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The dished Lenso's looks good. Too many spokes though and its annoying to clean. The Lenso Eurostyle 7s http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/Defyantmods/eurostyle7.jpg would be my pick out of this list here. I'm running them right now and I think they look great although looks a bit small with 225/40s on mine (because pretty wide/big whee arch). So maybe 19" or 20" will be better.

Some more pics from SMH:

http://smh.drive.com.au/photogallery/2012-toyota-aurion-range-20120418-1x6cj.html?selectedImage=0

Gave the car more low with a few tree stumps. Very cost effective.

Insult?! No way man! Your DIY is epic!! It was only a joking suggestion since the red devil eyes just reminded me of Transformers and your Aurion is so badass it'd be a Decepticon!

The Transformer badges are just a novelty item to reference their car to the Transformers factions. Sorry if you got the wrong idea

Now you just need a Decepticon badge...

You're confusing yourself as just before that line you say you can't confirm it is your car.

Speak to the bodyshop and see what they say.

After working on the car with my dad sourcing and putting up the bodykits and our own DIY DRLs, my dad and I are very confident that it was infact our very own unique Avensis. The only one of its kind in Sydney if you will.

However, as this spotting occurred during night time, there may be a very, very slim chance that it may have been a different Avensis and that is why I had said "It was hard to confirm it 100%".

They said they will contact me about the repairs on Monday, I will ask bout it and see what they say.

My choice would be the Corolla Hatch. This is how I see it: once you buy the car, you will be stuck with the space, comfort, power, luxury and practicality of your chosen car for a long period (which I think the Corolla is the overall winner here). Meanwhile, petrol use is inevitable, either way you will still have to pay for petrol, no real winners here.

Maybe keep a note of the time, date & location where you witnessed it, then check the odometer when you get the car. Ask the workshop that you spot your car on that particular date, time & location, ask them where was the car taken to and see what they say.

Seen four people in my parents Merc driving nearby my university one time (Saw them turning out of a mall, which has KFC in it.). Called my parents, who then contacted the dealer who tried to deny and claim that only two technicians are allowed in the car for 'test drives'. After this happened, I took a photo of the odo & trip meter just in case, before sending both car out for servicing or repairs.

The funny thing is that the repairers and I both recorded the odo and fuel level on the spot...o.o I'll try what you said when I head in.

Id say call the AAMI repair link and find out if the vehicle is ready for pickup as you saw it being driving last friday night?

I dropped the car off yesterday (Friday) morning and spotted it the same night. =s

Had this happen to me too! Dropped the Celica in to get the discs machined.. was supposed to only take a couple of hours.. the guy calls me and says... sorry the tool is stuffed and wont have another until tomorrow.. when I picked the car it was a bit more dusty and I swear there was less fuel and an extra 10kms on the odometer.. but I didnt check it before I dropped it in so I couldnt get mad at them.. The guys at the shop had huge smiles when I picked it up.. I'll be speaking to the owner of the business about it when I find him.

The worst part is not knowing how they used your car during that time eh?

n2uyrvu9hj0r2ry98hugr2ry my car is a people carrier lol it may have looked half decent with the cosmetic mods on it but why someone would take it for a spin instead of some other better cars that were there for repairs beats me...I'm just gonna keep telling myself that it was used by a sensible family man for now.

FYI, the damage wasn't significant, it was still driveable.

So my Avensis got rear ended back in late February and just this morning (Friday) I left it at the AAMI Repair Link. Earlier tonight (same Friday as drop off) as I drove home after picking my dad up in the Camry, My dad and I happened to see my Avensis heading in the opposite direction. It was hard to confirm it 100% but the the lights set up with same blue DRLights is all I needed to know it was my car.

I'm not sure what to make of it atm, I won't get to see it for another week or so. I guess whoever has my car would be using it for the weekend.

Please share some wisdom as to what to make of this, maybe someone had a similar situation and what my course of action should be when I get the car back. I know they may not have the right to use a customer car for personal use but I mean, once you leave your car with them, what can you do? Therefore I'm happy to just forget about it if the extra kms are reasonable for a weekend... I'm just really fond of the car hence my head is just spinning with thoughts atm...I can only hope for the best that it was being used by someone sensible.

Looking good!

From what I saw in the new Prius ads on TV, the whole new range looks much more sporty, way better looking than the current gen. Also liking the look of the Prius V although would it have sufficient power to haul the whole family effectively?

Hope the Aussie ones stay true/similar to the looks of these pics and the TV ad, the pics of the American versions are bland and boring as!

Disappointing factory rim designs =(

Thanks for sharing!

thursday moring around 8am on Cumberland Highway, Northmead

Ooooft sikh one uleh!

You have not seen the fully-sikh TRD pre-facelift XV20 Camry on Epping Rd during weekday mornings.

Brb, compiling the extensive list of retardation it had on it... xD

Spotted white ZRE with plates meaning 'Illusive' with red P's on Blaxland Road. Notsureifmember.

Varis

Spotted Defyant on King Georges Road, turning right into this street. Was a car behind you.

Also spotted a Yaris/Echo painted pearlescent white with bodykits on black rims, Showground Road, Castle Hills.

Spotted a neat white Aurion with TRD badged grill (no Toyota badge) on black rims with standard yellow plates (couldnt see rego) on Carlingford Road, Midson Road lights, at Epping around 3:40.

Better quality pics taken with a 7D although resized for loading practicality

Oh and Jeffy, love to go moar low but my driveway says otherwise, the pic shows the highest clearance...the lowest is around 3cms

I've also debadged the "Verso" and "GLX" off the back and am now trying to source projector headlights (whole unit) from Japan. If not, then I will be looking into installing the projectors themselves into the factory headlights.

EDIT: And anyone else using Chrome that crashes during attachment of photos!?!?

DAT 4SS and DEM SHOES

That's brilliant.

Installed the kits and the badge after HSC but was just too lazy to upload pics...well here they are. Also got a muffler tip, 2 small TRD badges on the sideskirt plus 2 LED DRL strips which I've cut and fitted into the plastic surrounds at the front as finishing touches.

I'll try and get some better pics soon with a proper camera but for now, iPhone will have to do xD

Happy holidays peeps!

Welcome to the club.

That's really nice for a first car. :D

Just wondering, are you getting a JDM Toyota Ipsum 240S full kit or an aftermarket one?

Thank you! Definitely, the 7 seats are great for the beach and outings while the 2AZ-FE works like a charm.

Anyways, the kits are just an aftermarket set.

Hi everybody! I am James and this is my Avensis Verso GLX which is my daily, family and shop car.

Current Mods as of Jan 2017:

- JDM Ipsum 240S front end conversion (front bar, foglights and grille)
- FRP front lip
- OEM foglights from Ultima spec
- FRP side skirts
- FRP rear lip
- FRP rear lip spoiler
- FABULOUS eyelids
- JDM Ipsum stainless-steel door sills
- Eonon headunit with Bluetooth and GPS
- DIY projector and HID headlight install with blacked surrounds
- DIY console phone mount
- LED interior and plate lights
- Tinted side indicators and rear brake lights
- Weathershields
- De-badged with black Toyota emblems
- Window tints

- TEIN Street Advance coilovers
- FABULOUS Expands 19x8.5 +32, 19x9.5 +32
- AME Shallen WX 19x9 +40, 19x10 +36
- Project MU Super Lock Nut 7
- UltraRacing front strut tower brace
- UltraRacing rear anti-roll bar
- UltraRacing mid-rear chassis bar
- UltraRacing rear chassis bar
- Vanner rear cargo chassis struct brace

- Kakimoto Racing Hyper GT Box rev. axle-back exhaust
- Toyota Alphard/Vellfire factory front brake kit
- K&N panel filter





When it first started:

Very nice! Good to see a fellow people-mover, got an Avensis WIP :P