Eva, my Argento FRS. - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

moomoopanda · 09-13-2013, 04:12 PM

Hey!

So this will be my build thread for my 2013 Argento BRS!

Current Mod List:
Tsudo Front Pipe w/High Flow Cat
Nameless Performance Muffler Delete Track Pipe
K&N Drop-In Air Filter

BC Racing Extreme Low Coilovers (Swift 14k/16k Springs)
Whiteline Camber Bolts (16mm/14mm)
Project Kic's 10mm 5x114.3 Adapter Spacers
STI 5x114.3 Rear Hubs (With redrilled rotors)
RacerX Fabrication Rear Upper Control Arms
PoweredByMax Rear Lower Control Arms
Firestone Lifetime Alignments
Desmond Regamasters (Polished)
MB Battles (Gunmetal / 17x9.5 +15, 18x9.5 +15)
Work RS Lug Nuts (Close-End, Black)

Subaru BRZ OEM Front Bumper (with foglight-delete grill pieces)
STI Replica Front Lip
CS-Style Side Skirt Extensions
TRD Aero Fin
HID Powerhouse HID's and LED's (Trunk/LicensePlate/Dome Light)
Hilux Clear Side Markers with HID Powerhouse LED bulb
Beatsonic Sharkfin Antenna
Red-Out OEM Taillights

Broadway Convex Mirror
Bride Zeta 2 Bucket Seat (Black, Navy FRP, Kevlar-look Fabric Cover)
Buddy Club Racing Spec Seat Rail
Works Bell Standard Hub
OMP Corsica 350mm Deep Corn Steering Wheel
MoonEyes Ball Shift Knob
Moddiction 3-inch Shift Extender
NRG Slim Quick Release
Circuit Soul HardStyle Shift Knob

moomoopanda · 09-13-2013, 04:13 PM

Background:
Been into cars for awhile, and this will be my 9th car? Or maybe 8th? Mostly been into Honda's growing up, but have always been an avid car enthusiast. I've had a handful of S2000's and Civic's, and after the demise of my most recent S2000, I decided I didn't want to buy and build another one just like my last, so started looking into a variety of chassis... Here's a few pictures I could find of my previous cars from my build thread on S2ki.

And its unfortunate end due to arson during the 4th of July..

In any case, was given a settlement by my insurance, and turned around and bought this 2013 Argento FRS. Nice, new and I came to find out it even has a 2014 Pioneer headunit.

The day I bought it, nice and new with 27 miles on the odometer. Quite a great feeling to buy a brand new car.

Over the last week, I've ordered new BC Racing coilovers, Whiteline front camber bolts which I'm currently still waiting for.. (3-4 weeks til I see them.

). And just yesterday, I received my Works Bell standard hub from Evasive Motorsports, and purchased a Nardi Deep Corn from my friends new company Rennstall. Installed it all yesterday, and was pretty stoked to know that the Works Bell hub came with all the resistors I needed, and my horn works!

Please excuse the poor iPhone pics, only pictures I have at the moment. Have a few plans for it, which will eventually pan out once I recover from paying for tuition and what not.

Ahmeda · 09-13-2013, 04:42 PM

Lookin good so far! Hope your doin better now with the frs! Itl help you get over the s2k

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moomoopanda · 09-17-2013, 01:04 PM

Was in Vancouver BC over the weekend, and was introduced to Ken from @KI_ZN6 / HID_Powerhouse. After talking to him for a bit about his car and his lighting options, ended up buying interior LED's, an HID kit, and also some Hilux clear corners with an amber LED bulb. He met up and installed everything for me, and overall made the transaction a breeze. Would definitely recommend Ken for all your lighting needs. Everything was nice, quality pieces, and definitely changed the look and feel of the car after changing all of the yellow bulbs for nice, clean white led light.

Also ended up picking up a Circuit Soul shift knob for my car as well. Neat 50-cal bullet converted into a shift knob. I just need to get the plaque tacked on so that it lines up nice and centered with the shift knob screwed on.

Forgot to take a picture of the clear corners, but here's a quick interior shot at my work parking garage. Really enjoy the brighter LED dome light.

KI_ZN6 · 09-17-2013, 02:22 PM

Enjoy your new HIDs and LEDs and it was nice meeting you at the Driven To Perform Auto Show in Vancouver! =)

John.Hong · 09-18-2013, 05:04 PM

Hey this is cool. I see you're in washington. We should meet up and cuddle. Preferably at my house because i have a nice sofa.

moomoopanda · 09-19-2013, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John.Hong

Hey this is cool. I see you're in washington. We should meet up and cuddle. Preferably at my house because i have a nice sofa.

Dammit John. Haha.

Received my Whiteline Camber Bolts for the front in the mail yesterday, maybe I'll take some pictures when I get home today, but they're just bolts so....

Gotta wait for my BC Racing coilovers, and I think I'll be pretty slow with mods after that with school coming up..

John.Hong · 09-19-2013, 03:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by moomoopanda

Dammit John. Haha.

Received my Whiteline Camber Bolts for the front in the mail yesterday, maybe I'll take some pictures when I get home today, but they're just bolts so....

Gotta wait for my BC Racing coilovers, and I think I'll be pretty slow with mods after that with school coming up..

:happy0180:

You say that now but you KNOW that ain't the truth. lol.

moomoopanda · 09-23-2013, 02:03 PM

Nothing too particularly exciting about the car. Passed 2k miles yesterday, and should have an oil change scheduled for this weekend. I did put on my clear corners along with the led bulb, looks much better than the amber.. Besides waiting for my coilovers, and ordering some piping to have a friend of mine fab up an exhaust for me, I don't foresee too many more expenditures unless I suddenly find a set of TC105N's for sale...

Turbowned · 09-24-2013, 08:14 PM

Sorry to hear about the S2000 man. That would kill me if it happened to one of my cars. At least you now have a sweet replacement!

moomoopanda · 10-01-2013, 06:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Turbowned

Sorry to hear about the S2000 man. That would kill me if it happened to one of my cars. At least you now have a sweet replacement!

Yeahhh, it was pretty heartbreaking to walk out to my car on fire. But fortunately my insurance was able to help me get into the FRS.

In other news, got my first oil change almost right at 2500 miles a few days ago and my BC Racing coilovers arrive next Monday.

White-Out · 10-01-2013, 10:36 PM

are those wheels on the s2k damaged?
they look fine to me ?

sillyboybmxer · 10-01-2013, 11:29 PM

you'll be back on s2ki in no time! they always come back!

Dezoris · 10-01-2013, 11:37 PM

Ken is a great vendor. Glad you went with his lighting.

09-13-2013, 04:12 PM	#1
moomoopanda Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: Argento FRS Location: Washington Posts: 272 Thanks: 21 Thanked 343 Times in 100 Posts Mentioned: 23 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Eva, my Argento FRS. Hey! So this will be my build thread for my 2013 Argento BRS! Current Mod List: Tsudo Front Pipe w/High Flow Cat Nameless Performance Muffler Delete Track Pipe K&N Drop-In Air Filter BC Racing Extreme Low Coilovers (Swift 14k/16k Springs) Whiteline Camber Bolts (16mm/14mm) Project Kic's 10mm 5x114.3 Adapter Spacers STI 5x114.3 Rear Hubs (With redrilled rotors) RacerX Fabrication Rear Upper Control Arms PoweredByMax Rear Lower Control Arms Firestone Lifetime Alignments Desmond Regamasters (Polished) MB Battles (Gunmetal / 17x9.5 +15, 18x9.5 +15) Work RS Lug Nuts (Close-End, Black) Subaru BRZ OEM Front Bumper (with foglight-delete grill pieces) STI Replica Front Lip CS-Style Side Skirt Extensions TRD Aero Fin HID Powerhouse HID's and LED's (Trunk/LicensePlate/Dome Light) Hilux Clear Side Markers with HID Powerhouse LED bulb Beatsonic Sharkfin Antenna Red-Out OEM Taillights Broadway Convex Mirror Bride Zeta 2 Bucket Seat (Black, Navy FRP, Kevlar-look Fabric Cover) Buddy Club Racing Spec Seat Rail Works Bell Standard Hub OMP Corsica 350mm Deep Corn Steering Wheel MoonEyes Ball Shift Knob Moddiction 3-inch Shift Extender NRG Slim Quick Release Circuit Soul HardStyle Shift Knob Last edited by moomoopanda; 04-26-2014 at 02:47 PM.

09-13-2013, 04:13 PM	#2
moomoopanda Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: Argento FRS Location: Washington Posts: 272 Thanks: 21 Thanked 343 Times in 100 Posts Mentioned: 23 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Background: Been into cars for awhile, and this will be my 9th car? Or maybe 8th? Mostly been into Honda's growing up, but have always been an avid car enthusiast. I've had a handful of S2000's and Civic's, and after the demise of my most recent S2000, I decided I didn't want to buy and build another one just like my last, so started looking into a variety of chassis... Here's a few pictures I could find of my previous cars from my build thread on S2ki. And its unfortunate end due to arson during the 4th of July.. In any case, was given a settlement by my insurance, and turned around and bought this 2013 Argento FRS. Nice, new and I came to find out it even has a 2014 Pioneer headunit. The day I bought it, nice and new with 27 miles on the odometer. Quite a great feeling to buy a brand new car. Over the last week, I've ordered new BC Racing coilovers, Whiteline front camber bolts which I'm currently still waiting for.. (3-4 weeks til I see them. ). And just yesterday, I received my Works Bell standard hub from Evasive Motorsports, and purchased a Nardi Deep Corn from my friends new company Rennstall. Installed it all yesterday, and was pretty stoked to know that the Works Bell hub came with all the resistors I needed, and my horn works! Please excuse the poor iPhone pics, only pictures I have at the moment. Have a few plans for it, which will eventually pan out once I recover from paying for tuition and what not. Last edited by moomoopanda; 10-01-2013 at 07:03 PM.

10-01-2013, 11:37 PM	#14
Dezoris Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: FR-S Location: IL Posts: 2,857 Thanks: 519 Thanked 2,997 Times in 1,095 Posts Mentioned: 159 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Ken is a great vendor. Glad you went with his lighting. __________________ SAVAGEGEESE

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Ahmeda Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Drives: Honda civic, soon to be FRS Location: Maryland Posts: 56 Thanks: 12 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Lookin good so far! Hope your doin better now with the frs! Itl help you get over the s2k Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk - now Free

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moomoopanda Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: Argento FRS Location: Washington Posts: 272 Thanks: 21 Thanked 343 Times in 100 Posts Mentioned: 23 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Was in Vancouver BC over the weekend, and was introduced to Ken from @KI_ZN6 / HID_Powerhouse. After talking to him for a bit about his car and his lighting options, ended up buying interior LED's, an HID kit, and also some Hilux clear corners with an amber LED bulb. He met up and installed everything for me, and overall made the transaction a breeze. Would definitely recommend Ken for all your lighting needs. Everything was nice, quality pieces, and definitely changed the look and feel of the car after changing all of the yellow bulbs for nice, clean white led light. Also ended up picking up a Circuit Soul shift knob for my car as well. Neat 50-cal bullet converted into a shift knob. I just need to get the plaque tacked on so that it lines up nice and centered with the shift knob screwed on. Forgot to take a picture of the clear corners, but here's a quick interior shot at my work parking garage. Really enjoy the brighter LED dome light.

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KI_ZN6 Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: North America Posts: 6,006 Thanks: 301 Thanked 112 Times in 103 Posts Mentioned: 46 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Enjoy your new HIDs and LEDs and it was nice meeting you at the Driven To Perform Auto Show in Vancouver! =)

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John.Hong Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: 2013 Ultramarine Frs Location: Washington Posts: 125 Thanks: 80 Thanked 35 Times in 21 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Hey this is cool. I see you're in washington. We should meet up and cuddle. Preferably at my house because i have a nice sofa.

09-23-2013, 02:03 PM	#9
moomoopanda Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: Argento FRS Location: Washington Posts: 272 Thanks: 21 Thanked 343 Times in 100 Posts Mentioned: 23 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Nothing too particularly exciting about the car. Passed 2k miles yesterday, and should have an oil change scheduled for this weekend. I did put on my clear corners along with the led bulb, looks much better than the amber.. Besides waiting for my coilovers, and ordering some piping to have a friend of mine fab up an exhaust for me, I don't foresee too many more expenditures unless I suddenly find a set of TC105N's for sale...

10-01-2013, 11:29 PM	#13
sillyboybmxer Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: s2000 Location: United States Posts: 22 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	you'll be back on s2ki in no time! they always come back!

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