Stacy the black pearl yaris :D

[Dadams]

Okay so this thread is for nothing more then just showing off my car (and your cars if you want to) some people may say Im egotistical but hey I like how my yaris looks I want everyone to see it! :biggrin: Anyways Ill be posting pics of my black yaris named stacy by my closest friends and, even though I already pretty much know what Im doing already, getting suggestions and advice from people like you reading this! SO with out further ado here are some pics Ive already posted up in some other threads so some of you might have already seen them.

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=779&pictureid=4828


http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=779&pictureid=4830


http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=779&pictureid=4829


As you can see its completley stock except for 17" toro wheels and low profile falken tires I put on a little under a month ago. so tell me what ya think!

Next update will be window tinting an possible racing stripe decals after Christmas :wink:

[Dadams]

Okay so update week one! I'm going to start small so this week I'm ordering PIAA H4 HIDS and 194 arctic white wedge bulbs for the parking lights along with a custom fitted red and black leather steering wheel cover that has to be hand laced up. While those are coming in I'm taking her in to my friends specialties shop and I'm having the dome lights changed out to red high powered LED's as well as having red floor illumination installed. I'm also going to look into lowering springs. I thought about it at heart and decided lowering springs over coil overs because for one I'm not racing it I'm only going to use this car as a show car and two their a hell of a lot cheaper! But I'm still not sure which brand is best, I want to get an overall 2" drop so to all you performance nuts whats the best brand to go with? look forward to pics by the end of the weekend!

[Dadams]

Got and installed my under dash illumination today as well as my dome lights! as soon as I can get ahold of a relativiley good camera Ill take some pics iPhone camera sucks :P tomorrow my license plate lights LED parking lights and leather steering wheel cover should come in!

[MadMax]

Nice Yaris, and the right color as well!

If you ever make it over to San Antonio let us know, maybe we'll get around to having another long-overdue Yaris meet!

Cheers! M2

[Dadams]

Thanks man! thats just the first of many things to come. I installed all the new parts I got in the mail the past two days I just haven't gotten around to getting the camera out :P And I would loooove to go to a yarii meet! just hit me up with the details! oh and quick question since your a Texan like me, if I were to completely black out the turn signal portion of the headlights and installed some LED turn signals in the grill would that still be considered legal? I mean I could put some high powered SMD's in the turn signal slots themselves and prey they put out enough light but that in addition with the LED strip, in my opinion, should be enough right? I dunno maybe its just wishful thinking :P

[MadMax]

You'll have to determine that for yourself. Here's the section from the Texas Transportation Code...

§547.324. TURN SIGNAL LAMPS REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer shall be equipped with electric turn signal lamps that indicate the operator's intent to turn by displaying flashing lights to the front and rear of a vehicle or combination of vehicles and on that side of the vehicle or combination toward which the turn is to be made.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a passenger car or truck less than 80 inches wide manufactured or assembled before the model year 1960.

(c) Turn signal lamps:

(1) shall be mounted at the same level and spaced as widely apart as practicable on the front and on the rear of the vehicle; and

(2) may be included as a part of another lamp on the vehicle.

(d) A turn signal lamp shall emit:

(1) a white or amber light, or a color between white and amber, if the lamp is mounted on the front of the vehicle; or

(2) a red or amber light, or a color between red and amber, if the lamp is mounted on the rear of the vehicle.

(e) A turn signal lamp must be visible in normal sunlight at a distance of:

(1) at least 500 feet from the front and rear of the vehicle if the vehicle is at least 80 inches wide; and

(2) at least 300 feet from the front and rear of the vehicle if the vehicle is less than 80 inches wide.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Cheers! M2

[Dadams]

Dude this helps so much! so from my understanding as long as its white or amber or any color in between and it is visible in the daytime at a minimum distance of 300 feet it should be legal...

[Dadams]

okay heres what Ive gotten done this week!

Yaris world decal! represent! haha
http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=779&pictureid=4899

red interior lighting. I have some better pics coming so please bare with the horrible quality :P
http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=779&pictureid=4911

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=779&pictureid=4910

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=779&pictureid=4909

Show n' go license plate mount
http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=779&pictureid=4907

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=779&pictureid=4906

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=779&pictureid=4905

new leather steering wheel cover! I had to hand stitch it but it was sooo worth it!
http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=779&pictureid=4904

SMD parking lights
http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=779&pictureid=4903

W/ the headlights on
http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=779&pictureid=4902

Parking lights, they look alot more blue then they look i gotta get my other good camera pics up
http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=779&pictureid=4901

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=779&pictureid=4900


Ive got more stuff coming in wednesday so check back then! leave your remarks if you have any please! I would like to hear what you guys think! :D

[Dadams]

Update time! over the last couple of weeks I saved up to get HID's and smoked out headlights and other assorted stuff heres some pics enjoy!

HID's 6000k
http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=779&pictureid=4932

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=779&pictureid=4931

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=779&pictureid=4934

Red VW GTI style trim
http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=779&pictureid=4940

New pedals
http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=779&pictureid=4941

a new decal reppin that JDM pride haha
http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=779&pictureid=4942
Smoked headlights
http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=779&pictureid=4935

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=779&pictureid=4936
They didnt do them the way I asked them to so Im probably goin to take it back and have them finish it in a week or so. This is what I had more in mind
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/255110_210401515665234_100000861614736_595531_3481 119_n.jpg

[georgetaper]

Hit me up dude. i live in Houston now (1960/45n) Just moved here from the UK like a month ago. Bought an 08 yaris 3dr 5 speed. Got plans to put it on coilovers and stance it out. Any sort of a scene for the Yaris in H-Town.

[Dadams]

Not much in the sense of modding truth be told I'm almost positive I have the only modde yaris in my area of cypress :P Houston I'm not sure though I haven't seen much but when you start put some pics up here I'd love to see it then maybe we can get a meet for H-town goin

[JumpmanYaris]

Who are you and where you come from :smoking:

[Dadams]

Who are you and where you come from :smoking:

Not sure I uundrrstand the question haha

[Captain Slow]

typically I would not recommend them but I think on your car some of those aftermarket blackhoused projector lights might look nice.

[Dadams]

Yeah I really wanted to get them but the only available aftermarket lights styled like that are only available for the 06-08 models and I, sadly, own a 09. The only way to make them fit is to retrofit the body which I dont really have the money to do right now, but maybe in the future!

[Captain Slow]

ah. has anybody just pulled the lenses apart and blackhoused everything but the reflector? I've done that on almost every car I've owned.

[Dadams]

I thought about doing that but I get a little squeamish at the thought of putting my headlights in the oven lol Do you know if there is a way around doing that? Thats the most common way I've found that people do i, but if there is an alternative I would definitely consider DIM. But I do agree that would add to the look alot!

[Captain Slow]

nope, the oven (or a heat gun/hair dryer) is your only option. I've done it on many cars, you just have to take your time and make sure and seal it up good when you're done.

[Dadams]

what do you use for the sealant? do you just reuse the sealant thats already on there? that seems kinda risky

[Captain Slow]

I typically re-use what's already there, followed by a bead of silicone for extra measure ;)

[Dadams]

cool thanks alot man! I might just do this over christmas break while I have the time and I suppose I could do it at the same time I re-paint the interior panels

[Captain Slow]

hair dyer should work, it's worked on most cars I've tried. if not you'll need a heat gun or the oven method. just take your time otherwise you can crack the lens. don't force it, if it's not wanting to come just hit it with a little more heat and it'll come apart

[Captain Slow]

also I've seen several ones that people have done and in my opinion they don't look right. paint everything except the actual reflector area that the headlight shines off of. it looks like most folks are only painting the upper part behind the reflector.

[Dadams]

gaaaah its so nerve wracking just thinking about it!

oh off topic while I have your attention (I posted a thread about this and never got a reply lol) Do you perhaps know where I can buy the RS styled front and back bumper for an 08 model?

[Captain Slow]

not sure if that was directed at me, but no I do not. mine's an 08 so I haven't tried to source an RS bumper.

seriously, the headlight thing is no big deal. I find that if you put the assembly on the floor, lay a towel over it, and put the hot end of a hairdryer under the towel (keep the intake part of the hairdryer out so it can take in air) and let it sit for a few minutes that usually does the trick.

start on one corner, just pry with your fingers or a flathead screwdriver (put some electrical tape over the end of the screwdriver). gloves help since the part will be hot, once it starts coming apart just hit it with more heat and keep working it. typically takes 15-30 minutes per light but the Yaris may take less or more time.

think about it this way....if you really go crazy and break one (it's harder than you think) then it's only like $75 shipped for a brand new one. take it from someone who just came from working on a Beamer, that's dirt cheap. you don't even want to know what a new headlight housing for a BMW with xenons costs.

with just a modicum of patience you should have no trouble at all. the only thing you could possibly do wrong is to rush it and pull way too hard on the lens.

[Dadams]

Alright that's the confidence boost I needed I'm set for doing it now and at least this site has amazing DIYs

[Dadams]

just put an order in for my off centered racing stripe! Should arrive in a few days and Ill have it done around the same time I get my windows tinted and my headlights finished which brings me to my next question. for those of you who have seen how they are tinted now, I taped one side off to show what I was originally going for heres a pic...
http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=779&pictureid=4966
Left is how I think I wanted it done and right is how it is now

Id just like to get your guy's opinions before I do it I probably end up doing it anyway though :P

[Captain Slow]

looks good to me

[Dadams]

Thanks man I think it makes it look way more aggressive

[Captain Slow]

reminds me more of a Scion with the lights like that.

[Dadams]

Yup that's exactly what I was going for! Definitely doing it now

[Qmobile]

do you have just regular headlights or xenons or??? wonder if the hair dryer method workd on tail lights

[cali yaris]

Do you perhaps know where I can buy the RS styled front and back bumper for an 08 model?

You know we sell that. :smile:

[Dadams]

do you have just regular headlights or xenons or??? wonder if the hair dryer method workd on tail lights

No they're just regular I just had them tinted on the outside. Again though the right one is how they're now and the left is taped off to the way I wanted done originally. The guys that did them said they didn't do it the way I asked them to cuase they thought it would look tacky but that they would fix it if I still didn't like them... Which I don't. Lol so Im just getting opinions to see if they were right, if it does look tacky. But now that I have it taped off I am reassured that it will look good.

[Dadams]

You know we sell that. :smile:

Garm! Can you send the link to your aero site? I can't find it :/

[Qmobile]

oh yea i'd do that 2....I'm all about colormatchin stuff 2 gives a clean look imo

[Qmobile]

I'd do both head lights like u did the passinger side one in paint would look sweet

[Dadams]

I wouldn't paint them per say. Id tint them, if you paint them, light from you turn signal wont be able to escape making your car completely street illegal. you can buy tint from Garm (AKA Cali yaris) or take it into a specialty shop if your not into DIY's like me :P

[Qmobile]

oh yea i'm a DIY man all the way! that's wut i ment to say is tint...

[Dadams]

yeah and from what I understand is its not that hard just takes a long ass time to dry -_-

[Qmobile]

but the results are worth it as far as i can tell

[Dadams]

yes. yes they are. lol I get alot more attention on the road thats for damn sure! and hopefully more when its fully done. :P

[Dadams]

So havnt updated in awhile heres a last picture of stacy the black pearl yaris she lived a good life!

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=779&pictureid=5060