Shiloh76

As a late update... tail light issues have now largely been resolved through a tail light harness change and some wiring fixes...

Hi all, I purchased a 1994 Celica (Team Europe Edition) for my girlfriend on the weekend. Nice car, happy with the purchase. Noticed that only the centre / middle brake light is working, and the 'inner' red lights on both left and right tail lights were not illuminating at all, either as brake or tail lights (I presume these do work as tail lights when switched on?). So I removed the LHS tail light unit, swapped the globe over with a new item and nothing happened - still doesn't work. I've checked all the fuses & all are fine. (Note: reverse globe on left hand side also not working, checked globe & appears fine - not blown, so there is also an issue here) Is there anything that I'm missing here? Could it be that there is an issue with the wiring harness itself? I'd appreciate any advice on trouble shooting this problem - really want to get it sorted out, for her sake! Cheers, S

Yes, have seen the eBay ones... are they quality units & worth the upgrade or cheapies?! From what I gather, might be worth upgrading the stock speakers regardless, which I'm happy to do. Also, probably looking at one of the silver/grey or blue models, colour-wise. Agree that the bumpers stand out more with non-black models.

Thanks Peter, and to all others who have responded so far. Some useful tips in the thread on what to look out for. How do people find the cabin noise levels out on the highway (I'm not talking about odd rattles, rather the overall noise insulation/suppression)? This is one thing I want - a quiet cabin! I used to own a 380 Mitsubishi which was quite good in this department, pretty quiet inside out on the highway. Would be nice if the Aurion was comparable. From what I gather, it is pretty quiet in this respect. It looks like the tail light upgrade (as much as it's a minor thing) happened sometime after '09, or during '09... so I guess I'll be looking for an '08-'09 model, plus more likely to be within budget. Any comments on the quality of the interior plastics in the console? Cheers.

Hello all, New to the forums, and so hope this post is going in the right section. I'm considering upgrading to an Aurion early in the New Year. Will be looking at a used model preferably 50,000kms or less. I've been debating whether to go for one of these, or a smaller engined fwd (e.g. Mazda 6) and I've not yet made up my mind. The Sportivo (SX6) is the most appealing of the lot for me - more interesting to look at vs the base model. The ZR6 doesn't seem to offer much more, other than a leather interior which I don't want (& costs more, want to try to keep this under $25K). Would I be better off going for a later (2009 onwards) rather than earlier series? Were there any significant issues that were fixed over the first couple of years of the life of the Aurion which would make a later one a better purchase? From my brief reading, there are dash rattle issues and the earlier ones missed out on Aux in on the stereo. I'm also not sure when they released the updated tail lights on the sporty models (the clear ones). Anyways, I don't like them! Much prefer the red / standard ones. Apologies if this kind of topic has been covered before.... but thoughts on model year, what I should be paying, things to look out for when buying used, etc. would be greatly appreciated. Cheers.