[markio]

hey all, i made a few upgrades and wanted to show em off

i think the spoiler and mudguards really changed the look of the car a lot

let me know your thoughts. my next upgrades I might consider HIDs, eyelids, or some light-tinting. I'm not sure. any reccomendations?

one more with road salt

 

[markio]

here are the mud flaps

Parts in Category - Sparks Toyota - Toyota Racing Development Parts

they require the wheels to come off but i agree it makes it look just slightly lower to the ground

 

[markio]

I love the spoiler. I'm getting one for my 12 xb soon! Is yours from eBay? And is the install as simple as it looks? I'm definitely considering mud flaps til after driving mine this winter... So much gunk gets tossed up on the sides.

Yes, I got the eBay one and it matched pretty well


Ditto to what 5zero4 said, I think the reason you have to take them off is the angle of the bolt

 

[markio]

no logo or anything, and they fit flush against the wheel well / exterior

they're actually pretty sturdy too. I definitely like these more than like an actual flap, but how functional they are I can't really say

 

[markio]

awesome news because i was planning on buying one off there. Do you happen to have the link to which one you bought? And did it come with the mounting templates? Like where to drill the holes?

I can't find the exact one I bought but it was about $110 I think.

I taped it on twice with strong 3m tape, both times it didn't hold. I got my local gearhead to install it, and there were holes in the spoiler and in the trunk that lined up and took out the guesswork (i think). Also I asked him to spray some sort of sealer and use a rubber washer or whatever so that it wouldn't rust.

 

[markio]

sneezebox

 

[markio]

i kept the road salt off for like...6 hours

 

[markio]

thought: what if i dipped the bar under the license plate in front grey to match the wheels/emblem? i think that might look good, i have enough left over in my can to make it happen

 

[markio]

plastidip is so forgiving, hard to mess it up.

the front I did with it still on, the rear I used a fishing line to separate the glue and popped it off