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Thank you.

On the look out for a new insurer. Currently with Continental and realized the hard way i guess how badly they suck. Click2Claim sounds like a neat deal if it actually works the way they advertise. Anyone used them? and how accurate is their assessment through photographs submitted. Thanks

ok thanks Gunat, appreciate the comments given.

Hi there, Thanks for the update. Is your model the v6 version or the standard 2000cc?

Hi all, Thinking of buying a Grand Vitara 2006 or 2007 model. I have searched through the forums but haven't been able to find good enough info on what i need. I'm looking at the 2000cc Petrol model not the 2700CC V6. Basically need to know. 1. Fuel consumption roughly in colombo city running 2. Is maintenance high in general. (Spare parts etc) 3. Any known issues in the 2006 or 2007 models to look out for. Thanks.

I have a Toyota IST 2003 model and was looking on ebay to get down a OBD Bluetooth port. However I have no idea if mine is OBD standard 1 or 2. I'm attaching the actual image of the OBD port hoping someone here will know. Thanks

That's probably just for the doors. You need about 2 sheets per door and a sheet is about 1000 each so price is about right. However i wanted to do the rear boot floor and sides as well which is where the most noise in a hatch comes from. That's the hardest part imo and will cost a lot more.

I started on it but never got to finish the project. If you use the right product there's an improvement but it's a hard job in a sense as it takes a very long time to do it properly. You can outsource it but can be expensive. IST is not a noisy car but if your shocks are bad then yes it can be and tyre condition. You can't do too much on these cars though since hatchbacks are inherently more noisier than a sedan. Having said that you can certainly do reduce it a lot by proper sound damping material however as mentioned before, it will be a hectic job. So depends on how badly you want it .

As per the site it says it can be used for both. anyway one way to find out i guess if no one has used it before

I found this for home insulation. http://www.anton.lk/Heat_and_Sound_Insulation/Insulation_and_Packaging/Polar_Insulation Anyone can comment if it'll be any good on cars? will check out their showroom this weekend

Well roughly per door you may need 3-4 sheets depending on if you want to put it on the inside panel an out. so you can roughly do the math. Didn't ask about removal, generally you wouldn't want to remove once you put it on would you?

<blockquote class='ipsBlockquote'data-author="Hoonigan" data-cid="261593" data-time="1400396017"><p> <br /> Before you dive in, look into how reversible it is. As in, how you can effectively take it out completely. That tar like stuff bonds pretty hard and might give you a bigger headache than the one you have now. Due to the harsher heat we have in SL, it might react differently thatn what you may have seen on Youtube, so having a solid exit plan in place is cruicial IMO.</p></blockquote> Yes correct. Thats why I pasted only a few small strips. But generally speaking one wouldn't need to take it out if things are going okay. Anyway will report findings in a few days

<blockquote class='ipsBlockquote'data-author="Hoonigan" data-cid="261593" data-time="1400396017"><p> <br /> Before you dive in, look into how reversible it is. As in, how you can effectively take it out completely. That tar like stuff bonds pretty hard and might give you a bigger headache than the one you have now. Due to the harsher heat we have in SL, it might react differently thatn what you may have seen on Youtube, so having a solid exit plan in place is cruicial IMO.</p></blockquote> Yes correct. Thats why I pasted only a few small strips. But generally speaking one wouldn't need to take it out if things are going okay. Anyway will report findings in a few days

For all those interested I'm testing out those peel and seal stuff. Will report findings in a few days. Put a few strips in the boot. But I want to see if any unusual smells are given out and how effective

On phone they quoted 1000per sheet but when I visited them price was 2000 I'm still researching as I now found that roof sealing sheets similar to peel and seal (Google it) works a charm at fraction of the cost.