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Old May 22, 2008 | 04:19 AM
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i have the tenzo type m's in charcoal (v1) on my car, flint mica, 18x8+45, you can find my pics around.

i'd drop before getting new wheels, new ones will look even stupider with that huge gap.
Hmmm... True... I'll look into some options, most i'd do would be like 1" all around (is it even worth it?)...
Old May 22, 2008 | 04:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Nick06tC
I love the LED swap.
Thanks, it was a bit of work... Here is a link to the post I made for the LED swap for anyone wanting more pictures...

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...356&highlight=
Old May 22, 2008 | 04:22 AM
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1" seriously? i'm on h-tech's and it's like.. perfect, any higher would look weird, and any lower and i'd rub hardcore, and they feel a lot better than stock, this is 1.9 in front and 1.5 in back lower, highly reccomended.

also, thanks for answering my questions, i have the oem sub for my '06 so it's wiring is a bit different...
Old May 22, 2008 | 04:26 AM
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1" seriously? i'm on h-tech's and it's like.. perfect, any higher would look weird, and any lower and i'd rub hardcore, and they feel a lot better than stock, this is 1.9 in front and 1.5 in back lower, highly reccomended.

also, thanks for answering my questions, i have the oem sub for my '06 so it's wiring is a bit different...
No prob... The only stupid thing i'm worried about as far as lowering goes is messing up the underside and front bumper on steep driveway's, huge speed bumps, and what not... Do you have any issues like that with your setup?...
Old May 22, 2008 | 04:28 AM
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my driveway is horrible, ask tC2_thumper, it's *really* bad, i don't scrape ANYWHERE though, and there are some monster speed bumps at our school too, he's in TRD's and I'm on H-tech's (lower than TRD) and neither of us have trouble, if i go too fast up my driveway though i'll scrape, but i've only done it like once.
Old May 22, 2008 | 04:31 AM
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Originally Posted by optional
my driveway is horrible, ask tC2_thumper, it's *really* bad, i don't scrape ANYWHERE though, and there are some monster speed bumps at our school too, he's in TRD's and I'm on H-tech's (lower than TRD) and neither of us have trouble, if i go too fast up my driveway though i'll scrape, but i've only done it like once.
Really?... Thats good to know... I'll check out some options... Did you do it yourself, or have it done?...
Old May 22, 2008 | 04:36 AM
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oh god no, i had a friend who works at toyota do it, took him like 5 hours with all the tools, only cost me 40$ worth of parts for his gas powered RC car... i got lucky though...
Old May 22, 2008 | 04:40 AM
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a small drop like trds shouldnt be too bad round here. i'm on hotchis and it isnt bad either i know river rd = death
Old May 22, 2008 | 04:42 AM
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Not reccomended for a DIY then huh? lol... I never changed springs before, so I wouldn't know... I did figure it would be a PITA tho...
Old May 22, 2008 | 04:44 AM
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Originally Posted by WAlterEgo
a small drop like trds shouldnt be too bad round here. i'm on hotchis and it isnt bad either i know river rd = death
Tell me about it, I almost hit that one curb that comes out of nowhere under that bridge by the construction around golf and river rd ...
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yeah you need a spring compressor to make it easy, and even with one, it's still pretty time consuming, tC's rears are pretty hard too.

I made the job a bit easier on my friend and ripped up my car so he could get to all the stuff before i dropped it off to him, that shaved some time.

and well, he did it off the clock so if someone working there needed the tools he gave them up...
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se-chicago is having an install meet & bbq this sunday, stop by n see how springs go on. there's a few of us that can do spring installs.
Old May 22, 2008 | 04:48 AM
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now that's a good plan! there's a few guys in my club that can do springs too, but i didn't feel like bugging them yet as i was still new.
Old May 22, 2008 | 04:49 AM
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Originally Posted by WAlterEgo
se-chicago is having an install meet & bbq this sunday, stop by n see how springs go on. there's a few of us that can do spring installs.
Aww mann... I really would go but I work 6 days a week between 2 jobs, Sat is my only day free.... I've really been wanting to go to a meet somewhere...
Old May 22, 2008 | 04:57 AM
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very nice
Old May 22, 2008 | 05:19 AM
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looks really good man!
just lower it!
Old May 22, 2008 | 05:37 AM
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looks good
Old May 22, 2008 | 05:39 AM
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Hey I'm getting my hard wireing put in tomorrow for my passport. Where did you run the wires to get it to come from the ceiling?
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Hey I'm getting my hard wireing put in tomorrow for my passport. Where did you run the wires to get it to come from the ceiling?
Well since I couldn't remove the A pillar to run the wire and put it on the bottom of the windshield (stupid life saving side airbags ) I decided to put it up there... Basically, what I did is I went to AutoZone and got a "Add-a-Circut" and probed around in the fuse box with a multimeter till I found a blank spot that turned on/off with the ign. I also added a "Killswitch" to it - I used one of the blank covers by the power mirror switch - drilled a hole and put a switch in there... I routed the wire up the side by pulling back the black trim by the door, and then gently pulled on the A-Pillar at the top just enough to pass the wire up to the headliner where I ran it to about the middle of the car... I also left some slack for easy removal of the radar when I leave the car...
Old May 22, 2008 | 05:52 AM
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Wow! Sounds like a heck of a job to do... Well I guese we will see what Best Buy can do for $45! haha!

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