Daniel

Just a hint, when I picked up my car from the dealer (way back then) and then took the car to get my sunroof fitted, the installers showed me a heap of console parts they remove and put aside from new cars that no longer needed them... mine went to the pile lol I kept the map lights, but the sunglasses holder had no chance of staying they said. I had mine installed at Prestige Sunroofs in Melbourne; but I am sure there are others. Good luck.

Hi all, I have had an X-Force quad system put on my car about 12 months ago, it was too loud so it went back to X-Force to swap the rear mufflers over to something larger and a littler quieter.. Problem is, when they installed the system over the rear cradle, they have mangled the heat-shield around the diff/fuel tank area and it is now folded up on itself jammed up tight between the under of the car and the pipes of the exhaust.. Now, I have got some guys to fix it for me, they are offering two options, basically. 1.) Pull the rear end of the car out, refit new heat-shield and TRY to bend the exhaust to fit best they can, but no promises how it will fit or how it will take. 2.) Pull the rear end of the car out, take all the heat-shielding out, don't refit it, but wrap the pipes in heat-shielding tape and put a heat-matting over the fuel tank. Faster easier fix. Now the problem is that now I have a heap of horrid squeaking noises from under there on all road bumps as things are constantly touching, metal on metal on metal (ffs...) but also there is a heavier knocking sound which is certainly exhaust related but Im unsure where/what it is. To make it worse, the mufflers I had put on to make it quieter were perfect for the first few 100km, but they have gotten louder and louder since I fitted them and they now drone, again. What the heck should I do? The car goes back on the 18th of December, need to work it out ASAP.. I am ready to throw the whole lot in the bloody bin as nobody seems to know of a QUEIET exhaust with no drone or how to fit it, I am happy to pay for the right thing or get custom mufflers made if need be!!

They are nice and certainly something fresh/different. Being an owner of a F6 with genuine ones since 2006, before they were on everything; I'd say nobody would look close enough to make it 'noticeably' different. I mean, while in the pic they look great.. if I had seen them on a car on the street I'd just think they are normal and dusty? Maybe a shot of them on a car would help? On a side note, I once seen a set with a different grey, verrrry metallic/glossy and they were really eye catching, SouthEast Melb.

The guys above are spot on. I mean, I run 370+ at the wheels and its a daily drive.. its been to drags, out to the mountains many nights etc....... You will be safe unless you do something plainly stupid with it

Just a note on your original choices.. I had the Michelin Pilot proceeda PP2 and found them great for the first 50% tread... after that they become VERY noisy (worse than my std dunlops were lol) and had obviously gone hard as they were simply useless in the wet and dry after that. I recall 2100-2200 got them on, with everything balanced and aligned. Now I have Yokohama Advan Sport V103s and so far LOVE them. These were around 1950 in comparison; I didn't really shop around too much for prices, so you may do a bit better really. They sit wider on a std ford 19" rim, they are soft for ride but not floaty/boaty/soft with steering. Also quieter than the Michelins at their best (read new) and I know you said grip was not very important but these dont have an issue in that department. You can also swap them side to side which would help with wear... That is all I can input as I have tried no others, yet. Cheers

I would confirm adding mass to the parcel shelf increased the performance of the factory sub, significantly. It wasn't even something I was thinking about or expecting... I was driving around in my car with the stereo off to gauge the difference in road noise after putting a few different materials on the surface of my boot and after having a listen I put my stereo back on and wow, it was like a 'what the heck, why is there so much bass/lower mids all of a sudden?' In my boot I had the same Dynamat liner you have used, with an adhesive foam covering and then a THICK dynapad to top it off! I too notice only sound from the front now... Cant wait to see how you go with this new material.

I don't have plans to use it anywhere else yet; I'm open to ideas if you have any for me. Thing is I don't want it to look out of place.. It must remain seemingly factory. I have put many kg's of different materials into my boot and it has helped with overall road noise, heaps, its so thick my spare wheel JUST fits back in. Sadly I mainly did it to cut low frequency sound from the exhaust entering the cabin, but it only had a small affect with that. I have not tried using different materials under the car, no. It would only be something I'd consider if I had my own hoist hahaha!

Chances are if that is your view/driving style you would be like me.. Only pulled over for random breath test or booze/drugs bus etc... This would mean you wouldn't really ever have them looking under your bonnet in the first place Never have I had any issues or sideways looks from any police, even when my tread was getting to the wear indicators or driving lights on. I've had them standing around my car one night for at least 4-5min at a booze bus after blowing under the limit because of a broken down bomb that stalled and couldn't restart in front of the car ahead of mine... no mention of anything, they looked at my rego and that was all. That being said, I would still go black.. I love the stealth thing and still see it just as good to clean/look after as a polished engine bay.

Just an update, yesterday I took off my B-pillar covers and seat belt adjuster covers. I de-rattled the adjuster covers/buttons with adhesive felt (pretty self explanatory.. replicate noise and get rid of it!) After that I then took to the black B pillar covers. I noted that while there is a lot of noise that comes through the doors (something I will look into in the near future) there is also notable noise coming from behind these covers. I took a drive without them and concluded, for my car/roads it is a worthwhile area for me to play with. Behind the covers there are areas you can block/cover to reduce road/wind noise actually first getting into the cabin, but more for me I wanted to also make the seatbelt cover better at absorbing some sound from behind there while getting rid of some more hard surfaces inside the cabin. Having more soft surfaces in the cars cabin only helps reduce unwanted noise reflection for audio performance and also the general road noise that enters the cabin. What I have done is similar to the glove box, thicker sound absorbing materiel/fabric applied to the back of the cover, cut to size and carefully applied so that it cannot come free or interfere with the seat belt in ANY way. For the outside, applied the same finished soft suede effect material as in the glove box. Result is a little less wind noise already (happy as I wasn't expecting much of a difference without touching the doors yet) and less noises when the seatbelt us used/moved/adjusted. Don't forget that when you are in the car, this is the area closest to your head that introduces foreign or absorbs unwanted noise. The finish is better than anything else in the car (LOL, how sad) but it still matches perfectly to look/feel stock or factory. I will also add that it adds a little more attention to detail/refinement to the car. It is only small, but it is visible and notable when you are observant like me. Smells nice too haha Pic-a-tures: As you can see, it matches in nicely, the colour or finish does not stand out, it matches the colours in my F6, perfectly. Here you notice it also does not contrast the door trims. The back, with flash, unrealistic colours. What it looks like to the eye.

The problem is most shops do not have cars with Teins in them to try out.. I don't make it to meets these days, so I am out of touch with the members and their cars lol If they were too hard, Id pull them out and go bilsteins with some springs to match; I had them in the past and they were MUCH better than stock, even in comfort.

I too have done this in another BF I was driving that had this issue.. It worked surprisingly well. You must have a heap of bass, and if its rattling things that bad, it wouldn't be cods you can hear vibrating.. It would most certainly be metal/glass/plastic vibrating as they sit against each other. Check out the seat belt reel for the center seat in the rear and bits near by; this area seems to be the most common. Also the brake light on the XR's in the middle I have read about a few times.

Have you got any photos of your center console you lined? What did you use? I plan to do that, too.

Hi guys.. As I promised, I set to lining my glovebox and putting something a bit thicker on the back just to aid absorb a little more of the sound coming from behind the box itself from the front of the car. I have already noticed that things aren't rattling in my glovebox anymore which is a big plus; I cant say that the general noise from the front has been reduced significantly (no real surprise there) but it seems to have quietened things over bumps and also cut out a bit of noise when using the climate control.. All in all a worthwhile, cheap upgrade, something that FPV should of done from factory and will aid in the accumulative efforts to quieten down the interior. Details: - inside of glovebox has the same fabric suede that goes on the back of the FPV seats, stuck on with spray on adhesive from Bunnings/Spotlight (~$13 a can, enough for the glovebox) etc. - back of glovebox has a section of thicker material stuck on, this is unseen when the glovebox is back in either the open or closed position but will aid in absorbing a bit of noise in the area behind the box. Back of glovebox Top of glovebox Inside glovebox Installing the glovebox Glovebox installed and ready for use!

Bushes are just as soft and last equally short periods as FG lol.. I have done some already and plan on doing the rest at the same time yes. I am planning on leaving the car at std ride height. I *may* decided to go down 1cm max at the last min before install, but I really don't want it to be looking much different than factory. Everything I have done so far has been tailored around keeping things factory look or at least very subtle so that it doesn't attract attention from the wrong police/idiots/vandals as it is an every day car...

Thanks for the input guys; awesome feedback from lairdy61! As much as I hate rattles etc, I have already gone a little OCD eliminating heaps of noises in the cabin so far, whatever else shows up I should be able to sort out personally now... Sounds like the "Street" kit with EDFC is the go now. Might seem like a silly Q, but just how much difference is in the firmness from setting the EDFC from one extreme to the other?

I have done the sway bars, great improvement and as with everything after time it begins to feel so normal and look for the next step. I don't mind firm, but I dont want hard or rough. I have been in many cars with farily hard suspension and found it didnt feel refined, it just felt hard and rough.. that is what I wish to avoid... if it makes sense I have not been in any car with Teins, is there any shops around that have a car you can have a ride in first? I have had bilsteins/whiteline in the past and found while it was firmer, it was more comfortable. Is this the same sort of result? The main thing I want to know is how do we explain the difference between the teo kits avilable.. I will get one of them either way. Thanks

Hi guys, I am going to get my suspension replaced in the next few weeks and I keep coming back to the question of what Tein coilover kit to get for my Typhoon. I have searched and searched, read everything on this (and other) forums more than once and the topic just doesn't seem to be covered anywhere properly! What I want to go over is REAL WORLD difference in the 2 kits for the (BA-BF seden kit in my case) and not so much the tech stuff. I have read the tech data on spring rates etc, but at the end of the day, which kit suits what application. Each post I have come across seems to dismiss the the 'Street' kit and from what I can tell, only as 'more is better' principal hahaha My application is for: - BF Typhoon - 19" rims - Yokohama Advan sport v103 tyres - Whiteline front/rear sway bars - 370+rwkw, no tramp, ZF auto - everyday car, used for runs to work and back, transporting a car load of passengers at times altho not a common thing - often go for drives around the mountains and twisty roads; enjoy it a lot but only go one night every month or so - never been to a track, may go one day, but only for some fun - brakes are the standard 4 pot brembos with DBA 4000/5000 rotors - I don't want to go much lower, 10mm at most if at all My key points of concern: - I want it to remain comfortable, I dont want it feeling so stiff that people get in and go 'ahhh, you are one of those people who have obviously played with the suspension' lol - noise, I hate random noises/squeaks or vibrations etc; if this increases I will have to pull it all out and go back to something different - I wish to improve turn in but don't want an oversteering death trap That should be a good starting point for some input; I'd also like to ask does the softness of the stock suspension compare to either of these kits in their softer setting or is the Tein softer again? Cheers guys, can't wait to get some input that is relevant to everyday cars/drivers/people.

I too am looking for someone now in south east melb too, I want to go top to bottom over mine in a couple of weeks. Each place I talk to sounds like they cannot be bothered, they have no idea or will only offer RRP with massive labour. I know you get what you pay for and I'm happy not to undercut prices too far, but nor do I want to be ripped.....

I have the Michelin Pilot PP2's and they were good till they got to 50% and they become VERY noisy and just had no grip from a stop no matter what surface. I think they were really good in the corners till I scrubbed them out after a few nights in the mountains lol Now have Yokohama Advan Sport V103's and while they are still new ish (~3500kms on them) they are as new and VERY quiet in comparison. They straight line traction is awesome (even from a stop, very wide tread for a 19" FPV rim) and while they dont seem to bite in first on corners, they are very progressive and give you lots of confidence.. Both sets were bloody expensive.

Have you looked at the hard plastic one closely to make sure it doesn't have a small split in it somewhere, usually down the seam? I have heard of this a couple of times now, can make some weird noises, check it out as its quick n easy

The holdens don't do it and neither do the fords.. It would be very good however if they added it to the ZF since its pretty much spot on now, but it would be absolutely awesome if it was something that could be flashed into a computer on B series with ZFs!!! I too blip it myself when driving in semi auto now, timing is everything as said above and it can work/sound just as good as computer controlled blips, BUT you do get a little bit of satisfaction that you did it yourself haha! (well, I do lol) 6th to 5th = not enough revs to feel really, nothing needed 5th to 4th = small rev difference, but the ZF is so smooth you don't feel this one either 4th to 3rd = depends how high up in the gear you are.. if I am going for it around the hills etc, I blip it a little 3rd to 2nd = the sweetest change to blip as it has quite a significant difference in revs, but is easy enough to blip without worrying about stuffing it up or blipping too much 2nd to 1st = obviously a big one, easy to muck up or give too many revs for 'spirited driving' for people who haven't had a play/practice, BUT if you are going fairly hard (higher rpm in 2nd) the blip down is smooth and effortless! Give it a go, guys.

No way I can deny that Adrian haha, this car is no different and I have had the joy of owning it from new, too! That being said, this car has had more use than all my last cars put together.. PS, that carpet fluff happened in both f my Fairlanes and it drove me crazy seeing fluff laying on the floor lol! You are def lucky ARM, my F6 was great from day 1, bar a small creak in the dash which I only just got rid of myself as they claimed "it is unfixable" and by this stage warranty was up! (arseclowns!) Also, just like you have noted, tyre roar is pretty bad with 19" rims and dunlops, getting some great tyres has helped a lot but other than that.. not too much we can do.. Mine is the same at least at the rear half of the cabin, I cant comment on the front as I am yet to play with the front.. I'm a little reluctant, still. Unsure if I have these, I wish to do the doors soon, but not sure if the trims are going to be a pain to get on/off so I have left it for now. Will look soon however. I too have these foam bits on the bottom of the boot carpet that covers the sides where the metal is in direct contact.. This too is the same, adding something suitable to the bottom of the parcel shelf after you remove the bottom cover helps a lot too. I will line my glovebox tomorrow if things go to plan; I have access to a lot of the fabrics and cloth used in HSV/FPV cars, so should be able to get a nice match. Boot liner is also there, it isn't as good as the ones from the EL/NL range however, so I removed it and added some stuff behind to help. I would love to know if there is anything they addressed over the run of the B series or in different models etc like you say.. If you find anything, let me/us know :D

Tomorrow I am driving from Melbourne to Sydney, I have been waiting for this drive to see how my slow bit-by-bit fixing of little random bits and issues would fare up on a long drive! Last time I did this drive was in a NL Fairlane By Tickford, it was very comfortable, very quiet and the only complaint was stereo wasn't nice enough to enjoy my CDs lol.. I am interested to see how this rubber boot liner goes, too. As mentioned, it cannot hurt and would help me keep my boot carpet spotless The glovebox is something I have been meaning to tackle just like you have, I also plan to add material on the inside of the box so that things don't thump/clunk/vibrate along he road or over bumps. I have access to a bit of the same material used on the back of FPV seats, so I will try and match it up with the subtly colored suede and see how it goes.

timbos99 is spot on! All you need to do is: Turn the car off as normal, press the button for the position you wish to leave it in while off before it beeps/auto closes. - DONE

I too seen LS1ETA on the same road this afternoon... Nice car