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HI all. New member here. Picked up my 2012 build1 rukus 2 weeks ago. Put new 18 inch wheels and tyres on her and swapped out the head unit with a new you beaut ebay job with dvd and sat nav. Now just a little lowering next week and try hunt downa towbar and im all set.

just a quick snap from the old iphone.

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Welcome to the Forum! Hit up the lowering spring comparison page for an idea of what's available for Rukus lowering :)


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Welcome to the club dude...

nice to see another victorian member on here...

where abouts in vic are you from...

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Thanx crypt. She goes in tomoro morning to be lowered.

Awesome be sure to post up some pics :) who are you going with? also you just doing springs or springs and shocks, or even coilovers?

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Thanx crypt. She goes in tomoro morning to be lowered.

Awesome be sure to post up some pics :) who are you going with? also you just doing springs or springs and shocks, or even coilovers?

or maybe bags....

or is that just me

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Thanx guys. Just got back home. looks awesome. very happy. Got a mate at the Tyre Factory in Sunshine, Just did king springs, cant go to low as I have back problems and don't want to hard a ride. Just needed to take a little air out of it sails. Will try take some pix 2moro and get em up ASAP

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Sweet... We have a semi regular meet out in the west... Shoot me your number via pm and ill let you know next time we meet up...

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click his name, then you'll see a tab on the rhs of the page that says "send me a massage"

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HI all. New member here. Picked up my 2012 build1 rukus 2 weeks ago. Put new 18 inch wheels and tyres on her and swapped out the head unit with a new you beaut ebay job with dvd and sat nav. Now just a little lowering next week and try hunt downa towbar and im all set.

just a quick snap from the old iphone.

Hi Shane, Welcome to the Best Car Club in Town ;) Congratulations on Picking up your Rukus hope your Rukus Brings you a lot of Happy Driving & one word of warning don't feel ashamed if People call the Rukus names, believe me i have heard every name under the sun & now i am quite used to it & i not let it bother me. i own a Rukus Halo which is 2011 model which i am sure you are well aware :D i was one of the lucky ones to have driven my Halo straight from the Toyota Showroom & because i was so much Nervous i didn't get to see how many K's were on the Clock not that it mattered. if i wasn't owning a Halo i would have Picked the Furnace Color as i have seen it up close & love the many Sparkles it has in the paint work. my Sign writer who did my Halo sticker on the back Bumper was also Owning a Halo here in Cairns but come 7 days short of 1 year old he had an Accident which wasn't his fault & sadly his Halo was written off & now he is also having the same Rukus Model as You the Beautiful Burgundy. sadly i couldn't afford to put 18's on my Halo still keeping the 16's with Painted Purple wheel inserts which look quite amazing now that i have had them newly repainted also my Mirror's & Spoiler freshly repainted. i am sure you will not Stop at doing your modifications as i seem to be going & going ;) when will it end hmmm. Yeah you don't want to go too low hahaha. i am here also if there is anything you would like to know even though i am still learning myself :rolleyes: i too Love E-bay there is so much that you can get for your Rukus & i just ordered 4 set of Scion xB Mud Flaps from a guy in the States, if you are wishing to buy mudflaps send me a pm & i will send you the link as the guy knows me & looked after me & i am sure he will look after you too just tell him you know me ;) even though my Halo is nearly 3 years old in April next Year i have found that driving on the road & not having mudflaps has many times Splattered mud, black tar, & all the other Sh*t & it drives me Crazy but then again i am having a lighter Color than you. OK that's it from me hope to see you on here a little more. Hope you Enjoy your Rukus, we are the Chosen few to Drive this Magnificent Beast :spiteful:

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Hey Sonia. Thanks for the kind welcome. You have a cute little burple (blue/purple) theme goin on there. Im not worried about what others say about my rukus. As far as im concerened shes a beut. Thanks for the heads up about the mudflaps. would be keen to see a Cpl pix when you get them fitted.

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Check out my gallery for a pic of my new head unit. Got it off ebay, plugged straight in. no joining wires so it was a piece of cake. Now if I can only find that pesky antenna booster wire. Its got gps, dvd. Bluetooth with ad2p, usb. sd card, and even digital tv,(but im still sortin that out) plus a whole bunch of other stuff all for 300 Aus delivered. I wish it could make cappachinos

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Check out my gallery for a pic of my new head unit. Got it off ebay, plugged straight in. no joining wires so it was a piece of cake. Now if I can only find that pesky antenna booster wire. Its got gps, dvd. Bluetooth with ad2p, usb. sd card, and even digital tv,(but im still sortin that out) plus a whole bunch of other stuff all for 300 Aus delivered. I wish it could make cappachinos

Hi Skintoonz, what do you think of the Ebay head unit. whats the sound quality like etc. Im also thinking of updating my build 1 head unit

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Hey Quit. Yea I like it and it was super easy to fit as I got the one designed for the rukus so it had the same plugs. It was an eanon http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/370770650889?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_15873wt_1006. This seller has Aus warranty, but I wasn't impressed with their service. Told me they had in stock so it would take a couple of day but it came from china and took 2 weeks. But overall the unit is quite good and easy to use. Good luck.

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Hey Quit. Yea I like it and it was super easy to fit as I got the one designed for the rukus so it had the same plugs. It was an eanon http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/370770650889?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_15873wt_1006. This seller has Aus warranty, but I wasn't impressed with their service. Told me they had in stock so it would take a couple of day but it came from china and took 2 weeks. But overall the unit is quite good and easy to use. Good luck.

Cheer. ill give it agp

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Cant wait to lower my baby and vinyl wrap my car too :) got my designs all ready, still trying to pick rims though :(

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theres a meet tomorrow if you wanna come, its in the west side though

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Haha I think Christine is a tad far for our weekly meet.... But with a few vic members I wouldn't mind getting a few Rukus together for a meet

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