Hidden Features

[gramicci101]

I put mine on my recliner so I could still have that "in the car" feeling while I watched tv.

[midnightfrolic]

Originally Posted by gramicci101

If you put the car in reverse and floor it, you can go backwards quickly.

But the question is: "Can it drift in reverse?"

[BRZnut]

any hidden feature to raise the passenger seat?? Wife feels it's too low for her!

[gramicci101]

Originally Posted by BRZnut

any hidden feature to raise the passenger seat?? Wife feels it's too low for her!

[ZOMFGAARON]

Originally Posted by BRZnut

any hidden feature to raise the passenger seat?? Wife feels it's too low for her!

Mine too. She just sits on a pillow.

I've been thinking about taking the seat out and putting spacers to lift it up.

[KenTK808]

On both driver and passenger door jambs there is a small square metal loop that sticks out of the side opposite the hindge. This is car manufactures way of saying "have a cold one on us". If you guessed bottle opener then youd be correct. Drink and drive responsibly my friends.

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[FRSBRZGT86FAN]

Originally Posted by extrashaky

This is less of a hidden feature and more of a silly joke, but I just discovered that there are actually floor mats under the seats, as if anybody sitting on that ridiculous back seat will actually be able to put their feet on the floor.

is that in the BR-Z only? You know if those werent there the car would be that much cheaper

[subiestyle]

The glovebox has a secret compartment.

If you put things to far in, they fall out the back and into the dashboard area. I thought I lost my insurance/registration cards a few months ago until I found them sitting back there.

[Ben_G]

Originally Posted by extrashaky

That's where I learned about the hood mount. The other handy thing I learned there was that there's a built-in pass through in the firewall for gauge lines.



Also, for those who are interested in adding an oil gauge but don't want to add a sandwich plate under the oil filter, there's a handy oil gallery hole right next to the throttle body where you can plug in your sender. See this thread for pics:

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...95&postcount=8

That is awesome...didn't know about that...

[NemesisPrime909]

Originally Posted by ZOMFGAARON

Shit I have to try this

famous last words....

[jkr]

Originally Posted by Floggin Tires

I believe some Scions will apply to this.

At least the ones with door handle lock unlock sensors.

On Limited BRZ's
Factory settings:
When you touch the inside of the handle to unlock the door,
it unlocks the drivers side only. If you want both driver and passenger
side to unlock with a single touch of the handle, do as follows.

Open The driver door,
Leave the car off,
On the key fob Hold down both Panic and Lock buttons for ~5secs.
When you let off you should hear a beep.

all toyotas have this as well.

[Manic]

If you own a lizard of some sort, you'll be glad to know that after 300 miles or so, the car provides you free crickets.


I'll see myself out.

[pascalbrax]

Originally Posted by Haeb

So... on a 2014 with the Smartkey / push button starting theres a way to leave your keys in your pocket and lock the car door without pushing the lock button switch on the interior door panel. On both the driver and passenger side exterior door handles you'll find these two little dashes....close the door, press on the dashes and your locked If ya toss the key in the car and try locking it you just get a beeeeeeep....it wont lock from the outside with the key on the inside

Is that a hidden feature? This is exactly the first thing the car dealer told me before giving me the keys of my new car.

Also, he told me there's a way to lock the car even if you left the key inside (but you need the second backup key).

[Maowc]

Originally Posted by Mikem53

- Turn on the car. The car must be FULLY warmed up. You must do the entire sequence within 30 seconds of starting the car.
- Pull the e-brake 3 times. Hold/lock the e-brake on the 3rd pull.
- Press the brake pedal 3 times. Hold it down the third time.
- Pull the hand brake 3 more times. Hold/lock the hand brake on the 3rd pull
- Press the brake pedal 2 more times.
- On the last press of the brake pedal, two yellow lights should have come on.

Best used ONLY for track use!

Followed by the controller; up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, A, B, L, R, START, SELECT.

You should hear a weird bell chime.