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    Interesting to catch up. Particularly enjoyed the Fiesta/GT86 head to head.

     

    It was a toss up between those two when I bought my car - like you the Toyota shaded it, as it's just a bit more 'special' - but the Fiesta is also a cracking drivers car - no doubt...

     

     

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    Not too bad. About the same weight as my Team Dynamics in the same size. I was happy that they were near to stock weight but bigger.

     

    I'm running the usual Yokohamas on mine and love it. Not too much wheel/tyre. It'll still move about but a little less twitchy. For the road I'm really happy with it.

     

     

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    Hi all I have changed the manifold , exhaust from 2nd cat back and air filter , thinking of having it remapped , is it worth it on a NA car ?

    If so who is the nearest and best ( I live near Durham north east )

    Thanks

     

    Yep. I have a different manifold and air filter only and a remap has made a significant difference. Perhaps only 15bhp at the top end, but significant gains in midrange torque. I felt it a good return on investment.

     

    Another vote for TD from me (they did mine). All the other reputable specialists are a lot further from you, apart from anything else...

     

     

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    3 hours ago, Nicebiscuit said:  

    Don't mind it on the Impreza because 'rally car'

     

     

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    I see your point on the height, but not how tucked the wheels are into the rear arches!

     

    Oh I agree there. The stock offset is just weird.

     

    I really don't understand why Toyota don't offer a fatter wheel/tyre option - if nothing else it'd look better in the showroom to the punter who's just been down the road and seen a TT or something on 19s...

     

     

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    I think the GT86 suspension engineers had shares in lowering spring manufacturers, fitting any aftermarket wheels without dropping the car looks dire. Subaru can never seem to get a decent arch gap and flush fit as stock, my Impreza was exactly the same.

     

    Don't mind it on the Impreza because 'rally car'

     

     

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    In the end I bought B14 coilovers rather than the B6 shocks, purely because in at the time I think I only paid about £100 more - you could get a bigger discount on the coilovers for some reason... no idea why...

     

     

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    I think you're right that it is a limited market - but I'd be in it. I wanted better shocks, not lower suspension.

     

    And you can do that... Nothing wrong with stock springs - fit a set of Bilstein B6s to go with them.

     

    The only catch is that's barely any cheaper than a set of decent coilovers... Hence I did what I did. I mainly went for the Bilsteins as they don't lower much - less than the Teins.

     

    I'm with Church... I know pretty much everyone who mods their car lowers it - but all you're doing is reducing suspension travel and for fast road use you want as much suspension travel as you can get...

     

    That said - no regrets in going for a modest drop. There's no doubt it looks better...

     

     

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    I felt the same. I bought Bilstein B14 coilovers and had them installed at the highest setting. I recon its about 15-20mm lower. Handling is much better due to the quality of the dampers - less unsettled by bumps. Ride is probably firmer at low speed but I can live with that.

    (Love the wheels btw)

     

     

     

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    Interesting. The balance seems to have shifted. When I bought my car in 2015 you could get a keen deal on a new car, and second hand examples were scarce. Basically I'd have been only saving £2-3k going secondhand. Not worth it.

     

    But now used values have softened. I think if I were buying now I'd be tempted to take a punt on an early car. As said above - they are usually low mileage and often babied by fastidious owners and few significant issues have come to light.

     

    It's a great car, but not one I'd want to spend nearly £30k of borrowed money on. I doubt you'd have any less fun in a carefully selected £15k example.

     

     

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    As the title reads, 

    Here's what i've been told:

    Apologize for the delayed reply. Unfortunately we do not offer a paint code for our wheels.

    Companies who refinish our wheels just go based off of the factory color name ‘matte graphite’ or end up just color matching.

    Not very helpful. 

    The problem is there are different degrees of matte finish and i swear there is a slight metallic flake in the paint. A real hassle as i wanted to do it myself. 

     

    Just how good at colour matching are wheel refurb companies, anyone with experience? 

     

     

    I once had surprisingly good results just buying the closest looking rattlecan paint from Halfords. The problem with a pro-refurb is that Sod's law dictates you'll immediately do it again...

     

    Doesn't strike me youd have much to lose trying it yourself first

     

     

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    Regarding insurance - I had the same problem with my original insurance and had to wait for it to elapse before TD did their thing. However renewing wasn't a problem and it barely affected the premium, and that's with coilovers and other cosmetic bits and bobs too.

     

    At the end of the day you're only looking at a 10% power increase at most, which insurers who cover mods won't bat an eyelid at...

     

     

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    Try a BMW. It's all personal at the end of the day. The 86 is fun but might feel a bit crude and unrefined if you like your Skoda from a daily commuting perspective. The BMW is a halfway house.

     

    I still wouldn't swap, but the 86 is what it is and I can see why many would prefer a baby BMW. The sales figures bear that out.

     

    Will tell you one thing though - a ten year old wandered over the other day and said 'cool car, mate'. That never happened with the 1 series.

     

    And you know what? He's right...

     

     

     

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