DavoP

Whats the name/brand of the wheels!

they are sooo sexy! - PM me if you want!

Thanks Freddy

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Have had no problems either. I did it a different way by creating a data disk using AShampoo. Simply sorted out what albums and tracks I wanted and simply burnt them to a CDR. If you want to get tecko and have them in some sort of oder you can number each folder in which order you want to burn them EG

01. Joe Satriani

02. Chris Rea

03. 3 Doors Down

04. Faith Hill & Tim Mcgraw

and even the track in the same manner

Any questions drop me a pm ... be only to pleased to help you

Very nice .... chrome wheels .... black car .... looks great mate. I had a black VYS with chrome on it ... looked hot ... not as nice as the Aurion but yeah. I found a site that a lota chrome wheels in it ... u may be interested in taking a look.

http://www.ozzytyres.com.au/

I ordered a Presara on 17th Feb 08 and went to pay the remaining on (24/3) Sunday and the manager said it will be ready for pick up in a week. The car was ready on Monday 3/3/08. So it took me just over 2 weeks.

The presara was 50k including on road + tow bar + window tints and floor mats. We traded in 2003 Honda MDX, every other dealer only offered 28-30k trade in, and we visited 4 dealers. At the last dealer I just turned up the pressure and just said im willing to pay 18k after trade in and you have to throw in tow bar, tints and mats (this was at 6pm on a Sunday lol). After the sales woman talked for a while with the manager the dealer finally agreed and we signed on the dotted line.

The 4 dealers visited in order were:

Lander toyota blacktown - 54000 with 29000 trade in, would not negotiate price unless i agreed to buy the car today (stupid stupid idea, i just left)

Truscotts toyota along parramatta road - 52000 with 30k trade in, said prices were negotiable more if we were willing to buy on the day (again left)

Ryde toyota - 50000 with 30k trade in, after negotiation, salesman understood i wasnt going to buy on the day and gave me the best possible price for them, gave me quote valid for 2 weeks. I almost signed the deal then thought i might as well visit 1 more dealer as it was only 3 pm and i had time.

Pennant hills toyota - initially same price as ryde toyota, but i badgered them as to why I would purchase from pennant hills instead of from ryde since i was closer to ryde as well, they gave me 19k changeover but i wasnt satisfied, called up my parents and asked them to haggle for me (my mum is a haggling bitch) and she managed to get the price down and seal the deal.

Well done .... you got what you wanted and even got what you requested ... nice to know that some dealers actually want to sell vehicles and have a happy customer ... I'm sure your going to be happy with your purchase

niCe job on da lowering...looks totally wiked!! yErrrr gOod coLour too my friend!! i've got the same one totally lOving it...its jUSt freaking fLAshhyy lol

alll the best mate

Cheers m8 .... thanks I'm pretty happy with the outcome :)

Darius

Awesome m8 ... sounds really good ... I wonder if the missus will lol

Listened to what u guys had to say and well I went ahead and did it today. Pedders Sports Ryder Springs installed. I reckon I got a pretty good deal with a mate that works at Pedders $571 fitted with a four wheel alignment? It ended up going down 42mm and well now I reckon it just looks great. I arrived back after dropping it off and was like a nervous woman with a new hair do then it rolled out WOW ... looking good. I think the missus could tell I was happy with the grin from ear to ear that I had. Just what it needed to give it that little extra bit of spruce. Anyway thanks to those that advised and persuaded me to take this plunge ... good choice ppl :) See below for the difference. The 1st shot just after I got the wheels and the second two .... just taken tonight .... notice the difference? Night time shots in the carport fella's not real good but gives you a general idea

Hey Davo, I had a look at your photos, but to be a pain in the...... I am hopeing to get a direct on side shot in stead of the angle side shot, any possibilities mate.

Cheers

Hisko

Hey Hisko

Have done m8 ... scroll up a few posts and you'll see another photo I added in response to another request. NOT the few I placed at the very top

cheers

@ ZR88

lol ... yep rims coiuld be a good start and when u do go to lower it .. pays just to check for yourself with insurance

@PaultMT

Thanks mate. I wasn't sure about the colour when I bought it but now ... it's more than grown on me .. nice choice Paul :) As for spending money ... well I think that's it for me for a while ... well till I talk the missus around doing an exhaust job on it lol

@Davenic

Cheers thanks ... be interesting to see where it settles too

Nice!! Looks Great.

Thanks m8 ... I have some photo's of Aurions I had acquired before we bought ours and I notice one of which I have is in fact your car ... Yours must have made an impression .. in fact I was checking it out b4 and noticed the little whites marks on the road and wondered what they were ... durr ... reflections from the sun. Again thanks for the comment. Second best thing I did joining this forum I think ... the 1st best was buying the ZR6 .. what a great car

Welcome to "Ohh What A Feeling" and I refuse to do the jump that goes with it in case I throw a hip

Thanks for the pic,

Yeah im my circumstance it has to be 30mm at most, (got some driveway problems) so if pedders only have that size then its a oh hum from me. Also I want to keep my springs in original shape and intact so compressing them or chopping them is out of the question.

The TRD would have a matching damper and spring set from what I believe built for that ride height. I dont think they would have gone all out and replaced all connecting bits with performance parts.

Driveways can be a right pain in the ar$e at times .... I went into on today and screwed up my face thinking I was going to bottom out but it didn't. Maybe the xtra 10mm will be okay in your instance. Fulcrum, up here in Townsville anyway, are as dear as poison not to mention a little fague when asked questions ... maybe they might be an option for you. So your looking at doing it yourself ...but unsure huh?

Lookn hot, love the rims too, go the spokey design!

What height did you ask to lower it to? 42mm? or something else?

You got a pic from the side?

As for warranty yes its all suspension to even control arms castor rods, bushes, dampers, struts etc.

Hopefully not, but they can even be more of a ***** and can claim any damage are due to the more vigorous movements that the stiffer springs provide over the stock ones.

AcoustiK

From Pedders, or even Fulcrum, as far as I know, they make only one set of springs to lower the Aurion. I asked this question about different heights before I went ahead did it. Some vehicles can go down so far and others .. not so much. Had me confused when he mentioned this but who am I ... he's the expert. As for warranty issues ... Yes I agree with you to some extent ... the lowered springs are not that much heavier then the standard lowered spring that are in the ZR6 and SX6. Next to <b>NO</b> difference in ride comfort. All in all it's what I wanted and I guess that's the chance I was willing take. The TRD ... down at the same height as mine ... wonder what suspension they have in it? Is there any difference to the other components you mentioned? Any luck m8 there will be no claims anyway ... "OHH What A Feeling"

I decided not top get paint protection after doing some research. It is basically a Teflon coating designed to make it hard for dirt etc to stick. If you get tar on your paint and use tar removers to clean it off this will remove the paint protection from that area also. You still need to wash and detail your car regularly to keep it looking good and in some cases the protector needs to be renewed each year. Not worth it!

I did get fabric/leather protector because I work from my car and eat and drink in it during the day with the usual potential for mishaps. Anything that can help to keep the interior looking good is worth it in my book.

With Leather, dirt gets into the creases and stitching of the leather and works like an abrasive, eventually breaking down the the area and resulting in a crack or seam coming unstuck. Drying out is the worst thing you can allow to happen. Use good quality cleaner and moisturiser regularly to keep up the appearance and protect your leather for a long life.

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Good reply Paul :) ... cheers mate

i think it will void the warranty for all components within the suspension system.

oh ok, i was also thinking something along those lines.

Thanks

I was going to make that inquiry ... and I guess I should have but I didn't. Probably wise to if your a lil concerned that your suspension is going to fall out lol. I did however make the call to my insurance company b4 doing it ... just to make sure there were no issue's there. RACQ ... no worries

Shyte!!!! n i did order both with my Presara!! wander if it aint too late to cancel em if ive allready signed the dotted lines but havent taken ownership of the vehicle yet???..

Okay if i have to??, next question is whats the best method n products to use to keep both in a good state come cleaning time or is it best to just put the vehicle in and get it detailed???.

Offcourse letting them know of both the paint and upholstry protection...

Cheers

Kinda think it's a little late to ask opinions when the deal has been made ... sorta like closing the gate after the horse has bolted .. lol

Newbie here and first post:)..Would like to know opinions on having the pauint and upholstry protection added to the purchase of new vehicle (Presara)..

Not being cloth but leather upholstry wise , does it still have a great advantage and does it really protect the leater so much??...

I do know that with leather one must apply leather softener/cleaner/protector every now n then & willthis still apply??..

Cheers

Just another product the car yards try to sell. IMO not worth the money that you pay for it. I had it done to a new car I bought a few years back and I guess I was a little naive and wanted to look after my car. Nothing beats a good clean and Leather clean and condition from yourself to keep it all smick.

how does the handling feel now Davo?? My old VS wagon, i bought the springs from pedders but a mate and I installed them as he had the compressing tool. Let me just say the $200 i saed in fitting them myself was not worth the pain in the a$$ it is to do it, I would pay them anyday to fit it. I am still contemplating lowering mine.

Handling? Having the car a little lower to the center of gravity will improve anything .. even an ol'e Austin A40 .. lol .. The Aurion feels better than what it did. Roundabouts I tackled felt kinda like I was on rails. Clearance over speed bumps ... no worries. I haven't tried nosing into places that have a gutter as yet, that may be an issue where as before it use to sit above the gutter, now ...well I just dunno yet. All in all .... feels great

wow~ looks hot!

So you only changed the springs rite?

Hey ZZR88 ... thanks mate it does huh

Yup ... only the springs been changed

Listened to what u guys had to say and well I went ahead and did it today. Pedders Sports Ryder Springs installed. I reckon I got a pretty good deal with a mate that works at Pedders $571 fitted with a four wheel alignment? It ended up going down 42mm and well now I reckon it just looks great. I arrived back after dropping it off and was like a nervous woman with a new hair do then it rolled out WOW ... looking good. I think the missus could tell I was happy with the grin from ear to ear that I had. Just what it needed to give it that little extra bit of spruce. Anyway thanks to those that advised and persuaded me to take this plunge ... good choice ppl :) See below for the difference. The 1st shot just after I got the wheels and the second two .... just taken tonight .... notice the difference? Night time shots in the carport fella's not real good but gives you a general idea ... apart from the last one ...

Cheers

Hi All

We have had our brand new Zr6 for a week and almost done 300km!

we traded up from a 03 Mazda 6, and after driving the Zr6 the mazda should have not qualified as a car!

Don't you feel **** hot behind the wheel?!!! ours is the inferno color (pic to come ) , here in NZ there are only 120 Zr6's and ours is the 0001 ( bad ***** )

Isn't the drive of it fantastic, we are off for a bit of a drive this weekend,

a bit of valve bounce @158kmh in third , I guess thats what the other 3 gears are for

any way this is a fantastic car

Acuman

Good Choice m8 and as for feeling **** hot behind the wheel .... UHH huh lol. I actually said to the missus tonight over dinner I feel that the guy on that Roofing add on TV .. the one where he just gazes at his roof well that's what I'm like with our ZR6 ... wonder if that feeling will wear off. Again ... good choice ... the drive well ... uhh huh :)

Yeah good mate, .5-1mm thickness? to which regard?

To the spring thickness. Slightly heavier. My main aim is to just close the gap I have that is seen at the top of the tyre to the guard IE not be able to see thru ... if you know what I mean. I don't particularly want it down over the top of the tyres

Oh man... no thanks for the input from me :P just kiddin,

It's really good to hear everyones opinion on this but at the end of the day the more you hear the more you become "little skeptical about dropping it ..." rubbing, and tyre sizes the list will go on and on about how they scrape over speed bumps. If and when you do go for a drop like pedders tell them that you want no rubbing or scraping... if they can't do it then go to another store.

@2ZR-FE

LOl ... thanks for the input m8. I have mad a decision and made the booking for this Saturday Hope I'm not going to regret it

I'm hesitant to change the full exhaust system, like many others i don't think the power gain, (if any) will be worth the full cost.

If any of you have actually heard the aurion with cannon's it's actually not all that much louder, in fact you can barely hear it inside the car!

I've just bought and installed two xforce Varex cannons

sorry, i was so excited after the install i forgot to take a fully done picture! hehhe...

but i'm going back in tomorrow to get the resonator replaced with a straight pipe, i'll take some photos then!

i ain't touching the cats... i have no idea what it'll do to the sensors, and i don't want to be the guinea pig!

but to be damn honest, replacing with an oval muffler will do **** all to the sound!

cannon's will deepen the tone, make it feel/sound like the car it IS without the droning! sounds beautiful

but can't hear it much...

i'm hopeing that the removing the res. will just increase the volume of that tone!

even if it's too loud... it's not a problem... the xforce varex has a remote control butterfly valve, that closes off the cannon and redirects air into a three way muffler!!! hehe... so i can go from outrageous to low profile at the push of a button...

whole thing cost about $900...

Now that looks nice. Not real loud huh? Shame about the welding flash I just got lol

@V8toy

Thanks for the reply m8. As to the rolling circumference that was one of my main concerns when I bought the wheel tyre combination. Was told I would have a slight decrease in speedo reading with a slightly different rolling circumference. That I can live with. As I mentioned the only concern was bottoming out. Mind you it's not like I'm dropping it on it ar$e completely. Apart from looking better ... performance is a big PLUS

@VF-X

Cheers mate and thanks for the info. I did ask the guys at Pedders if the spring diameter was greater, thinking how the ride would be, and they tell me there is only .5 - 1mm difference in the diameter. So I guess it'd off to Pedders I go.

@DKzr6

Like your car m8 ... looks real nice you have done a good on it. I had looked at it a few times and did notice it was pretty low. Kinda thought your wheel diameter might have been 19 or even 20 for some reason ... maybe cause it's low and the wheels appears to fill the guard area. Lucky you having a client in the suspension area. Chassis rails over some bumps ouch. Thanks for the input

@AcoustiK

How u doin ... thanks for the input. Not too sure about the leak you mention. I do understand your thoughts on the slight comfort in ride cnage but with the .5 - 1mm change in thickness I'm not thinking it's going to make that much difference. I did, understandably as I knew I would, notice the change going from the lil razors I had on to the 19's and a much bigger foot print. All in all though I'm more than happy with the out come so far.

Still just a little skeptical about dropping it ... I probably will ... I think LOL

We have had a our ZR6 for four weeks now and our 19" wheels for three. I often stand and just look at the car and think ... damn I'm pleased with our purchase. We got a price from Pedders to lower it as I thought that's what I wanted, 600 odd bucks, btw they only do one lowering option, and my thoughts went back to the VY-S we had that use to rub while driving hard and the odd front in park that also knocks the front spoiler around a bit. Not that you could see the scratches as they were underneath but I knew they were there. I enjoy driving ... I mean really enjoy driving ... hard cornering on windy roads. I wouldn't consider myself a mug lair but simply a driver that enjoys what the Aurion has to offer I have been on this forum for a little while and have red a fer posts from different users about lowering. I understand the dynamics of it all and also want my car to look as good as it can ... lets face it we all like our rides to turn the odd eye or two. My question here ppl is:- Is there any repercussions from doing as I want? IE 245/35ZR19 on a 19x8 is a pretty big combo on a mid size car like the Aurion ... YES plenty of clearance at it's current stock height ... is it going to rub on the inner guards when lowered? Am I going to have problems with speed humps? And the nose into gutters ... is the word $hit going to be said as I scrape the underside. From memory the guy at Pedders said it would drop it by approx. 35-40mm. Maybe someone has used Pedders to lower there Aurion by this amount and can talk me into to doing what I think I really want to do Thanks in advance for the input ppl. I enjoy reading what others have done and some of the delima's others are having.