AllTorque Posted August 3, 2023 Share Posted August 3, 2023 57 minutes ago, Nominal said: Same place, or pay for a whole new WOF I think. 4 minutes ago, Raizer said: VTNZ will recheck at any branch. This 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raizer Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 Can anyone see any cert issue with swapping out Merc "Airmatic" suspension for a set of these? Rev9 brand. There is BC options too, either look to be a lot better quality than the D2 or YellowSpeed options. Would have to run lower rear control arms from a slightly different model Merc (C211 arms into my C219) and leave the height sensor linkages in place to keep the ECU happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 Are these legal to use? The X1/9 came with these not the standard sealed beams. There is no branding and almost no marking on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transom Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 Do they dip left or right ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 11 minutes ago, Transom said: Do they dip left or right ? No idea, I haven't hooked them up. You have to assume they do the correct job tho, otherwise why buy them...? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 Buy from ebay an oh woops they lhd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transom Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 Because muppets and also ftp i looked at buying some and right hand drive dip are rare and spendy Very popular in the mx-5 world but the plan seems to be just put the stock headlights back in for warrants / cert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 I was just surprised at the lack of branding info etc. Maybe ill plug them into something and see what they do 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linearentropy Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 Any ideas why this isn't certifiable? https://www.redlineperformance.co.nz/product/hardrace-to-suit-altezza-aristo-rear-upper-adjustable-arm/ Is it because we just dont allow this type of arm, or the rod end, or just because China? I would have thought at least these upper arms would be okay with multi link rears since there would be negligible load? Looking at picking these up https://www.serialnine.com/product-page/is300-jzs161-jzx110-billet-serial999-rear-upper-control-arm but thats waaaaaaay too much money for something that is also unable to be made legal here. No welding to be turned away with these. (Hopefully image isnt too big here) Ideally lower arms like these would be the go instead (cheaper). But i think other people have been turned down with the equivalent hardrace, due to design rather than poor quality? https://www.serialnine.com/product-page/jzs161-is300-jzx110-rear-lower-control-arms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 I'm not sure what's up with redline saying they can't be certified, it may be an ass covering statement, so they don't have to warranty any that fail cert. It's not a loaded arm so should be OK provided the welding is good, sometimes the robot who does the welding at hardrace forgets to turn the gas on or forgets how to weld, then the grinder robot has to come over and grind it out for the welder robot to have another go Also sometimes there are bind issues with hardrace stuff. Generally it's OK though. I'd steer clear of anything aluminium if you can, that can be challenging to certify unless you can get proof of what it's made of and there's no doubts ie don't buy anything that could have been made in China. Lower arms are no good due to them being loaded ie they support the weight of the car , and there's a threaded rod end that has a bending load on it. Can't be certified unless you get an engineer to supply calcs they are suitable, none of the arms checked meet the loading requirements as far as I've heard 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 8 hours ago, ThePog said: Are these legal to use? The X1/9 came with these not the standard sealed beams. There is no branding and almost no marking on them. China will put whatever standard they feel like on a lens to sell crappy light to round eyes You will probably find they won't meet wof beam pattern requirements though 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 32 minutes ago, cletus said: China will put whatever standard they feel like on a lens to sell crappy light to round eyes You will probably find they won't meet wof beam pattern requirements though I just checked, they do not achieve any meaningful standard for beam pattern. They are so shit I am not even sure they are worth selling on. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 10 minutes ago, ThePog said: I just checked, they do not achieve any meaningful standard for beam pattern. They are so shit I am not even sure they are worth selling on. Find another fiat owner sucker? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 I might even take a pic or two for everyones viewing pleasure. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linearentropy Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 1 hour ago, cletus said: I'd steer clear of anything aluminium if you can, that can be challenging to certify unless you can get proof of what it's made of and there's no doubts ie don't buy anything that could have been made in China. What kind of proof would I need. These are machined in Canada, and claim to be "Precision CNC machined from 6061-T6 and 7075-T6 Billet Aluminum" Would I need some kind of formal documentation? Its a small company who should be able to provide whatever is necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 Pointing slightly upwards, low beam; High Beam Yea na 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageSpecial Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 On 13/07/2023 at 18:09, morkster said: Hi, could someone please tell me if a hood/head lining is required for a wof? Reason i ask is i need to fix the leaking sunroofs in a s1 Disco and at the very least i need to lower the lining, but i'm thinking of removing it as it's a bit rough anyway.. thanks I 'fixed' the leaking sunroofs in my Disco a by covering them completely with clear PPF. I need to redo it as it has split on one part though. Definitely stopped the leaks though. The headlining on mine was ruined so I replaced it with grey polar fleece bought from Spotlight. You can get it in extra wide widths so can do the whole headliner in one shot. It's stretchy and glues well (but use high temp contact glue) and looks pretty good. On mine the interior is grey so it blends right in. You don't need foam underneath it which is what goes on the original headliners. If anyone asks I tell them it's headlined in Muppet hide! Simon 1 3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNAMUCK Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Modern problems require modern solutions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Latest LVVTA Newsletter is out LVVTA_Newsletter_2023_November22-June23.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllTorque Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 Ha. Im in the hard park pic. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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