Yikes! Four to six week job turned into three months! But my car is back and it looks great (these pics aren't hiding anything!):
The color is what Toyota calls a white pearl crystal. It is found on the latest toyotas and lexus. A better description would be its a white metallic. It sparkles in the sun. Check out any new white lexus to see it. All the window trim was repainted black.
I have a very nice set of foglights, haven't had a chance to install them. Wipers haven't been installed yet, hope to get those painted this weekend. I plan to replace the orange side-markers because these are very foggy and don't look right with the clear side-markers and turn signals. Rear taillights were replaced and got new seals.
Prior to the paintjob, car got a new hood, hatchback, front bumper and two front mudflaps.
The bodyshop put a tiny black pinstrip at the top of all the body moldings. Not sure if I like this yet or not, but its easy to remove. It does make the moldings stand out more.
Bodyshop forgot to put the new seals on for the spoiler, and they forgot to hook up the 3rd brake light. A coupla of bulbs had broken filaments.
In true Supra-style, my car saved up 3 months worth of aggravation for the first weekend I got it back. Here's the list of annoyances in no particular order:
- Radiator was nearly empty (thank God for the birdcage!). I'm at a loss as to how this happened. No leaks that I can find.
- Serious power steering leak. If you look closely in the first photo, you will clearly see lines of fluid on the concrete where I make the turn into my garage. Only see the lines in the turn itself. At first I was putting fluid in daily, now I haven't topped it off for a coupla days. Perhaps the hose had dried up and shrunk during those three months??
- CPS wire is more finicky than ever. Hit a bump the wrong way and the car dies. Jeff at Champ says wiring harness for automatics have been discontinued! :cry:
- New lip is great, but it drags on everything, including my driveway (my garage is in the walk-out basement). My 3" downpipe drags at the top of the driveway.
- New targa seals still allow water to fall on my lap! UGH! The ones that go on the targa itself had to be trimmed in order to fit the targa back into the car.
- Gas gauge doesn't go up to the top mark anymore when full. On the second fill-up, it went a little higher.
Like to hear your comments/suggestions. Right now my priority is to get some jack stands and see how bad that high-pressure PS hose is. I also need to get wipers back on and foglights installed. The CPS wire is also at the top of my list.
I really missed my car. But I really didn't miss all the aggravation.
Note to IJ: No, I haven't forgotten my promise. These pics are topless, but there will be more!
The color is what Toyota calls a white pearl crystal. It is found on the latest toyotas and lexus. A better description would be its a white metallic. It sparkles in the sun. Check out any new white lexus to see it. All the window trim was repainted black.
I have a very nice set of foglights, haven't had a chance to install them. Wipers haven't been installed yet, hope to get those painted this weekend. I plan to replace the orange side-markers because these are very foggy and don't look right with the clear side-markers and turn signals. Rear taillights were replaced and got new seals.
Prior to the paintjob, car got a new hood, hatchback, front bumper and two front mudflaps.
The bodyshop put a tiny black pinstrip at the top of all the body moldings. Not sure if I like this yet or not, but its easy to remove. It does make the moldings stand out more.
Bodyshop forgot to put the new seals on for the spoiler, and they forgot to hook up the 3rd brake light. A coupla of bulbs had broken filaments.
In true Supra-style, my car saved up 3 months worth of aggravation for the first weekend I got it back. Here's the list of annoyances in no particular order:
- Radiator was nearly empty (thank God for the birdcage!). I'm at a loss as to how this happened. No leaks that I can find.
- Serious power steering leak. If you look closely in the first photo, you will clearly see lines of fluid on the concrete where I make the turn into my garage. Only see the lines in the turn itself. At first I was putting fluid in daily, now I haven't topped it off for a coupla days. Perhaps the hose had dried up and shrunk during those three months??
- CPS wire is more finicky than ever. Hit a bump the wrong way and the car dies. Jeff at Champ says wiring harness for automatics have been discontinued! :cry:
- New lip is great, but it drags on everything, including my driveway (my garage is in the walk-out basement). My 3" downpipe drags at the top of the driveway.
- New targa seals still allow water to fall on my lap! UGH! The ones that go on the targa itself had to be trimmed in order to fit the targa back into the car.
- Gas gauge doesn't go up to the top mark anymore when full. On the second fill-up, it went a little higher.
Like to hear your comments/suggestions. Right now my priority is to get some jack stands and see how bad that high-pressure PS hose is. I also need to get wipers back on and foglights installed. The CPS wire is also at the top of my list.
I really missed my car. But I really didn't miss all the aggravation.
Note to IJ: No, I haven't forgotten my promise. These pics are topless, but there will be more!
