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    Mark-in-Stoke reacted to Lowe in OcUK HQ Motors Meet 3, 15th September   
    150 cars currently on the list, with it being possibly up to 300 or so - this one's going to be huge. 
    Extra attractions down as:
    - Discounts and in-store competitions
    - H2H Simulators
    - VR F1 Simulator
    - FREE FOOD, Pizza at lunch time
    - Live DJ
    - Cosplay Models
    - Jaguar I-Pace & F-Pace on display
    - Over 200 cars on display
    - Asus ROG Gaming Double Decker Bus
    - Press filming
    - 8 Pack talking about Overclocking
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    Mark-in-Stoke reacted to smudge in Help! Committee Members needed to help with the club   
    Although my 86 project has been on standby for a number of years, I'm happy to take on a bigger role if needs be?
    It will cause uproar, of course. But happy to take on the challenge
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    Mark-in-Stoke reacted to Cerastes in 6 years / 60,000 mile service   
    As others have said, it is every 60,000 miles not by years. It's in the "service and Warranty" booklet, page 24. That booklet is really difficult to understand at first because it has every Toyota model listed in it, so some of it is irrelevant. 
     
    Some of you have similar mileage to mine  I thought I had the oldest to low mileage ratio. 2013 and just hit 20,000 miles. 
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    Mark-in-Stoke reacted to Kodename47 in 6 years / 60,000 mile service   
    I'm at 6 years but 30k. Sparks will not be getting replaced this year.
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    Mark-in-Stoke reacted to nikndel in 6 years / 60,000 mile service   
    My car will be 7 years old next year and one of the oldest 28000 miles spark plugs are staying put for now. Some may disagree but it's personal choice
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    Mark-in-Stoke got a reaction from Lowe in Taillights   
    Cheers matey that's great, just waiting for them to come back in stock now.
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    Mark-in-Stoke reacted to James18 in Taillights   
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    Mark-in-Stoke got a reaction from Lowe in Taillights   
    Cheers matey that's great, just waiting for them to come back in stock now.
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    Mark-in-Stoke reacted to James18 in Taillights   
    https://www.ctautoparts.com.au/valenti-smoked-red-led-tail-light-toyota-86-gts-subaru-brz-zn6-seqnential-blinker.html
    https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com.au%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F322888195892
    Here are the links, I bought mine off eBay for PayPal but unfortunately it looks like I might have got the last pair  
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    Mark-in-Stoke reacted to James18 in Taillights   
    If anyone is interested in buying a new set of taillights, just had a great experience with CT Autoparts in Australia and would recommend. 
    Bought some red edition sequential Valentis last Friday, arrived to my door today. That's nearly 10,000 miles in 5 working days. For a very reasonable price too, headlights were £210, shipping was £50, with the current exchange rate. 
    They also have in the new TOMS and Buddy Club V2, as well as the Valenti range, and a load of other styling pieces people might fancy. 
    www.ctautoparts.com.au
    Please excuse my dirty car, the rain has not been kind 


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    Mark-in-Stoke reacted to Lowe in Lowe's Team Grey   
    Yeah, there's a couple of really tight corners on my commute where like it or not you end up stuck low down in the revs and you'd really feel the torque dip whilst you're winding it back up again. Not an issue any more, you just get going straight away. Huge improvement on overall drivability, and to be honest I should have done it a lot sooner.
    Haven't noticed a difference in volume when hot, but have noticed a tendency to be more 'parpy' when warm, probably due to it being more eager to rev.
     
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    Mark-in-Stoke reacted to Lowe in Lowe's Team Grey   
    Update. I took them out again to glue the clip to the marker. One side went without issue, the other side was a nightmare. The A clip pinged off and fell into the inner liner. I peeled back the liner to see inside and the clip was nowhere to be seen, absolute Houdini! So, I got a load of 3M tape and glue and hopefully that'll hold it. Hasn't fallen off yet...
    In other news, manifold, overpipe and remap is hopefully being sorted next week.  
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    Mark-in-Stoke got a reaction from Lowe in Marks Mods   
    Sorted thanks to Lauren
    Was trying to post pic's of Jane's wheels but they're now old and rusty 
    DSCF1502 by Toyota GT86, on Flickr
    DSCF1501 by Toyota GT86, on Flickr
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    Mark-in-Stoke reacted to Lowe in Lowe's Team Grey   
    Perhaps but my concern is more the A clip itself. Since that keeps coming off it’s likely to fall into the liner and then there’s no way to fix them back. I think I’m going to glue the A clip, then push them in place. 
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    Mark-in-Stoke reacted to Lowe in Marks Mods   
    What are you posting, it comes up as ADULT CONTENT 
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    Mark-in-Stoke reacted to Lowe in Turbo '86 part-out vs trade in   
    @Mark-in-Stoke Red Valenti’s? 👀
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    Mark-in-Stoke reacted to Dave86 in DAB   
    Today I installed DAB on my Touch and Go....delightfully simple for anyone fancying it.  The part number is:  PZ473-T0210-A0.
     
    The module integrates seamlessly with T&G with a nice simple interface when you select DAB from sources.  The part is about £380 from Toyota.
     
    In short:
    Remove bezel around front of radio with a trim removal tool.
    Remove the 4 Phillips head screws retaining the head unit. Pull the unit towards you.
    Disconnect all of the cables and remove the unit.
    Take the dab module and using cable ties fix it to the circular tube running along the firewall, making sure to allow the connections available.
    Run the DAB aerial from the module behind the glove box lid and out through the panel that allows you to switch off the airbags by the nearside door.  
    Using a trim removal tool  level out the a-pillar cover. Disconnect the green plastic thing by turning it 90 degrees and pulling.
    Run the aerial cable up the door seal and in to the a-pillar.
    Locate the metal bracket that retains part of the curtain airbag with a single Phillips head in to the a-pillar.  On the aerial cable you will notice a metal earth tab. Secure the tab using the Philips screw and replace the metal bracket.
    Leave the aerial dangling for now.
    Take the included 1 in to 2 cable and plug the single end in to the DAB module.  Take the other 2 ends and find the connectors that they splice (plug) in to at the back of the head unit, And plug everything back in.
    Power the ignition on and wait for it to boot. Go to audio....then sources and make sure you have DAB listed.  If you do, good!
    Next, take the plastic aerial thing that sticks to the windscreen, peel off the backing and secure on the windscreen.  I placed mine an inch from the side of the glass facing vertically.  You only get 1 go so don't mess it up.
    Take the end of the aerial lead with the plastic end and press it on to the connector you just stuck to the windscreen, both should now stick together.
    Power on the head unit and check you are receiving DAB!
    Replace the a-pillar trim...don't forget the green thing.
    Tidy up the cables at the rear of the head unit, and reinsert the unit in to the dash.  There should be enough room for the module and head unit if you have got it right.
    Replace the 4 Phillips head screws on the head unit, then replace the bezel.  
    You now have DAB! 
     
    Took me a couple of hours whilst I tried different cable routing.  No photos unfortunately, too hard to do both!
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    Mark-in-Stoke reacted to Stutopia in Stubaru BRZ   
    Due to house moves, job change, general life getting the way stuff I've not done a mod on the BRZ for an eternity, but tonight the stars aligned. My tools came out of storage, the weather was good, there was no World Cup and I remembered to bring home my recent package from across the pond. Perfect.
    Now you all know by now that I don't go in for the frivolous modding business, wasting your hard earned on bits and pieces of performance and bling. So when I get the allen keys out, you know it's preventative maintenance or safety related. This is both. I've noticed a bit of a rattle from the stick area at high revs and the other day the gear position badge popped off. So I decided to deal with matters, before maintenance it turned into a serious safety issue.
    Tired old nob, well thumbed, not all that satisfying to hold and with quite a lot of stubborn, foul smelling, greasy build up around the very top.

     
    I picked up this luuurrrveerrrrly bit of kit from Raceseng in the US, yeah you get stung on shipping and taxes, but it's two gorgeous pieces of machine work.

     
    Phwooooarrrr.

     

     
    Hopefully my rattles are gone and I'll enjoy the feel of a heftier, more bulbous nob for years to come.
    The eagle eyed amongst you may notice that I failed to get my sheath back in position before the money shot, I was just a bit too excited and the camera just went off in my hand, before I had time to withdraw. It happens...
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    Mark-in-Stoke got a reaction from Mike in Marks Mods   
    FFS  I give up, if I could insert a pic it would be a pic of a white fookin flag
     
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    Mark-in-Stoke reacted to Quball in Quball's Pandem V3 BRZ   
    I Suppose I should really do an update,
    So all my additional Orange samco hoses are now here for the rad and heater and mentioned before to go with the joiners for the turbo kit to replace the blue.

     
    Next up to arrive was my custom Valenti headlights, that I had opened up painted black, along with colour changing demon eyes,brows and to allow the brows to be used as a permanent on feature. so attached a shot of the one I got sent from Ronin aka Jack who did these for me, wont be to everyone's cup of tea and is merely a show piece.

    And  a poor photo of when I got them I had seen photos before they were sent so I wasn't to bothered about getting a decent shot here, the reflection in the light is my monitor its nothing inside the light.

     
    Then I de-striped the BRZ.


     
    Had news from Dan at Fensport that the new bonnet had arrived in, but no pics of that as they are being kind enough to keep it in storage for me till later this month when I need it because of my sheer lack of space that's becoming less and less.
    As with most of the car everything is pretty much on the change up and with that I ordered new tail lights and they arrived a couple of weeks ago, not to everyone's taste and originally not to mine but they have grown on me and I think they will sit nicely with the rest of the car.
    Intec Carbon fibre with smoked lenses.

    And Then......after a couple of weeks delay at the finishers and then waiting for them to come in and clear customs etc etc etc the wheels, which only arrived to me this Tuesday just gone. 
    So here they are first 3 images are the rears last 2 are the fronts.
    Avant Garde  - AGFORM F420



     
    Fronts

     

     
    just a couple more things to sort and arrange and she's almost all set to go.
     
     
     
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    Mark-in-Stoke reacted to Lauren in Uel mot emissions failure friendly garage needed   
    You should pass with the second cat still there. 
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    Mark-in-Stoke reacted to Minion in Post your GT86 / BRZ pic of day!   
    One from the Adrian Flux meet the other week!

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    Mark-in-Stoke reacted to Lowe in Post your GT86 / BRZ pic of day!   
    One from the other day. 
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    Mark-in-Stoke got a reaction from Lowe in Lowe's Team Grey   
    As Andrew says the spoiler was a perfect fit , money very well spent. 
    No pictures of that scratch (ahem) on the roof, how surprising . 
     
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