Gen 1.5 TRD Kit on a Gen 1

[RichD978]

Please post here if you have a gen 1.5 kit on a gen 1. Pictures would be helpful... If not... Just let me know you have a 1.5 kit anyways

[cdeez]

here goes mine..i think like 50% of us do.

[RichD978]

yeah I think this is the breakdown of Gen 1 owners on here

50% Gen 1.5 Trd Kit
5% Gen 1 TRD Kit
5% Fiberglass Body kits
40% No Kits

[xsolara33x]

i have gen 1.5 side and rear lip kit... bought gen 1 front lip from mr mark... so i have best of both worlds??? lol... if you notice when the gen 1 came out with the lip kit, the skirts were straight, now on the gen 1.5 lip kits, the skirts have a curve to them... but i like the curve better... the straight skirts just made the car look a lil lower...
raphael

[solaraheno]

i wish i have one of those TRD kit... when my dad bought the car back in 2000 the sales man told my dad SLE is the highest model with all the options loaded... i doubt that the sales man didnt even know there was a TRD body kit option... well too late to regard now...

[SleeperSolara]

Yeah same here when i got the TRD catalog back in the day [i still have it] i saw the Solara and fell in love wit the kit.
I've always wanted one.................

[WTF??]

i have gen 1.5 side and rear lip kit... bought gen 1 front lip from mr mark... so i have best of both worlds??? lol... if you notice when the gen 1 came out with the lip kit, the skirts were straight, now on the gen 1.5 lip kits, the skirts have a curve to them... but i like the curve better... the straight skirts just made the car look a lil lower...
raphael

yo raphael... hope you know the skirts and rears are the same on both Gen 1 and Gen 1.5 trd kits... lol
so you basically have a full Gen 1 kit

[indiglosolara]

i have gen 1.5 side and rear lip kit... bought gen 1 front lip from mr mark... so i have best of both worlds??? lol... if you notice when the gen 1 came out with the lip kit, the skirts were straight, now on the gen 1.5 lip kits, the skirts have a curve to them... but i like the curve better... the straight skirts just made the car look a lil lower...
raphael

yo raphael... hope you know the skirts and rears are the same on both Gen 1 and Gen 1.5 trd kits... lol
so you basically have a full Gen 1 kit

Hey Phi, Ralph is correct. before the Gen 1.5 kits came out the TRD side skirt on the Gen 1's were more straight. When the Gen 1.5 came out was then they started to change the side skirts with a little more of a curve to it.

If you take a look at ppls that have had the Gen 1 kits from the beginning you would be able to tell. Also when Molly was selling these kits i had asked the that question since i wanted to know the difference in the 2 kits.

Here is a link of a older gen 1 kit from way back




Here is the Gen 1.5 skirts



When the Gen 1.5 came out thats when the more curved side skirt was sold from that point on..
Also my friend Tony "tkysol" has on of the original gen 1 kits and his side skirt is allot more straight then mine when we park next to each other. IMO the older side skirt made the car look allot lower. I wish i had those side skirts..

[calreef18]

Hah, speaking of gen 1 trd kit my mom was ALMOST gonna get one when she first got my solara (at that time hers), said it was only 500 from the dealer installed, but she felt she was too "old" for it.

[SpikedMantis]

The 1.5 front lips on a Gen 1 are a major headache to me. I have to re-adjust them every few months because the streets I drive on weren't made for lowered cars. I had to add some new holes and screws to secure it better.
If you click my www link below you can see my car on cardomain with the Gen 1.5 kit.

[cdeez]

The 1.5 front lips on a Gen 1 are a major headache to me. I have to re-adjust them every few months because the streets I drive on weren't made for lowered cars. I had to add some new holes and screws to secure it better.
If you click my www link below you can see my car on cardomain with the Gen 1.5 kit.

yo who did your grill? looks tight..oh and when did you come out to cali?

[WTF??]

When the Gen 1.5 came out thats when the more curved side skirt was sold from that point on..IMO the older side skirt made the car look allot lower. I wish i had those side skirts..

hahah I guess I got the Gen 1.5 skirts from Molly Designs then =P
I think having straighter skirts would be LOTS of trouble especially going over speed bumps.... having that curvature has saved my skirts a lot... besides the straight skirts look like the FG kit

The 1.5 front lips on a Gen 1 are a major headache to me. I have to re-adjust them every few months because the streets I drive on weren't made for lowered cars. I had to add some new holes and screws to secure it better.
If you click my www link below you can see my car on cardomain with the Gen 1.5 kit.

yo who did your grill? looks tight..oh and when did you come out to cali?

spikedmantis got his grille when charinee let go of her car... he had to do sum touch ups to make it fit properly

hahaha sorry for speaking for you spikedmantis

[SpikedMantis]

The 1.5 front lips on a Gen 1 are a major headache to me. I have to re-adjust them every few months because the streets I drive on weren't made for lowered cars. I had to add some new holes and screws to secure it better.
If you click my www link below you can see my car on cardomain with the Gen 1.5 kit.

yo who did your grill? looks tight..oh and when did you come out to cali?

spikedmantis got his grille when charinee let go of her car... he had to do sum touch ups to make it fit properly

hahaha sorry for speaking for you spikedmantis

No prob WTF!!
Cdeez - The grille is one of the TWS grilles, but not one of the originals. I believe the originals had a bar in the middle. I actually prefer it without the bar. I moved out here at the end of August.