Sorry Guys I havent had time to take off the bumper so here is a little picture explanation:


Step 1:

Jack up the car in the front only

Step 2:

Remove 6 bolts that are circled in yellow(ignore the red arrows and circles)

Middle 4 bolts are definite, the side ones I'm not 100% sure



CORRECTIONSThe top right(smaller bolt) inside the yellow circle is the one that needs to be removed





Step 3:

Under the hood remove the plastic cooling plate that's held in place by 6 plastic push-in bolts/clips




Step 4:

Remove 5 more plastic clips/bolts



Step 5:

Remove a screw and a clip from each fender



Step 6:

NOW PULL! Pull from the fender side. The bumper is only held in place by the clips that run from the fender to the headlights and right under the headlights. Repeat from the other side and it's off!




I will make a video once i have time

 

So did you cut your front license plate???

 

bent 180 degrees

 

Give me a review of those trd springs how do you feel about them?

 

Review #1
TRD Lowering Springs

This is written with "daily driver" application in mind. I drive 100 miles a day.

Specs:
Total Price: ~$250 – Scion; ~$220 - TRDSPARKS
Color: Red
Drop: 1 inch front and back

Pros:
1. Improved cornering and reduced body roll
2. Improved Breaking distance since less force is wasted into compressing the springs
3. Improved Stance/Look
4. Don’t have to get an alignment after install?
5. Scion TRD Warranty
6. Probably will never Scape

Cons:
1. Increased road noise
2. Stiffer Ride – especially the rear(going over speed bumps feels like rear suspension doesn’t move at all)


Things to consider:

If you already feel like the ride is SUPER stiff/noisy then you just wasted time reading this post.

If you already feel like the ride is a bit stiff then you should still get this because the cornering performance and the stance will outweigh the need for luxury.

If you are going only for looks/attention then get something else but know that the ride quality degrades exponentially the lower you go as well as the road noise. Also you will start feeling little rocks hitting the bottom of the car and you will "have to" get front and rear end alignment


Conclusion:
In my opinion TRD Springs is a MUST have item. It seems like Scion made the wheel wells overly huge on purpose so that it would almost feel like a sin to not get at least the TRD ones.


TRD STANCE:

 

I'll review it tomorrow after the ECU learns more. The performance seems to be gradually increasing...





Plasti Dipped which is matte black so may appear gray. In the pic they are dirty and I've accidently spayed them with super high pressure hot stream a couple times when I was washing my car. and the flash is MAD bright! In person the wheels are sexy

you see:

 

Cup Holder and Puddle Lights Locations

Link to the lights:

http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-b...FLS.htm#photos

I buy the ones with black circuit.

For each Cup Holder I used 3 LEDs

For each Puddle light I used 30 LEDs - standard length


Puddle Lights:

1. Stick it under the door right up against the rubber insulator
2. Drill a hole "under/behind" the 6x9 speaker because that's where the rubber boot is that leads onto the car. Drilling isnt necessary, you could feed the wire between where the plastic door panel and the metal is.
3. Lead the wire through the boot inside of the car
4. Locate the Door Switch wire and tap into it.

Cup Holder Lights:

1. Cut off the 3 LED strip
2. Solder on the wires from the Ethernet cable onto it
3. Drill a small hole in the cup holder
4. Feed the wire behind the door panel
5. Tap into the Puddle lights(parallel)
6. Stick the strip



Videos:

 

SunRoof Lights Explanation

Here is the link to the lights:

http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-b...FLS.htm#photos

WFLS-B30

Step1: Cut the strip in the middle
Step2: Solder them back together using ~5-6 inches of ethernet cable wires
Step3: Shrink wrap and paint black
Step4: Stick the strips inside of the little "ditch" at the front end of the sun roof
Step5: Run the wires through the headliner down to fuse box
Step6: Connect through a switch to a constant 12V source

 

TRD SPRING REVIEW:

If it dropped 3 times as much as it does now it would be good. until then - get coilovers
hahahaha


Yuriy - You HATE LEDs

 

Def, im trying to buy all of them so nobody has to use em

 

You sir are led happy.

 

haha what?

 

Okay. I have a question for you Scion202, I'm very new to modding and just recently got my car and I was thinking about starting off with simple LED mods like front and rear dome and license plate leds. Yes very simple. Haha but I was also thinking about getting these led strips for the under dash and I was wondering if you knew any way I can tap those into any of the lines under there? I'm not very sure what I'm doing at all...

http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-b...FLB.htm#photos

Edit: I also forgot to mention I noticed you had a kit instead of just random strips. Does it come with any switches and such? And may I ask where you got them? :D

 

ha fixed i meant led.

 

Glove Box Light

 

is there a bulb you can put in the glove box?

 

AC Line Insulation

b4

now

 

Nope, I put this in there

 

here is the kit

http://www.ledunderbody.com/Blue-4pc...hting-Kit.aspx

How did u want them to be activated and controlled?

 

Yuriy, how'd the black insulation next to the exhaust look after your trip home? Let me know how it is after your trip to work tomorrow! Hopefully it won't need the ugly aluminum tape too.