centre console ideas/help ??

harry90 · Post by **harry90** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 7:38 pm

I dont know if this has happened to anyone else... but my centre console seems to be very brittle and when i was getting my head deck put in, it cracked in 2 places... then when i got my sub put in, it cracked again in another 2 places.... it has been fixed for now with super glue (lol)... but was wandering if anyone else had this problem before and how u fixed it ? and does anyone know where to buy carbon fibre ones that i have seen on fto's on the net ??

Post by **aza013** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 7:49 pm

this is a normal thing due to age of the cars
as for CF replacments some of the members are looking into this

harry90 · Post by **harry90** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 7:54 pm

thanks mate

rock_it · Post by **rock_it** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 8:19 pm

You could still have it glued, and then something like this over the top to keep it lookin nice ... Could work out cheaper then getting a cf one made as a replacement...

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/MITSUBISHI-FTO-1 ... dZViewItem

I am thinking of the cf kit from these guys...

Post by **aza013** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 8:24 pm

I looked at that to lol I want to get some more power first

harry90 · Post by **harry90** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 8:24 pm

seems pretty good... good value as well

rock_it · Post by **rock_it** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 8:33 pm

Yeah, I found these before I found the FTO ...

But yeah I think this will be my first mod ...

harry90 · Post by **harry90** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 8:38 pm

i cant really do anything about th performance of the car as i am a red "P" plater and the new laws do not allow me to... therefore i will be going more for looks now then later will fix up performance wise

Post by **aza013** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 8:41 pm

new laws are restricting for you but yep looks and then power is good to lol
how long is it befor you are off them? and do the green Ps have the same?

harry90 · Post by **harry90** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 8:43 pm

lol... i've only had my red's since march... so i still have long time to go...lol... and i think i can change performance on greens... not 100% sure though

Post by **aza013** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 8:45 pm

well you have picked the right car to start with

I am looking at getting an advanced driving day up and runing soon so that will be some fun for you

harry90 · Post by **harry90** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 8:46 pm

wats an advance driving day ? and im thinking of getting rid of the spoiler on the car just to see how it is.... what do u reckon i do with the holes in the bootlid... cos i dont really have enough money to buy a new bootlid

Post by **aza013** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 8:50 pm

you get out on the track and they teach you how to handell the car in diferent conditions good to know and will help you with your green Ps to and may even help getting cheeper insurance not 100% on that but may help

harry90 · Post by **harry90** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 8:53 pm

sounds good !!! wats everyones top speed in an FTO... i have had mine for about 3-4 months now and going down the m4 ? back to sydney from blue mountains i couldnt resist the urge.... i ended up hitting 160km/h..... i was going to take a pic but was driving and my mate next to me was scared shitless ... soooo ?!!? (next time wil make sure to take a pic

Post by **aza013** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 8:55 pm

a lot of them are speed limited to 180kph but top speed of an FTO is 250kph

harry90 · Post by **harry90** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 8:57 pm

yea speedo only goes to 180... but i heard it costs a lot to buy new speedo and get it installed...(personally i dont try and instal anything in the car .... from bad experience when i first got it...... so i have just stopped and got everything done professionally )

rock_it · Post by **rock_it** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 9:50 pm

A word to the wise though ... I wouldn't publish any road speeds on a public forum ...

Post by **dstocks** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 10:03 pm

As to the stereo surround, have tried a few ways to fix it and by far the best is fibreglass. Thought I had already put a guide together for this, but I must have ont\ly taken the pictures. Guide will follow soon.

Welcome to the club by the way.

FtoSam · Post by **FtoSam** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 10:07 pm

currently looking into a qld supplier for CF replacements.

The standard ecu has a speed cut off at 194km/h

i have had mine up to 247km/h on the track

and that was right near the redline in 5th. so 250 sounds about right.

Post by **aza013** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 10:57 pm

on the Dyno mine reves out at 249km/h thanks to controller

it has taken the speedlimiter out of play.
just hanging out to get it on the track to see how it gos

FTO AUSTRALIA

centre console ideas/help ??

centre console ideas/help ??

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