Silvia Club of NSW

silvia boys.. ny ideas on how i can fix the problem of brakes making funny grinding noises when i reverse the car.. i read something about using some grease somewhere but cant seem to remember where the article was .........
oh yeah i am also tired of looking for the little plastics rattling in the car.. how can i look for em and get em out.. ny TIPS.. i am sure many of us havin the same problem.. tiny jap plastics.. #

K-mac now has adjustable front lower arm ( i think) bushes for caster and toe .. not too expensive as well..

my coin holder rattles... drives me crazy and the left a-pillar used to rattle
but doesnt anymore

brakes maybe warped and need machining

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sold the sil

This happens to me my left a pillar rattles like shit sometimes. How did you fix it? Its SO annnoying.

my rear seat belt retractors rattle to hell and pisses me off !!!

and when i reverse my brakes shudder badly too .. but i have been told its okish .. cause its goin against the way the pads run almost all the time.

my brakes used to make a shuddering sound when i reversed.
i had them deglazed. Now no more shuddering.

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3 out of 4 people make up 75% of the population.

the funny vents in the back rattle.. its crazy..
yeah i suppose my discs could be messed.. ill machine em ..
the left a pillar.. right i heard that if u stick in some tissue paper between the windscreen and dash the rattle may lessen if its coming from the lower side of the pillar..hope it helps..

My car seems to rattle everywhere. I have cut up an old bicycle inner tube and shoved bit around which has certainly improved things. Does any one know where to get rubber things like door/window seals etc from. It seems to me that all the places that sell Silvia stuff are only interested in performance parts like turbo's/ BOV's/ Intercoolers etc and while these are very important I would be happy to keep my car for ever if I could get all the rubber seals replaced so it felt closer to new again.

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Convertibles Rule

get quality brake pads and machine the discs. should solve the brakes squeeking.

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2b00stSX

how much do u lads rekon id have to pay to machine the discs.. just got bendix pads put in ...?

check out racebrakes @ wetheril park.

they were gonna charge me
$500 for
new pads front
and back
plus slotting
all fitted.

pads alone would be about $280
machining would prolly cost less the $150 for a pair.

is that too much...

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Officer ! I swear its all factory standard.

Maybe you need a camber correction

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Do I really need to use ALL 9000 revs?

why pay an arm and a leg.
canley vale mechanical/car shop machines your discs for $5 each.
$20 and your done.

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2b00stSX

Chris for your rubber try Clarks rubber i have seen automotive rubber advertised there but dont know if they have the type used in silvia,s if not you can try rare spares as they stock differnt types of rubber

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There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."

bro do u have their number.. i might get there and get my discs machined .. is that including removing discs and all.. i suppose not with that price...

that price would not include removal of your disc you will have to remove them your self but that is a good price to get disc's machined but remember once your discs are under a certain thickness they wont machine them because if the brake cylinder is fully extended your brakes might not work if your pads are low, and they may break under heavy braking

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There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."