Front Windshield & Window Tinting (Venza)

We have added front window tinting and windshield tinting to our Venza. The front windows seem to not have any tinting at all, which was surprising to us. It looks like the rears are tinted at about 20%, so we added a 35% tint to our front windows. This will help with both the heat…

2021+ Toyota Venza Oil Change How-To

This is a how-to for the second-gen Toyota Venza (USDM) oil change. If you are a DIYer, want to do more oil changes than Toyota recommends (you should), or have just run out of Toyotacare’s maintenance, this is a very simple, straight-forward job. See below for a detailed step-by-step and a slideshow of important steps.…

2023 Alignment & Corner Weights (Evo)

After getting the fender braces & crossmember brace on, I decided it was time to do an alignment. It has been a while, and I wanted to make sure everything was on straight. It wasn’t too far off, just a little bit of toe to adjust. I’m running about -3.5front, -3.5rear, with 0 toe all…

Nagisa Fender Braces (Evo)

The next part of upgrades made for the Evo are the Nagisa Fender Braces. These braces reinforce the next weakest part of the chassis, connecting the body of the car to the front support structure. These have been well documented as far as making a difference in terms of how the car turns in. Obviously…

Boosted Fab Crossmember Brace (Evo)

This is a chromoly piece that is fully tig welded. I ordered mine with the wrinkle black option & jack point. The piece weighed in at 4.5lbs, which should save 7.5lbs over stock. This is fortunate, as the two Nagisa fender braces I ordered add 2.9lbs each, in a similar area, albeit higher up in…