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[mezdup]

[06/17/12] Date of puchase!
[06/30/12] Black DC Sports Exhaust Tips
[08/25/12] Konig Zero-In 17x7 +40 Wheels
[10/20/12] Pioneer TS-SWX310 Subwoofer, Capacitor & Amplifier install
[10/26/12] Carbon Fiber Vinyl Panels
[10/26/12] Chrome Amber Bulbs
[11/16/12] 35% Tint on Sides and Rear
[11/17/12] Winter Tires & Jack
[01/17/13] WORKS Exhale Resonated Axle-Back & 35W 5000K HIDs
[01/19/13] WORKS Exhale Resonated Axle-Back Install
[01/30/13] WeatherTech All Vehicle Mats
[02/24/13] 35W 5000k DDMTuning HIDs Install
[02/24/13] OEM Mudguards
[03/03/13] Fog Lamps + Bezels
[03/09/13] Sound Tube Noise Suppression
[03/18/13] VG Shark Fin, H11 Fog Light Harness & 35W 6000k DDMTuning HIDs
[03/23/13] 35W 6000k DDMTuning HIDs
[04/07/13] First Post-Winter Car Wash & Axle-back Install
[04/13/13] Grimmspeed Master Cylinder Brace
[04/18/13] BRZ E-brake Boot Swap
[04/28/13] Stivo Spoiler & VG Shark Fin Install
[05/04/13] Stivo Spoiler install (2nd Attempt)
[05/04/13] Carbon Fiber Key Cover
[05/15/13] Helix JDM Style Clear Side Markers
[05/27/13] Fog Lights Wired Up
[05/27/13] Pioneer TS-W254R Subwoofer Install
[06/23/13] OE Style Diffuser Install & Wash/Wax
[06/27/13] Driver's Side USB Port for Charging
[08/31/13] Grimmspeed Strut Bar
[09/21/13] 468Power Meet & Greet
[01/31/14] Clear Red Valenti Taillights
[02/09/14] Playing in the Snow
[02/27/14] Perrin Shift Knob
[03/08/14] End of the Line (R.I.P)

[deucethemoose]

Jesus - 10k miles in a month...

[Kurenai]

I think that's Trip A, not odo. (its too blurry to tell)
so 1000.0, not 10000

[mezdup]

Originally Posted by Original Post

i went back and forth with the idea of making one of these for a while, but i hit a milestone today and felt like it'd be worthwhile for myself to keep track of the things that happen with my car. never really owned anything i've wanted to do that with before, haha.

Bought my car! (6/17/12):



bought the car on father's day, 6/17/12. i went with my dad for a test drive, fell in love, worked out a good trade in offer for my xD and told my dad for father's day, i'm buying his son a new car, haha.

Black DC Sports Exhaust Tips (6/30/12):



First Milestone (7/13/12):

Originally Posted by deucethemoose

Jesus - 10k miles in a month...

Originally Posted by Kurenai

I think that's Trip A, not odo. (its too blurry to tell)
so 1000.0, not 10000

Yea sorry was driving at the time. It's 1000.0. I keep it on trip because I like the additional tenth of a mile haha. At 60mph I had a pretty short window to take the .0 pic.

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[shadoquad]

That's mezdup











good lookin' 86

[mezdup]

Konig Zero-In 17x7 +40 Wheels (8/25/12):

Diameter: 17.0”
Width : 7.0”
Bolt Pattern : 5-100/114
Offset: 40
Weight: 17.9lbs






wheels directory preview:


ORIGINAL POST 8/24/12

got a great deal on some Konig Zero-In's for my Ultramarine FR-S.



i didn't want plain black or silver wheels and am perfectly fine with the red stripe. i think it'd be a nice look as it matches the interior, BUT i also think that a blue stripe would look pretty sick. i didn't want to paint them as that's kinda irreversible so i stopped by pep boys and found some blue 1/4" pinstriping vinyl for $5. figured i'd give it a shot and honestly i'm pretty happy with how it came out. the picture with both color wheels is more accurate in terms of the color of the blue. i took the first 2 solo shots kinda up close with flash and it washed out the color a bit.

original:


modified:


both:


so what do you guys think? i know it's kinda tacky but i enjoyed doing it and really like how it came out. that being said it did take a while and if i'm gonna spend another 3 hours on the rest of them, i'd like to know anybody else likes the look. thanks for the feedback.

[mezdup]

Subwoofer, Capacitor & Amplifier install (10/20/12):

a friend and i started and completed our first subwoofer install in a car in a record time of about 7 hours. my friends an electrical engineer so he did all the connections. i decided to try my hand at popping out the panels and running the cables for the first time and it went fairly well aside from one misstep, which was just a complete lack of thinking on my part. i managed to get all the panels out easy, but i wanted to put my bass remote in the little cubby next to the usb and aux ports. so i got that out and without thinking put it face down on concrete and proceeded to drill. i finished drilling to find the front all scratched up as you'll see below. completely stupid, i know, but it became a good thing when i decided i had to get carbon fiber vinyl and try my hand at wrapping some panels.



we installed a Pioneer TS-SWX310 powered by a JVC KS-AX3101D. bought everything i needed for the install in under $400. after using the setup for a week i absolutely love it. yea, it takes up half of the already small trunk, but i didn't buy the car for storage. it fills in the missing low end and takes some of the pressure away from the door speakers, stopping them from constantly rattling. i listen to a wide variety of music and this things great with all of them.

Carbon Fiber Vinyl Panels (10/26/12):

sorry for the terrible photos. i did the cubby that i messed up as well as the two panels by the head unit and passenger airbag. it was my first time doing anything like this, but it ended up taking a lot longer than i thought it would and by the time i finished it was pretty much dark out. i'll take some better pictures soon.






Chrome Amber Bulbs (10/26/12):

this was an easy one and i'm sure everyone's already seen it, but yea, i swapped the amber turn signal bulbs for chrome amber ones. looks so much better and was only about 20 bucks shipped. these are the bulbs i ordered: http://www.hidlightsusa.com/shopping...s&sc=7440/7443. 1 pair of each (7443 in the front and 7440 in the back). the DIY i checked prior to doing this (another first) said i would need to take out the side markers to do the front, but i found that unnecessary. after i took out the 3 pop rivets, i was able to stick my hand in and pull out the socket, replace and put it back without any issue. replacing these 4 bulbs probably took about 10 minutes. again sorry for shitty night pic.

[mezdup]

here's a better daytime shot of the top 2 panels:

[mezdup]

35% Tint on Sides and Rear (11/16/12):

not as dark as i thought it'd be (first time getting tint on a car), but i'm happy with it. been about 2 days and i still have some bubbles. hopefully they'll go away but i imagine it will take a while as it's pretty cold.



Winter Tires Ready to Go (11/17/12):

205/50R17 General Altimax Arctics on stock wheels and Arcan XL325R Low Porfile Jack. got everything ready to go. gonna use summers a little longer though as it's not below 40 regularly yet.

[mezdup]

WORKS Exhale Resonated Axle-Back & 35W 5000K HIDs (1/17/13):

my first exhaust for any car i've ever owned. very excited. looking to install this weekend if all goes well although it's getting pretty cold out. that's really the only thing i see stopping me, haha. we'll see. also got 35W 5000K HIDs, which will go in once i get the reverse LEDs i ordered. i want to do the stock bulb to led/hid swap all at once.

[SkAsphalt]

sadly reverse light LED's never seemed worth it for me, cree, SMD, etc, they looked nice but a basic bulb or a higher end normal filament bulb always provide a better light

i spent good money on the Cree's too

[mezdup]

Originally Posted by SkAsphalt

sadly reverse light LED's never seemed worth it for me, cree, SMD, etc, they looked nice but a basic bulb or a higher end normal filament bulb always provide a better light

i spent good money on the Cree's too

yea i'd heard bad things about reverse LEDs, but these are the one's i picked up: http://www.ebay.com/itm/120785680410...84.m1439.l2649. they're cheap enough where if they don't work well i won't be too upset haha. i'll have to try them out really to see for myself.

[SkAsphalt]

those will work decently just because they produce 360 degrees of light as opposed to directional

[ShoNUFF]

I'm gonna need vids/ pics / reviews of that exhaust!!