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Ha ha. I've spent too much time on the American forums I forgot I was in Blighty where we all get sarcasm, irony and satire. When I jokingly suggested the rear camera quality could be improved by adjusting the VHS long play tracking potentiometer most them went on a search for it.😂

I am super pleased with these new Heko Wind Deflectors I got from here at the excellent price of £37.45! (also available here for the same price) They fitted like a glove. The clips were a bit fiddly to install but with a bit of care and window control nudging to ease them up, they went in fine in the end (thong side inwards so that it grips the window rubber seal). I would suggest that it is important to use alcohol wipes on the rubber (outer side) where the adhesive strips are and also to pay attention to the (at least) 1 hr leaving the windows up so that the strips stick properly. I'll update here as to how they are whilst driving...

Sorry I've been naughty here with the comedy exaggeration of my upset at Toyota for such a minuscule problem. I know what real problems are like with the last car, Peugeot 3008 hybrid4 300GT. They were problems. Anyways, apologies. Anyone else looking forward to the laser disk upgrade on the RAV4? Passenger parcel shelf is replaced by the disk player. Disk storage pack is available for the boot. Capable of containing at least 6 movies. Supplied with Terminator 2 over 2 discs. Playback is on the 9 inch infotainment display but only when the car is in Park and a passenger is detected in the front passenger seat that is over 45 years old. *** I'm joking. Terminator 2. It's on 3 discs.

Yeah I'm pretty bad too; I'll give it a quick once over with the pressure hose just to wash the worst of it off but I'm just too lazy to spend a day cleaning it properly when I know it'll look exactly the same after a week!!

Why? Is the CEO going to come out and do a firmware update for you? Of course not, he will pass it to customer relations who will pass it to your dealer. So save yourself some time and visit the dealer to see if there is a specific update for you. Count yourself lucky missing the news

i do not have images, but ive got a corolla with the "multi led" (reflector type) and borrowed a BI-LED when i left mine on service, and what i can tell is that you (to my eyes) get more light output from the multi led (sience also says projectors steal a bit of the oumph), BUT however the reflector type leaves you with a couple hot-spots and some low lit areas infront of you where as the bi-led may shine a bit less compared to the hotspots but with a hugely more even spread. i guess its personal opinion, more light but with hotspots or less light in a very even pattern, i would also argue the high beam on bi-led is more usefull! multi led highbeam is sort of just two floodlights compared to bi-led high beam wich is very directed light. this is my first post on this forum and im from sweden so grammar may not be on point 🙂 anyway hope you get a sense of what there is to pick

It a problem where real world clashes with 'every conceivable criteria'. I once wrote and tested a computer program to deal with complex vector calculations based on geographical positions. Thoroughly tested and fully debugged. I took it airborne and it crashed on the first leg.

You're not missing much. It's a solution in search for a problem, and given how much money has been ploughed into it, it really hasn't proven its value over traditional FM IMHO. On the plus side it allows more radio channels, but on the downside it's much more expensive, the quality's worse half the time and most of the extra channels are garbage anyway. I only use the radio for traffic announcements these days; If I want to listen to music, I have access to virtually all the music in the world so why listen to someone else's playlist? And most of the hosts and talk radio people just wind me right up and if there's one place I don't want to be angry it's while driving! The only DAB channel that was any interest to me was the traffic radio channel, but they killed that off some years ago long before I even got a DAB receiver! IMHO they should move those stations online and give the DAB spectrum to mobile phones and keep 2G running instead of killing it off so only people with new phones can use them still.

Any sign of the 8-track system becoming available? 😇

Yes, most Toyota standard basic stereos should have a CD changer port, to which adapters can be added. I am currently using Wefatech WF-606 I got as an upgrade on my previous units. Unfortunately the price has gone up since 2019. Most of the adapters are sold by seller to work with T25 Avensis, but work perfectly with the T27 like mine. Here are my posts on the subject.

Hmmm... I used to be really keen on car cleaning and yes, my Auris is pretty mint but it doesn't get the attention I used to give. It does get dry weather use only though so that helps enormously. Once upon a time I would wax it every few months, now its every couple of years. Previous cars had me taking the wheels off once a year and waxing them back and front... not now. The old Corolla gets a wash maybe once or twice a year. Its silver and looks surprisingly good all year round. Last wax was over a decade ago, the last wash (and this is true) used Flash Floor cleaner in really hot water. As far as removing dirt goes (that thin film that dedicated car shampoo doesn't remove) the Flash has no equal. It removes it all. When I used a Toyota dealer for servicing (for the Auris and its predecessor) I used to always say no wash and no valet please because whatever they used always seemed to remove the highly polished finish. Had to laugh one time because the service manager who I had dealt with for years said 'well we are supposed to wash and vacuum it but we've had a meeting and decided that whatever we might do would only make it worse. Is that OK?'. Interior of the Corolla is very good and the Auris interior is genuinely pristine and far better than a new car on delivery even at 12yrs old and 83k.

50% sounds about right. I've done just over 3k in just over 8 weeks and I'm at 49%

Maybe we could do a group purchase and get a discount.

I picked the joke in the post 100% 😉👌

My 2.0 is the same. Loads of water vapour when pulling away briskly. Even had the odd following vehicle flash me thinking my engine has just blown up. Love it. But I do wonder how long the exhaust will last with all that water laying inside the pipes, especially at this time of the year.

Apologies. Comedy on my part with the exaggerated post about contacting the CEO. 😉 Didn't lose radio signal. The software locked up. Software problem. Conflict with AA interrupts suspected. No sound was a symptom not a cause I think.

Ok gang, so my Corolla has arrived, went to sign some papers today and took a look at it. Sadly it is MY21. Sigh. Oh well:) Still looked pretty cool in Manhattan Grey. Need to wire the rest of the dinero and have them put the license plates on. Already planning small trips here and there

Well, that’s not a hybrid and completely different gearbox, gear selector and problems, that video does not apply to your car too. You may have worn out clutch or issues with the gear actuator, but I can’t help any further. My advice is to take the car to a garage you trust and usually use to service it within, make sure you take the fault codes readings. 👍

If it was me (and it was this time and last time) - I got it home then next day full clean, clay, polish (very very mild) / cleanser and wax. Gives it a good start...I've yet to see even a brand new car form any dealer across now 5 cars come PDI'd to the level I can get mine, not even close. Worth treating it as a full clean to make sure all the crap form transport/standing in compound is all off before first coats of wax.

Well, to be honest you’re not missing the news it’s the same as the one they pushed out in the morning!

Luckily the problem doesn't apply to me, there is no DAB in the country I live in 😅

Since we bought our 2021 Yaris in April of 2021, we've been getting a steady 65-67mpg. Since a recall just before Christmas, this has dropped to the mid to low 50s. I assume this is a software issue, which I'll get sorted at some time. I know I've been using the heated window and air con a lot, but that doesn't account for such a large drop in mpg. Before anyone says anything, I know the readouts are not accurate, and I do know how to get an accurate figure 😃

It just needs a valve cover gasket/cover (set) the plugs are dry the oil is from the spark plug wells (note. the end of the coils a soaked on 3 and 4) the rubber gaskets go hard and crispy with age and mileage Gasket Toyota - 11213-47020 Victor Reinz - 71-54088-00 Valve cover - the spark plug tube seal is part of the valve cover - not sure if it supplied with the above gasket or not 11201-47072 - superseded by 11201-47073 - it's not cheap If it was letting oil past the rings the plugs would be black not an ash colour to me, they look a bit HOT, but there was a change in plug spec on the 1NRFE Edit. They are NGK and tend to be a cooler plug - OEM is Denso SC16HR11 (replaces the old SC20HR)

Your dealership will already have in PDI cleaned and waxed your car and it should be gleaming. If you feel like work you could add a layer of polish protection which is useful over the bad winter weather.

Two 110km mostly autoroute trips, yesterday. Ambient temperature roughly 11°C, the MyT average for the out and back 4,35l/100km (65mpg). I used ACC for about 75% of those trips. The roundtrip involves about 500 metres change in altitude. My first brim to brim fill gave me 4,66l/100km (c. 61 mpg), that was mostly short journeys < 10km with a fair sprinkling of c. 25km trips. I'm pretty happy with the 4,66 average, given that the last brim to brim on the 208 was 6,58 (mid December) which is broadly comparable weather wise. Both tanks on E10, which is my normal for the last 6 years or so. I was hoping for a 30-40% improvement in fuel economy, that clocks in at about 29%.

Definitely not outside the realms of possibility... Toyota's infotainment systems are not known to be particularly great. They do tend to plough most of their development into the hybrid drivetrain side of things and skimp a bit on others. Having seen the systems in german and even korean marques, Toyotas tends to be well down the ranking tables in my mind, but I'm lucky it suits me because it's a low priority to me too Since it's only happened once I'd put it down to just a weird glitch or cosmic rays or ley lines or something. Maybe see if your dealer has any updates for the system at the next service? I still can't get Traffic Announcements to work with DAB, so I'm still using FM for that!

Thanks both for answers, Ill look into what youve both said, thanks again

Prefer the extra power, and as I don't pay for the fuel ... 🤠

Ooh, I can beat that:

Never used DAB much so it might just be that Ernie. Bad timing I guess. Was fine after restart. A little like the radar when it was snowing.

Owners manual dated 01/2022 attached. OM12Q83E.pdf

Sounds about right Chose the 1.8 over the 2L as estimated 1.8 to cost between £700-1k less per year over the 42 months PCP for fuel, insurance and the monthly PCP payments How much do you pay for insurance in UK guys? Currently driving 1.6 diesel Honda Civic and my premium is around £350 - 9 years NCB and live in Hampshire

Hi All, I have recently ordered a new Corolla Excel which has the BI-LED Headlights. I want to know though what is the obvious differences between the BI-LED and the regular headlamps? Are there any comparison images of them in use? Or does anyone here have any images they can share of their BI and another with normal?

Thanks for the info! Have mine ordered for April delivery and it has the BI-LED but could not really find any info on it. I like the 'sharper' lights over the general flood so this should be a good thing for me. Also my first thread here so welcome to you too!

I’d go for CrossClimates, the RAV size seems to the be the same as the OEM fit for the Volvo. So far I’ve been happy with the OEM fit Yokohama’s, I’ve not, felt the need to rush out and buy CrossClimates.

I think this can some times happen when the DAB signal is down, service changing a mux etc. I’ve had it in a previous car and kept switching off and on until the signal had been restored and the car locked on. Only time will tell Nick?

April is beginning of consistently warmer weather, in the summer mpg can be up to 10mpg better then winter driving. The engine is on longer to warm up, plus extra electrics get used. All cars suffer in the winter months, hybrid more so because it is part electric. Pure electric vehicles can suffer an awful lot. Batteries don’t like the cold….. even your torch battery won’t last as long.

Yeah, very confusing post., Joe is right to ask for pictures of the car. 👍

I don't think it warrants any angry letters... yet. These are computer systems and as such may 'crash' or lock up from time to time. You've done the right thing to note down what you did. Should it happen again, make another note of what you did. Whether you should report this or not is really a matter of frequency and how much it interferes with driving. An in-car system that locks up once a year or less, you can probably live with. But, if it's every other journey, then definitely blow the angry horn. Keep your notes so you can pass them on to Toyota should it be required.

This can be a minor problem if happens again or became permanent issue , but just because the car lost radio signal for some reason can’t really be a serious problem., a serious problem is when you loose all power and the car goes into neutral N and stops on busy dual carriageway with fast and furious lorries , cars and vans around in rush our plus no hard shoulder to pull over, that is what I call a serious problem, and that happens to few members with brand new Toyota hybrids, I will call your one just a glitch and leave it alone until happens again, then may look for solution or call Toyota or dealer. Sorry I can’t be of any help but I hope you are not that angry anymore that you had missed the news 😉👍

If it's anything like the Skoda Kamiq I have at the moment (Until my Corolla arrives) it will be issues with the Lane Assist and Emergency braking. It's horrendous. I have to switch off the lane assist every time I get in the car (can't switch it off fully) as I can guarantee that the car will try to send me into a hedge at least once every journey.

If it were mine then I would go with Tony’s advice, change the plugs use an oil additive. Check for oil consumption regularly and if it’s not an excessive user of oil then you have no worries if the car is performing as normal.

No car on mine yet and it's 313.2MB and 7.5MB of data

So advantage Android. Wonder why the IOS version is so big in comparison.

I did a check using the info you gave and there is a minor detail difference. There are a couple of sites I go to - ToyoDIY.com and japan-parts.eu. I did a cross reference check on both sites and your model is not listed. The difference is the transmission - CVT vs standard auto transmission. http://www.japan-parts.eu/?parttt=&part=89661-05E40&regi=EU&cars=ok Your ECU is shown as http://www.japan-parts.eu/toyota/eu/2009/avensis/zrt272l-aepekw/2_273560_046_410W/electrical/8404_electronic-fuel-injection-system#:~:text=COMPUTER%2C ENGINE CONTROL-,89661-05E80,-( 1 ) Both sites confirm the same part numbers 89661-05E80 EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL-EUROPE STEP4 WITH(OBD) and 89661-05E90 for your car. You need to get the correct match for your car. I hope there is Karma and the stolen ECU does not work. Also keep an eye out for anyone selling ECU's that match yours in your area. You need to know what car it came from, if the original car is there as proof of elimination. I have given you the tools to help you. You need to sign up to ToyoDIY.com to see the diagrams, but it the most accurate. I am no expert, but used a little experience and knowledge over time. Good luck

There was a minor facelift in 2012, the most obvious features of which are the headlights and radiator grill. It was not very extensive, so it is possible that the rear bumper design did not change, but I do not know for sure.

Its gone now. The splash screen looks quite sad without the tree. Maybe missing an opportunity there. Hearts next?

Here is my Excel finally back home after a full Detail and ceramic coat, updated the SatNav to latest maps 2021v2 ie last year 236gb 😄 as dealer hadn't Decided to leave the minor paint flaws from the factory as no doubt the dealer would use smart repair paint company and make it worse, niced on the rear boot seal on passenger side it has a massive gapie doesn't touch the bosywork like it should, detailer stated that the rear spoiler is a different colour.

Koyo, SKF & F A G bearings all make decent products. Koyo should be top choice for a Toyota owner - might as well keep it genuine / in house.

Anyone seen this code before any have any idea what the air pressure sensor is? Car is a 2005 RAV4 D4D