PengNZ

For my 2014 XAV50, when the speedometer says 100kph, the actually was 96kph on my 215/60/16 wheels and tyres and its 95 on my current 225/45/18 wheels and tyres. I was thinking that probably that was because the previous owner used a bigger or smaller wheels set and then tampered the meter and when he sold that he never bothered to tamper that back.

DB1475 on my rear, if somebody is also wondering that. Just replaced them. 

Hi guys

I'd like to have my rear brake pads changed with Bendix GCT but the official site has recommend ed two sets of rear brake pads. So which one should i get?

are they all good for my car or only one can do?

My Aurion is a 2014 pre-facelift model and its sold in NZ btw

Cheers

Maybe asking at fb group

Try steelmate. 

Happy lunar new year bro

On 11/19/2017 at 8:41 AM, Tony Prodigy said:

I don't get why your imported model requires premium anyway. Is it a higher compression or something ?

Me too.

Here in NZ, pretty same car same engine with same specifications built by you Aussie, Toyota New Zealand’s website specifies that Aurion requires 95 octane or higher. I don’t get it too! normal compression ration, no direct injection, no turbocharged, no supercharged, why 95 then? 😂😂😂

https://www.toyota.co.nz/our-range/aurion/aurion/specifications/sportivo-zr6/

I’ve been using 95/98 since I own my Aurion never used 91 and I’m thinking of using 91 these days. 

3 hours ago, Jon Albiez said:

Highway driving (one lane each way, hillier, some overtaking) on 98RON consumption is in the high 8s. On 91RON/E10 around 10.

Now I think I’m gonna just stick with 95:) 

I bought my aurion three months ago and now I’ve done 8,000 km with it. I usually get around 7.6 l/100km on highway with 95RON and Nulon 5w30 full synthetic oil (Non PAO based oil (doesn’t matter much here)). When cruising, no acceleration, and at 100 kph, I usually get around 6.9 l/100km. By the way, back in my home country, China, the OE engine oil for 2gr-fe engine in a much heavier vehicle, highlander, is 0w20. With 0w-20, the Petrol consumption could definitely go lower.

98 doesn’t provide obvious extra gain than 95 to me. I used it only when I couldn’t find 95 at the gas stations. 

12 hours ago, Tony Prodigy said:

Nice one Peng. I agree that it should have been made as a storage bin.

My Prodigy is the same. Not sure if Presara is too.

I suspect Toyota marketing may have targeted the Chinese market for sheer population numbers and possibly the higher smoking rate.. 

Did you order yours through Toyota China or are they available here ?

How much was it ?

 

100 CNY = 20 AUD

Maybe you can go to a local toyota dealer and show them the part number then probably they could arrange a order from China. 

Btw your wood trim is awesome!

5 hours ago, trentmeyer23 said:

I hope you aren't doing this too often, you will be slowly but surely killing your fuel pump.

Yeah I guess it’s ok for a 2014 model though. I just never bothered to go to gas station very often 😂😂😂

6 hours ago, nzzr6 said:

Yes Toyotas are well known for generous empty light indications. How long were you running with the light on for? 

Usually less than 40 kms

It’s perfect for a pack of cigarettes and a lighter!

I really enjoy driving my 2014 atx and like it. So i come to this fourm very often and so as a Chinese Camry fourm. One day i found a big difference in a Chinese Camry fourm. For the low line Camry in China, there is a very useful coin box installed on the dash. However, on the same place of a Aussie or NZ model, there is just a blank useless switch board. It’s useless and make the car looks cheap. 

Therefore, i did some research to see if i can replace it. I firstly try to search it on ebay, amazon, and NZ shopping site Trademe. Nothing found no surprise. Then I tried to find out if i can get one part from a japan imported model. However, I found out that japanese models also don’t have this design. Then I tried to search it on AliExpress which is a China-based international shopping site for cheap stuffs. Nothing found as well. At last, I tried to buy it on Taobao.com which is the biggest Chinese shopping website. I knew i could find it on it and i did find it. Then I asked a fd who would come to NZ that month to order it and bring it to me. 

Today, he and my coin box arrived and i spent like 5 mins to install it. There is some slight different as shown on pics. It’s due to the difference between left-hand drive design and right-hand drive design i think. It’s not perfect but i am still very happy with it!

34 minutes ago, trentmeyer23 said:

You'll find there is still a fair amount of fuel in the tank when the light comes on. It is common practice.

Thanks for your reply, Trent. Good morning btw.  I’d agree with what you said but 20L (70L - 50L) gas is much more than ‘a fair amount’. Plus, if I do have 20L gas in my fuel tank, the car computer should tell me I got at least 150 kms cruising range instead of usually less than 50 the computer told me.

There was one time the cruising range was down to 8 km and the needle directly pointed to the Empty and I used only 53L gas to fuel up. 53L is enough for a 70L tank??? That made me really really confused. 

I got really confused with the fuel tank capacity. Every time i fuel up my 2014 atx from the fuel light on (with 30 ish k crusing range) to full (the pump first time stops) takes only 50-51L gas. Is it really normal? The fuel tank of this model is supposed to be able to take 70L!!

Any replies are appreciated. Cheers:)

http://www.toyota.com.au/main/camry/prices

The price is out. 

3 hours ago, Akkadian said:

Thanks for all the replies.  Aside from the spare wheel query the bloody dash is sticky now after one day in the blazing sun.  Obviously spoke too soon!

Nevermind.  Still a great car.

If it’s a 2007 model and the dash is getting sticky, good luck to you man. Try search ‘Melting dash in toyota, Mazda, Lexus cars Australia’ Facebook group. 

It is said that the dash melting problem is like once it starts, the whole dash will get melted very quickly. Personally I don’t have experience with this problem but this problem is a common problem for GSV40 series model. You may need to take it seriously man. Toyota will offer free dash replacement for those cars within 10 yrs old.

Here in NZ, my 2014 pre-facelift atx model got a steel rim as the spare. The spare tyre is a Mechelin Primacy LC and seems to be never used. 

2 hours ago, Thirteen said:

But if your really worried about the cabin filter maybe dont leave the house cuz the outside air might get you. Aus has clean air. 

Oh man, a Chinese guy is saying not to buy Chinese products while some local guys are saying those cheap products worth a try 😂😂

Respect dudes.

But I’d still say we should use decent brands’ auto parts for our own cars. Especially those matainence parts which are important and you don’t see them everyday. If you do think the air is clean enough and don’t worry about the cabin air filter, don’t use the cabin air filter then. Those $5 and $30 filters are different. The material, the manufacturing techniques and the manufacturing standard. There will be endless air keep going through the filter when your driving. That means the filter is always working with a pressure when your driving. 15 AUD is a reasonable price for a decent cabin air filter sold from China, but the 5 AUD one? Well I won’t use it.

However, anyway, thank you so much for trusting and choosing Chinese products:) We Chinese do produce cheap and good products but usually they won’t be that cheap

Just FYI, as a Chinese guy, I can tell you that we Chinese don’t really use that kind (cheap price sold online) of car parts. These parts look decent, and only look decent. Don’t use them in your own car. Just get one from SCA or Repco. It usually cost around 40 bucks and will last for years! 

5 hours ago, krigeroz said:

Those DMEX D5X are very good choice. They give around two times more light output compare to the stock halogen lights. The led fog lights will fit in your ATX with no problem. Just don't expect too much light from them, the amount of light is about the same as stock oem lights but instead of yellow you get white beam. It will not light up the road on its own at night. I think the fog lights are more for decorative purpose than practical.  If you get DMEX D5X for $43 USD, when it will be on sale, you will be quite surprised and have a big smile on your face.  

The fog lights I got on special, the eBay gave me a $20 promotional voucher, so I thought why not. If you decide to buy just wait a bit for Ebay promotion/discounts, like 10%-15% off Ebay store wide. Keep your eyes open on Oz-bargain website for updates. 

Thanks for your advice Krigeroz. For me the thing is I’m in NZ and you know the weather here is pretty unpredictable. Many many rainy days and foggy days each year so the fog lights are important for me. The only advantage the halogen bulbs has is just the ‘not too bad’ performance in rainy days or foggy days. They can still make you see the roads and make others to see you. They are actually partly functioned as fog lights. Hid and led bulbs in rainy days don’t really help much actually cuz their white colour. So if I upgrade my headlights to hid ones or led ones, I will have to install the fog lights. My atx model doesn’t factorily equipped with the fog lights so I will do more than buy bulbs in order to install the fog lights. I will have to buy a socket panel for the fog lights, do very complex hardwirings and probably dig a big hole on my bumper. 

Whoops, the output for me (happiness brought by the improvements) is way less than the input (those things I have to do). 😂😂 So I’m gonna just leave mine as is. Plus I also purchased a Toyota used vehicle warranty for this car so my current ones will be under a warranty for three years. I’m gonna just buy various meguinars products to detail my car no big changes😂😂 thank you so much for your advice though 🧐

Very nice headlights! I too wanted to replace my halogen ones with hid ones or led ones but found no fog lights on my atx model. 

On 10/22/2017 at 12:05 AM, campbeam said:

Not much longer before the launch date. Just happened to come across this YouTube review for the USA model so it will be interesting what is available in Australia. Sure that we will be getting the updated V6 engine but the 4 cylinder engine remains the same.

Driving dynamics with the new chassis design could be enticing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwGMuKfHNNo

 

The 4 cylinder engine for China market has changed. The thermal efficiency increased a lot. 

The new V6 engine is dope. 

On 10/21/2017 at 3:00 PM, krigeroz said:

Remove the door trims yourself again, and I inspect all connectors and wires. Report back to us  

Well it was just one of the doors remained unlocked. I locked it inside and then use the key to lock my car outside then all good. 

On 10/21/2017 at 10:07 PM, matt36415 said:

Do you mean ‘stickers’ -little signs that go on the window? 

Yes i meant that.

I went to the dealership before. They do have the accessories number for that and it costs $17 each but no stock in NZ. They told me that they could order the stickers from Japan but i need to wait another one or two weeks. So i decided to try to buy them from my home country China. Very easily found some online shops were selling that in China. It costs only about NZD 1 each. Bought 12 in total. Planning to give the rest of them to some of my fds that also drive toyotas. 

Also bought a tyre pressure monitor which costed me only NZD 60 along with the stickers.