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-EDIT (05/04/2010)-
Here are some prices I'm thinking of (and pics are coming this evening)
All prices are OBO and without shipping

Gold Plated Headlights $250
Gold Paitted Taillights $200
or Both for $400 (prefer selling both as a set)






Arc Audio Kar 900.1D $180
RMS Power Bridged @4 ohms 1x 900 watts
RMS Power @ 2 ohms 1x650
RMS Power @ 4 ohms 1x400




Arc Audio Kar 600.4 + Diamond Audio Component Speaker CM361 $200
RMS Power Bridged @4 ohms 2x 300 watts
RMS Power @ 2 ohms 4x150
RMS Power @ 4 ohms 4x100

for speaker's info, please go to this link.
http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio ... CM361.aspx




Boston Acoustics G5 12" w/ Box $80
(prefer not to ship this due to the weight and size...)





Clarion MAX675VDII w/ NAX970 $500
DVD, Navigation, iPod Cable







If anyone wants to take entire audio system, I will take $900 and include all the cables i got it off from my car (probably cables themselves worth $200 or so...)

TRD Strut Tower Brace $120. Sale pending
I have some silicon glue on underside where I mounted LED lights, and also there are some marks from the heat shield on top side
I'll clean them first and then post picture.



White Rear Lip $$$ make me an offer
I also got a set of rear lip from 2004 sports in white.

Stock Tails
Sorry I originally posted as headlights but actually it was a pair of tails.
I'm putting this behalf of MikeT. please make an offer

Damaged stock headlights (passenger side only)
I have a damaged headlight housing if anyone wants.
it's missing one of the tab (?) which to secure the headlights.
will take some pics if anyone interested for some projects.
please pay shipping and I will send it.

-EDIT (04/27/2010)-

I am start thinking of parting out my ride.
There are nothing much for me to part out, but will start off with my gold head lights and tail lights.

also, if anyone's interested in, I will pull out my audio system.

if there's anything you may be interested in, please feel free to send me a PM.

- End Edit -

A happy new year!

I haven't been on the forum for quite a long time.
Me and my gf bought a house back in spring last year, and then we got married in fall.

since we bought a house, I have been crazy busy fixing up.

My coworker quit and now our office is undermanned, which left rest of our team busy at work as well.

then of course, marriage made me from a single man who could live and mod car as I pleased to a family man who needs to live my family in center of my life.

well long story short, I start thinking of selling my car.

some of you may know my solara is real one of the kind, and I really proud of it.
came long way from bone stock gramma's ride to over 240HP turbo charged ride.

a few note about my solara.
It's 2004 Solara SE with tC Turbo kit custom fitted.
automatic trans.
a little less than 120,000 miles.
got door panel scraped by someone and it's been repainted.


1. She is not an everyone's ride
I have modded a lot on this ride. Tons of custom work. there are few things I'm not perfectly happy with her. I just want to be honest with you.

2. The turbo kit is from Scion tC and it is custom fitted and tuned. Mechanically it is perfectly fine, however it can use some tuning. Engine bog down at idle. I need to be very gentle on gas especially in stop and go traffic. if you hit gas for a very brief moment and let go, sometime rev become unstable and stall. the mechanic told me using full independent computer instead of piggy back will fix this issue, however I have been using her as my daily driver for almost 2 years and figured it is not a big deal. once you learn how it react on gas input it is not very hard to get it going without any problem.

3. The Tein Coilover bushing seems to have some issue, i have set tightest setting and when it go over bump it makes some noise. I wanted to take the strut out and clean up, re-install, but I got married.... you know what i mean

4. Airbag is off. My seat sensor has been dead for while, and airbag is on now.

5. Battery needs to be replaced. We had crazy cold winter last year and after my car sitting in garage for a week my optima red went dead.
it hold charge for a while (as long as you drive everyday, you'll be fine), but if you let it sit for while you may need to jump start (or can replace battery)

6. the slotted/drilled rotor can use some re-serfacing.


some remarks

1. turbo is installed in spring 2008 and has less than 20,000 miles.

2. tein CO is instaled while back probably 60,000 miles on it.

3. i have brand new 4 season tire just put on this week has less than 200 miles on 18" rims, and 20" rims with a little rubber on it.

4. The Gold Headlight/tail light is REAL ONE OF THE KIND! You will never find a pair I got it from a forum member and this is a only headlight pair made in gold plated by toyota supplier!

5. she won 3 awards at elmhurst toyota car show. (one 1st place and 3rd place twice)

6. I have stock headunit, speakers, stock headlight/taillight, and few other stock parts

For all the mod I have done please go to my webisite
http://web.me.com/tacti/Solara/Home.html
if you have any questions, please feel free to PM me.


Price asking for $10,000 OBO
I have spent well more than that just only for turbo and exhaust and its tuning. so no low ballers please.
Also most importantly I would like someone who will take care of her well to take her. don't want to see her one year from now with huge civic wing on the back....

I will not going to part out, since I so love the ride, and would love to have someone take her with all the hard work I put in, so please don't ask. (or least for now...)

Tact

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Money wish I have, but free bump for the fastest Gen 2 I4 owner!!

Your car is an inspiration to me on modding mine, true pioneer you are.

Good luck in selling it wish you.

Damn Tacti. GLWS

Sad to hear your looking to sell. Hopefully it will go to someone who will take it even further.

sorry to hear this man. GLWS

thanks guys.
be honest, it's a tough decision..
but i guess I got to the point where i need to move on..

Tact

btw, I'm located in Cincinnati area and will drive a fair distance to meet up if anyone's interested.
also, the price is negotiable.
anyone wants to entertain me with reasonable price?

tact

Holy Crap Tact!!! You can't sell it! I love this car!



Our cars together at the Jawbreaker Road Rally (Trust me, his Solara is every bit as fast as the NA Z. Shocked the hell out of me.)



2008 Elmhurst Toyota Show








It's come a long way since we posed our cars together in Indianapolis in 2006. (US Grand Prix F1 Race)













These headlights came from a someone who knew someone at Toyota's Georgetown plant. They were a one off made by the supplier. A second set does not exist. (Perfect for the Sand Mica paint)





Sorry for the long montage. Seriously, I wish I could buy it from you. I'd hate to see it fall into just anyone's hands. But I understand, you must move on.

Good Luck with the sale my brother. I look forward to your next project.

If only i had 10k if its still for sale in about 4 months, please tell me, i will be seriously interested!!

^didnt you say you were getting rid of your lara and u had like a 25k budget. Here it is bro. only 10k

ToyoSolV6 wrote:^didnt you say you were getting rid of your lara and u had like a 25k budget. Here it is bro. only 10k

LOL - These guys never miss a thread nor fail to quote you on it.

I believe wkbrdr91 was looking to finance by himself. (If you're out there reading this ... it may be worth checking with a bank to see if you can get a personal unsecured loan. Tact's got this car underpriced.

10 grand is a great price, if i didnt own 2 already a gen 2 might have fit rite in.................

brian, thanks for the nice pics.
I remember the day I started.
the very first mod, Mike T's grille.
that's all where it started.
it came a long way.

Drove solara this weekend, and this cool weather is great for the turbo.

I'm not rushing, so if anyone interested or know someone does, , let me know.
also if anyone interested, let me know, if it's in a distance where i can make a weekend trip, i would love to drive up and meet.

Tact

phreak, great commercial for tacti. what a good buddy. i've always liked your red black gen2.

tacti, glws! it's a great price.

tacti wrote:brian, thanks for the nice pics.
I remember the day I started.
the very first mod, Mike T's grille.
that's all where it started.
it came a long way.

Drove solara this weekend, and this cool weather is great for the turbo.

I'm not rushing, so if anyone interested or know someone does, , let me know.
also if anyone interested, let me know, if it's in a distance where i can make a weekend trip, i would love to drive up and meet.

Tact

We all started with Mike's Grill. LOL Wait till spring on the sale. As soon as the weather is nice, you won't want to sell it. LOL

yaddadaimsayin wrote:phreak, great commercial for tacti. what a good buddy. i've always liked your red black gen2.

tacti, glws! it's a great price.

Some of us ancient SolaraGuys have to stick together. Thanks for the props on the Gen2. I miss it sometimes. However, I still keep the Red/Black theme going.