Realboss7669
Junior Member
I have not long ago acquired a Japanese Import 2002 Airtrek Turbo R.
I was let down badly by the import company failing to advise me about a number of additional costs/elements I needed to factor in, but I have now sorted those out.
They also handed the car over in a filthy state so I have had to get it professionally cleaned.
Mine has just 42k miles on the clock which is quite low. It's in black and is fitted with the Ralliart Sports Package which consists of upgraded front and rear bumpers. I also have Ralliart mats, not that any of these will make her faster!!! She is fitted with some nice Rays alloys and looks the part.
First thing I did was get her serviced and fitted with a new drive belt as she was running on the original one
I then fitted a replacement cooling fan sensor (common fault on Evos apparently), but pretty costly.
She had the stock Airtrek seats but I have swapped these out for full leather including door cards which I picked up in the UK, however my vehicle is a non-isofix model whereas the leather is from a UK isofix car so I have had to get a trimmer to modify the rear seat. Recaro front seats would be nice but maybe a future mod.
It also came with the original Panasonic CD/Minidisc double din unit and full TV monitor set up from 2002, but I am going to strip these out and fit a more modern double din.
I was trying to track down a Ralliart front grille, ralliart suspension, a ralliart exhaust, and the rear boot trim, but here in the UK no one knows about these cars so it's much harder to find products.
Obviously to start with I have focused on the cosmetic mods, but I would consider mechanical upgrades going forwards. I am fortunate that I am not far from an Evo specialist (Performance Autoworks in Fairford) and they have been excellent so I may discuss mods with them, but as ever it's all about how far you go. I would rather carry out some key modifications to get maximum bang for your buck and then ensure the vehicle is looking tasteful as well, rather than going for a full blown mega modded vehicle, as personally I would have probably bought an Evo wagon if I had wanted to do that, plus we want to keep her auto for my wife.
Any advice on parts would be welcomed as a search in the UK for Airtrek Turbo R parts seems pretty fruitless!!
I'll post some pics shortly.
I was let down badly by the import company failing to advise me about a number of additional costs/elements I needed to factor in, but I have now sorted those out.
They also handed the car over in a filthy state so I have had to get it professionally cleaned.
Mine has just 42k miles on the clock which is quite low. It's in black and is fitted with the Ralliart Sports Package which consists of upgraded front and rear bumpers. I also have Ralliart mats, not that any of these will make her faster!!! She is fitted with some nice Rays alloys and looks the part.
First thing I did was get her serviced and fitted with a new drive belt as she was running on the original one
I then fitted a replacement cooling fan sensor (common fault on Evos apparently), but pretty costly.
She had the stock Airtrek seats but I have swapped these out for full leather including door cards which I picked up in the UK, however my vehicle is a non-isofix model whereas the leather is from a UK isofix car so I have had to get a trimmer to modify the rear seat. Recaro front seats would be nice but maybe a future mod.
It also came with the original Panasonic CD/Minidisc double din unit and full TV monitor set up from 2002, but I am going to strip these out and fit a more modern double din.
I was trying to track down a Ralliart front grille, ralliart suspension, a ralliart exhaust, and the rear boot trim, but here in the UK no one knows about these cars so it's much harder to find products.
Obviously to start with I have focused on the cosmetic mods, but I would consider mechanical upgrades going forwards. I am fortunate that I am not far from an Evo specialist (Performance Autoworks in Fairford) and they have been excellent so I may discuss mods with them, but as ever it's all about how far you go. I would rather carry out some key modifications to get maximum bang for your buck and then ensure the vehicle is looking tasteful as well, rather than going for a full blown mega modded vehicle, as personally I would have probably bought an Evo wagon if I had wanted to do that, plus we want to keep her auto for my wife.
Any advice on parts would be welcomed as a search in the UK for Airtrek Turbo R parts seems pretty fruitless!!
I'll post some pics shortly.
