they look pretty good and it's slightly tinted, fits well, gotta use a little effort to align it so it can sit correctly. it doesn't come with bulbs or the plugs that the bulbs are attach to. i don't know where to get them if you need it, it's a socket with 2 open ends, 1 end is for the bulb, other end is for the wires. had to use the ones off the oem.

 

Eibach sportline, stock 15" steelies, Yakima kayak rack.

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Has anyone had any wheel bearing/hub problems? I've had my bearing replaced twice and now have to replace the hub and bearing once more...

 

could you be your wheel setup?

 

No, I had my bearing replaced about a month ago. Went out shortly after 2 weeks. It was probably a bad bearing. Another 2 weeks go by, my car feels weird braking and turning left. Thought it was my rotors, but after buying new ones it didn't fix the problem. Went back to the shop to learn somehow the hub must have gotten warped.... Anyways, just got a new bearing and hub today and replaced my old rotors with some slotted StopTechs. All is well again.

 

Keepin it fresh.

 

Oh man, I haven't been on here in years! After leaving the US and having my xA shipped to Germany in 2009, I kinda put my car life in pause...

But, after discovering what the extreme amounts of salt that Germany uses on its roads during the winter does to corrode the hell out of cars, I'm having to replace items and reawaken that bug again.

I lost my Blitz muffler due to rust and replaced it with a DC Sports instead, which IMO sounds a lot better. However, I found that the rest of the exhaust is on the brink of total destruction from rust. I'll have to wait until I get the xA back to the US to order parts since a lot of suppliers won't ship to APO addresses.

However, it my last few months in Germany, I have fallen in love with auto cross, and have taken the xA for runs on the Nurburgring track near where I live. Awesome. Here's a pic:



Then I took the whole family with the promise that I would drive "normally"... Promise broken...

 

Love this pic!

 

cant wait till you get some rubber and have those put on! I want to see how it looks like

 

OMG i would kill to be able to drive my egg on the ring! By the way who takes those awesome pics while youre on the track

 

I had my wheels installed today. I kinda cheated. I'll see if anyone can tell what I did.

 

Those look nice brah. You didnt roll your fenders?

 

Thanks man. I actually lowered the car with photoshop. I wanted to see what how it would look even lower and I ended up doing all the pics. I'll post some unedited pics when I get my coilovers.

 

Looks good. I tried to make my fronts that low (for real) and got stuck leaving my driveway lol

What's your rim/tire specs?

How I'm sitting currently. Can't go any lower until I fix my driveway and get different tires.

 

I wish I could have it that low. My front lip already scratches every time I go in and out of my driveway. I'm gonna have to mess with the Racelands a bit to get it the right height.

The wheels are STR 606 (Fake BBS RS) 17x8.5 et 30. The tires are Hankook Ventus Concept 205/45/17. I wanted 215 but the shop owner convinced me that it would rub and I needed to stretch. After they were installed, I realized that I should have stuck with 215's.

The wheel fitment is perfect. It's flush with the fenders. Almost as if they were made with the XA/XB in mind. The only problem I'm having with them is slight Steering wheel vibration. I bought some hub centric rings but it only minimized the shaking. They weren't a snug fit, so I'm going to add some Aluminum foil tape to see if it fixes the shaking.

Here's the actual fender gap with my current Sportlines.

 

I took it back to the shop to get the wheels rebalanced. This time another tech balanced them and I was watching while he did it. They were way off. He was able to balance them perfect. No more shaking steering wheel.

 

My scion xa(Toyota Ist) direct from Puerto Rico La isla del encanto.

 

Love this car. Here are my before and after pics. The new white is my latest obsession with plasti dip. You all make my heart all happy. lol I didn't know there was so much Xa love. I was beginning to think this site should have been called ScionTc/Xblife.com.

Last week:



This week:

 

Still loving my xA. It's one of a kind from where I'm from. Definitely turns heads and gets compliments.



I got a ticket the other day for honking my horn excessively (trying to get a friends attention) and finally got popped for my tint. 37% in the front and 3% in the rear. Not a cheap ticket either...

 

did you use the spraycans or one of the fancier systems like they sell at dipyourcar?