Toyota Matrix parts reviews

I tell you the stuff really works. My 2009 Matrix used to burn oil before I switched to Valvoline Restore and Protect.

Original starter and alternator

If you doing the spark plugs do the coils too. For the spark plugs use Denso 3499 (about 15 dollars each), for the coils use Denso 673-1310, (about 50 dollars each).

I swapped mine with a “FIAMM 72112 Freeway Blaster LOW Note Horn” just because I didn’t care for the stock tone. Cost was under $20 and took 5 minutes

Enjoy those! I have a set on my Matrix, for street tires they are silly grippy, at least on that car, much better than a tall econobox has any real right to. I've tried some others, but keep coming back.

I've had nothing but General tires on my car for the last 8 years. With my Matrix XR AWD it was General Altimax HP when the OEM Goodyear Eagles were done. I went through two sets of the Generals and loved them. With the GLI, I had OEM Dunlop SP Sport that sucked. I replaced them with a set of General G Max AS-03's and again have loved their return for wear, performance, and noise. They handle just as good in the wet as they do the dry.

We've just been through the worst winter in many years and our matrix has done very well with the factory tires. If you're not going off road fwd is fine. The deepest unplowed snow I drove through was about 8 inches and I felt like that was pushing it.

I bought anchors for my 07 matrix, the rear mount was a 1hr job, every other mount was 30 mins. The rear mount turned into a 12 hour job after it failed (worse than the oem mount with 180k miles on it) after 2k miles. Accelerating made the engine twist and bang against a few things, and made the CV joints bind up. The old anchor mounts studs weren't in the exact same spot as the OEM, causing me to bend then into place, then the spot for the engine bracket to attach to the rubber was actually smaller than OEM, and shrunk the bracket attached to the engine. So when I put an OEM mount in, it didn't fit anymore due to bent brackets.

7 alternators in a row. Wouldnt charge. Or only charged for like a minute.