New Scottish VR4 owner

[Axeboy]

Well, i bit the bullet...

Got me a 97' VR4 Tip Saloon today...

Drove it all the way up without problems, however....

I have a few quick questions!

1. It needs new pads and dsics at the front, any idea of Mitsu prices, and also, recommendations of others?

2. The AYC has 3 light bars above it on the rev counter, what exactly do they mean?

3. Im going to out it into my local dealer for a service, any idea how much a standard service would cost? Roughly... just the fluids and so on.


I'll go search around the various threads for more info too!

[Nick Mann]

Congrats!

Front discs and pads - don't know the price for Mitsy parts, but National Racing discs and posh Ferodo pads can be had for £240ish. Details of this are in the members section.

AYC bars show how hard the rear diff is working. You should see one bar on medium cornering, two on hard and three when you are giving it large! There is a beautiful AYC article in the library.

Cheapest Mitsy service I ever had was £200 ish. This was the basic 4500 mile service.

Enjoy the site and your car!

[Axeboy]

Thanks for the info m8

I'll probably order a set of those discs and pads, sounds like a good deal.

Service wise, ill book it in tomorrow...


Im glad i never got the accord type r i was looking at.. the vr4 is somewhat more "brutal"

:p

[RED]

Congratulations on the new car and :welcome: to the joys of Club VR4 :-D

[Nick VR4]

Good choice mate and welcome :)

[Roadrunner]

Where are you in Scotland? There's a few of us here ... :-D

[Trow]

Hey buddy welcome to the VR4 cult!!! ave had mine for a few months now and just can't resist trying to light that AYC bars up to the max!!

hope you enjoy your car :)

[Axeboy]

Where are you in Scotland? There's a few of us here ... :-D

I live in North Ayrshire... work in Paisley...

[Big Ian]

Hi Axeboy,hope your enjoying the club (so-far ;) ) and your new toy?
like Brian "H7" say's their are a few of us north of the border folk on here and if you'd like to meet some of us,then go look in the event's section and you'll find some detail's about a (gate crash :rolleyes5 )...meet with the guy's from scot-jap in march.
PS,there are 2/3 other member's in your area.
also strangebat and myself are just on the otherside of the erskine bridge from paisley.

[ritch_w]

I live in North Ayrshire... work in Paisley...


Welcome mate! :D

Where abouts in North Ayrshire are you? I'm in sunny Saltcoats, there is also a Legnum in Irvine (Louis).

BTW if you are interested a few of us are going to the SJC meet
http://www.clubvr4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6648


if you are up for it let us know - we will be trying to go in convoy- of some sort!

[Axeboy]

Im in Beith...

[Roadrunner]

I'm occasionally in Howwood :)

[craig-1]

oh the ayrshire numbers are growing:D hello and welcome just as ian and the others have said it would be good if you could make it in march but if not then another time.hope you find the site intresting:-b

[strangebat]

welcome mate, on the subject of brakes need for speed do a very good price for blackdiamond discs and pads, me or ian can get a price for if you give us a shout

[Axeboy]

Thanks for the info

Checked the brakes today and they still have about 5000 miles left...

My remote locking was pooped... but got a new battery for that too... all fine.


I have a jap stereo though, nice enough... but radio only goes to 90MHz..

Doh!

[Axeboy]

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[Louis]

Hi there, I'm in Irvine, if there's anything that I can help with, just give us a shout, everyone on here is very helpful and there's a lot of stuff, info etc, you can get a radio expander for about £12 to £20 quid on line from some of the SVA prep companies, it just plugs in line with your ariel, easy fix, welcome, cheers Louis

[Axeboy]

Some pics of my VR4...

http://img125.exs.cx/img125/313/00006007vk.th.jpg (http://img125.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img125&image=00006007vk.jpg)

http://img133.exs.cx/img133/2814/00006034ov.th.jpg (http://img133.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img133&image=00006034ov.jpg)


Thanks for the info on the expander Louis.. saves me a fair bit of cash!

The cars going into "The Garage" in Wishaw.. I know the owner and hes going to give it a once over...

[KiwiTT]

... I know the owner and hes going to give it a once over...

... Does he know VR-4s ?

Nice looking Car ... and you have a few local members, who will offer assistance and knowledge.



We also have a wealth of knowledge here when you join up fully.

[Spirit]

Welcome to VR4 ownership mate !

The brakes are one area that the car is weak, so any doubts get them replaced !

As Nick said, if you want a decent front set up for £240 (approx half the Mitsy price and better quality) then well worth spending £20 and joining up as a full member.

[Axeboy]

Thanks for the info..

The brakes are fine.. but should i need more i know where to go.

I'll join up soon.... will the online payment be setup anytime soon?

Also.. The Garage knows galants very well. They work mainly on FTO's... but have had a few VR4's in before and know them well.

[Spirit]

I'll join up soon.... will the online payment be setup anytime soon?


You can pay by paypal anytime mate - pete@clubvr4.co.uk

Just send £20 and then PM me the membership info required on the form

[KiwiTT]

...The Garage knows galants very well. They work mainly on FTO's... but have had a few VR4's in before and know them well.


Cool ... Looks like the VR-4 will be is safe hands.

NOTE: We aren't VR-4 owners, but custodians :lolz:

[Axeboy]

Money and details sent... :p

Another question!

My car has Tien suspension... does anyone know if this is adjustable?

Ideally i would like to raise the height of the car very slightly... possible?

[Spirit]

Christ, you don't hang around mate ! That's what we like to see !

Will set you up asap

Pete

[Axeboy]

Christ, you don't hang around mate ! That's what we like to see !

Will set you up asap

Pete

Hehe

No point in wasting time..

[Louis]

If the tein's are coil overs then yes you can raise the height, if you look at them it will be pretty obvious, the spring platform will be adjustable using a "C" spanner, otherwise you may only be able to adjust the damping force, cheers Louis

[ritch_w]

nice pics axeboy - very stealthy!!!

where did you get the VR4 from? somewhere down south?

let us know how you get on at "the Garage" - would be nice to find out more of them and costs etc
I've been using Bridgend in Irvine for stuff - but i'm still under warranty, they have been very good - they know what a VR4 is an how to sort them - unlike some of the dealers down south which have given some members headaches.....

[Axeboy]

Hi Ritch

I got the car from Keighley...

Not the best place by a long shot, but i had the car checked over and everything was fine.

I'll report back from "The Garage" tomorrow night.. ive got a few things i need done on top of the service... so i'll let you know.

[Axeboy]

Also.. my steering wheel is badged "Nardi Torino"..

Do all VR4's have this?

[ritch_w]

Also.. my steering wheel is badged "Nardi Torino"..

Do all VR4's have this?

dont think all did - but quite a few of the 96 - 98 models did, later ones have a momo steering wheel

[Kenneth]

Also.. my steering wheel is badged "Nardi Torino"..

Do all VR4's have this?

My 2002 Legnum VR-4 has one... Seems a nice enough wheel.

[Louis]

Hi there,
I have that steering wheel on mine, 1998 Legnum VR4, I have a mote with an RX7 he goes to the Garage for stuff, If I remember the guy there is called Marc, I also know a guy called Dave who used to work there, he has a masseeeeeve! skyline, with lots of mods, let us know how you get on, but by all accounts they know their stuff, I didn't know they had done any VR4's though!,
cheers Louis

[Axeboy]

Yeah

Theyve done a few in the past.

I know Marc and Kevin, and Ive met Dave a few times.

I'll update tomorrow night after the service....

[Roadrunner]

Also.. my steering wheel is badged "Nardi Torino"..

Do all VR4's have this?
The standard wheel on the late-model cars with leather is the Nardi. The Momo was only fitted to those who chose the Sports pack (Recaros, etc.).

[Axeboy]

Just had the service done and a few more bits..

I'll add details in the dealers/garages section