View Full Version : Washed and waxed my 2009 Absolute Red
schleppy
08-14-2009, 08:54 PM
Mods include blacked out badges, debadged, matte black mirror caps, TRD springs, Tockico Blues, TRD rear sway, 15x6.5 Konig Helium (Bronze), Falken RT615. Washed with Turtle Wax Ice car wash, waxed with standard Turtle Wax in the green container. Photos were rushed, so they're mediocre at best. Picasa also did a terrible job scaling them.
Enjoy:
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TEHxFALLEN V1.2
08-14-2009, 09:01 PM
Sickkkk. Watch out now, my car might impregnate yours.
eTiMaGo
08-15-2009, 12:16 AM
sexy! cars like this one make me like the 09+ bumpers more and more :biggrin:
RacerFreakXXX
08-15-2009, 01:12 AM
Love the color, it's the color I wanted, lol. Looks great, keep up the mods. ps, some netz badging would look nice ;)
tomato
08-15-2009, 03:35 AM
Nice!
minired5stby
08-15-2009, 04:58 AM
Good job man and its always nice to see another Absolutly Red owner.
AdeJong 03
08-15-2009, 06:24 PM
out of curiosity did you paint your toyota emblems or buy flat black ones? i have been considering it
if you bought em where did you get em?
youngxlos
08-15-2009, 10:39 PM
what wheels are those???
ce28s or knock off?
schleppy
08-15-2009, 10:44 PM
out of curiosity did you paint your toyota emblems or buy flat black ones? i have been considering it
if you bought em where did you get em?
I painted them myself.
Young: As stated above, they are Konig Heliums.
youngxlos
08-18-2009, 02:01 PM
wops sorry
thebarber
10-23-2009, 02:44 PM
fresh.
Mods include blacked out badges, debadged, matte black mirror caps, TRD springs, Tockico Blues, TRD rear sway, Konig Helium (Bronze), Falken RT615. Washed with Turtle Wax Ice car wash, waxed with standard Turtle Wax in the green container. Photos were rushed, so they're mediocre at best. Picasa also did a terrible job scaling them.
Ok so this might sound lame, but that Turtle Wax Ice car wash doesn't get enough credit!!! It's not expensive at all and adds a nice shine to the car! Love it! Haha and it smells kinda nice :wink:
Car looks great too. And I'm diggin the blacked out toyota emblem. I might do that myself :w00t:
schleppy
10-23-2009, 03:16 PM
Ok so this might sound lame, but that Turtle Wax Ice car wash doesn't get enough credit!!! It's not expensive at all and adds a nice shine to the car! Love it! Haha and it smells kinda nice :wink:
Car looks great too. And I'm diggin the blacked out toyota emblem. I might do that myself :w00t:
The only problem with the ICE wax is that it doesn't last that long. The standard turtle wax in the green tub lasts a while.
YarisSedan
10-23-2009, 03:34 PM
What size rims are those 15s? And what tire size are you running. I like those rims but me personally like red on black look better. Black rims red car always a good combo.
The only problem with the ICE wax is that it doesn't last that long. The standard turtle wax in the green tub lasts a while.
Oh yeah, I do the good ole Turtle Wax. But that Ice wash makes my car shinier than any other car wash I've found!
I've never tried the Ice wax. I like to stick with wax that I know will last.
schleppy
10-23-2009, 03:42 PM
What size rims are those 15s? And what tire size are you running. I like those rims but me personally like red on black look better. Black rims red car always a good combo.
I've done black rims before, I wanted to mix it up. The wheels are 15x6.5
RacerFreakXXX
10-23-2009, 04:37 PM
the bronze wheels looks amazing and I always love the yaris in red. I think a bigger drop would make it more agressive but thumbs up :thumbsup:
schleppy
10-23-2009, 04:42 PM
the bronze wheels looks amazing and I always love the yaris in red. I think a bigger drop would make it more agressive but thumbs up :thumbsup:
A bigger drop = worse handling. I agree that dumped cars look cool, but they don't corner well.
thebarber
10-23-2009, 05:03 PM
im surprised you have black mirrors....i though all usdm yarii had body-coloured mirrors
Astroman
10-23-2009, 05:08 PM
If you checked his first post, he states he has matte black mirror caps (covers). The USDM yaris does have color matched mirrors.
thebarber
10-23-2009, 05:14 PM
If you checked his first post, he states he has matte black mirror caps (covers). The USDM yaris does have color matched mirrors.
arrrr
reading > me
RacerFreakXXX
10-23-2009, 06:10 PM
:laughabove: :clap:
A bigger drop = worse handling. I agree that dumped cars look cool, but they don't corner well.
I guess you have to meet somewhere in the middle :iono: my goal is to dump my car and get it to handel well... idk if it'll work
schleppy
10-23-2009, 07:35 PM
:laughabove: :clap:
I guess you have to meet somewhere in the middle :iono: my goal is to dump my car and get it to handel well... idk if it'll work
There is a certain height you can lower a car where it will improve handling/stability. Once you get below a certain height (once you control arms start to look like \_____/ ), you start to negatively effect handling.
XYaris
10-23-2009, 11:16 PM
The car looks great. I like the TRD drop (i have it myself). How do you like the Blues? Im still running stock shocks and Im torn between the Blues and HTS... price being a factor.
schleppy
10-23-2009, 11:19 PM
I like Blues a lot, especially given the price. I honestly couldn't justify spending 600+ on the HTS for what I do with my car. It's a commuter/back road romper, that's it. The blues+trd work well enough together to put a smile on my face.
The car looks great. I like the TRD drop (i have it myself). How do you like the Blues? Im still running stock shocks and Im torn between the Blues and HTS... price being a factor.
XYaris
10-23-2009, 11:24 PM
Cool. Glad to hear the positive feedback. The HTS are going for 580 so its making the choice tough. For that price I could by the Blues and a rear sway bar....yeah, think i just made up my mind.
YaYa1320
10-24-2009, 01:08 AM
Ur car looks great!!!:thumbup: Coilovers will slam with great handling to a point... My Megans are slammed with added negative camber, and all toe set to 0 degrees, and handles GREAT... (tucking tire)
schleppy
10-24-2009, 10:27 AM
Cool. Glad to hear the positive feedback. The HTS are going for 580 so its making the choice tough. For that price I could by the Blues and a rear sway bar....yeah, think i just made up my mind.
Get the Blues+rear sway. The rear sway bar made a HUGE difference. The car felt so much better after installing it that I was amazed it wasn't a factory installed part.
THE ONE
10-24-2009, 03:51 PM
Looking good!! :thumbsup:
Nice Yaris man, loved the rims!
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