Banpei's two door panda Trueno from Japan
05-01-2025, 12:00 AM (This post was last modified: 05-01-2025 12:09 AM by banpei.)
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RE: Banpei's two door panda Trueno from Japan
Yesterday, I picked up some interior parts from someone parting out two cars:
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The parts are still wet as I pressure-washed them shortly before bringing them to the garage.
As the "good" car was unregistered since 2001, the interior was surprisingly good. Someone else already bought the doorcards and seats, but as my A, B and C pillar covers were all scratched up and the rear ones (badly) painted over, I bought these to replace them.

I also got a mid console in fairly good condition:
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The parking brake booth is torn a bit, but other than that, it's in good condition and in much better condition than mine.

He also had this original boot carpet:
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I'll try to clean it, but I don't have high hopes. If it doesn't clean up well, I'll use this as a template to make my own.

Finally, I spotted this spare wheel cover somewhere in the boxes with parts, so I picked that up as well:
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It may not sound amazing, but I honestly have maybe seen two or three original spare wheel covers so far. Hurray!

I personally thought my A pillar covers were discoloured, but I found these ones have discoloured in the same way when you compare them to the B pillar cover:
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On the inside, they are blue, but on the outside, they are brownish/dark grey (I'm colour blind, so that's my interpretation). Maybe they suffer more from UV due to being right behind the windscreen? Or maybe Toyota used the wrong dye? And I see the same thing on the front section of the mid-console, where one part is blue and the other one brownish/dark grey. There is no fade in the other part, and it abruptly changes from one part to another.
Do other people have the same experience as I do?

I also picked up something for r.ave, but I'll keep that a secret until he shares it. Wink


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