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Been searching the forum as well as Google but couldn't find a good overall place for restoration of my Lancer CK1 interior. I basically need to repair/replace some door panels, door winders, winder glasses if needed, plastic panels near the shifter, shifter boot cover, steering wheel, the hood, locks, door handles etc. as well as the seat covers. Basically to overhaul the interior. There are some reputed places for seat covers but I couldn't find a place which can do all of these under one roof or at least most of these as these related to vehicle upholstery. Would be grateful if you could give me some directions even to get some of these done. I'm going to get it painted soon so looking for a place to get the interior overhauled soon after. Also there is some work related to the dashboard as well such as fixing lights, the fan knob etc. Thank you in advance!

Yeah it does. I'm not sure the condition though, I too suspected whether the catalytic convertor be the culprit. Although I fixed a muffler, the sound of the exhaust at some point increased heavily to the extent to suspect that there is a problem with the exhaust. Any place I can check and may be replace or clean it? How much would it cost to replace it? Thanks so much for the prompt response

Dear all, I have a 1997 Mitsubishi Lancer bought brand new. The car struggled to pass the vehicle emission test in the recent years. In the last year, after installing new spark plugs, new air filter, the CO level was still above the standard 3. Somehow I managed to get it through the test last year, but this year the CO level is above 9. It initially even rejected from the test as it is above the high peak values. This is after installing a brand new carburetor and tuning, cleaning the newly installed and almost unused spark plugs, with a still brand new like air filter which is very clean. However let me give you some background info, the car has been sitting for months close to an year. I used to start it and let it idle without running just to charge the batteries. I top up oil from time to time as there is a slight oil burning issue which was there for a while (3 - 4 years roughly) and the colour of the engine oil is still good, but I didn't change the oil. Some of the current engine oil is nearly an year old however, I think I top up like half of it or so six months ago with fresh oil and the color of the oil is not bad. I noticed this problem when the car was stationary and when I used to drive it daily, it used to pass the test. Now even after reducing the fuel intake from the carburetor, with a brand new carburetor and almost new air filter, almost new spark plugs, even the mechanics are finding it difficult to understand the problem. Can clearly see the excessive black exhaust. RPM HC CO Standard 1000 3 Idle 1070 1384 9.39 2500 RPM 2450 812 9.99 Any thoughts? Thank you in advance!

Thank you so very much for your reply and for your time! This is very helpful indeed. Bless you!

Hi everyone! Hope you all are well and staying safe! Has the government given any extensions to renew our vehicle revenue license? If not how can we do it in these lockdown days? I know there is this online service, but without a functioning postal department, this wouldn't work, and too risky to follow as there will be delays/dislocations and imagine explaining something like this to an average police officer. (hats off to good policemen) Also no way to get the smoke test done. So then what are our options? Have you managed to renew your vehicle insurance these days? I just tried to reach my insurance company for hours but couldn't get through. Are there any online payment and delivery services operated by these companies these days? Thank you in advance! Kind Regards, Dush

Thank you so very much bro! This is excellent! I checked with a shop and they have Mobil Super Moto 20w 50.

Dear all, How you all doing? I bought a 2015 XR 230 (9000km done) (CRF230L in USA) and would like to know how you all maintain your XRs. Please accept my apologies for my lack of knowledge on this. It would be great if you could kindly reply to my following queries. 1. Is it best to change oil every 2000km or 5000km (I only use it to commute and never do hard off road but light trails)? Which oil is best and the viscosity? I can find Mobil and Caltex in our country. 2. Does this bike have an oil filter that you should change when you change engine oil? If so the model and the brand of the filter? Or do you have to clean the oil screen? 3. How to lubricate the chain? I heard that you have a spray oil, what is the brand and how often you should do it, or what is the best way? 4. Best tension of the chain? 5. 92 octane gas or 95 octane gas? 6. Recommended break oil? 7. Recommended tire pressure for front and rear - it still has original factory fitted tires (Bridgestone) 8. What are the other maintenance items I have missed? 9. Best place to buy parts/oil in Sri Lanka? Thank you so very much Live to ride, ride to live !

Dear all, I bought a 2015 XR 230 (9000km done) (CRF230L in USA) and would like to know how you all maintain your XRs. Please accept my apologies for my lack of knowledge on this. It would be great if you could kindly reply to my following queries. 1. Is it best to change oil every 2000km or 5000km (I only use it to commute and never do hard off road but light trails)? Which oil is best and the viscosity? I can find Mobil and Caltex in our country. 2. Does this bike have an oil filter that you should change when you change engine oil? If so the model and the brand of the filter? Or do you have to clean the oil screen? 3. How to lubricate the chain? I heard that you have a spray oil, what is the brand and how often you should do it, or what is the best way? 4. Best tension of the chain? 5. 92 octane gas or 95 octane gas? 6. Recommended break oil? 7. Recommended tire pressure for front and rear - it still has original factory fitted tires (Bridgestone) 8. What are the other maintenance items I have missed? Thank you so very much

Guys, need to import an rc transmitter. Can anybody help me clearing it? I can pay for your services. Thank you

Thank you so much for the reply, I would be happy if I can repair it as I have the other one as a back up. Its just makes rattling sound only for deep base

Thanks so much for your reply, one of the speakers provides rattling sound for low bass, not sure if its the coil or something else. I checked in the shop you mentioned and almost all the other car audio shops in colombo, they dont have. Due to the popularity of JBL now there are a lot of fakes. Almost all ebays are fake/chinese JBLs. I did some research on this. This is regarding JBL high end speakers only. Not sure about others. Can buy from Amazon but the duty cost n shipping is insane dude. Almost 3 times the price of the speakers. And then you have to pay more money to post office dirty bloods + duty again to clear it. Its crazy

Please, can you pm me the place, mine is one of the high grade ones, hard to find. Thanks so much dude

Any good place/technician to repair car speakers? my JBL is slightly broken, can't find a place to buy original JBL. Thanks.

Thank you Davy bro. You are absolutely right.

Wow, thanks so much for the prompt reply and for the valuable resources, tried partsouq.com, what a site, very detailed. I found it. Thank you so very much. :)