86 already in Aus for TMCA Assessment
 

Old news for some already. I just thought I'd link the original thread to our local forum....

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...047#post122047

http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/8818/viewnm.jpg

Photo comes from a Toyota Aus employee at TMCA head office, Caringbah, Sydney. See original source:

http://forums.toyspeed.org.nz/viewtopic.php?t=85874&start=220&sid=aff99da3936370 a6cab05f7698363172

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the white 86 looks like a G series? No LED headlights or spoiler and simple rims - looking pretty stock. Good news for those with a budget. And the red one looks full spec - LED headlights and a full body kit...

Hopefully Toyota Aus decides to sell both! :clap:

White with the 16" is G but it's hard to say what the red one is. You are right with the bodykit too.

I work near there. perhaps I should try jump the fence for some sneaky pics!

please do

That looks more like a small Magazine or similar Photoshoot rather than "assessment"...
Im pretty sure i know the owner of that grey Altezza RS200

the red is nurb spec. u see the big spoiler on it

SXE-10 is still such sexy car... ^^

Might scrap my pre order and buy one of them again instead... lol

apparently someone snapped this on the docks at Wollongong over the weekend!!

http://www.postimg.com/60000/photo-59292.jpg

looks like we are getting US spec front LEDs above the foggies and no frameless rear view mirror.....

I see the orginal post and photo on the Toyspeed NZ forum have been removed. Oops, busted!

However, Toyota Aus posted this on their facebook page on Feb 1...

http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile...05433516_q.jpg

Toyota Australia

What are you doing today? We are experiencing the 86 in the lead up to its Australian launch!

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...87436997_n.jpg


Don't you just love being drip fed? Toyota's marketing gurus are milking it!

Where u get these pics i want more!!! nooooo no usa spec. :(

i just noticed this is brz so i don't care.

we bettr get jdm 86.

PMSL better cover it up so no ones knows what it is, bwhahahahahahah

lol.

US spec BRZ is fine. US spec 86 (FRS) is not!!!

i'd rather have the LEDs than frameless mirrors. you can get some used ones on yahoo japan auction later. no biggie.

i want the JDM 86 GT spec!!!

That is a BRZ for testing and adr's ;)

Interesting to see it next to the xv thingy cause thwy coming out before the 86/brz yet in the same group for adr testing... why cant they comw out together

Dammit, Australia always gets Americanised. sucks....LOL!

I had a thought of what i wanted to do with my 86 but it'll void the warranty and going to be really hard to get.

swap the 86 headlights with the BRZ....

([Oo> <oO])

Me too. One positive of the time until launch is that I am now locked in an intense internal battle to choose between dark grey and ultramarine.

BRZ headlights shouldn’t be “hard” to get, just expensive. Make a phonec all “Hi, is this Subaru parts? I would like a pair of BRZ headlights. Thank you”
Done. But they won’t be cheap.
Anyway, I didn’t think they were a straight swap?

And it shouldn’t void your warranty either, just the warranty on the headlights and potentially the headlight looms.
They can’t void the cars warranty because of different lights. Generally with regards to warranty, if you replace a part with something no factory and/or aftermarket there are only warranty issues if there is a failure of a component directly related to the component that is no longer factory. EG. Cars with AFM’s.. Replace air filter with a K&N style filter, oil soaks AFM, AFM burns out, engine runs lean and blows up.. Engine not warranted due to failure being a direct result of aftermarket component. However fi you do the same and you spin a bottom end bearing and it is clearly not related to the air filter, then it is still warranted.
You put aftermarket wheels on and you develop a steering rack leak... May not warrant due to potentially heavier wheels and bigger tyres putting more load on.
That sort of thing.
Contrary to popular assumption/belief, doing modifications doesn’t directly void a warranty.
DISCLAIMER – this information is provided by me from my personal experience in the automotive service industry over the last 9 years. It is by no means the legal stand point of ANY manufacturer specifically.

It's not a audm production model. Just for ADR testing. They can't produce before its approved ;)

What is that under the door handle?

I'm guessing it's a plastic door guard for shipping/transport purposes. Couldnt find a picture of the actual piece by itself, but here's one showing similar pieces.

http://www.thaiparticletech.com/wp-c...port-truck.jpg

http://recode.net.au/images/Subaru/BRZ/IMG_2.jpg

http://recode.net.au/images/Subaru/BRZ/IMG_1.jpg

Source: http://www.rexnet.com.au/forum/index...brzs-are-here/

Now we just need pics of the 86.