BristolLee

Hi All, I couldn't post this in the 'official meets' board for some reason. Or find any posts about it. I'm wondering if the club will be attending the Japanese Performance Show at Stonleigh Park, CV8 2LG on Sunday 18th August? https://www.japaneseperformanceshow.co.uk/ I haven't attended before but know many people who have and love it. The show is mostly indoors, with 10 car pitches costing £30. Stand and general admission tickets are £13.50, Show & Shine £21.00 What does the club management think?

Fair enough. If anyone is interested, please pop a post in here and we'll see how it goes.

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Hello Management. I'm wondering if someone could provide me with either a link to or information about Trade Membership fees etc for the DC and associated Facebook group please? My local performance garage (FCM Motorsport. Bristol) is interested in signing up but needs to see the rates first. I've been having a search on here but couldn't find anything. Thanks in advance.

Cheers Lauren. Will let him know.

Hi Nathan. Car looks good! Great choice in wheels 😉 As my name would suggest, I'm from Bristol! Not many people at all have had the recall done. Just bear with Toyota and it'll eventually get sorted out. From seeing posts on here and in the FB group, be sure to push for parts only price on the spark plugs (if at the 60k service) and similar for clutch if you know its slipping etc (clutches seem to be on back order though). As a local guy. Be sure to take a look at Slip & Grip Automotive who run regular track days at Castle Combe and meets etc! Hope to see you about soon.

This is something I’m not sure about. Reading the instructions for my Sony HU, it has a section about programming the unit for steering wheel controls, but I won’t know if they work until I receive all my cables to do the install. Thanks for the link Tommy. This may come in handy if my HU doesn’t deal with steering wheel controls after all 😐🤔

That’s what I thought too. I’ll be sure to give it a test drive before the final fit and tidy up. Cheers

Cheers for the link. Ive ended up copying everything that McDude bought for his as it only came to another £25. 😂 Fortunately the XAV-AV3005DB had a single DIN chassis, Double DIN screen and frame. So should be reasonable space for the harnesses etc. One final question for you both. The unit has a green wire that the instructions say needs to be attached to the handbrake position sensor. Did you do it? Cheers again for the help!

Press models are often sold on through either the dealer network or via specialist car auctions. Most of the GT86 press cars have gone through the latter, but can still be bought by dealer franchises too.

General_Kirby, I was just thinking the same! Good work McDude. Thank you! Could either of you tell me or provide a link to where you bought your harness cables and surround from please?? I got 25% off this today! Can’t wait to fit it at the weekend but only want to do it with all the right bits in hand.

Hi Andy. Hoping you might be able to help me. Is this the CD less head unit? I've got a 2017 pro and am about to change the HU for a Sony XAV3005DB. I'm just wondering how the USB connection from the HU to the dash port (by the start button) is wired up? Edit: I’ve found out it’s a poxy special end on the USB cable from the dash port, so I’ll be buying a harness cable to get it to a traditional USB-A to plug into the back of my new HU.

Hi Everyone! As my username would suggest, I'm Lee and I'm from Bristol! After many years of lusting after the GT86/BRZ, I finally put a deposit down on a 2017 GT86 Pro last Friday, in GT86 Grey, with Fish Bros Toyota in Swindon. The car should hopefully be with me at the end of March. While this will be my first GT86, my first brand new car infact, I have spent a fair amount of time in the car over the last few years. I have previously been fortunate enough to take the TMG CS-V3 race car up the hill at the Goodwood FoS in 2014. Competed against and with some of GT86BRZDC members (Keith- with his yellow monster) at the Toyota Sports Day in 2015, attend the meet with Tada-san, delivering the AE86 to it and finally was lucky enough to be asked to drive both the Castrol and Shelby cars in the recent #Drive film (shameless humblebrag video below!). https://www.youtube.com/embed/DEXccYb1Dfo I currently drive a 2005 Celica T-Sport (that's the 190bhp version), which I've loved for the last almost 6 years, but the time is right to change it up and finally own, drive and possibly even modify one of my dream cars. I do have one question. What are the benefits of Premium Membership (£12.50?)? Other than the 5bhp from the stickers I'm looking forward to getting stuck in and involved with the club, and hopefully being the sort of club member that many of you have been to me at events in the past. Warm, friendly, chatty and most of all, game for a laugh! Cheers Lee

Sorry for the slow reply! Went dark for a while. Thank you. You too! 😁👍

Haha well spotted Paul. I was given it a It a few years ago and said I'd wait until I bought one to wear it. Cheesy but nice I thought

Cheers both. Loving it indeed. 😁 Not even taken many photos of it yet as when I've managed to get out I. It, I've been driving not wanting to stop for snaps. About 650miles at the moment @Lauren. I've had a couple of weeks where I've been in hire cars etc away with work, so it's only been used on weekends. This weekends round trip to Japfest should pretty much finish off the running in. See you there

Driven past that place so many times on journeys between Bristol and Bedford, but never stopped there. Count me in

And Bristol thank you! Yes, we do need to sort some Sputh West action

As Kobayashi said, Colinite is a very durable 2 coat hard wax. I used it as part of my big yearly detail on the Celica and it's a brilliant product. Lasts well but is time consuming to apply and is expensive purely for wheels. I used Poorboys Nattys Wheel Sealant (or wax, I can't remember the exact name) which was about £15. It's a high temperature wax designed for wheels. If you have a completely fresh or decontaminated surface, I'd go for it! After two full coats coats on freshly powder coated wheels, water was enough to take any dirt and brake dust off and it beaded brilliantly. Plus, importantly, its natural and smells INCREDIBLE

Now I have my car I'd be up for some meets around Bristol and the South West.

Surprise! After an unexpected arrival at Fish Bros on Wednesday, I was able to pick up my car yesterday afternoon! It's perfect inside and out (now I've swapped the rear number plate bolts round so black is on black and yellow on yellow ). 60 or so miles yesterday and off out for a jaunt around Bristol, Gloucester and South Wales today. Wave if you see me! Interestingly, I asked the dealer about running in and was told '500 miles no more than 4k rpm and then just drive it and no inspection at 1000miles'. This is different to what's in the owners manual; so I will be double checking that but it's already good. I'm so happy with it. It's taken so long to get it that it's a dream! See you all at Japfest

I ended up going to Swindon after the two Motorline Toyota centres in Bristol pretty much flat refused to do a deal, being adamant that the deal was pretty much list price. Also, having had a Celica for the last 6 years, every visit to them has resulted in me having to complain. Fish Bros in Swindon did me a really good deal through Carwow and have kept me well informed the entire way through the process.

Nope. Toyota now fit all of their parking sensors etc at the point of entry to the UK. Have done for a number of years, along with sunroofs, stereos and.....armrests As other threads have alluded to, Subaru fit them at the dealer. It's one of those things, it happens. At the moment, as I said, it's still the closest I've been to owning one and it's only getting closer. Should the delay go on too much longer, i'll obviously have to consider my options again.

As the silence and lack of photo's suggests, I still don't have my car.... According to both the dealers and Toyota HQ, first the parking sensor kit and now the armrest haven't arrived at the docks for fitting. Not overly happy about it, but it's still closer than it's ever been I suppose. Toyota are keeping me informed of the progress and have made the car a priority to get the parts and get the car to me, but it does grate a bit that the order has been in since 13th January, the car has been built and shipped from the other side of the world and it's an armrest that's holding it up. Oh well. I'll let you all know when I have the keys! Most likely to be mid-April now, so it's suddenly looking a lot tighter for me to have my car in time for Japfest...

The 2.0 Sport solves the running out of puff problem. I drove that and chased down a spiritedly driven GT86 easily on the UK launch event last summer (or the summer before perhaps). 200kg less helps minimise the effect of 40 less bhp. It didn't minimise my swearing when it turned down the side road in front of me though. Brilliant little impromptu test. I always find it interesting to see how a car reacts on the road from the car behind. It showed how well tied down the GT86 is. Great fun car though and it even got attention from the driver of a GT3 with a brilliant plate!