Engine bay cleaning

by James S, 08-12-2019, 04:37 PM

What's best thing to use to clean my engine bay up a bit?
And also, is there a colour match for the paint in the engine bay as it is different to the rest of the car!

nooby to this forum! herts.

by tattoo ron, 08-12-2019, 04:21 PM

hi there, had a brief encounter with this club at jae,having speedfreek as a close mate,and had a chat with a few members. ill be joining soon,and coming to as many meets as my business allows(tattooist).
unfortunatly,saturdays are my busiest days,but the wifey has promised me the odd one here and there off!.
so,heres me little car, i get em cheap,have em resprayed,then go to town on em,this is my 3rd. loads more in the pipeline,as love doing my own mods,and regularly hold tech days at my house,had 11 cars one day!!
hope you like,and ill be on here off and on!.


current spec,and bits ready to go in-
1.6 eunos
maxim works header and decat.
racing beat intake snorkel
garage vary front bumper and light conversion kit (mk3 kit)
garage vary rear bumper
pitcrew racing rear spoiler and rear light conv kit
fog light to rev light mod
split rim watts refurbed by me.
wattanabe airvents
formula steering wheel
runabout side mirrors
padded interior from last car
seats(top secret at the mo)
kgw home made dash pad set (orig kgw one may yet still go in,undecided..)
kyb climb drift shocks and springs
retro dials from usa (out at the mo,doing more stuff to the cluster)
tow hook from the army! (tbf)
front splitter and grill (tbf)
pitcrew single wiper
kgw fuel lid
stage 21 vented bonnet
im motorsport centre mirror and bar
mongoose cat back pipe
home made style bar(off nocturnals old car)
tr lane harness bar
driftworks harness
kgw heater panel (tbf)
kgw centre plate set and gearknob(tbf)
nakamae centre console and toggle switches

TBF-to be fitted..
so yes,a lot of work to go still,but give me a few weeekends and itll be there.

ODB2 Bluetooth Adaptor

by el_gencer, 08-12-2019, 04:02 PM

Well i received my cheap ebay ELM327/ODB2 bluetooth adaptor today so thought i'd give everyone a quick review of it.

This is the one i ordered.


The first thing that i noticed when plugging it in, is that it draws power straight away. This could be an issue if you wanted it permanently connected.

The next issue i found was the ABS light flashes when the device is connected. After a bit of searching, it turns out it also does the same on MR2s. Might be a Toyota thing with the ELM327 ? It didn't convince me to leave it in as permanent solution.

Pairing with an SGS went smoothly and Torque-lite picked it up. However it's a bit laggy to say the least. Even with tweaking the software settings there is a huge delay on the dials in the app. I can probably rule out the SGS as the issue as it has a 1ghz cpu with hardly anything running in the background. Which either leaves the app at fault or the device. I'm going for the device as plenty people seem to be happy with Torque-lite and, on their website they mention that the cheap ebay adaptors may not work correctly.

All in all i'm not particularly impressed so far, but for £12 i'm not going to cry about it.

Maybe we could do a review section on these adaptors to help people who want to purchase an ODB2 adaptor ?

What to get

by K20a2, 07-12-2019, 05:34 PM

I dunno what wheels to get for my ep3, any ideas?

Apex springs

by K20a2, 07-12-2019, 05:18 PM

Anyone know if they are any good?

Another Ox Nooby

by missoctane, 07-12-2019, 05:00 PM

Another

Newby from oxford!

by supra-rob, 07-12-2019, 08:42 AM

Hi guys and girls, was out last night and had a card left under my wipers last night with this club on so thought i would take a look and joined up! just like to say hello and look forward to getting to know the club and the people on here.

Cheers guys

Robby

Lewis Hamilton gets Photoshopped

by Dan_Turism0, 07-12-2019, 06:34 AM

stolen this from another forum, some of the pics are stigging hilarious

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic...lton&mid=0

such as

Happy birthday HollowPoint

by purplewitch, 06-12-2019, 10:37 PM

Happy birthday HollowPoint, have a great day

IS200 Speedview installation

by Sparkystav, 06-12-2019, 04:23 PM

Make: Lexus
Model: IS200
Year: 2001



Wire colours:
Red +12V: Red/Blue
Black Earth: Brown/White
White Speed Signal: Red/Yellow - Manual Red/Black - Auto




Calibration setting:
P-Number: TBA
Fine Adjustment: TBA

Tools needed:
Soft cloth, window cleaner, Posi-drive screw driver, Pliers/Soldering Iron

Forum or Owner’s Club:
OutlawJapClub.com

Any Further Information:
http://WWW.IS200TT.co.nr

Comments:
Very simple process and a great bit of kit


Fitting:

Right,

Firstly a massive thanks to LEXUSPAT for use of his pics, with my dash being so different now the his pics were better.

First step is to remove the speedo itself to access the needed wires,

first put the steering wheel to the lowest setting

there are 3 screws holding in the cover

remove the 1 below the ignition barrel




then remove the 2 at the top of the cover



pull the cover towards you gently which should expose the clips




these should just pull out

remember there is the connector to the dimmer switch on the other side which you will need to remove




once this is disconected it should just slid off to expose the dial cluster




there are 3 screws holding this in place










remove all 3 and pull it out gently

there are 2 block connectors on the back remove these and the dials should come out





Once its down you want the larger plug as all your wires are on there.


Now you have choices of running the wire to the speedo,

I suggest as the lead is long enough, mount the unit on the dash, running the wire along between the window and dash. Down the side of the vent and it should slip behind it.

Then remove the lower dash panel by removing the two screws at the bottom, one on either side, and it should then pop out enough to reach the wire and feed it back up towards the speedo.

Once there connect to the wires as per the diagram, either soldering (recommended) or using scotch locks provided.





Replace the speedo, in the opposite way and job done!