Comfier seats

[Comfier seats]

2 hours ago, Luke said:

Using hex mat and dodo liner up there has the most effective results. Gets rid of that stuck in a caravan on a rainy day sound. 

I grew to like it #racecar

[Comfier seats]

6 hours ago, Luke said:

The road noise comes from wafer thin wheel arch liners and hollow chassis chambers that echo the tyre roar into the car. Keeps weight down and improves handling. If you don’t like road noise this car simply won’t be for you.

After buying mine, the first time it rained heavily I thought my roof was going to cave-in!

[GT86 Wanted]

£10k budget or £20k budget?

[Preventing Bumper Sag]

Just be as gentle as you can when pulling the bumper off, and hope you're lucky. The tab furthest from the wheel arch seems to be the one that goes because there's very little to it. Mine all looked undamaged visually, but still sagged when re-fitted. I've seen people fit the metal reinforcements and it make next to no difference.

See how it goes, you'll know as soon as you clip it back in if it's right or not and it shouldn't damage the paint if you then have to put it on and off a few times as you tweak.

I'd send it to a skilled bodyshop who understand how to manipulate these things, and have them remove it and do whatever is required to make it fit perfectly.

[Valve reliability for Track Ref:2012 Recall]

Do the recall. Just use a dealership that has experience.

[Rota Titan 17x9 alloy wheels in flat black - with tyres]

Due to extreme slackness, 3 years later these are still for sale. Final bump before I put them on eBay.

[Cat-back exhaust system - Japanese M7 titanium exhaust]

Due to extreme slackness, 3 years later this is still for sale. Final bump before I put it on eBay.

[Tuning/Mapping advice needed]

Cold start with aftermarket piping makes your neighbours hate you, and makes you regret not opting for it every morning!

[BEWARE! Tuning Developments are scammers]

On 2/16/2022 at 1:04 PM, KevinA said:

I have been in touch with Mike and they are moving premises right now, there is a lot to do with Rolling Roads and stock etc...

All I can advise is to be as patient as possible, I will post here when I have more info.

 

[FOCAL IS TOY 165 - Not that impressed?]

I swapped to the focals and put some sound deadening sheets in the door at the same time. Difference was night and day. I would still like a little more volume occasionally but overall listening to music in the car is enjoyable. Standard head unit. I've got a decent stereo at home and in the past have had a subwoofer in my car. The focals give reasonable bass for what they are.

Willson I think something is wrong - can you use the stereo settings to isolate one speaker at a time and make sure each is working correctly?

" just about ok for spoken word radio " - there simply must be something wrong with your setup. This is wildly different to my experience!

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16 hours ago, Sking said:

Does anyone have any update to the Tuning Development situation, they have maintained silence towards me.

The only one who said he was in contact with them is our forum/group admin, who has also gone silent after offering a lacklustre defence of the guy. Not a good look whatsoever, he's clearly checked-out of this place.

[BEWARE! Tuning Developments are scammers]

@KevinA are you still in contact with them?! Think the time for patience is running out...

[BEWARE! Tuning Developments are scammers]

19 hours ago, maurice said:

While it’s good to inform members that there are issues, that is something of a libellous thread title. I’d change it to something more accurate..

There's enough evidence - both personal and documented in third-party reviews to justify the claim, further evidenced by TD not bothering to engage, and then lie further about shipping then lie about refunds.

[Top level of "Forums" index not working]

Same here, although I've had it before with this site too.

[BEWARE! Tuning Developments are scammers]

Wow, so lies upon lies followed by more lies.

But don't worry and be patient, afterall some people have had good experiences, lol.

[BEWARE! Tuning Developments are scammers]

3 hours ago, Mike said:

There's 3 people waiting on stuff in this thread, only one of which isn't currently getting a reply. Hardly worth replying to tbh 

The attitude of a respected businessman.

[BEWARE! Tuning Developments are scammers]

So he knows about this thread and customer dissatisfaction, yet hasn't taken any time to resolve it. Piss poor. Admins defending this situation leaves a bad taste too.

[BEWARE! Tuning Developments are scammers]

So common in this industry to be good people, but have near-zero ability to communicate.

Just put prices up by 20% and hire an administrator. Problem is, so many proritise being the cheaper option as they enter the market, that they don't realise how difficult that makes it to grow beyond a one-man-band.

[MartinT's BRZ]

2 hours ago, McDude said:

I had no idea such a thing existed. I've just googled it and I'm not sure I could bring myself to use such a tea-cosy. While I said it was like the original Puma, it is nothing like as bad as that; the Billetworkz part is a bit chilly, you'd swear the part on the Puma had active cooling in it. The Puma part was bare aluminium whereas these have a thick paint layer on them so I think that takes the edge off.

I can still vividly remember how horrendous the puma knob was on frozen days. Loved that car!

[Brodit passive mobile phone holder with tilt swivel for Apple iPhone 5, 5S and SE. model 511444 for the GT86 and BRZ]

Is an iPhone 5 itself even worth £17?

[Oil Leak - Get it fixed by Steven Eagell or TD?]

It's under warranty so get it booked in, take the free courtesy car, pay nothing for the repair and have the repair work also covered by a warranty.

[FS: Tomei UEL headers]

56 minutes ago, gj22056 said:

Weekend bump!!

Still available

Feel you might have more luck on a USA forum - I'd worry about import duty being added personally.

[GT86]

It's a cheap car to run as with any other Toyota really, apart from somewhat lower MPG than you may expect (32 from mixed driving). Parts and servicing are cheap.

As a daily, it's comfortable and reliable and easy to drive. Only potential con would be the speakers are shite - a £130 focal kit is well worth the money.

Owned mine for 4 years.

Hmu if you're wanting a red one.

[*SOLD* 2012 Supercharged Silver GT86]

You could strip every modification and the car would be worth that price. An absolute bargain.

[GR 86 or GT 86?]

23 hours ago, DuncanM said:

It's certainly against the census of opinion, it does everything I want and need out of an engine, and I quite like the sound at 7k. It produces good power between 5-7k, and with the excellent gearbox, is easy to get moving. 

You also get an engine with very low emissions, that can do 40mpg when needed. That's what makes it excellent to me, it does two jobs, making it a superb daily or only car. 

Everything is relative. Driving it back to back with a 325ti though, and the engine is so much nicer in the BMW which cost a tenth of the GT86. Same MPG in the real world, sounds  better, smoother, more torque, same BHP. Not that I'm comparing the cars, but the engine in the GT86 remains meh.