Toyota GT86 build thread
Discussion
ds the lot of you. 
ECG1000 said:
Yep, it's an EcuTek re-map. I've got a Milltek primary cat-back and Blitz panel filter. Fensport reckon it's good for 218bhp.
I've gone for 8" wide wheels. So 1" wider than stock. Stuck with the skiddy Primacys, albiet 225 section as opposed to 215. There's still plenty of tail out action to be had!
You can get quite a good result with the E-Tech spray when you're patient. If you don't like it, they do a spray to remove it all.
Ah, that's interesting thanks. Definitely don't want to lose the 'lively' rear end I've gone for 8" wide wheels. So 1" wider than stock. Stuck with the skiddy Primacys, albiet 225 section as opposed to 215. There's still plenty of tail out action to be had!
You can get quite a good result with the E-Tech spray when you're patient. If you don't like it, they do a spray to remove it all.
Your lights look really good, some of the best I've seen done DIY. I didn't realise that there was an easy way to remove it. I probably would have tried that first before shelling out for new Valenti's.
Too late now though, they arrived last night!
The photo hasn't come out too well, they aren't pink in real life, just a normal red colour.
New tail lights
Finally got some time to install the tail lights. The 10 minute job ended up being more like an hour!
Obligatory 'before' shot
First, open the boot and pull out the floor lining.
There are three clips along the plastic cover at the back. They easily pop out with a small flat head screwdriver.
Plastic bit then pulls straight up and out.
Next, there are 4 more of the same small clips in the lining behind the tail light. They pop out in the same way with the small flat screwdriver
Fold back the lining to reveal the four nuts holding the tail light in. 8mm socket or spanner to remove all four of them. Then just unclip the electrical connector and the light slides out.
Which now looks like this...
Old and new...
At this point I thought I was 5 minutes from finished. Put the new lights in, four nuts back on, clip in the electrical connector and job done. Unfortunately it turns out that the US wiring is different from UK wiring. Because I bought them from the US, they weren't quite 'plug and play'. When I hooked them up the orange indicator was connected to the steady tail light (so always on) and the red light flashed as the indicator.
It's actually an easy fix, you just need to swap over the Blue and Yellow pins in the plug on the light. If you know what you're doing this is a 5 minute job. If, like me, you spend fifteen or twenty minutes fiddling and swearing at the plug before giving up to consult the internet, it's less straight forward
There is a bit of a trick to it. First, get a small flat screwdriver and lift up the brown locking cap on the plug. It only lifts about 2mm.
Then get a tiny flat head jewellers screwdriver and use it to lever the white locking tab AWAY from the pin you are trying to move. You sort of need to give the wire a yank at the same time. (I can't believe I managed to get this photo to come out clearly and hold it at the same time!) The pins just 'click' back in to place when you slide them in to their new correct slots. Then push the brown tab back down.
It's all down hill from that point. Lights go in, connect the electrical connector, 4 nuts back on and then all the lining back in. Looking good!
The photos don't really do them justice. The light is much more diffused when it's on, rather than the harsh line that it looks like in the photo. Pretty happy with how they look
ajprice said:
Those lights look loads better than the Lexus style originals, nice one. It looked like a faff to get at the lights though, so if a rear bulb goes you have to take the boot lining apart to change it?!?
It took way longer to take the photos than it did to pop the clips off and remove the lining. You could easily do one side in under a minute. In hindsight, I'm not sure you need to remove that middle plastic section. The lining goes under it, but you could probably just slip it back under without having to take the piece itself off and on.New Wheels
The plan for today was to swap the springs over, but by the time I got started and messed around figuring out the trolley jack and jack stands and everything for the first time I just ended up doing the wheels instead.
The new wheels are Rota Titan's in 17x9, with 245/40 R17 Falken FK453 tyres. I had my heart set on some 17x9 Wedssport TC105N's, but it was virtually impossible to find some in the right PCD (they're a custom order). Visually the Titan's are very close and they're still quite a light wheel. The wheel itself is a bit lighter than stock, but with the extra rubber it ends up being about the same as the stock setup. Wedssports would have been lighter overall, but more than twice the price, even if I could have found some.
Before...
I don't think I really need to go through the next steps. Basically, take the wheels off, put the new ones on! Just remember to allow 20 minutes of frantic searching for the locking nut socket, texting the previous owner and finally finding it under the drivers seat. *may not be necessary in all cases.
Wheel comes off
Old and new
Now it's getting somewhere!
Two problems now. First, it looks like a four wheel drive, so definitely need to get the new springs in ASAP. Secondly, the front tyres are very close to the factory spring, probably about 2mm off. They don't actually rub, but they're too close for my liking. I've order some 5x100 hubcentric 5mm spacers, so will pop those on before it gets driven any great distance.
Edited by walamai on Sunday 8th November 19:34
Blayney said:
Lovely wheels. I'm happy they aren't black (awaits awkward moment when you say they will be black soon).
Does sit a bit high now. Looking forward to seeing it on new suspension.
Cheers. Never been a fan of black wheels, it just seems like there's a dark void in the wheel arch. I was thinking bronze at one point (Advan bronze) but I don't mind these in silver for now.Does sit a bit high now. Looking forward to seeing it on new suspension.
No idea why it looks like an SUV now! The overall diameter of the tyre is near identical to stock.
smithyithy said:
Looking good pal, I really fancy one of these next, though maybe in Subaru guise.
Are you going springs or coilies?
I've got some Eibach Pro springs to go in, which are a 20mm rear / 25mm front drop. Thought about coil-overs but I don't want to do an extreme drop and if I was getting some I'd want 'good' ones, so £1k+ and then the time to set them up properly. Springs are cheap enough that I can sell them and swap to coilovers in the future if I decide I want to go that way.Are you going springs or coilies?
I do like the GT86, what seems to get me is that everyone HAS to modify them for some reason or other.
Now I am not against modifying cars, i've done my fair bit in the past, normally brakes/wheels and remap/exhaust, but those are on turbocharged cars, and even then I didn't go too far with the mods.
My point being is that if you go too far with mods then its normally down to the fact that you don't have the right car, though at the moment you seem to be keeping the mods tasteful, not over keen on your new wheels though, look like something from the early 2000's
Keep up the good work though, not every mod will please every person
Now I am not against modifying cars, i've done my fair bit in the past, normally brakes/wheels and remap/exhaust, but those are on turbocharged cars, and even then I didn't go too far with the mods.
My point being is that if you go too far with mods then its normally down to the fact that you don't have the right car, though at the moment you seem to be keeping the mods tasteful, not over keen on your new wheels though, look like something from the early 2000's
Keep up the good work though, not every mod will please every person
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