A Suggestion: Controls Forum - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

MrFisty · 10-18-2016, 08:37 AM

This is just a suggestion for a possible sub-forum.

There is currently not a good central location for controls. IE, A steering wheel may be a costmetic mod and go in that department. However, many of us might swap our steering wheel for a wheel better suiting for a particular type of driving, which is not exactly a cosmetic mod.

Short shifters and shift knobs also fall into this category, with short shifters also possibly falling in the trans department. Pedals, dash lights/ gauges are other examples.

I think it would be helpful to have a section dedicated to controls modifications, seeing as the sub-forum for cosmetic modification contains a WORLD of other stuff that really isn't the info some might be looking for.

I know that these items already have a place in the forum, but it feels so spaced out and decentralized. I think we might benefit from this new sub-forum.

I know the traffic/ thread count would have to warrant this, and I am not sure whether or not this is something others would like to see as well.

just my $0.02.

shiumai · 10-18-2016, 08:40 AM

I don't think it has to be that specialized; splitting it up into exterior and interior cosmetic modifications would be sufficient.

go_a_way1 · 10-18-2016, 09:51 AM

I vote its fine. Everyone just uses Google to pull up the 600 threads we have on everything anyways

ichitaka05 · 10-19-2016, 11:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrFisty

This is just a suggestion for a possible sub-forum.

There is currently not a good central location for controls. IE, A steering wheel may be a costmetic mod and go in that department. However, many of us might swap our steering wheel for a wheel better suiting for a particular type of driving, which is not exactly a cosmetic mod.

Short shifters and shift knobs also fall into this category, with short shifters also possibly falling in the trans department. Pedals, dash lights/ gauges are other examples.

I think it would be helpful to have a section dedicated to controls modifications, seeing as the sub-forum for cosmetic modification contains a WORLD of other stuff that really isn't the info some might be looking for.

I know that these items already have a place in the forum, but it feels so spaced out and decentralized. I think we might benefit from this new sub-forum.

I know the traffic/ thread count would have to warrant this, and I am not sure whether or not this is something others would like to see as well.

just my $0.02.

Interesting idea... but here's an issue with Control Modification section. What counts as "Control" mods and what doesn't? Isn't tires/wheels count as control mods? How bout suspension stuff? aeros/spoilers &/or splitters? How bout seats? Everything to anything can be "control" mods imo. One person might not think certain parts are control mods, but just a cosmetic mods. How to differentiate that?

Just my 2 yen

MrFisty · 10-19-2016, 01:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

Interesting idea... but here's an issue with Control Modification section. What counts as "Control" mods and what doesn't? Isn't tires/wheels count as control mods? How bout suspension stuff? aeros/spoilers &/or splitters? How bout seats? Everything to anything can be "control" mods imo. One person might not think certain parts are control mods, but just a cosmetic mods. How to differentiate that?

Just my 2 yen

On the first half of what you've said, you're talking about things that increase control of the car. What is meant by controls is driver controls- the things the driver immediately touches and sometimes the things they immediately see from the vehicle. So, pedals, steering wheel, seat gets counted here as it positions you, e brake, gauges, shift knob/shifter, start/stop, shift light, etc.

As for the differentiation between cosmetic and control- this is where I see a problem for separating it. I have trouble thinking about it as well. Really, even if a mod is done for cosmetics, if it is a controls mod, it's a controls mod, no matter the purpose. The problem items would be things like seats- folks wouldn't know where to put the thread for that. Interior or controls?

To @go_a_way1 's point, I know we can search- but I don't always know exactly what I'm looking for. To me, it would be cool to have a place where I could just freely search controls threads.

JD001 · 10-19-2016, 01:54 PM

Controls without context are meaningless.

go_a_way1 · 10-19-2016, 02:02 PM

^ that

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Make a new sub-forum for controls	1	14.29%
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No change is warranted/ it wouldn't improve the situation	4	57.14%
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10-18-2016, 08:37 AM	#1
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