01-10-2018, 08:29 AM | #16353 |
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I took these off my car on the same day lol. I've been able to notice the power loss since
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01-10-2018, 09:49 AM | #16354 |
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No joke, I didn't like them so much, I actually did this. They showed up in the mail, I put them on, went to a car meet, and took them off at the car meet. I hated them. I really like the depth and dimension the Subaru emblem has, and the flatness of the vinyl sticker just struck me as off.
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01-10-2018, 12:22 PM | #16355 |
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@FunntGopher, I know what you mean. Nothing like OEM
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01-10-2018, 12:36 PM | #16356 |
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My new #gofast mods to clean up the cabin area a bit:
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01-10-2018, 12:51 PM | #16357 |
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01-10-2018, 12:54 PM | #16358 |
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It's just for passengers to plug in their phones for charging. It's connected to an Anker power adapter using that second hidden power point behind the glove box (along with the one running to my phone mount) so that both of them can Quick Charge our phones.
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01-10-2018, 02:41 PM | #16359 | |
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Thoughts on the mirror? Did you opt for the compass?
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01-10-2018, 02:45 PM | #16360 |
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Finally installed my @GrimmSpeed hood struts today. Got them a few days ago but I had to wait for the rain to pass so I could put them on.
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01-10-2018, 02:55 PM | #16361 |
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I did not opt for the compass because it was an additional $100, and I have navigation, and a phone... and actually prefer the cleaner look of the non-compass model without the cut-out for the compass reading.
Initial thoughts after a week of use: - Yes, it's $250, which isn't cheap for a mirror. Most people might laugh at spending money to replace my mirror... and I have a Series.Blue, so my old mirror was already a frameless mirror. - I've never had an auto-dimming mirror before, and I already never want to be without one ever again. It's absolutely fantastic at night. In fact, it already has me wishing my side mirrors were also auto-dimming. I haven't had a chance to test it TOO much yet, but it does seem to dim to different degrees depending on how close/bright the car behind you is, and it seems to ALWAYS get the level perfect. It takes just a second or two to fade from full clear, to full dim, and maybe 5-7 seconds to fade from full-dim back to full-clear. - Homelink feature is great. Has decent range, and I didn't even realize until after I bought it that it had hidden status lights and icons that illuminate from behind the mirror to convey information on transmitter status, garage door status, etc... (You can see the main Homelink icon in my photo). The buttons themselves are beefy and rubbery, and the icons on them are illuminated (as is the power button for the dimming feature). - Gentex makes a large percentage of OEM mirrors, which is why this mirror costs so much, as it is basically an OEM part. The upside to that is FANTASTIC build quality. This doesn't feel aftermarket at ALL. It's hefty, well built, and feels like something right out of a Cadillac. Simple things, like the illuminated power button glowing more dimly at night so as not to be obnoxious, or how the homelink indicator fades out smoothly, scream attention to detail. It's such a stupid thing to spew "attention to detail" about a rear view mirror, but to people who are OCD like me, it matters... especially when you spent $250. Basically, I love this thing.
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01-10-2018, 05:33 PM | #16362 |
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You're right. It seems the mirror in the BRZ Limited is a Gentex unit, albeit not a frameless one. What I find odd is that Subaru's "fancy" frameless mirror is still a dumb, cheap manual tilt one with no power anything, even for 2017. Why they don't just upgrade you to the frameless Gentex one like the one I installed is beyond me. Their fancy mirror kinda-sorta looks cool, but is objectively worse, lol.
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(FYI, the "frame" you see in the photo of mine is the non-dimming portion of the mirror. In reality, it's almost invisible apart from a noticeable line where the two sections meet. The outer glass is one piece, though.)
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01-10-2018, 06:37 PM | #16366 |
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All you guys saying stock mirror on the 2017 Limited.. You do mean homelink auto-dimming right?
Because the rear view mirror on my 2017 Limited is the super basic one one with a tab on the bottom. |
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