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My '93 Corolla From New Zealand

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    Not from what I remember... he got it from somewhere , but it wasn't OEM.
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    Not OEM??!!!?!? How could he do that!
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    GOLD, go to page one where all his mods are listed.
    You answer is there, young grass hopper.
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    The brake light is not listed.... unless you can find it.
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    It got installed when the car first came into the country in the year 2000 (way before I owned it). Had to be fitted by law. Much brighter than the OEM third brake light so decided to leave it there :)

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    Not a huge fan of the fish-eye toe shots from the rear, but on another note how long did you have to wait for that puddle to be still before taking those pics?
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    Haha, the wind kept picking up and then dying back down, but the main thing I had to wait for was the clouds to cover the sun so the car wasn't too bright (sun + my white paint = horrible overexposure). So as soon as a brief cloud came over I had to take my shot regardless if the wind had died down to make the water still enough, so it was a bit of a hit or miss, especially since there were only a couple of clouds in the sky so I only had very limited opportunities. Got a few relatively good ones out of it though fortunately :cool:
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    the reflection of ur car in the puddle is pretty cool. nice shots
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    i love the car on the water. The reflection is dope
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    Shots 5 and 6 are my faves!
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    Cheers guys :cool: :D

    I went on a bit of a shooting spree today. Took loads of photos but these 7 were my favourite:

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    train tracks lol reminds me of thomas the tank engine...i like the second to last

    hey scott is it easy to get one of those C crown grill but for the 6th gen?
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    Thanks man. I actually like the second to last one the best too :)

    Yep, some JDM 6th Gen's had the C grille too. There were a few styles available, the rarest being the slat grille type which came with the wagon face (very very rare).

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    Here's a shot that I took a few hours ago:

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    So.... when are you lowering it more? Or doing anything new for that matter.
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    im assuming the wagon face is the bottom one right? Can you get your hands on the first one with the red C?
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    I've done a number of things over the last month or so, but never bothered to mention them, lol.
    Such as:

    * Changed from Jamex Springs to King Springs (stiffer)
    * Installed polyurethane rear swaybar bushes
    * Installed a complete set of OEM floor mats
    * Installed brand spanking new BZ Touring headlights + corner lights (genuine Toyota)
    * Installed 8mm rear wheel spacers

    So nothing overly exciting, but things are definitely still being done :)

    Yeah the wagon face is the very bottom one. I should be able to track you down the red C grille. It only came on the AE92 SE Limited models, so a bit tricky to find, but I should be able to get one.
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    SEE I TOLD YOU YOUR LIGHTS WERE YELLOWING!!!!

    haha actually I did notice your lights looked extra clear (on the other forum) so I was hoping to see you had buffed them, but you just replaced them instead lol (that's what I'd do, sanding head lights never made sense to me).
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    Haha, yes yes yes, I know, I know :p :p :p. I always knew that they were a bit yellowy, even when I originally bought them secondhand, but I never knew how much of a difference there was compared to the brand new ones. I was going to sand them but decided to just bite the bullet and buy brand new ones. They weren't cheap but the pleasure I get every time I look at them now is priceless, haha. I also bought some genuine Toyota clip-on headlight protectors at the same time, so when I go out of town (about once every week) I won't get any stones flicked up at them at highway speeds. Literally only takes a matter of seconds to clip them on and off, so it's very convenient :)
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    ok if you do come across one let me know and ill buy it.
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    Ah, I've heard of these and maybe seen them... do you have a pic? Installed?
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    Will do man ;)

    Yeah I took some photos of them on my phone just for the hell of it when I installed them after fitting the headlights. Had a feeling the photos would come in handy at some point, lol:

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    lol, well you should have known I'd want to see them! But they do look incredible.... so nice and clear. You could get away with leaving them on all the time.
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    they look very bulky on the corners but overall does a nice job of protecting and not being too visible!
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    I bought and installed a new radiator today as I discovered a hairline crack in the top tank of the original copper radiator which was causing the coolant to dribble out and spray all around my engine bay.

    I was thinking about going for a brand new aftermarket copper radiator, but for a similar price I managed to find a full alloy radiator and luckily snapped up the last one they had in stock. It's more than double the thickness of the original copper radiator and looks a lot better too :)

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    Seems like you always find the last of everything lol.
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    Spoiled the Corolla a little today:

    * Bought a full set of AE101 Cusco coilovers. Cleaned them today, will fit them in the next few days.

    * Changed to the facelift JDM tail lights and garnish because I got sick of my pre-facelift JDM ones. Had some in a little while ago but didn't really like the look, however now that I have a rear lip fitted it looks much better.

    * Fitted some 7mm Ultra Power silicone spark plug wires (made in Japan). Didn't have a chance to clean them before taking the photos.

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    The taillights are cool, it'll take a while to get used to those, and hey man your spark plug wires are dirty.

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