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by dazvit
Wed Dec 14, 2016 1:23 pm
Forum: New members
Topic: Evening all.
Replies: 20
Views: 18035

Re: Evening all.

I've been driving the Vit for 10 months now and it's been reliable af to be fair 8-) I mentions earlier about the driver side been lower then the left, Well I had I good look under front end and noticed the ds wishbone / control arm was slightly bent up and rusty af with the reinforcement plate non ...
by dazvit
Tue Mar 15, 2016 6:47 pm
Forum: New members
Topic: Evening all.
Replies: 20
Views: 18035

Re: Evening all.

Hello and welcome, if the back is that you might wanna check the foot wells behind the seats. Cheers Robbie, yeah I removed all seats and carpet and there was some rut, mainly driver side. All patched up now :thumbup: Next job is check out the springs and shocks, because it seems to have a bit of a...
by dazvit
Mon Feb 29, 2016 2:13 pm
Forum: New members
Topic: Evening all.
Replies: 20
Views: 18035

Re: Evening all.

Now all the brakes are working as they should, I thought it would be a good idea to check how bad the rear floor pan behind the rear seats is for rust and um' :| after firing up the grinder :guns: I'm left with this vvv http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r197/MK1CADDY/D2257904-9EDD-4E31-816E-9C9A0BA...
by dazvit
Fri Feb 26, 2016 7:26 pm
Forum: General Suzuki
Topic: Interchangeable parts?
Replies: 4
Views: 4413

Re: Interchangeable parts?

Thanks again Scott, I've just managed to sort one second hand locally 8-)
That link for brake parts is perfect :thumbup:
by dazvit
Fri Feb 26, 2016 7:19 am
Forum: General Suzuki
Topic: Interchangeable parts?
Replies: 4
Views: 4413

Re: Interchangeable parts?

Nice one Scott :thumbup:
I'm also trying to source a driver side manual window wind mech as the cable has snapped in mine.
by dazvit
Thu Feb 25, 2016 10:34 pm
Forum: New members
Topic: Evening all.
Replies: 20
Views: 18035

Re: Evening all.

8-) Thanks for the welcome's guys. Nah Dan it was doing f-all, I took a look at the handbrake cables today and one of the cables wasn't in its location point next to the hand brake lever,so with a bit of fiddling about , it's all working now. See, we don't have MOT over here and 'some' Locals must d...
by dazvit
Thu Feb 25, 2016 10:19 pm
Forum: General Suzuki
Topic: Interchangeable parts?
Replies: 4
Views: 4413

Interchangeable parts?

Can anyone advise me on which parts are interchangeable from say a SJ , Vitara and a Jimny?
For example do Jimny front brake calipers fit a Vitara ?
I'm struggling to find parts online for my year 2000 Vit JX :?:
by dazvit
Wed Feb 24, 2016 2:18 pm
Forum: New members
Topic: Evening all.
Replies: 20
Views: 18035

Re: Evening all.

Started replacing rear brakes yesterday twiss, and they were no better than the fronts :cry: But aw well best get them sorted :thumbup: Driver side rear was the worst with the cylinder leaking for god knows how long :screwy: http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r197/MK1CADDY/70F0BEBD-4546-4D09-8BF4-61...
by dazvit
Mon Feb 22, 2016 10:12 pm
Forum: New members
Topic: Evening all.
Replies: 20
Views: 18035

Re: Evening all.

Cheers mate, yeah it's just a doner for my 2 door gti, I have a few other vw's aswell but fancied Somthing different 8-) A driver side manual window mech is what I'm after at the mo, If you know of any spare, or even a place to order a new one would be better :doublethumbs: The thing is, on the log ...
by dazvit
Mon Feb 22, 2016 4:01 pm
Forum: New members
Topic: Evening all.
Replies: 20
Views: 18035

Re: Evening all.

Here's a pic- http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r197/MK1CADDY/1AAC0CC1-3CA9-4394-BE6A-76E41152BA4E_zpsbvbnkdhe.jpg Started stripping down and replacing discs and pads (what a mess) :cry: http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r197/MK1CADDY/01E32BCA-4F3E-4277-B0EA-DBE9F7D47EF1_zpsxauwvwtj.jpg This disc ...