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Its kinda strange that they dont have dedicated techs for these like they do with the supra. When we get a supra in only 1 of the techs in the shop can pdi it, it doesn't go to the regular pdi tech. I asked if i can do the pdis on the gr corollas because to me its a special car that should take a little more attention to detail that a regular car. We still havent got one it yet but i think early this month well get our first one.
Maybe because the Supra is essentially a BMW, they don't want just a regular tech doing it.

Other than the spring removal, not sure if there's anything special about the GR Corolla PDI.

Does the GR86 have spring spacers?
 
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Maybe because the Supra is essentially a BMW, they don't want just a regular tech doing it.

Other than the spring removal, not sure if there's anything special about the GR Corolla PDI.

Does the GR86 have spring spacers?
The techs at my dealer who deal with my car have to go through a special training session for the car. Essentially because it’s a bmw power plant.
 
Most PDI require lifting the car for inspection. Once it’s lifted, it takes 1 minute to remove the spring spacers. I believe this is just negligence on the tech.
You're absolutely correct. But typically in my experience, what will happen is you have a stack of PDIs dropped on your box while you're busy doing 2 other things, then if you have 30 seconds to breathe, you pull 1 or 2 in and do them on the flat. It's not how it's supposed to be done, but it's the only way they get done.


Also sales usually comes back and says drop what you're doing and do this pdi now so if the tech is trying to get other work done hes gonna bang it out quickly to get back to his other work.
Yeah that's about the most annoying thing I ever have dealt with. Here's an idea. Don't lost the car for sale until it's PDI'ed and ready to go.

Not saying all techs are bad, but the few that are will obviously make it to the internet.

A rationale tech should read the PDI documentation if they’ve never performed the PDI, but I get the whole pressure from management.
I'd say a large portion of experienced techs are rational, they're just forced to do things they otherwise wouldn't, they're a product of their environment.

I did a lot of things against my personal morals as a dealer tech, and that's one of the biggest reasons I left that entire environment. I turn wrenches for the government now and it's much better.
 
Mine had them too, noticed a pretty big difference, kinda shocked this was missed for so many people…. Not to be that guy, but for such a high profile car; I’m going to email them.
 
I drove my friend to the dealership to pick up his FR-S RS1.0 back in 2015. I kept saying that there was something off about the suspension height on the front. When we got back to our work parking lot, I grabbed the jack and sure enough, the shipping spacers were still in place.
 
Glad to know about this being a thing on the GRC. The Type R has the same thing. Mine had them left in and I took it in because the front suspension was squeaking loudly over bumps. What's worse is that unlike the GRC, they were bright orange and should have been impossible to miss if they actually looked.
 
any chance this is the reason some reviews said the GRC is super stiff and some say it's pretty compliant? I wonder if some press cars had these spacers removed or not.
I rode in one that didn't have the spacers in. I would definitely not describe the ride as compliant. I don't know if I'd use stiff though as it makes it seem like a crappy coilover. I'd describe it as firm.
 
This just proves dealership techs don't read the PDI documentation. Someone should make a copy of the PDI sheet and post it online so owners can verify the PDI was completed correctly.

Edit: Looks like warning label is even installed on the windshield. How can someone still miss it? Is the new car sales manager performing the PDI?
Below is the PDI sheet from my 2016 Focus RS. No mention of the shipping blocks in the front suspension.

 
Sure enough I just went out there to check mine and they're still there as well..... I will be jacking up my car tomorrow to remove them. Does anyone know if the 350 miles I've done so far could've done damage with these still in????

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I had them still on mine as well. I just discovered them and quickly came to the forum to post something, just to find this post. Glad I’m not the only one but also concerned, like you, if the 230 ish miles with them in did any damage.

The ride is definitely way less jarring. I was embarrassed to admit to anyone before that it rode almost too harsh for me. I just chalked it up to it being a real sports car and me being a bit of a wimp I guess.
Very glad it wasn’t just in my head 😅
 
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You're absolutely correct. But typically in my experience, what will happen is you have a stack of PDIs dropped on your box while you're busy doing 2 other things, then if you have 30 seconds to breathe, you pull 1 or 2 in and do them on the flat. It's not how it's supposed to be done, but it's the only way they get done.




Yeah that's about the most annoying thing I ever have dealt with. Here's an idea. Don't lost the car for sale until it's PDI'ed and ready to go.


I'd say a large portion of experienced techs are rational, they're just forced to do things they otherwise wouldn't, they're a product of their environment.

I did a lot of things against my personal morals as a dealer tech, and that's one of the biggest reasons I left that entire environment. I turn wrenches for the government now and it's much better.
Having to recommend services that maybe weren't needed was not my thing. I worked for Ford back in the 90s and line techs would sell I beam bushing kits to anyone outside of warranty. He could swap them in about 30 minutes, if I recall, they paid over 3 hours. Some of those bushings looked brand new still. Easy money, but not really morally sound.

I'm out of it entirely, these days I only do non fluid maintenance (brakes, plugs, air filter, etc).
 
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For those of you concerned about those being left in, I can assure you it's a non-issue and won't cause any damage. Last gen Celica's had those as well and lots of them got missed during PDI. We'd have 10-year-old celica's come in with the spacers still in there. Never, never, NEVER remove those. The customer will come back saying "what the fuck did you guys do to my car, it rides like shit now!"
 
I don't see any harm in leaving them. Don't some aftermarket companies actually make things like this for people wanting a stiffer ride on their cars? I swear I've seen some made in billet aluminum. I'll still take them out on mine and keep them for transport in case of anything. I liked how it felt with them on though.
 
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