Toyota Innova Owners & Discussions [continued 3]

[Kurimao024]

paki describe yung squeaking sound na sinasabi mo. usually kasi sa bushing ay parang lagatok. squeaking sound is heard when shifting only or whenever your car will start to move?

Yes Yes squeaking sound is heard when shifting only

[LOLZ]

Anyone has ever had a white mica Innova?

Background: I have had silver cars for the better part of the last two decades due to them being relatively low-maintenance. Fast-forward to a few weeks ago, my knee-jerk reaction was to again pick silver for my next car, so I placed an order for a silver Innova G.

The problem is, it's still several days out (or weeks, nobody really knows).

What is available now is the white mica variant.

So the 1.6M question is, should I pickup the white now or just wait for the silver? Please provide your reasons and/or insights, please. Thanks!

If you can get a more definite timeline than that i'd wait since the pearl finish(if white pearl is the color that you are referring to) may be more difficult to maintain than silver and costs more.

Preference wise i think the other colors suite the innova better than the shade of silver that they are using.

[Gumusut_Amige]

Yes Yes squeaking sound is heard when shifting only

manual ba ang innova mo?

[oj88]

If you can get a more definite timeline than that i'd wait since the pearl finish(if white pearl is the color that you are referring to) may be more difficult to maintain than silver and costs more.

Preference wise i think the other colors suite the innova better than the shade of silver that they are using.

Did some independent research and decided to go with the white pearl crystal.... para maiba naman.

My last two cars were silver... Civic FD and my previous Innova. Frankly, I was getting bored with it. lol

Anyway, the rep offered the white option and matched the price of the silver variant. So that removed the commercial barrier.

If I might add, less heat gain with white paint so that translates to a slightly lower interior temperature, particularly useful now.

[dr. d]

Did some independent research and decided to go with the white pearl crystal.... para maiba naman.

My last two cars were silver... Civic FD and my previous Innova. Frankly, I was getting bored with it. lol

Anyway, the rep offered the white option and matched the price of the silver variant. So that removed the commercial barrier.

If I might add, less heat gain with white paint so that translates to a slightly lower interior temperature, particularly useful now.

silver is my favorite color. i can get away with not cleaning the car for long-ish periods of time.
my latest acquition is a pearl white altis. it's such a magnet for imperfections, dark dirt, scrapes and dings!
my next car will definitely be silver, again.

[jhonson2]

Nabenta ko pa yung first gen 2015 Innova 2.5 V at 660K last 2022, sinabi ko di ako nag eentertain ng bayan sell though bayan-seller ang kumuha, closed deed of sale and gamitin daw niya muna.

Aside sa alternator pulley, never had issues with it.

It seems like you sold your first-generation 2015 Innova 2.5 V for 660K last 2022, despite not actively entertaining buyer inquiries. It's amusing that even though you weren't actively selling, someone still bought it. As long as the deed of sale is closed and they're using it, that's what matters. It's great to hear that aside from the alternator pulley, you haven't had any issues with it.

regards,Sell Car Dubai - We Buy Any Car Dubai

[jhonson2]

Nabenta ko pa yung first gen 2015 Innova 2.5 V at 660K last 2022, sinabi ko di ako nag eentertain ng bayan sell though bayan-seller ang kumuha, closed deed of sale and gamitin daw niya muna.

Aside sa alternator pulley, never had issues with it.

It seems like you sold your first-generation 2015 Innova 2.5 V for 660K last 2022, despite not actively entertaining buyer inquiries. It's amusing that even though you weren't actively selling, someone still bought it. As long as the deed of sale is closed and they're using it, that's what matters. It's great to hear that aside from the alternator pulley, you haven't had any issues with it.

regards,Sell Car Dubai - We Buy Any Car Dubai

[Gumusut_Amige]

If I might add, less heat gain with white paint so that translates to a slightly lower interior temperature, particularly useful now.

that's one of the other reasons I was able to convince my wife (she wanted a black car). the other was safety consideration during night drive.
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[oj88]

silver is my favorite color. i can get away with not cleaning the car for long-ish periods of time.
my latest acquition is a pearl white altis. it's such a magnet for imperfections, dark dirt, scrapes and dings!
my next car will definitely be silver, again.

I agree on that one. That was also the reason I got silver vehicles. This time however, I decided to throw caution in the wind and bought something different.

that's one of the other reasons I was able to convince my wife (she wanted a black car). the other was safety consideration during night drive.

I have been car-less during the last couple of weeks since I sold mine and have been borrowing my Dad's silver Innova 2.8 G. I attended a meeting in QC this morning and had to drive to BGC at 12pm. The car was parked in the sun for two hours and during my drive to The Fort, the A/C was barely making a dent under the noon sun. I imagine it would be worse if it had dark paint.

[sirkosero]

I agree on that one. That was also the reason I got silver vehicles. This time however, I decided to throw caution in the wind and bought something different.



I have been car-less during the last couple of weeks since I sold mine and have been borrowing my Dad's silver Innova 2.8 G. I attended a meeting in QC this morning and had to drive to BGC at 12pm. The car was parked in the sun for two hours and during my drive to The Fort, the A/C was barely making a dent under the noon sun. I imagine it would be worse if it had dark paint.

Hmmm.... Kailangan na ng aircon service niyan innova mo. I have a blackish red innova. Bilad sa araw from 10am-3pm. When i get in the car and turn the AC on, kaya naman palamigin buong kotse. Partida leatherette seats pa yun...

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[anthon05]

I also prefer silver. hindi halata na madumi na and some imperfections like faded color and slight dent.

long time ago we had a white car. have to clean it often madali ma stain makita yung black stain and with

age nag yellowish siya. LIke sa mga trucks na white you can see black lines from water flow.


pero maganda yung pearl white for me its elegant , especially sa mga Land cruiser its very nice.

[Kurimao024]

manual ba ang innova mo?

Automatic po Sir

[oj88]

So how do I non-destructively pass a cable from a GPS antenna on the roof at the back of the car (near the spoiler) to the inside and behind the dashboard?

On the 1st gen Innova, the car body is like Swiss cheese and I was able to get the wire to go in via the left tail light wiring harness through hole. On the 2nd gen Innova, the tail light harness is sealed with a rubber grommet/gland to the body. Can't make myself to tear it up.

This is for a GPS booster.... the antenna outside is a receiver and it gets the signal, sends it down the cable and to another antenna which transmits it to the devices in the vicinity of the dashboard like smartphones, head units with navigation, etc. This makes for a faster and more accurate GPS positioning. There must be sufficient distance and isolation between the receive and transmit antennas or an RF feedback loop will occur.

[dr. d]

So how do I non-destructively pass a cable from a GPS antenna on the roof at the back of the car (near the spoiler) to the inside and behind the dashboard?

On the 1st gen Innova, the car body is like Swiss cheese and I was able to get the wire to go in via the left tail light wiring harness through hole. On the 2nd gen Innova, the tail light harness is sealed with a rubber grommet/gland to the body. Can't make myself to tear it up.

This is for a GPS booster.... the antenna outside is a receiver and it gets the signal, sends it down the cable and to another antenna which transmits it to the devices in the vicinity of the dashboard like smartphones, head units with navigation, etc. This makes for a faster and more accurate GPS positioning. There must be sufficient distance and isolation between the receive and transmit antennas or an RF feedback loop will occur.

tear it up or drill another hole artfully, sir. if you do it well, it'll probably look factory.
or would you consider drilling that hole thru the metal, then properly insulate and seal it around the cable?

seigh... can you run it in the space between the metal roof and the ceiling cover?

[Gumusut_Amige]

So how do I non-destructively pass a cable from a GPS antenna on the roof at the back of the car (near the spoiler) to the inside and behind the dashboard?

On the 1st gen Innova, the car body is like Swiss cheese and I was able to get the wire to go in via the left tail light wiring harness through hole. On the 2nd gen Innova, the tail light harness is sealed with a rubber grommet/gland to the body. Can't make myself to tear it up.

This is for a GPS booster.... the antenna outside is a receiver and it gets the signal, sends it down the cable and to another antenna which transmits it to the devices in the vicinity of the dashboard like smartphones, head units with navigation, etc. This makes for a faster and more accurate GPS positioning. There must be sufficient distance and isolation between the receive and transmit antennas or an RF feedback loop will occur.

i'm not sure if it's the same as the installation of the rear cam procedure.
iirc, yung sa akin noon ay tinanggal yung grommet rubber na may flexible conduit at doon pinadaan ang cable to conceal it. the installer used a normal steel wire to fish out the end of the cam cable temporarily connected by cable tie with electrical tape. before you can do that, you have to remove the cover just above the rear windshield. maraming pre-drilled hole dito. baka ito yung hinahanap mo. hth

[oj88]

tear it up or drill another hole artfully, sir. if you do it well, it'll probably look factory.
or would you consider drilling that hole thru the metal, then properly insulate and seal it around the cable?

seigh... can you run it in the space between the metal roof and the ceiling cover?

All doors including the lift gate have rubber seals. There's no elegant way to run a cable through it without potentially damaging it or causing a leak. It has to go through existing holes on the body, unfortunately.

i'm not sure if it's the same as the installation of the rear cam procedure.
iirc, yung sa akin noon ay tinanggal yung grommet rubber na may flexible conduit at doon pinadaan ang cable to conceal it. the installer used a normal steel wire to fish out the end of the cam cable temporarily connected by cable tie with electrical tape. before you can do that, you have to remove the cover just above the rear windshield. maraming pre-drilled hole dito. baka ito yung hinahanap mo. hth

Silipin ko yan one of these days. If the spoiler is plastic, I can mount the antenna inside then route the cable through the rubber tube.

How did the installer pull the cable into the ceiling from the rubber tube? Tinanggal ba yung headliner?

[dr. d]

All doors including the lift gate have rubber seals. There's no elegant way to run a cable through it without potentially damaging it or causing a leak. It has to go through existing holes on the body, unfortunately.

if you are using a factory antenna hole, you can run the cable under the headliner (which will have to be brought down for the process), on its way to the dash..

if not, can you pass the cable under the weatherstrip, then apply gobs of filler or other similar material to waterproof it?

[oj88]

if you are using a factory antenna hole, you can run the cable under the headliner (which will have to be brought down for the process).

if not, can you pass the cable under the weatherstrip, then apply gobs of filler material to waterproof it?

I have already considered that. The tolerances are too tight and the cable just adds so much bulk. It's a small coaxial cable.

[dr. d]

I have already considered that. The tolerances are too tight and the cable just adds so much bulk. It's a small coaxial cable.

i googled for some videos of headliner work, but it was an older innova.
it looks like there's enough space there.

[bxr monkey]

Puwede siguro gapang ang wire sa space ng rear hatch lifter/struts papunta sa rear bumper, tapos hanap ng access point sa rear fender (tabi ng drip hose ng AC evaporator, or sa may left tool box, or cable release ng gas tank) tapos gapang na sa carpet floor along side sills?