GR Corolla: An Aesthetic Beyond Criticism!

Red & Gold look stunning!

The GR Corolla,
a regular customer's car that has
come into our shop once again.

From the 86 late model to the GR86,
this time it's the GR Corolla!

Mr. K, who came from Yokohama,
has brought his car in again,
thank you as always for visiting us😊🎊

Thinking it was a long shot?
Mr. K had applied for the lottery.

Touching on the results announcement

"Yeah, I didn't win😅"

He was laughing,
but that was short-lived?!

A little while later

"What should I do?! I got moved up to a winner!"

That was
a shocking and dramatic turn of events!

And that is how he arrived
at the current situation... yes.

It really is about "fate," isn't it?

A beloved car is
always, in any era,

"A love story that happens suddenly"

It is indeed😍

Oda-san's 'jacket photo' is

“ahead of the Ina Bauer”

so it is
a display of foresight.

And so.

Mr. K, who is also a regular customer,
is it about time for this stage too

to show its true potential?!

with a request that gives that impression.

(I see... so that's how it is)

with content that kept us saying that,
this time he really proved his worth!

First, here it is🤔

Mr. K, who had been frequently observing
the '60 Prius' parked in our lot
for some time now (!)

When I spoke to him,

"This is amazing!!"

with
such high praise that it surprised me!

I remember being so happy about that,
but~

we immediately
received feedback for the GR Corolla as well

"Colored A-Pillar Panel"

on
the GR Corolla, of all things?!

Moreover, what impressed Mr. K was
not just this "glossy surface," which is expected,

but its outer perimeter!!

"The matte surface is excellent and matches the OEM one!"

was his assessment.

(Wait... that part?😳)

I had
a moment where I froze for two seconds.

But as you say,
at the time, I poured a great deal of dedication
into this "matte secondary decoration."

That is precisely why I am so happy
that you noticed such a detail.

Mr. K,

“At first, I assumed it was masked off, leaving the surrounding area.”

That is what you seemed to believe.

Let's compare them once more,

this is the original state.

And this is after the replacement.

Regarding the 'outer bezel' mentioned earlier,
if you look very closely,

“the surface texture has been completely removed”

I think you will notice that it is.

And next, let's move to the interior,
this is also quite a niche topic,
but

you focused your attention on these inside door handles, Mr. K.

It just bothers me,
it's on my mind... so.

So,
after consulting with you

we made a small change to this specification.

...and,
you probably have no idea what I mean just by that, right? 😅💦

Does this make it clear?

This here is

the "black chrome finish"

that you had us adopt

for the "inside door handle"

and actually, since the base of the GR Corolla is fully painted,

the base part itself
isn't really that great as is...

So, using our previous know-how,

"80 Series Harrier genuine metallic finish"

was selected as the base.

On top of that, we applied
a black chrome finish!

That is the case here.

This time, I had this specification

installed in the rear seats as well.

I had all four doors unified with the same specification👍

And one more thing inside the cabin.

It's this...
As someone with no immunity to this,

I was shocked when I heard it!

That's the kind of content it is.

I don't know much about
special edition GR Corollas,

but including the seats,
I basically

”red-stitched vehicle”

recognized it as that.

Like the '1st Edition'
of the GR Yaris, right?

However!

Believe it or not?!

This most crucial
main part is just like this!

You're kidding, right?!😳😳

And,
that is the fact I asked about twice.

At this, Mr. K
was beyond a wry smile and into a half-laugh...

In the middle of that conversation,

Ah!

I said😳💦

"Why not use the Corolla Sport genuine parts?"

And so it went, right?

Strictly speaking, the "red of the stitching"
might be different, but

even if it's less than now,
wouldn't it be better??

That's what happened.

So,

putting it into practice

It was like this💁‍♀️✨

"Dash Garnish LH"
Feat. Corolla Sport

So,
why didn't they do it like this from the start...?

A diagram of that.

Occurring at irregular intervals,

Aichi's sudden madness

resulted in
some strange color schemes for some reason.

This is truly an "optimization"
via a soul-stirring parts swap.

Mr. K was also
very pleased with this,
so I'm glad.

As for the "red tone" that was bothering me,
what do you think?

Is it the same?! No, is it different?

It's to the point where
you can no longer tell...

This, you see,

is something everyone should do🙆‍♀️💯

It was an update
that really made me think that!

From K-sama, we
regularly receive very stylish and
popular souvenirs, but...

This time, too,
you brought us something so stylish...🥹🌺

Thank you as always,
it was delicious!!

Thank you so much.

With that said,

regarding the optimization of rare changes
for this rare model,

we have delivered the results.

Although our company's knowledge is limited,
thanks to owners who rely on us like this,
we continue to gain knowledge...

We are grateful for that as well.

We are truly thankful.🙇‍♀️

We look forward to
your next consultation!

See you later🤣

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