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Old 02-17-2012, 04:47 PM
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Thanks. The tiltable headlights?

The current owner mounted some awful high beams right in front of the grill, the kind Mary-Jo and Peter-Bob have on their trucks. Probably very usable in the outbacks of Norway but not so pretty in Oslo

Or did you mean some other tiltable headlights?
I mean the knob by the shifter that lets you point the stock headlights up and down. We didn't get that option here in the states.
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Old 02-17-2012, 05:08 PM
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Congrats that looks very good.
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Old 02-17-2012, 11:21 PM
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Not sure how you can recommend a tire that wore like this.
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You have clearly never seen the roads in Lebanon

(or was the Z in abu dhabi?)
Sean, the tyre should have been worn out differently, but it was rolling on the road on this very edge for 5 years and at temperatures exceeding 125*F.

Yes the Z was in Qatar, a country with very dry weather. The date on this one is 0406, January 2006!

Sean I replaced all 4 with 4 new Ecsta's and I love each minute of it on the Lebanese ugly, steep, curved... roads
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Old 02-17-2012, 11:45 PM
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I am really astonished from this tyre. I also thought to share with you a shot of one of my front sets after 5 years of use, 3 of them in extreme temperature conditions. Note that it never leaked while in such a condition...

Same here.

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Old 02-18-2012, 08:36 AM
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Yes!


Will order JDM spoiler an aluminum dash kit!
Why the dash kit? The dash looks to be in perfect shape.
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Why the dash kit? The dash looks to be in perfect shape.
Agree... the simulated wood trim looks great with the dark charcoal gray color that only came on Euro and Japanese SVX's.

The aluminum dash kit is a glue on type of design that just look cheap and aftermarket... more ricer Honda civic than classy SVX. Your interior looks fantastic. Don't do a thing.
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Old 02-18-2012, 10:27 AM
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Interior is better shape, than mine.

also i noticed passenger side airbag
mine doesn't have that

cant wait for exterior pics.
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Old 02-18-2012, 11:00 AM
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yours is a 92 and 92-93's did not have passenger side air bags, they had auto belts.

His is a 96.
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Old 02-18-2012, 11:41 AM
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Why the dash kit? The dash looks to be in perfect shape.
Hm yeah, I'll make the call when I actually retrieve the car.

I had no idea euro spec cars had tilting headlights. What are they used for? To extend or shorten the beam range? Once I get the car I will go through it and document things in detail and see if I can make a proper spec list. There were only 7 cars sold in Norway so it will be interesting to see if there are any deviations from other markets.

The passanger side airbag was extra in europe from 1994.

Exterior is a bit "disappointing" in the sense that it's Bordeaux/Claret which is not to my taste, there's quite a lot of stone chips on the bonnet. I'm really considering a full respray but it's very expensive and I want to spend on the engine and drivetrain first. Since the shops said it was in really good shape I'm just eager get it "perfect" and tuned to specs so it's actually ~230hp, not 190

Someone has mentioned foil as an alternative to an actual respray but I'm not sure how that's going to work if something starts to rust under that.. or if it's much work getting the foil off when I do the respray.

I admit I read magazines like Classic and Sports Car etc so I'm keen on a full "restore"... will have to see how much I really want to spend
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Old 02-18-2012, 02:13 PM
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yours is a 92 and 92-93's did not have passenger side air bags, they had auto belts.

His is a 96.
ah ok didnt know that.

thanks
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Old 02-18-2012, 04:22 PM
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Re: I just got up this morning and bought an SVX

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Exterior is a bit "disappointing" in the sense that it's Bordeaux/Claret which is not to my taste
Bordeaux is a handsome color. If considering a change, possibly paint the roof and trunk (boot) Black to avoid the cost of a total color change?

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Old 02-18-2012, 05:41 PM
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Re: I just got up this morning and bought an SVX

The adjusting headlights are to adjust the headlight beam when the trunk is loaded down (presumably with luggage) and the rear lowers down from the weight making the front end higher and therefore sending the beam of light into oncoming traffic's eyes. However, this feature seems to almost never be needed for most people.
I am probably one of the few that would ever have a need for it.
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Old 02-18-2012, 06:01 PM
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Congrats on your new SVX! The interior looks nice, I wish my drivers seat was in that good of condition.

Also is that Firebird in the garage yours too?
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Old 02-18-2012, 08:43 PM
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congrats! enjoy the car,
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Old 02-19-2012, 04:44 AM
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The adjusting headlights are to adjust the headlight beam when the trunk is loaded down (presumably with luggage) and the rear lowers down from the weight making the front end higher and therefore sending the beam of light into oncoming traffic's eyes. However, this feature seems to almost never be needed for most people.
I am probably one of the few that would ever have a need for it.
Ah yes, seems handy. I do occationally load up.

As for the colour.. I guess I'll just have to wait until I see it washed and polished. Fantasies are for now, decisions for later.

Thanks a lot for you input, guys! Can't wait to post pics of a clean car
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