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How to Relocate the Battery on Mk3 Toyota Supra
How to Relocate the Battery on Mk3 Toyota Supra

19 Jun 2013, 10:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / There are several reasons to relocate the battery on your Mk3 Toyota Supra project and it will require medium mechanical skills and time. First of all, the battery takes up space in the engine ba...

 
How to Replace Rear Hatch Handle on Scion tC
How to Replace Rear Hatch Handle on Scion tC

17 Jun 2013, 23:28 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / So, you haven’t seen the building’s corner while backing up or that tall van failed to stop and bumped your Scion tC? Need to replace that damaged handle from the rear hatch? Good! He...

 
How to Remove Steering Wheel on Toyota Hilux Mk6
How to Remove Steering Wheel on Toyota Hilux Mk6

17 Jun 2013, 17:23 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Damaged or you simply want to swipe it for something else, this tutorial will show you how to take the steering wheel off from a Mk6 Toyota Hilux Vigo. It’s pretty easy and you will only ne...

 
How to Repaint Interior Trimming on Scion tC
How to Repaint Interior Trimming on Scion tC

17 Jun 2013, 12:42 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Grey plastic... grey plastic everywhere in the outgoing Scion tC model. Yes. it is boring, but that is the way to keep the vehicle’s price down. So, if you’re sick of light grey plast...

 
How to Replace Rear Drum Brakes and Pads on 2000 Toyota Corolla
How to Replace Rear Drum Brakes and Pads on 2000 Toyota Corolla

15 Jun 2013, 11:08 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Not all cars came equipped with disk brakes on both axles and if you own an older car, like a 2000 Toyota Corolla we’ll see in the tutorial, it’s almost certain that you have drum brakes...

 
How to Reprogram a 2010 Toyota Prius Key
How to Reprogram a 2010 Toyota Prius Key

14 Jun 2013, 16:17 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Some modern cars, like the 2010 Toyota Prius, don’t use the classic ignition key to be inserted in the switch and fire up the engine. Instead, they use small devices, commonly known as key fob...

 
How to Reset Maintenance Required Light on 2009 Toyota Corolla
How to Reset Maintenance Required Light on 2009 Toyota Corolla

14 Jun 2013, 15:43 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Yesterday, we’ve showed you how to reset the oil change warning light in a Lexus ES, now we’ll teach you how tho do it for a Toyota Corolla. You know the drill... If you change the en...

 
How to Replace Side Mirror on a 2008 Toyota Prius
How to Replace Side Mirror on a 2008 Toyota Prius

14 Jun 2013, 14:16 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The side rearview mirrors are among the components that gets damaged all the time. Either by you not being careful when driving on a narrow street, or other drivers suffering from the same distracti...

 
How to Reset Maintenance Light on Lexus ES 350
How to Reset Maintenance Light on Lexus ES 350

13 Jun 2013, 10:01 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / This operation is performed at the service after your car gets its regular maintenance work done. Still, if you are a gearhead and know how to do them yourself in the garage, you might want to s...

 
How to Install Fog Lights on Scion FR-S
How to Install Fog Lights on Scion FR-S

12 Jun 2013, 14:04 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Yeah, we know, it’s pretty bad that the Scion FR-S comes with no fog lights included no matter what trim you choose. But you can find some aftermarket ones that till fit just bellow the signal...

 
How to Install New Horn on 2013 Scion FR-S
How to Install New Horn on 2013 Scion FR-S

12 Jun 2013, 14:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Although is not polite to abuse of our horn in traffic, it still represents one of the car’s safety features used to warn other traffic participants if they are not aware of your presence. ...

 
Toyota MR2 Turns into Bugatti Veyron... Not
Toyota MR2 Turns into Bugatti Veyron... Not

11 Jun 2013, 15:54 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / This is the perfect way to spoil a Toyota MR2. A plastic supercar body kit with fake rear engine compartment and odd wheelbase. Seriously, wouldn’t it be better if the MR2 remained the car ...

 
How to Replace the Starter On 1999 Lexus ES 300
How to Replace the Starter On 1999 Lexus ES 300

11 Jun 2013, 15:49 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / So, your engine is not starting any more and you’ve checked everything and concluded the starter is dead. This tutorial will show you how to replace the trouble maker under the hood of your Le...

 
How To Connect Lexus With Garage Door Opener
How To Connect Lexus With Garage Door Opener

10 Jun 2013, 12:07 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Modern times turned humans to comfort more than ever before, adding commodities into their lives to control or change things around them with the aid of smart devices. And one of them is the gara...

 
How To Remove Panel Clips, Retainers, and Trim Rivets
How To Remove Panel Clips, Retainers, and Trim Rivets

8 Jun 2013, 13:41 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It's time for some DIY job, and you'll hit those plastic clips and retainers that can break very easily, but you still have to remove them. Here's how to do it

 
How to Change Transmission Fluid on 2002-2004 Toyota Camry
How to Change Transmission Fluid on 2002-2004 Toyota Camry

6 Jun 2013, 13:26 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Changing the fluids of a car is a job anyone can do at home with the minimum tools required. So if your warranty has expired and you can tell a plier from a wire cutter, you can do it yourself and s...

 
DIY Serviced 2000 Toyota Prius Clocks 170,000 KM
DIY Serviced 2000 Toyota Prius Clocks 170,000 KM

6 Jun 2013, 10:47 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / With every technological upgrade the cars received, everybody got frightened that they won’t be able to mend their vehicles at home with basic stuff and they will get ripped-off by dealerships...

 
How to Install Aftermarket Speakers In a Scion tC
How to Install Aftermarket Speakers In a Scion tC

5 Jun 2013, 16:53 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Ok, not every car comes with a killer sound system from stock, so most people come to aftermarket manufacturers to install more decibel pumping equipment in their cars. Here, we’ll learn ho...

 
How to Install Eonon General DVD GPS on Toyota Camry
How to Install Eonon General DVD GPS on Toyota Camry

25 May 2013, 11:55 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / It’s clear that car interior features will be available through all sorts of touchscreen displays in the near future and the pushbutton age is sinking rapidly. While some automakers have ditch...

 
How to Change Brake Calipers, Rotors and Pads on Lexus GS 300
How to Change Brake Calipers, Rotors and Pads on Lexus GS 300

25 May 2013, 11:53 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / With a medium amount of mechanical skills and proper indications, anyone can do a maintenance job on the brake system, sparing some money and not waiting for the service center to complete the job. ...