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Charlie Hooper
Tinkerer
Queensland
V8 Limited Soarer

Posts: 79
Reg: 10-2005

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 Sunday, October 30, 2005 - 01:47 pm, by:  Charlie Hooper (Charlie) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Don Bagnall wrote on Sunday, October 30, 2005 - 08:32 am:

Good news Charlie, dosen't look like it needs much, other than some cosmetic bits n' bobs, and at the price you got it for, you'll be able to spend a bit of dosh on it to make it a good un, and still have a cheap Soarer............WELL DONE!



Heh... I went "Yay, saved lots of money" and ran out and bought a 134cm TV (LG) and new amp and surround speakers and sub (sherwood) and I think I've still spent less then I could have..

I'm going down to supercheep now to get some polish to see if paint is ok under the scum on the bonnet/roof/boot
Sam Schreck
TryHard
ACT
vvt-i JZZ31

Posts: 364
Reg: 07-2005

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 Sunday, October 30, 2005 - 03:52 pm, by:  Sam Schreck (Schreck300) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Ahhh, gotta love that new Soarer novelty.It doesn't wear off either.
Charlie Hooper
Tinkerer
Queensland
V8 Limited Soarer

Posts: 81
Reg: 10-2005

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 Monday, October 31, 2005 - 12:06 am, by:  Charlie Hooper (Charlie) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Hah yeah, this is the first car that I've actually wanted to get stuck in and fix little niggley bits etc .. my others, sure, I polished and wanted to make look nice but this one I want to make perfect..

BTW, if anyone's not busy and has any idea on my problem could they reply to my post in the Electrical section "Engine Electrical..." something or other is the thread name
Charlie Hooper
Tinkerer
Queensland
V8 Limited Soarer

Posts: 82
Reg: 10-2005

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 Monday, October 31, 2005 - 12:24 am, by:  Charlie Hooper (Charlie) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Also, what's the button next to the button to fold the rear vision mirrors in? I press it and all it does is make a very high pitched scraping noise...
Mustafa Akgul
DieHard
NSW
JZZ30-GTTL

Posts: 645
Reg: 07-2005

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 Monday, October 31, 2005 - 01:12 am, by:  Mustafa Akgul (Muzzy) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
it might be the shaker mirror function.japs used it to shake snow off the mirrors..
Peter Nitschke
Junk Filterer
South Australia
GT4.0 V8

Posts: 2233
Reg: 11-2004

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 Monday, October 31, 2005 - 02:52 am, by:  Peter Nitschke (Pen) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Shakes and heats the mirrors for fast de-icing and defogging. Usually only the passengers side as the drivers mirror is usually stuffed because they change the glass for compliance.
Charlie Hooper
Tinkerer
Queensland
V8 Limited Soarer

Posts: 84
Reg: 10-2005

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 Monday, October 31, 2005 - 03:33 am, by:  Charlie Hooper (Charlie) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Ahhh... Yeah it only seems to come from the passenger side.. Damn it's high pitched. It's fun for annoying the missus though :-)

Cheers!

Also, how do I turn the fog lights on (I'm not going to use them often but thought it'd be nice to know how hah)

And how do I use the cruise controll? When I test drove it I just kept pressing buttons and screwing around and it worked but I can't seem to get it working now..

Thanks!
Peter Nitschke
Junk Filterer
South Australia
GT4.0 V8

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 Monday, October 31, 2005 - 04:25 am, by:  Peter Nitschke (Pen) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
They aren't fog lights, they come on when a) headlights are on and b) indicators are on. Turn assist lights, let you see what you are about to run over in the driveway :-)

Cruise Control. Push button on end to switch On/Off. A/D (Auto Drive) shows on right hand side of dash board.

The C/C won't work below 38kph.

Get to desired speed, then pushing down sets the speed (above 38kph). Once speed is set, pushing down lowers it by 1.6kph, pushing up increases speed by 1.6kph.

Pulling forward, or using brakes, or dropping below 38kph cancels the cruise control.

Pushing up will resume unless the speed has dropped below 38kph in which case you need to set it again by getting to speed then pushing down.

Unless modified, the C/C won't work above 108kph. See in the Modifications section how to remove this limit.

I hope that all makes sense.
Benny Gammelmark
Goo Roo
NSW
V8 UZZ31

Posts: 1041
Reg: 07-2005

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 Monday, October 31, 2005 - 04:30 am, by:  Benny Gammelmark (Oldfield) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
I hope you've got the same controls as me. Here's how mine works:

Turn the fog lights on and off by the inner dial on the same stalk as the normal lights.

Cruise:
Turn on/off by pressing the end of the cruise stalk.
Set by pressing down. This will also decelerate if you're already cruising. Interval is 2 km/hr.
Resume by pressing up. This will also accelerate if you're already cruising.
Move the stalk towards you or touch the brakes to cancel cruise.

EDIT: Peter beat me to it. I thought it was 2km/hr.
Peter Nitschke
Junk Filterer
South Australia
GT4.0 V8

Posts: 2236
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 Monday, October 31, 2005 - 04:33 am, by:  Peter Nitschke (Pen) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Benny, just my observation, looks like it works in 1mph increments to me. :-)

Charlie has a 91 Soarer, so the lights will be turn lights only as far as I know, separate fogs came along in 94.
Benny Gammelmark
Goo Roo
NSW
V8 UZZ31

Posts: 1042
Reg: 07-2005

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 Monday, October 31, 2005 - 04:50 am, by:  Benny Gammelmark (Oldfield) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
You're right David. So he wont have the inner control on the stalk.

Maybe there's a difference in the increments according to year as well.
Peter Nitschke
Junk Filterer
South Australia
GT4.0 V8

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 Monday, October 31, 2005 - 07:25 am, by:  Peter Nitschke (Pen) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
David? Hmmm...
David Vaughan
DieHard
ACT
Soarer GT-L (4.0 V8) Lexus is300 (3.0 VVT-i 6)

Posts: 625
Reg: 07-2005

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 Monday, October 31, 2005 - 09:39 am, by:  David Vaughan (Davidv) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Here I am

post-94 is still 1.6km/h in my observation
Peter Nitschke
Junk Filterer
South Australia
GT4.0 V8

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 Monday, October 31, 2005 - 03:25 pm, by:  Peter Nitschke (Pen) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Oi! I wasn't asking for you, I was querying that it appeared I was being called "David" :-)
David Vaughan
DieHard
ACT
Soarer GT-L (4.0 V8) Lexus is300 (3.0 VVT-i 6)

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 Monday, October 31, 2005 - 03:43 pm, by:  David Vaughan (Davidv) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Gosh!
Don Bagnall
Moderator
New Zealand
UZZ30 GT4.0 V8

Posts: 1333
Reg: 05-2005

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 Monday, October 31, 2005 - 08:04 pm, by:  Don Bagnall (Baggs) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Benny Gammelmark
Goo Roo
NSW
V8 UZZ31

Posts: 1052
Reg: 07-2005

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 Tuesday, November 01, 2005 - 01:19 am, by:  Benny Gammelmark (Oldfield) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Sorry, misread. I read something David wrote just before I read this thread. It was also very late so there ..... I'm sure Sam wont mind
Peter Nitschke
Junk Filterer
South Australia
GT4.0 V8

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 Tuesday, November 01, 2005 - 02:35 am, by:  Peter Nitschke (Pen) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
I might (sniff...)
Charlie Hooper
Tinkerer
Queensland
V8 Limited Soarer

Posts: 94
Reg: 10-2005

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 Tuesday, November 01, 2005 - 02:32 pm, by:  Charlie Hooper (Charlie) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Here's a pic I took last night of the one I got after a polish.. I'll take some during the day tomorrow with the new exhaust
Charlie Hooper
Tinkerer
Queensland
V8 Limited Soarer

Posts: 95
Reg: 10-2005

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 Tuesday, November 01, 2005 - 02:33 pm, by:  Charlie Hooper (Charlie) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
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