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Believe it or not, butter works, spread it on the residue in the shade, leave about 30 mins, then rub off, may take several applications but removes the glue and once washed with soapy dish wash no marks and no paint damage.

Yes you can get pens, go see your local panel beater or try some of the automotive paint suppliers, just quite the suzuki paint code. Bear in mind yours will be faded and may be lighter than what's supplied. My ZUG code looks terrible wet but perfect dry.

 

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I looked at the posters, picture, name, and flag.
Call me docile but the image of a dog, and the name 2013GV didn't scream 'New Zealand' at me.
Should have, but didn't!
You are right again, about the flag! I missed the missing star.
In my hurry to thank 2013GV for his (wait, her? it? oh God what have I done?) I may have caused an international incident and torn forum rules asunder! My bad.
2013GV, I'm deeply sorry for any pain I have caused you - forget the beer offer. It won't happen again.
ChrissyBabe88, keep contributing those wise, useful tips and suggestions!
I guess that's what forums are all about!

Anyway, suitably chastened and shamed for any politically incorrectness, AND corrected in flag-lore, I'm off to buy some butter!

He, Kiwi, and unlike the ockers we colonised our country voluntarily ( now thats got to start an international incident hahaha) at least we can spell beer on our cans, unlike Aussie that just puts XXXX on theirs.
No offence, the flags are useful but can be hard to decipher at times. As always, Aussies and Kiwis will throw insults at each other, because its what we do. That's why we get on so well.

Butter dissolves most adhesives found in the double sided tapes. But it takes time. The best thing is it won't damage the paint. I use warm water and dish soap to wash everything down afterwards. Tea tree oil works, so does eucalyptus but the smell of either can be a bit overpowering

The name came from the 3 door shorty I bought new in 2013 to replace my aging SJ that did a corolla on me and melted in the rain to a brown puddle. The dog is my current co driver, 4 and a bit year old American Bulldog, the pic was when she was small and cute.

 

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It's no kind of problem. I was going to send a few Kiwi jokes but was unsure how they'd be taken in the forum, people are so sensitive!
In no way am I criticizing your flag, just because you have a star missing! Still and all, you had a proper flag to copy from
I'm a bit of a dog fan, and I thought she might have been an American Bulldog, the angle is deceptive. I like the patch over her eye! They make great co-drivers!
My Vitara is in the garage looking like a huge slice of black burned toast with butter dripping off it! Will report results.

I also sent you a conversation

She does get in your face occasionally

 

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15 - 0 Nik's serve

 

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2013GV, tips for removing butter from keyboard?

Wash hands first. Now, go apply deep heat to hands then go to the bathroom.

 

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Nik here again mate.
I realise questions should be asked in the forum, but this one has already been asked, and I'm just looking for confirmation.

I believe the trick is to undo the 6 screws that secure the rear of the centre console, lift it up and there is an easy to see / reach adjuster nut.

Can you confirm? Are there any pitfalls? If I stuff up is the engine likely to fall out?

BTW, your butter idea to remove the weather shield glue worked a treat. On one door it's completely gone, the other there's a faint 'matt' texture left (try car polish?), but being a black car, it's pretty much invisible - again, your advice much appreciated!

You talking about the hand brake cable adjustment? Only adjust it here once the auto adjustment has done its bit. I let mine off about 3 turns each, pull handbrake on several times until it stops adjusting then tighten cables to give 5 to 7 clicks at the lever with 40 kg of force. Then forget it, its done, haven't touched mine in 5 years. People tend to do the cables up too tight and there's not enough slack when you let the handbrake off for the adjusters to click over the next stop on the ring on the adjuster. Then the handbrake gets worse, so people tighten the cable which compounds the issue. If you're needing to adjust it here, because the handbrake is crap and not holding, then let the cables off, maybe several turns so the adjusters can do their bit then reset the cables to the correct adjustment
Set at 6 clicks, they gradually go out to about 8 to 9 then next time you apply the brake one day its back at 5 or 6.


Glad the butter trick worked, who would have thought.......dumb kiwis huh?

And yep, try gentle car polish, turtle wax or similar but expect to end up doing the who,e car.

 

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Mate you are anything but a dumb Kiwi! Well, you ARE a Kiwi, but that's not your fault. (jk)
This is the thing, my driveway has a slope (talk about Kiwi's) and if I park there, apply the handbrake as far as it pulls up (I'm no panty waist), the car will literally groan slowly forward (unless in Park of course).
My way (rightly or wrongly), has been, apply handbrake, ensure it's holding the car - THEN engage Park. So I know it isn't 'Park' that's holding the car.
I have heard rear brakes self adjust but the hand brake, as is, pulls up to its limit!
So .. your recommendations?

Loosen the handbrake cables
If you're pulling on any more than 6 or 8 clicks then irs not adjusting by itself.

Other method is up on stands, loosen the cables right off, remove the rubber bungs on the back of the plates and adjust shoes manually with a screwdriver, do them up till you feel them just scraping then back off 1 notch. Set cables to give 5 or 6 clicks and see what happens. Very unusual for them to do it, but you might want to take the rear discs off and check the shoes themselves especially if its done dome wet muddy or sandy off road, shoes could be worn.

 

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Mine holds fine on a 1 in 4 slope facing downhill. Remember these won't hold as well backwards as the design is such that you can apply the handbrake on a hill if you have a " fail to climb to the top" and then you can back it down under power so you have control over the vehicle. Try driving away forwards with the brake on compared to backwards. You will move backwards, but not forwards if the things set right.

 

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great off-road tip 2013GV👍
PS I too mistook the NZ flag for an Aussie one too, was further confused by the HG 383 stroker in youre signature. I thought all the kiwi holdens had 2litre Isuzu motors 😜

We had the 179, 186, 202 sick packs
253, 308 and 350 V8's here. 308 probably being more common in the utes. mine was originally a 253 with a stage 2 brock kit
202 in the HQ of course.

 

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All awesome cars for their time I was having a dig at the commodores over there in the 90s that had a camira donk (another GM engine coming from collaboration with Isuzu and Bosch)

Ewww, them silly ones, like the rodeo

Can't be as bad as a Nissan 3 litre powered things where the windscreen would leak right onto the ecm

 

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All holden windscreens leaked, it was designed to cool the computer to keep it from spontaneously combusting on 40degree day. Didn’t help that you’d need to remortgage the house for a New ECM from Holden.

Easy fix, drill drain hole in bottom corner and put ecm in plastic bag. You usually knew it had water in it when it developed an oscillating idle speed. Shopping bags were perfect for waterproofing them, left bottom of bag open, water just ran down the inside kick panel, over the bag, and out onto the floor carpet.

 

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I know someone who had .22 rifle shot through the floor well of his kingswood to drain water out of it. Maybe the ecu needs that. 🤪

Too lazy to peel back the carpet and poke a hole thru the rusty floor huh?

 

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Hey, I had the HQ monaro, with the baby poop brown carpets, no slimy rubber mats for me, I was poncy I was