My Yaris so far

[tmontague]

Finally decided to pot up the pics of where I'm at with my Yaris right now. When I bought the car a few years ago it was simply to get me from A to B and I swore I'd never change anything on the car. Hehehe that changed once I started to teach myself how to wrench a car and realized that I wanted to actually enjoy my commute and not just tolerate it.

Couple things I wanted to keep in mind when making mods:

-Keep it classy (subjective, I know)
-Keep it looking like a sport factory version of a Yaris or a euro inspired sport version whatever that it. Essentially I didn't ant it to look like t had a bunch of cheap mis fitting add ons (like fake vents, bullet hole stickers etc)
-Keep it reliable to be able to get me to school and back every day
-Still needs to be able to run in the winter and in snow
-Keep the ride still DDable so not ridiculously jarring.

Things I've done:
MI lowering springs, Excel G front struts, Tokiko Blue's rear shocks, Painted trunk lip, Vitz and vvt-i rear emblems, plasti dipped white emblems and grill lip, blacked out rear chrome trunk bar, TRD side emblems, TRD white weighted shift knob, white dipped interior panels, modified seat for "sport" like feel, rear 10m hub spacers w/ camber shims, In cabin and under hood MI short shift kit, MI/Golden Eagle intake manifold, DC header, TRD short ram air intake, HID projectorswith LED halos, blacked out interior headlights, Sickspeed white dual horns (>100dB), Primary cat deleted custom 2.25" exhaust, oil catch can, MI lightweight crank pulley, Front stainless steel braided brake lines, TRD rear sway bar, 1zz Throttle body, front splitter, window vents, front camber bolts, black painted drums, calipers, Viper keyless entry, gas pedal shim for better response, painted engine bay

Things added this month:
Install my Mugen GP's 15x6.5 35 offset bronze color. Install triple gauges pod (oil temp, pressure and vacuum).

Things I plan on doing in near future:
Lightweight flywheel and stage 1 clutch, driver side bucket racing seat

I plan on having this car as long as possible (hoping for a 20 year car) so I rust proof it every spring and always cover any paint chips I find. Currently run 0w30 Mobil1 oil on 10k km OCI, currently testing a 13k OCI after last UOA. I'll hopefully be doing a couple autox events this year for fun to have some fun. A lot of my km's are on the highway and mostly avoid traffic. I drive it hard (within it's limits) every few days when it's fully warmed up. I wax the car every months or so in the summer and mid way in the winter. Paint is looking pretty good so far.

best part of this build is that my fiancee loves this car almost as much as me. She's not afraid to tell me what types of mods she hates ie: non function massive spoiler seen on a passing car or ridiculously loud exhaust on an otherwise stock looking car. Somehow I've manged to keep it within her "classy" range.

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The new wheels will change the look quite a bit with there much better fitment.

[brushforhire]

Looks real nice! I like how everything just flows together and just feels "right"

[kimona]

I like the blacked out trunk garnish and the trunk lip. I'm curious why you re-badged it with a Vitz emblem rather than the proper Belta or Vios emblem?

[tmontague]

I'm curious why you re-badged it with a Vitz emblem rather than the proper Belta or Vios emblem?

Thanks, I'm looking forward to the new rims, the Yaris always looks much better with a flush wheel.

I went with the Vitz as I preferred the look of it over the Belta or Vios. not really any reason other than that. Plus it was also easily available at a decent price.

There's quite a few Yaris' in my neighborhood so I enjoy having subtle differences between mine. My fiancee always laughs when we're walking up to my car and comments how it doesn't look like a Yaris but looks like a different model stock Toyota. She apparently thinks it looks quite a bit different than a stock Yari

[kimona]

I can understand wanting to personalize your car and make it unique.

Here is a photo of KaoticLasagna's car rebadged with the VIOS and TRD Sportivo emblems. It looks unique as well.

[tmontague]

I like the rear bumper and spoiler, looks well placed

[ern-diz]

Glad you shared this. I've been curious about what your car looked like for a while now. You don't have a garage with pics setup. Looking sharp! Looking forward to seeing it with the new shoes.

[WeeYari]

Still amazed that I have yet to see this car cruising around.

I'm with kimona, source out a Vios emblem. Vitz is just wrong.

[tmontague]

Alright I think i'm missing something. What's th deal w/ the Vitz vs Vios or Belta tag? afaik I thought they were just different names for the Yaris I various areas of the world?

...I have a feeling the answer will make me sound pretty oblivious...

[tmontague]

Still amazed that I have yet to see this car cruising around.


You've probably seen me in my red Echo, I hop into that for around town trips.

[kimona]

The Toyota Belta is a sedan also known as a Toyota Vios or Toyota Yaris sedan in export markets. The Toyota Vitz is a hatchback also known as a Yaris hatchback/liftback in export markets.

The Belta was designed at Toyota's Japanese design studios while the Vitz was designed at Toyota's European design studios. The cars are two completely different design projects sharing only frame and drivetrain options, as well as some components.

Why Toyota chose to market the Belta and Vitz under the single Yaris name in some markets is a mystery.



BTW: In Japan, the Belta was sold at Toyota's Corolla retail stores while the Vitz was/is sold at Toyota's Netz retail stores (which is the reason why the Vitz sports a Netz grille emblem rather than the Toyota grille emblem).

[kimona]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Toyota-VIOS-Chrome-Emblem-Trunk-Badge-silver-vios-/231304978504?hash=item35dad9e048:g:pfkAAMXQ4uJSCgS t&vxp=mtr#shpCntId

[ern-diz]

In other words, you're rockin' the hatchback badge on your sedan lol.

[tmontague]

Hehehe sh*****t, well hey I did say I was goin for unique didn't I?

Hmm I honestly still don't really mind as I find the sacrilegious use of it to be sort of more interesting.

That said, Kimona found a dirt cheap Vios emblem so I may just grab that one...

[tarkus]

Personally I prefer the no emblem look - and keep them all guessing :biggrin:

[kimona]

^^^ Sometimes looks cool, but sometimes makes the car look like a repaint.

[tmontague]

^^^ Sometimes looks cool, but sometimes makes the car look like a repaint.

I agree, there's a few cars in my area that have done it and I find it looks "cheap" just the impression it tends to leave on me, not really sure why

[tarkus]

I agree, there's a few cars in my area that have done it and I find it looks "cheap" just the impression it tends to leave on me, not really sure why
I think it depends on the rest of the package. That also has to be done well. I just like the really clean look. High end manufacturers, like BMW, have offered no-badge options since way back.

[ern-diz]

I've toyed with the idea of just removing the 'Yaris' badge on the right rear and keeping the round Toyo badges.

[tmontague]

I think it depends on the rest of the package. That also has to be done well. I just like the really clean look. High end manufacturers, like BMW, have offered no-badge options since way back.

Yes, I definitely agree

[tarkus]

I've toyed with the idea of just removing the 'Yaris' badge on the right rear and keeping the round Toyo badges.
Totally agree. Nothing wrong with the Toyota logo in the middle.

[fnkngrv]

I agree, there's a few cars in my area that have done it and I find it looks "cheap" just the impression it tends to leave on me, not really sure why

All depends on how it is done. If the indentation is filled in it can look perfectly fine. I have received a ton of good responses on the way mine is done.

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[tmontague]

I agree, as Tarkus said, it depends on what you do w/ the rest of the car

[tmontague]

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Thanks to Kimona for the ebay plug for the uber cheap badge.

I put some white pinstriping on the front grill to replace the plastidip since the dip tends to attract dirt much more than the dip. I also ran a thin (1/8") strip along the bottom and side of the lower vent, you can only really see that one from a position of standing in front of the hood, not from out in front of the car.

I'm going to book an appointment with Tire23 next weekend after finals to get my Mugen's put on :thumbsup:

Let me know what color lug nuts you all think would look classy, I gotta see what they have available but I'm thinking something dark...probably just a black (the rims are a dark bronze/slight silver and shiny

I'll post pics when they're installed...off to get sprayed at Krown tomorrow

[tarkus]

I have gunmetal Konig rims, and black lug nuts look great on them. I suspect that black will also look good with your new rims.

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[ern-diz]

Nice!

[tmontague]

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I had planned to go to Tire23 and have them also do an alignment but turns out they weren't booking until 2 weeks away. I start work for the summer on Monday (just finished finals) so that was out of the question.

I searched tire places near by and found Streetsville Tire, located right in the middle of Streetsville (for you local guys). Small shop with 2 guys working who care about what they do and actually are nice to deal with on the phone, they don't rush you and answr all your Q's (rare to find now a days in many shops). Took a while to get them installed this morning but I ended up talking to the mechanic for over an hour regarding cars and current mods etc. Job was done very well, no scratches on my wheels nor any dirt in my car. They washed the wheels too and were great to deal with. $90 before taxes to swap the rubber, balance and mount. I watched the mechanic for the last half of the work he was doing and he had no issues, just chatted the whole time.

I ended up bringing the wrong size hub centric rings with me so I'll end up removing the wheels later today and installing the proper size rings (I already had them form my winter tires) and make sure the wheels are torque'd to spec (76ft/lbs). They didn't torque the wheels with a torque wrench and it didn't look like he used torque sticks so that's my only issue. I always end up re torquing wheels at home anyways myself to ensure anyways.

I wanted black lugnuts but didn't feel like paying a crazy amount for "tuner" nuts. I found ones at Canadian Tire for $5 a pack of 4 and they are splined so you need a special tool to remove them. They're black and are acorn 60 degree tapered so they mated perfect with my Mugen rims. I already had the spline key as my winter rims have the same nuts but they're chrome. So $20 for black lug nuts ended up being a steal. Keep in mind it'll take 2 employees and about 35minutes for them to actualy find the nuts for you as they're not specific to any car. Some how 2 differenct CT location both had issues finding them, but eventually I got what I went for.

The color of the rims is perfect, as is the style, it compliments the paint well. The fitment in the rear (with 10mm hub spacers) is perfect. This car is a DD so I don't want to deal with rubbing nor do I want to roll my fenders as I want the paint to keep its integrity around the wheel wells. The rears are still flush enough to look good.

The front wheels could use a 8-10mm spacer as the fitment there is not as flush as I'd like. I'm not sure if I'll bother adding spacers to the front or not. I figured 8-10mm won't need longer hub bolts? (people with over hub spacers please let me know)

The tire is mildly stretched (still within spec) once these wear out I'll eventually go with 205 probably and that'll bring it slightly closer to the fender as well. I'm happy with the look, now I just need to test out the wider platform with some cornering :thumbsup:

[WeeYari]

Looks great. To think you needed us to convince you to pony up and get those wheels....


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[ern-diz]

Agree; looks really good.

[tmontague]

Thanks for the comments. I'm really happy with it so far. All it needs now is the window tint and a new clutch with lightweight flywheel!

I spent the better half of today cleaning the car and the wheels, looks much better now and the paint is smooth again after the clay bar and polish. I also decided to run some ducting to my ram air intake since it sits behind the headlight and essentially has no direct flow of air. I got this idea from another member who did something similar (can't remember who it was nor can I find the thread)

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I went out and drove it today, I could swear it has more go when the car is moving about 30km/h or faster and you give it throttle. I'm skeptical that the ducting makes that much of a difference but I notice something and it only is there when I'm rolling a long and decide to give it more throttle.

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[kimona]

^^^ Looks very nice all cleaned up. The centre caps on your wheels look good. On a rainy day, do you worry about sucking in a bit of water with that ram air intake?

[tmontague]

That's the reason I cut the TRD CAI to make it a short ram air. I positioned the ducting with a sharp 90 degree bend in the bottom portion. The 1nz doesn't produce enough vacuum in a wide 3" duct to suck air into the engine bay. At worst it'll just pool in the bottom of the ducting a drain out when I stop as I left a downward angle so it'll drain out.

Even if a little water gets into the engine it shouldn't be a problem, you'd need a huge amount to hydro lock. I was goin to buy the CAI tube from the classifieds but the ducting was cheaper

I like the center caps, the subtle red matches the little red in my TRD badges.

[tmontague]

digging this thread up from the grave. Some updated pics of my car as well as my list of future mods now that I have the 2zr.

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I've removed the black plasti dip from the chrome bar on the trunk. The black was looking old and worn, I really dislike chrome but I do like it better than the black now.

I've also removed the white dip from the front and rear emblem, I'll eventually be doing the same to my TRD badges as wellas my VVT-i and VIOS badge.

Future mods:
DC CAI- currently in the mail
Poly filled mounts - also currently in the mail
Lightweight flywheel - hopefully in a couple months
RPM long tube header - hopefully by the end of this summer
KAAZ LSD - next summer
Summer Sport tires - next summer
Bilstein B8's in the front - End of this summer/fall

[ern-diz]

:thumbsup:

[SirDigby]

doesn't that engine have duel vvt-i? is there a badge for duel vvt-i?

[tmontague]

Yes it does, unfortunately no badge for that, I searched. I guess one could always put 2 vvt-i badges on top of one another lol, just not the look for me

[invader166]

Yes it does, unfortunately no badge for that, I searched. I guess one could always put 2 vvt-i badges on top of one another lol, just not the look for me

Saddly the best you can do is just get a "Dual" badge, and put it on top of the VVT-I badge. :frown:

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[miiser]

Saddly the best you can do is just get a "Dual" badge, and put it on top of the VVT-I badge. :frown:



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I didn't care that much about the <<dual>> badge so I bought a black-red vvti badge and it looks pretty
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