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after parts for my preface sportivo. would be interested in most things really but here's a list that i may be interested in

front strut brace,

cai

trd style grille

ported headers

exhaust maybe

black toyota badges

prefer brisbane sellers as postage probably be a killer on the bigger/heavier things.

bargain yes, dusty yes...

I have these front and back, with dba slotted fronts... works well i must say.. BUT only once its failed me, after a workout on the brakes it went really soft and pedal hit the floor...

i prob wont go trd again, but something different... wont be for a while tho... cars a weekend drive

If you want to know why that happened, the Black series are only rated for Street use, if you look at the co-efficiency (μ=0.48～0.32) and temp rating (500℃) you can easily tell it won't even last you a few laps of all out track or spirited driving (depending of course how good a driver you are too cause the better you are obviously use less brakes but you can't defy physics). If you want TRD pads that are good for both street and spirited driving then look at the TRD Red series which has higher temp rating BUT the co-efficiency is higher so it'll wear out both itself and your rotors quicker ;)

yeah never touched the track, failed in the back streets lolll... i dont want red cause the fact u said wear's out rotors quicker... whats a pad that isnt really dusty, good on the rotors... and high temp...?

should try qfm performance pads. a lot of people use and recommend them. they're local

http://www.qfmperformance.com/

129 fr/79 rear for hpx street pad

too bad they not 79 like normal, they make them as ordered for the front of the sportivo

just hold every1 up at speedbumps, and angle it baby.

use to do it all the time in the old car haha

after research i have came up with this order of preference also depending on how tight i am on money

1. RE001'S

2. T1R'S

3. FEDERAL EVO'S

I gotta ask what exactly do you want from your tyres?

Outright grip? Low wear? Quiet ride?

yes i want all 3. the best tyre i can get for my budget.

i thought re001 meant to be real good? i find it that im struggling in the wet now. aquaplanning on takeoff from a hill while driving normally!? i was like wat's going on!??

wash your mouth out with soap Phil!!!!!!

Federals EVO's are a very good tyre! :) can beat them for the price. they would give the RE001's a go for thier money!

so they good you reckon?

well top my list are federal evo's since i havnt looked at other brands yet. want to price up toyo T1R's

was going to go look today at some places but finshed work a bit late.

I was looking up the INGEN CAI on ebay..

what model am i spose to be searching for?

will this one fit the sportivo?

in the corolla part numbers thread stickied, it says to get this part no for sportivo. so should be right?

Injen CAI - RD2075P

P - Polished

R - Red

B - Blue

Blk - Black

howdy

anyone direct me to the best priced tyre sellers in brisbane? and recommendations on best tyre for around $130ea

currently have potenza adrenalin re001's all round. very good but i do not like there characteristics since they have worn down (about 5mm left) they feel a lot crappier than before. thought 5mm still decentt??

havnt priced them up yet and only after front 2 tyres for now.

only looked at kuhmo and federal so far. want to price up toyo and maybe hankook?

considering federal 595-evo for $135ea

they also have 595-ss for $110ea

kuhmo 80-110

pretty cheap and decent i reckon!

going to go look around archerfield on the weekend at some wholesale tyre places.

thanks in advance

yeah due for change this week. was thinking saturday.

going with 10w-40 penrite full syn

and ryco oil filter

trying to get a oem oil filter.

never heard of acdelco, are they better than ryco and penrite? i see they have filters and oil

hi just wondering what's the part number for the geniune oil filter and trd oil filter for corolla sportivo. cant find anything on ebay

how much and where you guys get yours from, online anywhere?

cheers

spotted debadged white sportvo. lowered and front grill on centenery to indro.

was in my black one

looks like i found my noisy problem then! replaced belt already... ill see if im game(or not lazy) enough to try sometime.

ah ****. sorry to hear, but this is one of the reasons why i switched to a sportivo from an import.... wth have people come to.

some people up very late too ay. lol

spotted silver sportivo with i think gunmetal rims near surfers, and a black one with tinted rear taillights aswell same area. was on saturday around midday i think.

hi is the 'prefacelift door mirrors electric ' same as 05 facelift hatch ones?

thx for the info but im not sure if my front bar can have a sportivo front lip,could i attach to it? or have to take the whole front bar off? hopw is it installed?

yeah you can attach it. sportivo is just the same body as your car with the sportivo kit added on. believe you just screw them on, maybe some brackets? havnt really looked at my sportivo kit up close.

problem solvered. :P

thanks all

Toyota employee right here! Generally it is the last 3 of the VIN but each dealer also has their own specific code. I have a list of them at work if you know which dealer the car originally came from. Otherwise you can guess 10 times then it will be locked out. But thats not the end of it. You can bring it to a dealership and we can unlock it for you using our decoder box. We'll need to pull the headunit out to do it so there is a small fee. Only a small price to pay for a free headunit

~Josh

hi josh thanks for the info.

the unit is already out, so ill put it back in and give it another go. and i think it was orginally from motorama moorooka i believe, have to confirm with my mate.

so firstly ill give the code a go, then ill tell ya which dealer it was from and lastly might hit you up to unlock it for me :) (if you're from brisbane)

edit. was from motorama moorooka, on beaudesert road. so kinda salisbury.

Does anyone know where to get(pickup) sum bodykits for corolla beside toyota in melbourne (south east)

atm my corolla looks abit plane without the kits. planning to get it done buy this year hopefully.

srry about the bad quality of the pics (using the phone)

NEEDED DESPERATELY ASAP WITH A REASONABLE PRICE LOL.

THANKS

you can search for used sportivo kit. found one on firesport not sure if it's still for sale

http://firesport.com.au/prefacelift-crolla...t--ad143377.htm

or can get a new sportivo style kit from carmate, along with other ugly styles

the most common code used by dealers, is the last 4 or 5 digits of the car VIN that it originally was fitted to.

well you can only put 3 digits in the sportivo head deck. so i'll give it a go

all u can do is giv it a go aye. i would say that you'd be right if he knows nothing about it.

code needed!!!! lol. so who's got some toyota hook-ups, otherwise im going to have to pay for it! :(

Is it muffler only?? If it is, I wouldn't expect it to be loud......if you went the whole 2.5" catback then it maybe a little loud...

i plan on doing catback with it. a little loud? but still legal?? i dont want it to be much louder than stock. thought this big body muffler would make it quite quiet!??

Welcome dude. Definately come out one of the Thursday nights.

Suspension is a big deal with the Sportivo. Highly recommend getting some decent coilovers, or a good spring and shock combo.

Also, it wouldn't be such a bad idea to get the Headers done either. Makes it so much 'easier' to drive.

My Sportivo always was a bit of a pain to shift gears... especially when you're up around the 8,000rpm mark.

Good luck with it all and keep us updated.

Word.

thanks for the welcome. yeah ill try to make it to the meets. what did you end up doing about your gear shifting problem? my one goes into gear easily at high rpm, but during gear changes it jerks and doesnt like bite straight away like other cars. my friends sportivo is exactly same problem like mine. we are attempting the clutch adjustment this weekend.

hey, yeah might make an appearance sooner or later :)

hey just picked up a xforce mp01 twin tip muffler for my sportivo. was wondering if anyone got pics of it installed on their corolla.

already tried searching, got a few mp02 pics.

i want it to stay quiet, right choice?

Twin tips tend to be a bit louder than the single tip counterparts.

I would've thought that they'd look similar. The muffler dimensions are the same between the MP01 and MP02 and so is the tip length.

I'm running the MP02 and I love the look of it :)

yeah i saw that pic posted of yours and i love the look of it. read through you thread. kinda wanted a mp02 more, but this came up so got it.