Potential design flaw with factory rear suspension? (WATER in boot area) - Page 2 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Exhaust · 07-13-2012, 08:53 PM

Yeah, brz/frs is better than frs/brz rivalries is bound to happen later on. Its already pretty obvious even now.

Not only can this be a problem for mold, but rust could be a problem as well.. not to mention and god forbid, mosquitoes.

blu_ · 07-13-2012, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ft86Fan

Good question. I was thinking the same thing.

They didn't do it on mine. I assume. It's common.

zoomzoomers · 07-13-2012, 09:02 PM

Are you sure there isn't a tiny drain hole in there somewhere? Of course, it could be a small design flaw, but I would think that a strut top has a hole somewhere near it that would allow any liquid to drain out. No?

WTF · 07-13-2012, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by blu_

They didn't do it on mine. I assume. It's common.

Is yours the same? I am just wondering if someone else can check they too have a hole there?

RRnold · 07-13-2012, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by cyde01

could this be the cause of Hanakuso's gnats in the trunk problem?

Maybe!!

That's weird, shouldn't there be a rubber grommet or something to seal it?! It's definitely an issue and I would bring it in.

czar07 · 07-13-2012, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by blu_

Lol this statement. Team 86 approved everything and it was headed up by a Toyota engineer and comprised of both companies employees. The chirping is a design issue. The high pressure high pressure fuel pump isn't a Subaru parts bin part.

Tail light condensation? Design flaw or manufacturing flaw?

RRnold · 07-13-2012, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by czar07

Sadly this car is not made at toyota. This is the sort of shit (and the chirping and all those other little niggles) that happens when you let inferior manufacturers build your cars for you.

Well it does have the common Subaru specific issues that Spacewilly mentioned before so...

blu_ · 07-13-2012, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by czar07

Tail light condensation? Design flaw or manufacturing flaw?

Unintended acceleration? Subarus fault?

Every manufacturer, especially on first year models has issues. Your point about the chirping just shows that you are painting a generality about this cars issues that isnt true.

blu_ · 07-13-2012, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by WTF

Is yours the same? I am just wondering if someone else can check they too have a hole there?

I caught that they didnt do it the day after I bought the car and fixed it. In theory though the described symptoms in the OP could be explained by this.

There are just two plastic plugs near the rear of the car that need to be installed during PDI or moisture can get into the rear subframe.

R8 · 07-13-2012, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by blu_

I caught that they didnt do it the day after I bought the car and fixed it. In theory though the described symptoms in the OP could be explained by this.

There are just two plastic plugs near the rear of the car that need to be installed during PDI or moisture can get into the rear subframe.

Why aren't they installed by the factory?

WTF · 07-13-2012, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by R8

Why aren't they installed by the factory?

^^ This..

and how did you manage to notice it the day after you got the car? Only reason we noticed it was when removing the stock suspension to fit coilovers.

Mark

blu_ · 07-13-2012, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by R8

Why aren't they installed by the factory?

Good question but they don't. It has something to do with how the car is transported. They are usually sitting in your glove compartment from the factory. And putting them on is part of the pdi doc.

Sportsguy83 · 07-13-2012, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by R8

Why aren't they installed by the factory?

Because those holes are used to transport the car to the dealer.

blu_ · 07-13-2012, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by WTF

^^ This..

and how did you manage to notice it the day after you got the car? Only reason we noticed it was when removing the stock suspension to fit coilovers.

Mark

Hey buddy. The reason I noticed it was because other people who were some of the first to take delivery had the same issue. So I looked under my car in May and saw they were not installed. If you actually care about the truth you cAn look at my posts from then and see that I mentioned this then

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