My 2000 Coonrolla (Work In Progress)

Quick one here
Can roll your fenders using a round 2L bottle filled about 3/4 with water.

lol that sounds impossible...2 liter isint that pretty big?

ive seen friends do a successful roll with a baseball bat while heating up the panel with a heat gun

or do what i did....use a mallet style hammer

Well, with height adjustable suspension like mine you could, or just jack it.
Use like a Cola bottle, cuase of it able to give and still be firm you roll it on the wheel and slowly move deeper as the shape is tapered. Applying some heat would make the panel more flexible yes.

your talking about this right?
Added: Oct 3, 2013 3:47 PM
are you trying to pull the whole arch quarter panel out or just folding the lip inside to not scrape?

Yes - filled with water as mentioned, not all the way full
Why would it not work?

Damn did I have to look for your reply.
Well there is a small lip that runs more vertical than with the shape of the panel right, so to roll that out, maybe that is called flarring, not sure, but not the whole panel, just the edge.

cBAss - you talking of it like this? -


There would seem to be more ways than 1 to skin this one.

Still the bottle would work the same way as they use a steel pipe to achive the same look

As you know I got the fabric for the doors, I ordered two yards of fabric, and it looks to me I might have enough to do the roof as well, the width seems to be perfect but I'm not too sure about the length. I know its long enough to reach front to back but I still need to fabric doors too! So does anyone have a measurement of length x width? I'm hoping I have enough fabric to do everything.

thanks,
cBass looks like the eagle might land today I'll keep you posted, so Mack if you get those walkthroughs it would be great!

thanks Mack! Gonna try and pull it off tomorrow, how do I add the heat sensor?

and thanks cbass! I can't decide which face to use now

This is what another mate does.
Note how different the SA model is to the US.
http://forum.9000rpm.co.za/viewtopic.php?id=9150

There is also a pic of my dash back in the day...

So, as I said before I wanted to upgrade my speakers so I been shopping around, I was going to buy these cheap Pyle ones but I think I'm gonna fall back and get something a bit more quality. Here's what I been looking at,

The Cheap Pyles Pyle PL63BL 6.5-Inch 360-Watt 3-Way Speakers (Pair)18$
http://www.amazon.com/Pyle-PL63BL-6...8&qid=1380895512&sr=1-1&keywords=6.5 speakers

Pioneer TS-A1675R 6-1/2" 3-Way TS Series Coaxial Car Speakers (pair) $35
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A0LZHYS/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2L77EE7U53NWQ

Kenwood KFC1694PS 6-1/2-Inch 3-Way Car Speakers (Set of 2) $37
http://www.amazon.com/Kenwood-KFC16...8&qid=1380895512&sr=1-5&keywords=6.5 speakers

RPX65 - Skar Audio 2-Way 6.5" Coaxial Speaker System ones for 4 for $100 off CL
http://www.amazon.com/RPX65-Audio-C...=1380895816&sr=1-2&keywords=6.5 speakers skar

Houston we have a problem! I installed new cluster, its not really working though, odometer swap worked but none of the gauges are working.

fuel needle is completely limp at this point.

Plugged the old one back in and speedometer doesn't work reads 30mph always lol

yea, i figured this was going to happen since you had to remove the face....you need to re calibrate your needles

--for the temperature needle, remove it and once your car has been idling for a while place it around the middle...usually all corollas sit in the middle once they have been on for a while unless you have overheating problems

--for the rpm you need to see your other cluster and check where does it sit when you have had it idling for a while....both my auto corollas sit around 700rpm at idle, you will need to place the needle around that area or get a tool that displays your rpm readings like a scan tool

--for the speed you need to be driving, maybe set cruise control on or know how fast your are going and while driving set the needle to the right speed. you will need to have the needle removed before doing this....this one is the trickiest but it can be done easy, i used a gps to see how fast i was going and set it like that

--for the gas, well that's easy....fill it up and take off and place the needle a little above the F

Thanks cbass!! Does anyone have a pic of 700 at idle so I get it just right? Here's where I'm at now,

also left blinker is not working? Bad bulb? How can I remedy that?

Thanks for the pointer Mack! I'll do It tomorrow also going to do the interior, hopefully. I think I might bite the bullet on the kenwoods.

If I want a cluster with a tach (since mine doesn't have 1) which should I get?

*sorry for thread jacking*

i remember reading over at TN for those with VE had to get a tach from a non vvti engine? im not too sure

Yea my cluster won't fit the old stuff, I'll dobwithout a left blinker,

re did the fabric put on new pedals to match and ironically the s cluster matches as well /win


not too shabby of a job. Now for the speakers this week... Kenwoods or pioneers????

pioneers i got them all around with a hd head unit
Added: Oct 6, 2013 11:07 PM
dude, i noticed you have a rear carpet in the front...i have a drive and passanger side front ones...free just pay shipping

the blue ones underneath that are from a Benz lol whats the shipping price? i might be in.

not sure, shouldn't bee much....ive shipped heavier things across the country for under $12, heck i shipped side skirts to puerto rico for like $20 lol....ill weight them later tonight and let you know...might be able to fit them in a priority box for $11

they need a good wash tho