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    how to fix severe chipping?

    Rich replied to kacpr's topic in Cleaning & Detailing

    To be fair I had the new bumper as the old one was in pieces... I'm not too bothered by scratches.
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    Getting price gouged help me pls

    Rich replied to TTR's topic in Insurance Companies

    You don't have to declare if they decline to quote, only if they quote and then decline to cover you.
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    how to fix severe chipping?

    Rich replied to kacpr's topic in Cleaning & Detailing

    They'd probably want to blend it at least, otherwise it will probably not match. I had a new bumper fitted last year, it already has scratches at least as bad as yours.
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    Rear Parcel Shelf removal.

    Rich replied to GT86-Ian's topic in How To Guides

    Intec light is one of the easiest mods I've done. Absolute doddle. Only bit that took me some time was carefully taping down the wire so it didn't rattle.
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    Milltek weld cracked

    Rich replied to MikeB's topic in GT86/BRZ General Chat

    If/when mine cracks I think I'm going to get something else. They just seem poorly made.
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    Will300's Subaru BRZ Build

    Rich replied to will300's topic in Projects & Builds

    What is the difference with the clutch spring?
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    I did have it on as well but it got a bit busy. It's between the red and green lines. EDIT: Here's stock vs 4.55:
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    Time for a thread bump! I'm considering final drives for my next year upgrade plans. Still not 100% sure on which (if any), So I knocked up some numbers based on @DanJ's spreadsheet above. The graphs show tractive effort vs speed for three different final drives on a stock MT car, where you shift at redline. Some interesting things are evident. One is that a stock FD is much quicker 50-60 than a 4.67. The later upshift really helps out there. In fact there's a lot more ranges of speed where the stock FD is better than I'd anticipated. I was thinking 4.67 was the way to go, but I'm thinking 4.44 might be a better bet now.
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    James' WR Blue BRZ

    Rich replied to Hoax's topic in Projects & Builds

    I also run around -2 degrees all round, really made a difference to cornering (though I changed to coilovers at the same time, so that might be part of it).
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    Overpipe removal

    Rich replied to Andrew Smith's topic in Mechanical

    I only got half the heatshield off my overpipe; that is sufficient to get it free of the car with a little perseverance...
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    Overpipe removal

    Rich replied to Andrew Smith's topic in Mechanical

    You can do it from the front; manifold just drops straight out once you unbolt it, then wiggle the overpipe out of its slot after removing heatshields. I had severely seized nuts on the overpipe heatshields and on the catback (the latter required some serious air powered impact gun action).
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    Overpipe removal

    Rich replied to Andrew Smith's topic in Mechanical

    Stock overpipe won't come out without removing at least one heatshield, even with the manifold off. Aftermarket overpipes should just slide out once the manifold is off. Manifold side is much easier than front pipe for getting the overpipe in or out.
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    Ross' TD Turbo Daily

    Rich replied to S18 RSG's topic in Projects & Builds

    Simplest yes, but why most efficient? Water is a much better heat carrier than air, so in theory an air to water setup could be a lot better than air to air.
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    Milltek Resonated or Non-Resonated?

    Rich replied to HariboPenguin's topic in Modifications

    That one has the flexi - you can see it at one end of the midpipe.
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    I have tried to keep mine sensible for daily driving with my mods; there's always a temptation to go nuts though. That said, doing mods is part of the fun in a way that just buying a more expensive car wouldn't be.
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    Mine is asphalt so not bad for that, it's still a chore though.
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    Yeah they look it.
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    How hard are they to fit as a DIY? The shifter springs that is.
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    And I thought mine were bad when I changed them!
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    Tuning Developments GT86 Turbo 'TD86'

    Rich replied to Mike@TD.co.uk's topic in Tuning Developments

    From reading FT86club it seems like it's a softer spring than stock, so a sort of halfway house between no spring and stock.
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    How's the car Dan? Got the Donington mishap sorted?
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    Tuned UK Open Day 03.12.16

    Rich replied to Tuned UK's topic in Tuned UK

    Was going to be climbing, but have put my back out, so I'll probably be along for this.
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    Wiper Blades

    Rich replied to Minion's topic in GT86/BRZ General Chat

    No costco membership. ECP was having a sale last night though, so I have picked up a pair of Bosch aerotwins for under £20.
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    Wiper Blades

    Rich replied to Minion's topic in GT86/BRZ General Chat

    Tried cleaning, no difference. They started working again just fine this morning once they warmed up. Seems like the rubber goes too hard at low temperatures.
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    Wiper Blades

    Rich replied to Minion's topic in GT86/BRZ General Chat

    Long term update on the cheapo blades. They're crap in subzero temps. Judder like crazy even once the windscreen was warm enough to defrost itself (I tried them after 30 mins of driving, air temp was -1C).
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