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Old 04-25-2010, 07:27 AM   #1 (permalink)
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gen 7 Upgrading my 93 Corolla

Good Morning everyone, I am new to this site. Since last October my in-laws gave me their 1993 Corolla LE because they no longer needed two vehicles. This Corolla has 57,000 miles on it and the only this wrong was some sun damage, no big deal. It is now garaged and I’m slowly correcting what the Florida sun did to it thought out the years. It’s a great car, for a 93 I have never driven such a solid car after 17 years. Well, since I want to upgrade this vehicle, I am having a hard time finding site with cool grilles and I need new emblems too. Can someone help me with some web sites? Thank you all.
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Old 04-25-2010, 12:27 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Nice find with an LE model, especially with low mileage. EBay has the widest selection of grilles, probably emblems as well, but the best place to get new emblems is likely to be a dealership.
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I can get you a JDM grille if you want one. Unfortunately most other parts cost an absolute fortune to send overseas from New Zealand, but a grille shouldn't cost much to ship. Other than sourcing parts offshore, eBay would be your best bet as others have suggested
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i been looking thru ebay for some accesories for my corolla,and really cant find anything that would look nice for it,i saw an ad here on TN of a website that carries many performance/exterior parts for this cars and for some reason i cant find it nemore...btw welcome to the Site im new here too =)
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Thanks Kiwi,
Your Corolla looks great and I love that grill. I saw it once on a web site and can"t find it anymore. Should had booked mark the site. I have checked ebay, but I don't see much there.
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would you not just modify the standard grille instead of buying one?
in ireland we have 2 types of grille's on the HB corolla's, the pre-facelift has a grille like a FX GT 20V, and the facelift grille is squarer but looks very well debadged.2 hours with a little saw, some plastic, some filler and sandpaper and it'll be ready to go to the sprayer
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If you want genuine oem parts then go to http://www.toyotapartscheap.com/ That's where I got my mudguards.

When you're looking on eBay, type AE100, AE101, or AE102. That's usually what leads me to real authentic parts. Typing 93 Corolla will just lead you to 957907345 different parts for our car that are either cheap or ricey.
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Also if you need to replace some stock parts check out your local junk yards.
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Thank you all for your reply. I am new to this site and the information I've read is great. I will look into the sites you all recommended. Like I have stated before, I have never driven a car of 17 years that is solid. I had own older car that feel like they fall apart. I have also seen so many corollas pictures on this site that look great and I want the same fate for my corolla. I will post some pic of my car soon.
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