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lazy :P ebay is god.

Continuing with the stainless plate, remember that double sided tape you hid beside the pods packet? Sit your plate on your cluster and confirm it lines up nicely around the rings and of course it the right one, refrain from finger prints and pods at this point. Cut your DS tape into whatever shapes you need to (1cmx1cm max)cover main surface points. you will need to cut a few fine slivers to go on the pointed wedges(5th gen plate only) as these tips will not sit flat permanently and when they left you will get a slightly annoying vibrating rattle and have to pull everything apart again to fix it. (i did this and i still cbf fixing haha thus learn from my errors ;D ) Place carefully and avoid having to adjust once the tape touches. Apply slight pressure for around 3 seconds to each area you placed tape when your happy its lined up. I went off the rings lip. All these parts, rings, gauges, steel plates are ebay sourced, reasonably priced, good quality and quite quick in shipping they stock most gens in these plates. Screw your plastic shield back on and you should end up with something thats ready to go back in and looking something like this. Plug in the dash and do a quick test run. Now get busy reassembling everything, once again ill stress, do not reef or pull too much on your air con/climate control black trim plastic arch. If you have any screws left over at the end of reassembly, you screwed up lol. remember the two under the climate control panel, the two in the dash arch, the 4 that should be holding the cluster, the two near the ignition the one in the door trimming, etc. Dont forget to hook back up your boot latch (you may of unscrewed this). Then sit back and enjoy your handiwork, the light show, and of course the rest of that packet of pods. :D I hope you guys enjoyed my first and very amatuer-like tutorial and that it will come in handy for you at some point in time. ^_^ Thanks for reading.

Toyota was kind enough to colour code their bulb knobs as to identify the light groups, black meaning, "do not bloody touch", and green as "go for your life". I've marked out the bulbs you will need to replace with moving/glittery codes to get your attention so you dont miss one. As i stated before, i was learning as i was going so if this diagram is not exact, i apologise. However all relevant stuff you need to know is highlighted. These knobs twist L-loose R-tight normal, they dont pop/click,etc. When switching your bulbs over for your led/coloured choice, be aware with leds, they arent fit and go, leds will work one way but if turned around in their socket, will not work another way. The easiest way to check this is to sit it on your steering column, connect the battery and turn your parkers on and look for any darker spots in the lighted areas, watch very closely (especially the T5's) for the illumination/delumination as you twist and untwist each GREEN knob one at a time. Also confirm your indicators, open door, high beam and hazard lights still work and turn but dont start the car for engine/oil lights. Once you have completed this function test ensure the knobs are firm and have good contact, then depending if your putting a face plate/custom dash faces/rings on, you either can reassemble your dash in the exact way you pulled it apart, or keep reading for details on the steel faceplate and gauge plates/rings. So just to quickly cover rings, they are very easy they simply pop onto the radius of the pre existing dash, you can put a faint spot of super glue if your paranoid they'll fall off or rattle. It all depends on how well they fit and sit.. Reverting to a ST162 for this point, if your replacing your gauge faces, you will need to carefully remove the plates, i am not positive they are by screw on both the 4th and 5th gen models, either way you'll end up doing something like this. With custom gauge plates its VERY highly recommended to go coloured silicon bulb covers as white is terrible for hot spots and showing lighting flaws.

Have your plate and bulbs/anything else you need ready to go. With this plate, you should of recieved a thin strip of double sided tape, you will be cutting this into squares and using in a min so dont misplace. I opted in going for these Okay so BEFORE YOU GO RANDOMLY PULLING BULBS, first off you want to unscrew your cluster shield and give it a good clean. A moist tissue is good, the plastic will scratch very easily so go light and dont do circles.. -.- Dont try to clean the cluster/needles, its not necessary and you run the risk of damaging/marking it. Now onto your bulbs...

Right about now you should be sitting in something similar...(+ your dash cluster) Gently wiggle dash cluster until you can fit your hand behind it and reach the 3 plugs. In order from RIGHT to LEFT they should be WHITE BLUE BROWN. Take care unplugging these and try not to bump/pull/twist/rip any of them. They are a simple clip and are very easy to get undone. Also, the order/position of these dont need to be marked/taped/recorded as the length of them will let you know where they go when you put it back together. One you have unclipped the dash cluster you should be left with something looking like this mess. :) Now you have your cluster, head to your work bench/clean/lighted area ... ;)

During this tutorial i will go over bulb/led options, custom gauge plates, alloy rings, aluminium dash plates and the assembly/disassembly of all relevant parts. I am by no means an expert, and this is by no means hard at all, it is intended as a guide for those interested in doing any of the above mentioned at some point in time. This is also my first attempt at a tutorial so dont expect some l337 supa pro skillz ;D but i would like to know what you think. Disclaimer: Each celica is different and im no genius so if you find a flaw, feel free to let me know and ill fix it :) I am not responsible for the mass consumption of pods after this. You will need: faceplates (aftermarket) T10 (x6) & T5(x3) LEDS/Bulbs(aftermarket) Phillips head screw driver glass cleaner/cloths Clean working bench Torch(if you an idiot like me and decide to do it in a driveway at night) Alan keys Bulb Type Guide Ultimately when replacing bulbs the best way to avoid hot spots is to find a silicon bulb cover kit in the colour you want (easy find on ebay). You will find when you pull apart a factory dash it will automatically have the bulb covers on it to begin with. If you are dead set on LEDS check out the guide below for your options. CAN USE: DO NOT USE: These bulbs dont have a 360 degree emittance coverage. You will get epic black spots like a power outage on a block in Tokyo. NOTE: It's a good idea to disconnect your battery before you do this. I decided to take pictures half way through doing this so apologies for not having pics of the removal of screws and where to find them etc. Honestly its not hard, im car illiterate and i guarantee you as long as you pay attention as you run along under the dash you cant go wrong. There is a concealed screw under a pop off pocket lid on your left beside the key hole and one that you DO NOT remove, in the air con/climate control area. Your dash will be loose but your not aiming at ripping the entire thing out. Those two are the only ones you need to know about. Step 1: Take your steering wheel off (apologies for any factory wheel guys, your on your own there) Pull your door sill and trim off and undo the screws from right to left placing the lower drivers panel on the floor, undo all screws including two in the roof of the black arched bracket that concaves around your cluster and the black plastic bar that runs horizontal beneath it across your steering column and key hole.. Remove the plastic bar,dump it on the floor, but DO NOT try and pull the concave one out too much as it is attached to your climate controls and such once this is done you should have access to the screws holding the dash cluster in place. Undo and continue..

Your getting yours dyno-tuned? :P

awesome another Celica in qld. Dude look up Celica car club Brisbane on Facebook while I check out ur build thread :]

hoppys tomoz night..cyas there, may pull an Andrew and try and beat Kev there too. :P

lookin good ^_^

very nice :)

your patience knows no bounds on tocau Mick >.< Hey Webjet, Dude, as a fellow celica owner, i'll tell you now its in your best interests to find out this information yourself and not rely too heavily on forums and brand names. If you really are interested in modding and cars in general (i understand you just got on P's but..) you should be more than happy to put in the time to read up and learn everything you can on your celica, THEN ask your questions. Take in everything you read both good and bad and form your own opinions, but dont just pick something because of a brand name or because someone says to buy one. there is some damn good threads on here worth the time reading each with various different set ups, none are the same, technically dont limit yourself to just celicas, camry ones can prove helpful too depending on what mods you intend on doing but remember they could be running a completely different set up to yours with different goals/outcomes, its good to read up on your cars capabilities and the options you have before you blow a large amount of money on it. I would recommend you try utilising the search bar a little more yourself though in future instead of expecting answers to be tube fed.. look up things like coilovers, sway bars, pods, cams or celica builds there a alot of members on tocau who've been on years and have had to deal with the same newbies asking the same things again and again just because they are too lazy/uneducated to look for the answers, please dont turn into one, people will ignore you. Im not ripping on you here at all mate, and i hope its not coming across as so but as a fairly inexperienced modder myself i wanna encourage you to learn what your doing to your car and how it will affect it before you worry about how fast it will go, or what its top speed is. Cars shouldn't be looked at as, "hey mines faster" go kart crap... theyre all the exact same car, weight, motor, kms, , this relies soley on the drivers skill level. The variables on each car you modify can be drastically different to anothers. But a good base is the key to a good build... well that or a bloke with a bigger wallet than yours to begin with. Wow didnt realise how long this got, my apologies, but please consider doing some research. For your celica general things you can modify are air intake pod filters forced induction-turbo's(future) You can always build up the internals on your P's then blow or charge it when you get your full licence. :) Engine internals, crank, cams, rods, pistons engine decoration,painted valve covers, coloured tubing, braided lines engine cosmetics etc Call it maintenance but you could be amazed what an oil/radiator/injector flush, new pump/filters and spark plugs/leads can improve your car, no joke. Not newbie recommended but you could look into getting your timing advanced/retarded. Externals (i am about to be kicked just for mentioning it but...) bodykits, custom paint jobs lips, bars, spoilers, wings, lambo doors all the super rice stuff. fog lights aftermarket headlights/indicators parkers, HID kits Interior impressive sound systems steering wheels, knobs, pedals, seat covers or custom fabricated door trims, racing seats, paint, decals blah blah.. air horns wheels and suspension could look into aftermarkets struts/springs, OR, coilovers which are more street/track use and you'd want to contemplate if it was something you would benefit with regarding setup. decent set of rims and good tyres can be the difference between a tree and a safe ride. sway bars, strut bars are good Exhaust full sports exhaust upgrade size, quality, high flow cat cannon extractors/headers- these make quite a noticable performance difference with a stock 5sfe and depending on brand, they dont look half bad Anyway i think theres more than enough info you can further look into to get you well on your way to modding up your car the way you want it. Good luck dude and i hope this helps, ill be eager to see your progress in the members rides section.

hahaha, nice *high fives*

Okay, thanks to Steve im back with my list, and have no doubt im the closest thing to a god-like wiki-being of anime and manga :P lmao ...but i sure as hell am not sitting there remembering and compiling the manga list tonight, just say it beats this on 4 fold. .hack//Legend of the Twilight.hack//Liminality.hack//Quantum.hack//Roots.Hack//Sign 07-GHOST Aeon FluxAfro Samurai Ah! My Goddess Air GearAir Master Angel Sanctuary Ao no Exorcist appleseed avatar azumanga daioh beyblade blackcat blade blood+ blue dragon blue gender bubblegum crisi tokyo 2040 burn up excess burst angel buso renkin cardcaptor sakura Cat **** one casshern sins chobits chrno crusade claymore code geass r1&r2 cowboy bebop cromartie high cyborg009 d.gray-man darker than black 1&2 deadman wonderland deathnote descendants of darkness desert punk detective conan detective loki ragnarok devil may cry dnangel dragonball(-)(Z)(GT) Elemental Gelade Elfen Liedexcel sagaErgo ProxyEureka 7 fairytail fate zero FLCL Fruits BasketFull Metal PanicFull Moon o Saga****eFullmetal Alchemist &brotherhood OVA's etc.Fushigi YuugiGankutsuouGantzGasarakigetbackers ghosthound ghost in the shell &sac gilgamesh great teacher onizuka guilty crown Gundam 00Gundam AGEGundam SeedGundam Seed DestinyGundam UnicornGundam WingGundam XGundam ZZGunGravegunxsword Gunslinger GirlGunsmith Catsheavy gear haibane renmei hellsing hikari no go ikki tousen kaichou wa maid sama Initial DInnocent VenusInuyashakaras katekyo hitman reborn katanagatari kiba kiddy grade kurugane kuro****suji kyo kara maou last exile le portraite de cosette love hina loveless lucky star maburaoh macross madlax mahoromatic maihime/otome midori days monster rancher digimon pokemon zach bell zoidschaotic/new century Mnemosyne monochrome factor naidesco naruto negima neon genesis eva (incl ovas/new remakes) ninja scroll one piece onegai teacher onegai please pandora hearts patlabor peacemaker persona4 phantom requiem pretear ragnarok rahxephon EVERYTHING studio ghibli ranma half rosario vampire rozen maiden Rurouni Kenshins-CRY-edsailor moon saiyuki sakura wars Samurai 7Samurai ChamplooSamurai Deeper KyoSamurai Jacksamurai X OVAS sayonara zetsubo sensei school rumble scrapped princess seikon no quaswer sekirei serial experiments lain shadowskill shakugan no shana shaman king shuffle shugo chara souleater spawn spice and wolf starwars clone wars steel angel kurumi strawberry panic summer wars tactics teen titans tenchi muyo tenjho tenge texhnolyze big O legend of the legendary heroes melachony haruhi suzumiya ugly yet beautiful world tokyo mew mew togainu no chi towanoquon tower of druaga trigun trinity blood Tsubasa Reservoir ChronicleTsukuyomi Moon Phase Ultimate Muscle The Kinnikuman Legacy utawareumono vampire knight vandread Battle programmer shirase escaflowne wangan midnight weiss kruez witchblade wolfs rain Xamd xenosaga xXx holic yu yu hakusho yugioh crush gear black blood brothers kurozuka infinite ryvius galaxy angel Anime only, there are a tonne more i can/will add to the list but they're mainly untranslated japanese and i cbf going through them 1 by 1.

another celica! :D welcome to tocau mate good luck with that dash, ill be doing mine soon too :P

all those people are stuck in the 80's with their ****box cressidas and celicas and they have no knowledge at all about current technology. ..and I dont like you anymore purely for that post. if it wasnt for our "old" technology, yours sure as hell wouldnt exist.

Tony is very reasonable. I sms you the details. Tuning first, Dyno last. No use getting a power reading if you aren't properly set up Thats what i meant :P, dyno TUNE :D

interior is red black and silver, engine bay is blue black and silver. No red EVERYONE does red and yeah sure it looks nice but its common as hell.

i'll get around to dyno first. as for mod plating andrew, can i use your guy, he sounds reasonable? ^_^

More to come soon :P