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Hello everyone! Here is some information about mods made to my car accompanied by a few pictures. Pics found in the first post will give you only a clue of how my car looks at the moment, because many things have changed since then. Newer pictures can be found by scrolling through this topic! Audio System Kenwood DNX-5220 multimediaplayer with navigation and iPhone/iPod integration DLS Performance Series CA51 -> Hertz HDP-5 5-channel amp under the front passenger seat DLS Magnesium Series MS6A DLS Coaxial Basic Series 226 Pioneer TS-SW1241D Subwoofer Pioneer slim subwoofer enclosure -> Custom subwoofer enclosure which fits under the spare wheel Wheels Summer: GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 225/40 R18 -> GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 225/40/18 Front rims: TSW Snetterton 8,0x18", ET40 (center caps removed) Rear rims: TSW Snetterton 8,0x18", ET20 ET24 (center caps removed) Winter: Nokia RSi 205/55 R16 -> GoodYear UltraGrip Ice 2 225/45/17 Front & Rear rims: Dezent J 7,0x16", ET40 (center caps removed) -> Front rims: Enkei RPF1, 17x8 ET35 (weight 7kg) -> Rear rims: Enkei RPF1, 17x8,5 ET30 (weight 7,5kg) Black anodised valves Muteki SR48 black open lug nuts Brakes MTEC dimpled, grooved and black coated brake discs Predator brake pads from Black Diamond Braided brake lines custom made by Goodridge Chassis H&R lowering springs, 35mm drop -> BC Racing V1 coilovers, 80mm drop Wiechers-sport adjustable front strut bar Cusco rear sway bar (wrapped in black vinyl) Engine Apexi Dual Funnel air filter Remus muffler Throttle controller Custom short shifter for MM-T Lights Cobra 6000K HIDs with slim ballasts in low beams fog lights ->Fog lights replaced with H11 DRL LED bulbs Cosmos Blue high beam bulbs from Maruta Tech White LED license plate lights White LED light in the boot -> Amber LED strips in the boot -> Original trunk lights on both sides with LEDs inside Amber footwells, door handle lights and backlit compartment under the gearstick ->Door handle lights replaced with door compartment lights White LED interior lightning US parkers LED parking lights with lens Diadem blinker bulbs in the front -> SilverVision blinker bulbs in the front JDM tail light swap Reverse lights and rear blinkers' position swap Rear fog light removed, white LED reverse lights on both sides 3rd brake light mod Tail lights tinted with Oracal 8300 film, two layers Black headlight mod JDM custom Black hazard switch Other 50% tints all over except the windshield -> SunTek Carbon Series 50% rear tints, 3M Crystalline 70% tints on front sides and windshield Tinted speedo glass Team HEKO wind deflectors -> Original JDM Toyota Slimline Weathershields Club stickers on windows/tail light and under the bonnet -> Some stickers here and there 35% tinted stripe on the windshield License plates attached with reflecting screws (front: white, rear: red) -> Licence plate frames, plates attached without screws Non-EU licence plates without screw holes Black mesh on the front license plate Black mesh instead of original front grille TRD badge on the front grille Rolled read guards Debadged: Model signs ("Toyota" and "AURIS") removed from the rear Toyota devil horns attached to the front/rear badge Toyta badges colour coded on front and rear Black steering wheel badge Custom keyring Cigarette ligter's cover DOD RX8W mirror dash cam -> DOD LS460W dash cam (hardwired) 8cm aluminium antenna -> Colour coded Shark Fin antenna -> 7cm black antenna with silver top Mitsubishi style roof diffuser Inverted vertical rear wiper -> Dewipered Brake calipers painted in silver/red -> Brake calipers painted in silver Colour-coded front skirt, engine heater's plug and mudflaps. Shaved mudflaps Red "i" on the engine cover's VVT-i text Carbine hooks on the front and rear under the car Leather shift knob Two silver steering wheel's centre position indicator stripes -> Steering wheel's centre position indicator stripe MOMO Challenger Automatic pedal pads + MOMO R3000 footrest -> MOMO Stealth Aluminium Automatic pedal pads + footrest -> TRD pedal pads and footrest Rubber attachment bands in the boot Non-slip storage inserts in all compartments

Tyre pressures are on a plate in the passenger door ingo. I'd have them at the high speed pressures for towing anything of weight.

Have the box installed.just trying the various settings.it feels like a new car absolutely brilliant.had a few minor issues with dtuk but all just crossed wires between us both.job was a simple set up took around 10mins to install it..I've just received the jumper pins that wasn't put in mine.looks like a genuine honest mistake by them.but quickly rectified so I'm just on the 1st setting of the 4 maps.feels good so far . trying out more later and will post back up again.big thanks to Andrew @dtuk for sorting out the issues for me.

Opera ftw! :P

Yeah it's chain driven (or at least the 1ad-ftv is). I was going to replace it myself but have no clue how to get to the damned thing :(

free tip. look on ebay 1 - buy your self a small sonic cleaner - one of them denture cleaning ones is fine. cost $5 2 - get some petrol. 3 - insert battery into sonic cleaner 4 - pour petrol into the sonic cleaner drum. 5 - place sonic cleaner on a firm but flat surface 6 - remove the denso control valve. 7 - submerg valve into the petrol. 8 - close the lid. 9 - power on the sonic cleaner. 10 - wait.. wait... wait.. 10 mins. 11 - swap petrol for new one 12 - stick it in again ... 13 - wait .. wait .. wait 10 mins. 14 - remove svc and shake it about. 15 - if you have injector cleaner insert some into thevalve. 16 - join to fuel pump 17 - pump and pressure-rise the fuel rail. 18 - crank and start the car. and report back..

An engine replaced in 2008 would NOT benefit from the 7 year 112K Goodwill The problems with carbon stamping on early models was fixed in 2009, later models do not suffer from the same issue. That is not to say a head gasket cannot fail on a later model 2009> do not have the 7 year goodwill warranty and is not applicable

You can fit an aftermarket alarm system that has both features: auto lock the doors after engine starts and open all windows when pressing a button on remote.