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Old 05-15-2006 | 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by KevinxB
Wheel center caps that didn't fit
go to NAPA Parts. get 2 boxes of part # 730-2411.. around $8.00 total cost
was a thread somewhere..but I dis-remembered where..!
Old 05-17-2006 | 12:59 AM
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ANOTHER one for that awful cargo cover! I'm using it as a girdle for a sow back at the ranch....
Howard in Gilroy Ca.
Old 05-17-2006 | 03:14 AM
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KevinxB wrote:
Wheel center caps that didn't fit

go to NAPA Parts. get 2 boxes of part # 730-2411.. around $8.00 total cost
was a thread somewhere..but I dis-remembered where..!
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=111710

ANOTHER one for that awful cargo cover! I'm using it as a girdle for a sow back at the ranch.... Howard in Gilroy Ca.
Found an awesome DIY cargo cover. Haven’t made one myself, but I hope to get around to it one day.

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=114103
Old 05-18-2006 | 04:45 AM
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Just saw that DIY cover! BRILLIANT!!!
Howard from Gilroy Ca.
Old 05-18-2006 | 04:50 AM
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Originally Posted by lilpklebox
Just saw that DIY cover! BRILLIANT!!!
Howard from Gilroy Ca.
You see mine?

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=69605
Old 05-20-2006 | 03:28 AM
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Max, just saw your cover, nice job!
I like how it “evolved.” Did you ever end up adding on another scion emblem like your first one?

Oh yeah, does anyone know if anyone ever ended up making one from fiberglass?
Old 06-15-2006 | 01:01 PM
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Default cargo cover a waste

I agree, I was so disappointed. Poorly made, bad fit. I am now fighting with my dealer to take it back, they seem to have a no refund/no credit policy!

Originally Posted by big_guy
I'm surprised I haven't seen any posts about the rear cargo cover. All the posts I have read about it state that it is a piece of garbage and not worth the money.
Old 06-15-2006 | 02:26 PM
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my biggest fackin' waste mod was the colgan bra - i put it on in the winter and now one of the sides comes loose on the highway and smacks against the fender pretty badly... i had it on for maybe only 1000 miles and this crap started happening... it was a waste of $140 that i could have spent making a new laptop mount for my boxy box....

anyway, yes, i am sure that all of the straps are tight, etc, just like colgan says they should be...
- sh00k
Old 06-16-2006 | 07:16 PM
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getto brand headers. it made my engine shake and my exaust hit my back bumper. 60 bucks
Old 06-17-2006 | 04:02 AM
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train horns paid 50$ and they only pump out 139 db...should have bought groceries

but for the highschooler out there

Threshold of Pain 1*101 W/m2 130 dB

cut me off you get the pain
Old 07-06-2006 | 12:08 AM
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Exterior Paint Protection Coating from the dealer: $750...

Waiting to see if it really helps the paint to hold up...

priceless

Old 07-06-2006 | 01:23 AM
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My biggest waste of money is a shiny oil fill cap that says bB on it.
Old 07-06-2006 | 04:43 AM
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My biggest waste mod would be my ................!
I don't really have any waste mods. I like them all even though I don't have many.
Old 08-27-2006 | 08:12 AM
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Shouldn't have gotten the $1,100 deal installed moon-roof. Won't say it's a waste, but not worth the extra one-grand for Chicago weather.
Old 08-27-2006 | 08:19 AM
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an expensive PIAA LED dome light that was dimmer than the original
Old 08-27-2006 | 08:22 AM
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by far... white rims


Old 08-28-2006 | 04:20 AM
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the white rims look sw33t!

and brambling i dont think its possible to get a dimmer light then the one they gave you. the one they gave you seems to soak up light.
Old 08-28-2006 | 05:21 AM
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My biggest waste was buying a JDM speed grill look-alike off of ebay for 35 bucks. The grill had virtually no curve to it and the mounts were WAY off. In the process of refunding it now, though the dealer is only offering an exchange for a supposed "new shipment" of grills that are supposed to be higher quality... because they got other complaints of bad fitment.
Save your money and buy the real thing! $300 is worth it for the quality and factory fitment!
Old 08-28-2006 | 05:47 AM
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...Cautiously waiting for my $35 grill to arrive
Old 08-28-2006 | 06:23 AM
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my biggest waste mod would have to be.....

Scion tC.

LOL

Love the xB now!


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