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Old Feb 9, 2006 | 02:16 PM
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Swapped my engine cover for a camry one. Looks awesome....VVTI in red and rest in silver...anyone else try this?
Old Feb 9, 2006 | 02:19 PM
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pics?
Old Feb 9, 2006 | 02:27 PM
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no digi camera ill see if i can borrow one....
Old Feb 9, 2006 | 02:30 PM
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heres a link with the pics of a camry engine http://www.new-cars.com/2003/toyota/...mry-engine.jpg
Old Feb 9, 2006 | 02:54 PM
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what i want to know is why they didnt just put these on the TC from the factory
Old Feb 9, 2006 | 03:35 PM
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the red comes standard?
Old Feb 9, 2006 | 04:52 PM
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yes standard on all 2003 and up camrys
Old Feb 9, 2006 | 05:36 PM
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am i the only one who's done this?
Old Feb 9, 2006 | 05:49 PM
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My dad has a camery and i did it a while back. Accents the engine bay a bit. I was wondring the same thing of why they didn't do it from the factory.
Old Feb 9, 2006 | 05:56 PM
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well i just put the blue valve cover stickers on mine...they dont look bad, but they dont look as good either!!!
Old Feb 9, 2006 | 06:03 PM
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where can you find a camry valve cover?
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Old Feb 9, 2006 | 08:06 PM
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just find some random camry owner and ask them to trade, 99% of them wont even know they have an engine cover
Old Feb 9, 2006 | 08:27 PM
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junk yard
YEA JUNK YARDS ARE THE SH*T... I GOT AN AUTO DIMMING MIRROR FOR $25... FROM A WRECKED TC... although i think the chips got toasted when it had the accident... but looks nice tho... i might find another one somewhere... but yea JUNK YARDS ARE THE SH*T!
Old Feb 9, 2006 | 08:37 PM
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My mom got 05 camry and i tried and didn't match. so i put them back
Old Feb 9, 2006 | 08:52 PM
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i thought it wouldnt fit at first cause it had 2 extra holes but they are just supports that the camry has but the tc doesnt, actually makes the engine cover more stable than the stock one
Old Feb 9, 2006 | 09:38 PM
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i like that, it a adds a sweet subtle look of custom... like its not a slap you in the face 6' tall wing... but if you own a tc and looked in your engine bay you'd say hey how did you get yours colored?

thanx for the heads up and sorry but i am gonna have to bite your style on this one
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looks good.
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You could acheive the same effect with a $3 paint pen from the hobby shop. Replacing the whole cover to get 4 red letters seems... excessive.
Old Feb 10, 2006 | 03:55 AM
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Would the Solara one fit too? I remember it looking the same. I think the RAV4 has the same one too...



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