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XR2003

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  1. Why are people asking questions in their status updates?

  2. Well technically the Matrix is a Corolla wagon. In fact my owners manual says "Corolla Matrix". Also the Matrix is 4 door. The European Corollas are 2 door.
  3. Why are people asking questions in their status updates?

  4. Usually the radio unlock code is in your owner's manual. Worst case, you can go to your local Toyota dealership and provide your VIN and radio model to get the proper code to your car. Now they shouldn't charge you for that or at least they shouldn't.
  5. Welcome! I love those Corolla T Sports over in the UK. B)
  6. XR2003

    Tires

    Normally Continentals are good tires. I am not sure why but they wear out way too quickly on the 2003-2008 Matrix and from my 1st hand experience as well as other Matrix drivers who also had Continental tires - OEM from the dealership - they would barely get 15k miles before needing to be replaced. Great decision on the Michelins.
  7. Fuel prices make me angry....

  8. Welcome! So you are doing an engine rebuild? May I suggest an engine upgrade to the turbocharged 2.0L 3S-GTE motor? You will have a fun go kart experience with that.
  9. Who won? I don't have Facebook & I was hoping those people who don't have FB can know who won.
  10. Sounds like you have a terrible Toyota dealership over there. Sorry to hear all the headaches this has caused you.
  11. If you are talking about the brake pads, then 25,000 to 40,000 miles is about the right time to change them. Your mileage will vary & it is your decision when to do the brake service.
  12. Welcome! Most likely you have an air leak in your tires, it might even be a small tear on the tire valve stems. Check for leaks by wetting the tires and listening for a hissing sound from the tires OR seeing air bubbles from the leak. If you find the leaks, then buy new tires.
  13. Welcome to the site! 2002 Corolla - is that the one with the 4A-Fe or one of the 1st 1zz-fe motors? Shimmy on the brakes of the Matrix probably means the rotor needs to be turned or replaced. You would qualify as a backyard/garage Toyota mechanic. :D
  14. Agree,in the mean time, keep washing the road salts off the wheels to prevent further corrosion. I hope you are covered under warranty.
  15. The headlights are OEM originals that have been "baked" open and the housing painted a flat black. Then was rebaked to melt the silicone glue to the lenses which were polished & clear coated. The problem with aftermarket headlights is the clearcoat or the lack there of or thin layer of it. Once the clearcoat is gone, the headlights begin to yellow or get all hazed over. As for racing, I did some autocrossing over @ Willow Springs a few times and it was so much fun. It's just not tire life friendly. Front plate, for about 3 years now I haven't had any issues with no front plate. I suppose I have been lucky, but I do plan on putting the front plate back on as I'm slowly going back to OEM stock. I suppose I need a change as I have gotten bored modding wise with the Matrix. It's just normal maintenance now, and daily driving. I do plan on replacing the OEM shocks & struts to aftermarket Tokico "Blues" which should make for a smoother but still lowered ride, but tires are next on the list where I have maybe another year left on the Bridgestone Potenzas.
  16. Thanks, but it shows that I haven't had any new mods for over a year now. I so have some OEM painted black housings headlights waiting to be installed to replace the ones in the picture which are already blacked out but the lenses are cloudy and hazed over. Aftermarket headlights are NOT the way to go. Then eventually replace the tires - bought them from a Nissan 350Z owner - they front are 235/50/17 and the rear is 225/50/17. The rear also has 10mm spacers so it looks less tucked in. The cornering is great, as if on rails and I am lowered on Eibach Sportlines (discontinued) with stock struts & shocks. I hope to upgrade to Tokico Blues soon for a more comfy ride, which is part of the reason why I went with 50 series tires. The other reason is that I got these Bridgestone Potenza RE01 at half price. They might make my 17 rims look like 16s, but the ride is much smoother and the conering performance is better than before. As for image hosting sites, I had some private albums that had pictures of import models in bikinis modeling next to cars (car shows) but I guess someone @ photobucket found it offensive and used that as an EXCUSE to delete my account. Screw them & their subjective guidelines. I'll stick to imageshack & Google photos - both have been a better substitute image hosting site with the latter NEVER having any issues.
  17. My most recent pic: Also apologies for my picture not showing up anymore. Photobucket kept on claiming I have exceeded bandwidth when others would see my pics. I complained to them, and they said to upgrade to the "Premium" accounts. I wasn't going to spend money on them, so I deleted some pics to fit within their limited bandwidth. Next thing you know they banned my account because of some pictures I took @ an import car show and there were girls in bikinis. I highly advise others to use imageshack.us, Google photos, or whatever other image hosting site you can find. NEVER use photobucket!
  18. Looks good, you might want to check out toyota owner's restorer club (google it) for some examples for your Toyota Corona. I love the old school Toyotas. ;)
  19. Traffic in SoCal should be defined by ALL the freeways. 405 is just the one that gets mentioned the most. 300,000? Your truck is still considered new after over 500,000 miles. :D
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