Brett
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Went to see this last night. This is the best picture I have.
If you look where the arrow is, there's like an old skool style aerial coming out of the bumper in front of the passenger headlight. You can pull it up like a conventional aerial. I asked and he said it was on the car when it came into the country and they're used for cornering 
Can anyone explain? New to me.
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Gary
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Taxi arial imo
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Steve
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only thing i can think of is some kind of marker to line up against the apex or something, being as its the furthest point away from the driver if what hes saying isnt bullshit
[Edited on 21-06-2012 by Steve]
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MatthewR
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Is that not just the normal aerial for the radio?
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Gary
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quote: Originally posted by Steve
only thing i can think of is some kind of marker to line up against the apex or something, being as its the furthest point away from the driver if what hes saying isnt bullshit
[Edited on 21-06-2012 by Steve]
In that case you'd have one either side would you not?
I call bullshit. Someone's bodged a taxi Ariel on
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micra_pete
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Do you still have the rope line with it? they're popular in Japan, they are used to tighten the turn in on cornering.
Like this

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Robin
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It's quite common in Japan, it's so you know where the far front corner is so that you dont catch it in a car park. Comes with free semi retro jdm scene points.
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Steve
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quote: Originally posted by Gary
quote: Originally posted by Steve
only thing i can think of is some kind of marker to line up against the apex or something, being as its the furthest point away from the driver if what hes saying isnt bullshit
[Edited on 21-06-2012 by Steve]
In that case you'd have one either side would you not?
I call bullshit. Someone's bodged a taxi Ariel on
probably my thinking is just that its the point furthest away so ou have less judgement that side
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Robin
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Google 'Japan corner pole' and look at images
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Brett
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ha spot on Robin, I'd tried to goole it but didn't know what to use, aerial and antenna were obviously bringing up nothing related
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3CorsaMeal
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Boys in girls jeans will be fitting them to mk4 golfs soon
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MatthewR
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quote: Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
Boys in girls jeans
wetting myself
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AndyCorsaSport
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Seen them on a few imports, only ones I have seen them on was people carrier things though.
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Brett
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Maybe it's a sign it was owned by a sensible mature japanese owner so I should get it
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Tomnova16
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loads of cars had them in malta
http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter
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Sunz
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I need one of them for the Megane, feels like I'm driving a tank
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Jambo
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quote: Originally posted by Sunz
I need one of them for the Megane, feels like I'm driving a tank
WTF
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Sunz
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quote: Originally posted by Jambo
quote: Originally posted by Sunz
I need one of them for the Megane, feels like I'm driving a tank
WTF
quote: Originally posted by Robin
It's quite common in Japan, it's so you know where the far front corner is so that you dont catch it in a car park. Comes with free semi retro jdm scene points.
Not that hard to work out ? I don't know how wide the car is, so feels wide like I'm in a tank, didn't realise it was such a difficult thing to read the topic first.
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3CorsaMeal
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its for air drying pieces of sushi imho
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Jed D
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quote: Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
Boys in girls jeans will be fitting them to mk4 golfs soon
FLOL
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AndyCorsaSport
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quote: Originally posted by Sunz
quote: Originally posted by Jambo
quote: Originally posted by Sunz
I need one of them for the Megane, feels like I'm driving a tank
WTF
quote: Originally posted by Robin
It's quite common in Japan, it's so you know where the far front corner is so that you dont catch it in a car park. Comes with free semi retro jdm scene points.
Not that hard to work out ? I don't know how wide the car is, so feels wide like I'm in a tank, didn't realise it was such a difficult thing to read the topic first.
I think Jambo didn't realise Meganes had suddenly grown into such huge cars.
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Sunz
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quote: Originally posted by AndyCorsaSport
quote: Originally posted by Sunz
quote: Originally posted by Jambo
quote: Originally posted by Sunz
I need one of them for the Megane, feels like I'm driving a tank
WTF
quote: Originally posted by Robin
It's quite common in Japan, it's so you know where the far front corner is so that you dont catch it in a car park. Comes with free semi retro jdm scene points.
Not that hard to work out ? I don't know how wide the car is, so feels wide like I'm in a tank, didn't realise it was such a difficult thing to read the topic first.
I think Jambo didn't realise Meganes had suddenly grown into such huge cars.
If that's the case then I will have to say I'm a abysmal driver not up to the standards of the CS elites !
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Robin
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At lead you admit it
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Ian
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Its just so you can see the corner.
Taxi aerial would have electrical connections on it which that one doesn't.
Plus, Impreza Taxi?
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Ben G
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the ring has m5 taxi's 
edit: according to the cs elitists. i've never been there myself so i can't comment on the authenticity.
[Edited on 21-06-2012 by Ben G]
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