I'm thinking of replacing the FM radio/tape player on my wife's '99
camry.
I went to Crutchfield, and saw this:
Installation Details for your 1999 Camry CE

Ok, I went to Wal-Mart, and got a pair of Durabrand (yes, Durabrand)
4-way 6x9 speakers for $20.
They sound pretty good.  (I was finally able to get the rear seat out -
my Haynes showed me where there were two latches, and I just had to

Its an 1988 Camry wagon , 4-cyl. Well, have made progress on some
problems. Have solved starter problem by temporarily jumping neutral
start switch, and have a good alternator now.  But now I find a new
one. It starts easy. It runs ok for about 10-12 minutes. There is just

Gonna be changing my radiator hoses really soon, and wondering what's
recommended to lubricate 'em so they slide into place.
Used vaseline to lube my air intake hose, then I heard that's not such
a good idea.

Had new rack and pinion installed. Mechanic tells me there is nothing wrong
with car but cleaned and adjusted rear brakes. Brakes and steering are now
tight, but wheels still slip. It almost caused an accident during a rainy
night and i took it back again the next morning. Still ...

my 2000 Camry V6 manual has just done 83,000 kms  (52k miles).   Had the
80,000 service done.  In the last 4 weeks or so it's been doing this
strange thing when I lift off the accelator at speed.   The car sort of
hesitates slightly...

  It's a 1988 Toyota Camry 4-cyl. Has 197000 miles on it. The engine
runs fine, but there is a bad bearing somewhere in/on the engine. You
can hear it plainly at idle. Its the tell-tale whir/rattle of  a
worn-out bearing. Well, could be wrong, but sure sounds like it.  Its

A couple of weeks ago, I posted a message about a whining sound from the
transmission of my 2000 Avalon XL with 75,000 miles. This is the car that
was apparently abused (not maintained regularly) by the previous owner and
had a sludged engine and clogged baffles in the valve ...

Haynes' description is terrible... it just has a picture, with the rear
seats down, two screws removed (did that), and mention of six clips.
I bent the six clips out of the way, but the rear panel won't really
move much.

This generation of camry has a noisy rubber strut bushing - possibly
from the bushing drying out...?
Would it be a good idea to try and soften the rubber bushing with some
WD-40 from under the hood?

How long do the belts and hoses in a Camry usually last?  Are
replacements as good as the originals?  Most likely I will use Toyota
parts.  My Camry is a 2000 model 4-cyl with 110K miles,  bought in
January of 2000,  apparently built in late summer of 1999 in Japan.

has anyone had any problems w/ the paint on the hood roof or trunk area? i
noticed on mine it's in the early stages it's starting to have problems that
will cause flaking.
the color is black.

Another question on newly- purchased 1988 Camry wagon.  Its a dark
blue, I assume it is clear-coated?  It is not rusted, and I think
after a good wash job will look fairly glossy....but not " like new"
glossy. I have an electric car buffer.  What can I get that will best

What rear speakers are installed on the '99 Camry?
I'm thinking of replacing the rear speakers in my '96, and I really
like the sound of the '99 ones.
Mike

Just filled up my '96 this morning, and was surprised to see it made
30.0 mpg this fill-up.  Before, it had been in the 28-29 range.  The
strange thing was, I think I drove it more in the city *this* time than
I did when measuring 28-29 mpg...