What did you do to your car today?

[Andrew357]

Dave put in some new pulleys for me.

No more rattling!

[Hiro]

Got 3/4 the way through installing my amp and subs, until I hit the brickwall of being unable to find a way to get the power lead through the firewall.....damn Toyota and their efforts to reduce noise transmission into the cabin by running all wiring through the guards!

drill + firewall = problem solved.

Or just run it through the front guard and in the side like i did. (if you can on a rolla)

Would prefer not to drill if I can avoid it, going to take the splashguard and maybe the guard off today to see if there's a clearer run somewhere.

[Foss]

Coz this is the first time in a while I've actually jumped on TOCAU after having done work I'll bang up a few weeks worth of updates. :D

Month or 2 ago finally got the eyelids installed.

Few weeks ago, painted calipers metallic blue.

Fitted an Ultra Racing Front Strut Brace last Monday.

Had the cheap and tacky stock 'chrome' muffler tips chopped off on Friday and replaced with 3" double-walled stainless tips.

Ripped apart the interior over the weekend and sprayed all the silver bits (apart from climate control unit and head unit facia) in a metallic black, high gloss, clear over base finish. Put the clear coats on early this afternoon, so now to let them sit til tomorrow or Tuesday night when I can sand and cut/polish them, and then get my interior back together and stop driving around like i'm a povo with a commodore.

Edit: Apparently you can't shrink your photos in 'Quick Reply'! Dammit!

Edited September 12, 2010 by Paradigm

[blakepure86]

Hey Guys

Just saying if your looking at buy a second-hand car always Check the Service book, I recently replaced a engine in an Aurion due to only being serviced at 20,000 and 55,000kms.

The Job cost around $14,500 so just watch out

[Steven]

Started cleaning up the Aurion's engine bay - have completely underestimated the job to do the job thoroughly!

[-DAvo]

fine weather is on the cards for here in perth! yay

washed

1 layer of autoglym super resin polish,

2 layers of nxt 2.0

cleaned wheels and dressed tires

vacuumed inside

goldclass dash and trim foam interior

nxt glass cleaner

done!

havent been following my regime as closely as i want to lately... been waxing once every 2 weeks, and washing/UQW twice a week.

will give her a mother of a detail once the bodykit is fitted. yay!

[Steven]

Just found out my car battery is now sitting at 2 volts... first a cracked windscreen, now a screwed battery.

It seems my car is not unlike a shark - if it stops moving, it dies :(

[cruzer]

2 days ago: I gave her a well needed wash

Yesterday: i replaced the radiator, flushed it, and filled her up with oil also tried dads racing rims on :D

Today:pulled head unit out gonna give her another wash soon but wax her as well

Edited September 20, 2010 by cruzer

[1stKill]

Not what i did to my car but the Hilux i drive everyday at work....4 brand new light truck tyres Koyote Kendra's 215/70/16,the 70 cracks me up.

now she stops better and no more sliding in the wet,was fun while it lasted.

[tasbud]

took a couple of photos of the car realised its a little dirty.... but didnt clean it i should do it tomorrow

[Buff Hamster]

Gave the aurion a good wash with soap and wax. Applied Autoglym extra gloss protection and will leave it overnight before giving the car 2 layers of wax tomorrow.

[Buff Hamster]

Just finished the waxing and uploading some pics in my sig.

I'll try to find a good spot tomorrow to take better pics.

[Ascendant Rice]

improved my cai

[Lunjiaow]

Retrofitted projectors, black out the headlights and fit Bixenon H1 6000K HIDs

[Silver-Aurion]

I gave her the ultimate wash. Today was a warm 20 degree day with the sun out and not a cloud in site. Your typical and wonderful spring day. So I washed, waxed, vacuum, tyre dressed the Aurion. God I love it when she sparkles like that.

[deecaf]

installed a HKS mushroom pod to the seo ! and weirdly prior to installation, with some very vigourous driving at the toyota cruise i got my best tank of fule ever at 510.7kms whooo

[IMB055]

Fitted a 2010 RAV4 double din headunit with bluetooth to my poor neglected Sportivo.....................

........install was literally a ten-minute changeover job thanks to the excellent guides on this forum!!

[DreadAngel]

I drove my car today...

[cruzer]

Just washed it so its ready for my test tomorrow

[Mole]

Finally took my P plates off! Woot!

[DreadAngel]

Drove her again for the second day in a row... Thats a first...

[dutchie101]

Dynamatted the bootspace with superlite dynamat.

Less in cabin exhaust note, moar induction noise! FTW!!

[johnnieboi]

Dynamatted the bootspace with superlite dynamat.

Less in cabin exhaust note, moar induction noise! FTW!!

nice!

[Ascendant Rice]

made a cai bracket out of many cable ties.. :) works a treat!!

[Buff Hamster]

Gave the car a nice wash in the nice weather