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    Sticky Dashboard?

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    12 hours ago, LaurieM said:

    Thanks for your response Adamsy. Toyota have been aware of this problem for a long, long time. Surely it is not unreasonable to expect a recall, years ago.

    I wish to differ on the service exercise, as, I believe, the problem clearly fits the legislation for breach of Statutory Warranty.

    Anyway, my post is simply asking, has anyone attempted to go down this path?

    It's a 10-year period not because it's a customer relations exercise, but because they are obligated to do so under Australian Consumer Law. You would normally expect something like a car's dashboard NOT to melt within that 10 year period. In fact, no-one expects their dash to just melt, otherwise it definitely is not fit for purpose and is also a safety hazard. However, having said that, you're past the 10 year cut-off date. So your chances of getting it rectified are now low and there is no longer a legal obligation for Toyota to replace the dash for free.

    Aurion performance mod.

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    On 9/15/2018 at 9:52 PM, Aurion fi said:

    UpDATE

    I also have a 3.0 v6 camry. I checked it underneath. It dont have the squished pipe. It has a nice flowing merge. 

    Im wondering why toyota intentionally had it squished up for aurion.

    The 3.0 V6 makes only 156kw. There is no need to squish the pipe on that!

    Aurion performance mod.

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    On 8/25/2018 at 10:35 PM, Aurion fi said:

    Not a friends price. First time i walked into exhaust shop. Pm me and I will provide shops details. 

    The negative is you simply cannot floor the throttle from a standing start. It gets axle tramp badly. Need to feather throttle. Go about half throttle and from about 30km/h then floor it. Will still turn the tyres. It wasnt like this standard. So i suspect my car is now making more torque?

    I need better tyres now  

    I suspect toyota squashed the pipe to limit the low end torque??

    I suspect you're right about Toyota limiting the torque -- Toyota marketed these cars to a very conservative demographic. Also, the stock tyres aren't up to the extra torque, as you have experienced. To get more consistent acceleration you will need something better like Michelin Pilot Sport 4 or Bridgestone RE003. It would be great to get some before and after dyno results...maybe when I do it...

    Replacing the glove box lock

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    14 hours ago, trentmeyer23 said:

    I don't know specifically, I never attempted to pull ours apart; however, here is some general advice:

    Keep in mind that Toyota got the lock in there in the first place.

    I doubt it will be glued together, so your best option would be to take to the old one with a plastic trim removal tool to avoid damaging the good one. Use it as a test mule. 

    Start from the lower side if possible to avoid visible damage, if any.

    Yeah ok, I thought as much. Will give it a go, maybe with a flathead screwdriver wrapped in cloth. I think I have some trim removal tools around somewhere too.

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