My 6th Gen LE..my laid back whip

whats up yall, im always browsing but you gotta ended up posting some time



this is my baby but right now i dont really got a lot going on right now, more is coming.. MONEY TALKS... just some 17" TRD wheels off of a Rav4, some Kicker Comps's ( two 10's ) with a sony amp..

35% tint in front

20% rest of the car





Before with the steels & hubs..FML (i lost a hub cap and called toyota for a new one; they wanted $75, yeah right..but i ended up finding it)









After with my 17'' Alloys

Reply 1 : My 6th Gen LE..my laid back whip

i wanna lower it a tab, but not to sure yet..its something about the camrys when u lower them, the wheels look bigger or is it just me?



thought about buying SE springs off a person on here for $100..still debating, does anyone know the lowering height difference?

Reply 2 : My 6th Gen LE..my laid back whip

se is too little. about half a inch, u won't notice it. get teins or coilovers. personally if u real baller get some spacers for major poke and run 225/45/17 rear and 215/45/17 like peachy did.

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thats it? hows the ride..i love the ride in the XLE but no one's gonna sell their springs odviously but yeah i like how private's LE came out with coil overs but as far as ballin



im ballin on a budget lol..

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lol. with coils ride is decent. once u get down to 18s on a 40 profile tire or 19s or 20s with low tires it's gonna start getting more harsh. love hurts. lots of people are surprised though how well my car drives on coils.

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damn, u are right..pain is love

how many fingers can u fit under there lol?

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lol im actually back to stock 16s. thursday im going to dealer to see if i really have a bad left rear hub bearing.



when i had works it was a very tight finger all around. almost hellaflush low. i have about 1/4 of a inch or 2 full threads before i max out my megan coils. i will max them out as soon as 16s are off the car again and i get new rear tires. they are shredded like crazy on the side from rubbing(even with fenders rolled) and the thread is messed up so they need to go.

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Originally Posted by 09YotaLE i wanna lower it a tab, but not to sure yet..its something about the camrys when u lower them, the wheels look bigger or is it just me? thought about buying SE springs off a person on here for $100..still debating, does anyone know the lowering height difference?

Nuh that is true. Before i lowered my ride, even on lowering springs the wheels didnt look that big at all (considering that they were 19s). But once i slammed it they looked huge. Personally, 19s suit the camrys dumped on its ass perfectly.

If you lived closer to me (like in australia) id sell you my old lowering springs. But personally, go with coils. Once you go coils, you wont regret it.

Reply 8 : My 6th Gen LE..my laid back whip

Best comfort for springs is Teins. Its quite comparable to stock once it breaks in a bit. For comparisons of ride height you can look at my car since I'm on 3GS 17in rims...







More here:

http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/sh...9&postcount=61

Reply 9 : My 6th Gen LE..my laid back whip

@ zash ^^ yeah i like how ur car sits..



@ private - yeah i know the wheels look huge when the car is lower



@ pawel - lol holy s***, "pain is love" lol



but guys i was thinking about this seeing that i have a 2.4 vvt-i coils wouldnt coils be pointless?

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cant go wrong with Tein, had it for 6 months miss it sometimes

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Originally Posted by 09YotaLE i wanna lower it a tab, but not to sure yet..its something about the camrys when u lower them, the wheels look bigger or is it just me? thought about buying SE springs off a person on here for $100..still debating, does anyone know the lowering height difference?

Yo man im not gunna lie i am prolly going for coils soon and will be getting rid of my H&R springs on the SE KYB struts which would be great for your car and will make it just the height your lookin for I think and upgrade your struts which will be much better than lowering on the LE struts... plus direct bolt in seeing as they are already mounted

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Originally Posted by CTMike Yo man im not gunna lie i am prolly going for coils soon and will be getting rid of my H&R springs on the SE KYB struts which would be great for your car and will make it just the height your lookin for I think and upgrade your struts which will be much better than lowering on the LE struts... plus direct bolt in seeing as they are already mounted

@kenny - thanks, whats on ur car now if u dont mind me asking; im too lazy right now to look thru threads



@mike - maybe we can work something out

Reply 13 : My 6th Gen LE..my laid back whip

^^ your gunna want the KYB struts from what i hear lowering on any of the other struts can be a little sketchy and the springs really arnt a bad height..... here is some food for thought lol

Reply 14 : My 6th Gen LE..my laid back whip

You can't go wrong with KYB struts and lowered on Tein's.



Ebay has KYB's front and rear for a decent price, that's where I bought mine.

Break in question

hey guys well i only have 175 miles on my 09 camry se v6 and i was wondering till how many miles did i have to wait to take it over 60 mph? i heard you want to break it in easily....also not that im going to but if im ever in a situation like getting on the highway and i have to put the pedal down how many miles do i have to wait till i can do that? thanks

Reply 1 : Break in question

just do it...

Reply 2 : Break in question

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Originally Posted by nuchieboy hey guys well i only have 175 miles on my 09 camry se v6 and i was wondering till how many miles did i have to wait to take it over 60 mph? i heard you want to break it in easily....also not that im going to but if im ever in a situation like getting on the highway and i have to put the pedal down how many miles do i have to wait till i can do that? thanks

njerald: read the fawking owner's manual !

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just go for it! not like it's an old muscle car that's been sitting around for yeards that you have to take it easy for the first few hundred miles...



hammer down!

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drive various speeds, but yea just go

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alright nice

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i had mine over 90 on the first week...

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Typically, with these new cars, you don't really have to worry about the traditional break-in periods. I didn't abuse my car until about 2000 mi. just in case though.

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Originally Posted by XxTrD_ToYoTaxX i had mine over 90 on the first week...

I had mine over 90 on the test drive :-)

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i think with these cars the "break in" is a thousand miles.. but who cares, its a brand new car just go for it

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Originally Posted by white07cam i think with these cars the "break in" is a thousand miles.. but who cares, its a brand new car just go for it

some people do hard break in.. some do soft.. i had a honda EG with the b16 engine rebuilt i just did it... going 180 kph on the first 30 km's..



JUST GO FOR IT!

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Break it in hard for power. Most new engines from the factory are broke in before ever being installed in a car. When is the first oil change scheduled?

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The owners manual says around 1000 miles I believe, I went pretty easy on it for that much. Basically it is more about the RPM range and heating then about how fast you are going. With any car you get, new or used you always want to wait until the car is warmed up (i.e. the temp gauge is in range of normal operating temperature) before driving it hard. The reason for break-in is mostly for the engine, as your car heats up and cools down the metals expand and contract. If you drive your car really hard at first with out it being "used" to the heat ranges the metals can potentially distort and cause you trouble down the line. This is a big issue with the EVO, many people got that car, drove it like it was stolen off the lot and then about 20 to 30 thousand miles later had blown piston rings and were leaking oil.



So yeah, drive it at 90, 100mph, it doesn't matter, what matters is revving it up and doing constant temperature changes to the engine. Some of the worst things you can do to an engine is drive it really hard for like 10 minutes and shut it off. If driving hard, you always want to warm the car up, drive it hard and then cool it down. (I.E. why when you see races they always have warm up laps and cool down laps (yeah tires also need it too, but it helps the engines as well, well it helps the whole car)).



Just my 2 cents.

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...except that race engines are much different beasts (F1 race engines are supposed to last only for the distance of the race....). We are talking Camry...

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Originally Posted by Tobeit ...except that race engines are much different beasts (F1 race engines are supposed to last only for the distance of the race....). We are talking Camry...

How are race engines different? Yes the tolerances are much tighter and thus break-in affects them more, but it does not mean a regular cars engine can't be affected by break-in.



I don't know how familiar you are with racing engines, but basically you are fighting off heat the whole time in order to maintain reliability and consistent performance, much like a regular car, but at a higher performance level.



All cars, whether race or street have their operating temperatures and operating within these ranges is always a good idea. Again, this is just my opinion.

jchin92's 2008 Camry Intro/Update Thread

Hi, Im Jeffrey i decided to make thread for my Camry ^^. I drive a 2008 Camry LE I4. This car was bought in 2007 i think ill check later. The car was handed down to me August 2010 with about 24,500 miles on it. yeah very low my mom works like 5-10 minutes away from my home and thats all she does no far places lol. Current miles is 26,400 miles. Im located in NorCal Bay Area







My dad hit it with our 95 camry le coming out of the shop -.-





Scrapped at school -.-





Look missing hubcap-.-



this is why you see its scrapped, glad i was installing fog lights in a few days





Interior

Seat covers?



Lighting



Full LED interior (map lights, dome light, glove box, shifter bulb, courtesy door lights, trunk light and license plate)







8000k HID's in low beams





Fog Lights INSTALLED

look s13 right behind me, he was helping me install the fogs





Suspension and Wheels

Stock Alloy Wheel



Audio

MTX Re-q

Crunch PowerZone P1100.2





Alpine Type-R 12"





Future Mods

-JDM Yellow Halogen Fogs then 3000k HID Fogs(when i have money)

-H&R Springs

-17 or 18's Wheels probably from a g35

-Vibrant Exhaust or somthing still researching feel free to add suggestions. im getting a axle back no cat back for me

-LED parking light/turn signal switchback, brake etc...

-License plate relocate

-Possible Repaint and take the dents out

- Any Suggestions just post

Corolla HID Projectors MEGATHREAD

Hi guys, here are some 10thgen corolla's retrofit headlights.



What you think?

Reply 1 : Corolla HID Projectors MEGATHREAD

looks nice and clean...what projectors are on those headlights? i plan on getting tsx retrofit when i get my corolla . i had tsx retrofited in my maxima and my previous accord and it's the best

Reply 2 : Corolla HID Projectors MEGATHREAD

They are BMW E46 Projectors, they had high/low beam in the Projectors which is TSX doesn't have. That's why most people ask me use E46 to build it.

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Originally Posted by lowincash looks nice and clean...what projectors are on those headlights? i plan on getting tsx retrofit when i get my corolla . i had tsx retrofited in my maxima and my previous accord and it's the best

Reply 3 : Corolla HID Projectors MEGATHREAD

i used the e46 bixenon before as well and i think the tsx has a brighter wider output. but i do like the bixenon function. do you have any pics of the cutoff and output?

Reply 4 : Corolla HID Projectors MEGATHREAD

Very nice!

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any DIY?

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Whoa Nick4445, those are some nice retrofits!! I'm in Toronto as well and can you hook me up for the projector retrofit? I really wanted to get mine done!!



I've been looking on eBay for an extra pair of headlight to do retrofitting...but they aren't available yet...



.Eric

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Sorry, no DIY pictures. I done it as a professional technical.

Reply 8 : Corolla HID Projectors MEGATHREAD

wow already a retrofit ! nicely done !

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Originally Posted by Nick4445 Sorry, no DIY pictures. I done it as a professional technical.

Professional Technical? Uh, does that mean you'll be selling these in the future?

Reply 10 : Corolla HID Projectors MEGATHREAD

Well, maybe in the future. Because i am not sure people like it or not. However, i can help people done it if someone really like it.

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Originally Posted by teriyaki Professional Technical? Uh, does that mean you'll be selling these in the future?

Reply 11 : Corolla HID Projectors MEGATHREAD

Here is the E46 projectors with high/low beam and the cutline.



Low beam





high beam





Cutline

Reply 12 : Corolla HID Projectors MEGATHREAD

You know what, I'm gonna retrofit my projectors once I can find a pair of 09 'rolla headlight assembly...



So I would appreciate if anyone here knows where to find them, besides from the dealer.



.ERiC

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Originally Posted by Nick4445 Well, maybe in the future. Because i am not sure people like it or not. However, i can help people done it if someone really like it.

I really like how you retrofitted the headlights. I've been trying to retrofit my headlights as well but with TSX projectors on a 07 Corolla. I can't seem to find anyone who does that in Toronto, would you be willing to do it if I paid for your services?

Reply 14 : Corolla HID Projectors MEGATHREAD

i am very very interested if you are gonna sell them...they look awesome!