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Old 4th January 2010, 11:38   #1981
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hey, yours is a VLX & i can see you have changed the alloys. is the TPMS still working?
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hey, yours is a VLX & i can see you have changed the alloys. is the TPMS still working?
Yes , it ''was'' working until i broke one of them. The remaining 4 are working !
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The audio system, the audio system and the audio system! Unbelievably crappy. There is so much of distortion that whatever emanates from the speakers is just noise. Especially true when compared with my previous setup with Pioneer. I don't have any plans in changing it right away, I'm still recovering from hole-in-pocket syndrome.
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Take it as a way of it annoucing itself when it arrives . Folks in my apt complex now are completely aware of my musical tastes.

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I dislike the gear shift. Even the new trucks from Tata have more aesthetic shifts. I also find it difficult to engage the first gear sometimes.
I didnt have this problem in beginning but I have also noticed the gear shift gradual hardening and difficuly in engaging first gear.

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a few grammatical errors I noticed, but is there something terribly wrong?

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I'll have to fit the free carrier (Hiker) that I am yet to get from the dealer. I'm also planning on VKool on the front windshield.
get vKool 70 - its quite nice and good heat reduction and compliant to the laws. Wont be cheap if you are still recovering from hole-in-the-pocket syndrome.
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Yes , it ''was'' working until i broke one of them. The remaining 4 are working !
so i assume you must have got the alloys changed from a reputed garage who had experience in transplanting the TPMS sensors.
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Guys, just linking the images posted on other forum of my new VLX AT 4WD with airbag, have not taken any new pictures as of now.
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/suvs-m...ml#post1660839

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Guys, just linking the images posted on other forum of my new VLX AT 4WD with airbag, have not taken any new pictures as of now.
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/suvs-m...ml#post1660839

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Congrats Pramod on your VLX AT 4WD. It looks really good. By the way, i am waiting to take delivery of my VLX AT 2WD - sometime this month the dealer says. How long did yours take from booking to delivery?

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so i assume you must have got the alloys changed from a reputed garage who had experience in transplanting the TPMS sensors.
Actually, its nothing big under there. You just got one nut under the other side of the rim, which you will have to remove and put it in the alloys same way. ( You can easily figure it out , if you remove one of your tyres and see ) Make sure you put it back in the same side alloys or you ill have to go through the setup process again, given in the manual to rest it.

You just have to be careful that you do not break the sensors when removing the Tyre from the wheels in both the cases (OEM and Alloys ) because it is very lite.

They cost you about INR 2200 / sensor if you break them. So be very careful.
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Actually, its nothing big under there. You just got one nut under the other side of the rim, which you will have to remove and put it in the alloys same way. ( You can easily figure it out , if you remove one of your tyres and see ) Make sure you put it back in the same side alloys or you ill have to go through the setup process again, given in the manual to rest it.

You just have to be careful that you do not break the sensors when removing the Tyre from the wheels in both the cases (OEM and Alloys ) because it is very lite.

They cost you about INR 2200 / sensor if you break them. So be very careful.
thanks for that info mate. i am saving for alloys now & hopefully will upgrade very soon.
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awesome pic!!! the wind screen looks dark... is it just an effect of the picture?
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oh, what a picture buddy! truly wallpaper material. yours is not a 4x4 & i appreciate your courage to do this.
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awesome pic!!! the wind screen looks dark... is it just an effect of the picture?
The front windshield is tinted.

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oh, what a picture buddy! truly wallpaper material. yours is not a 4x4 & i appreciate your courage to do this.
Well you could take a bus there and it wouldn't get stuck . Heard off Muzhappilangad Beach in Kannur , its a drive in beach.
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rjstyles,
Wah.Beautifull pic yaar..
How much for bullbar and lights?
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@ rjstyles,
the photo is really cool however i dont want to be a spoilsport but please don't do that frequently. sea water is highly corrosive and it can wreak havoc with your cars under body even if you have the anti rust treatment in place. do stuff like this in freshwater lakes or river banks
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nice to see water not splashing on the windshield but i think i am gonna miss that feature of not being able to scare my co passengers while driving over puddles etc on the highways.

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rjstyles,
Wah.Beautifull pic yaar..
How much for bullbar and lights?
Bullbar some 10k and Hella's left me poorer by 6k or so.

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@ rjstyles,
the photo is really cool however i dont want to be a spoilsport but please don't do that frequently. sea water is highly corrosive and it can wreak havoc with your cars under body even if you have the anti rust treatment in place. do stuff like this in freshwater lakes or river banks
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nice to see water not splashing on the windshield but i think i am gonna miss that feature of not being able to scare my co passengers while driving over puddles etc on the highways.
Thanks for the advice mate. Well I don't do it often nor do I know if I will ever do it again in my life time unless I visit that same drive in beach. I know that sea water is corrosive and can cause damage. But I think I would seldom do it.

Water does splash on the front windshield once you are driving really fast in about a 1/2 a feet of water.
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