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Hello All,

I have a Toyota Auris 2006 engine 1NZ Chassis NZE151-1000394 VVTI.
Recently I noticed that engine idling roughly and I can also see that once car is warmed idling between 600-500 RPM ( mostly stays around 600 however it does drop a little maybe 580 and then goes back to 600). I have no ...

Repco have said they are discontinued and not available?

Well on their website they only have 6 unit available in NZ which suggest might be discontinued also not even sure whether what they have left is for Toyota ...

I will call and find out ..

Rapid Radio also doesnt have them, well they ...

thegreatestben wrote:You can get metra ones or similar from Repco. Got one for my celsior from there. Combined with wiring adaptors it was a 10 minute job

How long ago was this? As you know we are in NZ and these products do get discontinued ....

Hi Guy,

I have already installed a aftermarket stereo on my Soarer however there are few gaps between Stereo and Pocket.

So I was wondering whether anyone knows if there is a such kit available in NZ which will replace the double din stereo with single din?

I did find something like this : m

Or ...

I will taking the car to these guys http://www.precisionwheels.co.nz/. I heard they are the best?

Since they all the high end cars!!!

Will see how this one goes ... This time I will have to pay for the wheel alignment

How are you certain it's an alignment issue and not something else on the car worn / a dodgy tyre etc?

Tyres all even wear in comparison to each other, recently rotated and balanced or anything like that?

I just got all 4 new tyres and they did the alignment, this also happened last time with ...

I am in St Lukes, Auckland.

Hey guys,

I had very bad experiences with wheel Alignment places specially Firestone (I always get my tyres from them). Every time I go there they always do these changes which doesn't even fix the original issue i.e steering wheel shaking issue at high speed (I was told to get "O" right to centre ...

Thanks guys, I will try that. However only thing I do not understand why does it only happen when I am reversing? This doesn't explain the way I am driving or is it?

I do not smell any thing when I drive the car and park up as normal, however when I park the car by reversing I start to smell the ...

So according to the mechanic, he said I am slipping the clutch. This is what he said since R154 is a Pull type transmission it engages around 3/4. So I did the following on my driveway while parking:

Put the car in to reverse, took my foot of the pedal slowly till it starts to roll backwards then I ...

Did you ensure all surfaces were clean and free from contaminants?

How long has it been since you did the job? Your pedal may need adjusting.
I would check its holding on a steep hill or (on a closed/private road) indulge in some o's.

Job was done about 1 week ago, got the car this Friday and I ...

Hello All,

I have just clutch replaced on my JZZ-30 R154 with following:

Factory clutch kit from Toyota (minus the flywheel) - cover assy, disc assy, bearing bal, spigot bearing

Machined the existing flywheel.

Now every time I reverse I can smell clutch burning, this happens when I reverse ...

Thanks guys, Well this is the sad story. Car was drivable and plan was to drive the car back up to Auckland ferry was booked and all. 50 Kms from Christchurch clutch on the vehicle failed so now as you can understand not happy about this whole deal but "it is what it is".

Car was even inspected by ...

Hey guys, looking to see whether anyone here can recommend me a car transport company so that I can transport a car from Christchurch to Auckland. I have looked around everyone charging premium buck for it i.e. 800+. Also add to my misery car is not drivable.

If anyone here can help out with ...