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Hello! Thanks for letting me be part of this great Forum! This is my first post! have been a lurker here for some time and have learned a great deal before I made my purchase. I hope to give back a little by documenting all the work and modifications I will be doing on my new Blizzard Pearl 2019 RAV4 Hybrid XSE! (I have all the option packages, Tech, weather, and sunroof)
I have done build threads on other forums for a few cars in the past with my most recent being my 2015 Corvette. For anyone interested, The link is HERE
I just turned in my Chevy Volt which was on a lease. It was a great car, but decided to get a little bigger vehicle and since we have had so much great luck with our 2012 Prius V (Just hit 150,000 miles!), I decided on the new RAV4 Hybrid.
I asked the dealer not to touch the car when it arrived to the dealership (So they would not run it through the paint scratch wash) and also not to install the front license plate. Unfortunately they decided to install the front plate bracket anyways!!! I was pretty mad!, but I will be documenting that fix as part of this thread!
Here is my current list of planned and completed mods in no particular order. (I will add more as I think of them!)
1. Change chrome lug nuts to black
2. Change silver valve stem sleeves to black
3. Swap wheel center caps with ones that have all black Toyota logo
4. Change fog light bulbs to white LED
5. Change all incandescent interior lights to LED
6. Paint Calipers (Have not decided whether to paint black or Blizzard Pearl)
7. Add Toyota Black badge overlays
8. Full Paint protection clear film for front of car
9. Add black back bumper and liftgate covers
10. Add Hood lift struts
11. Replace incandescent backup lights with LED
12. Add Toyota all weather mats for passenger area and cargo area (HERE)
13. Add cargo net (HERE)
14. Install ScanGauge 2 with all 2019 RAV4 Hybrid X-guages!
15. Install Owlcam Dashcam!
16. Remove Pedestrian Alert sound (I know...I know this is controversial)
17. Add various interior carbon fiber overlays
18. Add Black carbon fiber tailpipe ends
19. Complete exterior detail with paint correction and ceramic coating...Wheels too...
20. Add Bumper Plugs to cover up the front license plate holes.
21. Install the "RAV4 Screen" to protect the AC condenser.
22. Add a 360 Birdseye view to the car. (factory or aftermarket)
I have done a bunch of the above mods already and will be documenting them in greater detail in the later posts.
Here is a sneak preview after the exterior paint correction, ceramic coating, and a few other mods!....Very happy so far!
I have done build threads on other forums for a few cars in the past with my most recent being my 2015 Corvette. For anyone interested, The link is HERE
I just turned in my Chevy Volt which was on a lease. It was a great car, but decided to get a little bigger vehicle and since we have had so much great luck with our 2012 Prius V (Just hit 150,000 miles!), I decided on the new RAV4 Hybrid.
I asked the dealer not to touch the car when it arrived to the dealership (So they would not run it through the paint scratch wash) and also not to install the front license plate. Unfortunately they decided to install the front plate bracket anyways!!! I was pretty mad!, but I will be documenting that fix as part of this thread!
Here is my current list of planned and completed mods in no particular order. (I will add more as I think of them!)
1. Change chrome lug nuts to black
2. Change silver valve stem sleeves to black
3. Swap wheel center caps with ones that have all black Toyota logo
4. Change fog light bulbs to white LED
5. Change all incandescent interior lights to LED
6. Paint Calipers (Have not decided whether to paint black or Blizzard Pearl)
7. Add Toyota Black badge overlays
8. Full Paint protection clear film for front of car
9. Add black back bumper and liftgate covers
10. Add Hood lift struts
11. Replace incandescent backup lights with LED
12. Add Toyota all weather mats for passenger area and cargo area (HERE)
13. Add cargo net (HERE)
14. Install ScanGauge 2 with all 2019 RAV4 Hybrid X-guages!
15. Install Owlcam Dashcam!
16. Remove Pedestrian Alert sound (I know...I know this is controversial)
17. Add various interior carbon fiber overlays
18. Add Black carbon fiber tailpipe ends
19. Complete exterior detail with paint correction and ceramic coating...Wheels too...
20. Add Bumper Plugs to cover up the front license plate holes.
21. Install the "RAV4 Screen" to protect the AC condenser.
22. Add a 360 Birdseye view to the car. (factory or aftermarket)
I have done a bunch of the above mods already and will be documenting them in greater detail in the later posts.
Here is a sneak preview after the exterior paint correction, ceramic coating, and a few other mods!....Very happy so far!