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JJCRU23R

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  1. can we get a group buy organised on these? not the chrome 1z... not 4 me... the primed 1z
  2. isnt that a genuine part? try going 2 toyota parts.. if your in sydney try castle hill toyota
  3. what i mean to say was that since they are using the regular white aussie bloke, they are trying to avoid focussing on race all together, as if to say that the "white" race doesnt really exist- white is just considered "normal" in Australia. when people talk about race in australia, its usually spoken when referring to minorities or indigenous groups, not referring white australians as a race. Therefore any other race in that sort of commercial would make it seem like they were focussing specifically on THAT race. im pretty sure that most races have a few bad eggs who can break into and steal a car. Unless the RTA/police is going to make an ad and say specifically and explicitly that "AUSSIES OF LEBANESE DESCENT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THEFT" (which they arent).. then they wouldnt go and try 2 imply it either. theyd ignore the whole issue of race by placing a blonde aussie actor as the criminal. i saw speeding that ad! the idiot spinning his tyres at the lights... obviously his foot is on the gas a little too hard when he was completely stopped at the lights.. look at the guy who sped past when that woman was trying to cross the road. you cant say he was driving appropriately. driving appropriately is slowing down for the woman and letting her pass... instead of slowing down it looked as though he sped up?! the last car who was trying 2 drift round a corner. you simply cant do that if you slowed down like youre supposed to. the ad is talking bout speeding in a general sense, not just in terms of driving over the limit. all the examples in that ad had someone behind the wheel who didnt have the common sense to slow down. not trying to pick on you dude, just trying to explain what i wrote in my earlier post. learning this sociology stuff was long and exhausting but i think my lecturer did beat it into my head... im not even using the terminology she got us to use... you can imagine how confusing itll get if i started using words like discourse and hegemony and all the rest of it...
  4. im glad we dont have the US corolla. if they did sell em down here, then we'd all be driving sedans! their corolla looks too mcuh like a civic.. not sure what it is, maybe its the grille.
  5. I get it... But aren't ads like this sexually discriminating ? It conveys the image that all hoons are young male drivers of commodores and falcons have little willies. we studied advertisments like this in social justice at uni. i believe it is safe to assume that the majority of hoons behind the wheel have a P3N15. - there are females out there who might speed but theyre far outnumbered by the males. but i think this ad is focussing on the majority of those who speed. you got to look at this from an advertising perspective. commercials are designed to be more or less a representation of how we aussies see ourselves. the typical aussie is what- a bronzed blonde haired aussie bloke who either loves his sport, his beer or his fast cars. to go even further, typical aussies would drive fordz or holdenz, so the advertisers are goign it safe by using the " TYPICAL, AVERAGE AUSSIE BLOKE" in their adz. many australians - even though they dont look anything like that or particularly like any of those things, still consider this description to be the default image of an aussie male. EXAMPLE - i consider myself AUSSIE first and foremost. but the people i come in contact with at uni, people i deal with at work and the students ive taught look at me as filipino. but even though im nothing like the typical aussie male i can see how that is considered the norm. if they were to use a bloke who was anything else other than the majority/average/typical male, like an asian/wog/african/arab looking bloke in their place and used imported cars, then I would think (in my own opinion) that they were singling those races out, saying that these are the sorts of people specifically responsable for the speeding that is happening everyday on our roads. there was a anti drug commercial a few years back that used a lebanese actor as a charactor who was pulled over by the copz and was found to have a small bag of some white substance tucked in his socks, then you see the image of the guy being cuffed. this was just about 5 seconds out of a 30+ second commercial which showed a whole bunch of people with abusing/being caught with drugs... but the advertisers got in sh!te coz it looked like they were singling out the lebanese. ok i ran out of things to say...
  6. nice bodykit you got there! where did you get the front bar from?
  7. theyre comparing their pinky fingers to the size of his manhood. haha u getz?
  8. $55? surely if we get a few more 2 jump on board we can bring er down even lower!
  9. nice! I AM VERY EXCITE! HI 5! *SLAP*
  10. jase change ur avatar it's disgusting hows this? yea it looks kinda grose when its slowed down that much... i tried 2 make it fast like benny hill fast... but turned out slow mo?
  11. i know runx 1s exist.. but im not willing to pay upwards of 400 for em :/
  12. any chance you can get RUNX door sills mich?
  13. im in 4 red.. as long as we have a few weeks to save up
  14. paint ay? try using black primer b4 the green paint? ive previously used beige primer for my silver and it didnt work the way id like it to.. give black primer a try..
  15. would you like to share the name of the shop on ebay? :)
  16. i think they may require some sanding or slight cutting to be a perfect fit... i remember seeing a pair of these (not yet installed) from some1 who bought these at one of our monthly meets... didnt stick them on yet because he needed to slightly mod it.
  17. i looked into this a while ago... they arent even street legal here in sydney so i didnt bother. Unless you can get a generic kit from the USA... then i guess your kinda stuck. but i think theres another way if you check in ebay.. theyre selling instructions on how you can build the hinges yourself from ordinary parts from the hardware store. not sure how trustworthy and roadworthy they are, but if you wanted to save $$$ then you can go that way... other than that try 2 order 1 from the USA. good luck with it mate! would be ncie to see a runx with lambo doors
  18. I didn’t even say it made the semis!? i said it was shown amongst other videos didnt make it! are we agreeing or did something get lost in translation?
  19. Didn't make it:( Not on there websites "Semi finalist" section anyway. I think you have to read a little more carefully. I said it "was shown amongst other videos submitted that COULD HAVE made it to the finals. i didnt say it made it.
  20. Just thought it would be good to mention that MAP81s video was shown again last night on FHV.. amongst the other videos submitted that could have made it to the finalz. nice 1!
  21. might also want to consider digital amps... smaller than regular amps so they save space, but then again i think might cost more. sony make em i think?
  22. are you in NSW? if not then teh following info may or may not help you. your suspension should depend on what you want to do.. rock hopping or doing hill climbs, driving through mud etc? is it leaf or coil spring? id recommend ranchoz suspension since you can adjust them from hard to soft settings without leaving the drivers seat. lookup OUT OF TOWN 4WD, ARB, TRACTION 4... theres a couple places in blacktown that i used 2 go 2 when i drove my bundera.. never had the money for most of the stuff i wanted. cant remember the name.. but they are in kings langley or kings park.. not sure. but yea not far from sunnyholt rd. heres 1 site you can check out http://www.bbmotorsports.com.au/category44_1.htm unless you are driving offroad pretty regularly... or your hilux is strictly for offroad only *not used for shopping*, then you shouldnt consider getting a lift. looks good... greater visability by looking 3-4 cars over provided they are all lowered civics lol.. but yea.. if its your daily driver, it aint practical. if u just dont give a ***** and have the money and want it anyway, then
  23. this poll is flawed... severely!! whats the yes no other?! should be like this: [ ] DAVID [ ] PETER [ ] JASON [ ] OTHER none of this yes no stuff.. 2 many options = stuffed up poll! and another thing - i got an error screen when i tried 2 make my vote! btw i am a jason
  24. WHAT IS THE BEST BANG 4 BUCK SOUND DEADENER? im not talking about the most expensive brands... im not trying to enter autosalon car audio competition or anything like that, so im just after something that WORKS.
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