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Guys, My ute is coming up to a 2 year service with just under 20000km on the clock. Went to to my local dealer and was quoted the exorbitant figure of $375-for basically oil & filter on an A Service--Ridiculous !!!!!!!! Ultratune was $100 cheaper than that and my own mechanic about 1/2 again. Does anybody really pay that much for an oil & filter change these days ??????? And for you guys who service your own vehicles -what is your oil of choice. After reading thru the book again it is recommended to change the brake fluid every 2 years and retighten the inlet manifold bolts-so Ill probably get my man to do that as well. Anything else worth getting done????

Ok, Now this is gonna sound real weird BUT- I tried putting anti rattle tape here and there on the weekend with no success. Then I had to drive home from Canberra in the rain -Result Rattle is gone. I know this doesnt make any sense but the rattle hasnt come back yet Now Im thinking maybe tub mounting rubbers or something along those lines. thoughts ???????????

Certainly is- Im seriously thinking of selling the hard top & Bar and just going with the standard tonneau-looks average though

Guys, I have a really annoying rattle behind the passenger in my FG xr turbo. The ute is 2 years old and is fitted with hard cover and bar. It is really bad on rough roads-took it back to the dealer-they had it for 4 days and still couldnt find it !!!!!!!!!! Sounds like its coming from the small cut out section behind the passenger but I cant nail it down. Im hoping someone else has had a similar noise and sorted it. The cover latches fine so I dont think its that Help, Scott

Could not agree more !!!!!!!!!!!

Guys, Some thoughts on the "Premium Sound" system in my 50 th Anniversary Ute. Right from the start I was extremely underwhelmed by the sound system so I changed the front door speakers to a set of Morel splits and added a 4 channel amp. -Result was an improvement although not a huge amount-I had a humming sound and music sounded "muddy" -Next step was to replace the rears with more Morels and add a Cadence slim line sub -Result was a vast improvement-humming all but gone. It turns out the rear speakers where stuffed-Now this is in a 10 month old Ute I ve had from new and I dont drive the stereo all that hard. Moral of the story is if your gonna update your stereo it certainly pays to update all speakers-even the rears behind the seats in a ute! All up cost me about $1000 installed and it is money well spent. Scott