ripped_fear Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Wow they are the seats i plan on investing in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitbox Junkie Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 There the seats I want but in flock. Nice update great looking sup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MATT RR Posted April 26, 2015 Author Share Posted April 26, 2015 I got them from: http://www.sportseats4u.co.uk/ This was the best price I could find for the ones I wanted, and a company that seemed to have a good rep, only annoying thing is they do not keep them in stock, they send them direct from Recaro so takes about 4 weeks, well worth the wait though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz1 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 I got them from: http://www.sportseats4u.co.uk/ This was the best price I could find for the ones I wanted, and a company that seemed to have a good rep, only annoying thing is they do not keep them in stock, they send them direct from Recaro so takes about 4 weeks, well worth the wait though Snap, I got mine from them and they were the cheapest . http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?304625-My-new-seats-new-interior-theme&highlight=Jazz1+Recaro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MATT RR Posted April 26, 2015 Author Share Posted April 26, 2015 Snap, I got mine from them and they were the cheapest . http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?304625-My-new-seats-new-interior-theme&highlight=Jazz1+Recaro nice one, they do look great, Recaro do make top quality seats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra_ufo Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 those seats look awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bailey Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Did you go for the 3D stretch heavy duty seat cover in black? Also Ambla leather black/Arista black? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MATT RR Posted April 27, 2015 Author Share Posted April 27, 2015 Did you go for the 3D stretch heavy duty seat cover in black? Also Ambla leather black/Arista black? Hi mate, they are just the black ambla leather, yeh I got the seat covers too as they will be going on whenever the car goes for any work to keep them sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bailey Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Hi mate, they are just the black ambla leather, yeh I got the seat covers too as they will be going on whenever the car goes for any work to keep them sweet Okay cool, Do they come with rails? Or they just a straight swap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MATT RR Posted April 28, 2015 Author Share Posted April 28, 2015 Okay cool, Do they come with rails? Or they just a straight swap? No mate they do not come with rails, you need to buy aftermarket rails, I went for low level bride rails, they are not cheap though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz1 Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 No mate they do not come with rails, you need to buy aftermarket rails, I went for low level bride rails, they are not cheap though! Snap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MATT RR Posted May 19, 2015 Author Share Posted May 19, 2015 Major mod update......fitted some gas bonnet struts got these from SGS engineering, cost about £20 so very happy with that little purchase, they didn't come with brackets though at that price! Makes working under the bonnet so much easier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MATT RR Posted July 3, 2015 Author Share Posted July 3, 2015 another small update....it's the simple things you know.....new passenger side wind deflector and new rubber seal for the bumper to bonnet. Previously the car had no bumper to bonnet seal so an old one was put in which was knackered! much tidier now out with the old......... in with the new........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MATT RR Posted August 3, 2015 Author Share Posted August 3, 2015 One thing I've realised this summer is the j-spec brakes really let the car down so I've invested in OEM big breaks consiting of: * new OEM big brakes calipers front and rear * new OEM shims/rattle clips/pins etc * new OEM bolts all round * new HEL braided lines * new mtec protected drilled and groved discs * new EBC red stuff pads all round hoping this will make a marked difference in braking performance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra_ufo Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 very nice mate, have you checked to see whether your wheels will clear the brakes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 I don't think it will be an issue. Quite a few people have run these wheels with big brake kits (JamieP, Paul Whiffin etc) plus, there looks to be plenty of space behind the spokes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitch79 Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 One thing I've realised this summer is the j-spec brakes really let the car down so I've invested in OEM big breaks consiting of: * new OEM big brakes calipers front and rear * new OEM shims/rattle clips/pins etc * new OEM bolts all round * new HEL braided lines * new mtec protected drilled and groved discs * new EBC red stuff pads all round hoping this will make a marked difference in braking performance http://i697.photobucket.com/albums/vv331/giantmatt/GOPR1868_1438610937594_high.jpg http://i697.photobucket.com/albums/vv331/giantmatt/20150803_150926.jpg http://i697.photobucket.com/albums/vv331/giantmatt/20150803_150954.jpg Oooh new stuff :-) I'm wanting to replace my j-specs with New UKs, if you don't mind me asking, how much was it for all that new set up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MATT RR Posted August 3, 2015 Author Share Posted August 3, 2015 very nice mate, have you checked to see whether your wheels will clear the brakes? Its a fair point, I've not done any serious math on it just very rough judgement by measuring the space there is now between the wheels and the j-specs! Looks like they will fit though, the wheels are 19" with a fair bit of room, if they dont then the brakes will be going up for sale as I'd rather not start cutting into them or changing my wheels - - - Updated - - - Oooh new stuff :-) I'm wanting to replace my j-specs with New UKs, if you don't mind me asking, how much was it for all that new set up? I'll drop you a PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MATT RR Posted August 3, 2015 Author Share Posted August 3, 2015 I don't think it will be an issue. Quite a few people have run these wheels with big brake kits (JamieP, Paul Whiffin etc) plus, there looks to be plenty of space behind the spokes time for a test fit I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitch79 Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Its a fair point, I've not done any serious math on it just very rough judgement by measuring the space there is now between the wheels and the j-specs! Looks like they will fit though, the wheels are 19" with a fair bit of room, if they dont then the brakes will be going up for sale as I'd rather not start cutting into them or changing my wheels - - - Updated - - - I'll drop you a PM Thanks [emoji106] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MATT RR Posted August 12, 2015 Author Share Posted August 12, 2015 Got a bit bored the other night so decided to do some cleaning under the bonnet, quite happy with the results before After definately need a rad cooling plate now to help tidy things up a bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MATT RR Posted September 7, 2015 Author Share Posted September 7, 2015 (edited) As some of you may know one of my wheel nuts rounded off, so I had the pleasant job of drilling it out. I thought I would write up how I replaced the damaged stud after it was drilled: said broken stud..... First job is to remove the wheel, then the calliper and disc by the two bolts holdng the calliper on, this was easy as the car is a fresh import so no rusted nuts etc. whilst I had the disc off I pre-empted fitting the big brake kit I have bought (which i am doing over winter), so i also removed the dust cover for the disk brake ready to fit the larger ones, this is 4 nuts to losen then tin snips to cut an opening to allow is to be removed over the hub without removing the hub. I then put the 4 bolts that held it on back in their respective holes to avoid them filling with debri/brake dust To remove the wheel stud I used a standard ball joint remover (£10 of amazon), as the ball joint remover didn't open very far I had to grind the broken stud down a bit further, this also left a better edge to clamp the ball joint remover too: With the ball joint remover in position, I used a breaker bar to lock the hub in place against the floor to stop it turning as I applied pressure to turn the separator: The bolts are in quite tight so I used some wd40 to help it on its way, I did not hit or tap the stud as to avoid any damage to the wheel bearing, and pop, it came out: old nut next to a new one, these are bout £2.50 from Toyota each: I then put the new bolt in position, reversed the ball joint remover and tightened it up to press the new stud in. I know you can at this point put the disk back on and tighten a wheel nut to pull it through instead, but these are very tight to get in, and by using the ball joint remover I was 100% confident it was in all the way and would not then end up with a loose wheel half way down the road: And there we have it. I am in no way mechanically minded or experienced but found this very easy from reading a write up on the forum and also with advice from other members, so thanks to everyone who contributed on my technical thread, very much appreciated Edited September 7, 2015 by MATT RR (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayJay1374 Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Nice write up mate. And very nice car! Great power for stock twins too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 good job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitz Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Nice write up so far Matt, car is comiong along nicely. Where did you order those UK Brakes from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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