not to switch the leads. I called up bursons and they quoted me $315 for the module which I thought was very expensive considering I have seen them on eBay for around $100 I need the car fixed ASAP so I cannot buy off eBay so I think I will check the wreckers...

thanks for the reply. the leads and plugs are fine leads are only 15000km old and plugs are 5000. ill have a look at changing the dfi module how much can you pick a decent one up for? thanks again

hey everyone basically i was sitting at the traffic lights right next to my work when my car suddenly started idling real rough it almost sounded like a lawnmower, luckily i was 50m away from my work so i slowly drove in but i noticed the car had lost all its power and sounded like the...

Hey guys my car has been making a bad squeal on startup. I have changed the belt, checked all the pulleys and tried putting dry lube on the belt but it is still there. It happens every time I start the car only if the engine is very warm and I start the car it doesn't make noise. Any ideas?

hey guys i currently have a vx s pac with pacemaker headers and a redback catback with one muffler. i loved how loud it was at first but i would now like my exhaust to be a bit more quiet but still with a good note. can anyone recommend a good catback exhaust with good flow that will be a bit...

Cheers guys, the car levelled out after a bit of driving, the springs must of settled into place.

Hey guys, I just put new shocks and springs in my car however the rear right wheel is sitting about 10-15 mm higher than the left. Should I try and re seat the rear springs or will the rear level out with a bit of driving?

thanks a lot hi_ryder. luckily i sprayed the clear about 35-40 mins after the last base coat. the wheels are completely covered in clear but i can see the coating is a bit uneven. ill rescuff and respray next weekend

help me out then hi_ryder. this is why im asking questions.

hey guys i just finished repairing and respraying the wheels, i got it colour matched in acrylic though i didnt want to risk it with the 2k. The wheels came out pretty well considering it was my first attempt at respraying. i ran out of clear coat though so the wheels are not fully done. is it...

Hey guys I'm in the process of fixing some gutter rash on some hsv grange wheels. I am new to this stuff so I didn't know the paint is 2 pak and that it is extremely hazardous so respraying the wheels myself is out of the question. Does anyone know a good place in Melbourne to get the rims...

Hey guys, quick question, my temp gauge needle is always just under the halfway mark. The car has never overheated though. Is this ok?

Thanks to the people who gave me suggestions and answered seriously. I'm not just looking at lowering my car for the looks, I want the car to handle much better. Are kyb shocks good? And what spring height should I get to be as low as possible for good handling. I'm trying to get as much info...

hey guys looking at lowering my car. i have seen a monroe/ king spring complete front and rear package on ebay for around $600 and a bilstein/ king spring package for around $1100. just wondering if monroe is any good i have heard bilsteins are very good but im not willing to pay that much...

its a v6, yes i opened the bleed screw. i topped up as much coolant as i could and i filled the reservoir a bit past the recommended level. do the thermo fans need to come on to ensure you have max coolant and no air? thanks for the quick reply

Hey guys just a quick one, I was bleeding the coolant system, the engine was on with a funnel in the radiator however the thermo fans didn't turn on. The coolant got hot enough to expand and start leaking out though. Any ideas?

hey guys i have twin kicker cvrs and an audiobahn a1500hct monoamp which i am planning to sell. the only problem is i have no idea how much the amp is worth. i have seen it for sale on the internet for 699 new and 485 on special. but i am not sure if these prices are accurate. the sub and...

Hey guys i am in the process of changing my rear door speakers here is the wiring info. Rear Left (+) - Brown/Black Rear Left (-) - Yellow/Blue Rear Right (+) - Blue/Orange Rear Right (-) - Blue/Black My problem is that my rear right wires are the same colour as the rear lefts. Should...

Hey everyone, a guy I know is selling 12" twin kicker comp cvr's with an audiobahn 2000w monoblock amp for $250. I just wanted to know if this is a fair price and if these subs are even any good? I think they are a couple years old but haven't been used much.

Yeah there was. Why do you ask?

Hey guys thanks again so much for the help but I fixed the problem. Today I put the door trims back on and for some reason it improved the sound quality and bass heaps, I think maybe because of the foam or something if anyone can clarify? I think I might get 2 more for the rears tommorrow...

Thanks again for the responses guys its been a great help and I am understanding more about the way the speakers work now. I'm 99% sure I connected the wires right so I think I might just need an amp. Also my car didn't have any crossovers in the doors. Does anyone know what type of amp I should...

Thanks for the responses guys. So if I get an amp to power the speakers the problem should be fixed?

The head unit says 50w times four

Sorry guys I have no idea when it comes to car audio. It says on the box the nominal power is 50w. I have a pioneer head unit which I installed yesterday and it seemed to improve the stock speakers a bit. I just thought the new speakers would play a bit louder without distorting and have better...

Hey guys. I am in the process of swapping my stock front speakers in my vx to a pair of pioneer 350w four ways. I have swapped the front left one so I decided to compare the sound quality of the new one with the old ones. When I isolated each speaker I noticed the new one has very little bass...

Hey all I am looking for a good suspension package for my car and I came across a bilstein/king shock and spring combo on eBay for 1300. I'm just wondering if this is any good, thanks http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com.au/viewitem?itemId=300895409073&index=9&nav=SEARCH&nid=33997466205

Thanks guys I'm willing to spend the extra cash but can anybody recommend me a good brand of jack and where I can get it.

Hey guys I need a jack and jack stands so i was just wondering where I can get a decent set. I have bought the super cheap auto brand (sca) jack and jack stands before but I didn't like the jack at all as when I tried to lower the front of the car it would violently drop instead of slowly...

Not trying to be rude, but why would the mace intake work a lot better when they are basically the same thing? if anything I would say the growler would work slightly better due to the shape and ram effect of the airbox.

thanks guys i got them to do the clutch only.

hey everyone, i have recently purchased an exedy heavy duty clutch kit with a single mass flywheel conversion. i went to see a mechanic that a friend recommended and he said it would cost $550 to install it. i also wanted to get my oil, filter, gearbox oil and diff oil changed and he said...