Mr De Angelo

Yes I was talking about the ones at Beverly Hills located outside the cinema. That is a real long stretch to target, all the way up the school? I was under the impression that it would target before the intersection. I am certain that the policemen were targeting that area in front of the school just after the crest of the hill. I saw them on two occasions each time they pulled in cars and trucks that just came over the hill. They definitely were holding handheld devices and there was another officer with the sign to stop drivers.

Im not helping anyone by telling people where the highway patrol are, I am just concerned that people are getting double fines if the camera is aimed past the intersection. In fact I am training to become a police officer at this moment.

Sorry, I should have specified clearer that they were doing the usual HWP speed checks, one officer would carry the sign to pull you in while the other had a radar pointing up the hill. There were also more than one squad car there on the occasions I've seen them.

Also, does anyone know if the speed cameras operate at a specific point, or over a certain distance. For instance can they catch you over say a 50m distance or is it just on a certain spot?

It's interesting that police are now doing this, I think this is part of the new operation "HECTIC" around that area during peak hour

Hey guys,

I noticed recently around the Beverly Hills area in Sydney that police are starting to have highway patrol cars on either side of the King Georges Rd intersection at Beverly Hills. They usually have a HWP car just over the hill and also one just below it so you wont see them until after your speed has been checked.

In this area there is also a speed camera further down which im not sure where it will catch your speed, but it appears to point at the intersection also (if anyone can clarify this would be helpful). So if you were speeding down that stretch will you be given an infringement by police and then also receive one in the mail from the camera?

Fine $84 and 1 Demerit Point in NSW

There are no points associated with the infringement, just a fine. I copped a $84 fine for having them on by a highway patrol cop and his words were, "Unless it is foggy or ****** down with rain you aren't allowed to have them on".

Air conditioner or vacuum mount (front engine mount)?

Actually now that you say that, I only notice it with other passengers in my car and that's the only time I run my air conditioner.. It might have something to do with the air conditioning running

I noticed it 3 times on the way to work yesterday (in first or second gear at 1000rpm, using the accelerator to hold a constant speed in peak hour traffic). Two times I had the chance to turn off the A/C which, by chance or not, made the vibration go away!

Check that yours is the A/C, which is probably a common trait. If you are not worried about what it is, you probably will stop noticing it!

Yes, I can confirm that this definitely happens while the A/C has been running and once I turn off the A/C it will start to go away. Does anyone know the reason behind this, or should I still be talking to the Toyota service centre about it?

Air conditioner or vacuum mount (front engine mount)?

Actually now that you say that, I only notice it with other passengers in my car and that's the only time I run my air conditioner.. It might have something to do with the air conditioning running

1000RPM? You wouldn't be going very far with the revs that low.

Anyways, on topic, does this only occur at slow speeds, or at any speed where you can manage to get the revs that low?

If it's at slow speeds, I could imagine one thing that can cause that feeling/sound is when the transmission shifts from 2nd to 1st. This should only occur when the car is barely crawling or during hard acceleration however. If it occurs outside of these conditions, it's not exactly a pleasant feeling.

When you hear and feel the difference, do you notice the revs jump up? If so, to what RPM?

When it does occur, it is only when the rev point is around 1000rpm and it has only happened when rolling or coming to a stop. There is no rev jump at all, I can hold the RPM on N and the pedals will vibrate the entire time it is held. I have asked passengers if they can feel/hear anything but they don't seem to notice anything, although the pedal vibration is very obvious to me

Hi guys, my Aurion has just recently hit 10,000 kms and has also seemed to develop a problem around the same time.

It doesn't happen all the time, although occasionally when I'm doing light acceleration or slowing down I can hear an audible change in engine tone and a can feel slight shuddering through the pedals. Originally I thought it was a brake problem because it only seemed to happen when I was slowing down or lifting my foot off the brakes, however after some experimentation I found that while the problem persisted, if i reved up to a little under the 1000 rpm mark it would recreate the problem. It seems that the change in tone and the shudder will persist while the rev range is around the 1000 mark.

Does anyone have any idea what it could be? I have the 15,000 km service coming up and I would like to get it rectified however due to the nature of the problem I don't think I'll be able to recreate the problem for the dealer to see.

I had my SX6 upholstery Scotch Guarded as an optional extra at time of purchase.

I live in my car, eat in it, Drink Coffee in it and am on the road a lot for business with all the accidents that inevitably happen

while trying to multi task with a phone, burger, drink, stereo, GPS and driving!

So far the upholstery looks, as new. Any mishaps have all vacuumed out and a light wipe with a damp cloth has left it all looking pristine

so I would recommend Scotch Guard as a very worthwhile proactive protection.

For the price the dealer offered it to me for (500$ extra for Scotch guarding) I think id rather go home and do it myself. I don't see how their product could be that much better than something you buy off the shelves. In any case, I've also been trying to find some UV protection for the dash, was looking at those Meguiars wipes, but I might just get the gold class foam. Does it apply on the door trims too because the door grips feel a bit like plastic and don't feel like the dash material at all.

Sure looks like a shop. In any case the tail lights are still the last gen model, though I thought TRD was being discontinued for good?

In any case, it would be great for there to be a new TRD but I'm not holding my breath..

Nothing like that has happened before, although last week when I was filling it up, it clicked before it was even full. I knew there was still a few liters left so I kept going after that initial click.

Once I filled up my old Camry past the click and it just spat the petrol back out and made a mess down the side of my car <_<

Saw one a couple of weeks ago, must say that is quite hideous car especially the first pic

I've had Lifestyle store install a headunit which was fine (bit expensive though) and I had my amp + sub installed recently at Soundmaster down at Granville. Soundmaster were cheap, installing it for about $125 I think it was, but they were clumsy too, they ended up breaking the rear seat, but it was just a $5 piece of plastic and a bent hook so I fixed that up myself, though everything else was fine but you might want to steer clear of them unless you're looking for a really cheap deal.

My car is scheduled for 15,000 or 1 year intervals. In any case you would probably want to service your car that often, if not sooner. I learned the hard way through my Camry which was hardly ever driven, so it was serviced at long intervals and at 104, 000 kms (1994 model) it is suffering from all sorts of problems. Not going to let that happen again, because in the long run you're going to be paying more anyway.

HEy All, I am new.......

Thought this might help.............for those who have Iphones you can dowload Ifuel(pro) from the app store it is great for fuel averages and cost almost like a log book.

hope it helps

Welcome to the club.

I'll look into it later somehow how accurate is the application.

Im assuming you just log your averages in every week and it just averages out the total. I doubt it would actually tell you the car's actual fuel usage..

The other bad news is that Toyota went cheap with this fix--only the rubber line and 2 clamps are replaced!

Yeah, I head that they are replacing it with a 'revised' oil line that has a 'better reinforced rubber hose' and 'improved clamps'. Only time will tell though if it will really last. Apparently they are saying that the metal line will void warranty due to the fact that it can be damaged by vibration etc on the previous years' engines.

We'll see about that.

What changes did they make to the 2009 engine? If the new models come with the metal line I don't see why the older models aren't compatible.. They know the problem, yet they don't let us consumers do anything to fix it before it could seriously screw up our cars..

I have a black aurion at-x and just wondering weather any or you guys had any suggestions about what kind of wheels should i put on

Depends on which type of style you are looking for out of your Aurion. You maximum wheel size will also affect your wheel choice as well. It's all personal preference really. Your best bet is to pick up some catalogues from your local wheel shop and having a good look through them.

If I was to give a suggestion, for a black car you would definitely want to go classy. I would choose some 20 inch black wheels with some really nice chrome dish if I had to choose something. That's my preference though.

Not to mention the new Aurions already have the VIP look straight out of the factory.. Though that does detract from how unique your car will be compared to others, namely the grille

What is the difference between the LED tail lights on the new Aurion and the old model? I thought they both have LED tail lights, but it seems to be used as a selling point, is there something different between the LEDs used or just the design?

http://au.toyotaownersclub.com/forums/inde...showtopic=18354 It is in the FAQs anyway, and there's another thread called "Interior lights" but anyway, the SMDs can be bought online, or eBay. Not sure if Supercheap or the like stock them though.

This will answer all your questions. The bulb is a T10 wedge for the doors/map and parkers. Brightness-wise you can get SMD leds with a number of lights, though I had trouble fitting in a 5 led SMD, I ended up having to take off the casing for the light. Not really sure what that casing is for anyway.. So if you want to keep the casing you may need to find one with less lights or perhaps the one I bought was too big, though they all seem to be about the same size.

Picked up some Meguiar's Gold Class Wax pretty cheap so I might give the car a good clay/wax in the next few weeks.. Knowing me, I'll probably put it off for a long time.. Quick question, does clay remove the existing layer of wax?

That looks very similar to the pre-facelift Aurion cept for the body kit, but its a nice kit. I would have thought the new Camry would have been the same as the Australian facelift model. Are you sure it wont fit?

hi guys

just bought a new at-x aurion, the newest model with the face lift and wondering would the sports grill fit, would it look good and where can i get one.

Look up at the pictures around the forum and decide for urself... People to their likings..

U probably can get it in the group buy section... They arrangin for a GB on spoilers and eye lids, but u can get urself a thai grill if u r serious..

There are no pictures of the face lift thai grille yet, as far as I can guess, they probably aren't being produced yet because the car has only just been released. Maybe in the upcoming months ahead.

are these paint codes universal?

Depends what you mean by universal, sometimes they have colours which are the same across different model ranges although often they are a SLIGHTLY different shade so I'd really go with the colour code of your own car rather than following this guide for Aurions unless you are 100% sure the colour names match up.

Sounds like a lot of effort for a vandal....

You sure it wasn't someone out to get you?

It isn't exactly a lot of effort to run a sharp object across the body of a car a couple of times then give the tyre a good jab.. It has happened to me in a period of less than 15 minutes and it really ****s me that people think have the authority to do that..