Wanting some tips on going through my celica st162 89'

@187flatliner Yer man, I'd be happy to do that.. I'll see what I can find out freight wise and get back to you..

I cant wait to get it.. hahaha.

Also got my customized plates for the celi... :hehe





















Its gonna fit nicely on the new front kit I have coming monday.. Also if your wondering what the letters & numbers are, their my initals and my birthday..

 

Yer I'm getting the whole kit in pieces. But as the front bar is need the most, I thought best to start with that first, should fix the front up a treat..

 

So the front bar arrived yesterday (still got to put it on) pics are here, http://st162.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=7879 as well as a TRD Badge for the grill..


Also got an email back for some designs for the dials.. Definitely going with the middle.. Got the artist to adjust the TRD logo. This is still a old pic of the dial, hasn't fixed it yet. Shall post a pic of it when I get word back.


Also on another good note, I am finally off my Provisional 2 License and now have a open license after 4years hahaha

 

Yer im looking into getting some square ones actually.. theres a spot on the kit i have to put them in.. Should look equal with the pop ups..

 

So all the front bar is now fitted... What a great finish.. Now to painting.. lol




































And here the bits while taking the original off and attaching the new...

 

OK big images should be fixed up.. forum for this body kit is http://st162.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=7879&p=104507#p104507 All the pics are there..

 

So I have finally taken the dash out and in. Very Very easy job.. Took about 20mins working out where everything screwed in. Also recommend taking the drivers seat out for ease of access depending on how cramped up you wanna get. I like a bit of space when I can make it available, not like working in the motor bay hahaha.

Also the the original plastic dials in the the dash are very easy to do as well. One tip though when doing the main Speed and Taco, make sure you take a photo where the needle sits. Than with you thumb and index finger twist the needle anti-clockwise and they should lift off. But very very easy to break this.. Specially if its old as the plastic over time becomes very crumbly.. Mine where all good, also best thing to do with this sorta stuff is to take you time with it..

Was a good time to get the dash lights fixed up as well, as I had some blown lights which needed to be replaced so got the 2 birds with one stone trick happening. Only problem I'm stuck with going with new LED dash lights is I have 2 lights which seem to stay on all the time now since the LED's went in.. Thinking that maybe it could have a resistance issue with the LED's being a lot lower resistance than the originals. But I am only guessing. Also with the combo of lights that come up, I think it usually means the alternator or battery have an issue. Not sure if its just the generic light code for electrical problem?




Custom dials came as well, see below for the pics of it. Hope you enjoy.



























The big bill for going with all LED bulbs in the dash.

 

HAHA yer, its quite weird, because when I first bought it, I asked the old owner why it had white instead of silver alloys. He said basically thats how it came. So I'm not quite sure if it is a white lighting or not with the graphs I would assume .. Quite interesting looking into it but.