GR86 What did you do with your GR86 today

Took it for a dawn raid to go a mountain with some friends, scout some others, go back to Cross Foxes for a good Sunday dinner, then saw family and more friends on the way back.

Car was pretty good all trip and I do forget how sharply it can corner over the Swift so does take some getting used to. Dog prefers it too. Did it quite a bit quicker than I do normally in the Swift but was lucky with traffic, only having to pass one car in 103 miles Only issue was when I was putting it in the garage I noticed the clutch pedal is quite squeaky/creaky. Didn't have time to fully diagnose as we got back late but thinking some lithium grease on that spring will sort it.

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Drove it work yesterday and noticed when i went to get my stuff out the boot one of the number plate lights was hanging down. On closer inspection it looks like the clip had snapped. Most annoying. Anyone else had this. No idea how it could have happened.
 
Never had that or heard of it before, I would go over the rear closely, someone may have bumped into you at some stage.
 
Mute101 said:
Drove it work yesterday and noticed when i went to get my stuff out the boot one of the number plate lights was hanging down. On closer inspection it looks like the clip had snapped. Most annoying. Anyone else had this. No idea how it could have happened.
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I have read about it before and it seems to be always on the right side. Is this also true for you?

If you car is still within the warranty, have it fixed because it will very likely happen again...
 
Shoggy said:
I have read about it before and it seems to be always on the right side. Is this also true for you?

If you car is still within the warranty, have it fixed because it will very likely happen again...
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Yes, right hand one.
 
Bathroom_Security said:
Mark (i think its Mark?) has managed to sort the throttle mapping apparently and was very positive about what he achieved, I was told it was a UK car with only a cat back.

Said between 250-260hp which I was quite surprised at, not seen the dyno results.

So really great news, I cant be the only one that was waiting for Abbey to sort the throttle response - Its half of why I want a remap in the first place.
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Off came the (Summer) Bola FLE wheels and on went the OEM wheels in Black Copper. Undecided as to whether I’ll try and sell the Bola ones, or change up the colour on them for next year 🤔. Funny how small the OEM set looks on the car compared to the wider and more offset Bolas, it's like I've fitted 17" wheels!

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Sixtoe said:
Taking a cue from Sonic, I decided to spruce up the engine bay a bit, put all the bits back in today :)
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Looking good! Did you spray/hand paint the yellow caps and dipstick yourself?
Next weekend, for that bit of bling, you can 'Polytrol' all the hoses, pipes and plastics ... not forgetting to WD40/GT85 the green OEM gunk off every surface and piece of equipment. ;)
Other jobs for a nice day may include: polishing the top surface of the metal under trays, lower engine parts and transmission tunnel. Shining up the ECU holder, brushing every connector with WD40/GT85, buffing the wheel arch liners, cleaning the firewall and battery compartment and wiping the fan blades ... I could go on, but that'd be too sad :LOL:
 
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Sonic said:
Looking good! Did you spray/hand paint the yellow caps and dipstick yourself?
Next weekend, for that bit of bling, you can 'Polytrol' all the hoses, pipes and plastics ... not forgetting to WD40/GT85 the green OEM gunk off every surface and piece of equipment. ;)
Other jobs for a nice day may include: polishing the top surface of the metal under trays, lower engine parts and transmission tunnel. Shining up the ECU holder, brushing every connector with WD40/GT85, buffing the wheel arch liners, cleaning the firewall and battery compartment and wiping the fan blades ... I could go on, but that'd be too sad :LOL:
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I did the spraying myself using plasti-dip and primer, because I thought they would allow some movement and the lids were a bit rubber like.
 
Back from a 2 1/2 week Euro trip, circa 3000 miles across France, Germany, and the south of France (via Switzerland and Italy). Car was a trooper, didn't stutter once, although I've treated it to 8 new brake pads, a bit of oil, and a good clean. Rather to my own sin I have but three terrible photos of the car for the whole trip!

Did 12 laps of the Nurburgring, even on a fairly stock car but definitely push laps it's so incredibly fun. Fair few other GT and GR86's out, many of them set up properly for track. And, rather randomly, bumped into @Stardus. on Saturday in the Pflanzgarten car park just as I was saying goodbye to a couple friends in a GT-Four. Lets just say he has greatly assisted my future plans to turn this car more into a track machine :ROFLMAO:
 
Crazy to see a fellow forum member that far from home, but to be fair. The Ring feels like a second UK with that many of us.

Gave the new coilovers and UEL header a good shakedown this trip. Definitely impressed and money well spent!
sim86 said:
Back from a 2 1/2 week Euro trip, circa 3000 miles across France, Germany, and the south of France (via Switzerland and Italy). Car was a trooper, didn't stutter once, although I've treated it to 8 new brake pads, a bit of oil, and a good clean. Rather to my own sin I have but three terrible photos of the car for the whole trip!

Did 12 laps of the Nurburgring, even on a fairly stock car but definitely push laps it's so incredibly fun. Fair few other GT and GR86's out, many of them set up properly for track. And, rather randomly, bumped into @Stardus. on Saturday in the Pflanzgarten car park just as I was saying goodbye to a couple friends in a GT-Four. Lets just say he has greatly assisted my future plans to turn this car more into a track machine :ROFLMAO:
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Looking round to replace my 'foam' performance air filter with a K&N and a search of the part number (33-5060) lead to 'Euro Car Parts' and it seems very very cheap - can pick it up tomorrow :unsure:

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Good price! As long as it's the K&N part number 33-5060 (High Flow Original Filter) or AEM 28-50060 (AEM Dry Flow Filter), both shown here, then you'll be okay. The number is on the box front, so you can check when you collect. I have one on the shelf in my garage ...

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Sonic said:
Good price! As long as it's the K&N part number 33-5060 (High Flow Original Filter) or AEM 28-50060 (AEM Dry Flow Filter), both shown here, then you'll be okay. The number is on the box front, so you can check when you collect. I have one on the shelf in my garage ...
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Correct part number - better than ½ price
 
chopper602 said:
Looking round to replace my 'foam' performance air filter with a K&N and a search of the part number (33-5060) lead to 'Euro Car Parts' and it seems very very cheap - can pick it up tomorrow :unsure:

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I have one of those and think it's an excellent and fairly inexpensive upgrade. You'll notice the tone change, not huge but noticeable. Especially on a cold start.
 
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