Some of you may remember what happened to our previous xB

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=115487

Well what the guys who hit us didn't know was that we had parts that were going on the next day. So we purchased this Blue Onyx friday night





Since it was so new it was a great time to paint the calipers



As well as paint the drums black so they don't get all rusty later in life



And thanks to the guy who posted about painting the tails to look like they should





And the calipers dried :D



and the drums



Here are the new rims



Take out the stock stuff



With the help of some spring compressors for the Teins



New Koni sthocks



Stuff installed







New rims on!





And how many miles on the odo?




51!!!!

Some pictures in the light

 

Huge thanks to 355 Toyota/Scion for the car and being so helpful! Thanks to PJ and Bejoy for all the help and dealing with all of my wife's calls!

 

That was a fast turnaround. Already looks great!

 

no pics......

 

You can't see the pics?

 

congrats...looks good....

 

now that's dedication ! good job on the fresh car, sorry about the old one ~ what are the specs on the wheels and tires you have on ? (i'm looking into a combo that would suit all season)

 

do you have the link to the post about painting the tail lights? I want to do that.

BTW: The Box looks great. Sre those S techs?

 

I want to hear about the Konis. That's the setup I want to get. I have the S-Techs, too.

So, how do you like the setup?

 

by the looks of the rear springs, mine have been upside down for 3k miles!

 

Eeeek!

I assume the springs go on so you can read the lettering on them. At least, that was my reasoning. I'll have to check to make sure I put mine on correctly.

 

Link for the tail lights

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=99087

I put the springs in by thinking about the way springs are supposed to work. Now mine may be in upside down, but if I remember correctly you want the tightest bound to be closest tothe pressure point. Basically you want the tightest spot to be on the bottom for resistance against the vehicle. By having them on the top you are having the tightest spot force against the loosest. Hope that makes sense because it did to me and my father Otherwise if I need to switch them it'll take 15 min tops, lol.

The setup is a little harsher than I expected, but then again it hasn't been broken in yet. I LOVE the road feel through the pedal now. While driving it's like I can feel the groove of the road so I can better predict how it is going to handle if I turn the wheel all of a sudden. It handles pretty well too, but it is on the softest setting to make the ride more comfortable.

 

Hawt!!

 

BTW I know have stock shocks, struts, springs, rims & tires, and hubcaps for sale. Only 51 miles on them :D Send a PM with offer price!

 

Nice work. I thought I was doing well when I got my wheels and springs on at ~1000mi, but 55mi!!!

 

What kind of rims are those?

Looks dope.

 

Where are you located?

 

Looks good! thanks for the link to the tails... I think I have a new project!

 

i like those wheels

 

Nice hopefully no one will crash into the BOP!!