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Ok here's my intake idea.

Essentially removing the filter box & adding a 90deg bend, I'd add a pod filter at the end of it...the air is still fed over the radiator & into the first piece of stock intake - but then flows onto the pod filter?

Also - just started taking it apart...whats this for? Im assuming it alters whether air is coming from the top or bottom intake tract...but when does it open to use the top intake? once moving? at high revs?

Get a white s3xy Aurion TRD...

Danny - is that a custom piece attaching to the filter? if so - how did you attach it?

I've got an idea in mind, but its going to be custom & so I need to attach the MAF & vacuum hoses somewhere.

I love/hate holidays because it gives me plenty of time to work on the car.

here you go~ my example

Where's your MAF gone? (or MAP, whichever one it is)

Hmmm.... refering to the pic above, where the pod filter attaches to the intake, is there any room underneath the battery or surrounding area for some piping - CAI style?

Too cold to go into the garage & look :D

For 37k, look at an Aurion Sportivo sx6, or maybe a used zr6.

Economy is good on the highway too.

Birthday - Taproot

Buy 10 grills, add 10% + postage and sell them on here!!

Or...give me his details & I'll try get a group buy with him. Since the other guys in Thailand dont want to answer my emails...

i'll try to get another another one in 2 weeks time

Let me know how much & ill get one....+ $ for your time...

Veddy Naice.

Now come on, share with us where you got the grill....

Please?

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Just asking for a 'I wish my wife was this dirty' on the back

Very photoshop of the naristo kit on the Aurion......looks good.

Twin tips FTW!

Should be very very minimal differences in performance between the single & twin tip...assuming the overall tip size is similar, if anything the twin will be a tiny bit quieter but not overly noticable difference.

why not just get a TRD grill?? they dont have a dip in them...

A valid question....already asked my friend who works at the local Toyota, he seems to think they are a different shape. And thats something I can test unless I have one, Im not able to buy one at the moment...but if by chance your at a meet in the near future & want to swap with a Sportivo to check?

The other thing too is Im thinking about putting a badge other than the 'T' on the front. Does the TRD have anything behind the badge?

Placing it over the existing grill sounds OK to me. After you remove that big ugly Toyota symbol in the middle, seeing the shadow of the old grill from a distance through the new grill may enhance the look + structure ? You may need to experiment.

How would I secure the mesh over the top of the exsisting grill? I would have to be extremely careful in cutting it & wouldnt be able to get rid of that dip in the bottom. Not overly keen on it...but its an option.

Can someone post a close up pic of a AT-X/presara/prodigy grill, including the top & from the back? Im thinking of getting one of them instead so I dont have to fill the dip.

p.s. make sure u put the badge back on itll look to plain

Im either going to put it back on...but spray it black maybe, or get a TRD, Sportivo or Aurion spare badge & see what that looks like. Or just leave it off completley - Im more inclined to do that but cant say until I see it.

Thanks for the tips re: plastic welder...might be a good option.

Maybe use some glass polish on the outside?

Over such a large surface it i will be tough to keep the bend in the shape that you want even if it can be bent. It is very likely that it will need supports behind it to give it structure. If you dont, there's a good chance, some idiot in a car park will most likely walk past and bump it and it will all bend out of shape.

Thats what I was worrying about before, I was hoping to get around it by sourcing some stronger/thicker mesh then the stuff at Repco/Stupidcheap etc. Im yet to decide on a way to secure it to the grill too, will look again on the weekend.

So are you going to mesh over the top of the existing grille or discard it? I don't quite follow...

Kinda forgot that bit didnt I? Ill re-write the first post with my planned DIY.

I going to Dremel out the inner piece, sand it back and once I've filled in the dip I will re-spray the outer edge in silver & inner edge in black.

BarUMP

what happen to the camry club website. i cannot get it to load anymore.

has we been blocked?

I got in fine......maybe just some maintenance when you tried.

Im getting a bit fed up with being ignored so Im looking at a DIY one.... see here 'DIY Mesh Grill'

As requested...

No harm in joining Import Monster...besides the urge to buy lots of things from Japan......

Want to bling up the Camry with some chrome?

CLICK HERE

Looks like there is:

* Side indicator trim

* Tail light trim

* Side mirror covers

* Handle covers

* Tailgate garnish

* Eyelids (I think??)

* No idea what the square checkerplate looking thing is....

Should be easy enough to DIY...just take the leather off the current knob (or spare) and trace it, cut it out & get out the Textbooks from highschool that showed you how to stitch or sew (or get Nanna) the just spray adhesive & fit.

EDIT: Not as easy as first thought, need to have a play with it to get the chrome piece off. and to fit it back on once its all stitched up you may need to cut a small slit on the side that faces the front & glue that down once its pulled over the knob. Will look again tonight.

After no success with the aftermarket grills in Thailand, Im looking at doing it myself. Done it before on the Forester but that was relatively easy, the back being flat and all.

Here's my plan for the DIY:

* Remove grill, use Dremel to cut out the black diamondy inner piece.

* Sand cut areas back

* Use something to fill dip in bottom - fibreglass, bog, sand...whatever is needed to smooth it off.

* Mask off & spray outer edge silver again, the inner edge black.

* Drink beer.

* Cut & place black mesh, see below re: curvature.

* Secure mesh to grill.

* Re-install grill.

* Drink beer.

I need a few small tips..

1) Im going to get rid of the little dip in the bottom of the grill (sportivo model)...i need something to fill it in. Using lots of layers of body filler wouldnt work, AFAIK a big blob of filler might be prone to crack over time. Or would I be better to cut something plastic up to fill the majority then just put filler on top to smooth it off?

2) For those who've looked, the plastic mesh attached to the grill is curved...anyone know how I can get the mesh Im going to put on to curve like that? I was thinking find something with a similar curve & bend the mesh over that...then install & secure so it keeps the bend, but it might be a little hard to find something with a similar curvature. Another idea is to lay it on the back of the grill flat then put heavy things on top so it bends to match the curve of the grill. Anyone got another idea?

Im hoping in the end it goes from this.........

To this.........