Twelve Years Later, Dream Realized - Toyota Yaris Forums

bradbowl · 08-02-2018, 11:15 PM

I installed a few new goodies:

1. Osram Nightbreaker headlight bulbs. Huge thanks for the excellent knowledge here on the forums to remove the upper bumper cover. It took me a solid hour, but now that I know what I'm doing, it wouldn't take much time at all.

2. Stubby antenna. It's technically an OEM Honda part but it works and looks great. I was worried about signal degradation with some of those cheaper and shorter eBay ones.

3. Fixed serpentine belt squeal on cold startup. There's a ton of information about this issue floating around the forums/YouTube, and I decided to go with a small tightening of the belt instead of using belt conditioner. That, coupled with waiting for a second or two in ACC mode before starting it up, fixed the issue completely.

4. Cleaned and adjusted the drum brakes. I noticed the parking brake had to be pulled up about 10 "clicks" so after researching it, I decided to adjust it using the star adjuster method. I did see that there is a way to adjust it from inside the cabin and also by driving in reverse a bunch of times. Those would have been easier, but I wanted to learn how to clean and adjust them myself.

I'm enjoying the car a lot. Having a hip 2-door coupe makes me feel younger.

ern-diz · 08-03-2018, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by bradbowl

I installed a few new goodies:

1. Osram Nightbreaker headlight bulbs. Huge thanks for the excellent knowledge here on the forums to remove the upper bumper cover. It took me a solid hour, but now that I know what I'm doing, it wouldn't take much time at all.

2. Stubby antenna. It's technically an OEM Honda part but it works and looks great. I was worried about signal degradation with some of those cheaper and shorter eBay ones.

3. Fixed serpentine belt squeal on cold startup. There's a ton of information about this issue floating around the forums/YouTube, and I decided to go with a small tightening of the belt instead of using belt conditioner. That, coupled with waiting for a second or two in ACC mode before starting it up, fixed the issue completely.

4. Cleaned and adjusted the drum brakes. I noticed the parking brake had to be pulled up about 10 "clicks" so after researching it, I decided to adjust it using the star adjuster method. I did see that there is a way to adjust it from inside the cabin and also by driving in reverse a bunch of times. Those would have been easier, but I wanted to learn how to clean and adjust them myself.

I'm enjoying the car a lot. Having a hip 2-door coupe makes me feel younger.

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08-02-2018, 11:15 PM	#1
bradbowl Hatchbacks for the win Drives: Hatchbacks Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hawaii Posts: 189	I installed a few new goodies: 1. Osram Nightbreaker headlight bulbs. Huge thanks for the excellent knowledge here on the forums to remove the upper bumper cover. It took me a solid hour, but now that I know what I'm doing, it wouldn't take much time at all. 2. Stubby antenna. It's technically an OEM Honda part but it works and looks great. I was worried about signal degradation with some of those cheaper and shorter eBay ones. 3. Fixed serpentine belt squeal on cold startup. There's a ton of information about this issue floating around the forums/YouTube, and I decided to go with a small tightening of the belt instead of using belt conditioner. That, coupled with waiting for a second or two in ACC mode before starting it up, fixed the issue completely. 4. Cleaned and adjusted the drum brakes. I noticed the parking brake had to be pulled up about 10 "clicks" so after researching it, I decided to adjust it using the star adjuster method. I did see that there is a way to adjust it from inside the cabin and also by driving in reverse a bunch of times. Those would have been easier, but I wanted to learn how to clean and adjust them myself. I'm enjoying the car a lot. Having a hip 2-door coupe makes me feel younger.