What have you done today/recently to your 5?

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Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?

Postby KevGoat » Sun Jun 09, 2013 9:14 pm

shuey wrote:Ended up having Devonshire tea at SkyHigh Mt Dandenong instead.


Always a nice alternative :)

Great roads through there from memory.

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Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?

Postby narita » Sun Jun 09, 2013 9:55 pm

<3 olinda
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Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?

Postby KevGoat » Mon Jun 10, 2013 12:09 am

narita wrote:<3 olinda


Use to own a block of land in Emerald (near the lake) 37/38 years ago and just trying to recall ... isn't there a good drive from Emerald to Olinda??

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Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?

Postby CaptainNate » Mon Jun 10, 2013 3:19 pm

Drove to work with my roof up. Still got wet. #lifewithoutrainrails
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Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?

Postby Kev05 » Mon Jun 10, 2013 4:08 pm

CaptainNate wrote:Drove to work with my roof up. Still got wet. #lifewithoutrainrails


Get a hardtop.

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Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?

Postby JRBasia » Mon Jun 10, 2013 4:35 pm

Found and killed a squeak, oil and filter change, Fixed rear bumper lip, new sticker on the ceiling of my hardtop and cleaned the windows. Feels fresh.

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Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?

Postby CaptainNate » Mon Jun 10, 2013 4:40 pm

Kev05 wrote:Get a hardtop.


I have one, but I haven't gotten around to installing some rain rails on it. :P
And there is also the annoying part of not being able to remove it at work if the rain stops :)
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Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?

Postby Kev05 » Mon Jun 10, 2013 7:42 pm

CaptainNate wrote:And there is also the annoying part of not being able to remove it at work if the rain stops :)


Bring a trailer...put the top in it when the rain stops. :lol:

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Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?

Postby fastfreddygassit » Mon Jun 10, 2013 9:31 pm

Crapweasel wrote:
fastfreddygassit wrote:Fitted a Scangauge II to the SE. Pretty snazzy :mrgreen:


Pics? Where did you mount it?

MINX fitted one a couple of years ago, mounted on the steering column - interested to see if you went the same way, or came up with something different?

I had come up with something completely different.
But whilst fine-tuning the install this evening, I dropped the gauge and put a slight fracture in the lcd and have lost the top display line.
I broke the effing thing. :cry: :cry: :cry:
This gauge is brilliant (water temp, iAt, tps, etc) so I'm going to have to buy another tomorrow.
I am mounting it in the tombstone, where the little cubby box is (next to the lighter).
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It's not a straightforward fit, but it's not hard.....unless you drop it and break it................ :oops:

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Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?

Postby Okibi » Mon Jun 10, 2013 10:31 pm

Looks good FFG
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Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?

Postby shuey » Wed Jun 12, 2013 7:49 pm

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.. this arrived in the mail today, and got it fixed on. I like it! :)
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Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?

Postby fastfreddygassit » Wed Jun 12, 2013 7:58 pm

shuey wrote:.. this arrived in the mail today, and got it fixed on. I like it! :)


Nice fuel cap :BROADY:
Now, get in touch with meanmx.
I am pretty sure he has a cheap cure for your 4wd ride height (considering we pulled them out on Saturday!!)

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Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?

Postby shuey » Wed Jun 12, 2013 8:16 pm

fastfreddygassit wrote:Nice fuel cap :BROADY:
Now, get in touch with meanmx.
I am pretty sure he has a cheap cure for your 4wd ride height (considering we pulled them out on Saturday!!)

But the 4WD setup was great when my GPS gave me a run around onto mucky gravel roads at Mt Dandenong last weekend :mrgreen:
Ok, will check it out.. haha!
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Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?

Postby CaptainNate » Fri Jun 14, 2013 1:07 am

New plugs and leads :D
Also discovered the valve cover gasket has a leak :(
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Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?

Postby james_p93 » Fri Jun 14, 2013 11:44 am

Are there any pre reqs for scan guage 2?
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