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DarkSunrise · 05-26-2016, 06:21 AM

Favorite mods:
- WedsSports TC105N wheels - I love how these look (I know, shallow lol)
- RR Racing stage 2 BBK - Holds up to track abuse and replacement pads are 1/2 the cost

Don't really have any mods I regret. Maybe PMU HC+800 brake pads since they only lasted 4 days, but that was probably my fault for expecting too much out of a hybrid street/track pad.

Mim · 05-26-2016, 06:39 AM

I love every single mod so far and would do them all again if I got a new twin, but if I had to pick one favorite it would be the Cusco 4.556 FD. It really changed the car for the better with no drawbacks, well not for me anyway.

Not sure I'd really list it as a mod, but I got a pair of these nice leather STI belt pads that were very much form over function. Not very flexible or comfortable. They lasted a few day's till I took them off. Waste of money.

As a side note I really love this sort of thread. They can be a real wealth of information for anyone looking to modify their ride.

jarviz · 05-26-2016, 08:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by corry29

Yeah, and now after all that,

It seems like my wheels look too aggressive for the stock body.

So now, I'm researching on front lip

and of course with front lip, you need to have something in the back to match it

so rear spoiler too...

haha do you have a pic of your car. I'm curious as to how your look wheels look.

pinski · 05-26-2016, 08:32 AM

I didn't really hate anything that I've done, but have made at least a couple poor choices upon reflection:

Staggered 18" wheels - looked the business, but not as good for AutoX/HPDE
Vinyl badge overlays - ordered them in red, my car looked like Rudolph
Modbargains duckbill - fitment and quality hasn't been great.

Pretty much everything else I've loved, but here are my favorites:

Header + tune
Perrin 3" resonated catback
TOM'S tails
TRD Springs + LCAs + Camber bolts
Helix smoked sidemarkers
Beatsonic sharkfin

Hopefully I'll be adding my new wheels to the love list when they get here.

corry29 · 05-26-2016, 08:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jarviz

haha do you have a pic of your car. I'm curious as to how your look wheels look.

lantsalot · 05-26-2016, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Well Guff and Dave are pretty cool but that ichi sometimes....
Don't know the others well enough to have formed an opinion.

This is exactly what i thought this thread was going to be as well...

Tcoat · 05-26-2016, 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lantsalot

This is exactly what i thought this thread was going to be as well...

Well it was either that, car parts or these guys (that only the older folks will understand)

gramicci101 · 05-26-2016, 02:44 PM

I feel like they could have squeezed a few more lights onto the fronts of their bikes.

Tcoat · 05-26-2016, 03:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gramicci101

I feel like they could have squeezed a few more lights onto the fronts of their bikes.

Or mirrors

Now we call them hipsters

fumanchu1 · 05-26-2016, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Well it was either that, car parts or these guys (that only the older folks will understand)

Are.. are they scared of the dark?

Th3rdSun · 05-26-2016, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gramicci101

3D Maxpider is non-slip. Weathertech, especially when wet, is pretty slick. At least, the ones in my wife's 4Runner were. That's what sold me. I'm not a fan of the huge 3D Maxpider logo though.

I know everyone seems to be in love with Weathertech,but I decided to get the Maxpider floor mats last fall,and I couldn't be more happy with them.

Like you said,the Weathertech mats get slick when wet,because they are pretty hard,like a shell of sorts. The Maxpider pads are a lot less rigid,and have padding underneath.

As for mods,the only thing major that I've done is get new wheels. 17x8 Avid.1 AV 06. Much better than the stock wheels. Also got some smoked Valenti tails. I've never been a fan of the stock tails,so this was a definite upgrade for me.

Capt Spaulding · 05-26-2016, 10:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fumanchu1

Are.. are they scared of the dark?

Don't think so. I suspect they're scared of riding. Rigged the way they are, the engines don't have enough power to turn the alternator when the lights are turned on. So, they just sit and watch each other stall.

choiboie · 05-26-2016, 10:12 PM

only thing missing is a hot lady in the passenger seat!

Capt Spaulding · 05-26-2016, 10:14 PM

Not all that into modding.

Those I have done I'm fond of.

Raceseng Topology shift knob - much smoother shifting/very nice feel
Raceseng RLO - I just like it
sound tube delete (actually sound tube plug) - less is more
SRP Accelerator plate - rev matching made easier
Cheap stick on convex mirrors - paint savers

in the parts bin:
'15 WRX OEM oil cooler
front bumper skid plate

I think that will do it for the foreseeable future.

05-26-2016, 06:21 AM	#71
DarkSunrise Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: 22 BRZ (Previously 13 FR-S) Location: USA Posts: 5,794 Thanks: 2,164 Thanked 4,242 Times in 2,220 Posts Mentioned: 48 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Favorite mods: - WedsSports TC105N wheels - I love how these look (I know, shallow lol) - RR Racing stage 2 BBK - Holds up to track abuse and replacement pads are 1/2 the cost Don't really have any mods I regret. Maybe PMU HC+800 brake pads since they only lasted 4 days, but that was probably my fault for expecting too much out of a hybrid street/track pad. __________________ "Never run out of real estate, traction, and ideas at the same time." 2022 BRZ Build 2013 FR-S Build

05-26-2016, 06:39 AM	#72
Mim Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: MY11 Maxima 350st, MY15 BRZ Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 534 Thanks: 304 Thanked 342 Times in 185 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I love every single mod so far and would do them all again if I got a new twin, but if I had to pick one favorite it would be the Cusco 4.556 FD. It really changed the car for the better with no drawbacks, well not for me anyway. Not sure I'd really list it as a mod, but I got a pair of these nice leather STI belt pads that were very much form over function. Not very flexible or comfortable. They lasted a few day's till I took them off. Waste of money. As a side note I really love this sort of thread. They can be a real wealth of information for anyone looking to modify their ride. __________________ MY15 CWP A/T BRZ \| Leather heated seats \| STI CAI filter, A/T leather shifter, strut brace, V-brace, draw stiffener, battery tie down, Radiator cap, Oil cap, push start button \| TRD door stabilizer \| YoSpeed STI console garnish \| Pioneer AVIC-F70DAB + Rev-camera, TS-WX710A sub \| JL speakers, Amp \| TOMS' Clear Brake Lights \| Cusco 4.556 FD \| Driveshaft Shop aluminum shaft \| Tein FlexZ, EDFC AP+GPS \| Crawford BPB

05-26-2016, 08:32 AM	#74
pinski Stole my avy from zGrinch Join Date: Sep 2014 Drives: 2015 Audi S3 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 472 Thanks: 330 Thanked 348 Times in 193 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I didn't really hate anything that I've done, but have made at least a couple poor choices upon reflection: Staggered 18" wheels - looked the business, but not as good for AutoX/HPDE Vinyl badge overlays - ordered them in red, my car looked like Rudolph Modbargains duckbill - fitment and quality hasn't been great. Pretty much everything else I've loved, but here are my favorites: Header + tune Perrin 3" resonated catback TOM'S tails TRD Springs + LCAs + Camber bolts Helix smoked sidemarkers Beatsonic sharkfin Hopefully I'll be adding my new wheels to the love list when they get here. __________________ 2015 Audi /S3 \| Panther Black \| DSG Gone...2014 BRZ, 2010 Lexus IS F-Sport, 2006 Mazda MX5, 1997 Mustang GT

05-26-2016, 10:14 PM	#84
Capt Spaulding Persona Non Grata Join Date: Nov 2015 Drives: '15 BRZ (WRB) Location: On the Border Posts: 1,882 Thanks: 2,016 Thanked 2,780 Times in 1,200 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Not all that into modding. Those I have done I'm fond of. Raceseng Topology shift knob - much smoother shifting/very nice feel Raceseng RLO - I just like it sound tube delete (actually sound tube plug) - less is more SRP Accelerator plate - rev matching made easier Cheap stick on convex mirrors - paint savers in the parts bin: '15 WRX OEM oil cooler front bumper skid plate I think that will do it for the foreseeable future. __________________ Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast

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