R32 Roll Call

[effanzo_mane]

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Thanks for the warm welcome and suggestions guys. I picked the car up in ohio and went on a marathon drive of 2400 miles in 3 days. Only 1 minor rust spot to touch up on one of the strut towers.

The previous owner installed the euro light switch which lead me to believe that I'm going to have to re-activate the DRL's but I'll check to make sure.

As for the odometer, I thought it had to be in Km's to pass RIV inspection at crappy tire? If not, then I don't give a rats about having the mileage in Km's.

Have any of you guys passed inspection without converting it to Km's? I know the dual gauge faces will suffice....

[RobG]

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Yea, dual scale is all you need to pass.

[flipstah]

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They came in cloth seats? NICE!

Welcome!

[effanzo_mane]

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Welcome to Eurodrivers Scott! Glad you found your way over here. Looks like you picked up a beautiful car!!! Hope you do what you planned to it

What part of the states did you pick it up from?

Thanks Patryk. My 24V swap is getting all ready for sale but I'd still be happy to let you take it for a spin if you've got time in the near future.

The plan should take effect next spring. This summer I intend to take care of some engine/dogbone mounts, diesel geek shifter, rear brace, and hopefully some techtonics cams.

Are you running cams? What suspension? I'd love to see what other R's drive like compared to mine

[effanzo_mane]

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They came in cloth seats? NICE!

Welcome!

They did indeed. It's amazing how well they wear over time. My seats in the pic have 100 000 miles on em

[P Arkus]

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Thanks Patryk. My 24V swap is getting all ready for sale but I'd still be happy to let you take it for a spin if you've got time in the near future.

The plan should take effect next spring. This summer I intend to take care of some engine/dogbone mounts, diesel geek shifter, rear brace, and hopefully some techtonics cams.

Are you running cams? What suspension? I'd love to see what other R's drive like compared to mine

Good stuff. I've done ALOT of research over the 3 years of owning the car so if you have any questions, feel free to either post them up or just PM me. I'm not running cams, I found the power increase just wasnt worth the money put in to get them. Same with exhaust, I looked into doing a full custom exhaust, but found thread after thread on vortex about people going back to stock and being happier than ever. Also, this is all based on a N/A car. Results will obviously be much different for FI.

As for suspension, i'm running Koni adjustable coilovers with Bluewater adjustable rear lower control arms. When you're looking at suspension, it really depends on what you want. You can either go looks/stance or performance. For looks, you have 2 choices...Koni or FK Silverline X. They are the only ones that will get you REALLY low (at least this is what most people say). For performance, I would say to stick with either Bilstein PSS9's, or KW V2 or V3's. They are pricier, but for a reason. They also go low, but not nearly as low as the Koni of FK. For a rear brace, I would say to go with a Unibrace.

I will tell you this, I got to drive a friend's .:R with PSS9's, upgraded front and rear sway bars, and a unibrace, and it was hands down the best handling car i've ever driven. The thing seriously felt like it was on rails, just incredible.

If you ever wanna feel what my .:R feels like, just shoot me a pm and we can meet up somewhere!

[effanzo_mane]

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Sounds good. I too will be sticking with the stock exhaust until I decide to go F/I and require a 3 inch system. As for coilovers, I bought the car with K-sports and while they certainly handle well, they're pretty rough for Calgary roads. The front springs are 9K or just over 500lbs which often feels too stiff for a daily (at least with these shocks). I might actually swap in some 7K springs up front and raise the ride height a bit with some 40 series sidewall tires to improve the ride.

It's funny you mention the Koni adjustables. Those are exactly what I've been eyeing up in terms of performance/value/comfort.

I'll try and get in touch with you in the near future....

[effanzo_mane]

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First of all, apologies for spamming this thread. Thanks to help from you guys I just realized how easy it is to pull the headlight switch and check the TLR prong.

Unfortunately, the previous owner of my R installed the euro headlight switch which makes it so that I must turn the switch clockwise one notch to activate the DRL's. There's no tape or anything on the prong. Essentially I need to find a north american headlight switch to put in for one day to pass inspection. I think I'll try pick-your-part or something unless somebody wants to let me rent (ie trade) theirs for a day in exchange for a case of beer lol. I don't actually expect this to happen, but does anybody have an extra switch or know where I might find one?

Anymore questions and I'll start my own thread. Promise!

[RobG]

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I have one in a box in the basement doing nothing. $0

[Geobmx4life]

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The euroswitch should not affect the inspection...as long as all of your lights are in working order with it, it should pass.

[effanzo_mane]

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Amazing. I'm liking this forum! I'll pm you shortly

[effanzo_mane]

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The euroswitch should not affect the inspection...as long as all of your lights are in working order with it, it should pass.

I was under the impression, after reading the RIV mumbo jumbo that the drl's have to come on automatically. I could be wrong but thanks to RobG I reckon I'll just play it safe

[Geobmx4life]

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I was under the impression, after reading the RIV mumbo jumbo that the drl's have to come on automatically. I could be wrong but thanks to RobG I reckon I'll just play it safe

Fair enough. I've had some friends move to AB from MB and they had no problems with the switch...maybe because yours has been imported from the states could be different.

[CGY_GTI]

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I was under the impression, after reading the RIV mumbo jumbo that the drl's have to come on automatically. I could be wrong but thanks to RobG I reckon I'll just play it safe

I recently went through the Out of Province checklist and all of its little details... the DRLs must be enabled (come on automatically) and they must not be able to be disabled easily. I can't remember the exact wording of it, but you get the idea haha

[Geobmx4life]

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I recently went through the Out of Province checklist and all of its little details... the DRLs must be enabled (come on automatically) and they must not be able to be disabled easily. I can't remember the exact wording of it, but you get the idea haha

Ok,. good to know Scott...thanks for the clarification.