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Microlab SOLO 6C and SOLO 7C speakers These things get awesome reviews and are crazy cheap if they are as good as they appear to be. Reviews can be biased though? Does anyone actually have a pair of either of these speaker sets? I am looking at buying a pair of these (probably the 7C's)...

OK, so my mother and her bf travel OZ in a caravan. They have had a cheap 12V LCD TV which has just **** itself, which connects to a reasonable quality external aerial. They have been looking at ~22-24" 12V tvs with built in DVD players at Hardly Normals for under $400. It MUST run on 12V, and...

I've spent a couple minutes searching, but nothing has popped up. Its just a simple question for you guys who are more electronically inclined than I. I have a 2x100 RMS Pioneer car amp, which I want to install into a wooden box, with a volume knob, power knob and a power LED at the front...

My latest build, coming up next week.. I want my computer to be smaller and more portable. I'm going to sell the current i7. The aim.. a full on video cruncher with super fast processing and disk transfer rates. Minimal size, quiet but cool. I'm not a gamer, so the HD4000 graphics will be...

Nokia Lumia 920 Anyone got one? Do you like it? I have just ordered one, they only order them on demand. Should have it on Friday. I wanted a bigger screen than my old iPhone4, and I am sick of smashing the screens anyway. Never been an Apple fanboi but I liked a lot about it, very easy to...

I don't like the standard lights because I think they are too dim, but Altezza tail lights look gay. Heres my solution. The tail light assembly itself need the outer lens removed gently with a heat gun. Since it will be a few days till I have a heat gun handy, I will make a start on the LED...

Since more people are getting various forms of in car camera.. how about? Short videos of some of your favourite stretches of roads?? Every city has its share of cool roads that only the locals know about. EDIT: It would be good if we were obeying the road rules too of course, I would hate to...

The Earths circumference at the equator is 40,075km. The Airbus A380-800 can carry up to 853 people in its all economy class form, at 900kmh with a design range of 15,400 km. This means, assuming somewhere to land and fuel up where it needs to, an Airbus with 853 people on board can circle the...

What do you call a sheep tied to a lamp post in Christchurch? A leisure centre..

HOW RELIABLE IS THE INTERNET AS AN INFORMATION SOURCE? OK, whats this all about? Today I was reading a interesting Wikipedia entry on the 'Dry Valleys' while planning a thesis. It is an area of McMurdo Sound in Antarctica which is the driest place on Earth. There is no snow or ice, no...

Doing a quote for a customer who wants a high end HTPC today. Check this thing out.. I hope he goes for it. The user limitations and custom interface are his choice, he wants a fast idiot proof media centre for his family but still able to do video editing, p2p downloading etc. Those extra...

Two informally dressed women were chatting whilst enduring the usual long wait at Brisbane Airport. The first lady was an arrogant Victorian woman, the wife of a wealthy businessman. The second was an elderly farmers wife from Longreach, withered but well mannered. When the conversation...

OK so heres the plan. I want to build a compact, furniture quality home entertainment centre. Its just going to plug into a big LCD screen via HDMI and become the TV, recorder, stereo and library. The whole house will share its 4x2TB NAS. I want it to be small and quiet, but well cooled and...

SPOTTO !! I dont know if anyone wants to play, but heres the plan.. I am not a mod so I cant enforce any kind of rules, but I suggest we stick to the basics.. This is a thread for interesting stuff you see on the road. No googled stuff, no hand me downs.. you have to see it, take the pic...

OK, nearly ready to start working on the LS3 for the Berlina. Its currently a bog stock Ecotec. The crate motor I have bought is an LS3 with a nice cam, tough internals etc, but no induction at all. The fuel will be liquid injected LPG only, and I plan to have a top mount blower too. I'm hoping...

A bit of an accident near my place, on the corner of Bell St and the D'Aguilar Highway in D'Aguilar, about noon today. http://youtu.be/vleCPLDX9io The old couple driving the silver Corolla had just been to Brisbane to pick it up. Its brand new, first registered this morning. They are OK but...

The best use I have ever seen for what sure looks like a VN to me.. :) http://youtu.be/VZlmyodZLYo

ITEM: 4x what I assume are stock wheels fitted with inflated tyres. I cant tell the difference between 'interceptors' 'pursuits' or 'stockies' to be honest, you can make your own decision based on the pix. LOCATION: Brisbane Northside (Caboolture) CONDITION: Used PRICE: Make an offer of...

OK I suspect I have a dud fuel pump on my VR Acclaim. Its a completely stock car, no mods to speak of at all, and I am about to sell it. I'm checking fleabay to see how much a new pump will cost me, since it seems the most likely culprit at this stage, and I am considering 2 options if I need...

School stabbing Both the attacker and the victim are friends of my girls, this is their school. The attacker was a quiet and well liked boy, everyone is mystified. We are waiting for the girl to come back to school to get the full story.. Its a well run private school, good kid as far...

Ok, because I am old and feeble of mind, I'm starting a how-to thread from the finish :) Its a basic backyarders guide to painting a car. I would consider myself reasonably competent however I freely admit that I am not a professional. In both the more than 30 years I have been painting...

Hey guys, I've been using a little keyboard with inbuilt trackball this model to run the HTPC at home. Its a great little tool, only 6 inches wide, but it has a few issues... the trackball is total crap, the backlighting isn't great, and the keys are too small. It also has no display of its own...

My new PC.. Obviously I have a budget to keep to, but if anyone has any suggestions to improve this thing (keeping in mind my uses for it) without breaking the budget I'd like to hear.. I've decided to face reality and design a system that more suits my needs. I'm not a big gamer, so graphics...

Saw this on ebay.. :idea: i'm thinking jap turbo.. VB Shell OOPS did I say VH? cant edit the thread title can I?

OK I know this seems silly but I've never even been underneath my car and dont plan to go there. Of course the suspension design is different from older cars that I did get underneath when I was younger. I am going to do a complete overhaul on the suspension and brakes on my IRS Berlina. What...

Hi guys, I have been thinking about how to get some decent sound in my dual fuel VS (without going overboard on price) whilst still keeping my boot and LPG tank. I have a midrange Sony HU that does all I need it to do very well, and which I already know how to use lol.. so I plan on keeping...

I was taking the back way into Caboolture the other day, nice drive, twisty road. A van with an orange light on the roof behind like 100 cyclists. Nowhere to pass, stuck behind them at 40kmh for 5km (100 zone). They took the whole lane, 4 or 5 abreast, and about 100m long. They were stretched...

Hi guys, every day I drive past a VN with the ugliest body kit I have ever seen. The car looks in very good nick, apart from being ugly as sin, and has an L67 fitted. There is a big sign on the windscreen, he wants 5 grand for it (ono). At first thought I laughed, 5 grand for the ugliest VN...

Hi guys .. A quick poll on what wheels look best here. It won't necessarily be one of these wheels I buy, you will see they are all very different styles though, and I am curious as to what general look you think suits the best, and the speedy simulator is an easy way of comparing. You can...

I have a VS Berlina with the remote that unlocks the drivers door with the first click, then the rest of the doors with a second click. Can this be changed? I'd prefer all the doors to unlock the first time. Its obviously not annoying enough to spend any real cash on, but if there is a $50...

Hi, I have a Berlina with the power window switches in the console. I hate them being there, its the wrong place for them. I'd like to move them and install a couple cup holders. In the process of moving them, I am thinking.. do they have to be these switches? I prefer switches on the doors...

ITEM: 1992 80 series Landcruiser Diesel. SOLD PRICE: Offers over 12k considered. Swaps not considered. LOCATION: Caboolture QLD YEAR: 01/1992 SERIES: 80 series Diesel BADGE: Landcruiser ENGINE: 4.2 naturally aspirated 6 cylinder diesel TRANSMISSION: 5spd 4WD with low range and free...

Hi guys, Just a probably silly question about CAI. Looking at what I assume is a standard (apart from the obvious gas mixer) VS Ecotec induction setup, isn't it already getting cold air induction? Excuse the dirt, I have better things to do just now than detail the engine bay lol... I'm...

OK we have had fog lights, HIDs, etc.. can I ask people? Have you noticed the large space left in the middle of dual carriageways these days? And the way they often fill them with trees? Obviously this is for many reasons. To prevent headon collisions, to stop people from doing stupid u-turns...

OK I have finally started work on the Berlina, months after the 4 week deadline I gave myself to have it finished !! Health and poverty have been holding me back, but now its all happening :) Starting point is a VS Berlina, 96 Series 1. It has all the options except for wood and leather. It...

Ok so I am driving down one side of Morayfield Rd.. big road, its night time but plenty of street lights. On the other side of the road, I see a Jim's van.. you know the kind, picture of a bearded man and big letters saying Jim's Mowing, Jim's Antennas, Jim's Petwash, etc etc... there are...

Rice. Is it really that bad? This will get a few bites... :) I've been looking at the Ricer thread and I think some of them arent too bad at all. Some are freaking disgusting of course too lol We all like to personalise our cars. We like to make them individual, something uniquely ours. We do...

Hi guys, Tried all kinds of subs and enclosures in my LPG VS. Trying to keep my boot as a useful container, which means having a compact and well located sub/subs which are not exposed to damage by the contents of the boot. LPG makes this a little hard, because obviously the tank takes up...

Something completely different.. VS Berlina with Monaro bonnet and VX R8 bodykit. This is not a long term project, the whole car should be finished within a couple weeks. Check my album for more pix and updates as they get posted.