My '93 Corolla From New Zealand

wow another cool goodie for your car!

Yeah, can't wait to install it. I saw it at the junkyard weeks ago and was undecided whether to get it or not. So when I was there today, I thought "screw it, I'm probably never going to see one again" so grabbed it. The hardest part of the installation will be getting to the two bolts that go up the side of the backrest. I'll have to use a long spanner and do quarter turns at a time. Apart from that, everything else is straight forward

...... damn it i want that. your car is like a culmination of all of the perks you could ever get for a corolla.. BTW i crashed mine..

YOU WHAT!?!?!?!?!?! WTF happened!?!

I hit some gravel taking a turn and smashed straight into a curb. the passenger lower control arm is destroyed and many things are bent. To give a better mental image. my front mudflaps used to be touching the ground but now they are elevated about a fourth of an inch. Also my bumper doesnt fit right anymore on the passengers side. Here are some pics:

^ Damn, nasty. I'm relieved that you haven't actual crunched up the whole front of the car though (as in panel damage).

poor car

dude im hella bummed. havent really been doing much the past few days. just kinda sittin around. i got hummer to help me bend back some parts but thats about it.

thats what she said, but we got around that... now she does...

Ok, I've heard good "that what she said jokes", but that one takes the cake.

im getting my tie rods replaced today!! woooooo... so exciting.

Here's a couple of photos that I took today:

6.5" rear speakers installed. 90w RMS per speaker, 6-bucks each from the junkyard

looking good as always! do you also have many honda's in your junk yards?...

Thanks man. Yeah we get quite a lot of Hondas in our junkyards. If you need some parts just let me know

you've got pm...

sharpshooter, thanks for the idea. i really needed some rear speakers. gonna go to the junkyard and look for a ricer car, they gotta have speaker system lol.
Added: Mar 12, 2011 9:20 PM
sharpshooter, thanks for the idea. i really needed some rear speakers. gonna go to the junkyard and look for a ricer car, they gotta have speaker system lol.

Haha, no worries man. Junkyards are good for that kind of thing. I got my ones out of a Corolla sedan (same shape as mine). They were in the rear and were hooked up to the factory head-unit, so they'll practically still be in mint condition as they wouldn't have had barely any power running through them. I'm glad I got them because the sound system sounds so much better now.

My current system consists of 6.5" front speakers (75w RMS each) and 6.5" rear speakers (90w RMS each), hooked up to a 4-channel 444w amp. So nothing overly powerful, but just enough to provide a great sounding system without giving you a headache or rattling every panel in the car . Planning on getting some Dynamat for the doors though.

P.S. Installed the electric driver's seat today. Pics to come tomorrow

Here's the pics of the installed electric driver's seat rail:

Bought another electric driver's seat from the junkyard today (out of another SE-G model). The motors in this one seem to be a lot stronger than my current one, so I suspect it hasn't been used much. I'm planning on just swapping over the rails and chucking out the seat. I'll keep the other electric rail for spare parts.

Also bought some other parts at the same time:

i'll be ready for those parts next week Scott

Alright, I've decided you have to lower your car about 2 inches all around. No questions asked.

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Added: Mar 28, 2011 9:44 PM
I have to raise my car after my shower in a bit

Haha, thanks guys but I like the way it sits now. I don't really like it when cars are too low as it ruins the 'flow' between the tire and fender. So in other words, you can see the curve of the fender but not the curve of the wheel because it's tucked underneath, which I'm not too fond of. If I was to go any lower it would be about half an inch

Check out what I just bought from the junkyard ...I literally gasped when I saw it (and I never gasp ). As you guys know, I've already got an Air Fantasy unit in my car which I miraculously managed to find a few months ago, so to find another one of these extremely rare parts was beyond belief. It came with the hoses, fittings and the loom. Talk about a lucky day! . Not sure whether to keep it as a spare or sell it. Hmm.....

very nice. try and find another one of those fancy dome lights.

Awesome find Scott, and since you say they're as rare as hell I think it would only be right if it were dontated to the natural museum of the greatest series of toyotas ever made the AE101's......LOL

Haha, I'll try

Nice idea! Dunno about donating it though. They'd have to pay a pretty penny to pry this away from me

Theoretically it could fit any car since it's a single DIN unit . Would just need to be hooked up to the air conditioning evaporator and the blower. My brother wants it so he can install it in his Toyota Caldina GT-T but I won't let him

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