-DAvo

cleaned up a mate's Subaru liberty Blitzen today, was badly swirled and neglected, but i think i got it a fair bit better. :P

steps taken:

1. Wash with Meguiars gold class shampoo

2. Clay with meguiars quik clay kit

3. 2 passes with Meguiars Ultimate Compound using DA polisher and 8207 pad

4. 1 pass with Meguiars Ultra finishing compound with Da polisher and 9007 finishing pad

5. 2 coats Meguiars NXT tech wax 2.0

(tires cleaned and shined with meguiars hot shine gel)

not bad, still a bit more work needs to be done IMO, front end and rear skirt needs a respray... was a WHOLE lotta car.. but makes me want a black aurion... so bad :( :P

Paid and emailed ;)

id be keen as all helll for angel eyes too!

anyone know of a good headlight-modder in perth? the guy who did my HID's said he doesnt do them anymore as it can get messy :(

DAVO!!! you got to do one before my seca leaves me, i would love some nice pics of it....

Or you could come down to the TECCWA photoshoot on the 13th and get some s****y pics there...

Edit: ... what. It censored out SWA.NK. Come on.

im planning on being there armed with my camera ;)

I'd be happy to take some photos on the day, will try and do some recon on the areas you mentioned and then you can see if you like my work :)

welcome mate!

white FTW! :) the white sportivo's look especially hot! the contrast between the white and black parts of the body kit look schmick!!

damn man, sorry to hear about the crash.. but as everyone has said, glad that you're all okay.

hard to see the car that everyone looks up to in such a sad state :(

but on the up side, once insurance ponies up, we gonna see another kickass aurion?

I'm going to be so OCD soon I'm going to start keeping my car is a Vacuum where those people who spray paint cars in

yay im not alone! :)

time for you to get a DA polisher and take it to the next level!! :) :)

oh and congrats on getting off your p's, drive safe :)

not much of a "mod" to the car itself per say, but it will certainly help the appearance of it :P

was a pain in the backside getting this in WA, had to order it from motor active.... and the cost made me question my sanity, but oh well :P

will be giving the car a mother of a detail in the coming weeks :P

They don't have it... But they said they can do Aurion. They need to find out whether the headlamp can be detachable 1st.. I've no idea what they meant with that. :s

I'm guessing he'd either mean you can remove them from the car or you can separate the casing... both of which you can do with the Aurion headlights.

i remember a corolla member paid autojoy $450 for installing angel eyes and painting the chrome black.

Really? Any Picss??

Check out this thread:

Angel Eyes or Circle Eyes?

Says it would normally be $450 to do, but he managed to get the guy to do them for $350.

am i correct in assuming that price does not include a replacement headlight unit? so you would have to send off your own unit to get done?

anyone ever priced up a replacement headlight from toyota before?

+1 for Daryl here, his helped me many many times through my noobie threads and annoying PM's :)

cheers mate!

excellent work mate!!! cant wait to see it finished! :)

wanna do mine? hahaha

very nice daryl,

suits the colour of the car very well.

any shots of the car lit up?

:)

while 500mm might not be the longest, f2.8 certainly makes it one of the faster ones out there :P

sorry i didnt see your reply until just then :P

anyway, as mentioned here, unless you are VERY confident in using a buffing machine, do not. i repeat DO NOT try the GMC "angle grinder aka sander" method. there are so so many things that could go wrong when using a rotary buffer that could cause pretty badass damage to your paint.

my suggestion would be to outlay the funds and get a DA polisher. i myself am using a Meguiars G220A DA polisher with both 8006 polishing pads and 9000 finishing pads.

at the time when i bought mine, they were going for about the 250ish price range, and add about 30 bucks for pads.

another product which i use (purely for apply wax thou) is a Mothers Wax Attack palm polisher. As i mentioned, i only use this for applying my waxes/sealants as i dont believe it compares to the meguiars DA in terms of paint cleaning/defect correction, however some people do use the MOthers palm polisher for minor swirl removal.

hope that helps, if you need any more specific help, feel free to PM me :)

awsome lee!! love it!

btw.

when is this annual meet? i am wanting to plan a trip over east sometime this year... this would be a nice excuse to lug around the camera too! :P

Just to add to this.

Does anyone else clay their windscreens? I did it once and it worked quite well. lol

all the time :)

try this: Clay your windows, and then give it a spray with meguiars ultimate quik detailer :P leaves rain x for dead :)

DAvo: I would be interested in knowing what this factory paint protection was because i work for Toyota and to my knowledge they don’t offer a paint protection kit as a genuine accessory as such; it's left up to the dealer group to find their own products? as mentioned we use a range from Wynns/ V.I.P complete vehicle investment protection. So it'd be interesting to know what your local dealer is passing off as a factory option.

i wash my car with the fairly expensive turtle wax ICE wash and wax stuff and polish it at the change of season with the ICE synthetic liquid polish and that leaves an amazing shine on the Caribbean blue paint.

I will defiantly get the anti-rust/corrosion module fitted though, worth their weight in gold!

my apologies, i shouldnt have passed it off as "factory genuine" it was offered via the toyota dealership i bought the car from, they did the whole schebang (interior/rust protect/paint) will dig up the company which they used when i have more time.

but either way, i never bought into the whole "never have to wax your car ever again" business... pfft. Why deny car freaks the pleasure!??! :P

when i got my car brand new, toyota did their factory "paint protection" on it and TBH, i could NOT have been more dissapointed.

issue 1. very very little "slickness" to the car paint - toyota claimed that "there is never a need to wax your car ever again"

issue 2. the fools who applied the paint protection also were kind enough to leave behind hardcore buffer swirls in the paint

issue 3. the paint was dull as before they applied the protection, thus the car looked lifeless from new.

so in the end i gave up, clayed the car (used 1 whole bar first go!) and took the paint protecting in my own hands.

my personal opinion is to invest a bit in good waxes/polishes/paint cleaners and DIY...

if you put the initial effort into it, you will only need to "top up" your protection every few months.

just my 2c ;)

if all else fails, try "auto glym glass polish"

or if their really hardcore water spots, ive heard of people using paint cleaning compounds to remove the spots and improve clarity in their glass :P

very nice!! cant wait to see it again! :)

lookin good mate!! :)

@ guys who like to keep your foggies on... Why not to buy a set of these? I like the idea. Would buy a set for myself if I hadn't allready bought HIDs...

Best regards, Alex

Ive been using a set similar to these in the fog lights in my aurion...

just my take on them: their nice and white, and look the ducks nuts, however, functionality is pretty poor... they dont illuminate enough for them to serve any real purpose apart from looks.

however, if your just going for the look... id highly recommend them :)

pm'ed you my email mate :)

thanks!

welcome dude :)

check out the aurion sub forum and look at the FAQ section for suggestions on lowering your car.

sweet ride mate :)