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I have used TOA / Leyland clear coat and it works well, Needs a sand or a polish once dried 3 coats The liquid is probably a cheap wax, It would be better if you did apply a clear coat as you've sanded the protective layer up front, Not an expert on this but a bit of reading on the net says it may weaken the lens, with mild cracks appearing with time. therefore by covering it up with a clear coat, you'd restore that layer and the clear coat does not yellow up like the original polymer. Without a clear coat, I reckon it will be yellow in a matter of months, as there is no protective layer. Again, not an expert; just DIY experience

Already added sir

Reporting back, finally found the time, I was referred to this place by the name of L*l Cushion Works by a friend, got the wrap done with padding and custom seam. I'd rate it 9/10, Quite satisfied

Did you apply a clear coat?

Sorry to go off topic, but I too am interested in Buying a set of brembo rotors, I am outstation at the moment, therefore I called them, no one picked up, However NRX, do they have a system of identifying a particular rotor set from the vehicle make/model/year or should you carry them to panchi like old-school? Also the price you have mentioned is that for a slotted or cross drilled? or simply oem replacement? Thanks

It looks like he got a bit of bridge on the right front end as well in the stunt

There are no Night breakers or premium bulbs for parking, however based on the type of socket you have, you can replace them for a set of LEDS; you can find osrams etc but will be expensive, but a generic chinese led set off ebay would do fine in sorting out the colour Mostly OEM DRLs turn off / dimm out when the main lights of the car are turned on, If you do decide to wire in DRL, use a relay to break the circuit once the headlamps are on, as for how it looks, its a matter of taste and how much you are wiling to invest. These mods will cost between $10-$20 online or even local, so do experiment, and do post pics

The Nightbreaker lineage claims to put out more light, at more or less the same wattage and puts out more whiter light, Well once you actually do the swap and turn the lights on, you realize there is a major difference, in spread/distance/ and the colour. If your lights are that dim, do look into the battery and charging circuit as well. AFAIK, xenon - hid is a different technology all in all, so the xenon setup needs the whole hid kit to run, I'm sure you have seen pairs of bulbs in plastic boxes labelled HID and Xenon etc, these are just halogen bulbs dipped in some flaky paint, of chinese origin, utter counterfeit crap. If you are talking about installing HIDs to your existing headlamps, one issue would be, you find loads of hideous low quality kits, that last only weeks, Most importantly these kits were not designed to be used in your stock housing. so they would throw light all over the place blinding the oncoming traffic. You can get high brightness by 1.Increasing the wattage; but you will have to upgrade the wiring loom and the sockets, may risk damage to the headlamp itself 2. Premium bulbs, Osram Philips PIAA ( please take a look at the ebay thread, we had a good discussion on this) 3. LED bulbs, expensive, brighter, consumes less electricity, and hard to find a good kit, likely to cause interference on the stereo. Lastly, coming back to Nightbreakers, they are just bulbs in a pack, matter of minutes to swap the bulbs, no modification whatsoever to the car. Excuse me for my ignorance, was there any presea variant that had HID as stock? If so you can consider a swap, but its going to be expensive

Saw this on Carthrottle, proper rofl

Well I've been using the Sala Prosat Device since 2013, Got it updated several times, Except for the suction cup, which failed recently, the device is rather bullet proof. The guidance system is quite good. Maps are updated time to time (highway stuff etc) The voice guidance is decent but nowhere near compared to systems in European countries. As for fixture, these devices either have a suction cup or if you have Navigation compatible head unit, you can get an SD Also theres this new device called navgo which forms an interface between a non navi compatible head unit and provides on-screen gps, on sale for a similar sum, Komi knows more on this. Also look up for devices for sale in popular classifieds sites, You might be able to find a mildly used one. I too feel 25k is a tad bit too high for a gps, system, especially since its just software installed on a generic Chinese head unit Please do mind I do not work for any of the above companies, If this post seems like an advert, admins feel free.

If your wheel is a generic rim (as per OP picture) from a popular car model, make (say corolla / toyota) I've seen Toyota van rims go from Rs.2500 upwards I feel it might be cheaper and safer to buy a used one, loads available due to wheel swaps etc, besides restoring this is going to cost you somewhat similar or more ( Prices vary with with place and person) and the possibility depends on the degree of damage. Also do take a look at your suspension while you are at it, there's a possibility this blow damaged other components, you'll obviously have to do the wheel alignment.

And the Van fetish

If this happens, In the not so distant future; 2015 Kuliyapitiya modal folkswagan, liter ekata km20, nikal pati, led scuf lite, mirror lite ikmanin vikinimata atha

If I recall right, Jdnet tried this and it worked.

YUP, some sellers provide this FOC for premium goods, You get email updates when the item is en-route. An awesome feature but quite the anxiety builder

+1 Sampath, I too feel that the item is held by customs, did u check on the slpost site I linked earlier? Give it a try. If you are comfortable you may share what you imported, so that we too can watch-out for this delay and all of us love to hear about new car parts

If they have given you a tracking reference; Use one of the following appropriately, or they may have recommended another as per country, item etc http://track-chinapost.com https://www.17track.net/ http://www.trackitonline.ru/ If the the parcel has already reached the Sri Lanka Postal Service, you may use the same Reference and track it through the following https://ipslight.upu.org/ (User name / Password - slpost) You'll have to try it many times as the whole of Sri Lanka logs in with this one account to track parcels. And if these items are less than $10, the tracking detail they give is usually a fake one, also keep in mind stuff takes 3 weeks or more to reach usually, unless its courier.

Machan how did u get this down? did it arrive at your house or Did u have to go through customs? Do they tax heavy?

This indeed has happened to me once, and there was one other time the driver was tricked /or stupid enough to believe IOC Xtramile was the same as Super Diesel, Ended up with an error code, after that tank.

Yes there is a turning radius compromise do to the articulation limit of front CVs, same story on Noahs and many Japanese Vans, and some AWD cars. Most SUVs in general do not have a good turning radius, thereby its not noticed.

So is your Hiace an AWD? If I recall the KDH205 was AWD, considered one myself once, is the 206 the successor?

The center differential will be present in most of the above setups but however locking the centre differential is a variable option from make to model. The center diff when locked provides an equal torque distribution to both the front and rear wheels, Useful when bogged down and aids traction and cornering in rally cars. AFAIK the Fortuner lineage share the same part time 4wd setup as they are based on the pickup truck platform and internals, they do not have a centre differential, Some are factory fitted with a rear LSD or a Lockable rear differential, I'm not very sure about the Monterosport though. Most of the newer vans are AWD rather than 4WD with a centre diff, where the front wheels engage automatically, but I've not seen the lock function though. A bit of ignored trivia; all Defenders are AWD and come with a lockable center differential, completely mechanical almost to date and is activated by pulling the H-L shifter about 8" towards the driver, crude but effective

Damn that Hiace must've pulled like a train at the time with I have the Prado engine bragging rights

Thanks for the reply davy, I've got a feeling they'll reject it as well cos its a small job, anyways I ll check and get back to you.

As far as I know the above engines don't use the sophisticated injector system and are relatively bullet proof compared to the KD series, They've been around here since the 90s and have coped well with the normal diesel. I've seen chaps using Super diesel on 80s vans and even those diesel 3 wheelers, claiming better mpg and better pickup. Yup the D4D injectors cost 70k+ per unit and once installed must be recoded at the agent or equivalent for them to fire and run smooth.