A running preview of my blue leds

Paul_GPvR · Post by **Paul_GPvR** » Tue Feb 17, 2004 10:20 pm

Any updates on this Ruchi?

Thank very much.

ruchi · Post by **ruchi** » Tue Feb 17, 2004 10:27 pm

Paul_GPvR · Post by **Paul_GPvR** » Tue Feb 17, 2004 10:30 pm

sorry mate, i must have looked at a wrong date somewhere.(time diff maybe!)

Anyway, whilst your here

Just been looking at the ultraleds website. Quite interested in the interior dome lights, i believe these are what's used under the rear view mirror. But which size is correct for the fto?

link below

http://www.ultraleds.co.uk/default.php? ... bcb1ad75a1

thanks

ruchi · Post by **ruchi** » Sun Feb 22, 2004 12:39 am

ruchi · Post by **ruchi** » Sun Feb 22, 2004 12:52 am

mrdj1234 · Post by **mrdj1234** » Sun Feb 22, 2004 1:41 pm

sounds good Ruchi! hope the effect looks right (because it's what i'm thinking of doing - seems a bit tacky almost, to re-light my console/dash to match the stereo but hey

)

how long did the dismantling / replacing process take?

Paul_GPvR · Post by **Paul_GPvR** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 1:59 am

whats happend to your posts Ruchi?? you edited them off mate?

rxboy · Post by **rxboy** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 1:27 pm

It looks like Ruchi got peeved off at the cheap shots about his long informative posts thanks to some particular people...... you know who you are!

Now he has edited them all out and we are missing some really good info that he provided.

Maybe there should be the "Most valuable info per post" stat on this site rather than "average posts per day".

Ruchi come back!

GPXXX · Post by **GPXXX** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 2:15 pm

i won't name names but all i will say is it's not my fault....!!

sure we would love to have him back, but with the recent spade of 'issues' that he's had with a certain number of other individuals (you know who you are), i can understand he's in need of a cooling off period...

see you soon buddy.

jonowong · Post by **jonowong** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 6:21 pm

what happened?

GPXXX · Post by **GPXXX** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 7:59 pm

PM inbound.

let's just give this a rest ok fellas...

Paul_GPvR · Post by **Paul_GPvR** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 8:09 pm

thats a shame he was a well helpful guy. And i'm just starting to figure out my LED replacements one by one. Would of been good to help each other along and learn.

GPXXX · Post by **GPXXX** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 8:32 pm

yes he has been extremely helpful in the past.

Unfortunately it seems that he took some of the jokes about his long replies a little 'too seriously'...

Post by **Supplanter** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 8:52 pm

He took his ball and went home

TheSentry · Post by **TheSentry** » Thu Feb 26, 2004 8:25 am

That sucks. This thread was gold, along with the other valuable info he posted.

ruchi · Post by **ruchi** » Thu Feb 26, 2004 11:00 am

Firstly, I'd like to thank those who have given me support, both publicly and privately (PMs). It's nice to know that some appreciate the information I have provided and have found it valuable. It's also great to know that some appreciate me being around these forums and the various events. Thank you.

Secondly, I can take as good as I give, and I believe a bit of friendly stirring, such as my long messages, Mikey's post count, Robb's avatar etc. can all be handled with fun.

But in this case that was not the issue.

The issue was that I had spent a great deal of my personal time, providing an answer to a genuine question that someone had posted on this forum, a question which others who had responded were unable to answer, and then I got slammed for doing so.

This was no longer being done in good humour, and it particularly hurt as it included some people who I considered friends, it also included some people who stupidly thought they'd jump on the band-wagon and get a kick in while I was down.

While I can handle the teasing about the long messages, and will in turn tease others about something they have done, and all this is in jest, I draw the line when I am attacked after investing so much of my time and knowledge to help this person out. Quite frankly, if you were unable to answer the question then rather than criticising the person that did provide the answer, perhaps you should just shut up and read the response, and hopefully it might also help you, even if at a later date.

Like I have said before, these forums are only valuable if the information they contain is accurate and factual, and is something that other owners of FTOs can use to help themselves with. While I welcome opinion and the expression of passion for the FTO, personally I draw the line at "wank factor" where people bullshit about what they have done or what can be done, just to show off. I also draw the line at anyone who has provided a valid response being attacked.

These forums can be a great resource for FTO owners, providing a wealth of knowledge, likewise they can help to foster a great sense of community for FTO owners, but only if they actually feel welcomed.

I have saved the most informative messages that I removed and will re-post them over the next couple of days. I will do so in a revised form (combining some of the messages) and will probably start a new topic, as some of the other threads had got off track and the information could easily get lost.

Sorry if this message is too long

G1 · Post by G1 » Thu Feb 26, 2004 11:02 am

well i can see he's on the "Online Now" list so he hasn't left...

let's just all be grown ups about this i say

:EDIT: ok there you go we musta been posting at the same time

its good to have too much info than not enough info i say

at least now someone has learned your tolerance level hehe

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Thu Feb 26, 2004 10:53 pm

Well ruchi is great 2 c u bk 2 normal, but theres only few points i like to make.

There are lots of ppl including myself know that your posts are very imformative, & we all agree u help us out a lot, but sometimes they are a bit 2 long, therefore there are also a lot of ppl just skip the pages or the post all together. Some might appreciate a good informative answer, some just want a short answer.

I've notice if someone opposed your answer to the post, u get extremely upset, so chill out bro, i think everyone had thier choice of opion.

In the perfect world, all those engineering & physics will work 100% but unfortunaly we are not living in a perfect world. And just because someone know how to do it, doesn't mean that person can do it or the method the person mention will work.

Is like a 10yrs old know how to turn the steering wheel, change gears, & all the driving stuff cause he/she saw someone else done it before, but does that make he/she a compentent driver on the real road???

Anyway like i said before non of my post are informative, so i'm not having a go at u. I'm just making some "constructive critisism" please please please don't take it the wrong way

ruchi · Post by **ruchi** » Fri Feb 27, 2004 12:49 am

Thanks for your feedback Kev, it is appreciated.

Let me be the first to say I don't have all the answers and I do value other peoples input and feedback. I have asked a number of questions on this forum, for stuff I was unsure about, and have learnt so much from those who responded.

I believe I have only reacted to two issues, and in both cases it was the other party who started the personal attack, not me.

Granted, I fuelled the issue by responding to the attacks, so this is something I will try to avoid.

Takes and holds deep breath... counts to 10

I will work on making the responses shorter, but sometimes people ask questions that need a detailed response, and sometimes concepts need to be explained so people can understand what's involved. Perhaps I can give them bite size chunks over multiple days, and allow others to respond to, rather than giving all the answers in one hit. That would make the messages smaller and in a size more digestible.

Robb · Post by **Robb** » Fri Feb 27, 2004 4:19 pm

Ruchi Firstly thanx for mentioning my avatar I feel special now..

I dont see any reason for you to make your posts any shorter, cos the more info you provide the better the answer will be for some ppl and if they want a short answer they can just as easily PM you for one. If anyone out there doesn't want to read your long answers theres a little trick they can try its called 'Scroll down the page and read the next post' *Thinks I'm gonna get in trouble for being a smart ass

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If you dont want to read something thats long just dont read it - there

Ruchi keep the info coming as I'm a dumb ass and need all the info I can get....

BTW I hope I'm not one of the peeps that gave you too much sh*t as I do it all the time but as everyone knows I dont ever mean to be serious just havin' fun

ok this is getting long...

Bye - e

Robb...