Name Something You Discovered About Your F-Type AFTER You Bought it...
#942
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In theory, yes but there does not appear to be as much space behind the position where a clutch pedal would be placed so if they had done it with these, it likely would have been limited to the automatic variants.
So I take it that none of the respondents here noticed how much space there is back there? Next time you get in the car try stretching your legs underneath the pedals before you start your car. You may be surprised, as I was at how much room there is back there.
So I take it that none of the respondents here noticed how much space there is back there? Next time you get in the car try stretching your legs underneath the pedals before you start your car. You may be surprised, as I was at how much room there is back there.
#943
I realized that there is about 12 inches of EMPTY SPACE behind the pedals that seems like could have been made available to the driver to give more leg room. It is so much room that I wonder if someone in JLR design might have been considering some type of way to move both pedals back and forth in some mechanical way similar to the super cars that have move-able pedals
This has saved me on a few 8-11+ hour drives. Such a nice little "in-flight" stretch.
#944
In theory, yes but there does not appear to be as much space behind the position where a clutch pedal would be placed so if they had done it with these, it likely would have been limited to the automatic variants.
So I take it that none of the respondents here noticed how much space there is back there? Next time you get in the car try stretching your legs underneath the pedals before you start your car. You may be surprised, as I was at how much room there is back there.
So I take it that none of the respondents here noticed how much space there is back there? Next time you get in the car try stretching your legs underneath the pedals before you start your car. You may be surprised, as I was at how much room there is back there.
I can stretch my left leg straight out behind the clutch pedal on long interstate drives.
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#946
Originally Posted by Awd
I thought we all knew that space as "additional storage".
An intrepid traveller/owner previously reported useing it as luggage space when packing for an extended trip.
An intrepid traveller/owner previously reported useing it as luggage space when packing for an extended trip.
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The good news is that acknowledging the error is your first step in recovery.
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#948
One of the reasons I upgraded from a 2016 Base F-Type to a 2018 R-Dynamic was for the Limited Slip Differential. After driving in the first snow "storm" (you call that a storm?) today -- WOW what a difference.
I just felt I had more control over the car and I wasn't losing control of the back end.
Yes, it's only our first snowfall here in Toronto, but so far so good.
I just felt I had more control over the car and I wasn't losing control of the back end.
Yes, it's only our first snowfall here in Toronto, but so far so good.
#949
I learned that our engines are a cozy place for vermin. Went to Maui and Lanai for approximately 11 days, and came back to a check engine light. Apparently, not under warranty (of course), but covered by comprehensive insurance.... rats set up shop, and nibbled away at my wiring. They had to do a full engine breakdown to find everything, and beyond that at $375 or so, I've no idea what other costs are coming my way. That's super gross, but that's what you get for living in CA where you don't really need a garage... but there's also the fact that my house only has open parking.
Beyond solutions, knowing it is my daily and will never sit for that long, I wonder how big a problem this is? There's MA, HI, and Los Angeles County class action lawsuits for Toyota, and Subaru.
Apparently it's soy coated electrical lines. Anyone know if ours has soy product?
Edit: some articles:
Apparently it is a "thing". Weird... soy coated wires, and electric cars having the worst of it. I found articles back from 2011.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michael...nty-to-chew-on
That's this year, though.
And this!
http://www.kgw.com/news/investigatio...cars/499704391
Beyond solutions, knowing it is my daily and will never sit for that long, I wonder how big a problem this is? There's MA, HI, and Los Angeles County class action lawsuits for Toyota, and Subaru.
Apparently it's soy coated electrical lines. Anyone know if ours has soy product?
Edit: some articles:
Apparently it is a "thing". Weird... soy coated wires, and electric cars having the worst of it. I found articles back from 2011.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michael...nty-to-chew-on
That's this year, though.
And this!
http://www.kgw.com/news/investigatio...cars/499704391
#950
#951
I learned that our engines are a cozy place for vermin. Went to Maui and Lanai for approximately 11 days, and came back to a check engine light. Apparently, not under warranty (of course), but covered by comprehensive insurance.... rats set up shop, and nibbled away at my wiring. They had to do a full engine breakdown to find everything, and beyond that at $375 or so, I've no idea what other costs are coming my way. That's super gross, but that's what you get for living in CA where you don't really need a garage... but there's also the fact that my house only has open parking.
Beyond solutions, knowing it is my daily and will never sit for that long, I wonder how big a problem this is? There's MA, HI, and Los Angeles County class action lawsuits for Toyota, and Subaru.
Apparently it's soy coated electrical lines. Anyone know if ours has soy product?
Edit: some articles:
Apparently it is a "thing". Weird... soy coated wires, and electric cars having the worst of it. I found articles back from 2011.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michael...nty-to-chew-on
That's this year, though.
And this!
Why rats are chewing up hybrid cars | KGW.com
Beyond solutions, knowing it is my daily and will never sit for that long, I wonder how big a problem this is? There's MA, HI, and Los Angeles County class action lawsuits for Toyota, and Subaru.
Apparently it's soy coated electrical lines. Anyone know if ours has soy product?
Edit: some articles:
Apparently it is a "thing". Weird... soy coated wires, and electric cars having the worst of it. I found articles back from 2011.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michael...nty-to-chew-on
That's this year, though.
And this!
Why rats are chewing up hybrid cars | KGW.com
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One of the first things I did when I got the car was to pull the cup holders out and line the resultant space/hole with a piece of black car carpet cut to shape.
This creates a handy extra compartment for all sorts of things, at the expense of losing the cup holders.
To pull the cup holders out simply grab the middles of the long sides, squeeze together hard, and pull up and out.
FType 17 has a 17 (doh!) AWD coupe and when he talks about a "plastic panel" and a "secret storage compartment" I don't know if he is talking about the same thing (removing the cup holders) or something else that is different on a 17 AWD compared to a 15 RWD.
#955
I see you have a 2105 coupe, same as me.
One of the first things I did when I got the car was to pull the cup holders out and line the resultant space/hole with a piece of black car carpet cut to shape.
This creates a handy extra compartment for all sorts of things, at the expense of losing the cup holders.
To pull the cup holders out simply grab the middles of the long sides, squeeze together hard, and pull up and out.
FType 17 has a 17 (doh!) AWD coupe and when he talks about a "plastic panel" and a "secret storage compartment" I don't know if he is talking about the same thing (removing the cup holders) or something else that is different on a 17 AWD compared to a 15 RWD.
One of the first things I did when I got the car was to pull the cup holders out and line the resultant space/hole with a piece of black car carpet cut to shape.
This creates a handy extra compartment for all sorts of things, at the expense of losing the cup holders.
To pull the cup holders out simply grab the middles of the long sides, squeeze together hard, and pull up and out.
FType 17 has a 17 (doh!) AWD coupe and when he talks about a "plastic panel" and a "secret storage compartment" I don't know if he is talking about the same thing (removing the cup holders) or something else that is different on a 17 AWD compared to a 15 RWD.
I considered a spare I saw on eBay to modify for storage but the mounting points were damaged and it wasn't sufficiently inexpensive, considering.
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#956
I learned that our engines are a cozy place for vermin. Went to Maui and Lanai for approximately 11 days, and came back to a check engine light. Apparently, not under warranty (of course), but covered by comprehensive insurance.... rats set up shop, and nibbled away at my wiring.
EDIT:: I twist the sheets the long way and tie them around something. On the right, it's a wiring bundle behind the headlight, the left it's around an A/C pipe. I put one under the engine cover for good measure, at the forward part of the engine. There's a nice place for a vole's nest there.
Last edited by lizzardo; 12-18-2017 at 08:03 PM.
#958
I see that you have contrasting red stitching on your seats - something that I really wish my F had. However, I noticed that the contrast stitching is not part of the armrest/console. Is this how it comes from the factory?
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Well I'll be a monkey's uncle!
I just went out to the car and yep, that panel pulls off real easy (just pull out from the top to release two clips then lift it out).
But it looks like it would take a fair bit of work and more skillz than I have to make the resultant hole look neat and tidy.
I just went out to the car and yep, that panel pulls off real easy (just pull out from the top to release two clips then lift it out).
But it looks like it would take a fair bit of work and more skillz than I have to make the resultant hole look neat and tidy.
#960
I haven't tried popping out the panel myself but judging from the pics perhaps cut, shape and paint black a piece of 1/4" plywood??? plexiglass??