xb parts??? power brake booster??
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scionxb09er



Joined: 07 Aug 2008
Posts: 6
Location: ft worth texas

Posted: 8/14/08 4:29PM    Post subject: xb parts??? power brake booster??  

anyone know of a place or website I could get an 2008 power brake booster for an xb?? ive been looking everywhere and theres only been about one place with a high price! helppp??
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krazymarine



Joined: 05 Jul 2008
Posts: 14
Location: queen creek, az

Posted: 8/14/08 6:55PM    Post subject:  

shouldn't the car still be under warranty?
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scionxb09er



Joined: 07 Aug 2008
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Location: ft worth texas

Posted: 8/14/08 7:13PM    Post subject:  

the warranty doesnt cover any of those parts. it just pretty much gives u 2 free oil changes
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BFDBOX



Joined: 09 Dec 2007
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Location: Chino Hills, Ca

Posted: 8/14/08 8:13PM    Post subject:  

whats wrong with it
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buickid



Joined: 25 Feb 2008
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Location: Honolulu, Hawaii

Posted: 8/14/08 8:18PM    Post subject:  

I don't think the brake booster should fail on a xB2 yet. Heck, the brake booster on my 73 Land Cruiser is still good. Warranty should cover it, if not, find another dealer to fix it.
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BFDBOX



Joined: 09 Dec 2007
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Location: Chino Hills, Ca

Posted: 8/14/08 8:28PM    Post subject:  

it might be your vaccum check valve too, usually those go bad before the booster would. what is your car doing?
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CIONIDE



Joined: 04 Nov 2007
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Location: Napa, CA

Posted: 8/15/08 12:21AM    Post subject:  

I'm guessing you just want better braking. All you need is better brake pads and steel braided brake lines. If you want to get crazy and have lots of cash, buy the TRD big brake kit:

http://www.trdsparks.com/displayparts.php?Mdl_dtl=570&Part_cat=11&parts_id=2315
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AAG



Joined: 25 May 2007
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Location: Dallas, TX

Posted: 8/15/08 6:07AM    Post subject:  

Did yours fail already? Take it to the dealership for warranty work (if you're under 36,000 miles).
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scionxb09er



Joined: 07 Aug 2008
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Location: ft worth texas

Posted: 8/15/08 4:13PM    Post subject:  

no it didnt fail or anything and i dont want better braking lol the thing was that when I took it to get un underbody kit done the idiot installing it drilled through the brake booster while trying to drill through the firewall
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UNOHxB



Joined: 11 Oct 2007
Posts: 108
Location: Lima Ohio

Posted: 8/15/08 8:48PM    Post subject:  

scionxb09er wrote: no it didnt fail or anything and i dont want better braking lol the thing was that when I took it to get un underbody kit done the idiot installing it drilled through the brake booster while trying to drill through the firewall



if i was you id have the guy by the neck telling him hes going to fix it.
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CIONIDE



Joined: 04 Nov 2007
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Location: Napa, CA

Posted: 8/15/08 9:03PM    Post subject:  

I've never seen a Scion underbody kit being installed, but when I worked for Acura, the service technicians NEVER had any reason to get close to drilling into the firewall when installing the underbody kits.
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buickid



Joined: 25 Feb 2008
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Location: Honolulu, Hawaii

Posted: 8/15/08 9:21PM    Post subject:  

Tell him to buy you a brand new brake booster, his fault.
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xseveredveganx



Joined: 15 Aug 2007
Posts: 1632
Location: City of Salt, Utah

Posted: 8/15/08 9:23PM    Post subject:  

CIONIDE wrote: I've never seen a Scion underbody kit being installed, but when I worked for Acura, the service technicians NEVER had any reason to get close to drilling into the firewall when installing the underbody kits.
I'm assuming the guy thought he had to drill through the firewall for a power wire to a transformer of sorts for the neonzzz.

I'm with buickid and UNOHxB... It's his deal.

Is it just the resevoir or the actual metal booster that contains the diaphgram?
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mnscionxb



Joined: 21 Sep 2007
Posts: 203

Posted: 8/19/08 2:42PM    Post subject:  

check www.rockauto.com
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trdsparks



Joined: 29 Jul 2005
Posts: 1615
Location: Myrtle Beach, SC

Posted: 8/22/08 6:09AM    Post subject:  

Yeah they are really expensive too, if you had a shop install it they are required to fix anything that they messed up. Retail on the booster alone is: $585.17 and we could sell it for $456.43 but either way its still a lot of money.
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Cuthbert



Joined: 02 Sep 2005
Posts: 406
Location: Phoenix, Az

Posted: 8/22/08 6:22AM    Post subject:  

Man, I hope that guy doesn't actually work for a shop. There are two very easy places to get through the firewall on a second gen that dont' require going through the metal.
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