Winter Preparation AHOY! - Page 2 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

MI4x4Toy · 10-20-2012, 11:09 PM

I'm anxious to see how people say the car handles snow before spending the coin on snow tires.

Nkgneto · 10-22-2012, 03:24 PM

Get your rides Opti-Coated for the winter.

I did these two yesterday. Although the Asphalt one wasn't done yet in this pic. I couldn't pass up a photo opp! The Hot Lava was just done.

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@Art_Mighty · 10-22-2012, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Nkgneto

Get your rides Opti-Coated for the winter.

I did these two yesterday. Although the Asphalt one wasn't done yet in this pic. I couldn't pass up a photo opp! The Hot Lava was just done.

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That Ashpalt FR-S looks strangely familiar...

driftartist · 10-22-2012, 05:53 PM

i want opticoat but live in the bay area.....sad

@Art_Mighty · 10-24-2012, 10:43 AM

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i want opticoat but live in the bay area.....sad

Dude, theres got to be dozens of detailers in SF who will do an Opti-Coat application. And the hard part is the paint prep. I you get you paint prepped (cleaned and polished) you can put the stuff on yourself. It's pretty easy.

FR-S_Tacoma · 10-24-2012, 10:55 AM

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the hard part is the paint prep. If you get your paint prepped (cleaned and polished) you can put the stuff on yourself. It's pretty easy.

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OmarGC · 10-24-2012, 11:08 AM

Winter prep.... open garage, take one out, put frs in, close garage.

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B_Rad · 10-24-2012, 12:41 PM

^ ditto. Back in garage,turn off, close garage door and drive my xB all winter. I will try and drive the FR-S when it is nice out and there isn't any salt on the roads.

danthemann5 · 10-24-2012, 02:27 PM

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Winter prep.... open garage, take one out, put frs in, close garage.

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This. I was originally going to get winter tires, but my fiancee decided that she should buy a new car instead, so inherited her Honda Pilot. So now, at the first sign of salt on the road, the FR-S gets a full tank of gas and a bath and goes into hibernation for the winter. It'll come back out again after the first good rain in April washes all the salt off the roads.

OmarGC · 10-26-2012, 02:09 PM

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This. I was originally going to get winter tires, but my fiancee decided that she should buy a new car instead, so inherited her Honda Pilot. So now, at the first sign of salt on the road, the FR-S gets a full tank of gas and a bath and goes into hibernation for the winter. It'll come back out again after the first good rain in April washes all the salt off the roads.

I'd suggest not filling up the tank... Gasoline tends to go "stale" when sitting for months at a time. I'd suggest leaving it at about 1/8th to 1/4 a tank.

BK025 · 10-27-2012, 05:53 PM

Hey anyone know who does opti coating in west michigan

ayau · 10-27-2012, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by OmarGC

I'd suggest not filling up the tank... Gasoline tends to go "stale" when sitting for months at a time. I'd suggest leaving it at about 1/8th to 1/4 a tank.

actually, you want to fill the tank up with fuel. see below.

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SportInjected · 10-27-2012, 07:23 PM

^exactly. A tank that's not 100% full leaves room for moisture to build up (condensation from temperature change) and can cause corrosion inside the fuel tank.

Mac1235 · 10-31-2012, 09:53 PM

Anyone know where I can get someone in Michigan to do Opti Coat for me?

10-22-2012, 03:24 PM	#16
Nkgneto Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: VDubYa Location: South burbs Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	Get your rides Opti-Coated for the winter. I did these two yesterday. Although the Asphalt one wasn't done yet in this pic. I couldn't pass up a photo opp! The Hot Lava was just done. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...0693860&type=1

10-24-2012, 11:08 AM	#21
OmarGC My FR-S has 5 gears Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: FRS/280z/Tundra Location: St. Louis Posts: 1,993 Thanks: 626 Thanked 1,065 Times in 572 Posts Mentioned: 49 Post(s)	Winter prep.... open garage, take one out, put frs in, close garage. Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk 2 __________________ Omar GC 2JZ - 6870 - stock block - 1000whp? Instagram: 2jzus

10-27-2012, 05:53 PM	#25
BK025 Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Asphalt Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 15 Thanks: 2 Thanked 8 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	Hey anyone know who does opti coating in west michigan __________________ Who said your life has to end when you have kids, if it has a back seat it's a family car.

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B_Rad Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S/Raven Black/6 sp mt Location: Brownsburg, IN Posts: 113 Thanks: 24 Thanked 22 Times in 17 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s)	^ ditto. Back in garage,turn off, close garage door and drive my xB all winter. I will try and drive the FR-S when it is nice out and there isn't any salt on the roads.

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