My Build Thread

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[wildmongoose26]

That horn button doesnt look right.

[Golddeenoh]

it has a gangsta lean, it is supposed to be that way :P

[TickleTimeTim]

that looks freakin awesome

[wildmongoose26]

I had that button before but this is the new one they gave me at Wekfest

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/counterfiend/null_zps248bd0b4.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/counterfiend/media/null_zps248bd0b4.jpg.html)

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I like the button a lot^^ I wish this one was more flush to the bored out center it kinda sits on top of it, but if you go on their site, this is the only horn button they offer.

I did unplug it and corrected it so its 100% centered to the wheel. The steering wheel itself could be better centered but its so easy to remove and correct that ill get to it soon. I freaking love this thing though.

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step into my office


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[mr_miles]

Needs moar fresheners

[Golddeenoh]

it is a "fresh" blind spot.

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Needs moar fresheners

You're actually right LOL

[farhanhar]

that`s nice vios bro :D

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ty sir

[mr_miles]

Just wanted to mention - you rival me in the cleanliness of your car. I like that. Lol. It looks new in that photo.

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Haha, we follow suit in a lot of the build process man. But I appreciate it, I like having a shiny clean cabin to cruise comfortably.

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More parts for the bbs rebuild coming :thumbup:

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found some caps finally so picked them up as well... very close now

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[sasquatch]

I wouldn't be surprised if the tunershop stuff shows up before BFI haha. Glad you were able to find lips.

Always cruise Vwvoetex for parts, sometimes you can score killer deals on extra parts that may just need some tlc. And its always nice to have some backup parts.

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Yeah the TS pieces will be here by Friday and the BFI parts havn't shipped yet. They are a lot closer to me though, so let the race begin lol.

I did acquire some barrels off Vortex and sold my lips on there but I wanted those brand new minty lips. I probably will keep acquiring parts though so I can maybe even build another set lol.

Thanks again for your help man.

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Cooking up some 3pc wheels

step 1.

Marinate bolts in a vinegar bath as a thinning agent

Look at all that gunk and residue already lifting. The shine is coming along nice and I havnt even polished em yet

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Got a bunch of updates this week

1st:
Finally received my beautiful intake mani, will have this installed probably by next week

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2nd:
Worked my a** off trying to refinish these bolts myself by hand instead of forking the money over and waiting for a professional.

These looked real bad and were rusted with tons of gunk and grime. After a full day of hitting these 2 or 3 times I think they look awsome

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3rd
Finally received my front lips. Got them from Tunershop. Made in Germany, took like 2-3 bus days total shipping time. They are super flossy. I guess they
are actually schmidt lips but will fit my BBS RS

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Now waiting for Rotiform to return my centers, Jordan said they should be sent out this coming week. Once they come back the rest of my bolts should be done already and its in to paint and then reassembly begins!!!

:thumbup:

[ilikerice]

NICE!

[mr_miles]

Sexy.

[TerenceCruz]

So sick. Nice work man.

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Thank you guys more updates hopefully coming this week

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So Jordan from rotiform just called me apologizing for the delay, they are really backed up on orders. He also told me that his machinist advised him instead of filling and then redrillling, he can just shave some. Of the.back of the face off and then just redrill. It would save me money and wont compromise the integrity as much but will increase my offset since the center will be thinner and sit slightly further sunken in. So awesome that they are willing to lose money and help me out instead of just taking my money. My final setup will be about 6-7 mm higher but I may just space that out LOL. Should be mailed out back to me by Friday!

[fnkngrv]

keep pushin on......

[ERA]

nice insides. two tones cool

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nice insides. two tones cool

Ty when I went to the dealership I wanted a new white or black hatch but they showed me this Guy, certified preowned, power everything, stick, and two tone tan and black and I loved it so that's how I got the sedan LOL.

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C'mon Rotiform it's been over 2 months...

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Hey Philip,

Your wheel centers are complete.
The wheel centers should be packed up tomorrow and shipping out Thursday at the latest .

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thank you and have a great evening.


Jordan Adams
6382 Industry Way
Westminster, CA 92683
o 714.372.3622
e jordan@rotiform.com
w www.rotiform.com
Follow Rotiform on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/rotiformwheels

[ilikerice]

about time right!

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yes lol I just had my dude order his powder too!!!

[sasquatch]

Omg someone is actually getting something that they ordered from rotiform!

We know 3 people who have been waiting between 2-4 months for wheels, still don't have them and rotiform said they aren't even built, haven't been able to source paets(17' RS faces), or just leaving them hanging. They were all promised their wheels in 4-6 weeks too.

One dude has been waiting 9 weeks for a replacement barrel for a set of wheels he sold along with new wheels he ordered.

Glad you are getting your stuff!

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Yea its been a long time. They told me 7-10 bus days. That was early May lol.

This is partly why I sourced out the parts and will do the work myself. I don't need someone to take 2 months to to bolt 4 barrels or lips up lol.

[HANZO_187]

Dude thats awesome news!! Yeah I always here about people having to wait so long for there products back. They eother must be really really busy or short staffed but either way I hope the product you get back is great and we all can't wait to see the build!!

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"... The wheel centers should be packed up tomorrow and shipping out Thursday at the latest ..."


Today is Friday and still havnt shipped. I feel like Astroman lol

[cali yaris]

Omg someone is actually getting something that they ordered from rotiform!
We know 3 people who have been waiting between 2-4 months for wheels,

:frown: I can't even access their website right now.

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr01/2013/3/20/15/enhanced-buzz-16168-1363806040-15.jpg

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lmao those memes Garm lol

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LOL heres the most recent update now lol


Hey Philip,

Sorry for the delay as our internet and phone lines were down.
The package should be packed up and shipping today or tomorrow with your shipping label.

Thank you again!


Jordan Adams
6382 Industry Way
Westminster, CA 92683
o 714.372.3622
e jordan@rotiform.com
w www.rotiform.com
Follow Rotiform on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/rotiformwheels

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Picked up this UR 2pt Front strut bar from ToyotaBuzz since he's local to me. Looks barely used if at all. The bolts too look untouched.


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Finally the centers are on their way back!!!


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ok everyone get ready for the whorring... center faces are back and im stripping them down for paint now, hopefully done by next week. In the mean time I assembled one rear to mock up the whole setup.

Didnt break out the SLR so crappy cell pics only but on to the sex...

Final sizing is 16x10 ~+13-15
6.5" Barrels .5" Faces 3" Lips
Tires will be 205/40/16
All pics taken with fully loaded suspension

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[TerenceCruz]

Woaaaah, I can't wait to see them on man! Lookin good!

[HANZO_187]

ooooooooooooh this is gonna be awesome!!!!! Excited to see this happen already! *GRINS*

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I am trying to get these center faces ready for paint, how do these mating surfaces look. Does it look like theyre shaved/stripped down enough to get a good seal? Anyone with experience sealing heads think these are good for a tight seal?

thanks

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[sasquatch]

Yea those look fine, lay down some good silicone and you'll be good.

Make sure you use a new tube. Made the mistake of using a older one I had and they all leaked.

I barely scraped the old stuff off of one of dinoegg's and it sealed fine.

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ok cool lol, im extremely nervous that im going to get like leaks everywhere

[sasquatch]

Make sure you seal up where the barrel/face/lip meet on the inside(where it's hidden by the tire) and maybe the inside of the wheel itself a little. You'll be far more likely to get leaks from that not being sealed up well.

Didn't watch it all but this might help:

http://youtu.be/NxCwpc_ex7s

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im gonna finish the paint now that ive started that and then ill shave down the mating surfaces one more quick go around, make sure i get any overspray off as well and then ill start mounting them up

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[Golddeenoh]

well that is different, are you going to make the rest of the car a neon color as well or just leave the contrast with the current color and those rims?

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nah current color with those wheels.

[ilikerice]

OH GOD MY EYES!.. THEY BURN! WHY PHIL, WHY!

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too much Molly now all I like is fluorescent colors lol

[cali yaris]

I approve.

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Thanks Garm!!

[TerenceCruz]

I'm sure they'll look great, man! Can't wait to see them on!

[DINOeggxo]

looking good!!

are those adapters or spacers in that one picture??

[sasquatch]

Can't wait to see the finished product


This is in my too 3 favorite yaris's (yari??)

[HANZO_187]

Dude I'm craving to see these on the car already. I hope there on by the time we go to Kami Speed meet.

I wanna snap some sick photos of your Yarii to show it off. I'm stoked dude! Congrats on your wheel rebuild.

[ilikerice]

Yea man.. gonna look sweeeeet.. I am also a fan of out of the ordinary color rims. As long as they flow and stand out. Silver, flat black, black, gun metal, bronze all seem a bit boring to me. Actually I think Silver looks really good on an orange car.

I like these because they stand out. You cannot help but turn your head when you see a color like this in the corner of your eye.

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I'm sure they'll look great, man! Can't wait to see them on!

Thanks man

looking good!!

are those adapters or spacers in that one picture??

They are 4x100 25mm spacers for when i run steelies so I can close the gap, they will NOT be going on the BBS lol that would bring me to like 10" -10 lol

Can't wait to see the finished product


This is in my too 3 favorite yaris's (yari??)

Hah thanks dude I appreciate that especially since your SO has like the world's most beloved Yaris lol

Dude I'm craving to see these on the car already. I hope there on by the time we go to Kami Speed meet.

I wanna snap some sick photos of your Yarii to show it off. I'm stoked dude! Congrats on your wheel rebuild.

Yes they should be mounted this week or next

Yea man.. gonna look sweeeeet.. I am also a fan of out of the ordinary color rims. As long as they flow and stand out. Silver, flat black, black, gun metal, bronze all seem a bit boring to me. Actually I think Silver looks really good on an orange car.

I like these because they stand out. You cannot help but turn your head when you see a color like this in the corner of your eye.

Exactly why I love them too. And how often do you see super polished lips and flat faces on BBS?

[Flipper_1938]

Can a 205/40/16 be stretched that far?

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Yes it can. Its very extreme but still possible

[HANZO_187]

Hey phil since your familiar with the fitment and all I'm workin on getting the RPF1's at 16x8 whats the perfect MM that makes the rim flush with the fender? I wanna get some good fit and stretch.

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around +30 should fit you flush to the fender, lower than that will give you some poke

So you can get the +38 ones and add 5-10mm spacers up front and like the PG hub spacers in 10 or 13mm in the rear and that should give you spot on fitment.

[Flipper_1938]

Yes it can. Its very extreme but still possible

http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18x07okb4heg0gif/ku-xlarge.gif

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lmfao

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Sealed the BBS, just letting them cure and once my tires come in theyre going on.

In the meantime you may have heard my poor lip got stolen when I tried driving through a tsunami so i am shopping around.

Here are a bunch of options Ive found. If I got the name wrong please correct me so i can shop for the right item. Let me know what you guys think


TRD

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TRD 2011 Ver

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RTN V4

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R1 (also seen it called TRD Ver 2)

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F03

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Air Master

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SRV

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Viper

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GT Sport

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GT Steet (looks the same as the sport version to me)

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My favorites in order:

1. F03 tied with Viper and SRV
2. TRD v
3. TRD
4. GT Street/Sport
5. TRD 2011
6. R1
7. Air Master
8. RTN v4

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Found this one too. I really like this one, up there with my top 3 favorites. I think this is the TRD Sportivo II

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[TerenceCruz]

I'm diggin the Viper man.

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1 vote for Viper... check lol

[cali yaris]

You can't use most of those with the current height of your car. Are you going to raise it up to accomodate any of those?

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You can't use most of those with the current height of your car. Are you going to raise it up to accomodate any of those?

Nah I would keep it as slammed, I dont mind scraping the bottom or anything

[G-Ammo]

Don't do any kits man :( Keep it clean!!

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Yea I wont be doing any full kits just a front. I've been running just the front lip for a long time but it died. Because of how wide my rears are and because I'm staggered, the car looks too rear oriented to me since its not the hatch. So I don't really like how it looks wwithout the front lip.

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bolted up, all torqued to spec, and sealed up... snapped 3 bolts and they just got delivered today so I will put those 3 in and apply another bead of silicone... tires are scheduled to arrive on Monday

meanwhile here's another teaser

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got bored and polished the lips

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[TerenceCruz]

They look great man!

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thanks dude

[ilikerice]

get them on your car already gezus

[Freestylin]

Looks great Phil. Can't wait to see them on your car!

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get them on your car already gezus

lol tell the bolts to stop snapping, UPS to ship faster, and silicone to cure more quickly lol

Looks great Phil. Can't wait to see them on your car!

you and me both man

[cali yaris]

get them on your car already gezus

LOL

lol tell the bolts to stop snapping, UPS to ship faster, and silicone to cure more quickly lol

yeah yeah, whatev. :laugh:

[sasquatch]

Out of curiosity what tires did you go with?

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Falken 912s 205/40/16s

BTW dude did Tunershop hit you with the tariffs and duties charges? I recvd a certified package from fedex from DE and it was sent to me by Ingo Knarr who is like owner or GM of Tunershop

That sucks that they charge $60 shipping and still dont take care of any of the other fees for you lol

[ilikerice]

phil,

the next post you make better contain these rims on your car.... or you are banned...


just sayin"

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Ok deal ^^^

wait does this one count :iono:

[sasquatch]

Falken 912s 205/40/16s

BTW dude did Tunershop hit you with the tariffs and duties charges? I recvd a certified package from fedex from DE and it was sent to me by Ingo Knarr who is like owner or GM of Tunershop

That sucks that they charge $60 shipping and still dont take care of any of the other fees for you lol

Ummmm I don't remember. Maybe? Haha. Either way it sucks, but getting your stuff in a timely fashion and not having to wait is a trade off I guess :/

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Ummmm I don't remember. Maybe? Haha. Either way it sucks, but getting your stuff in a timely fashion and not having to wait is a trade off I guess :/

yea im up to like 80 shipping but I was extremely impressed with the speed of delivery and the product quality Made in Germany FTW lol

D is gonna ban me now I guess lol

[ilikerice]

Damn right.

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D is gonna have a hissy fit again but another post without pics lol

Completely forgot BBS uses custom valve stems so just had to 2 day air a set of these

they will be here by friday

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[ilikerice]

Gezus Phil, that does not look like a sedan with BBS wheels on it at all. What sorcery is this with that crappy valve stem picture.

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lmao well now you know why there is not a pic of a sedan with bbs on it yet lol

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Just found this ebay ad and theyre using a pic of my car without permission

I should contact them and demand a cut lol

http://www.ebay.com/itm/171109906394#ht_5913wt_1175


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[cali yaris]

^ post the link please

Gezus Phil, that does not look like a sedan with BBS wheels on it at all.

no kidding.

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Posted it Garm

[yarisugi]

wheelproz is turning your car into a whore!

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I just hope Yaris owners dont visit that page and think they can just pick up a set of 17x9.75 +25 and straight bolt them on lol

[cali yaris]

^ That's one good reason to report the listing. Another is that they can't be bothered to take their own pictures. I've had the same problem with my competitors.

1.5 -- you have to report it as the owner of the image.

[nookandcrannycar]

Just found this ebay ad and theyre using a pic of my car without permission

SMH. Sad. Pathetic on the part of the person who used your image without permission. Hasn't this happened to another member in the past (besides Garm)?.....Kaotic?

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Yea I messaged him earlier, He can only use my image if it is watermarked and he has my permission. I also told him to maybe include info to potential buyers on how they fit. That might even fall under buyer protection IDK.

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Wow I just checked the page again and they already removed the pic lol I guess one of you guys also hit them up

[cali yaris]

Yes sir. :bow:

[ilikerice]

yea, my bffl crx is used for crx vertical door and for the mugen flared body kit. He just don't care enough to have them take it down. its all over ebay.

The vertical door picture was taken back in 2003 at his house he had posted on a forum and the mugen flared wide body was take at Hot Import Nights back in 2006.

[ilikerice]

Shit, sorry to crx bomb your thread.. my bads bro

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LOl all good its funny

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Fail :( all my wheels are leaking

[yarisugi]

From where - there place where you sealed them with silicone?

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the bolts. The fronts leak real bad. i actually drove home on the rears and they even read no loss in psi when I got home. Now they read about -2 on the passenger side and -5 on the drivers side about 1 hour after I got home. Now if the silicone was doing its job air wouldnt be able to make its way to the bolt holes so I guess the silicone is the culprit. All the bolts are torqued to spec.

[yarisugi]

Sucks! You'll have to split it up again and reseal correctly. Maybe this link (http://forum.wheel-whores.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=7249) might help?

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Thanks, thats one of the links I used to do it this time. I think I am going to replace the bolts just to be safe. Using old bolts is a hotly debated topic in 3 pc wheels builds lol. When i redo the sealing itself im just going to go slow and steady and be patient, really taking my time and maybe do 3 coats instead of 2.

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To satisy those complaining im not mounting them... I tried. These are from my boys shop and then after getting home from his shop. The fronts flattened before I left but the rears looked ok and I drove on them and they still didnt lose any air but then all of a sudden an hour after getting home they started losing all air too so back to stockies. I did get all the tires dismounted and have already broken down two of the wheels again.

Shotty photos but shows some progress

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[atxsteve1]

Those wheels look awesome.

[vten]

I like the front

[1.5]

Those wheels look awesome.

Thanks!

I like the front

Is that a joke since theyre stock steelies in the 2nd pic? lol

[TerenceCruz]

Sucks to hear about the leaks man, but I'm lovin how the wheels came out.

[Flipper_1938]

too much stretch?

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Sucks to hear about the leaks man, but I'm lovin how the wheels came out.

Thanks man

too much stretch?

no the stretch was perfect. Leaky bolts was my problem

[febriandp]

really loving your wheel man. i really hope someday i could afford one of those.

oh, and please dont put any body kit. sideskirts are fine, but front/rear add ons are meh. but thats just me though haha.

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Thanks man ^^

Ive been feeling the same about lips/accents, I probably will keep it clean

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Finally got this bad boy installed yesterday

I wanted to also lower the front coils and install my front strut bar but messing with the gaskets on the manifold took like 2 hours so i didnt have time

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[MyzticZ3r0]

absolutely beautiful! how long did installation take?

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Thanks!

It spanned a total of 5 hours but I did take like an hour intermission and like 10-15 minute breaks when i hit obstacles. A total working time of probably ~2-3 hours

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Some more mods this weekend:

picked up a new jack from HF on Sunday. Got this badboy for $85 after tax

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http://www.harborfreight.com/rapid-pump-15-ton-compact-aluminum-racing-jack-68053-html-7814.html?ccdenc=eyJjb2RlIjoiODIyMzgwOTQiLCJza3UiO iI2ODA1MyIsImlzIjoiNjkuOTkiLCJwcm9kdWN0X2lk%0D%0AI joiNzgxNCJ9%0D%0A

Used it to lower the front coils a little more and install my strut bar as well. This is now what my engine bay looks like.

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[TerenceCruz]

Some more mods this weekend:

picked up a new jack from HF on Sunday. Got this badboy for $85 after tax

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http://www.harborfreight.com/rapid-pump-15-ton-compact-aluminum-racing-jack-68053-html-7814.html?ccdenc=eyJjb2RlIjoiODIyMzgwOTQiLCJza3UiO iI2ODA1MyIsImlzIjoiNjkuOTkiLCJwcm9kdWN0X2lk%0D%0AI joiNzgxNCJ9%0D%0A

Used it to lower the front coils a little more and install my strut bar as well. This is now what my engine bay looks like.

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Sweeeeet :wub:

[ilikerice]

love that jack.. my best friend.

Looks great. The one thing I hate about our cars is that damn battery. Damn thing is bigger than the valve cover. When its time to replace mine or gets to that point where its at its 5 year mark (which ever comes first). I am either going to relocate elsewhere or get something smaller. Either a braile or whatever is the new thing at the time.

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love that jack.. my best friend.

Looks great. The one thing I hate about our cars is that damn battery. Damn thing is bigger than the valve cover. When its time to replace mine or gets to that point where its at its 5 year mark (which ever comes first). I am either going to relocate elsewhere or get something smaller. Either a braile or whatever is the new thing at the time.

Yea man its so not proportionate makes my motor look even smaller and more pathetic lol

[D&D]

Nice jack. I've got the smaller version of that one and it's been going strong for ~4 years now.

And I feel you on the battery. I got one that is actually for a Scion iq when I replaced mine last week. It's thinner than the stock one, but just as wide and tall as before. I would've loved to relocate it or get a tiny one though.

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Yea dude that jack is a champ, two full pumps from bar at vertical to bar at max horizontal, and the car is like 3 feet in the air alreaedy lol

Up until recently i was not concerned with how my engine bay looked i was more concerned with having just a few bolt ons for that fun factor. Now i really am concerned with how it looks and am starting to make adjustments but i had just replaced the battery maybe 6-8 months ago and went with a stock replacement so it will be a while before i swap it out again

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FML!!!

Last night on the way back from a local meet I merge into the turn lane for my complex and about 50 feet from the turn i see a massive branch. I try to avoid it but this little idiot ricer in a beatup civic decides to speed up from way behind me so he can blow by a stopping Yaris (:iono:) and i cant get out of the way of this damn tree trunk. I decided id rather run it over with a wheel then let it annhilate the undercarriage of my car and have an oil pan smashed in like MrMiles. So clunk clunk clunk i run it over, i dont notice any flat, no damage to the body I can see and no issue with alignment but it was dark. This morning i head out to work and I notice this odd clunking kind of noise as if something is moving around. Its not at any specific time and its not when suspension compresses, not on all turns, not on all shifts, it just happens at random. I cant find anything messed up yet but I did see that there is a piece of tree shard lodged where my LCA connects. I will try to asses more later :(

[D&D]

Maybe the tree branch that's lodged down there is what's making the clunking noise? Maybe once yiu pull it out the noise will stop..? Hopefully! :)

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Rolling Shot!!!! Probably one of my favorite pics of my car

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[HANZO_187]

This is a pretty good shot. I can't wait to see you do a photo shoot with the wheels on.

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me too ^^

[freshvitz]

You gonna keep that wheel color?

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You mean on the BBS? ^^^

Yes probably until next show season

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So its been over a month since I sealed up my wheels and tried mounting them and was disappointed by lots of leaking. I got discouraged and stopped working on them for a while then I had to deal with the onslaught of september/october birthdays in my family. Now im back at it.

This weekened I borrowed ToyotaBuzz's super beastly corded drill and picked up a 3m paint/rust remove polycarb pad. After a few hours here and there and pounds of black dust flying everywhere, I was able to get all the silicone off. Because i had just applied it a few weeks ago and it never got any heat or element exposure like it would being on the car, the silicone was in perfect condition and most tools I have used before would just bend and flex the silicone out of the way and then it would flex or snap back into place lol. Buzz's drill didnt allow that lol.

I then washed all my faces and scrubbed any dirt off, taped off the mounting surfaces and redipped them to get an even sharper finish. Now they are ready to be resealed again. While letting the faces dry and also did the rear emblem to match. Hopefully it wont be long before these are mounted.


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[ilikerice]

what! finally.. gez...

looks..... LOUD! nicely done

[TerenceCruz]

Very nice man! Happy to see em on!

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thanks guys

Im still experiencing some leaking from one of the fronts but its not the bolts this time so im gonna keep filling it and watching it. I might have to take it to my tire guy and reseat it if it popped off the bead

[Radvr6t]

Rss look pretty dope, check the leaky wheel between the face and the lip it's a common issue with them. I have the same issue on mine!

Post more pics.....

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Rss look pretty dope, check the leaky wheel between the face and the lip it's a common issue with them. I have the same issue on mine!

Post more pics.....

RS's are 3 piece so there is a seam between the lip and face and between the face and barrel. I already know thats where the leak is it cant really be anywhere else other than maybe the valve stem but that was checked already. I just hate having to keep mounting tires, finding they leak, taking tires off, resealing them, mounting tires again, and repeating. It's getting annoying and expensive.

[Radvr6t]

RS's are 3 piece so there is a seam between the lip and face and between the face and barrel. I already know thats where the leak is it cant really be anywhere else other than maybe the valve stem but that was checked already. I just hate having to keep mounting tires, finding they leak, taking tires off, resealing them, mounting tires again, and repeating. It's getting annoying and expensive.

I hear ya I'm in the same boat. I just lived with it and filled it up once a week, that is the joys of 3 piece wheels. Just take off the tire one last time and silicone the shit out of the seam and you should be ok. You are running a pretty good stretch but i know Im only running 205/40 on a 17x9:)

Not a toyota but here is my build thread -VW VORTEX - Tylers Corrado Vr6T (http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?5064573-Corrado-O.C.D-Obsessive-Customizing-Disorder&p=68126942&posted=1#post68126942)

Hope you get sorted and I look forward to more updates!

[1.5]

Damnnnn so clean. I love Corrados and those smoothies look awesome on there.

If mine only leaked slow enough that I had to fill them once a week id be ok but currently its once before each commute and then by the time i commute back i have to fill up again.

Im trying to avoid removing/remounting the tire a third time so I spoke to a few modular wheel experts and they recommended me putting a tiny bit of a thread loc/silicone/CA glue combo around the head of the nut to stop the leak. Im in the process of doing that and hopefully I can air up the tire soon. Even if I still have to refill once a week with that id be happy.

My rears yes are 16x10 on a 205/40 but the fronts are 16x9 on 205/40. The leaky one is a front so its the same setup as yours.

[1.5]

So i got a hold of Clifford Paint and Bodykits through their facebook and talked bout getting a hold of the TRD Sportivo3 front end I have been drooling over. I found out since they are not a TRD distributor they actually produce Fiberglass replicas which made me very wary since im so low and fiberglass would most likely be so rigid as soon as i lay it on the ground (which happens often at my height) it would crack.

I decided to do a little research on fiberglass vs ABS and i read quite a few people referencing different qualities and types of fiberglass with varying durability and flexibility. I even found a few posts of people commenting on the production process and materials used in Asia spec fiberglass being more durable and flexible than the domestic versions.

I continued to correspond with Clifford and the owner advised me that his fiberglass is more durable and more flexible than ABS. I thought that may be him pitching his product to me until he sent me these photos.

That does not even look like fiberglass and look how much it flexes. I am almost certain I will be ordering this soon

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[ilikerice]

I Highly Highly HIGHLY recommend after you get this painted. Get it wrapped in that clear 3M wrap. I don't care how much that fiberglass flexes, it will still chip away with any road debris you come across on the highway.

Not only will you save your paint from chips, but its also waxable.
It applies just like that carbon fiber wrap on cars, but its clear. There is a guy here that wrapped his whole car with this in silver. Each body part separately and it looks like a perfect paint job. I was shocked.

here is the website, you can get a free sample to try it out on a small part.
http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/Graphics/3Mgraphics/Products/Series1080/

[1.5]

Thanks dude I was gonna text you once I got it for tips to help save it lol. I've seen your posts about fiberglass body parts. But I actually was talking with jpadua and I found the lip in ABS for way cheaper and I placed the order. Waiting for them to get back to me on shipping.

[ilikerice]

Hell Yea. I have a plan to salvage my front bumper. Its a bit unorthadox, but I think it will be pretty awesome. I just need a machine to bend a sheet of metal the same radius as the center/bottom part of my front bumper.

I wish I went ABS. Would make my life alot easier.

[1.5]

Yea i read of a bunch of different ways people were trying to repair and reinforce FG but rather than get the lip and hope and pray during every commute that it doesnt come in contact with the ground was a long shot. Better to get something that will take a beating better.

[ilikerice]

agreed

[1.5]

Anyone have any idea on the difference in dimensions from the 02-06 vios and the 07+ vios? My rear window/roof visor is turning purple and im actually considering changing it up. I found this style which would be exactly what I want but im afraid the 02-06 rear window might not be the same size and it wont fit my 07.

Anyone know??

http://www.ebay.com/itm/REAR-ROOF-VISOR-TOYOTA-YARIS-VIOS-SEDAN-02-06-/170459047910#ht_1967wt_1054

This is very similar and the body actually looks like the 07+ style

http://i01.i.aliimg.com/photo/v0/273305439/Roof_Visor_Rear_Window_Sun_Visor_Sun.jpg

[1.5]

I think my first gas station pump pics

what a horrible camera phone

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[rye7jen]

dude, what happened to your oem front lip?

[1.5]

I was driving down the road during like some torrential Florida Hurricane weather and i have to go through this like insale 3 foot deep flooded section of road. Water was like splashing inside my windows it was so deep. Well when I got home i looked at my car and it was missing lol. Tried to drive to where I thought I lost it but nothing to be found.

[ilikerice]

Heard you had fun at the FIRM.. People were asking about you and your photographer. They were saying how that camera was on fire from taking so many pictures.

[1.5]

Haha yea man we lit it up! It was so much fun man and your whole Buccaneer crew were running it man. They all went up classes iirc

[ilikerice]

They are lucky I didn't show up. Buck is fast against guys in Florida. But I am faster by a couple seconds. I need to get out and expand my compitition. You will laugh when I show up. I replace my bumpers, headlights, and my rims at the event. All under 30 mins.

I am done for the year, I am booked up every weekend doing something. When next year starts up I should be good to make some longer events.

Speaking of booked up. Do you know anyplace near orland that has horseback riding? My wife would love to do that and I am looking for a decently price horse back riding ranch for novices.

[1.5]

Yea man Buck was telling us that he basically worships you in the auto x and tries to match you lol.

Id love to see you run and finally meet up lol we will shoot for next years season lol

I actually dont know any in particular, I used to ride myself and even show but its been so long that i dont have any more contacts

[febriandp]

lovin the setup. just curious, why dont you put the wheelcaps on?

[1.5]

lovin the setup. just curious, why dont you put the wheelcaps on?

Thanks dude!

Because theyre not locking I dont want to daily with them on, anyone can litteraly walk over and spin them off in seconds. I also recently decided to reuse my old full height hexes instead of the shorter ones for that old school classic look so I am having them fully polished and then Ill be rocking them for shows

[rye7jen]

I was driving down the road during like some torrential Florida Hurricane weather and i have to go through this like insale 3 foot deep flooded section of road. Water was like splashing inside my windows it was so deep. Well when I got home i looked at my car and it was missing lol. Tried to drive to where I thought I lost it but nothing to be found.

^This cracked me up a little :bellyroll: IMO that OEM lip matches your setup better rather than those aftermarket front chins. Nice ride though :thumbsup: .

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Thanks man. Yea this new lip I ordered will be my first time with something larger and more aggressive. Let's see how it looks lol

[G-Ammo]

can't wait! love ur stance man!!!

[1.5]

Thanks man! Same to you!

[1.5]

Update:

-Lowered the front slightly and I am a few turns away from maxed out now
-Installed 3mm spacers back in the rear
-ordered my front hood bolts so hood spacers should be out this week
-Garm was able to get my front lip ordered so I should have that within a couple weeks

Looking into lowering the rear a little more and going stiffer but I am maxed out on 130mm springs. I am going to try running one collar and removing one but that wont be any stiffer. Removing all collars and the perch means I have a 130mm spring sitting in there alone and that is too low and still will not get me any stiffer.

So in the long run my only true solution is to pickup a new set of rear springs. I can either pickup a spring that is stiif/tall enough that I can run it alone with no collars and perches and it will still be only a few mm lower under load than my current 130mm spring with collars and perches. Or I can pickup an even shorter spring and keep the collars/perches in there. I will still get a stiffer spring but I can keep adjusting height. My only worry with that route is going to such a tiny spring makes me afraid its going to pop out on large bumps.

There is this spring from Swift that is 127mm and 10kg but Im afraid being only 3mm shorter than my current spring and 4kg stiffer, it will actually make me higher than I am now.

Z60-127-100
Z65-127-100

I also found these swift springs but at 102mm tall and 8kg I wonder if these are just going to become projecticles

http://www.frsport.com/Swift-040-250-450-Coilover-Spring-4--Length-63-5mm--2-50---ID-8-K-Rate_p_61802.html

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[coheed]

Call up Eibach. They should be able to make you springs to height and spring rate you want.

Edit: Here's a link to Eibach saying they will. Don't know what their pricing would be though. http://performance-suspension.eibach.com/motorsport/products/custom_spec_race_springs (http://performance-suspension.eibach.com/motorsport/products/custom_spec_race_springs)

[1.5]

Finding the shorter/stiffer spring isnt my problem. I just dont know if I can run springs any shorter or if i am going to have problems with the spring popping out.

[coheed]

I've been running my rears with just the spring, no collar. I've had no issue with it coming out. I've heard it pop in and out of the seat a few times going in steep drives, but it's never come out.

I've been trying to find something about 1.5"-2" shorter though so I can get my adjustability back with the collar.

[1.5]

Are you on coilovers? What size is your rear spring?

[coheed]

I'm on Megans. It's the spring that came with them, but I'm wanting an 8k/6k f/r set up cause I have my dampening turned all the way up and it still has to much travel.

[1.5]

Yea see i already am running a 130/6kg spring the stock megan spring is 190/3kg

[WeeYari]

I just dont know if I can run springs any shorter or if i am going to have problems with the spring popping out.

I know it's big time ghetto, but I've seen a few pics on here showing the use of cable ties to 'secure' the springs to the perch.

[1.5]

You mean like this? That's my car lol










Dat Ass!!!

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My giant zip ties holding my tiny springs

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[1.5]

Hey I finally found Yaris sedan S side skirts that come painted. After shipping it comes out to about $770 USD... sounds worth it lol

http://www.japanparts.com/db/parts_detail.php?NUMBER=00012791&VOLUME=208-005-008&DEALER=2&CAR=123&MIDDLE=2&SMALL=11&MAKER=10&VOLKEY=&SEARCH_DEALER=2&SEARCH_CAR=123&SEARCH_MIDDLE=2&SEARCH_SMALL=11&SEARCH_MAKER=&SEARCH_VOLKEY=&SEARCH_page=&submit.x=58&submit.y=1

[1.5]

Hood Spacers Gone!!!

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[1.5]

Found a direct model of where im going with the new direction. Ive been shopping around for lip kits and have picked out the pieces i want from various kits. Garm is already ordering my front and ill hopefully pick up the sides and rear soon. Here are some stolen IG shots. Love both of these so much

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[1.5]

Bored last night, my cruise ended with this pic

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[G-Ammo]

I love doing that in the summer man... When I'm bored... I just drive around somewhere I don't know... and then I use the GPS to get back, haha :)

[1.5]

I love doing that in the summer man... When I'm bored... I just drive around somewhere I don't know... and then I use the GPS to get back, haha :)

Im lucky to live in FL where it's like 80 mid december. Summer cruises never end here lol

[ilikerice]

Lucky bastard,

Here is our weather report for a week:
mon: 40*
tue: 80*
wed: 70*
thur: 50*
fri: 75*
sat: 40*
sun: 50*

Rain is completely random also. Almost impossible to predict..

I hate you and your perfect weather phil

[1.5]

Haha that is some wild weather, 40 to 75-80 and then back down to 40 lmao

[G-Ammo]

Damn... at the moment it was like 8C and now my car is an ice cube on wheels at night... its freezing. I hate the fucking winter...!!

[1.5]

haha especially if you're gutted!

[1.5]

New springs for the front!!!

60mm ID 152mm Free Length 9kg rate

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[ilikerice]

ooo.. pretty

[1.5]

I wish 326power was more readily available here, theyre killing the drifter/vip game in japan and they make some eye candy suspension components


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[ilikerice]

very pretty

[bebeelo]

so how much are you selling those candy colored springs for? XD

[1.5]

so how much are you selling those candy colored springs for? XD

im not, i stole that pic from the inter web


And this is what happens when your tire guy gets lazy and tries to quickly half ass his work.

Where'd all my silicone go???

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[G-Ammo]

whatdafuq

[1.5]

Yea I had an emergency wheel seal session last night from like 630-1230

[1.5]

Had a sick time at I love Driving Slow Winterfest 2013 for pics please see our facebook page

facebook.com/southernstreetsempire

but here are the ones I took of the Yaris

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[TerenceCruz]

She's lookin gorgeous as always man!

[1.5]

Thanks man. Im already bored with the setup and am working on changing it up a bit... step the bbs back up to 17", more camber, more rolling/pulling, already ordered stiffer/shorter springs, already placed an order for a lip kit. It's going down VIP style for 2014

[G-Ammo]

Aaaw shit man dope!!!

[1.5]

thanks my fellow fitment whore lol

[WeeYari]

Anybody who didn't know better would swear you're on bags. How the hell does that thing still roll! She looks like she'd beach herself on an ant hill.

[1.5]

Anybody who didn't know better would swear you're on bags. How the hell does that thing still roll! She looks like she'd beach herself on an ant hill.

Thats a compliment to me lmao

its dedication, i do bottom out and bang my oil pan around and for example, driving into that grass lot for WF was INSANE! So bumpy and i almost got stuck in little imperfections in the ground like 9 times lol. But I love the ride and look so I would rather be slammed and deal with the headaches than raise my ride height lol

[G-Ammo]

thanks my fellow fitment whore lol


Hahahaha...! Can't wait for my new setup in a few months (probably march!).
Hope my fenders work out well and they will fit properly and won't come off, that's my biggest concern. If that's good... Damn, probably one of the widest yaris in Europe (i hope haha).

Give us updates asap when u have some new clothes on ur roadscraper!

[1.5]

For sure will do. How wide are you trying to go? Do you know your desired specs already?

That's what im going for, trying to be one of the most aggressive and wide Yarii in the US

[G-Ammo]

Going for those Golf 2 Fender Flares and 15x8 ET0 Rota Kensei Royal Silver with 15mm spacers in the back :) And red lugnuts (open)... so yeah... gonna be pretty wide if it works out

[1.5]

yea 15x8 -15 will be just about exactly as wide as my 10"s in the rear

[G-Ammo]

Awesome... and still keeping my 185/45/15 tyres.. so the gap will still be nicely filled underneath the fender flares ;) still waiting for some money to buy all the stuff!

[1.5]

yeesh lol with all that rubber and little stretch youre gonna have your work cut out for you trying to fit those lol

[1.5]

Just bought a fender roller so I no longer have to rent them and can help anyone else do it.

Hopefully this january ill have recvd the springs and be able to install them and lower the car more, finish painting my waffles and polishing hexes and install those. Still waiting on the lip kit to finish the exterior.

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[1.5]

Back under the knife for 2014. Got some big plans for the build

For one, Im looking to redo my exhaust. I want to do a dual exhaust and go for the 5zigen Fireball Mega type look. I dont want to have to buy a second hand kit for 900 and chop the mufflers off.

Does anyone know of any universal mufflers that are replicas of the fireball Mega? It is a very popular design in the VIP world but I cant find any for reps for sale.

Or maybe Malibuguy wants to fab me something lol :thumbup:


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[G-Ammo]

looks sick!

[1.5]

Got my estimate for the damage done by the lady at my work. This is what im looking at



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[G-Ammo]

damn thats a loss of money :(

[1.5]

Eh, im not paying for it so it doesnt bother me. My boy works at the shop that did the assesment so ill be bringing him the parts and hell shoot em and charge me way less, then I will install them and save that money too.

[yarisugi]

Would be the perfect time to add that front lip if you had it. Oh wellz.

Pics of damage?

[1.5]

Would be the perfect time to add that front lip if you had it. Oh wellz.

Pics of damage?

Thats exactly what I will be doing ^^


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[1.5]

its official Yaris is classified as "Go Fast"

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[yarisugi]

so that's what you do at work. :wink:

[1.5]

busted... :(

[HANZO_187]

Lol, btw dude crazy damage and CRAZYYYYY price for all that to be repaired. Freakin outrageous. I hope your and your build are doing good.

[1.5]

We struck a deal. I already got new side skirts with it just need my front lip and grill from garm

[TerenceCruz]

We struck a deal. I already got new side skirts with it just need my front lip and grill from garm

Sweeeet :thumbup:

[HANZO_187]

Yeah man, Phil the side skirts look good man, can't wait to see it when its done.

[1.5]

Thanks man ^^^ I cant wait to have the entire lip kit painted and installed

Heres more pics of the test fit

100% authentic TRD Vios Side Skirts


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[WeeYari]

Yummy.

Now the whole world knows exactly where you live!

[1.5]

yup come visit me! lol

[Golddeenoh]

Yummy.

Now the whole world knows exactly where you live!

stalk much? :biggrin:

[WeeYari]

stalk much? :biggrin:

Better a stalker than a lurker :wink:

[1.5]

or a stalkee ^^

[1.5]

New chrome dipped bolts came in

wheels are being rebuilt next week!

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[Golddeenoh]

New chrome dipped bolts came in

wheels are being rebuilt next week!

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SOOO SHINEY!!!!:eek:

[1.5]

The center mesh portions are getting chrome dipped too lol so its going to be ghetto bling bling shiney in the end lol

[HANZO_187]

Very nice!!!

[vten]

yeah dude! you gotta let the florida sunshine's reflected from your wheels! lol

[1.5]

yeah dude! you gotta let the florida sunshine's reflected from your wheels! lol

exactly!!! its going to be so flossy

[yarisugi]

I saw this while looking at rims and it reminded me of your car :P

[1.5]

OMG I wish I could run offsets like that so wide and so much lip!

[G-Ammo]

YOU CAN! Wide body kit BBRRAAAAHHHH!!!!! :D

Would be epic!

[1.5]

I dont like those. Id do flares or have a body shop do just some widening over the fenders/rear doors

[G-Ammo]

haha yeah was just joking around haha :D

[1.5]

I would actually go for something like that if I go big enough on my 17s

[G-Ammo]

yeah a subtile body kit :) nothing too ''ricy'' haha :)

[1.5]

Been a long time since any updates...

Ive been trying to save some money for the 2014 BBS rebuild as its running me about $1200

Also picked up a USDM S rear lip so now all I need is the front since I already have my Asia Spec TRD Sportivo sides.

Decided to get some sound improvement so I picked up an amp, custom box, and 2 10" Alpine subs off of ToyotaBuzz who also did my install. I have to say he did an amazing professional job with only high quality wiring/RCA's/Hi-Lo converter

Unfortunately because the BBS are taking so long, I had to replace my stock tires, decided to pick up a set of used Dunlop Direzza Dz101 in 205/50/15 also from Buzz and just had those mounted yesterday. SO STICKYYYYY!!!

Hopefully the BBS come in this week or next and I can have them mounted before May. More new springs going in the front tomorrow and I will bring the car even closer to the Earth. Then its all about the exterior body mods: send the sides and rear in for paint, install them, clear my headlights again, and then I should be set for a little bit (NOT lol)

[TerenceCruz]

Been a long time since any updates...

Ive been trying to save some money for the 2014 BBS rebuild as its running me about $1200

Also picked up a USDM S rear lip so now all I need is the front since I already have my Asia Spec TRD Sportivo sides.

Decided to get some sound improvement so I picked up an amp, custom box, and 2 10" Alpine subs off of ToyotaBuzz who also did my install. I have to say he did an amazing professional job with only high quality wiring/RCA's/Hi-Lo converter

Unfortunately because the BBS are taking so long, I had to replace my stock tires, decided to pick up a set of used Dunlop Direzza Dz101 in 205/50/15 also from Buzz and just had those mounted yesterday. SO STICKYYYYY!!!

Hopefully the BBS come in this week or next and I can have them mounted before May. More new springs going in the front tomorrow and I will bring the car even closer to the Earth. Then its all about the exterior body mods: send the sides and rear in for paint, install them, clear my headlights again, and then I should be set for a little bit (NOT lol)

Looking forward to seeing your car bro!

[yarisugi]

You met Buzz? I'm waiting to see his car! I mean he bought everything for his car...

Of course, waiting for your updates, too. Pics of sound install?

[1.5]

Yea ive known him for about a year or more and his car is actually back to stock now.

He bought anything he thought he could use for autocross and some flash show stuff but most of that never got installed. I have a bunch of pics of his car I'll post and I'll grab some pics of my own progress soon too lol

[HANZO_187]

Yeah dude, I got to ride in Buzz's car at the Autocross event back in March, Love the feel of his car...!! Great driver and a great guy man. I wanted those Dunlops but figured to go with the TRD Sway bar buy instead and now I just need new wheels and tires.

Next Autocross event is in July and August and I plan to put up some solid numbers my last two Novice Class runs before I'm not a Novice anymore. The bracing has helped A LOT but yeah dude I can't wait to see your wheels on and finished. Really gonna be worth it in the long run and I do agree with you wanting to run a cleaner set up, I know it will catch a lot more attention at car shows in particular if you had a few Decals here and there that were torwards your build like a BBS decal would be pretty nice touch, or Brands of stuff you have installed.

It catches the eyes more...Btw I'm gonna try and get a decal made.

#TeamYARIS

What do you think?

gonna be my next Decal along with a Car Fiend banner decal I'm gonna request to show off at the next Autocross event.

[ilikerice]

You should hit up the Amilia Island autocross in May also. I preregistered for that event. Car looks good Phil.. tasteful improvements

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@Hanzo, no I dont want any stickers on it at all anymore lol but I am way more excited than you are I can guarantee that lol

Like I texted you I just picked up another set of BBS this time 1 piece RV in 16x7 +35 in fantastic condition for wicked cheap. Might be refinishing them or flipping them or both not sure.

My spring swap went awesome yesterday and I love the new stiffness. Again more pics to come as the progress continues

Doing HoodRatStuff with ToyotaBuzz

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[TerenceCruz]

"It's Friday.. I just want to do hoodrat things with my friends.."

[1.5]

Bored at working messing with a fav pic of my Yaris from ILoveDrivingSlow's Winterfest 2013

As referenced on IG... if my Yaris grew up in a Dr Seuss village and had Dino Eggo's paint scheme on my BBS


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[1.5]

Are you ready YarisWorld?


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