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Two things; Am I to understand that all Corolla variants have the fog light wire harness installed behind the bumper? This thread should have the title changed to Fog-lamp discussion :D

As long as it doesn't turn into a thesis for you guys to do, it'd be great to have a full guide including pics on how to fully remove the calipers and bleed the brakes afterwards. Once the calipers are off, painting should be a no-brainer, point and shoot right? :P

The S E C A stickers come off really damn easy, just use your fingernail and peel off.

I still can't see any pics. :( Usually for picture posting in forums, I've used http://imageshack.us then pasted the "direct link" url in between the [img ] [/img ] tags. Never had a problem with this method.

I see nothing!

I hardly recognize you with your new avatar.

It would be so much easier to read what you've taken the time to type if you put in a few full-stops and comma's YDOIT4. :P Just saying. Anyway, bring on the pics please.

Don't underestimate them, I'm sure they'd take a brake problem seriously because it has a high potential to be dangerous. Seems perhaps your booster or master cylinder is playing up?

I got my springs fitted by one of the Techs at work for a slab of Coopers :D

I don't even know what a side visor is...

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Is there a TRD quickshift kit that's suitable for non-sportivo Corollas? (5sp m/t)

Will definitely try and ask some people when I go to the Toyota open day on Sunday. ← Open day at Toyota on Sunday??? Which Sunday - 14/10/2005??? What time and place as I would like to come along, especially if it is in Melbourne somewhere... ← It's already passed... it was on 18th Sept. ← ...[sigh]... was it simply an open day at the Altona factory or something like that? ← Pretty much so from what i've heard yeah... :) ← It was actually a really big event with about 18,000 visitors coming, with rides for the kids, showbags, tours, Kerrie-Ann Kennerly <_< . ← isn't it like that every year though? ← Well, yeah... but it was the first one I've been to. This quote tree is big. How big? Big.

Will definitely try and ask some people when I go to the Toyota open day on Sunday. ← Open day at Toyota on Sunday??? Which Sunday - 14/10/2005??? What time and place as I would like to come along, especially if it is in Melbourne somewhere... ← It's already passed... it was on 18th Sept. ← ...[sigh]... was it simply an open day at the Altona factory or something like that? ← Pretty much so from what i've heard yeah... :) ← It was actually a really big event with about 18,000 visitors coming, with rides for the kids, showbags, tours, Kerrie-Ann Kennerly <_< .

If they didn't bleed the air from the brake system after changing the brake fluid then what you're describing may occur. What happens is that the air in the system compresses rather than the fluid (which technically should be incompressable) reducing effectiveness and extending your pedal stroke. Get them to bleed the brakes. Blackzze is right, your brakes should never push to the floor or have that little effectiveness, unless you're driving a Commodore... :P

Hmm, I'll have to try some (or all) of those things. Thanks for the tip, but keep us posted if you find the problem isn't gone.

Are you sure? My understanding was that they share the same springs but the stiffness is due to different struts/dampers.

Welcome, don't forget to set up your garage.

Could be air in your brake system if they were not bled after changing fluid. Also keep in mind variation between cold and hot brake effectiveness. Sounds like you have a problem though, I'd have it looked at.

Took me ages to find this one, I knew I wasn't dreaming. Sorry, the badges I have are the silver outline ones from current Camry. The one you're after (injection moulded type) is from 380N (pre-facelift Camry).

You should have had your wheels aligned after fitting the new springs. I don't know enough about camber to judge what would be acceptable or not, but the service manual has specs for camber that I can check later on if you need.

*opens draw* I've got one right here. You're talking about the Sportivo badge on the current V6 Camry Sportivo right?

I've driven it briefly, it's a good thing. I saw a truck-load of Yaris' on its way to dealers, so it shouldn't be too far away, next couple of weeks I'd say. It'll definately try to steal some of the Mitsubishi 380's thunder.

Well Bobjones, after reading your edit I'm not sure you're interested, but anyway... The Stivo comes off the line with the exact same springs installed as your Ascent/Conquest/Levin. The 'Sportivo Accessory Springs' (Sportivo as a brand, not a car) available as a genuine accessory from Toyota are a stiffer spring than the one fitted as standard to the Corolla. As I mentioned, there is increased body control and a drop I enjoy. Trust me, I'm glad I didn't have to pay retail.

I stayed back after work last night with one of the techs and got my Sportivo Accessory springs fitted that I got with my discount. They gave about a 25mm drop in the rear and about a 20mm drop in the front. I love them, ride comfort is relatively unchanged, but body control has significantly improved. Makes for a much flatter more direct ride. Cheers Carlo for the recommendation. Next step.... wheels. Cmon 17!