GR Yaris What did you do to your GR Yaris today?

[Grunty-Motor]

2nd attempt at removing the lanoguard

The dirt and debris that sticks to it was getting on my nerves so wanted it gone.

It does work though as the car is still brand new underneath the wax after nearly a year

Auto finesse products wouldn’t touch it so tried again today with gunk degreaser which worked really well to break it down then I pressure washed it off and then used wheel soap and water to give it a going over


The chassis rails and undertrays etc still have it applied but the visible suspension parts and wheel wells are now clean

That looks pretty good, good to see some real life results from this stuff.

You could try BiltHamber UC wax as it goes on much thinner and is transparent.

 

[KTGAZ]

That looks pretty good, good to see some real life results from this stuff.

You could try BiltHamber UC wax as it goes on much thinner and is transparent.

Does that harden or remain tacky? The problem with the lanoguard is it’s always sticky and looks a mess.
I’m just going to regularly remove the wheels and clean it. I don’t use my car enough over the winter t be honest

I will acf50 it at the end of the summer and just do that from now on

 

[MrJ]

2nd attempt at removing the lanoguard

The dirt and debris that sticks to it was getting on my nerves so wanted it gone.

It does work though as the car is still brand new underneath the wax after nearly a year

Auto finesse products wouldn’t touch it so tried again today with gunk degreaser which worked really well to break it down then I pressure washed it off and then used wheel soap and water to give it a going over


The chassis rails and undertrays etc still have it applied but the visible suspension parts and wheel wells are now clean

Mine isn’t pretty underneath, but I’m not really bothered as long as it’s like yours underneath. Good to see it’s doing its job

 

[KTGAZ]

Mine isn’t pretty underneath, but I’m not really bothered as long as it’s like yours underneath. Good to see it’s doing its job

It definitely works yeah. It’s literally brand new underneath the only corrosion is on the powerflex camber bolt which was installed after


I wasted half a day trying to remove it with auto finesse citrus cleaner, engine degreaser and TFR and was a waste of time and about £30 of product

Gunk red degreaser did the job no problem

 

[Grunty-Motor]

Does that harden or remain tacky? The problem with the lanoguard is it’s always sticky and looks a mess.
I’m just going to regularly remove the wheels and clean it. I don’t use my car enough over the winter t be honest

I will acf50 it at the end of the summer and just do that from now on

"candle wax" is how BH describe it. I'll take a pic next time i remember.

I use acf50 on the bikes and it will attract dust and grime too. But not the bigger bits of grit. The grime washes off quite easy but if you do that regular it wont last a year. The little spray thing that cam with it was just pure crap. Do not get the aerosol - it will come out far to thick.

On my last car i put ceramic coating on the running gear!

 

[KTGAZ]

"candle wax" is how BH describe it. I'll take a pic next time i remember.

I use acf50 on the bikes and it will attract dust and grime too. But not the bigger bits of grit. The grime washes off quite easy but if you do that regular it wont last a year. The little spray thing that cam with it was just pure crap. Do not get the aerosol - it will come out far to thick.

On my last car i put ceramic coating on the running gear!

Yeah I’ve used it on my bikes for years I get the big bottles and brush it on not the aerosols. It’s not so bad on the bike as the dirt which gets stuck to it easily washes off but the protection is still there for most of the year

 

[Brasso]

I went looking for some petrol on the way home from the station - seems to be a shortage around me - glad I found some or my trip to Japfest was looking unlikely.

 

[AK10TOY]

Red wing mirror plans scuppered, I’ve DIY wrapped the standard ones in a similar material to the roof. Feels like the roof wrap doesn’t stand out quite as much now.

How people wrap whole cars, I’ll never know. Just don’t look too closely and it’s fine

did you take the mirror caps/covers off? I tried taking mine off and worried I'm gunna break them so gave up , any pointers if you took them off? thanks

 

[MrJ]

did you take the mirror caps/covers off? I tried taking mine off and worried I'm gunna break them so gave up , any pointers if you took them off? thanks

Step one is to remove the mirror glass, which I discovered watching this video:



It pops off fairly easily, you just need to try and maintain an even pressure on it to try and avoid cracking it. After that, it’s a case of finding the little tabs that hold the cover on and releasing them. And then at one point I admit just pulling quite a bit…

In hindsight I probably should have just left them as they were as I dropped and chipped one of the covers when taking it off, so I had to commit to the wrap after that.

 

[MrJ]

Tried to make a bit of an effort before Japfest:

 

[AK10TOY]

Step one is to remove the mirror glass, which I discovered watching this video:



It pops off fairly easily, you just need to try and maintain an even pressure on it to try and avoid cracking it. After that, it’s a case of finding the little tabs that hold the cover on and releasing them. And then at one point I admit just pulling quite a bit…

In hindsight I probably should have just left them as they were as I dropped and chipped one of the covers when taking it off, so I had to commit to the wrap after that.

Perfect , I'll have another go later. Thank you.

 

[MrJ]

Perfect , I'll have another go later. Thank you.

If it helps, this is the reverse, so give you an idea of where the tabs are, that’ll need pressing in to release it. Bit annoying that they are completely different to the standard Yaris!

 

[MrJ]

Been meaning to put this on for a while. Tempered glass screen protector. Not just to protect the screen, but I also prefer the solid feel of glass, and find it responds better.

 

[Gyp]

Been meaning to put this on for a while. Tempered glass screen protector. Not just to protect the screen, but I also prefer the solid feel of glass, and find it responds better.

Looks good. Is that the one that's £16 from Amazon?

 

[Araf]

Fitted bumper blanks and shorty numberplate.

 

[MrJ]

Looks good. Is that the one that's £16 from Amazon?

That’s the one.

LFOTPP Car Navigation Glass Screen Protector for Toyota Corolla E210-9H Scratch-Resistant Tempered Glass Screen Protector (8 Inches) Amazon product ASIN B07PWM1X9W
After using it over the weekend I definitely find it more responsive to touch, more like a tablet/phone now.

 

[Gyp]

That’s the one.

LFOTPP Car Navigation Glass Screen Protector for Toyota Corolla E210-9H Scratch-Resistant Tempered Glass Screen Protector (8 Inches) Amazon product ASIN B07PWM1X9W
After using it over the weekend I definitely find it more responsive to touch, more like a tablet/phone now.

Lovely, thank you.

I'm off shopping!

 

[Kiwi Greg]

Lovely, thank you.

I'm off shopping!

I've already done that, two coming

One for the GRY & one for the Hilux, was going to get one for the Mrs's ZR Yaris but its being replaced with a GR86 when they show up

 

[SeanWB]

Bumped into someone in Lidl car Park Bicester. He had a black CP GRY. 14 thou ont clock. Still waiting for my pearl white CP… hopefully oct this year?
Anyhoo I asked him a tonne a questions. He hadn’t had a single issue with it. An oddly enough we both agreed on leaving 100% stock!

 

[Bronson]

Rinsed it down for the first time since it was ceramic coated in early February and ticked over 4,000 on the odometer in 9 months of ownership. Given 3,000 of those miles were done in trips to France and IoM and 300 to collect the car when I first got it, it’s starting to irritate me how few miles I put on the car when it’s at home.