MissSydneyCruising Posted April 1, 2005 Report Posted April 1, 2005 Model Code EXY10 Track 55.3" front and rear Wheelbase 90.6" Length 152.0" Width 65.0" Height 49.8" Weight 2075 lbs Engine Code 5E-FHE Engine type transverse inline 4 cylinder, DOHC, 16v, cast iron block, alloy cylinder head, belt driven, with geared camshafts. Peak power 108bhp @ 6400 rpm Peak torque 97 lb ft @ 5200 rpm Bore x Stroke, mm 73.9mm x 87.1mm (2.91" x 3.43") Capacity 1496cc Compression Ratio 9.8:1 Ignition Breakerless, Electronic igntion. Fuel Supply Fuel injected Steering Rack and Pinion, power assisted Brakes Vented discs (front), drums at rear unless fitted with ABS - discs all round Front Suspension MacPherson struts with lower control arms and anti-roll bar Rear Suspension Trailing arm beam axle, Panhard Rod, coil springs, dampers and anti-roll bar Wheels / Tyres Body Monocoque construction, steel Transmission 5 speed manual or 4 speed automatic driving front wheels via unequal length driveshafts Ignition Breakerless, Electronic igntion. Factory Colours: Greenish Yellow Mica (569) Light Blue Mica (8G6) Medium Blue Mica (8H7) Light Turquoise Mica (743) Turquoise (746) Wine Red Mica (3J8) Burnt Orange Mica (3K6) Poppy Red (3E6) Wine Red MicaBurnt Orange MicaPoppy Red Light Silver Opal (189) Dark Grey Mica (188) Astral Black (202) Light Silver OpalDark Grey MicaAstral Black AMLUX VERSION Dark Green Mica (6M1) with Genteel Green two toning (22W) and Nimbus Grey wheels (182) Certain colours phased out and other colours phased in during the lifespan of the Sera. Wine Red and Dark Grey for example was phased out when the phase 2 Sera was introduced, and at that point Burnt Orange and Astral Black was introduced. Some people have had their Seras repainted - the above are the standard Toyota colours. I have seen yellow and white Seras... Options From Factory and Costs Sera stripe kit runs along sills just above bottom of the door with Sera logo on door ¥ 20,000 Rear stripe kit pair of stripes from rear of door handle to rear of car ¥ 11,000 Rubbing strip rubber strip which runs around bumpers and along sides ¥ 28,000 Roof Blinds ¥ 14,000 Rubbing Strip ¥ 5,000 Sill strip, Sera logo ¥ 7,800 Roof tinting ¥ 19,000 Locking wheel nuts ¥ 6,000 Spoiler smoked black perspex spoiler which goes at top of rear hatch ¥ 60,000 Sera stickers ¥ 3,000 Alloy wheels, silver or graphite finish ¥ 122,000 A number of different hi-fi head units ¥ 53,000 - ¥ 65,000 CD autochanger - 6 or 12 disc choice ¥ 51,000 Leather gear lever knob (for Auto transmission) ¥ 3,500 Leather steering wheel ¥ 6,300 Sera Keyring & blank key, gold finish ¥ 6,400 Handy Key set - plastic credit card key, keep in wallet for emergency ¥ 2,500 Central seat cubby ¥ 11,000 "Naviboy" - Electronic Compass ¥ 27,000 Dash mounted Cup holder ¥ 8,500 Special "snazzy" trim (black with colourful zigzags) - carpets and/or seats ¥ 4,000 Seat covers - black or blue ¥ 9,800 Mobile Phone ¥ 72,000 Mobile Facsimile, choice of two ¥ 242,000 Door marker lamp (rather than reflector as standard) ¥8,200 Illuminated ignition lock - small green light that st ays on for approx 15 seconds after the door is closed. ¥6,100 Map reading light - magnetic with flexible shaft with two focus settings ¥8,800 Sera top half car cover ¥ 7,000 Rain sensor for automatic wiper option ¥ 22,000 Parking Aids, front and rear ¥ 27,000 First Aid Kits ¥ 8,000 Cool Bag ¥18,000 Ski Rack - each rack takes one pair of skis. Both doors can open independently. ¥ 40,000 Front Fog Lamps ¥ 24,000 Illuminated front corner stalks ¥ 8,300 Fragrancer ¥ 15,000 Air Purifier - Roof Mounted "Clean Ace" with lamp Air is drawn in through the front, passed through a filter and out the back. Has two controls (auto/manual) and (low/hi) and also built in interior lamp (two bulbs) ¥ 27,500 Dash mounted (single DIN) goes below single DIN hi-fi "Air Fantasy" Choice of three fragrances. Quite rare to see this. ¥ 32,000 I am sure there is more, and I can do a write up of all the problems that generally occur over the years of use.... too much for now :D Quote
Super Jamie Posted April 2, 2005 Report Posted April 2, 2005 Standard Features: TOTALLY WICKED GULLWING DOORS Quote
MissSydneyCruising Posted April 3, 2005 Author Report Posted April 3, 2005 yeah that too lol :dance: Most common things that go wrong: Ashtray clips break - can buy these from UK Door handle surrounds crack due to age - Toyota Dealer Item Only Headlights dirty - Bake them in the oven minus the bulbs and all steel parts, pry them apart with a screwdriver once the silicon has melted, and clean away. Also you can fit a HID kit for $400AUD. Clips on doors break often due to pulling the door down all the time, these are at any hardware shop. Gas struts for doors sagging - new struts from toyota, second hand struts from some wreckers (sydney has 2 with a sera each, brisbane has none), or from Omicron in the UK. You also have balancers inside the door, these are extremely expensive to fix. Think thats about it. Oh and they run ONLY on shell optimax mMMMKKAY? None of this woolworths sh*t... :D Quote
Super Jamie Posted April 3, 2005 Report Posted April 3, 2005 ken streeter also does a really decent looking front spoiler and rear wing kit for these cars Quote
MissSydneyCruising Posted April 4, 2005 Author Report Posted April 4, 2005 *shrugs* I'm out of touch it seems. My bodykit will be custom from jetspeed. Quote
Northen Rolla Posted May 24, 2005 Report Posted May 24, 2005 A girl in our club has one of these, very cool little cars. Been passenger in hers a few times whilst having a few rum beverages and if i hadn't baught my GP i woulda bought a sera. There's was one for sale in a car yard up here at the same time (4 years ago). :thumbsup: Quote
mikeys toy[RL] Posted May 24, 2005 Report Posted May 24, 2005 i'm jealous; WE never got these cars!!!!! did they come with the gullwing doors stock??!! Quote
ancullen Posted May 24, 2005 Report Posted May 24, 2005 (edited) Got any kerb weight and/or acceleration figures? It's just I was driving the other half's Starlet on Sunday and it got me thinking about 5E-FE/5E-FHE engine swap, so I'm wondering if the Starlet would be lighter than a Sera or not. I know it's far lighter than the Paseo. Starlet - 834kg, 55kW Paseo - 924kg, 69/74kW (depends on version) Sera - ???kg 82kW Edited May 24, 2005 by ancullen Quote
ancullen Posted May 24, 2005 Report Posted May 24, 2005 Would be the ideal, yes. But too much effort to get registered. I know that the E-series of motors has no chance for outright power against the A-series (the lack of a G-head option is a big letdown), but I think it could be plenty powerful enough. Of course, I have read of a guy putting a 3S-GTE into an EP82 Starlet. CRAZY!!! :thumbsup: He had to get custom driveshafts made up as he kept destroying the stock ones. My plan would be for a standard Australian Starlet (EP95R) with a 5E-FHE engine (disguised as a 4E-FE), with some performance mods (high compression, exhaust, possibly cams, etc), using the Starlet transmission with Paseo final drive and Echo 4th & 5th gear ratios (Echo, Paseo, Starlet, and some/most FWD Corollas use the same transmission). It wouldn't be a quarter mile beast, but would be AWESOME for motorkhanas (specifically the Rejex Rally). Quote
Northen Rolla Posted May 24, 2005 Report Posted May 24, 2005 The girl that owns it up here keeps saying she wants the 4AGZE in hers but she needs to stop spending on clothes (the girl thing) to do it. Quote
ancullen Posted May 25, 2005 Report Posted May 25, 2005 The 4A engine swap seems like a fair bit of trouble to go to for only a moderate gain. I know that more power can be made all up with a 4A engine over any from the E-family, but surely a 5E-FTE (5E/3E-FTE hybrid) could make some serious enough power with a bigger turbo. Plenty enough for a FWD car anyway. Quote
Cinemod Posted September 22, 2010 Report Posted September 22, 2010 Hey, i know this is an old post, I'm looking for toyota sera spare parts in sydney.. or at least places that sell them, i need headlight clips for my front left headlight as they broke in an accident (everything else is fixed I'm just down the clips) If anyone could help me i'd appreciate it. thank you :) Quote
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