The ugliest Yaris part. Can we do something aout it .. ? - Toyota Yaris Forums

constantin · 05-01-2009, 06:14 AM

I think this is the ugliest thing on this car and I would gladly get rid of it. Living in Romania makes it impossible for me to make,ask,imagine something and then having it done. There are no shops here that can deal with tuning, in the sense of making something from scratch.

Please ... does anyone have any ideas? Thanks.

Tamago · 05-01-2009, 06:24 AM

you could always just remove it and put a sticker over it :)

or if the hole is round you could get a plug for it.

Sabretooth · 05-01-2009, 06:59 AM

Couple members have tried to color match it to the paint on the car, not many have been able to get it reinstalled and perfect. Good luck.

eTiMaGo · 05-01-2009, 07:03 AM

Yeah it would look a lot better without:

To do it right though, you'd need a bodyshop to fill in the hole, smooth it, and repaint... I'm sure you can find some place that deals in repairing crashed cars?

The next part would be to make the latch actually work, you might actually want to open your hatch sometimes! But you can get some actuator kits to handle that, should not be a big deal to install...

or, you could just do this:

much easier and still would look pretty good!

BLAZINBLUEVITZ · 05-01-2009, 07:28 AM

paint it and you'll hardly notuce it after that. LOL at the sticker idea

it could say insert screwdriver here to open.....

*kimona* · 05-01-2009, 08:15 AM

If the car had remote, you could just have the thing removed and the hole filled. It clearly looks better without (see above). Actually, I don't see anything really unsightly about it... certainly nothing to obsess about.

gwasabi · 05-01-2009, 04:15 PM

If you have a Alarm system like Viper or Clifford or something, You could wire yourself a actuator release on the trunk and get rid of the hole with bondo. Bondo, Shave and paint. Install actuator release. Program alarm system. Bam! good as go.

constantin · 05-01-2009, 04:27 PM

That is the problem, I only have the car's remote and I don't want to buy more alarm systems, I already have an alarm. I guess there is no "cheap" way to get rid of that.

Just love this clean look.

Pitt Yaris · 05-01-2009, 04:41 PM

Do the hatchback's have a trunk release inside the driver's side door or no?

PHXDEMON · 05-01-2009, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pitt Yaris

Do the hatchback's have a trunk release inside the driver's side door or no?

nope

RagnaCaT · 05-01-2009, 05:14 PM

Paint it!!!

Pitt Yaris · 05-01-2009, 05:20 PM

Doesnt' look bad at all painted. Then again, doesn't look too bad black either.

ChinoCharles · 05-01-2009, 05:24 PM

UGHHH I swear you guys give me more ideas on how to waste money.... jeeeeeeez.

cali yaris · 05-01-2009, 05:24 PM

wouldn't be very hard to run a cable back there up to the front somewhere, then delete the exterior handle.

ka0sx · 05-01-2009, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cali yaris

wouldn't be very hard to run a cable back there up to the front somewhere, then delete the exterior handle.

solenoid that shit!? =P

MadMax · 05-01-2009, 06:54 PM

Or buy a black hatchback and you hardly notice it/it already color-matches the car!

Cheers! M2

cali yaris · 05-01-2009, 06:58 PM

^ LOL. He suggests a new car to fix that part. ok, that really is funny.

bradfucious · 05-01-2009, 08:07 PM

That seems perfectly logical to me, been gettin tired of red anyway ;)

Quote:

Originally Posted by cali yaris

^ LOL. He suggests a new car to fix that part. ok, that really is funny.

05-01-2009, 06:59 AM	#3
Sabretooth 37HSSV View User's Garage Drives: '11 Mazdaspeed 3 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: St Cloud FL Posts: 1,395	Couple members have tried to color match it to the paint on the car, not many have been able to get it reinstalled and perfect. Good luck. __________________ 07 Toyota Yaris Hatchback -sold- 11 Mazdaspeed 3 -SRI/TIP, 3 inch TBI, Custom FMIC, Tuned by Cobb Accessport, HKS ssq2 BOV, Upgraded HPFP- Clean stock look... Killer performance.

05-01-2009, 07:03 AM	#4
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	Yeah it would look a lot better without: To do it right though, you'd need a bodyshop to fill in the hole, smooth it, and repaint... I'm sure you can find some place that deals in repairing crashed cars? The next part would be to make the latch actually work, you might actually want to open your hatch sometimes! But you can get some actuator kits to handle that, should not be a big deal to install... or, you could just do this: much easier and still would look pretty good! __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

05-01-2009, 07:28 AM	#5
BLAZINBLUEVITZ View User's Garage Drives: 2007 YARIS 3DOOR Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: NEW YORK Posts: 1,275	paint it and you'll hardly notuce it after that. LOL at the sticker idea it could say insert screwdriver here to open..... __________________ EVERYBODY EVENTUALLY COMES BACK TO YARISWORLD......

05-01-2009, 04:15 PM	#7
gwasabi View User's Garage Drives: 07 Blazing Blue LB Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Honolulu, Hawaii Posts: 692	If you have a Alarm system like Viper or Clifford or something, You could wire yourself a actuator release on the trunk and get rid of the hole with bondo. Bondo, Shave and paint. Install actuator release. Program alarm system. Bam! good as go. __________________ Most Satisfying Crew Serious Business... MunkyWurks Garage - 8088488794

05-01-2009, 05:14 PM	#11
RagnaCaT HacKers WanTed! View User's Garage Drives: Yaris S HB & Yaris S SD Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Villalba, Puerto Rico Posts: 435	Paint it!!! __________________ *R-CaT* Project Yar 2ZR

05-01-2009, 08:15 AM	#6
kimona Super Moderator Drives: 2014 White VITZ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Huntington Bch, CA Posts: 4,938	If the car had remote, you could just have the thing removed and the hole filled. It clearly looks better without (see above). Actually, I don't see anything really unsightly about it... certainly nothing to obsess about.

05-01-2009, 04:41 PM	#9
Pitt Yaris Drives: Flint Mica Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 475	Do the hatchback's have a trunk release inside the driver's side door or no?

05-01-2009, 05:20 PM	#12
Pitt Yaris Drives: Flint Mica Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 475	Doesnt' look bad at all painted. Then again, doesn't look too bad black either.

05-01-2009, 05:24 PM	#13
ChinoCharles Banned Drives: LB Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: OH Posts: 7,787	UGHHH I swear you guys give me more ideas on how to waste money.... jeeeeeeez.

05-01-2009, 05:24 PM	#14
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	wouldn't be very hard to run a cable back there up to the front somewhere, then delete the exterior handle. __________________ Micro Image forums, online store and shop are now closed. It was a great eight year run, but it was time to focus on other things. I'm still selling parts on eBay under micro*image seller ID and customers can still make requests for anything specific.

05-01-2009, 06:54 PM	#16
MadMax Drives: 2008 Yaris Liftback (Sprocket) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: San Antonio, Texas! Posts: 2,799	Or buy a black hatchback and you hardly notice it/it already color-matches the car! Cheers! M2

05-01-2009, 06:58 PM	#17
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	^ LOL. He suggests a new car to fix that part. ok, that really is funny. __________________ Micro Image forums, online store and shop are now closed. It was a great eight year run, but it was time to focus on other things. I'm still selling parts on eBay under micro*image seller ID and customers can still make requests for anything specific.

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