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07Prodigy

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  1. Grand Motors are looking to replace any sticky dash that is in the 10 year old period. book it in, it gets replaced free of charge, and the new one looks great. this is happening on many Toyota models, not just Camry and Aurion!!! It also affects Lexus models!!! go see your dealer asap!!!
  2. I agree with the above. i had a similar issue with my 40 series. i used a combination of vacuum and air line. so basically remove it the put the vacuum over the bulb hole and suck out what you can, don't seal it off completely allow some air to get in other wise you won't get anywhere. do the same with the air blower. Or if you have done the rear fog light mod, put the vacuum over one hole and make sure it's as sealed as possible, and use the blower in the other. as for not letting them back in, just make sure it's sealed up completely when it goes back in and regularly wash your car and never park near trees.
  3. Wow, sounds like you're in a pickle. what model is this vehicle? i would drop the fuel tank out. This gives you access to the tank and the filler neck/hose. make sure there is as little fuel as possible in it though, you don't want a 80kg+ fuel tank squishing you or splashing furl everywhere. I'm sorry I don't know the exact procedure, but it would be along the lines of disconnect anything attached to it, you may need to pull the rear seat out, then drop it out.
  4. Yeah, I must say if that happened to me I'd just sell it or burn it. i can't deal with spiders, the give me the heebeegeebies so bad, I scream and run.
  5. What is the hold up for the Japanese style plates? i actually think they should offer AFL and soccer plates. is there a a way we can fast trac this? Or sign a petition or something?
  6. How'd you go? what do they look like?
  7. That's correct, slide it to the passenger side of the vehicle then toward the front and pull it up. The wiring is short and the plug is a little fiddlie but you can take it out and put it back in, in under 5 minutes. im interested to see how you went and what the issue and fix was as I too have a the Atara SL
  8. Asumming yours is the 50 series, I'd just check the settings through the head unit first. should be settings, vehicle, door lock, then check the options that you want. if they are all set correctly for the lights to flash then I would check the vehicle is actually locking. the vehicle won't lock if there is a door ajar, or if it thinks the door is ajar. Which bring me to a question. does it beep twice to unlock, once to lock and continuiosly when the door is ajar/open? another option could be that a setting was changed while it was at the dealership while plugged into the computer. so if you can't activate it through the head unit then you may need to take it to the dealer. i believe it is just a setting that has been changed, but I could be wrong.
  9. Your local Toyota should have this disc. you can try the wreckers but I do t know if you would find one there or how good it would be, so I would try your local/preferred Dealer. ring up the parts department and see if the sell one.
  10. How big is it? i don't think it will eat anything as such, there is not much in the hvac system it can damage. There is just ducts, vents, flaps, a filter, a heater core, an evaporater. so really the only components it could damage is the heater core and evaporater if it tried to stick its legs through it or lay eggs, the flaps it won't damage as such but may obstruct them, and the filterbit may block or tear but unlikely. did you get it out?
  11. Hello everybody, I'm a 92 baby (so currently 25) from the Gold Coast Queensland. I used to have a GSV40R Prodigy which I spent a bit of money on, and you will find my mods and adventures in the Aurion section. Unfortunately though my baby was rear ended by a young lass in a Kia Cerato making it a write off. So my love for Lexus/Toyota lead me towards an RX 450h but it was about $10k more then I really wanted to spend, the GS 450h was the same story. Then I thought about another Aurion, but this time the GSV50R Presara. I did really like the Presara, but I noticed the ACV50R Atara SL had a couple more extras that wasn't available on the Presara, so long story short I bought the Camry. I really like the Atarta SL but I do miss the V6.
  12. The Aurion has these on all models, perhaps the wiring harness from the Aurion?
  13. As a detailer I use two different products for two different scenarios. dirty window: you need: windex, prepsol, two white rags (like a hospital bed sheet. A good quality lint free paper towel will do wonders also) Step 1:Wet cloth A with prepsol then wipe window to get rid of the grime. Step 2: spray the window with glass cleaner/windex then wipe dry. depending on how dirty your window is you may need to repeat step one a couple times before completing step two decent or regularly cleaned windows: you need: windex, two white rags (like a hospital bed sheet. A good quality lint free paper towel will do wonders also) Step 1:Wet cloth A with windex then wipe window. Step 2: Wipe the window dry.
  14. The alarm will be triggered if any of the doors, boot or bonnet are opened or the battery is disconnected then reconnected after the the vehicle has been locked for approximately 30 seconds. so going on that, is check your door switches as one may be faulty. you can do this by unlocking the car, open and close a door and wait for the light to go out. now with out opening the doors, push and wiggle the doors one at a time and see if the light comes on. also do this with the boot, you will have to get in the boot for this, make sure the seats are folded down and the keys are with you, but don't forget to take them out when you get out. now to test the bonnet is a bit harder. with my Atara SL I have a MID in my cluster that tells me if the bonnet is open or closed. do you get an alert if the bonnet is opened? the other thing is the battery could be on its way out, making the car think you have removed and reinstalled it, which would cause it to trigger the alarm. also check the battery terminals are tight and secure.
  15. Hi guys, I too have the current shape Atara SL and I love the JBL system. I'm no sound engineer but my system sounds fantastic. Mine is the end of 2015 so I assume as you said they have been run in. there is possible adjust through the audio screen. push Audio, select your source eg BTA, push sound in the bottom right corner.
  16. I'm not sure about the 36 series, but with the 40 series you have to change the whole mirror assembly. it was a couple years ago now but it cost me $82 from Toyota.
  17. If your version has the hardware already Installed then yes. if not then it may still be possible, it's just a lot of work.
  18. There are lots of different factors to consider before the computer decides that airbag deployment is necessary. there are sensors around the outside of the car (as mentioned above) there is usually at least one control unit there is also a control into of sorts that is usually mounted under the Center consol that (long story short) measures the force at which the car is hit. so basically it's measuring direction of impact, force of impact, estimates result of impact, a few other tings, then determines which airbags to deploy and at what rate to deploy them. (If the car is fitted with other SRS devices then it does the same for these too. for example two vehicles traveling at lower speeds vehicle A T bones vehicle B square on (so a perfect T bone) Vehicle B detects a side impact at (made up number) 0.6G but requires (another made up number) 0.75G before deploying the side curtain airbags or side airbags. Vevicle A detects a frontal impact at (again made up number) 0.6G but again requires (another made up number) 0.8G to deploy front air bags or knee airbags. A large part of the energy is absorb by he Crumple zones so the speed from the point of contact to the point the car registers the impact are actually to different values. does this help at all? also will you be buying another Camry?
  19. Hi I have a 2016 camry Atara SL with toyota link but I'm having dramas with it forgetting things and buttons/icons not lighting up. i was wondering if anyone else had these issues.
  20. I have a simpler idea that doesn't require anything else. start the car turn the temperature to hot recycle air fan on max a/c off cycle through the outlets at regular intervals, say every 5 minutes. once the air gets hot, if it's still in there it won't be for long. on a side note: spraying things into your vents may create more issues then the spider so I would avoid doing this. if you must spray something, then use a product that's not going to go sticky or leave a residue, like windex for example.
  21. Yeah of course, I live in Qld, so it's either set to 19 or 22. Yes love my music up loud. AC/DC, Cold Chisel, The Angels, Beathoven can't be played quietly.
  22. I didn't like the idea either but they did it with the mother in laws outlander and it worked.
  23. I apologise, I was wrong, they are 245/40R18. will these still be ok?
  24. Just spoke to Toyota, they don't even take the pan off, they just plug into the trans lines and flush the fluid until its clean. Apparently they do it this way because if they just drain it and refill they are only changing half the fluid as half stays in the torque converter. I asked about the filter and they said it's like a gauze strainer, and they very rarely even check it. I asked if they would change it and they said they could but made it clear they didn't want to.
  25. Ok, going on that I don't think there is anything wrong with they way you're driving or the vehicle structure, which then leaves an issue with the engine. So I would have to agree with the other Toyota Owners Club Australia members and say clean out from the air filter back to the engine as far as you can. There are a few sprays you can buy that will do this for you. You exhaust will smell for a bit but your car will run great. Note: DO NOT USE WATER INSIDE THE ENGINE OR TO CLEAN ANY ENGINE PARTS. also it might need the cobwebs blown out of it, so to speak, so you can find a deserted road, drop it into second and accelerate to 6000rpm for approximately 60 seconds. A few safety things with that, don't do it unless the engine is warmed up completely, try not to speed and try not to break traction. if you're not comfortable doing this then take it to someone you trust, or maybe someone on here could meet up with you somewhere? im in Brisbane/GC of you need help.
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