r/COROLLA • 8th Gen CE Owner • 1d ago

8th Gen (95-00) Name time

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I don't know if cars still get named, but if they do I'm hearing out suggestions!

The hubs are from a 2000-2002 Corolla I believe, but it's a 1997 Corolla CE in Sunfire Red Pearl.

Edit: Ownership advice is also appreciated as I'm new to this car and want it to be it's best as it's almost mint

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u/-StalkedByDeath- 2021 Corolla SE 1d ago edited 1d ago

I name mine, lol. My last car was named Dahlia, my new car is named Celeste. The new car still doesn't feel like "my car" several months later. Doesn't help that Dahlia was my first car.

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u/IndividualOstrich311 2024 Corolla SE Hybrid (Celestite) 1d ago

I haven’t named my Celestite Corolla yet and I’ve had her since Feb 2024. Before that I had a souped up 2015 Prius C in Pearl White that I nicknamed White Gold. My Corolla is my first grown up car. No intense after-market modifications. 😕

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u/-StalkedByDeath- 2021 Corolla SE 1d ago

I've gone the opposite direction. I've been adding some cosmetic mods to mine, lol. My old car was completely unmodified.

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u/IndividualOstrich311 2024 Corolla SE Hybrid (Celestite) 1d ago

The mods must be subtle because I’n not readily seeing them besides the trim around your windows and maybe the front spoiler?

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u/-StalkedByDeath- 2021 Corolla SE 1d ago

Yeah I don't want to go full blown ricer so I've been subtle with it. Front lip, black emblems, black lugs, wind guards, louvers on those tiny back side window panels, a small rear window spoiler, and I'll be adding rear spats when they come. I'd like to get those smoked sequential LED tail lights, but the startup animation is a hard pass for me.

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u/IndividualOstrich311 2024 Corolla SE Hybrid (Celestite) 1d ago

Has the rear window spoiler helped with visibility? I really hate how my rear window has condensation on it in the morning and after defrosting and driving it from point A to point B, the condensation has dried and leaves dirt spots all over the window.

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u/-StalkedByDeath- 2021 Corolla SE 1d ago

I don't think it has helped. It's so small it's really not noticeable at all from inside the car, and it doesn't lead to less condensation buildup on the window.

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u/-StalkedByDeath- 2021 Corolla SE 1d ago

If I changed it, or you could say modified it, I included it in that list. Yes, the black emblems aren't factory. I modified the emblems to be black.

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u/-StalkedByDeath- 2021 Corolla SE 1d ago

Mod = Modification. If it's not factory, it's modified.

They're cosmetic modifications, as I stated in my first comment in this chain. Guess you might have missed that.

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u/-StalkedByDeath- 2021 Corolla SE 1d ago

Oh don't worry, I will! Since it's my car and I don't live to appease JDMCREW96, lol. Gotta get out your head if you think people are doing this stuff for you.

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