Bit of JDM Marmite!

Original Poster

290 posts

163 months

Saturday 27th April

Wheels are Rota Kyusha in 15x7 (ET38). Tyres are Toyo Proxes TR1 (205/50/15).

I mulled over all sorts of wheels and different offsets, but played it safe in the end smile

horsemeatscandal

1,245 posts

105 months

Saturday 27th April

Very nice. You actually see quite a few of these knocking about. I saw a modded one in Whitley Bay yesterday.

trails

3,756 posts

150 months

Sunday 28th April

Cool things...eheel choisr works really well. This variant lives locally, only one of its kind I've ever seen.

ajprice

27,613 posts

197 months

Sunday 28th April

trails said:

Cool things...eheel choisr works really well. This variant lives locally, only one of its kind I've ever seen.

Not a Cube, that's a Toyota bB Open Deck. https://www.motorbiscuit.com/the-toyota-open-deck-...

Original Poster

290 posts

163 months

Sunday 28th April

I do like that open deck Bb! Didn't realise that was a thing.

Nice having a practical car again though. Managed to slide the rear seats forwards and fit all 4 wheels + tyres in the boot stacked up.

Gompo

4,415 posts

259 months

Sunday 28th April

Top work.

There's a Cube local to me, lowered and wearing Ronal Teddy Bears! Not really my scene but good to see around.

Strangely, the original Cube wasn't particularly cube-like compared to the later generations.

Original Poster

290 posts

163 months

Sunday 28th April

I've seen a pic somewhere with the Ronal Teddies fitted to one. Last time I saw those they were on a Polo Breadvan smile

Giving the stereo some more thought. £699 for a carplay/android auto headunit seems pretty expensive (fitted). Does that sound about right? I've no idea how much these things cost as I've never replaced a stereo in a car before.

mudster

785 posts

245 months

Sunday 28th April

The head unit you are considering is £400 from Dynamic Sounds https://www.dynamicsounds.co.uk/pioneer-sph-da77da...

It looks like the unit has already been changed and the chances are you'll be able to Unplug old unit and plug in new without any wiring changes if its an ISO plug. May just need a DAB aerial.

So yeah, I think that may be a touch on the expensive side.

Matt Cup

3,163 posts

105 months

Sunday 28th April

Tried convincing the missus to get one of these, didn’t work though and we ended up with a 20th Anniversary Toyota Estima instead.

manmaths

453 posts

141 months

Sunday 28th April

I’d have a go and fitting the head unit myself if it meant saving the guts of £300 quid!

Original Poster

290 posts

163 months

Sunday 28th April

Think I'll give it a go myself then. I'm quite practical so I'm sure it won't be too difficult (famous last words!).

magpie215

4,408 posts

190 months

Sunday 28th April

Jonny1984 said:

Think I'll give it a go myself then. I'm quite practical so I'm sure it won't be too difficult (famous last words!).

I fitted a pioneer android carplay into my Stepwagon.

It wasn't plug and play but if you take your time and I.d the wires it's not hugely difficult to do.

trails

3,756 posts

150 months

Sunday 28th April

ajprice said:

Not a Cube, that's a Toyota bB Open Deck. https://www.motorbiscuit.com/the-toyota-open-deck-...

Cheers, never seen one before, looked ro be the same family as the Cube smile

DanielSan

18,822 posts

168 months

Sunday 28th April

Wheels work really well on it, it'll look different again with some lowering also.

Original Poster

290 posts

163 months

Friday

Put a sunstrip on the Cube smile

First time I've ever really attempted one and it turned out ok, although not perfect!

I've also got a stitched steering wheel cover to go on this weekend. That might take a few hours of tedious sewing!

Cheap and cheerful mods at the moment due to needed house repairs....

The Rotrex Kid

30,369 posts

161 months