So Adorable!

[Devine]

Ok, so I went down to the Toyota dealership near my house last weekend just to look around at some 07's and pricing. I formerly drove a crapcar known so well as a Dodge-what-the-hell-were-they-thinking-Neon LX. I hated having four doors! Anyways, on with my rant..I saw THE MOST ADORABLE LITTLE CAR sitting on display nex to the scions that I was looking at. Holy hell it's called a Yaris, and now I have to get one. So I told the salesman everything I wanted...manual trans, liftback, power package, abs..etc..and they had one in stock...Blazing Blue...how perfect. So, I bought this cute little thing and immediately took it home. I am so stuck now! When I bought my dodge *cough* crap, all I had to do was a quick google search for aftermarket stuff, and I was well on my way to having taillights, spoiler, and interior mod things shipped to me. I do the same for the YAIRS now...and I am completely at a loss. I NEED to find a way to change out some of the things in this car! I want to dump some money into this new toy..but I don't know what the heck to do with limited options! I NEED a bra for it. Somehow I wound up with a chip from an evil high speed rock on the freeway! I went down to the dealership parts department and ordered touch up paint as well as attempted to order a bra. They don't make them? I also tried to order a mini baby spoiler for the hatch....and nothing again! Seriously, these are minor little things I would love to hand cash over to Toyota for, but they seem to be unable to help me with these items. I don't want a crap no name bra that will not fit right and end up flapping in the wind and permanently scarring the car with lovely unbuffable marks from hell. Toyota guarantees the paint not to fade for 5 years or so....so if I take the bra off in 5 years and its faded and visible, they will repaint it for me, so I see this as a cost-friendly way to ensure minimal evil rock damage. The spoiler? meh that's just to add to the cute-aspect every girl needs on her car! Where to go! Help me out if you can, as I will assume only a rare handful will read thru this novel of a post until the end. Sorry so long, but I am so excited about this new addition to my driveway!
I tried to browse the forum for BRA information and a lot was mentioned about a 3m clear bra...that's definatly not what I am looking for.
Thanks in advance.

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[Kaotic Lazagna]

i personally wouldn't get a bra for my car. i would spring up a little more money to get 3M's clear hood tape; better looking and you can have it on during the winter season.

as for parts, the LB has more options out than the sedan.

here's a couple of spoilers for the LB. although, i know nothing about about the sellers reputations.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/06-07-NEW-TOYOTA-YARIS-3D-5D-HB-RS-LIFTBACK-SPOILER_W0QQitemZ330130239737QQihZ014QQcategoryZ33 638QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TOYOTA-05-07-YARIS-RS-HATCHBACK-C-JDM-ROOF-SPOILER_W0QQitemZ300117463483QQihZ020QQcategoryZ33 638QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

you can also ask Thomas, etimago here, to order you a spoiler or two from Thailand.

other parts are available. a lot of suspension parts, and a few aero parts. the LB has some aftermarket and JDM taillights available too.

[JosephDoc]

Try clear bra. They are good till you stop waxing it bi-weekly.

Best one in the nation, Premier Automotive Film Protection (http://www.premiermobilegroup.com/).

Just an suggestion only.

[Yaris Revenge]

Heh.

"Adorable".

Any time you see that in a post title, you know it's coming from a chick. :biggrin:

~YR

[kurokoma-kun]

Devine, it's true that bras can scratch the paint because even one that fits well moves around just a little bit. Another problem is mildew if you don't remove and clean underneath often. It can wreck your paint job over time plus is pretty gross!

But then, I only have one little chip in 3 months so far. Not too worried about it--don't mind a car having a few honorable scars from valiant service! :wink:

Besides there's plenty of other toys to personalize your car! So what color did you get?

[cleong]

...... I believe she said "Blazing Blue"

[brickhardmeat]

don't wear a bra:thumbsup:

[Devine]

Oh...you can't notice it....


I understand the concept of clear and all...but no matter how clear something claims to be, you are usually always able to see a difference.

Now question for you echo_hrs...how long have you had that clear protection installed when you took that pic? Does the sun discolor the clear protector in anyway since you have installed it. How horrible/hard is it to remove it? Can Toyota install it for you or do you have to do it....cuz I can barely put a sticker on a window without a freakin bubble-fest.

Thanks for the info and pic.

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[nsmitchell]

3M is the best. It costs quite a bit to get it installed. I don't think it will yellow, or fade or crack or anything else. And it allows your paint to fade with the rest of your car.

BTW - Divine - How was it working with John Waters?

[brickhardmeat]

3M is the best. It costs quite a bit to get it installed. I don't think it will yellow, or fade or crack or anything else. And it allows your paint to fade with the rest of your car.

BTW - Divine - How was it working with John Waters?

haha, shes devine not divine

[churp]

Can anyone tell me if this 3M stuff is any different than the very durable urethane clear coats you can get from any bodyshop supply. It seems the Yaris clearcoat is just overly soft and scratchable...probably due to eco friendly water base paints now in use...and if reclearcoated would be fine. Any opinions?

[Devine]

I have an appointment with Toyota tomorrow first thing in the morning to tint my new toy, get armrest installed for a lazy occassional passenger who likes to bitch about the lack of one, and the rear bumper guard. Was wondering if I am crazy or if I should have them try to order me a brand new instrument panel. Seems this manual trans did not come stock with a tachometer and I can definatly shift just fine without it, but the roommate who borrows it can't. Seems the two places I have gone to see about getting a custom aftermarket one installed on it have refused to do the job because it would require a "pillar pd" side mount on the side panel of the front windshield area and with side curtain air bags, they are refusing to do this modification due to safety concerns. Silly as hell. Any ideas?

[brickhardmeat]

I have an appointment with Toyota tomorrow first thing in the morning to tint my new toy, get armrest installed for a lazy occassional passenger who likes to bitch about the lack of one, and the rear bumper guard. Was wondering if I am crazy or if I should have them try to order me a brand new instrument panel. Seems this manual trans did not come stock with a tachometer and I can definatly shift just fine without it, but the roommate who borrows it can't. Seems the two places I have gone to see about getting a custom aftermarket one installed on it have refused to do the job because it would require a "pillar pd" side mount on the side panel of the front windshield area and with side curtain air bags, they are refusing to do this modification due to safety concerns. Silly as hell. Any ideas?
:laughabove: This lady's a riot.

[Devine]

:laughabove: This lady's a riot.


:frown:

[kurokoma-kun]

Oh Devine, he's not making fun of you, just enjoying your enthusiasm! :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: The Yaris does this to people, they flip out and start modding! Me too, even though I bought Yaris so I could spend money on the REAL project car... so much for Plan A :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[Lickitung]

Yay! Someone else from Az. I also have a blazing blue liftback, however mine is automatic. I know I'm going to get flamed for this but I have no idea how to drive a manual even though my girlfriend has tried many times to teach me on her manual echo! I haven't done too much to mine yet other than change the antenna to a stubby and tint the windows. I will warn you about the arm rest if you are small like me. I'm pretty little (5'1") and my elbow doesn't reach the armrest at all. I find it useless, I've thought about taking it out and selling it but my girlfriend likes it when she sits in the passanger seat and on the rare occassion I let her drive she like the arm rest since she is much taller than I am.

[Thotprawsis]

Hey Devine, If you decide to order a new gauge cluster w/ tach, let me know how much it was, please!

[Devine]

Well, dropped off the little toy at Toyota at 8am this morning (think I drove there half asleep) to get the tint and small things done. I inquired about a few things there, but seems Toyota doesn't help much with mods...except of course if I want that super duper huge difference maker mud guard for the rear tires....oh wow! Pretty much everything else I ordered from them is their whole parts department selection for this year and model Yaris. I inquired about a new instrument cluster panel with a tach option and they said they only had that as a part/option for the sedan and I can order it for 2300 USD and hope it works, or try to find a small aftermarket tach to mounth somewhere else. I browsed quite a bit of this little community and found a nice idea you all had with pictures of mounting the guages in the driver compartment, but with the angles and drilling and all, I am afraid I might get carried away. Only way I would mess with drilling and doing that would be to order a backup lid just in case it turned out to be a not-so-martha-stewart-do-it-yourself-perfection as seen in all your pictures here. Plus, I researched a couple of guage and tach options and the one I like is $289 + shipping for the small tach only...but its black and blue and has a nifty small shft light with memory...Not a bad option, but I have never done wiring to a car so not sure how the hell I am going to manage to get it done myself.....unless of course there is a "Toyota Yaris tachometers for dummies" book out there that I can get >.<

Well, enough for now..Toyota just called and said the tint was done but the other installations would take another 2 hours. I'll post before and after pics of the nifty tint job and the little accessories.

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[Devine]

some before and afters...

BEFORE:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v286/XcaelumdeaX/personal%20pix/yaris1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v286/XcaelumdeaX/personal%20pix/yaris2.jpg


AFTER todays adventure:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v286/XcaelumdeaX/personal%20pix/yaris_3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v286/XcaelumdeaX/personal%20pix/yaris_2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v286/XcaelumdeaX/personal%20pix/yaris_1.jpg


not a bad start I guess

now time to get rims!...

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[Pars]

Konig Helium seems to be a popular choice for rims. I like the fact that they only weight 10lb.

My last car had Konig Tuners and I put 300,000km of extreme driving on that car and ended up selling it with the rim. Now, I wish I'd have kept it for my Yaris. Apparently, the new owner was able to take off all the caked on break dust by very light sand paper and water....

btw, nice tint job... makes me want to go and get mine done.

[brickhardmeat]

yeah, I like the factory tint, looks classier than the dark stuff to me

[HTM Yaris]

Yo chick , blue car , gold wheels , mmmmmmm yummy :drool:

[Pars]

Very nice photo. The gold wheels goes perfectly with the rocky background. Just to confirm, but I believe they're Konig Helium :drool:

For 15 inches they look great. I was considering going with 17inch for the looks factor, but after seeing that photo, I'm staying with 15 inch on 205/50/15.

[brickhardmeat]

feathers

I went with 205/50/15 myself, I think they are perfect but I am getting coilovers to obtain the drop I want.

[HTM Yaris]

one more thing chick , GET A STUBBY ( antennae that is )

[HTM Yaris]

Very nice photo. The gold wheels goes perfectly with the rocky background. Just to confirm, but I believe they're Konig Helium :drool:

For 15 inches they look great. I was considering going with 17inch for the looks factor, but after seeing that photo, I'm staying with 15 inch on 205/50/15. Then you should love this foto :headbang: I will be getting some pics of the crystal/granite/quartz formations in the Blue Ridge Parkway (Cherokee) soon .

[Pars]

:drool:

[Devine]

you can keep your stubby you dirty bish! Nah tho that short antennae is hella cute, but the ebay ones listed are ugly silver ones, or weird looking to me...any direct links to nice cute one like that? As for the rims, gold is for my grandmothers beat up old pontiac tbh...oh and the "yo girl" isn't gonna rack your brownie points up either. ^_^

Smile, don't take a joke too personal!

Seriously tho, I love the backgrounds on those pics...very "cute/pretty" (anything else you want this chick to add?)
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[HTM Yaris]

Aight , YO SUPER HOT CHICK :biggrin: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/I-Black-short-antenna-for-Toyota-Corolla-Matrix-Yaris_W0QQitemZ230140473270QQihZ013QQcategoryZ3363 9QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem for that stubby . As far as the gold wheels , IT WILL be sexy , I don't care what your grandma thinks . Besides after a couple of New Castles she will agree with me :cool:

Brownie pts only have an effective range of 100 miles , unless you are Jenna Jameson , then its 200 miles :headbang:

I hope you are laughing at my reply as much as I was laughing at your reply .


Can a sister get some Arizona scenery pics (with or without Grandma) and post them .

If ya get bored , check out the pics and vids
http://home.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user&DERDB=ZG9tYWluPXNjJnRsZD1jb20mc21va2VyPSZzZXhwcmVm PSZ1dHlwZT0yJnJlbGlnaW9uaWQ9JnJlZ2lvbj00MSZwb3N0YW xjb2RlPTI5MjEyJm1hcml0YWxzdGF0dXM9UyZpbmNvbWVpZD0m aGVpZ2h0PSZnZW5kZXI9TSZmcmllbmRzPTAmZXRobmljaWQ9Jm FnZT00MCZib2R5dHlwZWlkPSZjaGlsZHJlbmlkPSZjb3VudHJ5 PVVTJmRhdGluZz0wJmRyaW5rZXI9JmVkdWNhdGlvbmlkPSZyZW xhdGlvbnNoaXBzPTAmbmV0d29ya2luZz0mZGlzcGxheW5hbWU9 ZnJhbmsmZnJpZW5kaWRfaW50PTkxNTI2MTgzJmlwYWRkcmVzcz 0nMTAuNDQuMTI4LjUyJw%3D%3D&setonlinenow=1&setrsi=1&Mytoken=BAC8D9AD-6F49-4081-9C37AE55F41CA7967516419

here is another pic . BTW , those green things are called "Trees" :biggrin:

[HTM Yaris]

Oh yeah , get a spoiler for that cute little ass of yours :biggrin:
Mine is black .

My girl's name is "Coryn" You should have a name for your car ............................

[Devine]

Yes, I had quite a laugh at that reply. Way to not fail so badly this time!

You want some scenery? I got a cactus or two just for you! Nah really tho, AZ scenery is gorgeous, but too busy Monday-Friday 12 hour shifts...AND driving 1 hour each way to work...14 hours..NO BUENO. But next weekend I don't have much planned so I might be able to take the little one out for some pictures.

Definatly enjoy the look of the spoilers on the HB, but don't want to get too RICE of a look. Some of these spoilers are definatly RICE that I've looked at. Like the look of yours tho in that picture, it's nice looking. Haven't seen that one before. Now was that a hard to find item, or are you able to give me a few links to that? Get paid in two weeks and would love to place a few orders then.


Thanks for the laugh and the input and pictures!

No, I haven't named her yet btw...trying to get to know her a bit better before I figure that one out!

BTW Toyota is sure going to love me next weekend for taking her back in to them.....tint looks nice from the outside but the bottom of the two front windows show it lifting up a bit...I am not a happy girl atm with them!

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[Thedunpeal]

oh boy! another AZ yaris owner! :biggrin:

[Devine]

oh boy! another AZ yaris owner! :biggrin:


My co-worker owned a 2002 Toyota Camry and went down to Avondale Toyota on 05/17/07 and loved the Yaris...she got a Polar White 2007 LB AT. Her and I went to lunch the next day and she drove me. OMG how adorable! I loved it right away but I didnt like the AT option she had and the power option she chose not to take.

When I went down to Bell Toyota on the 25th I was looking at Scions and saw the exact same car as hers sitting on the lot except it was a sedan. They had 8 liftbacks on the lot only and the color options disgusted me. I explained what I wanted: LB, Power Package, ABS, Dark Interior...etc. They only had one in stock with what I listed....so I bought the thing right away. Never been happier.

Actually have been picked on alot by other people for owning a "jellybean"...they only pick on me until I tell them the MPG I get and how much my payments are a month....then they seem to get quite silent!

Love this little addition to my driveway ... only problem is now I have to find a silly person to buy my old Neon still parked in my driveway. Hoping some kid likes the Altezza Taillights and the neon kit as well as the custom interior paint and goes for it. ^_^


How you liking driving your Yais in this beautiful 120 degree hell-on-earth?


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[HTM Yaris]

You can get that spoiler at the dealership . Its stock . In whatever color the Yaris comes in . I got a funny look at the dealership when I ordered a black spoiler for a white car . I would suggest blue or black for your car . I would go with blue on second thought . But if you decide to go with the sexy gold wheels , get the black spoiler .

One more thing , I know they are "dorky" but the mudguards will keep you from slingin stuff up on other people . You know , like for instance , if your friend with the Gorgeous Polar White Yaris is driving behind you . You wouldn't want to hurt another Yaris would you . Bikers REALLY appreciate mud guards . Maybe if you decide to get mudguards , you could paint them the same color blue , so they would be less noticeable .

Yeah , I would love to see some "Cacti" . Us Carolina country boys don't get to see many of those :biggrin:

Here is a pic of something you "Zonites" :smile: don't get o see many of .

[Yaris Revenge]

Awwwww, cute froggie! He's got a little house!
~YR

[kurokoma-kun]

I wonder if the froggie would appreciate mudguards? :tongue:

[Devine]

Well, my co-worker isn't a very loving Yaris owner so far.....


let's just say the outside of her car is so dirty....she decided to park in open parking lot instead of employee covered parking just because today was 56% chance of rain and she wanted a free car wash.

I'm feeling so bad for the poor thing, almost willing to clean it myself.


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[Thotprawsis]

She's lookin' good so far...need springs!

[drifto]

I have an appointment with Toyota tomorrow first thing in the morning to tint my new toy, get armrest installed for a lazy occassional passenger who likes to bitch about the lack of one, and the rear bumper guard. Was wondering if I am crazy or if I should have them try to order me a brand new instrument panel. Seems this manual trans did not come stock with a tachometer and I can definatly shift just fine without it, but the roommate who borrows it can't. Seems the two places I have gone to see about getting a custom aftermarket one installed on it have refused to do the job because it would require a "pillar pd" side mount on the side panel of the front windshield area and with side curtain air bags, they are refusing to do this modification due to safety concerns. Silly as hell. Any ideas?

well that is nonsense, i just installed my tach last week. many people here have done it

[Devine]

I would like an idiots guide to installing a tach then....


maybe someone can link to to one on the DIY forums?


Also, what diameter is the one in your picture there....doesn't look as horribly bulky as I thought it would.

Thanks much.

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[drifto]

I would like an idiots guide to installing a tach then....


maybe someone can link to to one on the DIY forums?


Also, what diameter is the one in your picture there....doesn't look as horribly bulky as I thought it would.

Thanks much.

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www.speedhut.com 4" tach. there is a DIY thread allready. just look it up, its pretty straight-forward. :thumbsup:

[Devine]

www.speedhut.com 4" tach. there is a DIY thread allready. just look it up, its pretty straight-forward. :thumbsup:

Oh so now I have to put effort into this other than the installation..jeez....j/k



Anyways, 4" seems large but doesnt look bad in your pic...maybe the angle....hmm...you should take a further pic for me! ^_^ I trust your judgement tho. Are you still able to open the drivers compartment behind the wheel? Dunno what I'd do without my nicotine stash I keep there.


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[drifto]

:biggrin: Oh so now I have to put effort into this other than the installation..jeez....j/k



Anyways, 4" seems large but doesnt look bad in your pic...maybe the angle....hmm...you should take a further pic for me! ^_^ I trust your judgement tho. Are you still able to open the drivers compartment behind the wheel? Dunno what I'd do without my nicotine stash I keep there.


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yes no prolems opening up the d.s. glove box. just have to position it carefully. ill take a better pic tomorrow :thumbsup: