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Number Plate ended up embedded in the front left wheel:

Reminds me of Homer Simpson building a BBQ. You should clean it up & sell it as modern art.

Precision Autowerk in Glenfield. Ask for someone - no idea who to speak to but they've done a great job when I've used them...

Have you got the other temp dial (normally next to the vents) on the dash turned to blue?

English rugby

"Throw another chariot on the barbie, mate"

How about we just call you Pablo?

There was an Alpine retrofit kit which includes an amp, front speakers & some new tweeters for behind the wing mirrors. Not sure if it was an OEM kit or just plug & play. I looked at it, but decided that the $700 USD was a bit steep for what I wanted. No doubt there are other aftermarket solutions now as well.

Needs more 1980's Gary Busey

Isnt that the definition of a recall (that the manufacturer will rectify the issue free of charge)?

Maybe what you need to check is if the recall has been done - which a dealer should be able to tell you.

That sucks dude!

I would go to the cops about it, more so that they can see what's been happening in the area and the guy is probably known to police. And remember it's not just a simple theift, it's breaking and entering, and pretty ballzy what he did! What would of happened if you were down stairs at the time or the missus or who ever? Could of been shanked or anything, you wouldn't know how they'd react.

Could also do some door knocking around the area to alert your neighbours of what has happened and go to the guys house as well and see what reaction you get.

And say you do go to the cops, get the shoes back, and is a retaliation, you know who's door they're going to knock on first!

Also, some cheap wireless recording cameras available these days if you worried

I think technically it called a home invasion as he was home at the time....

Someone like styrobeck?

Tried Mr Minit at Botany?

In my broadcast days we had crystal controlled clocks that had the crystal in a miniature on board oven and they maintained an accuracy of 1x 10-12 ( that's pico seconds ( 1/millionth of a millionth of a second )) later ones were accurate to 10 -15 ( femto seconds) just so your TV pix were synchronised.

That's still basically the way it's done today. There is a lot more electronic smarts in modern systems (particularly in network switches & telecommunications infrastructure) but they all still rely on quartz based OCXO's (Ovenised oscillators) for stable local references. In the data world, they also use master clocks at the centres of the telco networks (caesium or rubidium clocks) but still rely on quartz for on board local applications. The new generation of quartz based references (OCXO) are now approaching the lower performance end of atomic clock stability which is quite a stunning leap in the technology. And the better the performance of your reference, the more data you can move....

I was with you until you put that stereo in.... Looking good apart from that!

That sounds almost the complete opposite of the sketchy dude I'm thinking of....

The trademe name.....

Long story about what a "special" trader Strat1 was some time back - might still be in the search.

The Strat is back?

What he said - get 12V onto something you can get to.

I got one from Team McMillan for about $18 - they just pulled the kit out & tried a few until they found the right one. No dramas.

Tried Scheidmann in Denmark - they had the factory Alpine retrofit kits including the tweeters behind the side mirrors

All that demonstrates is there are f**kwits everywhere. Just imagine being a cop & having to deal with them for 90% of your day!

Only for the pictures

Auckland house prices.... Seriously, who is paying $1.25 million for a smallish 3 bedroom place in Ellerslie?? Come on people, it's not beach front in Takapuna!

And don't get me started on houses that look OK, but everything feels cheap when you touch it.

Yup - not quite right for an E90 unfortunately.

Milland have always given me a good price for OEM supplier parts (including brake rotors & pads).

Nectar of the gods - that's what....

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