This has been a big thing around here recently, but can you let us know about your procedure and experience painting the calipers? Did you just jack up the car, take off the wheel, mask the caliper and paint where it is? I'm not going to do it if I have to bleed the brakes and all that, so I want to be able to do it in place, but not if there is some other compromise doing it that way.

 

There's a write up on this in the FAQ: thread link

 

I brush painted it on. I didnt want to take off the whole thing or spray paint it. Took alittle longer but it looks great.

 

nice vvt-i badge too! did you just adhere it straight to the grill?

 

pretty sweet. Love the head unit... wish I had $1000 to spend on that right now. But sadly enough I dont... maybe in the next month or two. nice!

 

does the stereo lid still close with that head unit? Im thinking of getting that unit with the navi option

 

Did you do it one wheel at a time? I've got ramps, but I've only got one jack. How many coats of paint? How long to dry between coats?

 

Sweet, I love GPS/DVD head unit too! Struggling between 18" wheels OR 6.5" GPS/DVD
Nice VVT-I badge too! Just think $20 on ebay is too expensive. When I go back to Hong Kong, I will get some

 

Yes teh VVT-I badge is off ebay but i paid 15 for it. It has double sided tape just like what is on the B-Pillars....VERY strong stuff.

The brake were painted one at a time.... took about 3 hours to do. Because the yellow was so light i had to do 3 coats and i still dont think that was enough, I just didnt feel like spending anymore time on it. We did my brothers at the same time(BSP tC) red and that only took 2 coats.

this is the rear brake....the front looks better but i dont have a pic



About the door for the headunit. It will close but you have to redrill the mounting holes on the mounting brackets back a bit. I used this thread as a guideline and everything turned out perfect.

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=27719

 

The Deck is perfect in that car!

 

^^^Thanks, it fits well when you use the dash kit from toyota celica i think it is.

part # 86221-52060
Part #86221-52050

 

I bought my scion at joseph too.... Check out my sig pix...you'll see

 

^^^ who did you buy from. My dad works there.

 

Or you could just buy the Eclipse head unit, it uses the factory tC wiring harnesses and fits perfectly in. Has Nav/DVD/MP3/SAT/HDAudio/ 2 CD changer ports, a video in and video out. Amazing units. I personally have AVN5435, the 5395 is coming out next month with a 30 GB hard drive built in.

 

Mike ....something Id know the last name if i heard it. He told me his son's got some. Same color as mine.

 

Get out^^^^^dude thats me.... Woolwine right?

 

mmm woolwine doesn't ring a bell... it's possible though. kinda short, stalky?

 

i looked at the sales ticket thing...yup it was him. HAHA

 

yeah thats him im sure. Chubby loud and short

 

so are you the trouble maker he was telling me about? He said one son is perfect,...and the other is a trouble maker