ScionDave

sup Jim, i havent see u on rt7 in like MONTHS i was wondering if u moved outta state or somethin...

i did my springs my self with the help of my uncle at my work since i got a lift... but its not hard once u rip the trunk apart

ScionJim23

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haha, river road has become my friend lately. Too many lights on rt7. Yea i'm pondering on how I want to do the suspension...Dealers want too much money for the ____ and don't know what they are talking about.

Anything new happening man? Any more plans on the car this summer?

ScionDave

all plans r scrapped, i have court for child support next month, but i have the sQ10 and Stealthbox in already, so all that is left is a lipkit (which i cant get because of my driveway) and im not fond of Carbon Hoods... not sure what else i can get,

ScionDave

oh... u got new wheels? what u doin with the old ones?

i want to get the lip of my wheels powdercoated because the clear is coming off of them because my wheel cleaner

ScionJim23

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Ahh, that sucks man. I'm still getting a parts list together. My list so far is only the super advan wheels (which finally arrived) / tires and suspension. I'll end up adding more in as time goes on. Let me know if you guys meet up or anything. I'm usually out driving around every weekend anyways. Hopefully more people hit up this thread.

BTW, BeastTC....Have we meet before? at which toyota?

ScionDave

yeah i been trying to keep it up at the top of the list...

but i might be going out tonight to the lot, not sure whats going on yet, might hit the drive-in movies wit someone...

i'll PM u my # and we can figure something out.

ScionJim23

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pm received. number stored. I'll hit you up when I get a chance.. I got some people stopping buy to buy my old wheels/tires and some other tires today...money money money.

Pur3XtC

usually when its nice out lol...umm i can keep you posted when we have meets

justint

Hey guys, I am in Rochester as well and would like to meet up with some other scion owners. Pur3, if you can post when the meets are or PM me that would be great.

ScionJim, I would love to see your LED swap if you're ever in the Syracuse/Rochester area.

ScionJim23

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Dave, Sorry I didn't get a chance to call you man. had a death in the family Saturday evening.

justint - I'm redoing all my interior gauge lights this summer so it flows with the new look the tC will have and my wheels. Need it to flow together and blue won't cut it this summer. lol.

justint

Sounds good Jim, what color are you swapping it to now?

ScionJim23

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most likely red and white with white needles to match my red advan wheels. Kinda want the whole red theme to flow and not have blue in the car...lol

justint

I want to do mine as well, but I'm just not confident enough to be soldering things. I read through the DYI and it looks like a little too much soldering for me, especially the tiny ones in the HVAC and Radio.

ScionJim23

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the gauges are easy. the hardest part on the HVAC is the resistors and the Radio is difficult as the LEDs are like a grain of salt.

beastC

Jim i met you when i worked at Lia.

ScionJim23

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When was that? Was it when I had an accident and needed a quote for repair? lol

Justint - also, removing the lcd screen on the hvac is also a pain.

beastC

hey bro if you need help with anything let me know. I'm usually free. Your coilovers should be easy to do, my springs were cake to put in

ScionJim23

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How long did it take you to put springs in? What springs do you have? I still need to make a decision between spring or coils. That would be cool to get some help with them. I got quotes from dealers and the price for installation is outrageous...

justint

Anything from the dealer is outrageous Jim. Even outside repair shops overcharge, but not as bad as the dealerships.

My rear break pads needed to be replaced, and they wanted $200 for parts and labor. I went out to Advance Auto parts, bought the best damn brake pads they had ($61 for the long lasting ones that run hot inside and cold outside), and put them on the tc in less then 20 minutes. Something that takes me 20 minutes to do should not be $200 dollars. I doubt they would use the same quality of brake pads as I did. They probably slap some cheap ___ $17.99 pads on there.

ScionJim23

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lol, yes thats true man. my dealer want $350 just to install fog lights. they stated it would take up to 4 hours to do. i did both mine and my sisters fogs in under an hour total...lol. dealerships are a joke.