Side by side cosmetic differences between BRZ and FRS/86 (same dimension lights) - Page 5 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Snoopyalien24 · 12-22-2011, 05:43 PM

The BRZ has the LED strip inside the headlight housing AND the LED strip foglights too. The FR-S's looks like the ones on the ISF.

JDLM · 12-22-2011, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Snoopyalien24

The BRZ has the LED strip inside the headlight housing AND the LED strip foglights too. The FR-S's looks like the ones on the ISF.

I am thinking it is a bulb/led feeding a fiber optic channel (like BMW Angel eyes)

Z.Tune · 12-22-2011, 06:40 PM

thanks for sharing

Crashoverride · 12-22-2011, 07:14 PM

am I the only one that like a badgeless car? I want the BRZ vent plate ( even though I like the 86 logo I really don't want anything there. Hi spec headlights\fog lights and the TRD kit and I'm golden.

70NYD · 12-22-2011, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by JDLM

This is pretty close to badge engineering where they both sat down and did what they wanted to their cars within the confines of the given "body/chassis/Interior" so they can make it their own. There isn't anything wrong with that.

I don't see a point to different headlamp (sizes/shapes) for the 2 companies that would require work and supply issues I am sure they didn't want to deal with.

i wasnt dragging anything down, older members will know what threads and conversations im talking about from a long time ago when this car and toyotas/subarus joint venture was in its infancy stages with respect to public view.
i however dont expect you to know what im talking about on any level.
basically it alol stemed from people hoping and wishing that the cars will be different, and others doing a reality check when it comes to a affordable shared platform car, what will be same what will be different.
interiors arent different that much btw.
different stitching is not counted as different.. when you say different parts you should be refering to completly different shaped parts, as in different injection moulds were used, not slighlty different colour, or this one has a 2din cd while this one has 1din cd + gauges.. thats all within the same space and dimesions and uses same overall parts

and for the record, this isnt "close" to badge engineering, this is the epitome of it

Solrac · 12-22-2011, 07:52 PM

Has anybody seen pics of the BRZ with the running lights on? I don't believe I've seen any yet.

Spaceywilly · 12-22-2011, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Solrac

Has anybody seen pics of the BRZ with the running lights on? I don't believe I've seen any yet.

Look at the link in post #55

CSOCSO · 12-22-2011, 08:12 PM

yeah.. good luck getting a pair of headlights below $500 from japan

tranzformer · 12-22-2011, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by CSOCSO

yeah.. good luck getting a pair of headlights below $500 from japan

You should be able to just get USDM BRZ headlights. But if they are HIDs the swap could be more money than people might want to spend.

JDLM · 12-23-2011, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by 70NYD

wall of text ....

ok...

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Originally Posted by CSOCSO

yeah.. good luck getting a pair of headlights below $500 from japan

Who said Japan

Didierm · 12-23-2011, 01:22 AM

So I spoke to my MD, he was lucky enough to test both the BRZ and GT-86 back to back in Japan last week.

His comments were the BRZ has a much better handling feel, even pushing it hard you can barely hear the tires. He said the BRZ has a better feel on corners than the 86.

His words exactly "The BRZ has superior handling over the 86"

CoryUyede · 12-23-2011, 01:29 AM

I'm sure everyone here who wants the BRZ headlight swap realizes how much OEM headlights are going to cost.

Are that many of you willing to spend $700/$800 for these lights? Or is everyone gonna be searching on ebay and waiting for totalled brz's to show up? lol

I'm not criticizing anyone, i may even be one of those people if i'm in a weird spending mood..lol

The only way I can justify the cost is if i'm doing it to upgrade to OEM HID projectors (from a halogen fr-s)..but even then..if the projectors are subaru units, I could do alot better with a retro-fit

xantonin · 12-23-2011, 01:37 AM

I don't understand the love for the BRZ headlights.

Most people say they still love the MK-I concept, which had really pointy headlights.

The FR-S is more pointy, the BRZ has more rounded headlights on the ends, the tips are longer.

Hypocrites I say!!

CoryUyede · 12-23-2011, 02:35 AM

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Originally Posted by xantonin

I don't understand the love for the BRZ headlights.

Most people say they still love the MK-I concept, which had really pointy headlights.

The FR-S is more pointy, the BRZ has more rounded headlights on the ends, the tips are longer.

Hypocrites I say!!

heh. Im not totally in love with em, i just think the way they've done the led's are cool and for now, unique..although the new fords have a similar looking drl in the bumper..in straight lines.

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