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...QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TOYOT...QQcmdZViewItem

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.

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.

~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!

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

[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]

Originally Posted by 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?

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]

Originally Posted by 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?

This lady's a riot.

[Devine]

Originally Posted by brickhardmeat

This lady's a riot.

[kurokoma-kun]

Oh Devine, he's not making fun of you, just enjoying your enthusiasm! 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

[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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