GR86 What did you do with your GR86 today

Gave the engine bay a bit of a dusting as I noticed some water spots from last week’s drive home in the rain.
Sonic oversaw my efforts with a critical eye. Not that he did much good, as I dropped a blue plastic nut cap into the bottom of the engine bay and he didn’t see where it went. Maybe it’ll drop out of an under tray or melt onto the exhaust over the next few weeks 😬…

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Sonic said:
Booked a paintless dent repair after the workies dropped a wooden gate onto the wing of my car… FML

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Ouch, that's painful, especially with how meticulous you are with keeping your car in good condition (hasn't it been detailed again recently?) :(

At least it looks like the paint remained intact, so hopefully a skilled PDR specialist will be able to get these fixed for you without any issues!
 
beorg said:
At least it looks like the paint remained intact, so hopefully a skilled PDR specialist will be able to get these fixed for you without any issues!
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Yeah, full detail last week. The PPF saved the paint from splitting and I was able to wipe off the black paint scuffs with tar remover and QD. The PDR guy should be able to access the back of the panel through the wheel arch and the upper crease from inside the wing if we remove the headlight I think. Time will tell if I have to replace the PPF on that wing …
The gate installer will be footing the bill. Feckin’ eejits… 🤬
 
One company (Dent Devils) has already rejected the repair due to the location of the upper crease. Here's hoping the guy (from Dent Central) visiting on Monday can do something , even if it's just the wheel arch dent, which is the most obvious to the eye. Mrs Sonic said she wouldn't have even noticed the one near the headlight until i pointed it out to her, so I could live with it ... if I really have to. Considering a drive to Forth Valley Dents (Falkirk) if all else fails as he has a workshop where the bumper could be removed (for headlight removal) allowing access to the top crease...
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I also got two dents but just above the door, I showed @Silver Fox and still undecided if will get someone in. They are like yours near the headlight.
Difference is I don't know how mine happened, could have been when I left it for undercarriage rust prevention
 
Reguarding dent repairs this guy has been a joy to watch, nice to be able to see the process and some impressive results
 
Netcon said:
Today I gave it a clean - twice because the birds caught it after the first wash! Collected September 1st and done 830miles, looking forward to hitting 1000 with the nice weather.

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Snap. Gave mine a good clean tonight, it was covered in dust, I guess brought up by the warm south westerly wind we've had lately. Gave it a spritz over with some CarPro Hydro2 Lite too, to reinvigorate the beading a bit.

Also took care of an annoying issue with mine - the fuel filler cap. The little plastic strap wrapped round it to keep it tethered to the car was a bit stiff. Every time I unscrewed it, it would bind up forming a kind of spring which would inevitably cause the cap to get caught up, fall out of my hand and clatter down the side of the bodywork :/ So I gave the recess where the strap sits a spray with some silicone sealant. Now the filler cap spins around inside it's tether nicely.

Exciting times.
 
Sonic said:
One company (Dent Devils) has already rejected the repair due to the location of the upper crease. Here's hoping the guy (from Dent Central) visiting on Monday can do something , even if it's just the wheel arch dent, which is the most obvious to the eye. Mrs Sonic said she wouldn't have even noticed the one near the headlight until i pointed it out to her, so I could live with it ... if I really have to. Considering a drive to Forth Valley Dents (Falkirk) if all else fails as he has a workshop where the bumper could be removed (for headlight removal) allowing access to the top crease...
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Sorry to hear that sonic. I’ve used Murdoch at Dent Central a couple times over the years and I’ve been impressed with his work. He sorted a dent on a door and you would never have known it was there once he was finished. The last dent was on the current daily and right over a swage line on the door. He did a great job as it was quite bad, I can still see a slight mark but only in a certain light but most people wouldn’t even notice it. I’m happy to live with it as the other option is a body shop and paint and I’m not convinced I wouldn’t be able to see the difference in the paint.
 
Grblue86 said:
I also got two dents but just above the door, I showed @Silver Fox and still undecided if will get someone in. They are like yours near the headlight.
Difference is I don't know how mine happened, could have been when I left it for undercarriage rust prevention
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It's a real pain when your car picks up damage; if it's any comfort @Grblue86 I wouldn't have spotted them if you hadn't have pointed them out.

Good luck with getting yours sorted @Sonic .
 
Had my 20k service completed this week. Also fitted the summer wheels back on. Took the opportunity to wash all the arches and suspension down. The ACF 50 seems to have done its job with no surface rust to be seen. Also fitted by new GT86 rubber boot liner. All looking good for the summer.
 
Put on summer tires :cool: Last gen BRZ rims with really old Primacy HP for my low grip needs... I think it looks better than the OEM black rims probably need to repaint them some gunmetal/silver metallic.
Also thinking maybe a drop of 20-30mm would look very nice. Toms suspension that maintains the original mounts might be the way to go :unsure:

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