New Japanese bodykit

Here's a 'new' bodykit from Firesports Japan for the new face lifted Toyota Wish. Launched on 20 July 2007.

This is the front lip.




This is what the rest of the car looks like.



If you visit their site and look at the rest of the profile, you will realise that the side skirt and rear bumper lip is almost exactly the same as the Wald Sports Line kit. Strange. But at JPY48,000, it's one of the cheapest 'Japanese' aero kits around.

An interesting piece of information. Fire Sports products are made in factories from Shanghai and GuangDong.

Cheers,

More photos of my car!

Anyway, here's some photos of my ride, taken together with the white knight...





The side of the car is a bit messy. It's actually reflection of Kallang McDonalds. Oh well.. This one is a bit better.



Cheers,

White Knight

Did a quick photo session this afternoon to test out a new location, Kallang. No prize for guessing whose ride this is....

Here are the results. The number plates have been changed to protect the guilty as usual. Click on it for a 800 pixel picture.




Not too ideal in my opinion and I used the wrong lens for it. Made the image slightly too compressed. Should revert back to the shorter lens the next time.

Cheers,

Toyota Wish Sunshade

Just got the Original Toyota Wish Sunshade from Anand. Since my car is out in the sun all the time and solar films can only help so much, I thought a set of sun shades might be good. The long foldable type is a bit cumbersome to store when you drive. So let's see how this type will fare.

Part name: Front Sunshade
Original part number: PZ013 - 0M002



Made of cheapy vinyl plastic. Feels cheap when you first touch it.



But the share itself is much better. Also, instead of 1 large piece, it's actually 2 smaller piece. Easier to fold and manage when you are in the car.



The silver side faces outside and the reverse side is black, with this little icon in the centre.





And this is what the car looks like when it's up. Not perfect fitting becaues of the ERP reader. But let's see how good it is in keeping the car cool. My car looking more and more like ah pek car.

Cost of this "enhancement": S$26

Cheers,

Accident again!

Alamak!! Again!! Met John and went around Singapore for half a day. Finally, left Downdown East and headed home and got bumped in the rear by this Nissan Cefiro!

Nothing major, but still.... Anyway, rear bumper damaged, with a hole.



As you can see, the bumper went in and the radiator grill badge of the Nissan got imprinted on my rear bumper too.



And this is the car that bumped into my car. Driven by a very young girl with her female friend. Obviously on the way to a Saturday night party. Clueless and hopeless, she does not want to call her dad and don't want to claim insurance. Didn't have money to pay either. Since I don't have time to entertain as I'm flying off again. I just told her that I will claim against the car owner's insurance.



Oh well. Plans for the body kit will have to be shelved for the time being. Sian....

No Cheers,

Side marker options...

Hmmm.. .Should I change my side marker?

This is the one that I have in mind. Quite different from the rest and certainly hell of a lot bigger.



This is taken from Ken's ride. Since I don't have a wide fender kit, it won't cut so near. Also, I will have mine sprayed to black 209 body color for a better match.

But.... does it look nice? Will it match with the Wald Executive line? hmm......

Cheers,

Lowered is nicer?

So John,

What do you think? Is it time you lowered your ride?




Hee hee.. Tempting isn't it?

Cheers,

Turbine style rims

Andrew has new turbine rims and it looks good. Found another Wish with Chrome turbine rims!!



Perhaps it's something I should consider. By the way, Aerosports with Package B kit. STYLO!!

Cheers,

Location for more shoots?

Ok. Need some ideas for location. I need space and also unblocked skies.

Have a look at these. I'm sure we can do something similar to this.




It's very important not to have trees reflected on the top of the car. It will look messy. Also, it would be good if the buildings or ground is very light in color, better for dark colored cars.

Looking at the VW Golf, perhaps the beach is a good idea for a romantic type shoot, but the color of the car will not show accurately. Still, it'll be fun to try.

So...any suggestions?

Cheers,

Swishbrade

Since I'm at it, I also did up a wallpaper for John's ride.

Click for the 1024 version.



All shot at the same location. I just love the Wald Executive Line Aero kit! Check out the twin exhaust! Here's the front profile.



Obviously the number plates have been changed to protect the guilty. Ha!

Cheers,

Profile picture!!

Ok. Probably the last few weeks that my ride will look like this. So I thought I might as well take a picture to rememeber it by.

Presenting my stocking looking 2005 Toyota Wish!! Click on the image for an 1024 pixel picture.



As can be clearly seen, I have replace the 209 colored door handles with Chrome ones and I've also added Original Toyota Mud Guards and Fog Lights. Rims are not standard issue either, they've been upsized to 17 inch. Other than that, the car looks absolutely stock.



From the rear profile, the rear spoiler is actually from the Aerosports/Z model. The third brake light has also been tinted red. The muffler tip is bolted on and the emblems were added later. Seems like the rear profile is much less stock looking.

Cheers,

Wish Transformers!?

Transformers seems to be the latest movie to hit the screen and it features lots of nice ride like the Hummer. However, the guys from www.wish-mania.com felt that it should have been the Toyota Wish instead. So here it is!



They even did individual profiles and here's four of them.






Really impressive photoshop work here. Two thumbs up! I think I'll go watch the movie.

Cheers,

Toyota Wish as Taxi!

Yup. It's finally official. JDM Toyota Wish Taxis will be plying the roads of Singapore.



Besides, the Toyota Wish, Honda Stream and Airwave will also be part of the fleet. These vehicles will be converted to CNG instead of the normal petrol option.

As such, the third row seats of the Toyota Wish will have to be taken out to accomodate the tank. This means that the 7 seater can now take only 5 passenger. What a waste! With the average family of 4 plus 1 maid, Singapore really needs taxis that can take more than 4 passengers. Obviously a lack of foresight for a niche market.




Anyway, looks like the new taxis will be black with yellow top. Perhaps I should sticker/paint my top to yellow as well. I just might stop for a sweet young thing. Payment will have to be in kind as I don't have a taxi meter.

I'm sure with plenty of Wish owners will bitch about the "devaluation" of the image of the car and indirectly, the pricing. We'll see...

Cheers,

Shift Gate Panel Changed!!

Ok. Had the shift gate panel for quite some time now, but didn't really get a chance to fix it up. Actually. I have 2 sets, one with D-M setting (for Z model) and one with the D-S setting like the stock version on our car. The D-M Model is reserve for the event that I change to the JDM 180 Z speedometer.



As you can see from here, we can't just buy the chrome part and stick it in our gear shift gate. It won't fit and it's souldered on. So have to get the whole panel.



So with our new DIY king, Raymond's help, he got it fixed up in a jiffy last night. Justin also helped. You can see his silky smooth hands here. Thanks Raymond and Justin!



And finally, the completed project! I have not put in the snow button as I've decided to leave it blank at the moment. So the button cap is handy.





Now the black interior look is almost complete. Should I change the aircon knob? Hmm...

Cheers,