Ok...now that I have opened my eyeballs and seen a similar thread I'll try some of those suggestions
However if someone does have an idea/clue please do post it up

Went for a pootle around the Waimak today and initially the 4wd was working with nil worries.
Went over a bit of a ahhh bump and now it doesn't seem to want to engage 4wd despite showing that it is on the dash.
No strange noises or anything obvious

Any clues?

Jeeezus, they let anyone in here don't they??? All good fulla. You 4x4ing now? I had to pay some fella off but all good Yerp...getting back into it now after a break since moving out of the Far North. We're living/working in Chch and have bought a currently stock '96 Surf 3.0 t/diesel to go ...

DEATH_INC wrote:One of my favorite pics..taupo, freezing cold and enough water to get sideways at 250 odd kph down the back straight aquaplaning on full wets. yahoo.

Heh...hey man how's things these days?

Hey mate...keen to get some pricing to do a 2" lift and snorkel supplied and fitted for a '96 3.0 diesel Surf.

Or is it simply easier to just phone?
Cheers

tomsoffroad wrote:You have 2 options. Air bag compatible bar or remove your airbags

Heh! That is the feedback I have been getting so I best just suck it up.

*On the look out for some compatible 2nd hand bars if anyone hears of some!

I've been looking out for some cheapish bullbars for our '96 Surf.
Will there be much if any different between an earlier model due to airbags or is everything sortable as per usual?

Cheers

Haven't tried any local tracks yet, have heard about waimak and rakaia gorge as being good spots to go but havnt really explored much of chch yet. Im wanting to go with someone else if possible. Am pretty new to the scene so wanting to get a winchbar and winch sorted asap so help me owta the shit ...

Good call re the alarm, cheers

If anyone is going out for a bit of a fang and doesn't mind someone tagging along do call out.
Don't worry I'm not a wuss, I'm just not set up so river crossings and deeeeep mud as yet

Hey all, have just moved down to Chch (3 weeks) and decided to buy a '96 Surf 3.0 turbo diesel (currently standard) so we can go exploring. Would be appreciative for any help re good places to go and school myself up without freaking out the wife too much. I'm a terrible cook so this is very ...