This is going to be a three part series into exterior detailing. Our test subject is my sisters Black 2000 Toyota Camry with many paint imperfections and blemishes. After the detail is complete I will detail my Spyder which has the same paint code and post the corresponding pictures but I may take it one [...]
MK1 Body
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Side Markers -> Side Repeaters
By Eric Southers
Here’s a simple mod to update your MR2 to like today’s fancy cars. This will make your side markers flash when your turn signals and hazard lights are on. It will also keep the functionality of the sidemarkers when the headlights are on. I got the wiring diagrams for doing this at: http://www.kersur.net/~btillman/bob/garage/vw/side_marker/ Here’s the [...]
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Front Wheel Well Cleanout
By Eric Southers
A common problem with the older MR2s is body rust behind the wheels. One culprit is leaves and water getting down into the front wheel wells. Here i’ll go through the easy process of cleaning it out. You can see here how water and leaves can easily get behind the bodywork. 1) Loosen lugnuts. [...]
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Interior Door Triangle Pieces
By Eric Southers
As many of you MKIers know, the door triangle pieces break over time. Finding old ones in a junkyard that aren’t broke is a very difficult task. And gluing them back on is only a temporary solution. Just outta curiousity I decided to call up my favorite Toyota dealer, and inquire about the cost. Being [...]
Tags: door, door panel, install, Interior
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87+ Tail Light Conversion – Rekeying the Lock
By Eric Southers
One of the big issues with moving to the 87+ tail lights is changing out the lock cylinder, as it is different as well. To enable you to use the same key as before, you will have to rekey the lock. It’s quite simpler than you think. Just make sure you have a clean workspace [...]
Tags: conversion, rekeying, removal, remove, spring, springs, tail light, taillight
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Sunroof Rattle
By Eric Southers
After living with the sunroof rattle ever since I got the car, decided to fix it today. It’s so easy, don’t know why I waited this long. 1) Remove the sunroof. Now you need to take the wind deflector out as one source of the rattle is here. 2) Remove the deflector c-clip [...]
Tags: fix, install, rattle, remove, sunroof
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Paint Codes
Exterrior paint codes for first gen MR2s.
Tags: code, codes, paint, paint codes
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Clear Front Turn Signal Lenses
By Eric Southers
After finding out how cheap these lenses really were, I decided to purchase a set. These can be purchased from any Toyota dealer with the below part numbers. List price is only $21, cheaper at MR2 friendly dealers. Part #s: 81511-03011 (driver side) & 81521-03011 (passenger side) Here’s the stock setup: And the new [...]
Tags: install, lenses, turn signal
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Replacing Door Hinges
By clemr2
After 15+ years of use, most driver side doors are beginning to sag. To see how bad your door is sagging, open the drivers side door about 8-10 inches, and lift up on the end of it. If it deflects any, then the door is sagging. Compare it to the passenger’s door, which shouldn’t be [...]
Tags: adjust, door hinges, install, remove, replacement
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Clear Rear Turn Signals
By Bmerton
Okay, so you want your ‘2 to look a little different than the average MR2 you see on the street (at least until everybody sees this), so you’re thinking about clear corners for the front. What better way to supplement them than matching the look with your rear tail lights? Here are the typical 87+ [...]
Tags: install, remove, turn signal
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