Worst Parts Toyota Designed for the Celica

Plastics end tanks on their radiators - especially the ST165. Just plain stupid.
At least my frustration motivated me to get the ASI ST165/162 aluminum radiator made 8)

 

^Thanks. I will say that I'm a bit choked that our guys paid more on the initial run and now the price has dropped so dramatically. Overall, it's good for the Gen4 community, so I'm happy about that part.

 

power steering HP hose, honeslty whos hasnt let go.
sunroof/seal
spare wheel well thats not deep enough by like an inch

im sure il think of more haha

 

Not making the body out of stainless steel.

 

How long we got?

Few fave hates of mine

Dipstick tube location

wooden plank that protects the abs, was a plastic / metal so hard to design???

Window lifter switch, too easy to snap

Door pull internal, the trim round it, way to easy to damage

The AFM :evil: :evil: :evil:

The location of the knock sensor!!!

Just a few of my thoughts

 

one has to be the front plastic under the engine...it just gets ripped off.

 

Happened to me not too long ago

 

i personally hate the cup holders in my car first off if you stop to hard the cover hits that what ever your drinking and ive had the cups spill because of that, also the cover is so breakable when someone gets into the back or if you bump it. i broke mine the 2nd day i owned the car.
location of the oil filter, right under the headers no leverage to remove it at all. that was a bitch to get out, had to buy a oil filter wrench...

 

+1

 

1. Definitely wished they put more effort in making the doors seal better at the top. I love the frameless window's but when it hits -20 degrees and lower (lowest is -40 usually) there is more ice on the inside of my window's than the outside; not so easy to scrape ice off the inside of the window.

2. Turning radius; teeeerrible in these cars.

Hmm...I dunno, all I can think of right now! :mrgreen: Overall, the 4th gens. are freaking AWESOME!

 

To be fair, stuff does wear & tear after 20 years - seen any 20yr old Honda's lately?

The Gen4 was a radical departure for Toyota and they did rectify most of the flaws on later models

Check out the Gen5 harness holder I bought yesterday, it even extends down
past the alternator


There are a lot of strange ideas on the cars, it helps make them unique

I hate:
The flimsy grille clips
The stupid speaker sizes
Taking the entire lower dash & console out to get at the radio
The unmarked and hidden fuse panels
The chrome window beading inserts
The leaky rear windows, tail lights and bootlid
The stupid conrod oil holes
Single core radiators on high performance 2L motors
Rear springs too close to the hubs
The location of the RHD brake master
The access to the cambelt etc and those silly covers
GE starter location? why
3 piece flimsy front spoiler

 

I believe that Toyota should have kept it rwd. I would like the my Celica so much more, and probably keep it till the wheels fall off... and then put them back on and drive it some more!

And stig, I agree with you on getting to the radio. Pull out the center console, undo the glove box and the plastic under the wheel, THEN pull the stuff out from around the radio.

 

+1 on the speaker sizes and deck removal. removing the deck in my 5g takes all of 30 seconds, the 4g takes more like 30 minutes. the placement of the screws for the rear speakers on the Coupe is terrible as well, I'd have to use this terrible flex extension on a screwdriver which still wouldn't bend enough so I'd strip the screws out more and more each time, such a hassle.

 

Faulty design and/or factory soldering of HVAC panels. Who here hasn't ever had a heating problem?!

 

lol, my best time for removing the deck is a little less than 20 minutes - I took out my new one and installed the old one when I got the 4runner. Though it is still a pain to remove it.

 

^Me too, I'm so used to removing the stereo and heater control panel now that it only takes me a few minutes to get in and out. Still a PITA though, the whole car is like a damned interlocking jigsaw puzzle :x

 

^^ lol tell me about it....

My brother started taking the front end apart on his '87 GT so he can put his new fender on. He got the fender on but after finishing putting my seats in etc. I helped out putting it all back together and heck we couldn't get the bolts on the front bumper bolts re-alined and nuts installed so now the front bumper and license plate holder is held on by...of all things...duct tape...lol. He had to go to work so that's why we had to imper vise. There's no grill on either...lol.