john_mchutchison

i bought 2 new rear shockies from camskill which are supposedly oem but when i got them this morning the box says they are gas shocks. now i got told mine were busted and leaking oil but correct me if im wrong but how can gas shocks leak oil? do u think i have the wrong shocks on the car just now or are my new ones wrong type? any advice welcome pls.

ive had my03 wrx for 2 and a half years now, washed it god knows how many times, noticed that gap every time and wondered why it was there, doh. should there really be something there??????

never mind scaring your wife, how about your kids, much funnier.

glad your ok man but more importantly is that brembo 6 pots i see there? and will they fit my03 wrx

im glad u put the pics up of your car cause i was gonna get my wheels done in a similar way but had second thoughts, but now ive seen yours i think i might go for it noo, cheers. ps, nice cars.

would like to do that track sometime but not this time, saving my pennies for nurburgring on 8th may.

think ill be going to this but may have to return on the sunday ferry, hopefully not though. what hotel u booked into cal i cant find any, pls help. do you need to wear a crash helmet on track? keep me informed of any changes.

found this on there web site if its any good to u. http://www.mintex.com/index.php?option=com...2&Itemid=37

sounds like a pain in the a***. erm, any volunteers to help?

back door, back seat? what are those? lol. but i cant see the top of the struts, do i have to remove a cover or something?

man he/she must be gutted . didnt think the sti was out till march next year?

Got ma xmas prezzie early and looking for advise on fitting reat strut brace, got front one done no probs but any advise on rear would be much appreciated. cant find anything on forums about fiting them. cheers guys.

would like to say a big well done to all the guys and gals who organised this event, looked a gr8 day out. Will try and make it in future but i like a wee drink on a sat night then feel like on sun.

for future reference for anyone. the noise was caused by the back brake discs worn and not the rear dif, to the guys who got it correct and ta much for all the advise. :kerstsmiley:

thx den

i bought 4 of these tyres a few months ago and 3 differences i noticed from my pirellis which were on it, 1) incredible grip in the wet 2) lots of tyre squeal in dry which i never got from pirellis and 3) LOUD tyre noise on motorway. and IMHO i would never run different tyres on my car, especially not a scoob with the speeds these things can go round corners

where is this Hypertech place, sounds like i should be paying them a visit

how easy? take them of and run over with wire brush or replace?

i always thought that about brake wear as well but u never know with these cars.

ok, just checked pads and rear ones are fine, front ones look a bit worn and the brake fluid is in between max and min, could it be front pad issues and ive just picked the sound up from the wrong wheels? hmmmm i wonder i have ebc yellow stuff pads and they had a good thrashing round knockhill among other places and when they are hot they grip like, well a grippy thing......

dont think it will be the pads as replaced them all (front and rear) during the summer time but ill go and check. i dont have ramps to get car up on so will be hard to do myself. probably be looking at new one if price is right.

Please help guys, there is a loud whining/wailing noise coming from the rear of the car when i have been on the motorway for about 10 mins. 1st i thought it was wheel bearing but the noise goes away when i turn the steering wheel any direction and i only hear it on motorway never driving in town. Mechanics said rear dif oil was dirty so they changed that but still no joy, went to bathgate from carnbroe last night and noise happened just as i got through the roadworks at harthill area but i never heard it on the way back. So do u think its rear dif? or something else? if it is dif anyone got any ideas about cost and where to get fixed? also meant to be driving to kent this fri, think its a good idea? thx for any help. ps, car is a 03 wrx with 60k on clock.

i cant believe people are getting over 300 miles from 1 tank, i get about 200-220 mainly driving about town in MY03 wrx sometimes even less. tried a slow drive down south once to try and see how far i could get from a tank, made it to happendon and boredome set in sitting at 70mph, cant remember how far i got on that tank pushing it hard at KH once i got less than 150 miles but was worth every penny of v power.