Full-Throttle

Happy holidays! :D

The page has been up for just over 12-hours and we already have 23 members!

No problem! Thanks for joining up! ^_^. If you have any Aurion owners on your friends list please feel free to invite them B)

Haha, whoops!! . Can blame that one on too many Christmas beers

Lets start again: Here's a group page - https://www.facebook.com/groups/AurionOwners/

I've edited the link in my post above B)

I've been thinking about setting one up for a while, but never really got around to it - But since you brought it up tonight, here it is: https://www.facebook.com/groups/AurionOwners/

Feel free to Like, Share and Post as much as you like. I have mentioned that the page is not affiliated with ToyotaOwnersClub but have included a link to these forums, so hopefully it will encourage more Aurion owners to join up here.

And the same to you in return! Seasons Greetings!! :D

Thanks for sharing that site with me! I haven't come across that site in 2 months of browsing these forums :o

I will be going to a panel beater to enquire about the cost but I do very much like the Sportivo rear diffuser... Only got the Touring because it was sold to me for a really low price.

Ohhh, so your Aurion is a Touring model. In that case it will be cheaper to buy a complete Sportivo rear bumper secondhand as Aurion2Envy mentioned above, as they have small slits in the face of the plastic for mounting the rear lip (something that would be difficult to cut into your existing Touring rear bumper). I thought the photo you posted was of your car, but now it makes sense why I was struggling to see any hole in the rear lip where the towbar used to come through

There's another 20-amp fuse right next to the 'CIG' fuse which is labelled 'PWR OUTLET'. It's the second fuse in from the right on the bottom row. This is the one for the power outlet/socket in the centre console.

Thank you so much Scott. I understand how they work now. Any idea where I could get a Sportivo rear lip or similar brand new though? And what would the cost be like? Just weighing up my options before I make a decision

No problem at all :). Your best option would be to buy one brand new from the Toyota dealership as I'm not aware of any aftermarket alternatives out there. I just called up my local dealership a few minutes ago and they quoted me $540 NZD ($508 AUD) + tax (15%) retail for the rear lip on it's own, so it will likely be a similar price from an Australian Toyota dealer. However, I did some hunting around and it's MUCH cheaper to buy one from Amayama.com - Still genuine, still brand new and with the correct part number of 76891-06903, just a few hundred dollars cheaper ^_^. The shipping price will make the price rise since it has to come from UAE, but it might be worth inquiring about if the patch/repair from a panel beater is going to be a similar cost.

Here's the link to Amayama: https://www.amayama.com/en/search?q=7689106903

Yes, the rear lip can be removed relatively easily and be replaced with another one. You'd likely to have to buy a brand new one though as most wreckers won't part with just the lip on it's own, and you'd have to fiddle around with broken clips and possibly a new rubber seal (+ the cost of painting etc), but it is absolutely possible. Your cheapest and easiest option would be to get the hole filled up by a panel beater. That way if anyone in the future wanted to fit a towbar they just have to recut the hole, using the old one as a template, and it saves you forking out truckloads of money for a new one :)

There is a specific 20-amp fuse for the cigarette lighter sockets labelled 'CIG'. This is located inside the car under the glovebox. You'll need to poke your head underneath the dashboard and pop out the black plastic trim that covers the fusebox, but it will be the 26th fuse (bottom row, 3rd in from the right). The diagram on top of the fusebox will help if you get stuck. If that looks ok then pop up your centre console (5-second job) and make sure the wiring connectors are plugged in nice and tight.

You should have a separate A/C condenser in the back of the van for the rear A/C. This could be clogged from debris over the years and may need cleaning or replacing. You'll need to re-gas the A/C if you remove this unit, but it's cheap enough to do these days and certainly won't hurt. We call them Estimas here in NZ and they're all Japanese imports, but the Tarago should be virtually the same. I've attached a diagram below of the rear blower unit in your van, and some photos of the rear condenser being removed/replaced (photos are of the latest shape ACR50 Estima but the ACR30/40 should be the same). If in doubt, I'd highly suggest taking it to a proper air conditioning specialist for their opinion and diagnosis :)

Sounds like you had quite the ordeal with the first dealer. Good on your for sticking to your guns though. Sounds like you came out on top in the end. Hopefully this won't take the shine off your new Aurion as it appears that you got a very good deal. The new shape Aurions don't tend to cause much trouble so you should get many years of trouble free motoring out of it. Congrats on the purchase! :)

Haha thanks guys. Absolutely loving this car, and getting out for some nice drives in this sunny weather as we edge closer to Christmas ^_^

I may as well post these photos that I took today of my partner's 2004 Toyota Wish too :)

Hi Simon, there's a separate blower motor + cooling unit for the rear of the van and the A/C lines run to it from the front, so you should get cold air in the back when the A/C is running.

Welcome, and congrats on the purchase!

The seats will fit but the front ones on the ZR6 are both electric, as opposed to only the driver's seat being electric on the SX6, so you'll have to splice into your existing driver's seat wiring for them to work (make sure the wrecker cuts the harness back as far as possible). I can't see the speakers being any different so I wouldn't bother replacing those.

I wouldn't worry about it. Just clean up the area afterwards with methylated spirits (rubbing alcohol) to remove any residual double sided tape, and if by any slim chance you can still see an outline of the badge(s) on the paint in certain lights then some cut and polish will clear it right up B)

I installed a front camera in my Aurion 5-months ago and it has been one of the most useful additions to the car so far. Most of today's modern garages are quite short and with a car as long as the Aurion it's easy to misjudge how far in or out you are when parking, so the front camera ensures that I park in the perfect spot every single time. It also comes in handy in car parks that have high bollards/curbs, in front of walls, and navigating steep driveways etc. I have a strip of tan coloured masking tape on the garage floor which I line the yellow lines on the camera up with, so when I get home I just hit the 'AV IN' button on the headunit to activate the front camera. It's worth noting that I have an aftermarket headunit installed, which made the job a lot easier than using a factory one.

What do i have to look at in the engine bay to see if i still have the rubber hose?

Look at the back of the engine on the driver's side and you'll see a pipe that goes downwards. You'll easily be able to tell if you have the full metal line or the rubber one. Here's some pics for your reference:

what are the two gaskets called can I find them on amayama? also do I need them to install the front oil cooler pipe?

The part number for the oil cooler line gaskets are 11496-31010 (engine side) and 15785-31010 (oil cooler side). Both gaskets can be bought from Amayama. There are a few washers for the rear VVTi oil line but I ended up reusing my old ones, however the part numbers for those are: 90430-16012 (2x required) and 90430-16016.

The new part they put in is the solid pipe, would be pretty stupid to put back in a rubber one. They have parts in stock but they are for ones that come in leaking. They are waiting for parts from Japan

There have been many posts online about Toyota replacing the line with the updated rubber one, so it wouldn't surprise me if some dealers out there tried their luck. There were even some reports about dealers saying things like "the new metal line isn't compatible with your car" etc. It definitely wouldn't make sense to use anything other than the solid pipe these days though since how well documented it is, but after experiencing first hand how quickly both of these lines can squirt out the majority of your engine oil and leave you stranded it's not something I'd be waiting for to arrive from Japan.

Thanks for the all the help guys. :D, If I were to buy those 2 parts from that website, would I be able to get my mechanic to fit them in? or are there more parts that I need?

You could buy the two gaskets for the front oil cooler pipe at the same time, but other than that you won't need anything else.

^ Niiicccee B)

Haha, they only keep them or emergencies? Maybe a change of plan: Call them up in a panic and tell them that your oil line has burst and you need one URGENTLY! :o . Plan B would be to buy them from Amayama. Here's a link to each of the lines:

Rear VVTi line: https://www.amayama.com/en/search?q=15772-31030

Front oil cooler line: https://www.amayama.com/en/search?q=15767-31020

I work at a Toyota wrecker so I got them through work, so a bit of an unfair advantage in this case :P, but they're definitely out there if you look hard enough ;)

So I brought my car into Toyota today and they inspected it to confirm I need the recall done, they said it will be free although it may take from 6 to 12 months? that is just a bloody joke, so does this mean if my Aurion's oil line fails and ruins the engine that Toyota and gonna come and give me a 2015 Aurion free of charge?

For the recall they'll likely just put the 'revised' rubber line in anyway that came on the facelift models, so you could be waiting 6-months for no real gain. As I mentioned above, try sourcing the full metal line elsewhere and get Toyota to cover the labour since it's part of the recall anyway. Sounds like a fair compromise to me.

Haha man... That looks mint. is the just one piece? how did you go around the egdes etc? decals?

Yep, one piece :). Going around the lettering was a right bitch since you can't remove them, so I had to carefully cut around them with a Stanley knife and hope like hell I didn't slip . For the Toyota symbol I pried it off and stuck it back down with silicone afterwards. On the edges I had to cut slits in the vinyl and try to overlap as much as possible. I did have to use a few off cuts for any gaps left behind, but fortunately the carbon fibre pattern is very forgiving so it all blends nicely. Would love to do this with my white/black carbon fibre when it arrives next week, but think I'll buy another cover as there's no way I'm pulling all this off, haha.