1996 GT4 ST205 JDM Options

[Grundy45]

Good morning 6G,

I'm new to Celica's and have only owned one other Toyota. However this is car number 17 for me as I have a tendacy to get boreds with my cars and quickly and sell them.

The new Celica I have purchased has come with a small set of issues that I plan on addressing ASAP as my Japanese Inspection will be due mid May.

The immediate issues I have found include:
-map lights not working
- wierd A-Pillar light works only when squeezed (Any idea what this is called? Or if that is how it supposed to work?)
- Radio antenna not moving
- clock radio not powered
-most major issue I see/ hear is when at a complete stop or moving very slowly there's a knock/thud from the driver side wheel. The previous owner believed it was a gromet that is part of the super strut suspension on that side. Obviously I'm not familiar with the super strut suspension but hope to become more familiar with it over time.
-Clean and buff, as the last owner waxed but never seemed to finish.

If anyone has any recomendations on addressing any of these issues information will be appreciated.

In the mean time I plan on diving into the electrical side of the car this weekend or being on a lift for further inspection.














I will be updating my project in the following space.

[Box]

Welcome! Nice car. The map lights not working are probably just the bulbs burnt out, power antenna failing is common, sometimes the clock in the top of the dash burns out but it's easily replaced. Don't hold me to it but the light on the A-pillar is an optional telescoping map light that was only available in Japan, at any rate it only working while squeezed would make sense so I don't see anything wrong there. As far as the knocking sound it does seem to indicate a bushing that needs replaced, but some of the members here have SuperStrut cars so they could better aim you than I.