Justbutts 6 Report post Posted August 19, 2014 The journey begins Two weeks ago i bought my pearl white gt86 it hasn't been plain sailing but last week I finally picked her up. The problem was I requested the toyota garage looked for a year old low mileage pearl white with black half and half. A week later they rang me and i went to view the car. All the paperwork stated black half and half but when the car got there it actually had cloth interior . I still went to view the car running through the motions and trying to think how i could overcome the cloth issue. Once at the garage a soloution was put forward to me if i was genuinely interested into the car. I got the deposit out and said if this was the car it was supposed to be i would have put a deposit down on it today. Basically they arranged toyota uk to come and retrim the seats and fit the heater elements. They had some technical issues with the heated seat wiring so im still waiting for some parts from japan to arrive. I chose to pick up the car and take it back when when the parts arrive. What i now have is a 2013 pearl white GT86, 3981 miles black half and half leather alcantara with optional black leather arm rest and sat nav. It will be supercharged in the future but with over 3 years warranty still on the car I don't want to void it. I haven't turned any of the driver aids off as I plan to do some experience days and look into track v's oil issues before I give it ago in mine. Mark Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justbutts 6 Report post Posted August 19, 2014 So to add my own touch to my GT86 i ordered some new wheels Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rob275 1817 Report post Posted August 19, 2014 You have a leather/alcantara without heaters! That's unique, keep it like that the heaters are crap anyway. You are the only person in the world to have this combination Also love 3sdm wheels, contemplated some myself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justbutts 6 Report post Posted August 19, 2014 Now i have never been a person for the stanced look as all my wheels before have been to optimise track use rather than looks. But i have done alot of research on the ft86club forums and found what i think is a close compromise. These were my choice, 18×8.5 et35 satin black 3sdm 0.01 all round. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justbutts 6 Report post Posted August 19, 2014 Stock wheel against new wheel Tyres on the 3sdm wheels are 225/40/18 michelin pilot sport 3 allround as these are the recommended minimum tyre size for a 8.5 rim. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justbutts 6 Report post Posted August 19, 2014 Good news is no rubbing on stock suspension and alignment 1 Keethos reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted August 19, 2014 Welcome aboard. Don't listen to Rob, the heaters are essential IMO. I've even had the heated seats on this week in the mornings. It looks good with the wheels but you know what I'm going to say next don't you? Lowering! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jamie_GRMN 177 Report post Posted August 19, 2014 Welcome along, whites definitely the best Quite like it on those 3SDM's, I was contemplating there 0.05 Definitely needs lowering though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justbutts 6 Report post Posted August 19, 2014 As soon as the warranty has expired or come close i will lower it but i have 3 years 8 months left. And i have been told that suspension mods in particular void the warranty. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted August 19, 2014 Well, just so you know, I had my dealer (RRG Macc) fit my Tein coilovers with EDFC Active Pro and all the other modifications too, to my car. All covered under warranty. But if you went the simple route and just fitted lowering springs that wouldn't void the warranty anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justbutts 6 Report post Posted August 19, 2014 Thank you for the info lauren. I have heard reports of various makes of lowering springs that don't match the stock dampers very well and causing stock damper to fail. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted August 19, 2014 You can go with lowering springs but I seemed to find that they didn't match te stock dampers so well plus you lose some damper travel too which is not great. They tended to make the stock dampers feel a bit under damped but that's not suprising really. I looked at all the options and took the plunge which is obviously more expensive, but I'm very much into handling and I wanted to improve it and improve the ride quality. I think I've done that with the Tein setup I have and with two others we worked with Tein UK to optimise the setup. It does work well but isn't cheap of course. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keethos 842 Report post Posted August 19, 2014 Awesome stuff Mark, do like the new wheels! And like Lauren has said, I wouldn't worry too much about the warranty as long as you've got a good dealer to work with, changing the suspension would only void the components directly related to the suspension system, so if you have an engine problem, you are still covered warranty wise etc! But again (even though it shouldn't) it would depend on the dealer you're dealing with. You are technically covered, but some dealers just don't want the hassle and refuse to sort the issue out and just claim that you've voided the warranty, but again, there are dealers out there who will follow the rules and still have you covered warranty wise for all the other bits like RRG Toyota in Macclesfield for example. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justbutts 6 Report post Posted August 19, 2014 It will most likely end up on some bc coilovers as i had the apex/bc 5/4 comfy coilovers on my daily/trackday sx and i was happy with how they performed. B to G the nurburgring in 8.40 on road tyres on my nineth ever lap using those dampers on the sx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justbutts 6 Report post Posted September 27, 2014 Finally its arrived apexi drop in panel filter 2 rob275 and Keethos reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
