GR86 What did you do with your GR86 today

[midlife_sportscar]

Tidied the boot and found this unplugged thingamajig:

I believe it's an internal antenna for the keyless system to stop you locking the key in the boot.

 

[Gibbo78]

Received an amusing email today promoting used electric cars with a nice banner image of a GT86!!

Had to share a pic.

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And no I'm not thinking of a change.

Muppets, it’s all I can muster this evening.

 

[Conscript]

I picked up two Toyota PCV valves from TEQSPORT in the US for $40.49 posted.

Quick question - have they arrived yet?

If so...how long and did you have to pay any import fees? I'm considering ordering from the same. I only want one which would be $30.59 (about £22, so still cheaper enough than Toyota to make me consider it). Just always wary about extra fees and stuff from the US.

EDIT: Sod it. Ordered 2, like you did. £31.41. Ridiculous that I can buy two of them, delivered from the US, for cheaper than one from my local dealer :/

 

[Bobocop]

Quick question - have they arrived yet?

If so...how long and did you have to pay any import fees? I'm considering ordering from the same. I only want one which would be $30.59 (about £22, so still cheaper enough than Toyota to make me consider it). Just always wary about extra fees and stuff from the US.

EDIT: Sod it. Ordered 2, like you did. £31.41. Ridiculous that I can buy two of them, delivered from the US, for cheaper than one from my local dealer :/

They arrived in a week. No VAT or customs duty.

 

[Sonic]

Tidied the boot and found this unplugged thingamajig:
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I believe it's an internal antenna for the keyless system to stop you locking the key in the boot.

Yup, it is; "Keyless access interior antenna". With it unplugged the key fob will not be detected in that area, meaning you could lock your key fob in the boot whilst you go catch some waves at the beach. You'd then have to go through some sort of opening routine with the button on the boot lid - I think Kevin Vo did a video about it on YouTube way back? According to an AI search, the unplugged sensor generates a hidden error code (B117113) in the ECU, visible via an OBD scanner.

 

[Bobocop]

Yup, it is; "Keyless access interior antenna". With it unplugged the key fob will not be detected in that area, meaning you could lock your key fob in the boot whilst you go catch some waves at the beach. You'd then have to go through some sort of opening routine with the button on the boot lid - I think Kevin Vo did a video about it on YouTube way back? According to an AI search, the unplugged sensor generates a hidden error code (B117113) in the ECU, visible via an OBD scanner.

Yeah, I'm sure it was Kevin Vo. You can program the rear button with a three digit code for keyless entry i.e. 1-2-3-4 (4), 1-2 (2), 1-2-3-4-5 (5).

I never bothered to do it myself but cool little hidden feature.

 

[craig_16]

It’s a five digit code, and the car loudly beeps after each digit. The entire car then unlocks with no way of re-locking it unless you have a key with you. So it’s useful for getting a key stored in the boot, not so useful for grabbing something from the car if you’ve left your key somewhere else.

Unplugging the antenna is unnecessary though, you can just turn the key off by holding lock while pressing unlock twice.

 

[Bobocop]

It’s a five digit code, and the car loudly beeps after each digit. The entire car then unlocks with no way of re-locking it unless you have a key with you. So it’s useful for getting a key stored in the boot, not so useful for grabbing something from the car if you’ve left your key somewhere else.

Unplugging the antenna is unnecessary though, you can just turn the key off by holding lock while pressing unlock twice.

Aha, thank you. It's been a while but I remember there was a caveat that make me think "eh, I won't bother".

 

[Dav1d]

Received an amusing email today promoting used electric cars with a nice banner image of a GT86!!

This is really funny, because in my magazine this month (sad I know but I’m a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry) they’ve done something similar re: electric cars. I’m sure it’s a GR86 judging by the bumper strakes but the orange one is more like a Nissan Z

 

[midlife_sportscar]

Yup, it is; "Keyless access interior antenna". With it unplugged the key fob will not be detected in that area, meaning you could lock your key fob in the boot whilst you go catch some waves at the beach. You'd then have to go through some sort of opening routine with the button on the boot lid - I think Kevin Vo did a video about it on YouTube way back? According to an AI search, the unplugged sensor generates a hidden error code (B117113) in the ECU, visible via an OBD scanner.

Unplugging the antenna isn't part of that feature.
Mine's evidently happened by accident as it's rather exposed just stuck on the support beam like that - seems like a bit of an afterthought.
Out of curiosity I did an OBD scan before reconnecting it but but no faults were reported.
That error code appears to be for VAG vehicles (VW, Audi etc).