andywsxi16v
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Just finished lowering the car and it looks good, took it for a test drive and lost it on the back end, it felt like it locked up on the back under sharp braking, is this normal on a lowered corsa/tigra? Here is some pics.
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Adam-D
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brake bias valve need resetting - binning
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andywsxi16v
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Ok. where are they, is it an easy job?
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LukeGSi
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Loose those horrible rear lights?
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Ojc
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Those lights, my eyes!! ARRGGGHHHH
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willay
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liking it apart from the lights, good work!
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Twiggy
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quote: Originally posted by Adam-D
brake bias valve need resetting - binning
Where is this???
Mine does this 2!!!
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andywsxi16v
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Loose those horrible rear lights?
She likes em! To be honest they don`t look that bad, think its the angle i took thi pic, gonna get the bumpers c coded which will look betta.
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CorsAsh
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Surprised no ones asked for pics of your gf
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andywsxi16v
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Here`s the lights at another angle, no the cat isn`t another one of her daft mods! Some one also asked for a pic of her so here she is in her normal state!!!!!!!!!!
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Adam_B
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cat spoiler
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Skipz
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quote: Originally posted by andywsxi16v
I would have swiftly removed the cat from the car with a .22 rifle The marks on my car from neighbours cats was annoying
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Siberia
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quote: Originally posted by Adam-D
brake bias valve need resetting - binning
can this be removed? i nearly ended up in a hedge the other night driving the birds tigra and slowing down... actually quite fun when you use the extra rear braking on purpose though..
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andywsxi16v
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I would have swiftly removed the cat from the car with a .22 rifle The marks on my car from neighbours cats was annoying
i felt the same way, he was sun bathing on my car the other day and fell off, he made a few marks but not to bad i then through him across the drive way, she whent mad at me cos its her baby, i think he`s a gay boy.
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ed
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The bias valve is somewhere near the rear beam, it has a spring attatched to a screw and to the rear beam, you loosen the screw until the spring is not under tension when the back of the car is un-weighted - i.e. boot empty and nothing on the back seats.... Has to be done on ramps too really because you can't do it while the car is jacked up.
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andywsxi16v
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can this be removed? i nearly ended up in a hedge the other night driving the birds tigra and slowing down... actually quite fun when you use the extra rear braking on purpose though..
I s@#t my self when it happened was giving it some round some nice bends, as i came out of a corner there was a bus at a bus stop and parked cars ether side of thr road slammed the brakes on and the rear was going every where thought it was gonna spin right round, lookly kept it in line, good job cos she wouldn`t have been happy.
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Kyle T
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De-Cat it.
Lotus Elise 111R
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Corsa Sport Gav
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quote: Originally posted by REDSPORT
quote: Originally posted by Adam-D
brake bias valve need resetting - binning
Where is this???
Mine does this 2!!!
mines in a draw in the garage
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FlamingCorsa
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looks good, not going to show my gf cos she will want one straight away!
she is desperate to get a tigra but dont have the money yet! i want her to get one so i can modify it for her!!!! hehe
them wheels suit the car well, wud not have chosen that design but looks top
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MikeE
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them lights can fcuk rite off and then it would look even tastyer. nice one
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large-sri
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pretty bird as well
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andywsxi16v
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So this bias valve, can it be adjusted?
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Adam-D
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the bias valve is on the drivers side on the beam and is operated by a spring
when the car is loaded up it adds tension so more braking power to the back,
thus when lowered the valve thinks the car is loaded when it isnt, hence why the rear's lock up
you adjust it by losening the adjuster bar off when the car is flat level and not jacked up, set of grage ramps are helpfull"
then while the spring is under a tiny bit of tensoin "no slack" tighten it up and your done
if the valve is fooked or shit remove it and fit a set of brake lines and pressure valves from a 1.2 8v "these have independant pressure vlaves 1 on each side
for once im glad i have a 1.2 8v when i had the 1.4 it had the bias valve and it was shite
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Skipz
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quote: Originally posted by m0nDe0
De-Cat it.
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Kyle T
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Lotus Elise 111R
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