I'm thinking about getting another set of hids for the fogs..

i have an 8000k set for my headlights (lowbeam)

and i know most people go with the yellow look, but quite frankly, i think the blue/yellow combination looks ugly. :facepalm:

im wondering if people are buying the yellow because it looks good or does it provide more light output or both?:confused:

im thinking about getting 10,000k for my fogs, because anything brighter than factory halogen is good for me.

what do you guys think? any opinions? thanksss! :chug:

First off i just want to say that I love my Camry. I drove it right off the truck and only had 2 miles on it. Everything has been great. No problems at all. I bought it in 2006. I put 75K on it. I sold Toyota's for over 3yrs, but got out of the business after a move back to Colorado from LV, NV and after the market went down. Anwyays here is my problem, maybe I can get some insight to it before I take it in.

The other night I avoided an accident. In doing so I hit my gas and peeled out for about 15 ft or so. When I was about home I saw all three lights engine, VSC, and Traction control light on. It must have been on for a while, but the car drove fine coudln't feel anything wrong. When I parked I sat in it for a while and the VSC, and Traction lights turn off, but engine light on. When the car starts to move, all the lights come back on, but again the car runs fine.

The next day I called service and told them what happened. They told me that I may have tripped my sensors, and the car should be fine to drive until I bring it in. Now I have been driving it the whole week and what do you know...all the lights turn off, and stay off until.....last night when I was merging on the highway I pushed the gas all the way down when the car reached about 4500-5000 rpms the engine cut power or feels like there is a lack of power after that I let off the gas and all three lights are back on. it runs fine but when the engine climbs or when I step on the gas and rpms go up it seems like the engine is choking or something. I once again sat in the car for a while and let the car idle sometimes the engine vibrates/choking for a few seconds and stops I don't know what the hell is wrong, but if anyone has any insight I would be greatly appreciative. Thank you


Adam

My father has a 2003 LE Camry and it is too soft for him. It drives like a boat but is very comfy. The deal is, he asked me to find some stuffer springs for it without lowering it (just a tad maybe). Does the SE model have stiffer springs that would not drop the car?

If anyone has SE springs for sale, let me know.

Thanks :chug:

Fender flares. Are there any out there for gen 5? Found these for gen 4.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-T...fAcce ssories

Hey everyone -

I'm new to the form and wanted some help with an upcoming maintenance task. I am helping a friend out with a brake pad/rotor replacement and have been looking for the torque specs. I haven't worked on a Toyota before (all my prior experience is w/Honda cars), but from what I've read, the brake caliper design is fairly similar to what I've worked with.

So instead of going out and getting a Haynes or Helms for a one time job, I thought I'd post here to ask for some info.

I need to know two things.

1. The torque specs for:

-caliper mounting bolts
-pad holder bolts if they exist? I'm not sure if Toyota uses these. It's a holder which has the rails that the pads move on. They screw into the knuckle from the rear.
-wheel lugs (I'm guessing 75-80 ft-lbs)

2. The brake bleeding sequence. What wheel order should I follow?


THANKS!

I am getting 21-22 mpg mostly highway. I thought highway miles should be around 30 MPG or above. Every website gives a different number.

Car only has 30K miles on it. Clean air filter. Any ideas? What are you guys getting? Is it because of the ethanol in the gas?

I just got this Camry 2 months ago as a Certified Pre-Owned.

I have a question. About 3 years ago, my '02 XLE was involved in an accident, and as a result the rear driver-side door had to be replaced. Over time, the black metal trim on that one door has faded and is almost starting to look a little corroded. My question, is there anything I can do to fix this and restore the shine so it matches the rest of the doors? This obviously isn't a major issue, but it just annoying to me more than anything. Pics below.

http://i807.photobucket.com/albums/y...g?t=1258669669

http://i807.photobucket.com/albums/y...g?t=1258669719

I searched but couldn't find the thread for price paid.
I am looking at base model CE or SE (4cly) and no options. just a commute car. What is the price people in here paid for it?
thanks.

Hi all,
Was searching a lot on here over the past week and saw a few posts on this, but they were a little confusing. (This deals with the rattle/ clunking problem in the steering column)

Took my car in several months back and was told I needed ST001-06 (Replacement of the Intermediate Shaft). Cost was $700. I decided NOT to do it.


I called around and another Toyota dealer told me about T-SB-0296-08 which is basically a good grease job on the steering shaft. I was a little skeptical that this would fix it (and the price was still really high at Toyota. This TSB is supposed to replace 001-06. I shopped around and found a shop that did it for $220.

I am happy to say that it worked! Thought I would let everyone know in the event you were about to go the $700 route! I can't guarantee that this will fix everyone's vehicle, but mine was definitely rattling and clunking about as bad as it gets. Steering feel is great now.

Hope this helps! I also have the docs on BOTH TSBs but it seems this forum has no way to upload them.

Robert

I own a gen5 Camry LE V6, I recently went to Canadian Tire to pick up a oil filter and all they have is FRAM Wearguard. Has anyone used it or heard of it?? Cus I haven seen people said it's ok while others said it's really bad.....so I am kinda confused :confused:. Is it better than the Toyota Genuine oil filter?? thnx :)

I ran a SEARCH several times to try to find information on this topic, so my apologies if I missed a thread.

That said, I was wondering if anyone here has seen, driven, or actually owns a 2010 Camry SE 6-speed manual? I am assuming that they will be very rare.......

Thanks in advance.

Hey guys I bought a 2003 LE last Monday
Black on Tan Leather... 107k Miles...

past week has been busy with the car...

had some minor body work done...
15% Tint on the sides, Limo on the back...
Smoked Tails
Projector HID Lights in the Front(HIDs not in yet)
Black Grill
1 12" Fosgate and a 500/1 JL Amp
18" Falken Wheels... need new tires
Debadges and painted Emblems...

The car is done for now, and will be a daily driver....until another bug bites me...

I read alot of info about the car on here before and after the purchase so that everything was done right...
and FYI fleebay Angel eyes look good!(for now)

havent seen another camry in my area with this theme
Sorry car needs a wash, but here are some pics:






Chrome strip will painted to match the emblem



thoughts?

you know whats a shame that there are no performance headers for us V6 camry owners. i was reading over on the lexus forums on how well the 3.5L responds to performance headers and it just blows my mind that no one has made one that bolts on to the camry yet. im sure there are enough of us camry SE V6 owners that would be willing to blunk down some cash for a nice set.

to bad that those headers probably wont fit the camry even though its the same block.

Hankook W300 or Bridgestone Blizzak WS60


15" or 16" version
205 65 15
215 60 16

I'm in the middle of making a Camry/ES/Solara informtaive website which will include DIY's, part interchangability, custom work, and links. NO forum though, as it's not needed since TN is perfect for it.

I need your DIY's, and permission to use them. I'll give you credit how you want (name, nickname, etc), along with a link to the original DIY on TN as well. I'm not goign to just take the DIY's unless you (one who wrote them) ok's thier use.

Thanks guys.

~Adam