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Somehow I always find myself back in a Toyota of some kind - mostly a Corolla. However this is the first time I've owned something this new'ish.

I'm up at car #16 since I first started buying (06'). Most recently my daily was a little AE102-RV that ended up going to my younger brother. I still enjoy driving that nugget though lol, such a little weapon to chuck around.

Anyways, my daily drivers have primarily been Corollas, have had 3 Hondas too: 07' Vti-L FD Civic, 07 Accord Euro CL7 then the last one 09 FD Civic Sport. (awaits vtec jokes).

Don't get me wrong, I quite enjoyed the last one - leather seats were nice and driving position was spot on I reckon.

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Loved the dash layout - could keep the phone in a nice discrete spot too.

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The problem though, the older I get - the worse my OCD tendencies become. This Civic had some hail damage repair, I suppose it would've been OK to deal with if I could clean it up the way I wanted but that'd have been a bit of $$. I would've end up getting front bar re-sprayed, the drivers side doors needed to be replaced (the previous repair was visible with ripples that I started noticing more and more whenever I'd leave/approach the car).

I enjoyed how it drove though, 17's might have been a little too firm at times or annoying on certain roads. So I went ahead and made a carsales ad. Much to my surprise, I put it up on Thursday evening, had an email later that evening to see it next day. Then the following Tuesday pending an RACQ inspection, the car was good to go to it's new owner. Meanwhile I was doing my own searching around and an 09 Levin ZR had caught my attention.

I went to view the car at the dealership (Motorama clearance yard) - originally up at 14k, had been down to 11.9k by the time I went, no sale as a result of being manual lol...

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The first modded Corolla I ever sat in was a fella around the older forums - Snowflake, white Sportivo and I quite liked that one. My own Corollas, always been 90 spec lol. Took the above for a drive and I liked it.

Seating position isn't as good as the Civic but it ticked off more positive for me vs the Civic in the end

- no hail damage

- complete service history from Toyota (every single receipt in the car, both keys)

- no rattles, creaks or anything that seemed like I need to replace straight away

- the audio seems a little weaker than the Civic - not sure if HU amp is pov? the Civic just seemed it could be louder?

Anyways, placed a deposit and added on an extra year of warranty - yes I know it's a Corolla, it should be fine, parts are cheap enough, can source etc - but I just don't have time these days to deal with it. So something plays up, here fix it and let me know when it's done.

Civic left Tuesday and Corolla made it's way home on Wednesday :)

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Can't be mine if it's not all OCD clean, did them in pairs. Fronts then rears - pictured are rears:

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Foam lanced/decontaminate and hose off underbody too:

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Bonnet + front guards:

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got oem mats + boot mat via Toyota Melbourne.

Needs decent droppage - Lovell springs ? or King Springs? can anyone recommend either please?

Gearshift knob and the boot needed replacing (thanks Jesse Streeter + Amayama)

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Damn you even got the underbody clean, such dedication! lol

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Damn you even got the underbody clean, such dedication! lol

It's OCD.
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  • 1 month later...
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Decided I needed some handling bits so:

- Cusco Front lower arm bar
- Cusco Rear sway bar
- C-one strut bar

Going ahead with good ol King springs (just the low ones). Will need new tires soon so Yokohama AE50s. I contemplated wheels but honestly, I still have the oem wheels for the AE102 sitting around, soon I'll have the MKII oem wheels stacked up too so CBF opening a tire shop at home. Also don't want this to turn into a 'bought a daily, now need a new daily' kinda thing :p

Eventually would like a proper CAI and maybe the exhaust.

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The obsession is clear. Good work especially on removing the seca badging. Never a fan of that placement.

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A good friend made a call for me and today I ended up with these:

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While there saw this weapon:

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Gotta powder coat these black (not the springs though)

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Am I right in assuming the wipers, the cowling all has to come off to get the strut brace in there?

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Notice the tail lights?

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Enhance left:

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Enhance right:

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lol I don't even..

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Am I right in assuming the wipers, the cowling all has to come off to get the strut brace in there

It would appear so.
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yep all comes off, plus there is a small strut brace that is bolted to the tower and the body that needs to be removed when putting the strut brace in

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  • 2 weeks later...
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Bits are INN

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Needs a wipe down I know, had a K&N panel filter fitted too.

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New shift boot + knob - a set of Hertz components + sound deadening in 2 weeks.

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The squad chilling

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Guys/Gals - any one aware of a place/person in Brisbane who I could take my headlights to?

I want the lens polished/cleaned up inside out and sealed well.

Thanks in advance.

  • 2 weeks later...
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duplicaate post

Edited by JDM101
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JB had a sale going on - I missed out on a few good things (headphones, memory card) but got this asap - $298 delivered, good enough for the daily =)

New tires and then that's this one done (for now ..)

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  • 6 months later...
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Guys/Gals 

I'm looking at moving this on now - so if you're interested PM me for details please :)

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