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Toyota Celica Accessories & Modifications
gonzocelica
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Hello im new at this, so take it easy on me. im 19 im getting a 2001 toyota celica gts with 17 inch crom rims; It has 72,000 miles and both head lights dont work the body is really good with no hits or dents, the only promble is it has a Ignited Push Start Engine button and i been told in the long run it would have prombles also has a bass pluged into the main battry so its really low. its an ok conditon...So if u guys have any suggestion on this car cuz im thinkin abt buyin it they r selling it to me for 11000 dollors. if u guys can help me it would help.
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A "Push Start Engine button"? What the.....? Celicas have a normal ignition key. I don't know what kind of crap they added but I wouldn't pay anything extra for that.
Second, FIND OUT why the headlights don't work. They should either be fixed BEFORE you buy the car, or the cost of the repair deducted from the price. Why would you buy a car that won't pass inspection and can't be driven at night?
Third, I have no idea of what "bass pluged into the main battry so its really low" even means. Perhaps someone can help to decipher that?
Fourth, before anybody can help you appraise the car's worth, we might need to know a few BASIC things:
Manual or automatic?
Leather or cloth seats?
Side airbags?
Sunroof?
If you are serious about this car, take it to a local mechanic to have it THOROUGHLY checked out. The fact that somebody is trying to sell a car with non-functional headlights (and what sounds like some questionable electrical modifications) would make me exTREMEly leary of the cars overall condition.
Last point (and I'll try to take it easy) - we aren't all a bunch of 19 year old HS kids. Reading posts with ZERO punctuation is difficult. Our ONLY impression of you is based on what (and how) you post. If you want advice from the grownups, post like one. If you want advice from a bunch of other kids, then keep going the way you are.
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Don't take it personally if you get few (to zero) other reply's to your initial question. The Celica forum here on Edmunds is.....a little slow. You might get more responses on some of the other forums. Good luck.
If the car has xenons, replacing them will be expensive. More importantly, both being out at the same time tells me that:
(1) the car is not currently a daily driver, suspicious for a car this new, and
(2) there's a good chance it has been in a bad front end accident.
Don't even get me started on this push button start that someone has installed.
I would run as fast as I could from this car. But then, I am not 19 with lots of time to work on my car and customize it. If you know nothing about car mechanics, I would give it a miss.
Also, being 19 means the Celica will cost you a ton to insure, and if you are making payments and have to have full coverage, it will be that much more.
Oh yeah, without a doubt you MUST get a CARFAX on this car. It will be $40 well-spent, trust me.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
It's been a while since I went through the whole 'massive amps and the biggest woofers I could stuff in the trunk' phase, but how SHOULD the system amps be wired? I always figured that for the current drain (particularly for a sub amp), the best place for the power supply was off the battery terminal?
And the many ways you could wire one wrong could lead to shorts and a battery that is constantly dying.
And when DID the GTS start offering optional xenons? Now you have me trying to think back. Wasn't it from the beginning? Or was it just after the mid-cycle refresh? When was that, the '03 MY?
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
What kind of mods are you looking for? I know this site where you can purchase some Toyota parts and accessories. They have Toyota Mirrors and other stuff.
You might want to check it out
QUESTION: I want a Cold Air Intake for my celica. I heard that Name brands like INGEN and AEM and KN&N are really good. But other off brands or BOMZ(BONZ) are perfectly fine just not as high as performance and there cheaper. Is this true? what should i do. Save up and get an expensive one or get a cheaper one that looks good but not as good as performance. I want good sound too and my engine is stock. Please Help. Thank you!
i have a 04 celica GT, i dont know whats wrong with it can you please help me out??
the problem is that the car hiss when i turn it off. and when the car idels/ being turn off it like the engine is shakeing before it dies.
can anyone help????
THANKS ALOT!!!!!
Would like to know if it's easy to replae it with the power antenna standard on 2005 MODEL etc..
May have to add a power wire for the unit. Anybody knows?
Also, I want to do some minor modifications to my Celica, add an intake and stuff like that. Any ideas as to what is a good deal and something I can put on myself? Keep in mind that I love my gas mileage because I have to drive 9 hours or so out to college.
Thanks,
Rogue22
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Ashley
Im new at edmunds so I dont know if im posting right or not.
Anybody used them?
Are they bright enough?
They are supposed to last 50K hours. Are they lasting long?