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06-13-2007, 03:47 PM | #1 |
Drives: 1998 Intrepid Join Date: Jun 2007
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Your Yaris Goals
Exactly what it says.
What are you looking to do if anything with your Yaris? Have a daily driver and looking for nothing more or are you wanting to bring something to the sub-compact performance playing ground and lay a smack down on unsuspecting motorists? I'm more than curious of the direction people are wanting to take this vehicle. I've yet to obtain one of my own but am currently doing extensive research on it and its' competitors with the likelyhood of an outcome coming within the next recent months. You can list current and sought after modifications . Expected competition levels (Track/Show), etc... Just give me beneficial feedback that can be used as a benchmark for newbs and elders alike. Somone will want to come across what the hell we're wanting to do with these things. So what do you want? What are you waiting for! |
06-13-2007, 03:53 PM | #2 |
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Drives: Willow is a '07 Red Yaris LB Join Date: Apr 2007
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I already have new tires and rims. I have springs to lower it, just not installed yet.
i want to add: speakers, possibly an amp/sub dvd in-dash with iPod aux exhaust tip seat covers or just new seats altogether possibly paint the inside console red that's about it...........for now.
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06-13-2007, 03:55 PM | #3 |
I want to make it a daily drive car. It must look good, runs well, and only JDM parts.
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06-13-2007, 03:59 PM | #4 |
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I don't get this JDM parts fixation.
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06-13-2007, 04:08 PM | #5 |
Drives: 07 Yaris LB Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
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06-13-2007, 05:23 PM | #6 |
JDM tail lights, atenna, cabine pockets and arm rest, coilovers, eyelids, wheels, strut tower bar, pulleys, exhaust, head pipes, supercharger, HID lights .... I am slowly collecting all pieces. It gets me broke but I am happy. Sleep + Eat + JDM = My 24/7!
If you are in Singapore, I can understand the car is already expensive there.. Here in USA, Toyota put all economic parts together and price tagged it for $10k "us" dollars. You can understand the same car here has more things to play. |
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06-13-2007, 07:47 PM | #7 | ||
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You can't get more JDM than importing your own RHD Vitz from Japan. Long ago, one issue of Import Tuner had this guy taking a bare US-market EK Civic hatchback and hanging all-JDM parts onto it, from a genuine EK Type R engine, gearbox, seats, etc. Fine for show and great to read about. He probably went to great expense to do it as well, but it still remained LHD. It kind of takes the shine off the JDM look. The car costs about US $32000 over here (damn taxes!). Our car's aren't JDM either (made in Thailand). We do have JDM Vitz as a small volume parallel import, and done the comparison, if you wanted to get down to it being JDM through and through, are you going to swap the front windscreen glass just because one is inscribed "Toyota Japan" and the other simply says "Toyota Safety Glass"? Its just one of probably hundreds of tiny differences that set the Vitz apart from the Yaris. Its slight, but while both cars look like twins, the more you look around, the more differences you pick up, it feels a little less well put together, the engine sounds a little rougher than a JDM 1NZ-FE, it lacks certain quirky but nice little touches of JDM that have probably been deleted to simplify the manufacture. Like the guy with the LHD Civic EK9 Type R, it would be a supreme effort to make your car pukka JDM as you want. I'm not raining on your parade, just wondering why, as it is pretty difficult. You wouldn't be the first guy to want to JDM his Yaris, and I suggested the same thing to him the last time - buy a JDM Vitz. |
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06-14-2007, 02:04 AM | #8 | |
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I am sorry for your initial big bucks to buy the car over there. $30K us money proly can get 3 LBs here. More about it, us modle here are "100% Made in Japan"; at least my window sticker said so and also stated its origin province in Japan. Anyone can spend big bucks on the car to make the car more JDM authentic, but there is always a line of acceptance level, and everyone's line draw differently. The LB model here comes with 2-door only, which did not give me a chance of letting the car been more JDM authentic, but at least Toyota told me that it was actually built in Japan. I am not that crazy to wish the IC chips inside ECM were also Japan-made, but at least I can tell myself: "Joe, this xxxxx part was made and imported from Japan, and now I am about to put it in to my car". I am hardcore in JDM parts at an illness level (I have seen worse!); JDM IS A PART OF MY CULTURE AND THAT IS MY REASON OF BEEN HARDCORD IN JDM. I'v even asked one of our club vendor/moderator if he knows his O/E parts were actually Jap made. It turned out he is not sure and no one knows if JDM O/E parts were really Jap made either. My brain was tired so I called up my connection and asked to import all parts from Japan Toyota dealer for me. That is the only way for me to tell myself "Yes, I have tried my best". About the body kit..... yup, same here. I will not put up any bodykit on it since it is my only car that I can eat out peacefully without worry, and stop asking for a table by window. I am not playing cheap on this car, because I have 50% of whole car in custom warp-around-edge clearbra. That costs more than a nice set of JDM bodykit with made-in-usa installation labor. If you have question about clearbra and where to get the best... mine was done at a store officially contracted by Ferrari, Lambo, Prosche dealers nationwide. I think their work can be considered the best clearbra on Earth! (my LB set a new record of "the cheapest car" in that store's history also ) Joseph ---------------------- FIY about best clearbra company: Premier Mobile Group Sample pic here "They offer on site service if you pay for their travel" |
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06-14-2007, 02:59 AM | #9 |
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06-13-2007, 04:02 PM | #10 |
Drives: 07 Yaris LB Absolute RED Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Boston, MA
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what im looking for is a nice looking daily driver, as well as a nice beginner auto-x car......
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06-13-2007, 04:06 PM | #11 |
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Drives: 2007 WHITE HATCHBACK Join Date: Feb 2007
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I put all this crap in my garage.
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06-13-2007, 04:22 PM | #12 | |
Drives: 2007 Yaris HB Join Date: Apr 2007
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For me this means rims and tires, short shift kit, suspension, sways (if needed). Already got lightweight crank pulley on there. |
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06-13-2007, 04:08 PM | #13 |
my headlight to be done
exhaust tip maybe, or just exhaust sound system and pay off the car. -- Blen
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06-13-2007, 04:12 PM | #14 |
Drives: 1998 Intrepid Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Oklahoma
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Sounds good!
Since I'm already leaning towards a Yaris and most likely will be shopping for one shortly I'll post a trimmed list of what I would do. Exterior: Kaminari Kit Factory USDM Wing Flat Black Scheme done by moi Interior: Bride Front Buckets Takata Harnesses Rear Seat matched to Buckets Leather Wrapped Steering Wheel & Shift Knob Fiberglass dash mounted Tach/OilTemp/AFR Guage pod Suspension: Tien Coilovers Swaybars Front Tower Braces Subframe Brace 16" or 17" wheels Power is where I'm currently stumped. Not sure if I want to go with a charger or a turbo. I've seen the few products that are currently out and would probably wait a while longer for more released items, as well as, research on how the Yaris can handle the gains I'm looking for... If someone hits them before I attempt to do so. |
06-13-2007, 04:14 PM | #15 |
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Drives: 2007 WHITE HATCHBACK Join Date: Feb 2007
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06-13-2007, 04:25 PM | #16 |
Drives: 2007 Yaris S Join Date: May 2007
Location: Piqua, Ohio
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My list goes in order:
Cold Air Intake Cat back 2.25 exhaust Pulley cranks rear sway bar front strut rims and skins |
06-13-2007, 04:36 PM | #17 |
Drives: 2007 Yaris S Join Date: May 2007
Location: Piqua, Ohio
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Scratch that list. I'm just gonna get me one of these...
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06-13-2007, 05:17 PM | #18 |
Drives: 2007 Yaris HB Join Date: Apr 2007
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