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G reg I think it was around lunchtime today

There are 2 *really good* wheel alignment places in Milton Keynes these days. JPS Motorsport and Wheels In Motion would both be able to perform comprehensive and conclusive investigation into this. That saves me PM'ing you asking this question... I'm not sure the WIM branch is 100% open yet, it's v...

There are 2 *really good* wheel alignment places in Milton Keynes these days. JPS Motorsport and Wheels In Motion would both be able to perform comprehensive and conclusive investigation into this. Thanks, yes I heard WIM had opened up a spot in MK so I will pop along to them after I have had the M...

stormshadow wrote:

turboben wrote:where abouts in the uk are you as i have a full set of turbo top mounts here! and a laser alignement thing. i used to be the mechanic for kpm motorsport so know tyhe setup and handling of these cars

Milton Keynes

Thanks chap, will bear you in mind if I can't get it sorted.

turboben wrote:where abouts in the uk are you as i have a full set of turbo top mounts here! and a laser alignement thing. i used to be the mechanic for kpm motorsport so know tyhe setup and handling of these cars

Milton Keynes

turboben wrote:with mk1s this is usualy caused by ball joint, top mounts or bushes! have u tried jacking each corned and see if you have any play in any suspension components?

that's the job for this weekend hopefully.. thanks

2tmike wrote:maybe a bit of play in the rack/ball joints and over winter a top mount has siezed ?

Thanks, I guess a more thorough inspection of all the components is now needed..

Nic wrote:Sticking brake caliper from being stood?

Thanks for the suggestion Nic, unless it is only sticking when driving I don't think that it is the cause. I can easily push the car back and forward on the driveway...

I'm not getting any heat build up when driving also ..

Just broke the car out after its winter hibernation and it's handling a bit scary. It is wandering about a bit and also you get a big over-steer sensation - more so when cornering right rather than left. Tyre pressures all checked as well as all the bushes (by a garage I trust). Full alignment done ...

mlhs wrote:Nice little drive round MK Hopefully my exhaust will turn up wednesday and ill be doing something very similar.

Sure was, also I've got a little b road route mapped out around MK which has some "interesting" corners

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9rH6aMnXl0

Fair bit of wind noise but I was using a cheap keyfob spy camera. Ignore the date/time stamp also.

Stick with it @ 9m 30sec

Well I spent 11am to 7pm today putting everything back together. I test fitted the ICE yesterday and ensured all wiring was good. Got dash back in and everything tidied up, only made a couple of cockups in the sequencing of the bits. Second to last job was a full clean of interior which is much more...

Would have come along but my MR2 is in bits at the moment and busy sorting out the ICE.

..after buying all the goodies last weekend and stripping out the interior I have now test fitted the amp and head unit. Speakers are in the doors and I have done basic setup to ensure it is sounding all ok. I know exactly where the dashboard rattle was and that is all sorted now. Tomorrow entails p...

toxo wrote:Absolutely 100,000 times easier with the dashboard out. One of my summer jobs is to rip mine out and redo it with the dashboard out the way!

Cool thanks again.

Yes, the stock head unit receives power via the amps. It's a bit weird compared to most car stereos in that the power comes through the amps to the head unit, and then the head unit sends the amps a signal to turn on. The usual 2 connectors (10pin and 6pin) you would see behind a passive Toyota ste...

I noticed when I removed one of the rear amps the head unit then failed to power up. My question is - does the head unit get power via the rest of the Toyota kit or is there an easy to locate permanent live and ignition switched live where the head unit is? I'm gonna rip out the entire active system...

I have fixed mine and my mates MR2's with noisy stereos by running a direct earth from the head unit to the chassis (as close as possible to the stereo).

I earthed mine to one of the bolts that holds the gear leaver assembly down.

Worth a punt.

Hopefully I will be along again..

Also if they can do alarms / immobilisers would be a bonus.

Thanks in advance