after 4 months with the GTR i have found out the main problem why it was cheap, i knew the would be something but i could make alot more breaking it (which i'm not). the thing is a company installed a clifford alarm and have made a real mess of the wiring then bits have been added on like another imobiliser, turbo timer, boost controller a boost gauge and exhaust gauge. the boost controller is HKS ECV III and doesn't work (i think) it doesn't matter how high i set it nothing happens my car boosts to 0.5/0.6 bar which is what the waste gates are set at. then every now and again they all go off ecv and gauges there is a short somewhere (maybe this blew the ecv valve) my battery goes flat at random times can go for weeks and nothing then leave it a few days and get a flat battery. i thinking now about ripping everything out and installing new, new ECV, gauges and alarm (done by a good firm). what do you think.

 

P.S by the way i have been so impressed with the work this car has had done and the engines condition mechanically it puts my zed to shame:bow:

I agree with that bud, thats what i would do :) Just get it ripped out and replace what NEEDS replacing and leave everything else out! :)

who fitted alarm, was it clifford approved, if its the alarm at fault they may come out and repair it FOC, like scorpion exhaust's they are gaurentee for life no matter if the owner changed, maybe clifford are the same, or at least may be bale to help

who fitted alarm, was it clifford approved, if its the alarm at fault they may come out and repair it FOC, like scorpion exhaust's they are gaurentee for life no matter if the owner changed, maybe clifford are the same, or at least may be bale to help

 

it was an approved installer, i have the certificate too but the mess they have made installing it i dont want them nowhere near my car

it was an approved installer, i have the certificate too but the mess they have made installing it i dont want them nowhere near my car

complain to clifford direct and explain the situation, you never know???

Rip it all out and start again:(

complain to clifford direct and explain the situation, you never know???

 

yeah thats an idea

it was an approved installer, i have the certificate too but the mess they have made installing it i dont want them nowhere near my car

 

do yu know what firm installed it ??

 

as just ordered my 650 mk 2 from a supposed approved fitter

 

bit worried now lol:(

TCR turners car radio in surrey the guy before me paid £813.39

I would consider visiting Bob from Safe and Sound if he's still around. I recently removed a Toad alarm from a car I'm selling and couldn't believe the way an approved fitter installed tha alarm, to join a wire they just cut some of the sheathing and wrapped the new wire around it, then some black tape :( It's shocking that you pay to have an "approved" fitter and they make a mess.

ok thanks for that bud not the same firm thats comin to me next week but thought would check been quoted 400 fitted with the extra bits for door motor :-)

 

hope you get ur's sorted though m8!!

"approved", already have the contract, they dont need to impress anyone, so thye just chuck them in, the more they do the more they get paid, i always find smaller independant companies are better at these sort f things cause they have to compete with bigger companies and so do a better job

I would consider visiting Bob from Safe and Sound if he's still around. I recently removed a Toad alarm from a car I'm selling and couldn't believe the way an approved fitter installed tha alarm, to join a wire they just cut some of the sheathing and wrapped the new wire around it, then some black tape :( It's shocking that you pay to have an "approved" fitter and they make a mess.

 

thats what they have done but have tried to solder it but the wires are so think it hasn't stuck and it fell off cutting the car out:headvswal

have just been stripping it all out and it wasn't the alarm so i have left it. it has been put in very well and was all the other crap that had been put in the fooked up the wiring there were open ended wires every where from the vien controller, exhaust temp gauge and EBC so i have cut them all out and will replace with new turbo timer had been hacked into the wiring aswell i will see if i can sort it out and put it back in

I agree with you dipone

have just been stripping it all out and it wasn't the alarm so i have left it. it has been put in very well and was all the other crap that had been put in the fooked up the wiring there were open ended wires every where from the vien controller, exhaust temp gauge and EBC so i have cut them all out and will replace with new turbo timer had been hacked into the wiring aswell i will see if i can sort it out and put it back in

 

 

 

I thought the Clifford has an integral Turbo Timer so would avoid you having to refit one.

 

Regards

 

Dave

I thought the Clifford has an integral Turbo Timer so would avoid you having to refit one.

 

Regards

 

Dave

 

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