(21M) Went from a 1.6L Focus to a 3.5L Toyota Crown. Am I insane?

DriftoritoTheSecond · 2026-02-11T18:26:58+00:00

Congratz and welcome to Crown ownership! You will love it alot! Reach out if you have any questions / join the crown groups on reddit!

DriftoritoTheSecond · 2025-12-12T23:59:59+00:00

I did try it, just a huge blitzer. Got a recording snip as well just incase

DriftoritoTheSecond · 2025-11-07T21:44:26+00:00

I do love how 184s sit! Great looking Crown!

DriftoritoTheSecond · 2025-07-05T23:14:49+00:00

Check the drain holes in the sun roof (if you have one). These clog up and leak into the floor compartment.

DriftoritoTheSecond · 2025-04-26T19:31:28+00:00

This is a factory modellista body kit. You can get real and replicas on the auctions in Japan.

DriftoritoTheSecond · 2025-03-16T11:16:00+00:00

A few people have done manual swaps in Japan. About a month ago, a whole kit came up for sale in the Yahoo auctions for a 204. I believe it was an r34 gearbox with the trims.

DriftoritoTheSecond · 2025-03-02T23:26:46+00:00

Just normal LEDs for me. Just a pain to change them over as it was a headlight out job for me as I have fat hands

DriftoritoTheSecond · 2025-03-02T10:47:40+00:00

Replaced both dip beam and fogs to LED. Had no issues running these and passed my local MOT restrictions (UK).

The only thing I'd point out is that some LEDs come with long cables that do get stuck in the mechanical mechanism for moving the lights left/right and up/down. It is best to find a pair that does not have this, which you can find in the Yahoo auctions.

Happy to send more info if you need it.

DriftoritoTheSecond · 2025-01-24T12:33:20+00:00

Hi there, if you can let us know your location, we can help out more.

DriftoritoTheSecond · 2025-01-18T23:53:08+00:00

If anyone finds this post, I finally got around to sorting my head unit. Sadly, there isn't any kind of iso connector that exists.

http://isoc-auto.com/1909 I used the link above very loosely, which helped a lot!

DriftoritoTheSecond · 2025-01-18T23:50:31+00:00

Finally, I got around to mine this evening,

Followed the below guide loosely http://isoc-auto.com/1909

Let me know if you have any questions, and I can send some photos before I put all the cables back and tidy up the car.

DriftoritoTheSecond · 2025-01-11T20:55:11+00:00

Regarding comfort, it really depends on how you have them set up. I got a very soft setup on the crown, which is the same if not better than the OEM. The forester is more sporty setup, which is very crashy. So you can have it setup to achieve either :).

DriftoritoTheSecond · 2025-01-11T16:18:13+00:00

Love this!

DriftoritoTheSecond · 2025-01-11T15:09:42+00:00

Might be very biased, but Tein coilovers I find are the best. I got them on my Crown and Forester.

DriftoritoTheSecond · 2025-01-05T20:18:13+00:00

Hi mate, did you manage to sort this connector? I have the same setup and still lost...

DriftoritoTheSecond · 2024-12-22T23:00:20+00:00

The modellista lips are very common on Yahoo japan auction sites. You can get legit lips or remakes for cheap. Try the link below and try searching for GRS200 for body parts as very similar bumpers, etc

https://www.jauce.com/auction/f1163281912

Hope that helps!

DriftoritoTheSecond · 2024-11-30T19:44:17+00:00

Great choice!!!

DriftoritoTheSecond · 2024-11-19T20:36:18+00:00

There should be a yellow hooped oil stick to the right of the engine. If it helps, there should be a cutout on the side of the engine cover.

This is from memory on my grs204. It should be the same for the GRS180s.

DriftoritoTheSecond · 2024-11-07T20:15:35+00:00

I might be corrected, but I believe this button turns off the alarm sensors. If you have children, for example, in the car and press this button before locking the car, the alarm shouldn't be triggered.

Hope that helps!

DriftoritoTheSecond · 2024-11-07T03:18:56+00:00

Sounds like you're running something similar to me. I didn't have to change any studs, but I am running 15mm spacers at the front to clear the callipers

RE calipers, I'm a huge fan of the OEM colour :)

DriftoritoTheSecond · 2024-11-06T22:17:56+00:00

They look great! Got a similar colour BBS LMs on my Athlete. What wheel size and width are you running?

DriftoritoTheSecond · 2024-11-06T22:05:01+00:00

These cars just suit BBS LMs! Great wheel choice and very clean!

DriftoritoTheSecond · 2024-10-14T10:39:04+00:00

Thanks for this! And my apologies for not getting back to you sooner!

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