Here's the list of changes to the 2005's:

Vanity mirror on passenger sun visor :D
Super Long Life Coolant

Plus the audio changes posted before.

 

gonna have to grab up an '05 visor, my g/f is always complaining about that...now she sits in the trunk

thanks for the info

 

what are the audio changes???

 

yeah.

 

how much is that new passenger side visor w/ the mirror? my g/f keeps complaining also.

 

The audio changes are customizable greetings, subliminal messages, and some sort of sound processing software.

 

Ok, I googled "Super Long Life Coolant" and I found that it refers to the anti-freeze coolant in the radiator.

"Genuine Toyota Super Long Life Coolant" is pink, is used in other Toyotas and Lexus, and can last up to 100,000 miles in certain conditions.

 

I just got an 05 I thought all xb's had both visor mirrors. I still dont know how to change the messages on the screen. I cant find directions for the radio and I havent had time to stop at a dealer.

 

No one tell my girlfriend that I can get the visors with mirrors...she will make me buy them immediatley, and I will have no money for the things I want...

Oh, nevermind whats the point, I might as well just go buy them...

 

Tired of your lady nagging that you Box doesnt have a passenger vanity mirror? Well here maybe your answer:



COBB's Vanity Mirror
Got these from a yard sale. It was still in the original package. It lights up too when the mirror cover is opened. Powered by 4-AAA batteries. Using Ni-MH batteries preffered. I used 2-double adhesive pads (available at Staples) and stuck it on the back. When closed, there is a slight gap compared to the other sunvisor. But not enough to worry about. Doesn't make a noise. I dont have pics of it at night. But when I used it as a map-light, its more powerful than the dome light, IMO.

 

how do u secure the mirror?

 

These bad boys:


The above should hold up pretty well. I used two 2"long foam strips. Double sided foam roll is also available.

Make sure you dont attach the tape to the opening to the battery compartment.

 

The passeger side mirror is cheap in my opinion. its up on the upper right hand side, and has this cheesy cover on it that velcros into place......

 

Don't you think the driver's side vanity mirror is cheap as well? I mean, it sounds like Scion is just using the same vanity mirror used on the driver's sunvisor for the passenger side one in the 2005 model. That velcro cover and 3x5 card-size mirror really is CRAP.

This must have been an afterthought on Toyota's part. Perhaps they goofed with their parts order and received thousands of sunvisors without vanity mirrors so they had to quickly find a band-aid solution... voila! A pocket-sized vanity mirror with a velcro cover.

I mean, really. I'm sure the cheapest of the cheap cars on the market now have a better mirror. It would have been better if they just omitted the mirror completely.

My two cents.

 

yes I totally agree , but i would not trade my B for nothing!! just like how the rear hatch has a cheesy fabric covering, and not a hard plastic... One other rant is the way the power door locks are set up. The actual lock is not incorperated into the handle, but sticks up into the top of the door panel. The xA and other toyota's are not like this. One last thing is the lack of speed sensitve door locks. This is one feature my Focus had that i loved. On thing I dont miss with the Focus is all the recalls I went through! Again, its always brought up on this board, but Ill say it again: 15k car with a lot of standard features- price cutting will always be evident!, And im not complaining!!

 

If you stop and think about this .... the drivers side in Japan is indeed the passenger side of the xB. This would explain why there is only a mirror on the divers side. Also, everything in Japan is done on a small scale, which would explain why the damn mirror is so small. Me personally, the wife is constanly asking for me to install a large mirror on the passenger side, i just cant see myself tacking a tacky mirror there for her to use.

 

i think i got one as well. doing the vehicle changes mine named the xa,xb,tc and i'm able to customize messages as well. oh....and i have a very very very late 04 so thats probably why

 

all ya'all forgot the biggest difference between the 04 and 05 and that is........

the PRICE!

 

how much is it

 

They went up $25.