1985 Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT APEX kouki from Japan

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(05-18-2026 07:02 AM)banpei Wrote:  About the A/C, mine was converted using both R134a and some special oil. He didn't replace the O-rings as the system was holding pressure, but placed a different valve to be able to fill with R134a.

About the brake light, the switch is just the generic Toyota one and is easily accessible as it's inside the cabin.

The new subwoofer looks great!
I just read this weekend that Pioneer is going to reproduce the Carrozzeria TS-X40 speakers as the Carrozzeria subbrand exists for 40 years now:
Retail price will be 33,000 yen (178 euros) for each speaker. I wish I had waited a year, as I have paid nearly that amount of money for a pair of secondhand TS-X11's plus the replacement tweeter that was necessary.

I saw them! They look absolutely amazing, and honestly the price is quite okay! I'm going to buy them one day as they look more 80s than the one I have in my car, I just hope they would fit!

I'm glad you converted your A/C, mine has a broken compressor, I just hope this won't happen to you too... I'm so sad, it's stupidly hot outside and now I have no A/C and I paid for a recharge while the system was broken, I'm very sad.

I changed the brake light switch and it works nice, and also changed inner and outer tie rods

I also polished the car and have put Soft99 Fusso Coat (light) it looks absolutely amazing !

The subwoofer is done, I'm picking it up today, I'll send pictures of the car very soon