Cee-Lo

Sucks about the Projectors, since the lens is broken already, see if you can find a spare set of stock headlights, open them, up, do the same with the projector headlamps, then swap the internals over.

You'll need a hairdryer/heatgun, or an oven, a flat, preferably wide tool for leverage, and patience.

Nice work with the door trims! Was it a matter of opening up the door card, stripping off the old material, then applying the new stuff?

Strange that the front lip didn't fit, I would have thought that Seca and Wagon bumpers were identical.

Are you still going to use the SX lip?

Are fishtanks viewed as legal tender for the purposes of aforementioned swapmeet? :P

I'm based on the eastside, about 20min south east of Carribean Gardens. I'll be willing to attend a premeet in that area if anyone else is up for it.

First ive heard of coolant looking like that.

Coolant does tend to corrode over time, is that lumpy stuff in the radiator neck and on the cap able to be wiped off? Either way, I would want to flush out the cooling system and put in fresh coolant, diluted with DISTILLED water. Tap water is no good as that has minerals in it that speed up corrosion.

As for the clunk, could be suspension related, maybe a pedders 28point check would be a good port of call? Does the clunk happen under a specific condition, or is it completely random?

Going to have to completely withdraw my attendance from this Annual meet unfortunately. Have family stuff on tonight, and my car isn't completely assembled, and wont be in time for tomorrows cruise.

Hope everyone who can go enjoys themselves, and takes plenty of pics of the rides!

I'm just having a stab in the dark here, but people say this event will be huge, so its not much of an EOMM unless we do something as the tocau Group after the conclusion of winterfest, ie: eat somewhere nearby, or even check out an entertainment venue.

I probably will be there though.

To what extent will you be upgrading the stereo?

If its just a headunit swap, and upgrade speakers (keeping them the same size as OEM), stock battery should suffice as long as it's healthy. If you're going to go all out, have 6"s in the front doors, and 6*9"s up back, all amped with a massive sub, then upgrading your battery would be a good idea.

Many people have done a headunit swap on these. You may find this link useful. http://www.rollaclub.com/board/topic/51172-tutorial-wiring-up-a-cd-player-in-an-ae92-hatchback/

I may be able to make it to bowling and dinner on sat,

and probably will be doing the cruise on sunday, where are we going to ear at Healesville?

If we are making an 'offical' EOMM out of this, then perhaps we could cruise somewhere nearby for lunch? Seeing as the Winterfest ends at 1pm.

I will be there.

No luck retracing her steps?

If you do end up needing a new key cut, make sure you get a set of spare keys cut too, so you won't have to go through this problem again.

I may do the same as cductn if I wake up early enough, I'd like to do the whole drive, but a few things on the car could do with fixing first.

Should I?

Though I won't stay very long. Early starts on fri ftl.

My pick is also number 2, get it with a graphite centre so you have the polished lip to contrast.

#3 is also a good choice, do the same as above, or get it in a contrasting colour if you want to pull more focus to your wheels.

Can I get my RSVP changed to a maybe? Got a 21st the night before, and I'm not sure if I will be awake on time for this meet.

So I did get around to doing a cut and polish, however I decided to do it on my white corolla, as that is getting used much more often than my other car now, and it needed some tlc.

First off, i got a bottle of touch up paint from autobarn and set out touching up some stone chips. In retrospect I probably should have used primer or something first, and anded down some of the chips before applying the touch up paint. A couple days later I sanded down the touch ups using 2000 grit wet sandpaper.

DAY 1

-high pressure hose of car at carwash

-went home, washed using 2 bucket method

-dried car off

-claybarred the body/panels of the car

DAY 2

-2 bucket wash

-used meguiars scratch x with hand polishing pad

-used autoglym super resin polish with hand polishing pad

-used carnuba wax, applied by hand

Overall the paint came up ok, most of the oxidisation got taken care of, though the paint touchups havent fully blended with existing paint, and there is still an orange peel like look to the clearcoat, so its not quite a mirror finish. Is a machine cut & polish the only way to get a mirror finish, or did I just need to be firmer with the polishing stage?

Well then, I shall endavour to attend this voyage in thine toyota.

Would be interesting to see how I go through those roads in a smaller, more nimble car.

I probably live further out east than dwee does :P

If I get a meet happening over eastside on a fri or sat evening (date pending) who would be interested in attending?

Good move on changing the date to the 27th, the 20th may have clashed with another toyota meet which is happening on that morning.

Now the question is, will my schedule allow? And is it the same route as the TOCAU EOMM last nov?

Damnit we gotta start meeting up on fridays, so I can actually make it and not have to worry about getting up early the next day for work.

Doesn't look like there is much interest for tonight, plus weather is miserable, not the best for a long drive to the west, count me out for tonight.

Thursday looks a bit better, I may come to the meet for a bit if there is one, anyone from the east want to cruise up with me?

Seeing as Wednesday is a public holiday and most of us have the day off from uni/work, how about doing something tuesday evening?

Car troubles seem to be sorted now, so I'm keen for a drive, I'll even come out to the westside!

Spotted fillit, and I think private number and alister at the MCM melbourne meet.

Very late notice, but I can't make it tonight, car troubles.