Recent content by JonW

FYI I picked up my grille today. The part number I quote above is 100% the Rallye version, it comes without the parts that block the brake ducts so is ready to fit. Anyone buying from a Toyota dealer would be urged to seek 'Trade 2' tier pricing if at all possible, that saves you a little extra...

For those who come here later. Using my 2021 VIN it transpires the Aussie Rallye grille is part number 53102-52180. These (like all Aus cars it seems) is gloss black. The one shown on the Lamspeed site (and in other places from sellers in Aus) looks to be matt black and so I deduce is sadly not...

Thanks for the input guys! Haha, no... Sadly I didnt get the sign, the motorway was flat out with fast moving traffic and the sign was in the carriageways.

I got hit by a roadsign last week... yep, not joking. It flew out of the back of a ute (pickup for those who arent Aussies) on the motorway and hit my numberplate edge on. Its not a pretty mess as its smashed the plastic number plate bar and taken the top slats out, I was lucky it missed all...

thats a superb option, great write up. Thanks.

Got my NFT... hmm... (before people get concerned, its an Aussie Rallye only thing...) This is an example: https://nft.toyota.com.au/gallery?id=27 The gallery https://nft.toyota.com.au/gallery

My S2 Sport 135 drove me insane as Ive said elsewhere and most of you have read, it was a lovely thing when it worked but that was very rare. @trebor I did 1000miles in the first week and Lotus said I was using it too much. I just wanted to run it in.

So true Phil. Twas said that it's not a hot hatch, its a homologation special... {shall i go find my flame suit for the 2nd time this week?} Yes Yes Yes... I voted... for the GRY... course I did...! Chill... :)

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Sigh... I think Ive not explained it well as people seem to misunderstand my issue with the windows... I dont dislike the frameless doors at all. There Ive said it. In fact I really like frameless windows and its a feature I enjoy about this car. What I dislike is the fact they dont drop...

I think Id rather know what the clonk is before I ignore it. Kind of related is that Subaru and Toyota have had to recall a bunch of Toyota built electric cars in the USA recently as their wheels fell off... yes literally. It appears they the wheel nuts were not torqued up enough to cope with...

Its the mechanically sympathetic part of my nature. There seems little sense to me in engineering something that has the potential to cause damage when it could have been solutioned better and yes all frameless windows have some kind of issue, im no stranger to them. Had GC8 WRX, TVR, Elise, 3...

I think youve misunderstood my issue... Its the fact that the window is 'up' when you go to open the door, it then drops when you open the door, ie pull on the handle... but its too slow as youve already pulled the window out from the seal its been pushed up into before it drops.

This is indeed quality content. Brightened my day.

The 'auto window drop'... that only activates after youve pulled the door open and already dragged the top of the glass out from the seal. I worry about the longevity of the seal and the window guide edges. There doesnt seem to be a way to do this with mechanical sympathy, like say hold the...