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Too far for me I'm affraid

I am interested in the decat and summit strut brace although depends on location, i am in Surrey. Adam

Thanks Lauren, fronts seem reasonable, do you know if this replaces the upper or lower of the two bolts? We have just come back from a fantastic weekend trip to Wales and Shrewsbury so heres a brief write up of a 100% recommended trip First stop was the Evo triangle and we headed down the A5 lower side to Betsy Coewd Stretch our legs with a walk around Cwm Penamnen which looked spectacular with the autumn back drop and waterfalls. Then headed to the West side of Evo triangle along the B451 which felt a bit more remote and the roads were empty, we had planned to continue on to the East side of the triangle however the fuel light had popped up a couple of miles back so we kept onto the next town and also stopped for a quick bite at Con Amici which went down pretty with the wife. On the way back missed out on the East side of the triangle (please dont tell me its the best side!) as apparently the WRC rally was more important. We stayed at the big bear lodge as seen on ch4's four in a bed which lived upto expectations Had an obligatory anniversary Meal at Lepone's in Oswestry Next morning after a great full English at the B&B we left for carding mill valley another valley walk with reservoir and waterfalls but a bit more rugged than our walk in Wales maybe not the ideal place for my pregnant wife. To make sure we weren't hungry for the trip home we stopped at The Haughmond for an excellently cooked rare roast beef sunday lunch, (veg was on the side for those thinking we just had a yorkshire pud, gravy, beef and potatoes). The bread and butter pudding topped off the whole meal. To finish off the weekend we spent a tortuous couple of hours crawling back on the motorway to get home. Car performed faultlessly and seemed to pull much more noticeable whereas I felt it had been lacking power at times round Europe but this could have been from higher ambient temperatures, altitude or possibly heat soak. As for the exhaust its great to have some more noise and definitely made the drive more enjoyable when your on a twisty B road where even if you aren't going any faster you feel like you are and to top it off the wife hasnt complained about the noise yet.

Whilst I've only done a few journeys since fitting so far I can't praise the springs enough. They really do retain the stock comfort with a lowered look. Managed to get a side shot today for comparison with the standard ride height vs now lowered ride height with Eibach springs. Pre lowering a few months back Post lowering Anyone know how much a spring change disturbs the standard geometry? Wondering if I should get this checked out and adjusted sooner rather than later. I have a trip to Wales and the Evo triangle next week which im going to squeeze in as part of a weekend away for mine and the wifes wedding anniversary. Should be interesting to see how the car performs with the recent upgrades.

I found this on mine after the first 2000 miles/around 6 months. I remember looking it up at the time as i thought it was strange but it doesn't seem uncommon with a few owners reporting it. IIRC it's quite a specific coolant and best bet to get it from a dealers which is around £16

Last Saturday I finally got some time to fit my part horde. With the eibach lowering springs waiting to go on I thought it was a good time to fit an exhaust whilst the car would be up in the air. For some unknown reason ebay sent me a 10% off voucher so I snapped up a cobra exhaust and saved myself £50. Getting the car up in the air whilst minimising damage to the sills was tricky and time consuming but doable by driving the car up onto wood and using coupe of jacks and axle stands. Being a fairly new car the old system came off with ease once the back box rubber mounts were lubricated. The new system goes on even easier as it's in three parts rather than 2 but i did find I needed to upgrade to wider and thicker washers for the exhaust bolt springs that join the secondary cat to the mid pipe. I also used some silicon sealant to prevent exhaust leaks. Final exhaust picture is with some temporary tips as Cobra ran out of stock Fun easy job out the way it was time to start on the eibach lowering springs. The rears came off easily and even the top nuts undid with a deep 14mm socket and ratchet although a 14mm deep offset spanner and hex key would have be preferable. The fronts were a bit more complicated with everything a bit more heavy duty. The drop links came off ok after a blast of anti seize spray with an offset spanner I bought especially for the job combined with a t handle 6mm hex tool. Second little problem area was one of the stut mount top nuts. A 17mm offset spanner with the hex key didn't budge the passenger side neither did a socket with a breaker bar so out came the impact gun just to free it off with the rest done with the offset spanner to avoid blowing the damper whixh id heard is common. All went back together nicely although there were definitely a few more rusty bolts than I was expecting for a year old car. All back on the floor and I fired her up with a more purposeful deeper rumble which raised a smile. Then came relief as I careful backed the car off my dad's drive which has a fairly steep ramp down to the road. Time for a quick test drive and first noticeable thing was the smell as I guess the exhaust was burning off the sealant and grease. Warmed up and I gave it some more revs and its definitely louder with a nice modest tone without drone. Its now worth dropping the windows for a listen as you accelerate up the rev range whereas before it was louder with the windows closed with the inducted sound generator. I would have liked a more throaty tone but firstly i will give it some time to coke up and see how it sounds. Secondly with just a seconday cat back I knew this might not be enough and i might need a decat pipe or decat headers. Only other thing is the looks, I'm not 100% sold on the thin walled ginormous tips which are maybe a bit too OTT for me and the exhaust clamps are visible from the rear. I will see if it grows on me if not I will look into adapting the exhaust tubing to fit the OE tips as i always thought they were a great design. Whilst thinking about the exhaust over the first few minutes on the road i completely forgot about the springs which to me is perfect. Retaining the stock ride whilst giving a lower stance is just what I wanted and it even drives down to my garage at home without scraping. Looks wise the front looks much lower but the rear still has a little gap. Be interesting how some wheels would look now. Final picture with the correct tips fitted

Cayman gt4 for me also, just a bit too far out the price range at the time and availability. Could also be tempted by some low mileage 90s jap cars like an rx7, evo or a GTR

Can't wait to see a completion car

I've always used a fairly standard one but make sure i drive my car up on to some thick wood. Always good practice as I usually find myself using two jacks anyway to either get one side up at a time or as the gt86 you could get front and back up and support on axle stands

Like it but feel like you would also have to go similarly out there with a body kit, more so than those in the pics

I never take notice of shifty old rust cars but that's just me

Workmanship looks fantastic but if i was considering buying id be interested to see a video clip of the sound idle/ cruising/full throttle and if possible dyno performance . What options are there for exhaust tips have you got any pics of the ones suggested above? Can original tips be maintained?

I definitely need it now! 1. The Minion 2. Deacon 3. Dan J 4. Rich 5. MikeB 6. AJ124 7. Bassett

Like the sound of what you've done, you're on PH forum as well right? Any new pics? Would you recommend the yoko v105 tyres and do they still offer the fun factor allowing some slip?

Is it wrong to say im interested when ive no idea what the book covers? Can anyone enlighten me - how many pages, what it covers etc?

The lowering springs aren't even on yet and might not even allow me to get down to my garage but somehow I ended up buying some second hand alloys. They came up at a decent price with the only caveat that they aren't quite the perfect spec. Of the 5 wheels, 5 are in 99% perfect condition with the last one coming with a tyre with a bad curb mark but either way a spare is handy. Most of the wheels are mint but one has some very minor chips/light curb scratch which I will touch up. I've always loved the design of this classic wheel and it should look slightly different from the norm Wheel specs Speedline Corse Turinis (2120) in Light anthracite 18x8 100x5 et 48 with CB 57.1 which isn't quite perfect and I'm not 100% certain they will fit although other helpful forum members suggest they will. On the scales they came in at 9.6kg roughly so not exactly light although apparently strong Hopefully this picture shows the condition of them They wont quite have the poke I was hoping for, maybe an extra 12.5mm as the ET is the same as the stock wheels if I'm correct. After i find out if the springs lower the car enough but not too much and I can get into my garage I will also need to find some tyres, wheel nuts, TPMS sensors and work out how they are coded??? and fit some spigot rings adapting to the 56.1 CB Toyota hubs. None of this is likely to take place for 2 months as I'm off on a euro trip in August and want the car stock in case of any issues whilst I still have the Toyota warranty and it will also be booked in for its first service shortly after.

The BRZ is now a no brainer

From the headlight down it just looks well... a little bit crap. The original isn't anything outstanding while being inoffensive and slightly agressive.

Would you consider splitting any parts? Interested in exhaust trims Silver dash panel around audio unit and the left section as id like to try wrapping these Silver trim piece around leather gear gaitor if as new Thanks Adam

I think I will always have a slightly tainted view of any garage, I've got friends in BMW, Mercedes, Peugeot and independents and whilst they are respectful of others peoples cars some of the stuff you hear is concerning. At the same time though with Jemca Croydon id feel happy reusing them for the upcoming service work although I would still be a bit OCD with the technician to carry out a vehicle inspection before and after. On to something more exciting, not quite the power modifications I want but for long time now I have wanted aftermarket tail lights and I've had them listed on the insurance since day one as I knew id be changing them. Id always been after full red units particularly TOM's units and with no UK stockists the only way is through Japan, generally costing around £350+ after shipping and customs so id been against the idea as its half way to a manifold/remap. Last week I came across a GT86 readers cars thread on pistonheads and saw the guy had fitted Valenti red edition tail lights. I dropped him a message to see where he got them from in case id overlooked a UK supplier and turns out he had sold the car and had the lights lying around waiting to go on ebay. I'd never usually go for second hand parts however given the age and price of the parts I snapped them up along with Eibach lowering springs. Fitting the lights was a simple job as the USDM wires for turn signals had already been repinned with the only nuissance being the new lights don't allow for remounting the wiring clips which are now cable tied out of the way. A few before, part way through and after shots

Well this happened again! This time when the battery lost charge I couldn't even unlock the car to get it out of the garage so I fired off a rant to Toyota GB to get something sorted. TGB arranged for Jemca Croydon to carry out a replacement which given I haven't used a dealership garage before let alone any garage for more than an MOT in the last few years I was more than a bit hesitant as I usually do my own work. After all who hasn't heard horror stories particularly on forums of garages ragging owners cars, damaging them etc. Turns out though that the team at Jemca were very understanding of a fussy owner detailing all the work that was being undertaken and a guarantee the car would only be in for less than a morning and wouldn't even leave the garage which true to their word it didnt. The problem apparently stems from the battery a Panasonic unit and/or the sigma alarm system draining too much current. I didnt get a definitive answer as I quickly made an exit to avoid the pensior fleet trying to park their Yaris's sideways in a diagonal parking bay. Spec of the old battery - Panasonic 48 Ah and 390CCA New Battery 65Ah and 590CCA not massively bigger in size but the figures suggest its 35-50% more powerful

Hi looking for a bit of help on wheel fitment. Do vw audi seat etc wheels fit our cars if in 5x100 and reasonable offset ie 45? My only concern is centre bore which on vw cars is 57.1 and the 86 is 56.1 correct? Do they make spigot rings for this or is the gap too small to fill? Thanks in advance for any help Adam

Thanks for the pics unfortunately Im on the look out for the ones with the white lines.

Hi Adam, I'd be interested in the valenti rear lights only if you could post a picture up and where abouts are you located?

I remember seeing this on autotrader a while back, hadn't realised how much it had done but always thought it looked great but needed a slightly more race focused alloy wheel to go with the carbon.