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Haven't bought the housings yet, got the micro relay on order so far though. The fog light housing has clips on one edge and a single screw type bracket in the lower front bit to hole it on.

Finally installed it today after receiving the appropriate 18MM 3M tape from Victoria. Looks great! Three years of searching for this Sunguard paid off in the end! Now to fog lights... Still looking great for a 12 year old one-owner car... though might need another wax and polish because my brother hasn't bothered to wax it for a year. I guess he had the impression wax lasted forever or the fact he didn't need to wax it because he parks in a garage both at home and at work. Planning to do this wax and polish later in the week for him.

Thanks for that, I'll look into these further now I suppose. What's the law regarding changing seats (ADR rules etc.)? I've seen people defected for having bucket seats in the car out of all things... would replacing stock seats with seats from an "upper" model void any insurance or rules etc.?

This has been on the back of my mind for a while now, maybe a few years... but never got around to it as I've been tinkering with my own car. I was planning to purchase some Sportivo seats for my brother's ZZE Corolla Ascent. His driver's seat has been making an annoying knocking noise for years now. He's got a pre facelift 2003 model and most Sportivo seats I was interested in came from facelift '04 onwards models. Pre facelift and facelift seat rail bolt locations are the same right? Planning to get leather Sportivo door trims as well and will probably have to drill holes for the window winders too...

Looks like I'll have to contact Toyota after the new year if we decide to install this. Managed to pick up a stick on sunguard off a wrecked car a few days ago which looks similar and less hassle I suppose.

Been a while since I looked into the car. Anyway, car has no fog lights but I did manage to install the sportivo stalk a few weeks ago when the original stalk co-incidentally let go and wouldn't let me use the headlights! I saw some fog light kit for the ZZE on eBay for $113. Comes with two housings, bulbs, relay, screws and wiring with a switch for non prewired cars... this should work for me right? I just don't use the loom or the switch correct?

Nah, don't need tape before christmas... as long as I have the sunguard lying at home, I am happy. So much effort finding one! Showed my brother (who doesn't know anything about cars) and he was like "oh, cool"... then continued playing WoW... oh well, at least the car will be better to look at I suppose. :) Thanks for the link up there. The tape width on the sunguard now is 18mm so the 6mm won't be suitable I dont think. I did manage to track down 3M tape at 18mm width and 3M length from VIC and it's like $15.

After nearly 3 years of intense searching high and low, I finally made a breakthrough this weekend when I was looking on gumtree classifieds for faulty laptops and a little pop up of a ZZE being wrecked came up at the bottom of the screen, clicked on it and saw this vehicle had a rear sunguard on it! Emailed the wrecker asap and he got back to me this morning saying it was still available for $99. Raced down when i got up and sure enough it was still on the car. I had to help him take it off but all went well and nothing broke... got all the clips as well without breaking any. I'm sooo happy I finally got this sunguard even though it's not even my car anymore but at least my 18 year old brother will have a smile on his face for christmas! :D Now to track down some new 3M tape... are there any equivalents to 3M tape?

Okay, so my brother came home with this pretty neat rear spoiler for his car, a 2003 ZZE Corolla Ascent hatch. Same colour and all which he got for free (I think). Comes with the LED light and all the screws/nuts and what I gather are rubber gaskets which probably need some adhesive since they've been ripped off another tailgate. Anyway, I want to know... how exactly do I put this on the car? No, I don't mean drilling but like how to I line up the screws & clips to make the holes on the top of the tailgate? EDIT: It's the OEM Spoiler from Toyota, not aftermarket.

Have some interest in Sportivo side skirts as I might be in Melbourne in a few weeks time. Do they have any clips on the inner side? Can't see as photos only of outer side.

I am actually considering the 17" Civic Sport wheels when I have the money, been quoted $899 second hand with tyres (medium tread left). As for the kit, I paid $3000 or so. Yes, $3000. Worked a lot of over time and saved for it as well. Painting it already cost me $1000 in that $3000. :-/ But I'm happy so far :)

Hi Everyone, I haven't been back here in a long while... but anyway, I got a new car... like nearly 24 months ago LOL. Been stock till the last 9 months when I really put a lot of work, sweat and tears into modifying it. Okay... so it's not a Toyota... *hides for a bit* I still have the trusty ZZE Corolla, just kinda passed it down to my younger brother on his green P's. So you could say I am still Toyota at heart. The Corolla still has the TOCAU sticker on the back till this day! :) NOW... introducing... my 2010 Honda Civic FD1 VTI. This was when I first got it from the dealership brand new... as you can see, pretty stock. except for visors and mudguards... as well as some tinted windows all around. Moving onto earlier this year and as you can see I now have alloys (got them in 2011) and also slapped a bunch of interior options on.. such as bass works audio, foot lighting and fog lights. Welcome to late 2013... or should I say two weeks ago and lots of $$$... Got the OEM Honda Modulo factory bodykit installed at last! Any opinions? Please be nice, I know it's not a Toyota. :-/

Hmm, okay. I'll have to look into that. I did notice on eBay that the Sportivo kits don't have pictures of the side with the grommets whereas the Levin ones do. If no holes needed in the sill panel, I will DEFINITELY go pick up a set. The Modulo OEM Honda skirt kit for my 2010 Civic uses a stick on bracket and an under bracket to hold skirts on which is a bit different to Toyota's method.

Hi everyone, I'm currently looking into getting a christmas present for my brother and his (well my old) ZZE corolla ascent. I was looking into getting a set of side skirts from a wrecked Sportivo and getting them painted by a mate. However the installation process does concern me a little. I am aware that the Levin side skirts have 9 plastic clips which mount the skirt to the side metal sill, which requires drilling into the metal on the side of the car. However, I have never seen a Sportivo skirt with my own eyes, so I wanted to know if the Sportivo skirt also requires the drilling of 9 holes into the metal sill under the door? (As well as the 6 grommets under the car) Thanks.

Didn't really wanna go back to them after the service quality I received. I took it to my own mechanic (family friend) this morning cause TOYOTA was full. He said ALL the bolts holding my ATF pan were loose and I was able to witness it... he could turn the bolts 3/4 to 1 turn each until they locked! So I'm guessing they went and loosened my oil pan cause I didn't wanna pay the $1394 quoted to annoy me? Anyway, I checked the report saying my brake pads needed replacement. WTF, I changed them 15,000KM ago at 85,000KM (first change since original) and it's not like I do burnouts or hard braking... my mechanic said "mate, they're still new and thick!". Sure enough, I still have 10mm or so of pad left!

See how I wrote above that Pedders tightened my ATF sump because it was apparently loose? (DID NOT ASK THEM TO DO THIS) My auto transmission is leaking every night I park on my garage floor now! I see a streak of red oil and IT NEVER DID THIS before they touched it. I could swear my sump was clean before as I had checked under the car for the noises prior and didn't see any leak in the ATF sump area. Now the whole bottom of my ATF sump is wet!!!! I think they have damaged something now. Not going back there again! I will be going to TOYOTA tomorrow morning to see if they can help me out. I changed the ATF at my mehchanics 60K ago and got the gasket replaced etc... no leak since then... until Pedders poked at it 3 days ago. My used-to-be-clean garage floor now has oil all over it!

Nope, I wasn't shown any damaged parts. They just gave me a 3 page report and that was it... they did show me some diagram with waves and lines telling me that the suspension in the rear was very bouncy or something like that. I'm no expert with this to be honest. They then said they had to tighten my auto transmission sump for free because it was leaking? I was pretty sure it wasn't leaking before today because my new garage floor is sparkle clean! I was under there about 3 weeks ago looking for fog light wiring etc. and didn't see any leaks but today I see oil smeared everywhere around corner of the sump? err... I'll be going to my mechanic friend tomorrow for a second opinion. If parts are required, I shall be buying my own over the net and just paying for labour. Everything under the car is original from the day my parents picked it up from the Toyota dealership with 14KM on a very rainy November afternoon in 2002 apart from new brake pads up the front end. It's technically a one owner car because it hasn't left my household address since new, just went from parents to me and now to my brother... I drive a brand new Honda now :)

I just took my 11 year old 2002 Corolla Ascent for a check up at Pedders due to some funky noises I've been having up the front end of the car when turning lock to lock etc. The quote was $1394... which gave me a bit of a surprise, but then again I have 101,000KMs on my ZZE now so it is expected things start to go pear shaped after the 100K mark. I need two front rotors, lower control arm bushes and two rear struts according to the $28 report. I have a mechanic friend which will be doing this for me to save some money on my end. What I wanted to know is: With the brake rotors, should I go genuine Toyota or after market. I don't know the price differences yet, but guessing genuine is dearer by a bit. If aftermarket, what brand of rotor should I get? I saw Pedders had RDA brand? But I saw DBA brand as well on the market? With the rear struts, is there a difference between after market and genuine Toyota? I am aware of Monroe struts and that's it as I had them on my Commodore at one point. I was told Japanese cars should go OEM as Monroe is harder on the roads? Thanks.

At one point of time, I did consider getting a Sportivo to replace this car... but I suppose I'm just *too* attached to it to let it go. I remember the first day we got it from the dealer in 2002... it was a rainy day and I was 13 at the time. When I was 18 and finished high school, my parents gifted the car to me cause I made it to uni. I got my license in this car, many other childhood memories surrounding this car as well. At my wedding, we will be using this car as well... it just means THAT much to me. As I said earlier, I have upgraded to a brand new Honda and this car remains dormant in the garage (while I still pay full rego and insurance for it). My partner thinks I'm insane... but I'm just so connected to my Corolla haha. :P

My ZZE has turned 11 years old. I think it's time I get around to doing that JDM Toyota Allex/Runx conversion which I've always dreamed of. The Runx/Allex has Chrome door handles... I've got black ones on the ascent... which are also looking not the best after 11 years (faded and worn). Using Amayama Japan (bought from them before)... I have managed to track down exterior chrome handles and the chrome boot garnish. $120 for 4x door handles and $160 for the boot garnish. Now... money isn't the problem here... I just have a problem with the door itself. I've managed to pull the door panel off but there's a clear plastic shield looking thing in the way. My mate said I can't pull that off because it won't stick back on again and it will leak water into the car. I REALLY want to get these handles installed but this stupid plastic shield thing has stopped me :-( I can see it's held on with some black glue looking stuff? Is it possible to carefully pull that plastic shield off (without ripping it) and stick it back on with... something? Please let me know... I've been waiting for nearly 11 years to do this work on the car! EDIT: So what do people do when the power window motor or regulator fails? buy a new door? (it's behind the shield!).

Actually, all good now. Managed to find the right hand side connector hiding behind a beam in there. So I've got a left and right connector. It's like brown/red in colour... kinda disguises with the red colour of my car.

Hi Everyone, Been a while since I've been back here because I've got a brand new Civic these days! Anyway, we still have the Corolla as my brother drives it these days. It's a ZZE122R Ascent that has a plug looking thing on the drivers side for the fog lights. So what I wanted to know is this... I only found one connector on the drivers side of the car. I could NOT find a connector on the passenger side of the car. After owning a Honda, my Honda has the same thing... one connector on the drivers side only and the left fog light is connected to the right one via a harness and then into that harness I mentioned earlier on the right side. Is this the case with the ZZE Corolla as well? I picked up an indicator stalk with the OEM fog light switch for $50... couldn't say no to a part that should cost $300 at the dealer even though it wasn't my car! I still have a soft spot for my old ZZE Corolla. LOL. Thanks.

After I posted this thread, I decided to contact Castle Hill Toyota because I heard a long time ago you could get JDM parts from there. Anyway, still didn't come up on their system but the person on the phone said they will contact Toyota Japan to help me out. :) As for Amayama, they have the part! Except I haven't used Amayama before so if worse comes to worse I will try Amayama and see how they go. :)

Got a problem today... Found out I was missing four rubber O-ring gasket things that go in between the bolt and the nut that hold the rear bumper to my '03 Corolla. No sweat, I'll just go to my local Toyota dealer. Turned up to the dealer with the car, showed the sales rep the location of the part, also gave him a part number from ToyoDIY and I was told they don't make this part anymore and not available in Australia! Came up as "N/A" on the system and my car isn't a dinosaur either... ZZE's went all the way up to 2006/07. This is what I was talking about... http://www.toyodiy.com/parts/p_G_200404_TOYOTA_COROLLA_ZZE122R-AHPDKQ_5202.html?hl=9043005019 And it's location the current overseas model Toyota Auris... http://www.toyodiy.com/parts/p_G_200912_TOYOTA_AURIS_ZRE151R-DHFNPN_7601.2.html?hl=9043005019 Now using the cross references on that website, I was able to track down that the part is STILL being used on the overseas model Toyota Auris for the rear spoiler and also on the JDM Toyota E'Z for the rear spoiler also. They obviously still have it nowadays but why the hell can't my dealer get it from Japan or whatever... or did I just go to a dealer that doesn't order from overseas?

Well my foamy bits are getting hard on the edges and the pressure points seem dry and thin. Should I replace these seals since I have everything in bits and pieces at the moment? It's held up for about 10 years so far... Toyota charges about $20 a gasket for each light, so $40 all up from todays quote.