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Damn, that definitely needs to be looked at. The manual A/C controls still use quite a bit of electronics so it's probably that messing up. Probably just a simple swap of the A/C control assembly will fix it. As for the recycled air setting, it should remember that setting when the car is restarted. My Dad's car automatically defaults to the fresh air setting which always annoyed me, but that was part of the design. On a side note, I wouldn't actually mind if you could set the fresh air setting on as a default. It's good to have it like that when your A/C isn't on as it reduces odours in the A/C heat exchanger. I drive with my windows down all the time and only use my A/C once per week for at least 30 minutes to help keep the system in a working condition, so the fresh air setting is good to keep the smell out of the system. Only problem is the cabin air filter gets dirty quicker.

I use the same wax as well. It's a great wax but requires a little more buffing to make it look smooth and not 'greasy'. I'm not sure if you get the 'greasy' issue, but I do. I have tried applying thinner and thinner coats but to no help. I also let my wax dry over a period of about 2 hours. I think that all this is a result of the 'doesn't dry white' feature of the wax. It is probably a result of the type of wax and polymers that they use. But yes, it certainly does make the surface of the car more static and attractive to dust. My solution is the NXT Speed Detailer. Seems to help a little with both issues. I'm not sure if it comes down to the buffing or the wax itself as I haven't had that much experience with wax. The only other one I've used before is Meguiars Cleaner Wax and that left white power on the car after buffing. Once that was removed though from dusting, the surface wasn't as attractive to dust as the NXT wax. That's my experience anyways.

Yeah not a drama dude, ill just grab a deposit off ya next week when we make the order (plenty of time). Start Correspondance Monday 29 Sept, Order Thursday 02 Oct, and estimate time of delivery around 5 days after Order (7 Oct). Cool do ya live in brissy. Sweet. I can't wait. I'm finally getting somewhere with my car (other secret stuff going on behind the scenes). I told myself I would leave my car stock, even with the cosmetics, but once you start, you can't stop. Anyways, yeah I'm in Brissy. Perfectly convenient.

LOL. Thanks. Good timing on your behalf as well. I only just got back from work and as always, this forum is one of the sites I stop by when open my browser. I figured that it wouldn't be long for someone else to snap it up.

Count me in!!!! Edit (was posting first... edit later): I forgot the please. So that is now, 'Count me in PLEASE!!!'. I would love to have the black grill thanks. I get paid on Wednesday so I can wire the full payment to you then if that's okay.

So on my way to TAFE/work, I always pass by a Toyota Dealership. Anyways, when I passed by today, they had a new Reef coloured Aurion parked outside. Damn that is a HOT colour.

I haven't completely removed my steering wheel, but I have removed the airbag component and steering wheel buttons. Unfortunately I didn't take any photos. However, looking at the Kluger steering wheel removal thread by Scott_C, the removal is identical. Check it out and you can pretty much follow it step by step: Pics of my Kluger steering wheel removal

I would assume that even though mine is the Sportivo, the mounting would be exactly the same (on the Sportivo, the lip kit just covers the front portion). I'm not sure what yours would look like at the rear and whether it was made for a direct fit with fog lights. Is it possible that you need a specific bezel? Judging by the fact that mine attach to red coloured plastic, it would seem that the mounting point should be on the bumper itself. And as you can see, it has just one screw locking it tight. Anyways, for quick reference, I took some photos of the mounting points on the passenger side of mine. I don't know if it would be of any use though. Firstly, excuse the dirtiness back there, and secondly, I couldn't take a photo from further back as space was quite tight in there (and I had to take the photos kind of blindly):

The intrusion bar fault sounds like a half-reasonable description for the issue. I'll sift through my photos when I get home from work to see if I have any photos from my car to get an idea. One must ask though; if the welds gave way (and tack welded? That ain't promising) with no impact, then that's pretty bad structural integrity right?

LOL. That was entertainment for a little while.

At least by fitting the badges down the bottom into the gap under the lights, it saves from having it on the upper corner like on the Camry. In my opinion, the Camry with its badges up high is not as clean fitting as the Aurion. Either way, regardless of the position, it's either you keep them, you move them to suit your taste, or you remove them completely. I was thinking that I would regret my decision, but I absolutely love the look. The Aurion has the perfect body to completely debadge. Now I really want to get myself a new front grill and then get rid of one more badge.

Okay guys, I went ahead and removed my badges. I was probably going to do it anyway, I was just wondering what you guys think of such a move. I did a quick photoshop for my own reference, but sadly, pictures just don't give a good enough feel for what the real life work is like. The car has too much of a 'personality' to depict in a photo, hehehe. So armed with a hair dryer, fishing line, and some oomph, I started to remove the Sportivo badge first. If I didn't like the 'naked' appearance, it would be easiest to re-attach this badge being just one single piece. After cleaning up all the adhesive with the oomph, I absolutely loved the result. Everything else just had to come off now. After about 20-25 minutes of work, my badges were off. One tip, if you remove your badges, try to remove as much adhesive as you can using something like your thumbnail before using a glue remover such as oomph. If you have a large amount left, when you apply the oomph, the adhesive loosens from the surface and becomes a tar like substance. It can be rather annoying trying to lift it from the surface because in this state, it just pushes around on the surface and is hard to pick up. Anyways, enough with that. Here is the final result after a wash. In bright light you can partially see where the emblem was. After this post, I am going to wax my car (as I do every Thursday) and will use a bit of swirl remover around the emblem area to make it perfect. Now I really want that new grill which has no Toyota badge at the front so all I have is just one Toyota badge on the car which will be the one on the boot lid (as long as you don't count the centre caps for the rims). And a before and after: Edit: Too late. I thought if I was going to the effort for the back, I may as well go all out. That's what I'm going to do with one of mine. Though, BLCKLABEL deserves credit for coming up with that idea.

Well, I've been tossing this one up for a bit and can't seem to come to actually doing it. Before I bring out the hair dryer and fishing line, what do you think about debadging the Aurion? Like, I like the Aurion and Sportivo emblems, but I also think the car would look nice without them (plus since I wax my car every week, it would be less hard to wax around them). I know If I don't like it, I can always stick it back on, but I like to get things done right the first time. My main concern is that people are going to think that I am trying to 'hide' a lesser grade model. But I figured, someone who knows these cars would recognise it is a Sportivo SX6 due to the body kit, the lack of parking sensors, and the lack of the black button on the door handles. I really don't know. I was just thinking of getting some opinions.

You are probably the first female Aurion owner on this forum that I have heard from (edit: well I have heard from jess_w, but her's was a rental right). Would be good to see if there are any others that may just be watching in on this forum. Hehehe, on the main page, I took a quick glance and thought BONDIE made another post. It's glad to hear you like your new purchase. You will definitely not be disappointed with your purchase.

I'll be there as well. No reason for me not to be.

The clips are of a soft plastic and breaking them by removal would be nothing to worry about. I actually like the clips like this because they are more hard wearing and cause less rattle. Removing the speaker grille for the tweeters are as easy as inserting a small flat-blade into there and prying it up. There are two clips to pop. This is not to say that you don't run the risk of hitting a bump on the way. Armed with my trusty Leatherman Squirt, I set off to show you the best points to pop the grille off. Insert your flat-blade at least 1cm into these two points and lever the screwdriver so it comes towards a horizontal position while applying upward pressure: Now, if you are not so lucky like me, you will end up with this: Notice something missing on the right? Well looks like it got left behind: Now, fishing this out can go one of two ways. You may manage to get it out with pliers, but one slip and it will fall through. Since I managed to get mine stuck there in the first place, guess which way it when when I tried to fish it out? Looking through with a torch underneath, it appears that it should have dropped to the carpet below: Unfortunately not. So the fun part. I had to contort my body around to get a good look up to the area surrounding it. It appears there is A/C ducting there and it fell on that. While bent around in that position, I took a photo to show just how fun it was to reach there. Big wrists/hands... good luck: Ahh... back to normal again: Obviously, if you get the grille off without having a clip get stuck behind, the process is extremely simple. Just a small flat-blade is all you need.

How about you research first. They didn't change the name from Camry to Aurion. The Aurion was designed in Australia as a new and completely separate car to the Camry. It is also being made for other markets in Asia nd the Middle East, but Toyota use the Camry name so that it fits better into the market. The Aurion may share parts from the Camry, but this is due to efficiency reasons from Toyota. And also, don't bother posting here if you have nothing better to say.

Take a hike buddy. I just don't understand why people like you bother to do this.

Get a life buddy. I don't go busting into your house just to call you a retard.

Hey. My name is Daryl. So here we go: AGE: 21 (As of June) SEX: Male STATUS: Single... and it sucks. REASONS FOR BUYING: This may be long... Even though my old Camry had just reached the 300,000km mark and was still running perfectly fine, I still desperately needed to upgrade to something a little more stylish and with more power. At the time that I planned to get a new car (which was in 2007) I really wanted a 200SX S15. I never really got around to buying it, then I realised that I should probably be a bit more practical and get myself something that was larger and had usable rear seats. I am not a fan of Holden or Ford (I don't hate their cars; just the quality) so those two were ruled out. Luckily Toyota had the Aurion because if it weren't for the new Australian Camry being a 4-cylinder, I would have opted for that. I wasn't in a major hurry to replace my Camry so I kind of steered away from buying another car for a while. My Dad then mentioned that he came across a nice looking red Sportivo Aurion at the auctions... and now I have myself an Aurion. I am certainly pleased with my purchase. The Aurion Sportivo is one sexy car. I still like to look at it when it sits in the garage or if it's parked in a parking lot. I also like watching other people turn their heads as I drive by (I'm surprised that it still has that ability).

Yeah, I know. I'm not trying to back up my reasoning for getting an Aurion. There is no need to. All of my friends (as young as 18) absolutely love the car. It's definitely not an 'old man's car'. I'm just annoyed at trolls like this that have nothing better to do except make fun of what they can't have (what's that Black_Oni? Did I just stereotype you).

Mate; why are you bothering to come onto a Toyota forum and have a b*tch? I saw your post over in the Camry thread as well. I seriously think you need to STFU if you have nothing decent to contribute. Thanks for the stereotyping. So I guess you are calling me an old man then? Look at the Camry in the US. From a poll running on the American Camry forums, it appears that quite a few drivers in the 16-24 age bracket drive a Camry. There are different levels of trim each with a different target market. Also, as a matter of fact, the Aurion was never initially called a Camry. It was designed in Australia as a new car in addition to the Camry. The only reason why other markets have the Aurion labelled as a Camry is to fit into the market more appropriately. It shares similar design traits to the Camry, but that was from an efficiency perspective on Toyota's behalf.

My solution... silicone lubricant on the surfaces that meet (the clip section) and in the section that the visor pivots and rotates on. I use that stuff because it's pretty slick, is clear, pretty safe on plastic (and excellent on rubber) and because I always have a can of it at home. It's good as tire shine as well. Hehehe.

Looks WAY better having the mesh painted. Personally I would leave the charcoal coloured trim. It really matches the other accents on the car.

Try putting in a thinner bar and seeing how it looks. Not really liking how it looks with the fatter one in there. Seems like it's mouth is too full.