The Irish Mitsubishi FTO Owners Club

by **johnny** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 1:21 am

hey guys, i finally bought a FTO, its still in japland but should be here in a month, its a black 95 GPX - manual(oh yes), 110k kms, grade 4. Cant wait to drive it, wat would u recommend be the first jobs i do wen i get it, i hear a lot about the bushes and all wearin, i supppose thatd be one job, wat about performance mods, anyone here hittin 220bhp? cheers guys, i guarantee il be pesterin u lot for info over the next few months

Website · by **Muad_dib77** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 10:41 am

Nice one Johhny...

Lookin' forward to seeing you on the road..

by **kevinod** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 2:15 pm

Sounds good, congrats!

Just on the shipping, be prepared for delays, even when the ship has left Japan (may be a few weeks delay there even) it has a few stops to make on the way. If its still in Japan now I reckon the chance of it being here in 4 weeks is slim enough. Once mine eventually got on a ship it took about 5 weeks I think it was.

A few jobs that might need to be done... as you said the bushes... tyres... lights I thought were shockingly bad when I got the car first so better bulbs were put in (now have HID).

Oh ya, it'll prob have a jap radio, and the jap FM range is different, 76-89 or something instead of 88-107 or whatever it is. You'll either need to get a band expander or a new radio.

by **Mustang** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 3:30 pm

kevinod wrote:Oh ya, it'll prob have a jap radio, and the jap FM range is different, 76-89 or something instead of 88-107 or whatever it is. You'll either need to get a band expander or a new radio.

While on the subject does anybody know where (other than ebay) you can get a band expander?

by **kevinod** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 3:40 pm

Secure Sounds in Cork tends to have them I think... dunno outside of that. Prob some online places like Caraudiodirect.co.uk or crusin4pussy.co.uk?

by **pergau** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 1:34 pm

Don't bother,

You'll want to get a new radio. Even with the expander, the frequencies don't display properly. and there's the odd channel that you still won't be able to get.

by **Kace** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 10:22 pm

johnny wrote:....anyone here hittin 220bhp?

Ehhhhh, no - and I'm afraid you won't be either

by **Damo** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 4:25 pm

pergau wrote:Don't bother,

You'll want to get a new radio. Even with the expander, the frequencies don't display properly. and there's the odd channel that you still won't be able to get.

Yep and the Jap Radios don't seem to have RDS - at least mine didn't so the channels keep cutting in and out as you're driving. It gets very annoying.