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  1. Rough price for a new battery for ZZE? dont want rubbish but dont want to empty the wallet :)

  2. Have brand new genuine Toyota ones still in there box Chuck me an offer
  3. Yer i know what the noise is, and i know how to stop it (Not secure the headunit) My question is why is it happening, and what is the correct solution. Does my head unit chassis/cradle be grounded cause i have some rubbish power issues (Exposed wires etc)??
  4. Here is hoping i can get some advice and or help :) I recently upgraded some of my components only to find massive amounts of engine noise, and not your normal hiss, i mean cracking. To set the story my system used to consist of the following Head Unit: Pioneer F900BT Front: JBL GT5 Components (6 1/2) Rear: JBL GTO Components (5 1/4) Amp: Sony 4 Ch (Some 400w rubbish) Sub: Sony 1000w Sub Sub Amp: Schnider mono block This was all well and good, used to crank hard, with a bit of his here and there, but my ears had gotten used to it. This set up was OK but i wanted more so decided to get a new 4CH AMP and a new Sub. Sub went in with ease as you would imagine however the AMP not so well. The first AMP i tried was a JBL GTO1004 which seemed plenty for the speakers i was running. When it was plugged in a had VERY bad crackling and even back firing for some stage. I re ran speaker cables and RCA cables thinking it was noise and this didnt fix it. Took it to Strathfield where i bought the stuff the day before for them to have a look at it. The first thing they said was cables. Obviously this had been ruled out but they tried it as well. The second thing they said was the head unit. Now having a headunit that is close to $2k RRP i was shocked that it could in fact be this causing it; Add to this that all i had done is unplug the old amp and connect the new one. Anyway they still felt this could be the problem. I asked if we could connect a brand new amp to rule out the AMP being the issue; Guess what, new AMP = no back fire. After a bit of convincing they decided that they would exchange the AMP as being DOA. They supplied me with a new MTX Thunder 3400 which i asked to be installed and tuned. 1.5hrs later they gave me a call saying the car was ready, start the car and what do you know - there is engine noise. Installer said it wasn't there before and yanked the RCA cables out saying these are the issue. After a heap of research i have found that Pioneer head units dont like the RCA to be hot swapped and can sometimes blow the PICO fuse inside the headunit. Guess what happens when the fuse blows - NOISE! Anyway i get home and decide that i need to get rid of the noise once and for all. I decided to ghetto rig the RCA cables and ground them on the back of the head unit. To do this i got 16ga wire and wrapped it around the female RCA connectors and grounded them. After this was done noise was at maybe 1%, it was not be able to heard unless you were looking for the noise. You can understand my happiness after wasting a good 10hrs of time + Money + headache to find that the problem was fixed - NO ITS NOT! Everything was fine no engine noise. Secured the head unit, started the car to go tune it and boom, engine noise is back. At this stage i was very annoyed because i couldnt understand why it had started again when all i had done was screw it in. Started to further troubleshoot and long story short i found out that the only thing left that was causing the popping + Engine noise was when the screw was placed on the metal plate. At the moment the unit is only being held in by the A/C fascia which is OK but its not secure. Last bit of info to hopefully allow people to help solve my issue; The wiring harness has been messed around with at the back of the H/U (+ve -ve acc) when i was setting up my mirrors. This has now been removed, however is there a chance that these connections may be damaged, if so could this be causing the issue. Questions: 1) Why when i place a screw into the bracket does it start to pop 2) Is it worthwhile grounding the bracket its self 3) I grounded the RCA's to the ground on the harness, would it be better trying to find a ground point on the chassis 4) Any thing else Apologies for such a long winded post; Hopefully some of you guru's can help me out
  5. Installed them with a few hickups. 1. Wires wrong way around (Engine off = Open, Engine on = Closed) 2. The power mirror plug is not plug and play (At least not on Levin) so am yet to wire that up 3. Really bad vibrations even when the car is just at idle - The glass vibrates not the mirror 4. RH side does not fold flush like LH side Apart from that they are pretty good bang for buck - Some pictures soon :)
  6. Mine turned up today - Should be installed on the weekend - They look the goods hope all goes well
  7. No but i keep spotting you on Old Northern Rd / Castle Hill RD :D
  8. Seen this in the hills area very nice - you from around there or that the old owner?
  9. Spotted ooy33h in Castle Hill on Saturday night (Im pretty sure it was you)
  10. Brad!

    JOKES !!!!

    To follow on from more stories like SD - Not so much a joke, but brings the laughs!! ********************************************************************* From: Shannon Date: Monday 17 August 2009 10.12am To: Staff Subject: Coffee cups Hi There was twelve coffee cups left in the sink this morning. Could everyone please wash their coffee cups after using them. Thanks, Shan From: David Thorne Date: Monday 17 August 2009 10.19am To: Shannon Subject: Re: Coffee cups Morning Shannon, My apologies. Those coffee cups were mine. I am rather busy today so decided to have all of my coffee breaks at the one time this morning rather than taking twelve separate breaks throughout the day. I am currently experiencing severe heart palpitations but also typing at four hundred and seventy words per minute so should be able to knock off early. Regards, David. From: Shannon Date: Monday 17 August 2009 10.31am To: David Thorne Subject: Re: Re: Coffee cups I was not saying they were all your coffee cups I was just saying that I should not have to wash twelve coffee cups when I don't even drink coffee. People should wash their own coffee cups or at least take it in turns to wash them. Shan From: David Thorne Date: Monday 17 August 2009 10.42am To: Shannon Subject: Re: Re: Re: Coffee cups Shannon, You raise a valid and not at all uninteresting point. Perhaps you could construct some kind of chart. A roster system would enable us to work in an environment free of dirty coffee cups and put an end to any confusion regarding who the dirty coffee cup responsibility lies with. David. From: Shannon Date: Monday 17 August 2009 1.08pm To: Staff Subject: Kitchen Roster Hi everyone. I have discussed a kitchen roster with David and feel it would be fair if we took it in turns to do the dishes. I have put the roster in the kitchen so everyone can remember. I am Monday morning and Wednesday and Friday afternoon. David is Monday afternoon and Wednesday morning, Lillian is Tuesday morning and Thursday afternoon and Thomas is Tuesday afternoon and Friday morning. Thanks, Shan From: David Thorne Date: Monday 17 August 2009 1.22pm To: Shannon Subject: Colour coded coffee cup cleaning chart Shannon, I notice that you have colour coded the coffee cup cleaning chart. While I appreciate the creative effort that has gone into this roster, the light salmon colour you have chosen for my name is very effeminate. While I am sure you have not done this on purpose and are not inferring anything, I would appreciate you rectifying this immediately. Would it be possible to swap colours with Thomas as he has quite a nice dusty blue. Thankyou, David From: Shannon Date: Monday 17 August 2009 2.17pm To: Staff Subject: Updated kitchen roster Hi. I have changed David's colour to blue on the kitchen roster. Thomas is now green. Shan From: Thomas Date: Monday 17 August 2009 2.24pm To: David Thorne Subject: What the ****? What the **** is this email from Shannon? I am not doing a **** kitchen roster. Was this your idea? From: David Thorne Date: Monday 17 August 2009 2.38pm To: Thomas Cc: Shannon Subject: Re: What the ****? Thomas, do you feel it is fair that Shannon should have to wash everyone's coffee cups? Apparently this morning there were twelve coffee cups in the sink. I was going to schedule a staff board meeting this afternoon to discuss the issue but luckily Shannon has prepared a colour coded coffee cup cleaning chart for us rendering a staff meeting unnecessary. We should all thank Shannon for taking the initiative and creating a system that will empower us to efficiently schedule client meetings and work commitments around our designated coffee cup cleaning duties. If at any stage our rostered coffee cup cleaning commitments coincide with work requirements, we can simply hold the client meeting in the kitchen. We can wash while the clients dry. Today it may only be twelve coffee cups but tomorrow it could be several plates and a spoon and then where would we be? David. From: Thomas Date: Monday 17 August 2009 2.56pm To: Shannon Subject: Kitchen stuff Shannon, I do not need a chart telling me when to wash dishes. I am not going to stop in the middle of writing proposals to wash coffee cups. David is being a ******wit. I only use one coffee cup and I always rinse it out after I use it. If we have clients here and they use coffee cups then it is appreciated that you wash them as part of your job. From: Lillian Date: Monday 17 August 2009 3.06pm To: Thomas Subject: Re: Kitchen stuff What's this kitchen roster thing? Did you agree to this? From: David Thorne Date: Monday 17 August 2009 3.09pm To: Shannon Subject: Rescheduling coffee cup duties Shannon, can I swap my rostered coffee cup cleaning duty this afternoon for Thursday? I have been busy all day working, not looking at pictures of Johnny Depp on the internet, and not had time to familiarise myself with correct coffee cup cleaning requirements. I am happy to reschedule my meetings tomorrow to undertake a training session on dish washing detergent location and washcloth procedures with you if you have the time. I feel it would be quite helpful if prior to the training session you prepared some kind of Powerpoint presentation. Possibly with graphs. Will I need to bring my own rubber gloves or will these be provided? David From: Shannon Date: Monday 17 August 2009 3.20pm To: David Thorne Subject: Re: Rescheduling coffee cup duties Whatever.
  11. Brad!

    Spool Sound?

    Turn your stereo off and see if the noise is still there. If its not its just grounding isn't very good and you are picking up engine noise. If it is still there may need to get it looked at
  12. Spotted yeh-51k - Silver Sportivo yesterday at castle hill. If your on here - I was the car that accidently cut you off
  13. talk to any decent alarm installer and ask about "Upgrade Alarms" You can go as high tech as you like (Every sensor under the sun) and still use the factory key :)
  14. 3 T5 is all that is needed correct (2 aircon + 1 Clock) What was shipping time like?
  15. Chicken - Can you link me to the LED you used for centre console? All the ones i tried wern't bright enough
  16. TRD Kit sitting at around $13,000 RRP unpainted :P
  17. Bump - sound not getting better
  18. Guys, The car has been back to mechanic twice since they were installed. everything seems to be tight and normal however i am still stuck with this squeaking noise similar to the D2s. The last thing he wants to try is changing the rubber mounts that the springs sit on as he said that because i changed springs as well that they might not be sitting correctly. Any other things i could get him to check. I bought these 'as news' so im guessing the shocks themselves are ok
  19. sh!t i do apologize. I thought this was Justin Eanon thread again!!
  20. I had been searching the interwebs for ages to find auto fold mirrors for the corolla and it wasnt until recently when i saw a set in action and asked where the driver got them from that i found the following ZZE Corolla - Link ZRE Corolla - Link
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