A Month of Transformation... - Toyota Yaris Forums

toy_toronto · 05-31-2010, 01:15 AM

Hi all,

I just want to share some pics of my 2010 meteorite metallic hatchback and its transformation that took place in just a bit over a month.

Here she was at 1 day old:

Here she is now after a few mods done in this order:

Rally sport rear wing
Debadged
Stripped factory side moldings
Removed hood deflector
Upgraded wheels/tires (205/40/R17)
Stainless exhaust tip
Stubby antenna
Eibach Prokits 1" lowered (see mild drop thread)
Metallic tint 35% all around
Aftermarket armrest
'Home Depot' front lip mod

Thanks for looking

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NateDogg · 05-31-2010, 01:33 AM

Thats a beauty, and some nice photography too.

thebarber · 05-31-2010, 08:42 AM

beautiful

so do the 2010's in canada come w/ body coloured mirrors now? or with a certain package combo?

YAR1S · 05-31-2010, 11:28 AM

hmmmm how'd you do that home depot lip? I must be gettign the wrong stuff.

also what happened to that hood deflector, did you sell it?

Billiam · 05-31-2010, 12:19 PM

Lookin' good!!

cali yaris · 05-31-2010, 01:25 PM

awesome, clean, and super good photos

toy_toronto · 05-31-2010, 01:56 PM

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Thanks Everyone!

Quote:

Originally Posted by thebarber

beautiful

so do the 2010's in canada come w/ body coloured mirrors now? or with a certain package combo?

As far as I know all 2010 now come with body coloured side mirrors, I noticed that while we were at the dealership.

Quote:

Originally Posted by YAR1S

hmmmm how'd you do that home depot lip? I must be gettign the wrong stuff.

also what happened to that hood deflector, did you sell it?

The HD lip idea was from a couple of threads I found here:
http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27113
http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11792

If you really take your time and do it carefully, you can sort of make it appear OEM'ish.

You can check out this thread http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/sho...t=27708&page=4 for more pics and a closer look at my HD front lip.

As for the hood deflector, I'm going to hang on to it. I know it's strange but When I get enough stone chips that's when I'll put it on to cover up the mess, lol.

Quote:

Originally Posted by cali yaris

awesome, clean, and super good photos

Thanks Garm. I've been saying that the only thing left for me to do are the fog lights... so, how do you get a set of lamps shipped to a canuck? :)

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PETERPOOP · 05-31-2010, 02:39 PM

wheels match perfectly

DandiDani · 05-31-2010, 03:32 PM

love it!

Meteorite_Marty · 05-31-2010, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by YAR1S

hmmmm how'd you do that home depot lip? I must be gettign the wrong stuff.

also what happened to that hood deflector, did you sell it?

I have the Genuine Toyota under bumper lip, which comes with extra screws and gromits to fill the vacant holes under the stock bumper. I ordered mine from Belgium. Stock photo.

Meteorite_Marty · 05-31-2010, 07:17 PM

Your car looks really good. Very classy improvements!

The only thing I would say is to consider yellow fog lights (yellow bulbs with clear lenses). I like the fog light glass lens to be clear because I can put any color bulb in there and change the look easily if I wanted. Yellow bulbs for the fogs looks so great on this color car (I did the same).

The plastic fog covers don't suit your suped up ride. Make sure if/when you do your fogs to order the Toyota headlight/foglight/turn signal control stalk. Look around at DIY here. You'll get the factory install, and have contol of the fogs where the headlights and turn signal are.

Meteorite Metallic FTW!!!

toy_toronto · 06-01-2010, 11:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Meteorite_Marty

The plastic fog covers don't suit your suped up ride. Make sure if/when you do your fogs to order the Toyota headlight/foglight/turn signal control stalk. Look around at DIY here. You'll get the factory install, and have contol of the fogs where the headlights and turn signal are.

Meteorite Metallic FTW!!!

Lol thanks

I actually found this detailed DIY fog lights installation with lots of pics and talks about the control stalk you speak of.

It sure looks like a like a daunting task but I'm willing to give it a shot: http://au.toyotaownersclub.com/forum...howtopic=22446

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BLAZINBLUEVITZ · 06-01-2010, 11:37 AM

who's got mirror's that are all black???

toy_toronto · 06-01-2010, 11:49 AM

Possibly dun1237's meteorite metallic?

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Ayaz · 06-01-2010, 12:25 PM

Love the rims. Where did you get them?

eTiMaGo · 06-01-2010, 01:40 PM

very nice!!

Meteorite_Marty · 06-01-2010, 09:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BLAZINBLUEVITZ

who's got mirror's that are all black???

Mine is like that. Its not paint though; black matte plastic.

Meteorite_Marty · 06-01-2010, 09:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by toy_toronto

Lol thanks

I actually found this detailed DIY fog lights installation with lots of pics and talks about the control stalk you speak of.

It sure looks like a like a daunting task but I'm willing to give it a shot: http://au.toyotaownersclub.com/forum...howtopic=22446

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Really good DIY; very accurate description of the process.

I have the Genuine Toyota Fog Light Installation Guide if you want as well. Its in PDF format, and same one the mechanics use.

Let me know if you're interested and I can send. More info the better.

05-31-2010, 01:15 AM	#1
toy_toronto always toyin' View User's Garage Drives: 2010 5-Dr Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Tarrana, Canada Posts: 472	A Month of Transformation... Hi all, I just want to share some pics of my 2010 meteorite metallic hatchback and its transformation that took place in just a bit over a month. Here she was at 1 day old: Here she is now after a few mods done in this order: Rally sport rear wing Debadged Stripped factory side moldings Removed hood deflector Upgraded wheels/tires (205/40/R17) Stainless exhaust tip Stubby antenna Eibach Prokits 1" lowered (see mild drop thread) Metallic tint 35% all around Aftermarket armrest 'Home Depot' front lip mod Thanks for looking . __________________ - Procrastinators of the world unite! ...tomorrow. My Garage.. 'Mild' Drop & Misc..2-DIN GPS/Navi..DIY:Rear Wiper Delay..Ramps/Roll-Ups..Rain Sensing Wipers / Auto-Headlamps

05-31-2010, 08:42 AM	#3
thebarber daily driver View User's Garage Drives: the #wrecho Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,877	beautiful so do the 2010's in canada come w/ body coloured mirrors now? or with a certain package combo? __________________

05-31-2010, 01:25 PM	#6
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05-31-2010, 03:32 PM	#9
DandiDani View User's Garage Drives: 09' Meteorite liftback Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Jeff,Indiana Posts: 1,374	love it! __________________

06-01-2010, 11:37 AM	#13
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05-31-2010, 01:33 AM	#2
NateDogg Drives: Toyota Yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 26	Thats a beauty, and some nice photography too.

05-31-2010, 12:19 PM	#5
Billiam View User's Garage Drives: '10 White Yaris 4D LB Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: USA Posts: 557	Lookin' good!!

05-31-2010, 02:39 PM	#8
PETERPOOP View User's Garage Drives: 08 white liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Oahu Posts: 3,674	wheels match perfectly

05-31-2010, 07:17 PM	#11
Meteorite_Marty Drives: 2008 5-door Yaris Hatchback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Posts: 389	Your car looks really good. Very classy improvements! The only thing I would say is to consider yellow fog lights (yellow bulbs with clear lenses). I like the fog light glass lens to be clear because I can put any color bulb in there and change the look easily if I wanted. Yellow bulbs for the fogs looks so great on this color car (I did the same). The plastic fog covers don't suit your suped up ride. Make sure if/when you do your fogs to order the Toyota headlight/foglight/turn signal control stalk. Look around at DIY here. You'll get the factory install, and have contol of the fogs where the headlights and turn signal are. Meteorite Metallic FTW!!!

06-01-2010, 11:49 AM	#14
toy_toronto always toyin' View User's Garage Drives: 2010 5-Dr Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Tarrana, Canada Posts: 472	Possibly dun1237's meteorite metallic? . __________________ - Procrastinators of the world unite! ...tomorrow. My Garage.. 'Mild' Drop & Misc..2-DIN GPS/Navi..DIY:Rear Wiper Delay..Ramps/Roll-Ups..Rain Sensing Wipers / Auto-Headlamps

06-01-2010, 12:25 PM	#15
Ayaz Drives: 09 4 door sedan Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Toronto Posts: 69	Love the rims. Where did you get them?

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