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Ben G
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18th Aug 12 at 12:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

It's a lovely motor mate. It has something that the silver/black 330's don't.
Ben G
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18th Aug 12 at 12:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Gtf with your angry ben.
SetH
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18th Aug 12 at 13:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

love you x
SetH
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18th Aug 12 at 13:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I wonder if the last generation celica got the same stick about being underpowered when it came out, even in 190bhp guise.
Jambo
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18th Aug 12 at 17:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Fucking awesome.

Get the leather re conolised, some guy on cutters did it. Was £400 and looked like. £2k retrim.

I'm gunna get it done fo sho
Jambo
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18th Aug 12 at 17:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Also needs E39/E36 shifter to match ally trim
SetH
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19th Aug 12 at 19:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Trim isn't plain ally, I think it's individual as never seen it before I'll get close up.

Also fucking posted statement about celica under wrong topic

Won't be spending anymore on this car now.
Corsa_Sport21
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19th Aug 12 at 19:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

How hard wearing is that silver trim??

My old E46 Compact had the same trim, but it peeled off just by looking at it. Was soft as shite.
AndyCorsaSport
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19th Aug 12 at 19:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
It's a lovely motor mate. It has something that the silver/black 330's don't.


Blue paint
Ben G
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19th Aug 12 at 19:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i mean it looks a lot classier you mad man.
AndyCorsaSport
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CORSA NUT
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19th Aug 12 at 21:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

SetH I can't quite decide if the wheels would look better in a diff colour? Like that lads mint Individual 5 series off here....



How much would you want for yours if you sold it out of interest buddy?
SetH
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quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
How hard wearing is that silver trim??

My old E46 Compact had the same trim, but it peeled off just by looking at it. Was soft as shite.


It is not the normal silver trim. I will get a pic, it has a cubed effect. Must be pretty hard wearing as all of it is unmarked.
SetH
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19th Aug 12 at 22:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Corsa nut go and look at 10 04 plate 330ci then come and look at mine and make an offer
SetH
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20th Aug 12 at 13:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Right, after trialling it over the weekend the offside rear wheel is catching too much for my liking. It is not too bad with just me but with a passenger and some stuff in the boot its not good.

I do not want to go to a 215 which most of the E46 zone guys are running.

I have booked in for hunter alignment (was going to do this anyway) but I am going to ask for 0.5 negative camber on the rear.

does anyone know roughly how much extra distance this will give between the sidewall and the arch once it is dialled in?

will I potentially need to go more then -0.5 to get a few more mm of clearance?

As I understand it the only minus point of negative camber is that it reduces high speed straight line stability and potentially higher tyre wear on inside?

Thanks.
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20th Aug 12 at 14:52   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

If the car is lowered im sure 0.5 degree (and sometimes standard from the factory) will be present anyway, i would say you would need quite a bit more to get the clearance your looking for.
SetH
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20th Aug 12 at 15:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Looks ilke you are right, I just pulled out the alignment report from when I had it done back in June.

Front Camber

Left : -0.56'
Right : -0.56'

Rear Camber

Left - 2.13'
Right - 2.08'

factory specs for rear camber are between 1.49' and 2.19'

I really think I only need a few mm extra clearance.
Ben G
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20th Aug 12 at 15:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i'm sure another 0.5 degrees of camber won't hurt.
SetH
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20th Aug 12 at 15:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Yeah, I wonder what that .5 degree would equate to in extra clearance though.

I can see them charging me extra if they set it up with 0.5 then have to remove all the equipment, road test, find its not enough, get all equipment back on and set up again etc etc.

Might be better asking for a whole degree from the outset
SetH
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20th Aug 12 at 16:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I need an engineering student to do a calculation for me.

Apparently if you know the radius of your rim you can calculate how many mm from arch to tire wall based on the amount of camber in degees.

going to jack the car up first and double check where it is rubbing. Still seems bizare it is only one side.

[Edited on 20-08-2012 by SetH]
Jambo
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20th Aug 12 at 17:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Makes me want teh E46

[Edited on 20-08-2012 by Jambo]
Buzz
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20th Aug 12 at 17:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

this is mine ..

Gareth T
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20th Aug 12 at 18:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Buzz
this is mine ..




very nice, the wheels are smart.
CORSA NUT
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20th Aug 12 at 18:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by SetH
Corsa nut go and look at 10 04 plate 330ci then come and look at mine and make an offer


Errrrr 5.5K?! problem is I don't want it I was just curious what you had it up for
CORSA NUT
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20th Aug 12 at 18:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Gareth T
quote:
Originally posted by Buzz
this is mine ..




very nice, the wheels are smart.


I got a 'buzz' in my pants seeing that. Wheels are spaftastic

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