Toyota Vios Owners & Discussions Thread

[OTEP]

Hello kakukuha lang namin ng vios 1.3 j tapos gusto ng mom ko na palagyan ng tvss yung sasakyan. Alam niyo po ba kung magkano and reliable ba ang tvss? Thanks.

TVSS is made by different manufacturers depending on who the Toyota contractor is at the time. On older Revos, it was made by Alpine. Not sure now who makes them for Toyota. And OEM alarms are easier to defeat because once you have seen one, you'll know that the rest are installed and wired the same way. But some consumers are being threatened with the 'we will void your warranty' routine so they are forced to bite the bullet even if sometimes, the items that the dealer will install are the same items that are being sold in Banawe (e.g. Esuse or DLAA foglamps for units not so equipped). Believe me, if your engine siezes, they will not blame your alarm. When I was doing claims for another vehicle brand for suspension failure, the other mods (alarm, audio system, communications gear, etc.) didn't stop them from honoring my claim.

Siemens makes the immobilizers for Nissans (this is just trivia. hehe).

Anyway, most name brand alarms in the market today, when properly installed will give you years of reliable service. And most are inexpensive to boot. Entry level vehicle anti-theft systems start at Php900.00. We just put different brand systems on different vehicle units thieves will not 'memorize' how we secure them.

Most guys here know who does my electrical work. Madami na din silang Vios na nagawa. Mostly for our med rep friends. Other units didn't even have central locking to begin with.

[crave]

Nung nagpakarga ako dun sa isang Shell station na mas mura ng piso, parang nawalan ng hatak yung Vios.. meron pero parang humina. Di katulad nung nagpapakarga ako dun sa isa, na mas mahal... banat eh. Ewan ko. Try ko 'to ubusin then will use different kind of fuel para malaman ko kung placebo effect lang yun hatak or hinde.

Di ko naman kasi masyado ginagamit yung Vios. Usually coding car lang yun. Corolla pa din, mas kabisado ko kasi [esp. clutch] at pag talagang gitgitan di ako namomroblema. Yung Vios kasi nakakatakot isingit.. bagong bago baka magka-gasgas. :hysterical:

nung unang kuha ko talaga sa Vios (2nd hand ko lang nabili), XCS talaga yung palaging kinakarga ko kasi XCS daw yung palaging gamit nung dating may ari. one time, mas mura ng 2 pesos yung Shell na katapat nung Petron dito sa amin kaya nag-try ako mag-shell v-power. nung nag-pantay na ulit yung price ng V-power at XCS at bumalik ako sa XCS, napansin ko na parang mas maganda yung hatak sa V-power kaya nag-stick na lang ako sa Shell.

maganda ba sa Phoenix? sabi ng mga ka-officemate ko, mas ok daw ang Phoenix kesa sa Jetti. meron kasi malapit sa office.

[renzo_d10]

97 ron naman kasi yun vpower, xcs 95 lang

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[crave]

Hello kakukuha lang namin ng vios 1.3 j tapos gusto ng mom ko na palagyan ng tvss yung sasakyan. Alam niyo po ba kung magkano and reliable ba ang tvss? Thanks.

AFAIK hindi po pwedeng ipakabit ang TVSS. About sa reliability, it's just a keyless entry for me. wala kasing shock sensor kaya kahit basagin ang salamin, hindi mag-ttrigger yung TVSS. just install a reliable aftermarket alarm such as autopage, code alarm, etc.

[crave]

97 ron naman kasi yun vpower, xcs 95 lang

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97 ba? akala ko 95 lang, hindi kasi ako nagbabasa.

[Chikselog]

Paano ba malalaman or ano basehan para masabing madaling mag evaporate yung fuel? And malakas ba sa gas if mabilis mag evaporate? Mura kasi talaga sa Seaoil na nadadaanan ng dad ko otw to work kaya dun na sya palagi.

[renzo_d10]

Yup ganun na nga parang lalakas sa gas? Altho im not very sure...

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[lowslowbenz]

Guys, I need to replace the wiper blades. Any brand to look out for? Yung sukat na sana sa blade lenght ng Vios. Thanks!

[Starex_Gold]

Guys, I need to replace the wiper blades. Any brand to look out for? Yung sukat na sana sa blade lenght ng Vios. Thanks!

NWB OEM wiper blades if you want. Meron nyan sa ibang shops sa banawe. Pero sa Concorde meron din. Mas mahal nga lang. Around 2K ang set. Sa Banawe 1.7K lang set. Pero graphite coated yung blades niyan. Yung sa Tucson ko more than 1 year na maganda parin ang hagod. Tsaka aero dynamic.

Ganyan din bro ang OEM wiper ng Altis, Camry, Alphard, Previa, LC, etc.. AFAIK pati Genesis Coupe at Sonata

[JohnM]

Can't go wrong with Bosch or NWB. The guys at the hardware usually have booklets containing a list of cars and their corresponding mounts and sizes.

[renzo_d10]

Hehe. 423 odo as of today... :hysterical:

Mag-1 month na sa July 7

[Chikselog]

24" 14" ang sukat ng 2nd gen Vios.

Gusto ko na rin magpalit ng wiper. Ganyan sana ulit na banana type.

[SRGuy]

Yan din gusto ko sana, kaya lang mas mahal pa sa bosch aerotwin hehe
Para sa mga gusto makamura sa aerotwin, buy directly from bosch center in banawe - kabignayan st. ;)

[renzo_d10]

Tumatagal ba stock wiper ng Vios bago mag-judder? Maulan kasi so di ko maiwasan gamitin ng gamitin. Hehehe.

Sa ibang oto kasi wala pa yata 500kms bigay na wiper

[crave]

Usupang ulan na lang din naman. May tanong lang ako mga ka-beyos... Habang papunta ako kanina sa office, wala akong choice kundi suungin yung 4-5 inches na baha sa Paseo-Nuvali kanina. Habang lumulusong ako (1st gear only), biglang umilaw yung indicator light para sa battery pero hindi naman ako namatayan ng makina. pagkalampas ko sa baha, pinatay ko yung makina then binuhay ko ulit. hindi na ulit umiilaw. after 5 minutes at nung tumatakbo na ako sa walang baha (around 50-60kph) at malapit na ako sa office, umilaw ulit yung indicator light para sa battery. since mala-late na ako, hindi ko na na-check yung Vios nung nakarating na ako sa office. malakas din yung ulan kanina kaya di na ako nakalabas ng parking.

kanina pag-uwi, inoobserbahan ko kung iilaw ulit. thank God at hindi na ulit siya umilaw.

i highly doubt na mahina na yung battery ko since kapag ini-start ko siya, one click pa rin CMIIW. ano kaya ang problema nito?

hindi na talaga ako uulit lumusong sa baha.

[lowslowbenz]

Thanks for the "wiper blade" replies ...

Re: Battery idiot lamp .... This will light up when the alternator is not charging. In your case, nung lumusong ka sa baha, floodwater reached the bottom part of your engine where the crankshaft pulley is located. That pulley also drives the aircon, and alternator pulleys via a serpentine belt (?). Water made the belt slip, hence for a moment your alternator was not spinning according to engine load, thus the battery idiot lamp turned on.

When things dry out, all should return to normal ... hopefully!

[Chikselog]

Nangyari na rin sakin yan. Nilusong ko yung puddle of 3-4 inches of water kaso medyo mabilis around 10kph yata. Nawala rin yung light after 15 seconds.

[Chikselog]

Tumatagal ba stock wiper ng Vios bago mag-judder? Maulan kasi so di ko maiwasan gamitin ng gamitin. Hehehe.

Sa ibang oto kasi wala pa yata 500kms bigay na wiper

Yung oem wipers ko 2 years ata before ko pinalitan. Pwede pa sya actually may konting streaking lang. Maarte lang ako kaya palit agad.

[number001]

Do Dunlop SP10 on the 1.3 E wear out quickly?

I saw a privately own one with LTO sticker 11, 12, 13, which had a very worn out front set of tires. Rears are noticeably thicker. I guess he didn't have it rotated.

[renzo_d10]

Do Dunlop SP10 on the 1.3 E wear out quickly?

I saw a privately own one with LTO sticker 11, 12, 13, which had a very worn out front set of tires. Rears are noticeably thicker. I guess he didn't have it rotated.

Maybe the car was abused?

The Dunlop Sports on our FD wore out when it was * 66k kms.. so I guess [if most Dunlops perform similarly...] the ones on the Vios should be liveable to at a maximum, 60k kms.

Not sure though.