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Old 08-04-2012, 03:02 PM   #1 (permalink)
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To anyone who can help me fix this list of problems, thank you, but for the most part this is a timeline of all the things wrong with my car as of now.
I bought this car for 1500$ a few weeks ago and I plan on keeping it or trading it once its completed. Its a 1995 Celica ST Hatch. Automatic transmission. Black paint, with black dash. White seats, carpet and roof. 16" Enkei's with 205/55/r16. So without further adieu here's the list:

Interior:
  • Sunroof buzzes, tilts slightly but not all the way, does not slide back and forth at all
  • Dome light doesnt work, doesnt appear to be burned out
  • Seats stained and darker than should be
  • Carpet has stains
  • Driver's side lock button doesn't work
  • Cig lighter is f*cked up
  • Arm rest material is torn.
  • Tweeter grill m.i.a.
  • Sticky gas pedal

Exterior:
  • clear coat is burnt out
  • front bumper is cracked and bent from front end collision.
  • Headlight cracked
  • Hood doesnt line up properly
  • Small dents all over.
  • curb rash on one rim
  • tail light seal is coming apart
  • antenna rusty, not hooked up
  • Gas cover needs to be painted and doesn't close all the way
  • not all tail lights work
  • windshield wiper sprayer doesn't work on one side.

Suspension:
  • Cv axles click and boots need to be replaced.
  • Pulls to left and right.
  • back end feels clunky
  • Brakes have no pressure
  • whole car shakes at low speeds

Powertrain:
  • Sticky gas pedal
  • sometimes weak on takeoff

The Good:
  • Alpine head unit
  • Alpine type-S door speakers
  • Boss 1200w amp
  • 2 JL w1v2's
I'll update with pictures as things get fixed. I'll definitely try to take pics as i fix stuff to make a guide.

Also I can help you out with almost any audio/video issue so feel free to ask.
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Old 08-04-2012, 11:18 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Interior:
  • Sunroof buzzes, tilts slightly but not all the way, does not slide back and forth at all
  • Dome light doesnt work, doesnt appear to be burned out check wiring/globe
  • Seats stained and darker than should be get some interior cleaner
  • Carpet has stains as above
  • Driver's side lock button doesn't work check metal rods are connected properly behind door trim
  • Cig lighter is f*cked up replace
  • Arm rest material is torn. replace
  • Tweeter grill m.i.a. replace
  • Sticky gas pedal check throttle cable on throttle body swivel arm

Exterior:
  • clear coat is burnt out not much can be done, respray car
  • front bumper is cracked and bent from front end collision. replace
  • Headlight cracked replace
  • Hood doesnt line up properly re-align bonnet and guards via fixing bolts
  • Small dents all over.
  • curb rash on one rim check if they are finished with alloy, if so, can be sanded and polished out.
  • tail light seal is coming apart replace
  • antenna rusty, not hooked up replace
  • Gas cover needs to be painted and doesn't close all the way
  • not all tail lights work check bulbs, ground wires
  • windshield wiper sprayer doesn't work on one side. clean out with some wire

Suspension:
  • Cv axles click and boots need to be replaced.
  • Pulls to left and right. get wheel alignment
  • back end feels clunky shock absorbers may need replacing
  • Brakes have no pressure bleed system, check brake pads.
  • whole car shakes at low speeds check wheel balances/get wheels balanced (does the steering wheel shake to?)

Powertrain:
  • Sticky gas pedal as above
  • sometimes weak on takeoff check plugs, leads, and run some injector cleaner through the fuel system
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Old 08-05-2012, 12:25 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Well, what a speedy reply lol In regards to the steering wheel, I'm fairly certain it doesnt shake but it does have a slight bit of play in it.

As far as getting an alignment, I'm concerned that if I do get one, it will go out of alignment again because of the cv axles or something. Can this happen?

And I didnt specify about the door locks being automatic, is that the same mechanism?

The person I got the car from said the brakes were just worked on but they needed to be bled. I bled the brakes and they felt a little more stiff until a few days ago when someone cut me off and I had to slam on them. They lost all pressure after that and I had to use the hand brake to get home.
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I fixed the brakes, the master cylinder went out when I had to stop short. And as I was bleeding out the old brake fluid, the freakin alternator goes out. whats up with that. The alternator was 80$ and the master cylinder was 130$ for a rebuilt. I couldve just rebuilt it myself but time is money. So next on the list is the cv axles.
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