midnight87

Hi all,

Just wondering if anyone out there has done a heated mirror mod/install on a xv40 aurion before?

I have an 08 aurion sportivo, and in the colder months the mirrors fog up so bad to where i can't see a thing at all so id like to install heated mirrors if its possible, can be either a direct replacement or a diy kit, i do electrical work for a living so wiring is not an issue at all for me :) just like to know if its been done before

Thanks in advance,

Alan

I have a Kincrome one i brough from my local autopro store, little pricey if i remember it was around the $40ish mark, but it makes getting tight filter off easy work so its worth it :)

no worries camrolla, glad to be of help

i'd give toyota a ring and see what they say about getting a new one, do see why you shouldn't be able to

- led courtesy lights in the doors, mirrors, roof lights and boot

- tinted windows

- audio upgrade

that's about all I can think of that you've missed

should be 5 stickers all up

- driver B pillar has tyre sizes and an air bag sticker

- passenger B pillar should have an air bag sticker and a chassis sticker with build date ect

- passenger C pillar has the other chassis sticker with vin number ect

- chassis number is stamper under the drivers seat under a rectangle plastic trim

I think manufactures went to stickers to avoid vehicle rebirthing, and with stickers you print it off and stick it on where ever, no messing around with rivets and finding somewhere in the engine bay to mount it as no real visible place to mount them in the aurion's engine bay

if one is missing i don't why toyota can't order a copy in?

ok i'll just put up with the clunking noise

after going through a tank and a half with no change i did a ecu soft reset, filled the tank up and its dropped right down to 8.6L per 100 within 10 minutes of driving :D

Hi all,

I own a silver 2008 aurion sportivo sx6 with a sunroof :) i brought the car a bit over 9 months ago from toyota and i'm rather pleased with it so far but iv got a couple of questions i'm hoping someone can answer.

first up is about fuel consumption, friday just past i had the car dropped off for its 90,000k service (not through toyota), prior to this the fuel consumption was anywhere from 9.6 to 11L per 100 and the tank was lasting anywhere form 550-640k's depending on how i drove, after i got the car back from being serviced its now saying i'm using 13.5L+ per 100 but telling me a tank is lasting me anywhere from 620 to 640k's on average.

second is a clunking noise, when i leave for work in the morning a reverse out my driveway, put the car in 'D' and drive off, when it changes gears it makes a clunk noise, it sounds like its coming from around front drivers side wheel area, it does it after i'v revered and for the first gear change only, it does not do it any other time.

has anyone come any of these issues before and found answers?

cheers

i fitted on the outer day, after being quoted $110 at my local autopro store with discount i ended up getting the one in the link below off ebay for $78.75

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=271224567455

haven't noticed and differences, fuel economy hasn't changed, mainly got it longevity and cleanable/reusable

little confused, first you say dash rattle then you change it to a gear box cover rattle???

do you mean center console maybe?

Maybe interested, Whats the reason for sale and do they make a droney note or is it purely awesomeness as described

it can all be done using the stock head unit, iv done it in my 08 sportivo

i have done mine on the cheap till i can afford a new head unit but my current setup consists of alpine type s 6x9" speakers in the front and rear, one alpine type s 12" sub in the boot all running off a kenwood kac-749s amp under the passenger seat, that is all controlled off the factory head unit. i also did the aux input mod and it'll do for now

lucky for me my amp has a speaker input and i managed to track down the input cable so just tapped into the wires behind the head unit so i didn't need any bulky line filters

i went to fit camber adjusting bushes to mine but didn't get them in as it was to much effort doing it without a press, and i ran out of time

to do it the right and easy way you will need a press to get the old ones out and the new ones in

i don't know if the control arms are off an aurion but this guy done a how to write up as a diy job

http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=154137

hope this helps

If you can get a reece hitch your laughing, way lot better than the Toyota towbar.

going with a reece hitch type thats for sure, best quote so far is $690 (parts only) for a full kit with everything then will fit it myself

i tried it once and i don't recommend it, it gets pretty uncontrollable, play it was leave the TC on and go easy on the right foot is all i can say

sorry to drag up an old thread myself but how is eonon head unit going, is it still worth buying one?

fitting it should be no problem as long as the towbar is in good working order, my work has fitted about 50 towbars to rac vehicles which i had a part in, iv also fitted a couple to my own older vehicles with no problems

if i can get the answers to my questions i'll know what i need to do the job

Hello everyone

im wanting to but a towbar on my 08 aurion sportivo sx6, iv noticed everywhere wants to charge a leg to have on fitted and im a bit of a diy person so im wanna give a shot as fitting one myself to save a few $$$ but iv got a few questions

1) i found a towbar on gumtree for a $100 that say its for a 07-11 Toyota camry acv40 and aurion gsv40, just wondering if this will be a sure fit before i go buying it?

2) iv been reading some posts about bowbar wiring, my aurion has the led tail lights so am i going to be needing some sort of electrical box some new cars need? if so will one of the ones in the links work (sorry if im not allowed to post ebay linkson here)

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/161072041965?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/121141744901?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

3) if not can i just wire straight into the tail light wiring?

any info would be great and thank you in advance

Alan

Hi everyone

my name is alan but im also known as midnight

iv owned an old 95 camry for about 3 years now, i just picked my self up a 2008 aurion sportivo sx6 a few days ago that i am rather happy with so far :)

i just like to thanks for having me on here and i hope i can learn a thing or two from the fellow members

Alan