VIP+ Crown Majesta
This term probably already exists for some other meaning, but it’s what comes to mind when I look at this car. The idea is that Cooper has taken his 2003 Toyota Crown Majesta and made it OEM+ from a VIP styling point-of-view, thereby crowning it VIP+…yes, (crown) pun intended.
Like many of us, Cooper was initially interested in cars thanks to the top-tier game that is Need for Speed: Underground 2. His first car was a 2004 Honda Accord Euro, but it was all the luxury features of the Crown Majesta that led him to end up with this immaculate example you see in this feature. Seeing a video on YouTube of one being built helped him to know he needed one.
The idea was “to build something unique, like nothing anyone else had done in Australia.” Without a doubt, he has achieved this. You just need to look inside the car and see the rotating chandelier hanging from the roof, for example, to understand how unique Cooper’s Crown Majesta is.
When asked about the chandelier, he said, “It came about because I watched a Japanese car show video on YouTube... The way we went about it was I walked into a Beacon Lighting store, had a look around, found a little chandelier that was rotating and knew that was the one I wanted in my car. Proceeded to work out a way to convert from 250v to 12v and mount it to look as clean and factory as possible.” Personally, it’s my favourite thing about Cooper’s car, and knowing the backstory makes me love it even more.
Wanting to know what Cooper’s favourite thing done to his car was, he couldn't go past the twin supercharged 1UZ, and rightly so. The car looks great, also sounds amazing, and has the power to back it up.
I wanted to know a little more about the journey though and had to ask Cooper if he’d stuck to his original plan for the car or was well past that. Like a lot of us, he is well and truly past his original plans, also adding, “very inspired by sex spec in relation to having every part of the car touched in one way or another.”
With plans already exceeded, what’s next for the Crown? Are there any plans, or is he happy with how it is? “Next plan for the crown is a boot set up with something that has never been done in Australia.” Very excited to see this boot setup, knowing the quality of Cooper’s changes to his Crown Majesta already.
As always, there are people to thank behind every build. Cooper has listed the following with thanks: “There’s a list of people to thank, my partner, Kurt (Mechanic), Simon (Dead Trends Fabrications), MCA suspension, Ryan (Mechanic/Auto Sparky), TSX Auto Styling, SAIKO Custom Works, GMT Autos, Royal Auto Styling, Scratch Away Detailing, GT Wheels.”
Modifications
Note: This may not be a true representation of the car currently
ENGINE
Blitz twin supercharger
PPE header into exhaust system
Painted engine bay with flake through it
SUSPENSION/WHEELS
MCA coilovers
BBS LM 19x10-21and 11-6 with chrome faces
Shortened and tilted uprights
Modified knuckles
Custom FUCA’s done by Dead Trend Fabrication
326Power adjustable RUCA's
326Power adjustable toe arms
326Power adjustable traction arms
326Power adjustable sway bar links
Rear drop knuckles
INTERIOR
House chandelier with a rotating motor
Full interior swap from cream interior to a 10th anniversary black interior
Garson DAD front vip table
Okashi vip rear table
Junction Produce neck cushions, pillows, curtains and tsuna purple knot
Leather double Diamond stitched purple pillars
Garson DAD floor mats
BODY
Three piece Junction Produce wing
Moulded rear flares
Mode Parfume Phantom aero all around, modified to include a rear diffuser, Mercedes w204 fog lights, added vents
Debadged rear
Aftermarket taillights
Aftermarket headlights
Junction Produce b pillar chrome covers
