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vivioman

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  1. Bought as a project car/daily driver... Fairly stock for now... Awaiting 4AGE transplant and manual gearbox conversion.
  2. Check this link if you want to purchase OEM parts to replaced the damaged ones on your camry: http://www.ozeparts.com/
  3. Yes, the tires are 253/45/17s! :) No spacers needed on the rear.
  4. I had a sound from my Kings when going over bumps and a length of rubber tubing wrapped round the top coils solved that issue. When compressed, the top 2 coils were too close to each other and when it hit bumps the sound occurred. easy DIY install with the rubber tubing.
  5. haha, yeah I got a few replies that said it looked better from the side than from the back... But I like the missing park bench and red bull wings analogy, I'll remember those 2!
  6. Since I have to drive my camry for a little while longer until I can get a new car, I though I'd add something to it...either you will love it or you will hate it. :) Job is still unfinished...brake light to hook up, some more anchoring down of screws to be done. It was kinda painful to drill holes in the boot though but once you done one hole, the rest is easy! :)
  7. I like the looks of the 20s on that azura! :) looks tops!
  8. Yeah I bought my car at the auction and did not get a chance to test drive it. On the day I collected it I was praying that there would be no serious trouble with it and thankfully it was largely ok. Needed a service and timing belt change badly though...and a good interior clean. The only other option if you want to have the chance to have a mech view the car before you buy it would be to check out used car yards that take in and sell fleet vehicles...even though these vehicles might be bought by the car yard at an auction anyway, and the dealer would then place his cost on top of the car plus his margin in the sale price, warranty etc I would imagine...
  9. http://www.pickles.com.au/ Click on Motor Vehicles and on the right search for cars in your state. Cheers
  10. Yeah, take it for an alignment as soon as you can... I'm thinking about getting my steering pull fixed also.
  11. Sorry I read your post wrongly! my bad!
  12. I always ask the shop to make sure that the steering wheel is straight when I go for an alignment. Found Bob Jane to be the best, but they could not align my wheels properly recently because I changed springs and needed a camber kit...they told me to go to a suspension specialists... Next time I'll just go to a suspension specialist because they have the parts there and I won't have to pay for a wheel alignment just to get told that I have to take the car somewhere else for further adjustments! <_<
  13. I had a clattering noise in my car over rough roads that was driving me crazy....and no matter how I tried I could not find out what the source of the sound was until one day I discovered it came from the passenger seat belt holder! Once I pushed the holder between the seat and the center console the noise stopped! And all this time I've been looking and thinking that it came from the dashboard area...
  14. Found these on the web...might be useful to some: http://opc.mr2oc.com/online_parts_catalog/...um_diagrams.pdf Cheers
  15. Hi mate, Nice setup! Just wondering what is the material you are using for the heatshield called? Thanks
  16. Yeah, these 2 spots are perfect, right up where I live! haha
  17. ^^ wow, it looks like you got a good deal on your 2004 Cmary then!
  18. love the undercar lights..waiting for pics on the exhaust! :)
  19. vivioman

    Exhaust tip

    Exhaust tips generally do not make a difference to the exhaust note. I have a dual exhaust tip on mine and it sounds the same as it does when the tip was not installed. To change the exhaust note, you'd have to change the muffler and from my experience, I'd say that just doing tips are not worth it, might as well get a free flow muffler finished off with a nice chrome tip of any size that you fancy...
  20. Well, maybe not $10,000, but you can source well priced models from auctions... this one's from perth, $12.5K for 2004 model with 88000 kms on the clock: http://www.pickles.com.au/cars/vehicle/CP-...lotid-852024156
  21. I would check the strut tower rubber mounts...did you replace these when you changed the springs?
  22. When you consider buying a used car, you definitely take a risk. The only positive offsets are if some form of warranty is offered by the dealer. Even for some, buying a new car is also troublesome, if they get a lemon...I guess there is no way to guarantee whether you get a good car or not. Good luck in your car hunting and update us on what you buy eventually!
  23. I've got a high km Gen 4 4cyl camry which was an ex fire-dept car. I bought it at 242,000kms and now have driven it to 277,000 kms. It had regular log book servicing until 220,000 kms as indicated in the log book and so far I've spent about $1000 for necessary servicing on it incl: 1) Spark plug change 2) Oil change (and thereafter every 10,000kms) 3) Front struts replaced (was leaking) 4) Timing belt replaced (it was replaced once before at 100,000kms) 5) Auto transmission fluid flushed 6) All brake pads replaced 7) Rear discs skimmed Of course, I've changed several things as well such as lowered springs, wheels and tyres which were not necessary "maintenance" but with regular maintenance, it drives ok for a high km car...you can't expect it to drive "like new" at this high kms. Also important to shop around for a good reliable mech that does not charge high prices...I was lucky to be recommended to a mech from one of the members of another camry forum...
  24. I'd say shop around some more and compare the quote you've got with those from other companies... I think there are some companies that allow you to have mods like Just Car for example...
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