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Re: 1999 Turbo RAV4 project...	Wed, 04 December 2002 15:30

Finally got pics of my two latest installs - the rear wiper arm and the new wheels and tyres. The bottom wiper arm is from the Toyota Highlander, and as you can see, it's a lot thicker than the stock RAV4 arm. The new wiper arm assembled and fitted onto the RAV4 (minus the rear wheel). There are two parts to the Highlander wiper arm, which snap together easily and can be dismantled too. These photos may be a tad dark, but if you look and see the clearance between the edge of the wiper arm and the inside wall of the stock tyre, you'll see that there wasn't that much room to play with, but enough for the arm to make a full sweep if it was start-positioned at the bottom of the right side of the rear windscreen. My new wheels and tyres. A very well-matched selection of rim 'n rubber for the RAV4. Replaced the stock sizing 215/70 R16 setup for the 255/50 R17 setup, and a well-matched combo it is with this new 17" wheel. As you'd see the rims from the side - a marked improvement over stock. Aren't I a nice guy?? I took this picture purposely so you Photo-Chop freaks could make what you wanted of the wheels on my RAV4, so long as they stay within this site. A rather pretty sight on the rear end, nice for the drivers driving behind you to be dazed by the splendour of the chrome wheel. The RAV4 in it's home, displaying it's blue and purple, especially the front-left disc brake caliper. An obscure angle of the RAV4, with the obligatory RAV4World.com sticker on display. I can imagine what the lower bodykit will look like now with these new wheels and tyres - a lot clearer vision now... An up-close look at the treads of the Bridgestone D-680 Dueler HP. Semi-aggressive design and very water-dispersant too. I had to put in three 10mm nuts to sit on the threads of the wheel carrier BEFORE the wheel went on, so the wiper arm from the Highlander had enough clearance to make a full sweep. Unfortunately the rear wiper arm will never inherit it's old traits of starting and finishing it's sweep on an angle, but it's sufficient enough for me to look out of the rear windscreen, which is what is important. Since then, I've had a plate made up out of alloy, roughly the same size as the inside-face-diameter of the new wheel (about 6" across) and 10 mm thick, which replaced the individual nuts and made the spare wheel a bit more comfortable in it's place. A future modification will be to have the wheel carrier painted Royal Plum Pearl (the same as the rear spoiler), instead of the dull, boring matt-black it is currently. More on the next post.... [Updated on: Wed, 04 December 2002 15:37] [Report message to a moderator]

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