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Ha! Feckin' work hack Nissan Lafesta, aka Uncle Fester, a veritable festering concoction of all that is unwelcome about vehicles, has NO onboard indication of lights being used (other than main beam). So being a conscientious individual, using headlights in low light, foggy, or other poor visibility conditions, you can arrive at your destination and not recall headlights are on. The taillights are sufficiently dim to be unnoticeable in daylight so walking away and looking back (why would you look back at such an undesirable POS?) doesn't raise awareness of lights being on. And the battery is tiny . I'm sure an old mobile phone has more capacity. So leaving the lights on without the engine running drains it to flat in about 14 seconds. So you carry a charge pack to jumpstart the engine of the miserable cage. Not a supplied battery pack or similar - one you have to buy yourself after finding you need it. Only place to sensibly keep it is in the back, under the floor, where there is an actually sensible storage space. Except the boot mechanism is electrically actuated, so once the battery is flat you can't open it! Dash lights? They'd flatten the battery even faster!

f**kwits who drive in the fog with NO lights on, not a single one!

I like the one on the right......

Another one, courtesy of Instagram

I believe when done correctly the foam should be thick and almost kinda globby, not runny, and should look white, not like you sprayed some soap on the paint. Either way, i concur, never found it that useful and just adds a step I cant be bothered doing. My fancy foam cannon and foam reside at the very back of my cabinet now. @Sammo would it be worth looking at a proper ceramic coating for your E30?

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/listing/3707830190?bof=XXFac6g1 Can't imagine this would be fun to register but would be a fun drive. I wonder what it weighs

Thanks for the shout out Nick Yep I dont come on here very much any more. (just seeing this now 6 weeks later!) My number is 0273079322 if anyone needs me, plenty in stock from about 15 E30s wrecked in the last year, many more previously. some stuff is getting pretty hard to find now tho, and often presold before it arrives here!

I believe part of the problem is the growing trend of always illuminated dash clusters. Back in the day you knew your lights were off because you couldnt see your speedo, now you have to look for a little light in the dash to know if your lights are on. That and the reliance on auto lights and wipers. We're making drivers dumber with these driver "supports".

Went for a Roadtop unit - has been very good and installation instructions were far better than expected. https://www.ebay.com/itm/384217581064

I think it was Bay of Plenty - somewhere between Tauranga and Opotiki. Moggies should have Lancia, Alfa or Fiat twin-cam engines. I used to know a guy who did these conversions on vans and Travellers.

I have one of these - https://www.bissell.co.nz/products/little-green-2067g its legit for car interiors. Made coffee out of many car seats.

Cars now fully tuned on NPD 100 plus charge pipe water meth at 80/20 ratio with a 750ml nozzle. It runs 24psi at 9.4 degrees of timing in the higher revs. This gives it super car levels of acceleration between 100-200km. Ruapuna isn't long enough for 200-250km test unfortunately. I'm already for drag race season starting in September. The goal is low 11s in the 127mph plus trap speed range. Source: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa3FiUGx2ekpyMS02TmExeEx2clhRbDRTZFg2UXxBQ3Jtc0ttN3hjSm1uZ21xVVNaLTMyaUp2V1JiWkJWNElBSWZVRFNqVzZhNEtMT2VuT3lKVS1NRGxObTNZTk8yOGtsWUVCY185a20zWjQ5eW85S1VvSTN1empyeVpOSUxiSHg5VVROOUdZd0RoU0pidEo1MmY2QQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F2PSakev&v=lD6IRor1ZF0 received_802271187469168.webp

If cops just sat in each town on a foggy morning and revoked the licenses of every pleb driving around without lights on we could probably meet emissions targets.