Soon to be xB2 owner, just saying hi

clari0n · 08-04-2007, 09:01 PM

Hi. I was looking for some good sites about the xB, and I feel I may have stumbled upon one of the best here. Reading through the forums here, you guys remind me of the forum was on for my Scion tC: friendly, helpful, tolerant (three qualities you don't often find on the Internet, lol). Anyway, I'll be buying one in Blackberry Crush Metallic, with the spoiler, fog lights (still debating), door sills and the footwell and cupholder illumination, the premium sound, and all the TRD parts currently offered. Does anyone have any recommendations on parts I should or shouldn't be getting from the factory? In my time with my tC, I've not done much as far as modding (only tints, an aftermarket grille, taillights, and a stereo), so I'm not a hugely experienced modder, but I'm willing to learn.

I look forward to being part of the site, and thanks in advance for your responses!

Tomas · 08-04-2007, 09:43 PM

First off, welcome to the family!

The choice of dealer mods to get is not only which mods, but how to pay for 'em. If you can afford to get the base vehicle, then buy the options separately so they aren't financed for five years or whatever, you can be money ahead.

If you feel confident doing much of the work yourself, there are dealers that will sell you the options, on-line, minus the installation, for even less...

You realize, of course, that as soon as you get your new xB2, you MUST post pics...

Take care,

MmmBoxy · 08-04-2007, 09:50 PM

Welcome!! And yes, this is the BEST site for all things xB!! Welcome to the family!!!

~Stephanie

clari0n · 08-04-2007, 10:23 PM

Thank you for the advice. As far as the mechanicals go, I'm going to have those installed at the dealer, since that's not really my forte. However, I see your point about getting them separately. No reason to pay more interest than necessary. I'll look into that. Those few mods on my tC I did myself, so I think I could probably handle it for most basic things.

And thank you for the warm welcome!

DTRAIN619 · 08-05-2007, 12:44 AM

Ahh, a new member to the family! Welcome, you'll like it here!!

Iron_Lion_Scion · 08-05-2007, 11:30 AM

Welcome to the club. Hope we can help you out w/any questions about purchasing an xB you might have.

clari0n · 08-12-2007, 02:16 PM

It has officially been ordered. Hopefully only a few weeks away. I can't wait!

DTRAIN619 · 08-12-2007, 10:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by clari0n

It has officially been ordered. Hopefully only a few weeks away. I can't wait!

And so the agony of waiting begins....

But, it'll be all the sweeter when it arrives!

clari0n · 09-12-2007, 11:49 PM

OMG! I finally got it! Lots of stuff already equipped. The wait was good for the car, bad for my bank account, as I had plenty of time to keep going to the dealer and saying "Is it in yet? No? Okay. Oh hey. While I'm here, could you add x to the list? Kthxbye."

I will take tons of pictures and post them tomorrow. Bye the time I was done with paperwork and whatnot today, it was already dark out, and rather late.

Lvbitwiz · 09-13-2007, 12:15 AM

See? you should have saved a little money for a flash for that camera

beirish · 09-14-2007, 09:35 AM

get 'er done...

clari0n · 09-14-2007, 10:08 AM

Sorry. I took the pictures last night, but had no time to upload them. Here they are:

That's the best of what I've had the chance to take so far. The rest are on my Flickr. I'll take more pictures, including the engine with the TRD CAI, soon.

babietuan323 · 09-23-2007, 02:38 PM

looks great, is that factory leather?

how much did that cost you?

clari0n · 09-24-2007, 12:03 AM

I had the leather done through the dealer, but it's not them directly. They go through an aftermarket upholstery place. It was $1400, which is probably a bit pricey, but it was worth it for the convenience of it, and I'm really impressed with the quality.

WhiteNoise · 09-25-2007, 03:39 PM

The leather looks awesome, You going to stick with the stock rims?

clari0n · 09-25-2007, 08:53 PM

For now I'm sticking with the factory 16's, but I may upgrade them down the road. It's just a matter of saving up and deciding what style and size I want to go with. In the meantime, I've got other things in mind.

agron1979 · 10-18-2007, 08:32 AM

That looks really sweet, and I really hate you

clari0n · 10-18-2007, 03:10 PM

LOL! Thanks...I think...

I also had the windows tinted 20% all around this past weekend, and bought some surprisingly quality lightly smoked license plate covers, but foolishly did not take pictures. I'll take some this weekend and post them up. I would take them sooner, but it's dark when I leave the house for work in the morning, and it's dark when I get home...

bB626 · 10-18-2007, 03:54 PM

late Congrats!

Narcosis · 10-18-2007, 04:50 PM

Hey Joe,
Whatwas the difference in the tint % from rear to front windows ??