Les

Yes it's from an Aussie mag - I pulled it out of another forum but can't for the life of me remember which one it was !!! Can't say I remember how old it is either .. I found it last year (2009) when looking for bulb replacements.

Feel free to change your OEM Phillips or Osram bulbs if you think putting the Calibre ones in will be an improvement. It's your money. I am only going off that magazine review - better if someone could give me their review if they have tried this particular brand/model. Obviously Phillips Vision works as I've heard good things about them but cost a mint. BTW I am after brighter light, not **** factor/bluish tinge or what not - stock lights are too yellow and the oldies would prefer something brighter.

Thx for the info. This is a test of a few bulbs. http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/3789/upgradebulbs1.jpg http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/6479/upgradebulbs2.jpg http://img214.imageshack.us/i/upgradebulbs3.jpg/ The Calibre (supercheap) Xenon Blue (just the name, not the colour) rated very well against better brands.

Hey dudes, my parents just bought a 2009 Altise (aka gen 7 ?) Assuming it is the same size bulb (H7) for me to change I am going to try some from Supercheap - Calibre - I heard they got some good reviews. Is it ok to handle the bulbs using a cloth or a silicon glove ? It's quite hard to handle without accidently touching the bulb itself... Oh and how difficult is it to remove the bulb ?

Can I just say that fck off to Pick and Payless .. We called Toyota this morning and they are charging $125 for a new rear light. THE SAME AS WHAT PICK AND PAYLESS WANTED FOR A 2nd HAND ONE !! I guess it pays to call around first and do your research ... but yeah .. Pick and Paymore .. fckers..

On the off chance, does anyone have one of these rear tail lights lying around in their garage ??!! It is for a 1998 AE101R Csi Seca Corolla Unfortunately, Pick and Payless @ Blacktown only has up to 1996 models which have a different type of light :( If you know of any good wreckers that I can try, please let me know. Will need to make some calls tomorrow as the car is due for a pick slip on the 10th ! Thanks.

Sure thing mate. The olds were just asking whether it needed to be done straight away or 'if it can wait' LOL

Hey guys, maybe a bit off topic but I'm looking to do the timing belt as well. The car has 160,000 kms (I don't drive it) and has not had the timing belt done before. Now in the workshop manual it says if you are doing A - type services (which is for a car that is driven regularly) and not B - type services (car is driven more), that it is not mandatory for the timing belt to be changed at any km/time interval - only to inspect it ... Obviously to play it safe, you should change at say every 100,000 kms ... The car is 13 years old with 160,000 kms on it. Should I change it at the next service ? Edit: Just doing some reading now on the interference and non-interference engines now .... Edit: FYI Pg 22 non interference http://www.gates.com/downloads/download_co...folder=brochure

Will go to supercrap at lunch then, thanks ! :D

cheers thanks mate ! where's the best place to go purchase these babies ? any particular one of those shops listed ?

Looking to replace a couple of busted green globes that wear the green condom as some on here have called it in the past :) Can someone tell me where is best to look for these globes and what is the model / type designation of these lights ? like H4 or whatever ? I am guessing Jaycar .. DSE .. autobarn .. Toyota dealer (no no no no no) will stock these ? Appreciate any help. Thanks !

Cheers guys, thanks for the heads up. BUT idiot me went out and bought a new head deck !!!!!!!!!!! Got an Eclipse CD3200 ... 3x 5v RCA outputs ... so no need to worry about RCA splitting :)

It won't, unless you have a very strange amp :P Cool ... I didn't think the RCA splitting would affect the X'overs on the amp !

Thanks man ! On my amp, re the crossover ... I am pretty sure that Channel 1&2 for speakers (I can use high pass setting) should not affect Channel 3&4 (use low pass setting) ... ??

Want to power front speakers and a sub with a 4 channel amp. I have a single RCA output head deck and I want to split the output so I just purchase 2x RCA splitters right ? Now, what do I do at the amp end ? Do I use: * (L) output from deck split into both (L) front and rear inputs on the amp & * ® output from deck split into both ® front and rear inputs on the amp Does this mean I lose my fader option on the deck and need to tune the system from the amp - I think this is what I did before ... Does this sound right ? Also, are there any other options I can use apart from buying a new deck ?