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    Strange that you’d be smelling it from the noise generator going to the induction pipe. I’ll try that today with mine. 
    I run my air conditioning regularly to keep it circulating and seals lubricated in the pipe lines. 
    changing the cabin filter worked short term but this year I’m getting the air con serviced as it should be done every two years anyway.

    normfest viro cleaner is what I use in the air vents every 6 months seems to help.

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    I’m running 16x7 fox racing wheels that are 3kg lighter than the stock wheel and tyre setup.

    Using a 205/55R16 Dunlop winter sports. 
    I think the car does ride better over the bumps and the unavoidable pot holes. The steering has lost a little of its initial turn in but once you get used to it the car feels more progressive from understeer to oversteer. 

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    @knightryder that manual literally just saved my marriage. Left the wife in the car whilst queuing in Homebase during covid 19 lockdown! Had an audience watching whilst I frantically tried to turn the alarm off. With pin codes, key in the door, bonnet up trying to pull fuses. Before a google search brought me hear again to my safe space sanctuary that is the GT86 bible.

    Thank you.

     

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    Ah I see, so toyota oem parts are for sale on an ebay store. That's good to know. Did the pin snap because the handbrake was on when you pulled the disc off? I changed my rear discs and pads a while back and luckily didn't suffer this problem. Wish I'd known about the caliper bolts being the right size to pry the disc off. I was clouting it with a mallet for quite some time before it came loose. 

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    I like the rs style wheels. Had considered them for mine at some point. Angelina has a red primo model that does looks very cool with its simpler designed headlights and key start. Means you get a bigger storage pocket for your phone as well. 

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    I fitted a camera, much better than holes in the bumper for reverse parking. 

    Most aftermarket car accessories shops will offer several options and will be reasonably priced and just as good if not better then dealer fit, because you'll have more choice.

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    Okay so first of all. A tip of the hat to your dad letting you take his car over to Germany even though you'd never driven in Europe before. 

    Secondly the body kit looks fairly subtle in the unpainted black with a carbon bonnet. Que lairy paint/wrap colour reveal? 

    Thirdly can you actually see the easily copyable serial no. on the spoiler? 

    Reverse the mould and make a pretty penny for a liberty walk "Style" spoiler. Sometimes I think the duck tail boot lip spoilers cost more than an actual chassis aero GT time attack scaffold attachment. 

    Fourthly (if that's a thing) kick the car out in front of the garage and then you have loads of space to work on the body kit. Then all you need is a nice Spring weekend to fit it all up. That would make a good time-lapse '12 hours of body kit mounting'. 

    Then wait for a dry day to slowly travel down to the fabrication shop for some bigger wheel arches to be welded in. 

    Brakes and wheels fitted later on and before you know it your rolling to japshow in May. 

    Engine swap over the Summer, burning tyres quicker than fuel by Autumn. 

    You best get cracking Sam. 

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    I've got a set of Dunlop sp winter tyres 205/55/R16 on some fox motorsport wheels fitted. I do prefer the ride to the OEM primacies. Have lost the tyre roar at motorway speeds but can hear typical winter tyre whirring sound at lower speeds. The ride is much better and you lose some feedback on initial turn in and I feel like the rear tyres breaks away far more progressively. So I'm enjoying the change. I'm expecting a delayed bad winter for the daily commute which I'm sure these tyres will serve me well. 

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    If I'd could put my two pence in. Don't seek out the factory Toyota sat nav as previously mentioned, it's awful. I spent around £500 to install a high quality Sony 7inch touchscreen with android auto/apple car play as well as Bluetooth. This meant I had much better sound quality, great radio reception as well as Dab. Once you plug your phone in you have the best voice control, navigation and music options available at the touch of a button.

    Also if you have something like this installed you can have a very nice subtle reversing camera installed which saves drilling holes in the bumper for parking sensors and makes reversing far less of a guessing game. 

    As with any car a very well documented service history is a must have. 

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