GR86 What did you do with your GR86 today

MorrisM said:
Realised last night that if you start the car with the handbrake on, the driving lights don't come on until you release the handbrake. Nice!
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Ah. Yep. Great as I used to wonder why the Driving-Lights were off at times, now I know. Thanks
 
Sonic said:
I had a similar issue when I put my OEM wheels back on the car for Winter. Despite the Toyota manual stating that the ECU should remember two sets of TPMS, I found that my original set was not being seen. Three attempts with the manual reset button failed and I ended up driving to the place that did my wheels and had them do a relearn using their OBD Tool. They said a few GRs have had this problem.

The handheld device I have pings the TPMS sensor wirelessly through the tyre wall and records the data (Serial number, tyre pressure, temperature and battery state). Once the data from each sensor is stored on the tool, it can be attached via the vehicles OBD and the sensor data pushed up to the ECU. Sometimes you can see the TPMS info on the car's dashboard within a few minutes, although the tool does say to drive over 19mph for 10 minutes to check everything has updated.
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The youtube clip below will give you some idea of the routine:

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Thanks, that's really useful info. I had the sensors in my RPF1s cloned then immediately drove around on the stock wheels again.
 
At my 2nd service soon I will mostly be complaining about:

Missing bungs
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Rear light pinch
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And 3 rusty calipers
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Can't wait for the slick service and easy resolution of these issues 😭
 
Preparing for winter over last few days.... The car will go into storage as Denmark uses a ton of salt.

Took the car to have boot and standard spoiler re PPF'd as I was not happy with the edges. Took the spoiler off so it could be wrapped over. I love how simple and straight forward Japanese cars are to take apart with no stupid hidden bolts or clips..... so one Kevin Vo video later:

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Much happier with PPF now and love the hidden Subaru stamped into the metalwork underneath!

Been trying to get a replacement windscreen fitted... bit of a nightmare as all the glass systems say there is no such thing as a second generation BRZ. I thought I had it sorted with Autoglass but no.....

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Luckily the GR86 trim did not fit the glass so fitter stopped before cutting out current! I am now in a computer says no impasse with all the glass companies.

Lovely day here yesterday so drove to the coast (Gilleleje) for great fish and chips! Probably last drive of the year... and the last chance for a gratuitous photo in the sunshine.

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And finally I have put in my request to register the car in Denmark and move from my 6 month dealer rental on German Plates. Facing a registration tax bill of around the UK cost of a GR86 (c £28k) on top the cost of the car. Hoping as its the only one in the country for some valuation miracle that reduces that. Found out there are 17 GR86s in Denmark - roughly equivalent population wise to just 170 in the UK....
 
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Alistair31 said:
Had Goodyear 4-season tyres fitted yesterday - just in time for some very grotty weather.
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I have used the Goodyears last winter and they are really good. Night and day better in low temperatures and slightly quieter and soft riding than the stock Michelins. Will be refitting them in the next couple of weeks. You won’t be disappointed.
 
bf1_irl said:
Thank you sir, yeah all good, just been worried about the car over the weekend
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To follow up on the panic
bf1_irl said:
After a somewhat traumatic day at work on Thursday which should have finished at 3:30pm meant actually leaving work at 9pm..

Drove through some surface water which I thought was just about passable..
Made it through and all the way home without issues.
Worked from home on Friday (a rare occurrence)
This morning, decided I should check the oil and there appears to be some water there :eek:
Haven’t started the car and have called the AA, don’t want to put any further risk into the equation..
(I noticed that the oil didn’t behave as it should normally, the drip spread out and soaked into the tissue and I noticed it didn’t look right on the dipstick either) :cry:

Awaiting the AA to show up, hopefully they can suction remove it all & can get it booked in for an fresh fill of oil, filter etc at a dealership or a another garage..
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To follow up on this, managed to get the car booked into a ‘Halfords’ garage on the Tuesday morning after the above, there was no mayonnaise, the techs said the oil coming out looked almost as good as the oil going in..

They suctioned the oil from the top rather than dropping the undertray (and sump plug & crush washer).

The coolant level was back to normal having been driven there, having the oil changed and run on tick over to get up to temp.

They also sourced a Bosch branded filter (had a look on Autodoc & pre ordered another filter from Amazon just in case they couldn’t get one to the garage in time)

I’m still puzzled by what I saw on that Saturday morning but all has turned out okay and it has had a precautionary oil change just to be safe.

Besides all of that, took it for a gentle spin around some local roads trying out the Porsche Roads app to devise a route yesterday & then to earlier today managed to catch a little bit of kerb a unsighted high section between two dropped sections (kicking myself still on that) but all in all ‘Wolfira’ is okay ..phew
 
Orro said:
For the anti ppf crowd, a fallen branch sticking out on the road glanced the wing mirror. Looked scratched until I took the ppf off, untouched underneath. New ppf applied (£15) all looking immaculate.
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ppf is crazy expensive, but it has its advantages
 
Had a birthday a couple of days ago and the wife treated me to some goodies… the model came from Japan while the poster made its way from New Zealand! Was also gifted a set of protective wheel nut sockets, among other things, so all in all a decent haul!
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Do it from Llangadog, there's one average camera near the first cattle grid. You'll have the full twisty section and the hair pin to enjoy but then stop at the top for pics etc so you don't hit the 2nd one. Then cruise back down to Brynamman where that part of the surface is crap anyway.
It's an overrated road but my favourite ones I try to keep to myself
 
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