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Old Oct 10, 2009 | 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by scionxB2ndgensuperfan
So if I wanted to change the wheels from the stock 16 to 18" aftermarket tires/rims, no other modification would have to be done I'm assuming right?
It will all depend on the width and offset of the wheels, as well as the size of the tires. If you stick with 18x7.5 or 18x8 with an offset between +40 and +48 with 225/40-18 tires you'll be fine. These are just very general conservative specs. If you find some wheels that you really like, send me a PM with the info & I'll help you with the fitment.
Old Oct 10, 2009 | 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by CIONIDE
It will all depend on the width and offset of the wheels, as well as the size of the tires. If you stick with 18x7.5 or 18x8 with an offset between +40 and +48 with 225/40-18 tires you'll be fine. These are just very general conservative specs. If you find some wheels that you really like, send me a PM with the info & I'll help you with the fitment.
Ok Cionide, thank you very much.
Old Oct 13, 2009 | 10:12 PM
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Put this on today. Not sure how much it actually protects, but I like the look of it.
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Old Oct 13, 2009 | 11:48 PM
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Very nice xtylerx
Old Oct 15, 2009 | 03:29 PM
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hey OP, did you buy a set of HIDs for your xB?
Old Oct 22, 2009 | 04:18 AM
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My TRD CAI was supposed to come today, but TRD Sparks sent me a Tundra intake instead. I want to like these guys but so far I'm 2 for 3 on order screw-ups.

Anxious for a project, I decided to do some LED swapping. I really want to change the amber gauges to blue, so I figured I would test my soldering skills on the steering wheel MODE button. That way if I f'ed up, I wouldn't be super bummed to loose that LED.

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Changed the HVAC LEDs too.

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As you can see, I manged to do it successfully. It wasn't the cleanest job, but whatever, who's gonna see the lady parts of my car anyway.

I'll be attempting the gauge cluster tomorrow. If I don't post a pic, assume the worst.

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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 05:20 AM
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im about to do the first rs6 rumion conversion
Old Oct 22, 2009 | 07:00 AM
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Originally Posted by xtylerx
My TRD CAI was supposed to come today, but TRD Sparks sent me a Tundra intake instead. I want to like these guys but so far I'm 2 for 3 on order screw-ups.
Bummer. My TRD CAI arrived today and I just got done installing it. I got it from Don Jacobs Toyota, also known as www.scionpartsmall.com

Their price was $275.40. I also got the TRD front strut brace ($159.00), the TRD fog lights ($165.44) and the TRD aluminum oil filler cap ($33.15). Shipping for everything was a very reasonable $14.87. I got everything but the fog lights installed tonight. I hope to tackle those tomorrow or Friday.

Since I had the front end up on jack stands, I also finally installed my Scion brake caliper decals (front and rear) - best $6.50 mod ever.

I'll try to post some updated photos this weekend.

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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 08:16 AM
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Cool. Thanks for the info. Looks like I'll probably take my business there from now on. How difficult is the fog light install?
Old Oct 22, 2009 | 08:36 AM
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Cool. Thanks for the info. Looks like I'll probably take my business there from now on. How difficult is the fog light install?
This was my first time ordering from scionpartsmall.com. I found them when I was looking for the lowest price on the TRD strut brace. Here's a money saving hint, their web site is organized by model and year. Even though you have an 09, check the prices on the 08 accessories. They are sometimes cheaper, even if the part number is identical. Also, the more stuff I added to my cart, the lower the shipping charges went. At first I though that was an error, now I wonder if it's intentional to get you to buy more stuff. Worked on me anyway.

I haven't installed the fog lights, yet. I'll let you know how it goes. I didn't finish installing the other stuff until almost 11:00pm tonight. I printed out the fog light installation instructions and it looked like more than I wanted to tackle that late at night. So, I'll do it tomorrow or Friday. There are cheaper lookalike fog lights on eBay, but I've read of problems with the lenses cracking. So, I decided to go with the genuine TRD fog lights. At $164, they were $91 less than my local Toyota dealer charges. Not cheap, but the lowest price I've found for the genuine TRD fog lights.

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Old Oct 23, 2009 | 04:36 AM
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Swapped the gauge LEDs to blue, now I just need a new gauge face to get rid of the amber/blue mix. They seem a little dull in the daylight, I might end up trying white unless anyone knows a brighter blue LED to get.

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Old Oct 24, 2009 | 10:07 PM
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Today's addition. I picked this up for $140, it's in perfect condition, only used for 3 months. Score one for Craigslist!
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Old Oct 25, 2009 | 03:29 PM
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Just adding a pic to see if the host is up. I like red on black....

Old Oct 28, 2009 | 10:01 PM
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My intake finally arrived today. It was a fairly easy install, gotta love TRD products. This thing sounds great!

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Old Nov 4, 2009 | 02:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Domo
hey OP, did you buy a set of HIDs for your xB?
Yes sir, I did.
Old Nov 18, 2009 | 10:56 PM
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what fog lights are those?
Old Nov 19, 2009 | 01:00 AM
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They were just some LED's I wired in as running lights. I have since removed them though. I might get some higher quality ones to replace them.
Old Nov 19, 2009 | 04:39 PM
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they look sick. fits right into the grill. i was debating about about what fogs to get. awesome ride.
Old Nov 23, 2009 | 12:02 AM
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Thank you.

Threw this in on Friday.

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Old Nov 23, 2009 | 03:49 PM
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did you make that yourself? it fits awesome... and still being able to use the storage space.



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