Mr wedgie - Toyota Yaris Forums

sh0rtlife · 01-30-2022, 01:51 PM

my wife bought this lil guy NEW, she wanted the manual RS, but canada was having a huge shortage of em, and to get what she wanted was going to be a 6month+ wait...it was either this or a "fit".......she atleast managed to find a dealer on the island that had the blazing blue she loved..and promptly name him "mr wedgie"

so shes the original owner, its a ZERO options car, manual windows no ac just power mirrors and locks, but i tell you what the lil stock engine is way too spunky...so i cant help but think the canadians either got better gearing or a slightly beefier engine

about 8 years back when i imported her and the car out of canada, the OE tires were on their last miles, and i knew i had a vintage set of wheels on the shelf..something id been sitting on since 92/93..that has NEVER fit anything i owned..they were take off from a friends moms car and were in boxes...they fit the yaris..FLUSH with the body(atleast up front) so they went on

fastforward to xmas, ive been in a slump since losing my mother to cancer and couldnt really think..but remembered my wife always wished mr wedgie was an RS so i set to hunting ....i managed to get a solid start

the deck wing was HELL it showed up a primer train wreck, it needed more work than it was worth...and eventualy i got a refund..it shrank while working it and required to be heated back up and re-formed at the ends, in the end its perfect now...but i slaved over it from early dec to mid jan

the chins..were suposed to fit..and required me making some plates...i wasnt sold on the look initialy but i gotta say..its growing on me fast..and theres less "lift" on the nose at speeds so...they are working, wife loves em sooo thats all that matters

RS badges ordered from japan..the rear was a no brainer..the front i carved an abs plastic backing and "studs" so i could bolt it to the OE grill

the wheels are "empco" and stamped 1987...never heard of empco? they were bought and merged into falken tires in 91 so that falken would have a foothold
rear spoiler is off ebay
front chins ebay as well
the vent shades are AVS in channels fronts are pisspoor fitting 3dr units that i modded, rears are sedan rears cut to fit
genuine toyota rs badges
fresh repolished headlights
HID kit
aftermarket glass oe style foglights

before someone screams about it needing lowered...i couldnt agree more..HOWEVER were doing delivery's..mostly for amazon and making good money out of it with mr wedgie averaging 38+mpg....and weve already scrapped the chins out once at this height...so...lowering isnt really an option especialy with the gravel road/driveway runs we see now n then..

however side skirts are on the find list..if anyone can point me in a good direction

if theres any intrest il toss up the progress shots of what it took to mount the chins as well as the work that went into the wing and rs grill emblem

01-30-2022, 01:51 PM	#1
sh0rtlife Drives: 2007 5dr canadian import Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: pacific north WET Posts: 1,025	Mr wedgie my wife bought this lil guy NEW, she wanted the manual RS, but canada was having a huge shortage of em, and to get what she wanted was going to be a 6month+ wait...it was either this or a "fit".......she atleast managed to find a dealer on the island that had the blazing blue she loved..and promptly name him "mr wedgie" so shes the original owner, its a ZERO options car, manual windows no ac just power mirrors and locks, but i tell you what the lil stock engine is way too spunky...so i cant help but think the canadians either got better gearing or a slightly beefier engine about 8 years back when i imported her and the car out of canada, the OE tires were on their last miles, and i knew i had a vintage set of wheels on the shelf..something id been sitting on since 92/93..that has NEVER fit anything i owned..they were take off from a friends moms car and were in boxes...they fit the yaris..FLUSH with the body(atleast up front) so they went on fastforward to xmas, ive been in a slump since losing my mother to cancer and couldnt really think..but remembered my wife always wished mr wedgie was an RS so i set to hunting ....i managed to get a solid start the deck wing was HELL it showed up a primer train wreck, it needed more work than it was worth...and eventualy i got a refund..it shrank while working it and required to be heated back up and re-formed at the ends, in the end its perfect now...but i slaved over it from early dec to mid jan the chins..were suposed to fit..and required me making some plates...i wasnt sold on the look initialy but i gotta say..its growing on me fast..and theres less "lift" on the nose at speeds so...they are working, wife loves em sooo thats all that matters RS badges ordered from japan..the rear was a no brainer..the front i carved an abs plastic backing and "studs" so i could bolt it to the OE grill the wheels are "empco" and stamped 1987...never heard of empco? they were bought and merged into falken tires in 91 so that falken would have a foothold rear spoiler is off ebay front chins ebay as well the vent shades are AVS in channels fronts are pisspoor fitting 3dr units that i modded, rears are sedan rears cut to fit genuine toyota rs badges fresh repolished headlights HID kit aftermarket glass oe style foglights before someone screams about it needing lowered...i couldnt agree more..HOWEVER were doing delivery's..mostly for amazon and making good money out of it with mr wedgie averaging 38+mpg....and weve already scrapped the chins out once at this height...so...lowering isnt really an option especialy with the gravel road/driveway runs we see now n then.. however side skirts are on the find list..if anyone can point me in a good direction if theres any intrest il toss up the progress shots of what it took to mount the chins as well as the work that went into the wing and rs grill emblem