looks good :thumbsup:

gen 5 camrys have stock 6X9s in the front doors and rear deck..... the rear deck is easier to mount new 6X9s if u wanted but u may run into problems with the front doors.... there is not much clearance from where they mount to where the glass sits when the window is down; i ended up going with 6 1/2 in the front doors, 6X9 on the deck, new tweeters on the dash cuz the originals fell appart (literally), and a small powered sub in the trunk

 

yeah, my friend has an 05' and he was telling me the same thing... the one thing with the non-JBL setup in my car is that I don't even have tweeters to begin with :facepalm: they leave the speaker grates in the corners on the top of the dash but its just a filled hole where the tweeters should go :lol: I was also thinking of a sub but for now I already have trunk rattle so a sub would be overkill for my applications I really gotta drop a seat or open that passthrough in the morning, you dont realise how loud your music sounds on the outside of your car until you hear it for yourself :lol: thanks for the tips! cheers :chug:

 

I know I've seen a lot of build threads around here so I wanted to
Oh and out of curiosity, I'm running the stock P205/65/R15's (alloys), and I'd like to go with a nice clean wheel setup. I'm one for sporty driving but the car rides so nicely as is that I don't want to ruin the ride too badly would I be better off with 17's or 18's?
TN you've made me fall in love with my camry!

Hey mate, welcome !

imo - go 18's

ive chucked a 17" on mine and i wasnt satisfied (but thats just me) the gap in the wheel arch was too big, 17"made the car look big (its already big), soo id go 18s and then lower it a bit, to your liking, :]

also - get a rear sway bar - best bang for buck mod (seeing as you said you were in high school) - you wont regret it trust me

enjoy your camry
-jeff out

 

Thanks man, I was researching that sway bar yesterday, I know it does wonders to the balance of the car! And yeah I was thinking the same thing, if I do something once, better do it right :thumbsup:

 

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So, heres some more pictures of the car :clap:

IMO, every car needs fuzzy dice. :thumbsup:

Only 31,171km, shes a baby (about 19,369 mi)

 

Congrats on the car! Looks pretty familiar haha....

63,500 miles so not as much of a baby as your 31k km (converted 19k miles lol) but still low miles. first car too :thumbsup:
Good luck bro!

 

im jealous how clean it looks lol

 

mine? its filthy in person :lol:

 

Wicked another Gen 5 in the GTA! Should come out to a meet sometime!

 

Thank you. Camry is put away, so it won't see a meet until probably March or April. But we make a thread in the Canada regional section. It is the last saturday of the month at the Tim Hortons by Kennedy Commons

 

Ahh yeah, its off Kennedy between Elsmere and the 401...

Here's some more pictures, its snowing pretty badly, I'm glad I got these new Hankook Optimo 4S tires, they're all seasons but the one of the only snow rated passenger car all season in Canada (thanks Punks), make a hell of a difference in the powder but I can leave em on all year round (until I get rims, that is :thumbsup

These are the Optimo 4S tires, I'd highly reccomend them to anyone who lives in a snowy area but dosen't want to change tires over after every winter. They have great performance in all conditions, rain or shine, snow and ice

A view from the back!

 

I have Nokian all season "winter rated" tires on my Legacy, they're badass in the snow i love them with the AWD.

It's off Kennedy/Progress, just west of the Scarborough town center.

 

Nice man nice... and I know where that is, I'm all the way out in Vaughan, so its a drive for me, but hey once it warms up I'll be glad to show up! Meet some of the community I found the Canada forum so I'll be browsing and tossing two cents in here and there

Cheers!

 

Another Gen5.....winning :thumbsup: I felt the same way when I got my camry in high school, 140k miles later its slammed and lovin' it everyday! The only thing I'd do differently is instead of going with 17", go with 18". I had to drop the sh*t out of my car for the 17s to look good, wiht 18"s you don't have to drop it too much. Have fun man!

 

Cool, another silver Gen 5 on TN from the GTA!

Looks really familiar...

 

You need to hit up a meet too!! Finally I won't be the only Gen 5!

 

Yes, we must unite! By the way, out of curiosity, are these lights any good? http://www.carid.com/2004-toyota-camry-headlights/spyder-halo-projector-headlights-315226.html

And also, if I get an hid kit, what kelvin temp would you guys recommend?

Thanks so much for the help and recommendations guys, it means a lot! :thumbsup:

 

Well, what're you looking for...colorwise?

I have 4300k its more of a bright white, 6k is white with a hint of blue then 8k is blue. The higher temp you go the less light output you're going to get and more color.

 

I was looking for that white/powder blue look, the look you see from cars with xenon lights stock when your looking at them from above the cutoff point. I know the stock colour tempurature for cars fitted with xenon lights is 4300k, but I think if I went with a 6000k I'd get a more blueish effect without sacrificing too much lumens output. Although doing more research it seems that 8000k gives me the effect that I want :lol: decisions, decisions. When I do upgrade to HID's however I want to do it right and get a set of projector lamps like the ones speedkar has.

I've got 6000K LUMENS brand HID's in my Chrome Spyder Halo projectors (I also got it from CarID). They show white.

I was told that you need a slightly higher temp in projectors for them to show up white.

When I get around to making a build thread, I'll post up pics.

Yes I've seen your youtube videos on the lights. I'm looking at the black spyder lights as in my link, would you reccomend them? And like I said if im looking for a powder blue/white look is it any different for the spyder projectors? Through research I've seen that 6k is a blueish white.

Thanks guys!

 

I have 4300k in my low beams. They're perfect.

As far as those headlights, i have had aftermarket lights and the output sucked, so did the fitment. So if it were me i wouldn't buy them.

 

I've got 6000K LUMENS brand HID's in my Chrome Spyder Halo projectors (I also got it from CarID). They show white.

I was told that you need a slightly higher temp in projectors for them to show up white.

When I get around to making a build thread, I'll post up pics.

 

Hey guys, its been a while since I've updated;

She has 33,250km now on the clock, and I just dropped in a K&N Air Filter tonight. Took it for a test drive and man, the car pulls harder, especially in the low end; I probably feel more of a change because my old paper air filter was absolutley clogged :lol: but still I can tell the cam breathes much better now!

Its awesome that a little investment like that can make a noteworthy improvement! Better yet, it never has to be replaced! I feel the performance difference, and I know they improve fuel enconomy as well so we will see how that goes :thumbsup:

Next on the list, either nabbing some new speakers, or doing a res delete

Thoughts or suggestions on either?

 

clean!!! i wish my v6 was 5speed

 

same here man, only slushboxes with the v6 unfortunatley

 

i wonder if i can swap it to 5spd tranny once my tranny goes out? just swap the tranny and ecu?

 

Maybe... just wonder if it would fit in the smaller space of the v6, and whether or not it could handle the extra torque...

I painted my grille today; heres what she looks like:

Put an extra coat on the logo because i dug my nail into it and it stripped right off :thumbsdow im gonna let it sit and dry on for a few hours; and after she'll be on the ride!

 

^ Looks good.

Come to the meet at the end of the month!

 

I might come out if I have the chance

She's on the car now:

Im also looking at doing a res delete; anyone have any info/pictures I could nab for my reference? That would be awesome

 

which resonator? there are a couple resonators. Air intake, Exhaust...

 

Well exhaust; I wanna make it sound alittle nicer and I don't have the coin to get a catback or mufflers atm; so its a decent option. I probably will invest in a nice exhaust system eventually