Affordable Mods - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

S84kam · 06-20-2015, 08:26 PM

Hey guys, I want to share some things with you that will cost you a bit over 15 bucks. Here it is, from Aliexpress is the stitched ebrake http://www.aliexpress.com/snapshot/6...67035306928907

The BRZ brake kit is over 100$... so you can decide. I'm cheap I'd rather spend 15$ ish

All you need to do is get a hair dryer and some gloves. Heat your stock brake handle for about 2 minutes and use both hands to pull it off like so.

cut the lower middle piece like so

slide your new stitched ebrake on.

and now notice how the stitch colour matches perfectly. Grab a beer and celebrate!

FiRStsc10n · 06-20-2015, 09:13 PM

Great find. Hope this thread continues with some other affordable mods.

Fishbed77 · 06-20-2015, 09:24 PM

Can you add a pic of how it looks from the front (around the thumb button)?

S84kam · 06-20-2015, 09:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fishbed77

Can you add a pic of how it looks from the front (around the thumb button)?

fits almost perfectly, you can't see much of the bare steel when sitting down

S84kam · 06-20-2015, 09:46 PM

another affordable mod - FLUSH EXHAUST TIPS - specifically for 2015+ exhaust tips

I used 2 1/4/ outside and 2" Inside diameter exhaust tips. i used JB Weld to glue it on and just screwed the exhaust tips to get them flush. Pure sex and it was 10 bucks!!!!!!!

Before

after

10$ satisfaction = more beer money

wildpandaz · 06-20-2015, 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by S84kam

another affordable mod - FLUSH EXHAUST TIPS - specifically for 2015+ exhaust tips

I used 2 1/4/ outside and 2" Inside diameter exhaust tips. i used JB Weld to glue it on and just screwed the exhaust tips to get them flush. Pure sex and it was 10 bucks!!!!!!!

Before

after

10$ satisfaction = more beer money

Can you get some pictures from directly behind the car please?

Figo · 06-20-2015, 10:57 PM

another affordable mod is stickers.

And you gain horsepower.

.

ZOMFGAARON · 06-20-2015, 11:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by S84kam

fits almost perfectly, you can't see much of the bare steel when sitting down

This would probably look better with a drift button since the hole for the ebrake button looks huge.

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S84kam · 06-22-2015, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wildpandaz

Can you get some pictures from directly behind the car please?

S84kam · 06-29-2015, 05:07 PM

By far the cheapest mod. 00.45$

Leonardo · 06-29-2015, 06:34 PM

Free.

You can unhook the DRL relay for a more symmetrical headlight look. (it turns off the one headlight that is on at half power or something)

I have a Chromax Titanium golf ball as my shift knob. I found it. They cost about $3 retail each.

My dog chewed the OEM one... I had the ball laying around...
http://www.intheholegolf.com/CH-SILV...---Silver.html

soulreapersteve · 06-29-2015, 07:44 PM

Two very minor mods that aren't pricey at all are bulb upgrades for the license plate (which I bought today) and plaque for the center console hole.

The bulbs from Diode Dynamics start out at 5 dollars, I got the HP3's for 12.

http://www.diodedynamics.com/store/l...nse-plate-leds

The plaques from Yospeed are 20, I got the Limited Editions for 25.

http://yospeed.com/limited-edition-frs-brz-plaque/

Down the line, I'll get the LED dome light and HID kit from Diode Dynamics also.

Hope more people add to this thread, really fun to see what others are doing!

Lonewolf · 06-30-2015, 12:02 AM

Aftermarket drop-in air filter...50 bucks for better throttle response, slight mpg improvement....but at the expense of filtration of finer particles

KungFuWaffle · 06-30-2015, 02:39 AM

$20 shift boot and $35 e brake cover and Yospeed's center console plaque , to spice up the interior. Although I got my covers for free cause the guy who made them needed measurements

06-20-2015, 08:26 PM	#1
S84kam Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Drives: FBRZS Location: Kingston Posts: 268 Thanks: 254 Thanked 150 Times in 83 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Affordable Mods Hey guys, I want to share some things with you that will cost you a bit over 15 bucks. Here it is, from Aliexpress is the stitched ebrake http://www.aliexpress.com/snapshot/6...67035306928907 The BRZ brake kit is over 100$... so you can decide. I'm cheap I'd rather spend 15$ ish All you need to do is get a hair dryer and some gloves. Heat your stock brake handle for about 2 minutes and use both hands to pull it off like so. cut the lower middle piece like so slide your new stitched ebrake on. and now notice how the stitch colour matches perfectly. Grab a beer and celebrate!

06-20-2015, 10:57 PM	#7
Figo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: Vortech Supercharged FR-S Location: Central Jersey Posts: 1,515 Thanks: 597 Thanked 933 Times in 428 Posts Mentioned: 17 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	another affordable mod is stickers. And you gain horsepower. . __________________ I'd rather lose by a mile because I built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me. Your car is your story, so don't let someone else write the book. ( White Tiger ) - FiGo's 車誌.

06-30-2015, 02:39 AM	#14
KungFuWaffle Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Drives: Whiteout Location: Irvine Posts: 564 Thanks: 12 Thanked 106 Times in 85 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	$20 shift boot and $35 e brake cover and Yospeed's center console plaque , to spice up the interior. Although I got my covers for free cause the guy who made them needed measurements Attached Images

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S84kam Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Drives: FBRZS Location: Kingston Posts: 268 Thanks: 254 Thanked 150 Times in 83 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	another affordable mod - FLUSH EXHAUST TIPS - specifically for 2015+ exhaust tips I used 2 1/4/ outside and 2" Inside diameter exhaust tips. i used JB Weld to glue it on and just screwed the exhaust tips to get them flush. Pure sex and it was 10 bucks!!!!!!! Before after 10$ satisfaction = more beer money

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S84kam Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Drives: FBRZS Location: Kingston Posts: 268 Thanks: 254 Thanked 150 Times in 83 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	By far the cheapest mod. 00.45$

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