Andrew357

That is a good price from Hoppys so well done to Brenndan and thanks to the boss for giving such a good price. If you can't afford the whole hog, the Special and Super washes with a Wheel Bling will still get your car in good nick for the Show and Shine. All you'd need to do is get rid of any road dust you collect on your way to Lakeside

Right... running your engine leaner. The risk is definitely worth the extra power you get.

I believe you have no option but to pay for it. I'm assuming your package was opened by Quarantine when you got it? If so, in the event you are getting billed for it I believe it's because your package was opened due to the AQIS believing your item was suspicious (e.g- plant matter, mis-declared item etc) and DHL is simply passing on the cost to you. If you package is opened by AQIS due to random selection, they don't charge you for this. If I am correct, the reason why courier companies (DHL, FedEx etc) charge you and AusPost does not is because the way the system is setup. For the courier companies, an AirwayBill is setup and then it needs to be formally cleared etc; which I believe is where the extra cost comes in. With international senders that use the Auspost system (EMS, RoyalMail, USPS etc) it goes through the major mail sorting facilities which have on-site permanent Customs + AQIS setups in which any mail that is opened is re-sealed and put into the system (at no charge). If the package requires Quarantine processing or treating you may need to pay any associated fees.

Steve's Custom Engineering. Mick's Backyard Ghetto Mechanical The Viking's Supercharger Hut KorvNguyen's Car Detailing I think we can start something here. You'll need to place an order with Steve. Looks really good Steve; not even ghetto looking at all.

Just make sure these coilovers are suitable for the Australian Gen5. Unfortunately, the Australian Gen5 is abit of an orphan in the Camry stable.

I haven't tried the Potenza range but the PS3 is fantastic in the dry and the wet.

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<Cough> Andrew will be there. May as well just accept that there is no way you could win for exterior cleanliness. lol remember that you have the skill of Moderator which gives you +5 to selection!

I'll judge alright! That is, sound off and video on the highest resolution available.

Safe? Maybe. Legal? No.

Black looks nice. I popped into Impact Panel today and Adrian mentioned you came around

Well from experience, King Lows will only lower the car about an inch from stock. If you've done more than 90k on the shocks I'd recommend replacing them with a quality shock like a KYB excel-G. So a low spring + KYB shock will give you an increase in handling/driveability (especially if you have worn shocks) and lower your car at the same time while keeping your car within very close limits of the original driving comfort. If you feel the low spring drop is not enough you can go to a superlow spring. The King Superlows dropped my Gen5 another 10mm in the front and another 20mm in the rear. However, you don't get any extra handling gains but the car becomes quite stiff and in my opinion, a little on the hard side (but still softer than coilovers). This is a good way to get the car as low as you can without having to spend the $$$ on coilovers. If you want a performance shock option, Koni will make up a shock to suit the Gen5; but I believe you will need to source your own strut housing; I'll double check to confirm this. I have a set of Koni Sport's in Bilstein strut housings but it wasn't cheap (From memory, $1800 for a set of Koni vs ~$550-600 for a set of KYB). Coilovers are the other option. These will give you the ability to change your ride height to whatever you desire + you will get good handing from these. However, even at the 'softest' setting the coilovers will be as rough as guts; you will lose the majority of your driving comfort. I believe D2 and K-Sport offer coilovers for the Gen5, but I never really looked into it. In the event you go a shock combo, I have some low km KYB-excelG shocks and/or King Low springs here if you are interested. PM me if you are. In summary: - If you are looking for ultimate handing + customisable lowered looks and willing to comprimise drive comfort: Coilovers - If you are looking for good handling + lowered looks + unwilling to sacrifice drive comfort: quality shock + low springs - If you are looking for a good handing + as low as you can looks + willing to sacrifice comfort + unwilling to break the bank: quality shock + superlows - If you are looking for great handing + one of option 2 or 3: Performance shock + spring of your choice. I've done option 2 then option 4 (with 3).

Not really given it was my car Mick was going the oil change in. Lucky Steve knew one of the officers otherwise I reckon they might have been cnuts

Unless we are returning from a Nebo run and we happen to drag at a set of lights past a cop car...

It has been doing this for some time now, might be time to get a HID setup! Brakes rotor size won't be a problem for now! Big fan of the kit, side skirts and rear skirt really help the look. I keep forgetting the grill was done, but she does look nice :)

Had some bodywork done this week and had the bodykit fitted:

Frozen black is a nice colour Anthony. Adrian is very accommodating so there is no reason not to ask! I believe the price he quoted yesterday was exterior only.

That looks delicious Steve. I'm sure it sounds delicious too.

I was not aware of this. As for the brakes, Mr Wheeler has reserved the right to buy them but he just needs to work out his Frankenhub.

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Excellent. Now get that bracket done so we can see it on the car!