My 93' Corolla from New Zealand (JDM AE100)

Currymeister wrote:

You have bc coil overs right?
I'm looking at the bc br model
Recomend?

Yes, mine are BC coilovers, the BR Type. I'd definitely recommend them

My latest addition is this rather rare USDM carpeted trunk lid liner. This was only available for the American market, so being the huge fan of factory options/accessories that I am I just had to have it, even if it wasn't an original JDM item. A good friend in the US kindly sent it over to me and I installed it a few minutes ago.

The bare skin of the trunk lid is no longer visible, creating a more elegant and luxurious look, usually reserved for higher spec'ed cars such as the Lexus range. One unexpected bonus is that the trunk now closes easily on it's own when you drop it from the top due to the extra weight of the carpet, whereas previously it would require a helping hand to latch in properly.

It's certainly not the most exciting optional extra in my collection, but it's simple and effective, just how I like it

looking good

thats sweet scott. Ive been wanting one of these as well. def cleans up the trunk nicely

Ya know I never knew it was only the USDM ones that came with trunk carpet's. I used to have like 3 but she's looking nice and clean Scott.

miib14 wrote:

looking good

Thanks Ishaq

mindbeats wrote:

thats sweet scott. Ive been wanting one of these as well. def cleans up the trunk nicely

Thanks dude. In hindsight I should have taken a before and after shot but I was so eager to get it installed 

MirrorEyes wrote:

Ya know I never knew it was only the USDM ones that came with trunk carpet's. I used to have like 3 :Pbut she's looking nice and clean Scott.

Haha yeah, ya' learn something new every day. Just today I learnt that certain Euro models had black interior plastics (dashboard etc) which is pretty cool. Only ever seen grey, blue and taupe (plum) so that was an interesting fact to learn. Thanks for the comment mate

That is looking killer love the wheels too. i thought that all the imports had carpet under the boot lid as my xe does.

MirrorEyes wrote:

Ya know I never knew it was only the USDM ones that came with trunk carpet's. I used to have like 3 :Pbut she's looking nice and clean Scott.

Haha yeah, ya' learn something new every day. Just today I learnt that certain Euro models had black interior plastics (dashboard etc) which is pretty cool. Only ever seen grey, blue and taupe (plum) so that was an interesting fact to learn. Thanks for the comment mate [/quote]

Both of mine have black Scott FX GT and the NZDM hatch

toyfj45 wrote:

That is looking killer love the wheels too. i thought that all the imports had carpet under the boot lid as my xe does.

Thanks mate. Interesting for an XE to have the boot lid carpet. I've come across hundreds of Japanese Corollas over the years and every single one never had the bootlid carpet, so if it was also available in Japan then it must be extremely rare.

magweal wrote:

Both of mine have black Scott FX GT and the NZDM hatch

Hey Jamie, are you sure it's black and not grey?

Yep black for sure, you should come and check them out.

I got these "Slammed Corolla" stickers in the mail from Iceland today, so I was quick to slap them on:








I also snapped this photo yesterday:

they look sweet scott, got a link for the stickers?

miib14 wrote:

they look sweet scott, got a link for the stickers?

Thanks Ishaq. You can get them on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&vxp=mtr&item=281319882616

Now to get them for the hatch

magweal wrote:

Now to get them for the hatch

Haha, like this? http://www.ebay.com/itm/2X-Low-lowered-Toyota-Corolla-Si-1-6-AE101-Hatch-outline-JDM-STICKERS-S044-/271340130731

I'm going to be selling my FX soon.

Haha yer their the ones.

Sad to hear but I guess running to cars is not cheap!

cool, they have stickers for everything haha

I recently bought a Dual Action polisher and decided to test it out yesterday by giving the Corolla a good polish. I used Meguiar's Ultimate Polish, followed by Meguiar's Deep Crystal Carnauba Wax. Took a couple of hours from start to finish but I was very happy with the result

Nice    I used to have a large variable speed commercial buffer but it was too much of a pain to use, I then bought one of the Meguiars small (think they are 4") drill attachment buffers which are bloody awesome. I always tend to use Meguiars products, a bit pricey but work really well   

I'm very proud to announce that my Corolla is featured in the 'Daily Driven' section of this month's NZ Performance Car magazine . It's available in stores nationwide here in New Zealand and read by hundreds of thousands of people, so when I saw that it had come out a day early yesterday I immediately bought two copies. I've scanned the page and uploaded it below. The quality isn't 100% due to the scanner but still easily readable. To view it, simply click on the image below and press the zoom button (magnifying glass symbol) in the bottom right hand corner and then once more when the image pops up:

Congratulations bro!

wow scott definately something to be proud of

congrats Scott, epic ride as always. You definitely deserved it

Shame I could see this on Sunday, hope the poh poh weren't to mean to ya

why what happened jamie?