There has been a huge run on them. Here is a seller on Amazon but they are few and far between right now! amzn.to/3S10BlN

Feel free to PM me through IG or FB through my same name, JimsGarageToys 😍

You need more leverage so get a breaker bar and that should do the trick. Something like this isn't too expensive and will come in handy many times.These are all 1/2" so you will need a 12" to 3/8" adapter. amzn.to/3XSxQeQ

The reason you don't is that the pads can drag even with the caliper pistons pushed in as far as possible. The only way you could use both is after some pad thickness has worn down. The shim manufactures say not to use both shims. If you aren't tracking the car the OEM shims should be just fine.

@@jimsgaragetoysmakes sense. Reason I’m curious is because I saw this video on GR Yaris where they said the combo works well with OEM adding layer of anti-vibration etc. He swaps in new pads with OEM shims sandwiched in between. Extra protection from heat as well .. I ordered a set of 555 shims and asked them if ok to use both and said sure. They said they haven’t heard a case where the two metals have galvanized etc Video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpfVnKJ8ftyHqKcsi=hgnlopN6Oz4BDHxd I might try and use both on my worn OEM pads first and see how it feels before I throw in the endless

@@bbb4019 The OEM shims are very thin while the titanium shims are much thicker. I'm sure that pad thickness will vary depending on manufacturer but with the Endless pads they wouldn't fit with both. If we had forced them in the wheels wouldn't have even turned due to the friction of the pads against the rotors.

I just cleaned it with small detailing pads, like stiffer Q-tips that I buy from Griot's Garage to clean hard to reach places and I used some Simple Green cleaner. It did the trick quickly on each blade. The fan doesn't always run but not having everything put back together might also prevent it from coming on. There may be a sensor that knows it's not enclosed but I'm not sure. There are only a couple of connections so I would install everything back together and see how things are working. If there's a problem you will get a message or CEL that something is wrong with the battery cooling system. No messages, all is working as intended. Just make sure the few connections are all reconnected.

@@jimsgaragetoys Thank you for replying. Fan is working and everything is back in place. The only issue I'm having now is getting the front part of the bottom back seat to click into their slots. I'm knelt on them and sat on them and pushed on them but they won't snap in. ?

@@c.mcmorris9198 Most likely the rear of the seat isn't lined up properly. If it is the front should clip in pretty easily. Play with the rear of it and make sure that is lined up properly. You might have to remove it and start over a few times until it finally pops back in.

Thanks!

Thank you, I appreciate that! I find the ride to be firm but comfortable and not bothersome. I've had 2 back surgeries over the years and I had no issues on this 5300 mile road trip. This was the first time I've ever used Amsoil. I got a friend that is a big believer in it and is always telling me to try it so I finally agreed to do so. I'm a big fan of Pennzoil Ultra Platinum and that's what I've always run on my cars. I might try compare them to each other and send in used oil for testing. Both should be fine since the GRC calls for more frequent oil changes so the oil will most likely be fine on both at the 6 month mark when I change it.

It was in Long Beach, CA and it normally happens around the first week of June every year. This is their Facebook page. facebook.com/toyotacluborg/

I never run 10k mile oil change intervals. All of these oils now brag about how long they can go and I could care less. The GR Corolla calls for a 5k mile/6 month oil change at normal use and 2500 miles for severe service. I'm a big fan of Pennzoil Ultra Platinum and use that on my cars but I was curious about the Amsoil due to the fact that item have a 0w-30 that I wanted to try in my 2009 Corolla Turbo S and I'm curious to try it in my GR Corolla too as I feel that 0w-20 is just too thin for a turbo engine. I'm not a fan of Mobil 1 or Toyota OEM oil as it hasn't tested very well when compared to other oils. In fact, the Toyota OEM formulation was down right poor in its additive package. The Amsoil has a good additive package but there were others that had more but were less effective. I told my daughters to use the Valvoline Restore and Protect on their cars that they bought used and have higher miles since we don't know the maintenance schedule they had. I run an OCC on many of my cars, even my Prius as it's been shown to work very well on a Prius. Preventing that junk from being routed back into the intake and dunking it up pays dividends. No worries, I'm not offended. I'm not against trying different things and I know that Amsoil is a quality oil but I'm not doing any crazy long oil change intervals! Thanks for reaching out!

I'm currently at 10773 miles after this road trip. The dealer did the 6 month service at 2800 miles.

Yes they are!

Yes, I have one in there too. It was giving me fits trying to get it in but I finally managed. TBH though I don't think it would matter as there is no way for it to rise up and off the post with the bolts holding on that piece.

Let me know what he says about it. I wondered the same thing. Even without it the shifts are so smooth.

@@jimsgaragetoys I'm also interested. Hell, I may try it anyway. $60 might be worth it just to know!

@@jimsgaragetoys Just got the email back from Jeff. It says, verbatim: "Lubricating the bushings would not be necessary, but if you chose to it wouldn’t hurt. I think you will be quite pleased with the performance once installed. My only area of concern would be the grease collecting dirt and debris which could cause the bearings to prematurely wear. " Which is a valid point. It would get pretty grimy there, floating in the engine bay. Far moreso than if it were hanging out on the shifter side of things, under a shift boot. Still, if regular maintenance of the grease on it were something one would be willing to do...

@@Ttamlin Yep, good point. I do agree with him, I absolutely love the way they feel and perform.

Since when is removing 2 bolts too much to do? 🤣 It literally takes less than a minute to slide it out of the way and give you more room. Kind of a must for those of us with bigger hands!

Did you figure out the driver's side okay? I saw your question but it didn't show up so I figure that you deleted it.

Your CT200h is equivalent to a standard Prius, not the Prius C. Your eCVT is a drain and fill just like a manual transmission with no filter. It won't hurt anything to change the fluid so I would do that for sure. Here is how to do it when I changed it last on my wife's Prius, your setup will be the same. kzbin.info/www/bejne/in7YpnZ3q9qnjMUsi=eI_6zN645IJW1ldo

@@jimsgaragetoys appreciate the quick reply, thank you so much. Sorry about all the questions but I just bought the car for my wife and want it to last as long as possible with timely maintenance. She was driving a 2009 Kia Sportage that has just been a huge money pit and I was done putting money into it. So the previous owner of the ct200h didn’t want to pay the extravagant amount that Lexus was charging for the 100k scheduled service. He only did the oil change and didn’t do the initial coolant exchange and the tire rotation like it’s scheduled. Right now it’s sitting at 101,780 miles, would it be ok to do the coolant exchange, ecvt drain and fill, oil change, and tire rotation when it hits 105,000 miles? Also, after getting all of that done, would this schedule be good to follow for the next times around? Every 60k miles for the coolant change, every 30k miles for the ecvt drain and fill, every 5000 miles for oil change and tire rotation. By the way, we live in Vegas so I’ve always followed the severe scheduled maintenance for all of my vehicles. So far so good with my 2014 pathfinder, but I’ve already had a transaxle replaced at 80k miles and now it’s needing a new subframe at 108k miles. Once the pathfinder is on its last legs I plan to get a 2014-2019 Lexus GX 460. Just wanted to thank you again for all the helpful and informative videos and you have definitely earned a subscribe in my book.

@@aceyboogie7172 I think you'll be fine to follow that schedule. If you are going to do the service on it, none of those things are difficult to do. I did all of them on my wife's Prius and none of them were difficult to do, including both of the coolant systems. The CT200h should be a great car for your wife and as long as the maintenance is done as you pointed out. I follow the severe schedule to and hybrids are hard on oil anyway.

@@jimsgaragetoysthanks again. What are your thoughts on replacing the egr valve or just cleaning it? What schedule would you recommend to get that done?

@@aceyboogie7172 I clean the EGR cooler, EGR valve, intake manifold, and replace the PCV valve every 75-80k miles. I have a spare part for each one so I'll have them clean and ready to go when needed. I have many different videos on replacing, cleaning, and swapping these parts on my wife's Prius if you want to get an idea of what's involved. The first time is the hardest but once you do it once it's much easier.

Thanks! I do enjoy doing videos that can help other owners.

It was and I can't wait to do it again and finish it all the way through!

It's the one listed in the description. It's fits better than any one I've used and it says 64.3mm. amzn.to/3W8Q8Hm

Indeed there is! The parking light brightness is about what the old brake light brightness was and the LED brake light brightness is on a whole different level! I thought that I showed all of the differences in the video so everyone could see the difference, did I miss one?

@jimsgaragetoys maybe you did but I'm not sure. I'll have to rewatch. I could've sworn you didn't step on the brakes but either way I'll have to buy these. I'm sure they're super bright when you step on the brakes

@@dannysandoval5703 I'll have to go through it again to make sure. I know the camera had issues with the brightness when it was at dusk. 🤣

I've never had a clunky transmission, mine shifts like butter with 131k miles on my 2009 Corolla Turbo S 5MT. That's why I change the gear oil every 30k miles! 😍

I'll try to get some video of some better sound with the windows down.

I've been trying to find a definitive answer to that same question myself. I went with this size because my sock 235/40R18 is 25.4" in diameter and this 135/70R18 is the exact same diameter. At some point I wouldn't mind going to a 245/40R18 but the diameter is 25.7" making this spare 1.2% smaller. I'm not sure if that is within the range of being okay or not but I keep looking for an answer. At least this is the exact same size for now so no worries for now.

I'm running 265/35 at 25.3 dia and online calc says 135/40 is 25.5 so was hoping it close enough. I think it's only a 0.8% diff in dia. I've read up to 3% is ok on some AWD systems. I would guess we could look up other Toyota AWD cars and see what they run for spares, but I fear they also don't have spares but these dumb slime kits. I'm likely to grab a plug kit in the meantime. Let me know if you find anything out! Thx for the videos, cheers! @@jimsgaragetoys

@@LifeSOSlive When I just looked it up it shows me the 265/35R18 is 25.3" and the 135/70R18 spare is 25.4" so the spare is only 0.4% larger so I would think that would be within any tolerance.

Aahh yes! I used a diff calculator and got your same measurements! In think you're likely right, that's much less than 1% dia difference so I would hope that's ok. ​@@jimsgaragetoys

No, I bought a new OEM exhaust manifold head gasket only.

This is what I bought and used. amzn.to/3XIgfWY

The cooler is made of stainless steel. People have been using oven cleaner to clean the EGR cooler for well over a decade with no issues. 😉

@@jimsgaragetoys thank you. I was under the impression it is aluminium.

@@JohnDoe-eg3xf No worries, happy to help.

That's awesome! Glad I was I able to show it. I wish I had more time to look around but I was so busy talking to people that were coming by my car! I always wish the show was longer.

I've done many other videos on the car that are on my channel. Too bad I didn't have my channel when I started the turbo build back in 2016. This video is a walk a round of the car from a couple of years ago but I've done some more to it since then. I did a rear drum to disc conversion and a front big brake kit. There are videos on my channel for both of those mods. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z6DaoZSemciSfMUsi=BT1In2jsBoqPGoaZ

No, I built it to still be reliable but give me more power for passing and at elevation when in then mountains. I'm only running 8.5psi since I'm on stock internals but it added 100bhp and transformed the car. It's so much more fun to drive now as I've also done a lot of work on the chassis, brakes, and suspension too. It's a well rounded car now and I love it. I started the turbo project back in 2016 and it's been fantastic. If you search my channel I have other videos on it too.

@@jimsgaragetoys dang almost doubled the hp. Would you turbo the im? Then all your cars would have turbos haha

@@rocklee7216 I've been asked that a lot and did think about it but I went a different route just so it was different. I kept it a NA build but I did go from 137 bhp to 180 bhp so it is better and it pulls a lot better from 3500 rpm.

Check with RacerX and email him to make sure. I know that the pitch mount works on the standard 6-speed manual Corolla E210 bit I'm not sure about the short shifter and bearings. I would guess that they may though.

@@jimsgaragetoys thanx

Thanks! 🙏 And I couldn’t agree with you more! 🔥🔥🔥

I've got my favorites that I drive every time I go to CA and I added a couple of new roads this trip!

Very nice! Lucky you! It's a beautiful area and I drive through it every time I'm driving to the SoCal area.

Holding up just fine. It doesn't get in the way of any of the user trays and when removing the bumper just comes off with the bumper as one piece.

Great! Thanks for reply. I'm assuming you can't tell it doesn't wrap underneath when the car is on the ground? This one and the GROW Motorsports are the only 2 lip spoilers I've seen that actually match the contour of the front bumper..

@@Michael-rn2rx That's what I like about it too. And they just released the side skirts and rear spats too! Mine arrived today!

Looking forward to install video on those!

@@Michael-rn2rx I can't wait to get them on. I just need to find the time! 🤣

I hear you!

That's a bummer. I can't imagine how hard it would have been to sell. When the day comes I'll only sell it to someone that I feel will truly care for it as I have. Where in NM are you from? I was just there visiting family and friends. I live in WA State now but I drive down every year.

@@jimsgaragetoys It was really hard, it was definitely my #2 favorite toy. #1 is a '24 4Runner. I was stationed at Kirtland, went to S. Korea for a year and then they threw me down at Holloman. Could have been worse I guess, like being stuck with Cannon. lol. After I got out, I traveled/moved between NM, VT, FL, DE, CO, and NC. Quite a few of those trips were in that MR2. I live in Florida now, but I spend time in SC and up at my folks in VT when its warm enough. I still have friends in the Albuquerque area and might head out there sometime later this year, or in the next spring time. I'm setting the 4Runner up for road trips and camping. If you ever decide to sell yours, let me know! Maybe by then I'll settle down a bit more and have a good place to keep her safe. lol

@@jimsgaragetoys As much as I toy with the idea of dumping in a 3S-GTE, I couldn't butcher a SC. They truly are a collectors car. I talked with Gerald San Agustin many years ago about his twincharged car. He said during the article they wrote about his car, he had it detuned to around 350hp. He said with proper balancing, etc. that you could squeeze about 500-550 hp out of the 4A-GZE while still retaining reliability. He went onto other projects, and I lost track of him, not sure what he is doing these days.

@@rachaelpreston8976 I honestly can't imagine that much power in my MR2, it seems like a lot more than would ever be needed to enjoy the car.

@@rachaelpreston8976 I graduated high school in Alamogordo as my dad was stationed at Holloman AFB back in the day. My mom stills lives in NM even though my dad passed away 9 years ago. I couldn't handle living in Florida. All of that humidity and heat, bugs, rain, hurricanes, no mountains, and not a fun road to drive in the entire state! 🤣

The car does indeed feel very stable at high speeds. I also think it helps MPG at regular speeds.

@@jimsgaragetoysthere u go, it pays for itself practically! Does it require the drilling or can you just use the factory holes? Didn’t see you do any drilling in the video

@@bbb4019 It uses the factory holes and some self tappers for added strength. I showed both in the video.

Very possible, I don't have a switch for the heated steering wheel so I would have to look into that and see if the iM ever had that feature in another market.

Yes, it can help a lot. I just did a road trip and I would have the rear windows open about and inch with the vent on and it's amazing how well it pulls the air through the cabin with very little noise.

@@jimsgaragetoys good to know - I'll order up a set

@@TerryManitoba I've got the same brand on my 2017 Corolla iM and love them on that car too.

@@jimsgaragetoys And as you pointed out in the video it is very low profile & looks good.

@@TerryManitoba Exactly.

Well it's hard to control what others do after I do it! 🤣 I was one of the first ones to get the vinyl inlays and then the 3d inlays but I don't see the rocker panel decals on others cars unless they came from the factory and those are all black. Personalization can still be a color choice too! 😍

Yep, I like that color choices are available since the only OEM choice is black. And Bella has been fantastic!

I just used the nuts that held on the original taillight. I would have had to take the taillight down to the hardware store myself if I didn't have the nuts.

Thanks!

I ceramic coated it with R1 Ceramic Coating

Thanks a good idea as no fluid is designed to last that long. Personally I would never go beyond 50k miles.

Love to hear that! I drive every one of my cars on it when I'm in SoCal. I just took my GR Corolla there this month!

Well, just drive it and you will be at 621 miles before you know it!

@@jimsgaragetoys 1/2 way there👺

@@jimsgaragetoys little anecdote on the mile/km thing. I have a '17 Transit # van. My battery was on it's way out when I was passing thru Grand Junction CO - I stopped at the dealer - where they promptly pointed out that my van was out of waranty as it had 61k miles. I said "not so fast Buckwheat cuz my van is waranted to 100,000 km - After a little mathematics & research they repalced the battery + I made BANK -:)

@@TerryManitoba Indeed as that is covered for 62k miles! You just made it under the wire.

@@jimsgaragetoys YUP

It's actually an 89 Supercharged MR2. 😍😉

That is a beautiful car. I love the blue. I know that 2 of my daughters would love it since they would know what the characters on your car are all about, I have no clue. 🤣 I just realized that I forgot to label it looking at it too, damn.

You have good taste too! 😉