Ryan's Yaris T Sport thread

[Krzys]

Very nice mate! Wheels would look good if I could see them, dark paint eh?

[Ryan6926]

They're not mine I've not bought them yet

I'm pondering putting the white Monza Rs on as it'd be cheaper than new wheels and perfect fit would just need spigot rings and bigger profile tyres but I could get the lot sorted for 150 quid I expect ( brother is a tyre fitter by trade)

I fancied the dark wheels but as you said you can't really see them properly although the other option was white with a black lip but I don't think that'd work either

[Chandler]

they should compliment the car, but matt wheels on that silver would look lush! my mate has some matt rota's on his Celica which is the same colour as your car and it looks lush

[Ryan6926]

Well time for a quick update, I've decided to keep the white Monza's and have just had to get 4 new tyres for them as the others were 195 45 15 so on the car it'd look like a rollerskate. It's just had new front brakes and still needs the rears doing and to top it all I found a screw in the inside tread block of my tyre which is why I could either replace 2 or just get new ones for the other wheels

I've decided to go for Bridgestone RE002's which from what I can gather are meant to be pretty good just not for winter so they'll be here by the end of the week hopefully and then I can get them fitted

Once they're on I'll get wheel alignment sorted then hopefully I'll be able to enjoy it like I first did when I got it

It's a genuine hoot to drive considering it's a Yaris, I'd recommend one to anyone looking at a cheap, reliable / fun car that's sensible at times as wel.

Anyway when funds allow I'll be getting the Monza's done in Black, Tint the windows a bit, add some wind deflectors / a Blitz panel filter then maybe add some strut braes but apart from that it's staying pretty much standard.

Here's a few pics from the other day when we went for a wander

 

 

 

More soon hopefully

[Chandler]

Looks awesome mate. I do like these things a lot

[JK1245]

Awesome little car man, those black wheels will look great on it

[WilkesyMB6]

I have always liked the look of them. Shame the standard wheels aren't a bit bigger as i really like them.

[Ryan6926]

I popped one wheel up to the arch to see how it'd look and I think they'll work.

Hopefully I'll get the new tyres soon

Cheers for the comments, I'm glad the wheels aren't any bigger as tyres are so cheap in that size lol

[Ryan6926]

Blimey it's been a while since I updated this, I've put the Monza's on and went with Bridgestone RE002, Fantastic tyres, it's really transformed the car, I'm going tearing round rounadbouts etc with it and people are wondering when it's going to tip over but it just grips and grips now,

I've had a few issues with the car admittedly, it's got typical jap build quality to the point I have to drive along leaning on the doorcard tostop it shaking itself to death, One speaker isn't working brilliantly so that'll be getting changed at some point, It's needed both lower arms done and in doing so we've managed to snap an engine mounting stud so it's only help on with the central one and one other instead of 2 so it's making a funny noise but not rattling / shaking itself loose.

Plenty to do and plenty of fun to have in the meantime, I've also upgraded the brakes to EBC pads and it now stops very nicely as well too, In fact I think the standard set up on the brakes of this were overkill but I've just gone one step further.

If you want me I'll be enjoying a B road somewhere

[Ryan6926]

I've completely forgotten about this thread as I've not been around very much, I'd kept the Yaris T Sport, put it in for it's MOT this year and it went through after needing a tyre replaced as the tracking was out by miles after I'd fitted my new wheels / fitted new wishbones then got 4 Wheel alignment done somehow it was still uneven wear on the edge(Maybe to do with my cornering style ) so after doing that it was fine for a week or so then the EML light came on

I'd checked what it was and found it was the cat system, For some reason Toyota only did the front section as a complete piece system from manifold to rear box which would cost more than the car cost to replace so I stuck it on eBay filthy dirty, Cleaned a bit of it and someone else now owns it for peanuts so they can enjoy it (They're pleased with it which is good)

This is how it left me

 

So it's replacement has been sorted, 1500 quid later and I've got this sitting outside



It's awesome as well, Lower mileage than the Yaris, 2ZZ-GE Engine giving me 190bhp when it's on lift and is remarkably comfy to drive when you don't want to spank it everywhere as it loves fuel if you do

I bought it even though it doesn't have much history but given that if they're not looked after it would have definitely blown up by now and it seems to be fine, Lift engages cleanly, Just had the wheels refurbed / 4 new tyres clutch done and seems in pretty good nick

Driving it home, went over a bump and an almightly scraping sound revealed the undertray had fallen off even though it was completely fine on the test drive, I had a look underneath and discovered a lot of oil dripping down around the gearbox

Drove it to my local garage and they'd told me that when the clutch was done the garage hadn't replaced the driveshaft oil seal, I had a word with the seller who was completely fine about it and even put the majority in towards the cost of the repair / labour costs as he felt he should have sorted it but didn't see it.

I've done 500 miles in it in 2 weeks so far and I absolutely love it so hopefully it'll treat me well

I'll update as I go along if I'm allowed