Top 5 Mods For The Scion xB!! 

Nice list. I like my xB at stock height so I can "accidentally" go over curbs and such :) My black 2006 xB is still mostly stock with 98K miles. Here's my list: 1. New stereo (Pioneer/Focal) 2. TRD cold air intake 3. Thule roof rack 4. TRD short shifter 5. TRD LED brake lights

These top 5 videos are awesome 😎 my top five are: 1. Lowering it 2. Wheels (I have 17s) 3. Stereo system 4. Roof Rack (my next mod 😏) 5. Tinted windows

The stock intake really restricts the air flow more than it should, love the aftermarket intake, you can feel the difference instantly

Just purchased an 06 5spd xb today, extremely excited to own one of these little beasts

lowering this anymore from factory would make it completely undrivable on normal streets for most people long term.

Thanks for the video man, Love how you always smile and are very enthusiastic! those mods are sick!I just bought a scion Scion Xb 2004 (191000) and here are my first 6 mods. 1. Spray painted the top front grill and emblem matte black. 2. Spray painted the stock hubcaps matte black 3. Put a Costco back up camera Bluetooth on the back license plate cover. 4. Spray painted matte black the XB emblem and Scion emblem on the back door(that black on white pops pretty good! 5.New black steering wheel cover from Ross. 6. I put the same visor /rain guards that you have on your car on mine. Love the way they look.

I've had a stock Xb since 2006. It's only in the last year or so that I've started actually modding it (inspired by my niece modding her gigantic truck). I've replaced the stock radio, the head, tail and side turn signal lights,, interior light, A/C mid-console LEDs, and installed a front tower stabilization bar. Going to do the Big 3 upgrade and powered subwoofer soon. So far, the most surprising upgrade was the stabilization bar. It's really amazing how much that bar improved the handling, particularly on long curves. And it was such a relatively cheap upgrade. It would've been even cheaper had I been able to install it myself, but I couldn't quite fit it over the bolts myself. :(

Love it!! I put the injen cold air intake. Love it. Definitely saving for the coil overs. Love the clips!

My favorite mod is changing the oil. Lol I haven't modded my '06 (aside from an axxion short throw shift link) but she's at 195,000mi and still reliable! I love this little toaster! People always get surprised that it's a manual and when they feel how short the throw actually is there's always a smile and some excitement 😁! Keep up the good work!

Hopefully these will make a comeback. They were just slightly ahead of the timex

Glad to see the love is still there for the original toaster. For what it's worth, however, I would do NONE of these mods to mine. I've been a mechanic for over 30 years, and was a service manager for a Toyota dealership when these things came out. I have probably removed more aftermarket garbage from cars that failed or was causing problems than most people have ever installed. Most aftermarket gear is made in China and is nowhere near the quality of OEM Toyota. My 2006 xB has 217,000 and all I have replaced is one oxygen sensor and the exhaust. Everything else is original other than regular full fluid changes and wear items like brakes and tires. I get 30 mpg around town and over 32 on the highway. Here's why I say don't do these mods: - Cold Air Intake: Don't kid yourself. You are NOT getting any more power, you're just hearing the sucking sound the original airbox dampens. K&N makes a fortune off of kids who think changing a filter is going to give an engine more power than what the engineers gave it with the same displacement, valve timing, etc. I can't believe people still buy these things. - Bigger wheels and tires with spacers: Spacers are dangerous. You are now holding the wheel on with less threads than the engineers originally designed it for. Bigger tires add weight and just mean more thumping over bumps (look up unsprung weight). - Lowering it: Unless you live in CA and the roads are beautiful, why would you want to reduce ride quality. You're never going to be able to go fast enough in this thing to be able to feel a performance benefit. It's not a sports car. In the meantime, you've just altered the suspension geometry (possibly leading to uneven tire wear) and destroyed the ride (which isn't exactly supple to begin with). - Changing steering wheel: you now have a different sized airbag than the car was designed for, you just deleted your steering wheel stereo controls, and now you have leather that can't be cleaned as well as the original urethane. - Mirrors: To each his/her own, but why put swoopy aero mirrors on a box? Just looks out of place to me. Just my two cents. Not trying to be a wet blanket. Just wanted to offer a little reality check. But then maybe I'm just too old.

Love mine! Haven’t got to give it a make over yet but hoping to soon! Yours is fresh 🤙🏽

Your xb has to many dope mods! Great video as always.

Good list man but you should've made it top ten to add the roof basket and badass big screen stereo system! This has been a cool mini series and it's very humble of you to not boast on the needle and thread skills you pulled off on the steering wheel. Looking forward to the bonus episode next week, hopefully I won't be anywhere as busy as this week so I can get that "first" on the comments. Great stuff brother, where's the tank at!?

I have a used set of those mirrors, with turn signal inserts which were installed on my Scion when I purchased it. The turn signal portion never worked even though it was wired in by the previous owner. They're not in the greatest condition, and definitely need a coat of paint. In case anyone is interested.

I lowered mine on Maxpeedingrods coilovers and I love the way it looks low definitely the first mod anybody should do on their XB's.

What are the offsets on those Wheels? I'm looking for some that tires sit flush with the fenders

I took the risk and bought a 2006 RS3 xB with 200k miles that has every receipt for an oil change (every 3.5k miles) sense the first owner changed it. She was moving and just wanted to get rid of it to be with her parents. I opened the hood and its OBVIOUS all the little issues that mightve had the possibilty if starting were beyond fixed it has so many brand new damn parts. Granny went all in on it.

Another home run...great video Brandon thanks buddy!

I’m 45 years old and I’m tired of spending $225 a week to drive my Super Duty Ford back and forth to my construction yard every week to go to work and I find myself wanting one of these cool little boxcars hahaha I KNOW my buddies are going to give me crap but I haven’t bought one yet and I already feel like a 16 year old kid that just got his license! Haha I’m seriously going to buy one.

Awesome video! When you run out of material, maybe you should consider a Suzuki Samurai renovation. I’ve had a couple and I’m looking for another one. Kinda fun to work on like the box… Think if it as a mini-me to your new rig!! Lol D-

Just bought my first XB and 04 and love this little thing. One thing I would like to swap out are the seats for some sort of Captains chairs. Any recommendations?

What's up man!! Love your XB videos. I have an 05' and I was thinking about getting an intake for it but I didn't know if I should install one since it's an everyday driver. Any suggestions?

I'm experiencing a throttle flooder on my 2009 Scion XB does anybody know how I can fix that, It's not quite sure what that filter you pointed to in the video does...

I have a question. I recently installed a k & n air intake on my 04 xB. I didn’t disconnect my battery when I installed it. I didn’t think it was important but now im thinking I needed to to reset the ecu. Should I do it? And if so is there a anti theft I have to worry about? Thanks.

Ida killed my xB... well a puddle did. Been a long time watcher and love the vids. 280k rip. But an 85k is going in over the next 2 weeks. Keep the vids coming!!

Just about to get all the parts for the intake mod. Do you have the link for the little blue filter you used? Im also looking for a decent exhaust setup. They are soooo hard to find online.

SWEET. got a old 2008 white xb with 160 on it for 1200 and fixed it up (body damage it was functional) for about $2k excited to clean her up

I just bought a 2005 Scion xB yesterday but the only thing I would mod is wheels and maybe lower it but that’s it as it has no power and is just great for A to B driving.

Have you ever had your heads worked on your Scion xB I want to know a place where I can get my head's ported for my xB

Excellent...

Number one thing for me was my luggage rack, you can strap almost anything on top of that car with a good roof rack... and the led dome light so you can actually see inside the car when you turn that dome light on, lol

About to do the intake setup myself!

Hi can you send the details on the cold air intake for my 2006 Scion xB I live in California and not sure what route to go with. I really like your set up.

Whats the name of that grill and the rear bumper looking for a nice 1 piece for replacing oem

At time stamp 2:30, you mention CX Racing Mirrors from eBay, any more details as far as part numbers, etc?

How do I look for the mirrors

I got my Ducktail in and I'm not sure is i want to use heavy duty double sided tape or mount it with hardware.

Hi whats that duckbill spoiler you got on? Im wondering if there are any like that for the 2nd gen xB lol

Love your xB. I am still looking for one, but might just import a bB.

Where could I get eyelids or an fff for my mk1 Scion xB, I’ve been looking forever.

Man help pls. Is it good oil for xb 2004 Mobil(154285)??? pls helpp!!

I did the intake but I an check engine light that I can not get ride of.

when the garage door opens,a shot of the XB in the driveway shows a Wider wheel than stock. where did this wheel come from? I'm interested.mine is a 2015.(16")

B you so dope bringing back xB

Naw man that xb needs to be lifted.. gonna make these the next dune machine

I agree with the steering wheel. In fact, I’m probably gonna leather wrap and sell the OEM one to recover some cost. I did the intake mod, but with a 90 degree elbow. However, I had to do Gabe’s update because I was getting codes. I’m wondering if being super short is the issue?🤷‍♂️

We're can I get that part that's on your grill that also make the head light better looking I've been looking for it for a while now

Had to replace my starter today. I bought my 05 XB due to it being a lawnmower in a box that I knew I could work on. So I appreciate these mod vids. Just came across yours. I’m looking to increase its “balls,” though, it needs to be a bit faster. Lmao😂

Found my blox set up but have no idea what size to choose for the neck to order. Can someone please lmk so I can order and get started on this

Happy you didn’t sell it man! Keep up the good work

Mine is dead 💀 I have 2 10 inch subs but the brakes are toast no motor mounts bad transmission cylinoids its gotta gooooo I'll really miss it tho what an amazing car

I added the intake and I am having a hard time getting it to fit. I purchased all the same parts you had posted on your original video so I not sure why it's not fitting right

Exlenete información me gustan muchos tus videos saludos 😃

@extremedailydrivers where did you get the side Decals? They look awesome!

I’d truly appreciate some guidance currently building and customizing my 2nd Scion Xb where could I find those mirrors? And where could I find that rear spoiler on top?

What size is the crank shaft breather?

So, five ways to ruin a great car...;) Not to be outdone, here are my own mods: 1. Wrapped the steering wheel in leather 2. Installed foot well LED lighting strip 3. Installed a dash cam, GPS and HUD 4. Installed a voltmeter 5. Had Rostra cruise control installed 6. Changed the red rear side markers to amber (thanks, Nissan Altima) Bonus: Hit a curb a month ago (got distracted looking at a girl) and had to have the wheel banged back into shape (pays to have steelies!) And I got new aftermarket wheel covers last week that look at least as good as the originals.:)

Love my 05 have had her 10 years and she gives me no problems. We just had a major flood and I need to gut and replace the molded flooring and I cant find one. ANY IDEAS ON WHAT TO ORDER to do it myself

Life with a 3d printer has never been better for bs mods. Printed intake for less that 3 dollars. Besides filter.

When you lowered the car had the ride change stiff and bumpy or is it still feel like a stock Box? I've only had one car that was lower than it was 91 Nissan extra cab on airbags in the back and I'm not sure what they did in the front but it didn't even feel like it was lowered. It drove amazing but you know watch out for driveways and speed pumps etc still

Where did you buy it the roof cargo and rack?

Hi, whats the head unit your are using?

Bro it looks dope. I have a navy blue 05 it’s drop I have 18’s on it. What is that head light cover that makes it look like eye lids. If you can post the whole front set up including the grill. Looks right would like that look on mine

I wish you were more specific about suspension mods. You’re killin’me Smalls.

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I'd check out the intake mod and the "flutter" mod. The rest wouldn't work for me. I have a 2008. The wheel has radio controls on it, so changing all of that would be a hassle. The side mirrors have a flasher on them and I'd keep that (i think it's an excellent little extra safety feature). And dropping a car down from about 5.5" is too low. The 5.5" is already too low. When we get any kind of snow here i have problems already. I'd rather raise it a half an inch if anything.

Where do u buy the intake

I have a 2015 xb and want do get a roof rack.. where can I get one..

I've wanted a 1st gen xb ever since I can remember. Got one like a week ago and it is painfully slow. Like I can't reach speed limit on the highway. I went from have an accord with a j30 in it to not reaching speed limit. And it's kinda killing the car for me. I don't want my xb to be a rocket but I just want to actually be able to drive without being on the verge of needing a slow moving vehicle sign on my car ya know...

Do you know what's the biggest wheel size that fits on the scion xb?

What are your rear headrests out of?

What exhaust did u have on the box bro

I love my 2011 xb it is the release series 8.0 and the only thing that irritates me is that after 2010 they stop making custom parts for them and even though the body style is very similar they're different smh....headlights for 2010 don't fit 2011 nor do the taillights....and they have some very nice ones that I wanted but won't fit 😫 I do think that the voodoo blue is one of the coolest blues out though 😁 and I was told 19s is the biggest that would fit well I'm rockin 20s with no problem 😊

What exhaust did you have on that bad boy?

For some reason I cannot find these mirrors anywhere? Where can I get a set?

Can you post a link to the mirrors I can't find them

Link for the mirrors? Can't seem to find them or they claim to be for bmw

Where did ypu get your decals?

What is your wheels specs and offset and tires because I keep seeing 15x8 +20 perfect ?

I have a question that rear bumper how u made it like that

I just did the steering wheel on mine need to rewrap it but I love it. Mines sadly an auto but i also have a Miata so the xb is the daily now

What rear spoiler is that!?

What front bumper is that?

Lowering this car may depends where you live and how much you use this car. If you live somewhere roads are really good then go ahead and lower it but man, I tell don't lower it if you have roads where pot holes are everywhere it sucks big time. I put mine back to stock. it still look pretty.

Dude, what did the TB come from. That's the only mod I got left to do

Show us some pics of your mini trucking days

You lower it in Pennsylvania you'll be picking up your undercarriage along with front and back bumper and the muffler 😂

I’m having a hell of a time finding a rear bumper right side valance for my xb

This guy looks like everyone.

Hola amigo yo condusco una Scion XB en Guatemala y aqui se utilizan coml Taxi Saludos

Yeah sorry that comment didn't make sense I meant my engine cover...(I commented earlier that if I should take off my heat shield off or not i meant my engine cover LOL I'm not a mechanic.) Anyways I haven't watched all your videos but I'm surprised that you would lower a Scion XB when they already lower than most cars from the factory... Anyways I think you should make a video on the fact that I think first generation XB will become a cult classic like the Volkswagen bus.. I'm going to start stockpiling them if can LOL. It's one of the only cars on Edmunds reviews that has almost a perfect score... It beats 4Runners and RAV4s..... Peace out ✌️

I'm secretly hoping these videos are a distraction while the miata is being painted

How many inch of drop in your xb?

My favorite mods 1. add factory fog lights. 2. change factory fog lights to running lights and add low fog lights of factory switch. 3. lift xb. 4. remove lower skirting

When are u going to make more videos of xb ??

Number 6 would be fixing the power windows so they go back up in under 5 minute

SHOUT OUT TO SCOTCH AND IRON!!!!! I have been wearing his stuff for years and am in his new Petrol Burn subscription service!

Time for you to do anther 1.

I wanna RAISE my XB. Any thoughts on how? References anywhere anyone? I drive in high water all the time.