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ern-diz
10-21-2011, 02:05 AM
...why did I wait so long to get 'em?
dmfang
10-21-2011, 02:15 AM
ha ha - i felt the same way after i put mine on. Looks great!
403RS
10-21-2011, 02:16 AM
Nice! OEM?

I cheaped out and bought a $10 set of universals.
ern-diz
10-21-2011, 02:27 AM
ha ha - i felt the same way after i put mine on. Looks great!

thx :smile:

Nice! OEM?

I cheaped out and bought a $10 set of universals.

yeah, i could have gotten them for about $20 bucks less from ebay but figured eff it n just shell'd out n got them from toyota...
Black_griffin6
10-21-2011, 02:58 AM
Nice!

Should help keep the paint much more clean.

I think Weathertech now makes a mudguard, but I don't think they are available for the Yaris yet.
ciscobear
10-21-2011, 07:58 AM
next up SPRINGS :D Car looks nice though.
SailDesign
10-21-2011, 11:02 AM
Looking good - I had those on my old red 07, but haven't sprung for them on the 09 yet. Soon.....
kimona
10-21-2011, 01:10 PM
Nice! I put mudguards on my car soon after buying it. I think they look good... and only cost $28 from the dealer.
beebosaur
10-21-2011, 03:21 PM
niice. planning on getting mine soon and painting them white to match my car. i like your rims too btw. what kind are they?

how much did u get them from toyota for? i see them on ebay for like 50.
ern-diz
10-21-2011, 04:59 PM
Nice!

Should help keep the paint much more clean.

I think Weathertech now makes a mudguard, but I don't think they are available for the Yaris yet.

i hope it does but, in all honesty i did it strictly for looks lol...

next up SPRINGS :D Car looks nice though.

i know, right lol...i've been considering stance since i got it but, it's a daily driver so i'm not sure i want to deal with all that comes with riding low...

Looking good - I had those on my old red 07, but haven't sprung for them on the 09 yet. Soon.....

thx :smile: yeah, after installing them i wish'd i'd done it sooner...i really like them...

Nice! I put mudguards on my car soon after buying it. I think they look good... and only cost $28 from the dealer.

that's a killer price!...i got mine from toyota of orange for $52 and that was with a 15% discount...

niice. planning on getting mine soon and painting them white to match my car. i like your rims too btw. what kind are they?

how much did u get them from toyota for? i see them on ebay for like 50.

thx...the rims are bsa motorsport...they originally came grey but, i had them media blasted, painted black and then hit with this stuff called nanotech...it's some next level alien technology stuff that sprays on like clear coat but, sticks to anything, has a porous rating of 0, when fully cured is just below diamond on the hardness scale and is completely eco friendly...it was developed by some scientist dudes at m.i.t. for the medical industry (spraying on titanium rods that go into people) but, they're starting to contract it out for other things now...cities are spraying their trucks/billboards with it because since it has no pores, nothing sticks to it so tagging just wipes off of with a little soy based cleaning solvent...nothing will stick to it and it's shiny & hard as all hell...u could spray it on a brick wall n wipe tagging off of it...i never get water spots on my rims because of it and they always look brilliant...i even had the shop buff my headlights and then hit them with it so they'll never fade or turn yellow...my body shop owner buddy sprays it on the front of cars n rv's like a clear bra so they never get road nicks...he even sprayed his stainless kitchen sink with it LOL...the stuff is so sick...has like a 10 year guarantee and they're seeing it go longer in time lapse testing :eek: the owner of the body shop i go to just happens to know the guy that is distributing it for the m.i.t. scientist guys so, that's how i was able to get it...i don't think any other body shops have a contract to spray it :biggrin:

the mud gards were $52 from toyota after a 15% discount...i've seen them on ebay for $30 but, i just didn't trust it...
beebosaur
10-21-2011, 05:45 PM
thx...the rims are bsa motorsport...they originally came grey but, i had them media blasted, painted black and then hit with this stuff called nanotech...it's some next level alien technology stuff that sprays on like clear coat but, sticks to anything, has a porous rating of 0, when fully cured is just below diamond on the hardness scale and is completely eco friendly...it was developed by some scientist dudes at m.i.t. for the medical industry (spraying on titanium rods that go into people) but, they're starting to contract it out for other things now...cities are spraying their trucks/billboards with it because since it has no pores, nothing sticks to it so tagging just wipes off of with a little soy based cleaning solvent...nothing will stick to it and it's shiny & hard as all hell...u could spray it on a brick wall n wipe tagging off of it...i never get water spots on my rims because of it and they always look brilliant...i even had the shop buff my headlights and then hit them with it so they'll never fade or turn yellow...my body shop owner buddy sprays it on the front of cars n rv's like a clear bra so they never get road nicks...he even sprayed his stainless kitchen sink with it LOL...the stuff is so sick...has like a 10 year guarantee and they're seeing it go longer in time lapse testing :eek: the owner of the body shop i go to just happens to know the guy that is distributing it for the m.i.t. scientist guys so, that's how i was able to get it...i don't think any other body shops have a contract to spray it :biggrin:

the mud gards were $52 from toyota after a 15% discount...i've seen them on ebay for $30 but, i just didn't trust it...


danng.. that sounds awesome! and you're in anaheim? where is this place? i'm just in fullerton =]
ern-diz
10-21-2011, 06:11 PM
danng.. that sounds awesome! and you're in anaheim? where is this place? i'm just in fullerton =]

Century Collision Center in Orange is the shop (centurycollisioncenter.com)...Cesar is the owner n the guy you'd want to talk to about it...he knows me by my real name which is Ernie...they're about as good as any other paint/body shop around (although the facility is pretty big) but, i was def impressed with the nanotech...
hwnstyle21
10-21-2011, 06:57 PM
niice. planning on getting mine soon and painting them white to match my car. i like your rims too btw. what kind are they?

how much did u get them from toyota for? i see them on ebay for like 50.

I don't know how much shipping costs but here's an option for the online shopper TRDSparks (http://trdsparks.com/displayparts.php?Mdl_dtl=578&Part_cat=26&parts_id=1671)
ern-diz
10-21-2011, 07:09 PM
I don't know how much shipping costs but here's an option for the online shopper TRDSparks (http://trdsparks.com/displayparts.php?Mdl_dtl=578&Part_cat=26&parts_id=1671)

That's a proper price too...
Hamster
10-30-2011, 12:46 PM
niice. planning on getting mine soon and painting them white to match my car. i like your rims too btw. what kind are they?


You have been warned: Don't bother wasting you money getting them painted (professionally). I mean, if you're going to spray-can it yourself, great, but don't pay anyone to paint your mudguards. When I brought my car in to be re-sprayed after it was keyed, I asked the body shop if they could paint the mudguards to match the color of the car, and I would pay them whatever they wanted. The owner flat out refused to do it, saying that because of the type of plastic that these mudguards are made of, they just cannot be painted. He said that the paint would most certainly peel off in a couple years. That's too bad, since I think that the black mudguards contrast too strongly on my meteorite metallic Yaris.
CrankyOldMan
10-30-2011, 03:35 PM
The owner flat out refused to do it, saying that because of the type of plastic that these mudguards are made of, they just cannot be painted. He said that the paint would most certainly peel off in a couple years. That's too bad, since I think that the black mudguards contrast too strongly on my meteorite metallic Yaris.

I'd imagine that automotive paint isn't meant to adhere to ABS plastic, and the flex/thermal expansion would cause it to crack/flake pretty quickly. You could always try a can of Krylon plastic spray paint, or even some vinyl dye (interior upholstery) in a can from an auto parts store.

E.g. http://www.tcpglobal.com/spraypaintdepot/vinyl-paint.aspx
Hamster
10-31-2011, 09:00 PM
Wow, thank you so much for your tips, and for the link! Looks like it is possible to get the mudguards painted (as a DIY project, anyway).