Re: Mr2 help
Originally Posted by
ProbeGT-ZE
Early 90s Toyota's were known for bad paint jobs. What color is it?
White..looks like the front end was wrecked/replaced and painted in someones private garage or something..shits piss poor ..rest of the car is sun damaged slightly with normal scratches, very small chips two of which have a little rust..nothing major though but understandable for a 17 year old car. Car would probably need to be sanded down and bondoed (sp?)...But i like white on the car...
Originally Posted by
ProbeGT-ZE
Run it until it dies? I guess you'll never be swapping in that turbo motor of yours...That's a 5SFE engine. As a Toyota Tech I've seen those things pull WAY over 300k miles so it'll definitely last you for a looong time.
I guess that works, I'm not swapping till after college, and we'll see if I even still reaaallly want the car till after then. I love it as of now..
Originally Posted by
ProbeGT-ZE
The hitch is that your car is a '92, Toyota hadn't made the suspension tweaks to the car just yet so it tends to be very, VERY tail happy. Yes, the pattern is 5 x 4.5. Make sure you decide on your suspension before buying wheels because if you get too low an offset your wheels might contact the coil over. Coilovers are good, but get a quality set. I had D2s on my AW11 and I loved them, others will say otherwise but that's my personal opinion. My current car has JIC Magic FLT-A2 coils on it and they're AMAZING, tons better than the D2s but also 2x price. Do lots of reading.
That's exactly what I heard on mr2og, found out first hand yesterday when I "tested" it out in an empty parking lot. I'm lookin at an mr2 that's being parted out and wondering if I shouldn't scoop up the aftermarket suspension (can't remember brand off the top of my head) and the exhaust while im at it (mines rusted and original 
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Originally Posted by
ProbeGT-ZE
As far as your electrical problems, check your grounds, then your alternator. I hope it's not the alternator as the engine needs to be lowered to remove it.
I know ... NOTHING ... about electrical stuff, I would be able to do the suspension/wheels/body via myself and a buddy, but there's a chance I might have to take it to toyota to do this for me. Thing is, the problems go as follow.
- Drivers side headlight doesn't pop up, but works on normal and bright.
- Passenger side headlight pops up, but normal doesn't work...bright does.
- There are two fog lights installed on the front, but don't work? or im just ignorant on how they work.
- Drivers side brake light is out
- Passenger side running tailight is out (one of them)
There's also one thing that somewhat bothers me..not majorly but I don't like that the handbrake won't hold the car if I'm even on a slight hill and I wanna park it...no idea what the cost on that would be. Taking it to a dealership if I can't find an alternative.[/COLOR]
Thanks for all the info man
Edit...the brake light is out. since its a 92 I have to replace the entire headlight don't I? Shouldn't be to hard of a fix right? Only problem is the motor on the left highlight is what I think is keeping it from coming up.
Last edited by Halfrican; Aug 7, 2009 at 05:22 AM.