Mandi's blue doorstop (AW11)

Looks great. Welcome to MR2 ownership. I met a few of the SA guys on Sat night when we had a meet an then a drive through the hills. Hopefully you'll join them next time.

rikkir
Looks great. Welcome to MR2 ownership. I met a few of the SA guys on Sat night when we had a meet an then a drive through the hills. Hopefully you'll join them next time.

 
Thanks for the welcome! :)

Nik_Lee
Nice AW and I'm sure it will only get better!
Also nice to see another girl on the MR2 scene!

Oh thank you :D Oh high fives!

Hi Mandi
That was quick replacing the dash. Great Job!
The interior looks much better now.
I see you did not like my ricey seat covers. Neither did my son when I put similar ones in his AW11.( He has an AW11, a SW20 Turbo and a new 86) He has a great paying job.
You saw one of my red MR2's on Saturday.
 
The white one in the avatar picture is another one I have. That one has factory fitted fog lights. Apparently very rare.
It is also supercharged.
I have driven different ones on MR2 cruises but haven't gone on any cruises lately.
I am currently working on my black MR2. I had the rear screen replaced today after some idiot used a sling shot to bust it.
Continue the good work.
Cheers
John
 
 

Also have started hunting down little interior replacement parts, I notice that some people want to charge top dollar! IE a wreckers in Adelaide want $55 for the inner door handle :o
 

toimr2
Hi Mandi
Let me know what parts you are looking for.
I have many bits and pieces that I may be able to help you with. (Maybe for free in exchange for some electrical work I need done on my SW20)
Anyway before you go paying exorbitant prices for parts give me a call or pm me.
Cheers
John
 

That would be great John!
 
Happy to pay for them :) (but yes if down the track you need electrical work let me know)
 
After everything without any cracks or big scratches/gouges etc.
 
Black Door handles & plastic surrounds
Black Radio/heater console surround
Black Inner dash surround piece (the part that the headlight and wiper stalks are on)
Black handbrake lever
Black gear boot surround
Black passengers boot carpet
Black boot/fuel levers
 
That's all I can think of at the moment but I'm sure I will find other things :)
 
Thanks!
 

Hi Mandi
I will see what I can find from what you mentioned.
With the interior door handles the all seem to go gray ( I am assuming you want interior handles and not exterior.)
It will be this weekend before I get the chance to look.
If I have blue colours are you able to dye them with vinyl paint?
 
Electrical Problems.
 
My problem with my sw20 is that the headlights (both low and high beam) do not work. The low beams used to work until I sprayed the stalk with silicon spray thinking that would fix the high beam problem. It didn't.
I have checked all fuses, high beam relay, power to the globes and the globes themselves and still cannot find the problem.
I have removed the light switch (stalk on the steering wheel, unlike the AW11) and tested it with a multimeter. It seems to be doing what it is supposed to but I am not an auto electrician so I probably do not really know. I have checked the earthing points (removing them and cleaning them) but no go.
I have even dismantled the high beam low beam  switch(part of the stalk) and there are no burnt contacts.
The strange part is that the high beam indicator light on the dash is always on whether I am in low beam or high beam or use the flasher. And my driving lights come on both on low and high beam(They should only come on when I use the high beam).
My thinking is that the high beam switch will not disengage and that may be the problem. Also when I tested power to the globes I noticed that there was power to all three prongs.
My understanding of Toyota lighting systems is that one of the prongs becomes an earth depending on the position of the light switch.
I have wiring diagrams etc so any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated.
 
Thanks
 
John
 

toimr2
Hi Mandi
I will see what I can find from what you mentioned.
With the interior door handles the all seem to go gray ( I am assuming you want interior handles and not exterior.)
It will be this weekend before I get the chance to look.
If I have blue colours are you able to dye them with vinyl paint?
 
Electrical Problems.
 
My problem with my sw20 is that the headlights (both low and high beam) do not work. The low beams used to work until I sprayed the stalk with silicon spray thinking that would fix the high beam problem. It didn't.
I have checked all fuses, high beam relay, power to the globes and the globes themselves and still cannot find the problem.
I have removed the light switch (stalk on the steering wheel, unlike the AW11) and tested it with a multimeter. It seems to be doing what it is supposed to but I am not an auto electrician so I probably do not really know. I have checked the earthing points (removing them and cleaning them) but no go.
I have even dismantled the high beam low beam  switch(part of the stalk) and there are no burnt contacts.
The strange part is that the high beam indicator light on the dash is always on whether I am in low beam or high beam or use the flasher. And my driving lights come on both on low and high beam(They should only come on when I use the high beam).
My thinking is that the high beam switch will not disengage and that may be the problem. Also when I tested power to the globes I noticed that there was power to all three prongs.
My understanding of Toyota lighting systems is that one of the prongs becomes an earth depending on the position of the light switch.
I have wiring diagrams etc so any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated.
 
Thanks
 
John
 

 
Yes that no worries. Hrm I would prefer original black ones,I'm happy to wait to find some if you dont have black :)
 
You are correct, Toyota is fond of using negatively earthed systems. If you have power at all three prongs at the head light this indicates that the earth for the headlights is NOT switching on, so anything in the earthed part of the circuit could be causing this, suspiciously the switch, if you have another working headlight switch I would say swap it over to eliminate the switch being the issue. Let me know how you go.
 

dwoodcob .
You and your partner respectively have 2 of my most favourite cars of all time. To have a AW11 and AE86 in your life must be amazing :)
 
I have always loved the late 70's and 80's wedge design of cars as well. If I could have in my garage a AW11, AE86 and last gen Supra Celica I would be a very happy man.
 
I couldn't agree more, the 4age motors are amazing. Power delivery is nice, they rev fast and smoothly plus have a great engine note. The first time I drove a Ae86 I was hooked on the motor. If you ever get the chance try driving a AW11 with a 4agze. Its like having a 6 cylinder version of the same engine. Power deliver and response is the same but with so much more fun torque. In the end I had to get a 4agze example, the feeling of these motors are intoxicating.
 
Hope you enjoy many more gnarly and radical years with your retro 80's pocket rocket :)
 
 

Haha they look very good together :) He also has a 230rwkw SR20det in a KE70, though I have kept my same powered (230rwkw) SR in a Nissan body.
 
Yea I really love the Celica Supras as well, they can look so mean!!
 
Yea it's a fun little car, especially the weight of the car they live in!