Samurai 20V Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Check it out... Japanese Packaging The brake pads are for my Corolla RXi back in SA, TRD Black.. I am especially chuffed with this one.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistol pete Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 very nice.. like the dials.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 very nice, much did that little lot come to? Interested to know the differences between Japan and UK prices? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Nice purchases Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samurai 20V Posted February 24, 2011 Author Share Posted February 24, 2011 very nice, much did that little lot come to? Interested to know the differences between Japan and UK prices? Prices are as per the Japan website.. Brake pads were 13000yen each, meter - 20000yen, Filter - 2400yen, plugs - 2800yen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 20000yen for the meter? As in the TRD clock? I take it you meant 1300 for the brake pads? Must be great opening the box to all the TRD goodness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samurai 20V Posted February 24, 2011 Author Share Posted February 24, 2011 (edited) 20000yen for the meter? As in the TRD clock? I take it you meant 1300 for the brake pads? Must be great opening the box to all the TRD goodness Yep 20000yen for the TRD clock, brake pads were 13000yen each. Based on an exchange of 137yen to 1GBP, the clock cost 145pounds and the pads were 95pounds. Is that expensive? Converted to SA rand its cheap.. Edited February 24, 2011 by Samurai 20V (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripped_fear Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 best looking card board box I have seen in a while! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Yep 20000yen for the TRD clock, brake pads were 13000yen each. Based on an exchange of 137yen to 1GBP, the clock cost 145pounds and the pads were 95pounds. Is that expensive? Converted to SA rand its cheap.. Can't get over the price of the TRD clock. That's a bargain. When you said they were £95 each I was thinking £380 in total for a set of 4 hence expensive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil-NA Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Oohhh pics of the TRD speedo once fitted as I'm thinking of getting one That's if you don't mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samurai 20V Posted February 24, 2011 Author Share Posted February 24, 2011 Can't get over the price of the TRD clock. That's a bargain. When you said they were £95 each I was thinking £380 in total for a set of 4 hence expensive I thought the clock was a bargain as well, hence I grabbed it.. Neil-Na, will do mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilps Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 (edited) Neil, here you go... picture of my car from before I bought it: I find the TRD dials really irritating! It only uses a third of the dial... look at the position of 30mph (mine is converted to mph), it barely moves off the stop. It's ridiculous! I plan on removing and selling mine at some point. In KM/H though, it'd probably be more usable. Edited March 16, 2013 by Kilps (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samurai 20V Posted February 26, 2011 Author Share Posted February 26, 2011 Pics of the gauge installed..Looked at 3 shops for a red colour cap for the heat gauge section, couldnt get one.. So think I will change them all to blue.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XIL007 Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Those dials look really good, id be tempted with these my self Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooquicktostop Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Nice Those 1.3bar rad caps can be more trouble than they are worth, I would stick with stock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samurai 20V Posted February 26, 2011 Author Share Posted February 26, 2011 Those dials look really good, id be tempted with these my self Go for it.. The speedo is so much better to look at, considering looking for the rev counter as well. @tooquik, what do you mean more trouble? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XIL007 Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Are they difficult to fit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooquicktostop Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Go for it.. The speedo is so much better to look at, considering looking for the rev counter as well. @tooquik, what do you mean more trouble? They run at a higher pressure than stock so can find a weakness in the aging heater matrix, not a massive concern but as these cars get older and older its worth considering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samurai 20V Posted February 26, 2011 Author Share Posted February 26, 2011 Are they difficult to fit? Not really, a bit fiddly to get the dash out, but pretty simple overall.. Need to be careful with the panels as with age and heat the get a bit brittle.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samurai 20V Posted February 26, 2011 Author Share Posted February 26, 2011 They run at a higher pressure than stock so can find a weakness in the aging heater matrix, not a massive concern but as these cars get older and older its worth considering Noted, the car had another aftermarket one on which is the same pressure, will get a stock one soon.. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 7w34k Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 Nice one, Samurai. I've had the TRD speedo for a while now. I have blue black lights and it looks really good. I recommend springing for LEDs though, I had regular lights with blue caps before and the light was dim and uneven. Have you found the TRD tachometer for cheap? They seem to run about $500US in the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samurai 20V Posted February 27, 2011 Author Share Posted February 27, 2011 Nice one, Samurai. I've had the TRD speedo for a while now. I have blue black lights and it looks really good. I recommend springing for LEDs though, I had regular lights with blue caps before and the light was dim and uneven. Have you found the TRD tachometer for cheap? They seem to run about $500US in the US. Thanks man. Do you mind sharing the details of the LEDs you bought. I cant find the red caps for the small bulb, would like to change to LED. Also can you post a picture of the lights on.. Looking for the tacho, hope to find one soon. Thanks.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraDan24 Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 I have both the Speedo and Tacho fitted to my Facelift TT at the moment and i'm having them removed when i get home from offshore this trip. They're not exactly ideal for use in the Uk, unless you have a strokered big single capable of of over 200mph and anywhere near 10,000rpm that is lol. Stock clocks FTW ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 7w34k Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Sorry, I don't have a picture with the lights on and am not in Japan at the moment. I don't recall the exact specs on the lights, and am having a hard time finding much info online. I bought them all at Autobacs. If you pull your bulbs and go there it is really easy to find something that works. Just try not to get anything with directional light, so they light the gauges evenly. The small bulb is also LED. It took a while for Autobacs to get the them in blue, but eventually they had them. If you are going for red it might be easier, they always had them in red. I was also buying lights for 5 additional gauges so it ended up costing around ￥12000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samurai 20V Posted February 28, 2011 Author Share Posted February 28, 2011 Sorry, I don't have a picture with the lights on and am not in Japan at the moment. I don't recall the exact specs on the lights, and am having a hard time finding much info online. I bought them all at Autobacs. If you pull your bulbs and go there it is really easy to find something that works. Just try not to get anything with directional light, so they light the gauges evenly. The small bulb is also LED. It took a while for Autobacs to get the them in blue, but eventually they had them. If you are going for red it might be easier, they always had them in red. I was also buying lights for 5 additional gauges so it ended up costing around ￥12000. Thanks man. I will do that,there is an autobacs around the corner from me.. Where in Japan do you live? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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