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one of the guys said resetting the ECU every 200 k's is good? why is that? Apparently to reset your ECU is simply disconnect your battery to the car and it's re set.. leave it off for a while. Is there a way to re set it properly? i mean.. when it auto programs. Some poeple say to flog your car and others say let your car idle while engine is running as ECU re programs. im a bit lost hay.. help me out guys :)

i've never been to a cruise before.. but i wouldnt mind atending a tyota one to see what al the other toyota camry/carolla drivers out there have to say.. would be great experience.. real family like :) but um... im in Brisbane and i've seen poeple check out my black sportivo camry b4.. i was liek.. "yeah.. that's right.. check it out baby" :D but i know what u mean.. i actualy read somewhere.. the camry's etc.. there nice cars.. but u dont get ppl saying.. damn.. look at that.. a camry.. lol.. but still.. i like to be unique.. one of hte reasons why i bought one was coz u dont really get young ppl driving them.. so i thought lets be different.. on a link in this forum somewhere, a couple arabs had a scissor door camry.. how mad is that.. see if arabs can do it.. we can do it :)

thanx for the welcome guys, so the Flat panel, TRD or K&N which is better? whats the DIfferences... im in brisbane BTW, would u guys konw where i'd be able to find one? is that with install? ($100) coz im a noob with engine mods. and what is a CAI? im so noob hay.. >< thanx guys

hi guys, i heard theres a few ways to alter ur ECU. basicaly disconnect the battery power.. for a certain while.. then you can turn your car on.. and basically, it's automatically re programming the ECU. some ppl say leave it for like 5 mins while it auto programs and it's very important u dont step on the gas while it's re programming.. some poeple say you should flog the car for the first several K's while it programs. whats the correct way? anyone know? help!!!

hi guys, whats the TRD flat panel? i wanna do some mods to my sportivo as well.. but yeah.. dont realy know much about mods hay. im a noob :( i got 1 million colour underbody neons though.. :D

Does anyone know what i can do to get my steering wheel volume buttons and stuff work again? I have a sportivo Camry end 04 and has buttons. I bought the pioneer 9650mp (awesome headunit with motor etc), but after i got it, the steering wheel buttons dont work anymore. b4 i had my headunit, pressing the volumne button and changing tracks from the wheel was quite convenient. I went to some places and they said they have some converter or something made by Stinger? not sure hay.. but they said it's not cheap.. $250 -$300? tha'ts quite exy. Does anyone know of a cheaper product that does the same thing? Or perhaps the name of the stinger product and i might check Ebay for a cheaper set. Any ideas guys? Thanx :)

yeah im a sucker for ebay bulbs haha. But um.. the euro design ones suck.. you can get better dodgy bulbs there :P If you compare euro ones, there basically white yellow, no blue tinge.. NO blue tinge at all. if you check their feedback, some ppl say it's awesome, but i think it's coz they never seen blue b4. i had blue ones previously, and bought euro design, and there like yellow so yeah... not great.. but of course, their slightly whiter than my stock ones of course.. i keep my parking lights stock so i can always compare to the original. ATM i have like 4 different shades of lights on my car. Stock park lights, high beam slightly white, headlights blue, fog lights one side euro design (bit white), the other side stock. looks sorta funny if you really pay attention to it, but yeah. im still trying to find a nice pair for my fogs and headlights. :)

hi guys.. yeah i know, the grey lines in the law. well i have something for you guys. I have a million colour LED underbody kit installed in my black sportivo and it look sweet as. HOwever im a bit scared to show it off too becoz of cops etc. i have a 3 way switch for it and it's wired to my ignition light. (wen i open the door, my LEDs are on.) that sorta deal. looks really sweet. but yeah.. i contacted someone from brisbane transport.. below is the email : In response to your enquiry regarding neon lights, below are the current guidelines. AIS INFORMATION SHEET No. 21 Alternative lights Additional lights fitted to motor vehicles and, in particular, alternative lighting on dressed up vehicles with underbody lighting, such as neon lights and ultra violet lights, are acceptable, subject to certain conditions. (TO(RUM-VSS)) allows lights not mentioned in the standards to be fitted in addition to the required lights, whereas the former Traffic Regulation 1962 required specific approval, which was not often granted. Lights that flash or are white, red, yellow or blue are mentioned in the standards. However, pink lights, for example are not mentioned and could, theoretically, be fitted. The use of blue lights are reserved for police vehicles in Queensland but ambulances and fire engines in other states may use blue lights. As such, additional underbody lighting such as neon lights and ultra violet lights are acceptable provided the light omitted is not blue, yellow, red or white. Of the last two, red lights must not be seen from the front and white must not be seen from the rear. Other colours are acceptable as long as they do not flash or dazzle another driver. Other additional lighting requirements are covered by the regulations and which is summarised in the brochure "All About Modifications to Motor Vehicles". This brochure may be sighted on the Queensland Transport website at www.transport.qld.gov.au ----- Forwarded by Ana C Halesworth/LTAS/qdot/au on 18/02/2005 09:11 AM ----- ----- Forwarded by Ana C Halesworth/cp1/qdot/au on 16/06/2005 11:11 AM ----- Maree A Matamoros/cp1/qdo t/au To Ana C Halesworth/cp1/qdot/au@QDOT 16/06/2005 10:15 cc AM Subject Fw: Vehicle modification query It doesn mention anything about green though. but yeah. sorta funny how it goes you can technically have pink lights. weird huh? But yeah, i asked another dude from Northfield, coz they fit NEONS etc, and he goes.. apparently to make them legal, you have to purchase this modification plaque or plate or something to place on your car which costs $200. so yeah... if you want legal neons or watever, i guess $200 extra does the trick? dont quote me though. But yeah, i'ts quite stupid really. UK can pretty much roam free with them.. apart from the emergency vehicles colours too. BTW, i think interior neons are fine, i have blue as well :) but i try to keep it low to the ground so you can't see them from out side (unless you look in of course). Always have a switch though just incase :) Hope this helps :)

dude that looks sweet. I've always wanted them for my Sportivo, since HOnda euros liberties and of course mercedes have them. Makes the car look classy. However, the ones you got for the white carolla, are the window still power windows? or they just flash like christmas tree now? How much did it cost you in total? how much would it cost it in total if you paid someone else to do it for you? Any leads for me so i can get them done too? sites... locations etc.. anything? would be great. :) B)

I went to northfield and they do car alarms too. but apparently, you can get this window module and it allows the up and function using the viper remote as stated earlier. Sounds quite cool. You can also have it so pushing one button all 4 windows go down. They were charing around 200 per window or pair of windows or something. can't quite remember, but if you go to Ebay and type in window module, there selling quite cheaply. I dont think the Northfield guys are aware you can buy cheaper stuff at Ebay. But yeah, worth a look. I must say, 4 windows going up and down aith 1 k range (range on vipers remote) is quite impressive

hahahah yeah i know what you mean, i get that too sometimes. HOwever wen i bought my car, i paid for this paint protection stuff and enviro sheild or something. Quite expensive though. they were saying bird poo wont stain with that stuff on but you still needed to remove it off. But now that i wax my car (on top of the paint protection), i think it's the wax that's been damaged now. For me, i mainly just have to put on wax remover and then re wax, and usualy the eaten away bird poo stains are gone. but yeah, i admit, it's quite ugly, it's as if little rocks in oval shapes hit your car and dented it or something. >< (my cars black too!!)

hi guys, im new to this. I drive a black camry sportivo end 04 model and im looking for eyelids for my headlights. I found seller "A&J Performance in East Brisbane but they said $60 or $80 without paint. They also sell lip kits... attached is a picture. looks freakin hot!!! :D anyone else know other places? i checked ebay and they dont have any Camry ones. :( If anyone knows, let me know please :)