Echo-Troll Modding Thread (2005 Toyota Echo) - Page 2 - Fuel Economy, Hypermiling, EcoModding News and Forum

HyperMileQC · 11-06-2011, 12:55 AM

Working on the Echo-Troll today and it is going well! We will mod all winter cause we have a heated place to work.

CigaR007 · 11-06-2011, 02:03 PM

Did you get the block heater from Toyota ?

echo-francis · 11-06-2011, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by CigaR007

Did you get the block heater from Toyota ?

I bought the Block Heater at Pièce d'auto Jarry in Laval.

The Block Heater not installed :

CigaR007 · 11-07-2011, 03:39 AM

How much did it cost, if you don't mind me asking ? Does it come with the install instructions too ?

Merci !

echo-francis · 11-07-2011, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by CigaR007

How much did it cost, if you don't mind me asking ? Does it come with the install instructions too ?

Merci !

it cost about 50$ and yes it come with the instruction but the instruction was really complicated even my mecanic guy have to call toyota to find the way to install it. the image is a exemple, the block heater is the same but not the rest.

CigaR007 · 11-09-2011, 07:28 PM

On peut toujours parler en français, mais je crois que ça serait mieux qu'on continue en anglais afin de faciliter la discussion avec les autres membres.

CigaR007 · 11-29-2011, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by echo-francis

Wheel Covers (Pizza Pans) DIY Fabrication :

Decided to put smooth wheel covers (pizza pan).
It was pretty simple, I bought some pizza pans and I nailed the cover on the original wheel cap. Took me 3 hours to make.

Here are some picture of the wheel covers :

Bought myself a set of pizza trays and I was wondering how you attached them onto the hubcap. Thanks !

HyperMileQC · 11-29-2011, 06:28 PM

Good to know that you have decided to put some wheel covers on your echo!
It was pretty simple. We drilled 3 holes in the original hub cap, and in the pizza pan. Then we nailed it together with nut and screw. Did the same for the 4 wheels.

I don't know if you can see in the photo, but the nails are placed at the extremity of the cover. FYI : If you plan to put some Wheel skirts, make sure that the pizza pan do not take to much place, every inch is very important for good AF.

CigaR007 · 11-29-2011, 06:41 PM

I just don't understand how the nail holds the pizza pan onto the hubcap. From what I can see in the pictures, it looks like a rivet.

Reason I ask is because I was thinking on using "pop rivets".

echo-francis · 11-29-2011, 09:22 PM

i use screw and nut to keep them attached