NorCal (Bay Area) OFF-TOPIC Chat Thread - Page 653 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Kaotic Lazagna · 03-24-2017, 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Clipdat

Whiteout is notoriously hard to match though. I don't know if I would trust a shop to get it right.

I don't know why, but I'm on a serious carbon fiber kick lately. I know a lot of people consider it tacky and especially on a white car it just looks like unpainted pieces from a distance. Also the "rice factor" is high, etc, etc.

But, I still like it!

On my previous flint mica Yaris, the paint was really hard to paint match because of the different colored flakes on top of the charcoal base. A shop in Sac paint matched the OEM Vios spoiler, and the Thai mesh grill perfectly. The amount of each color was spot on to the factory's.

If I can afford CF parts, I'd so get a CF front splitter and side splitters.

Kaotic Lazagna · 03-24-2017, 01:26 AM

Got my Osram T10 LEDs in the mail. Will probably install tomorrow after work in the lot. lol. The cheap eBay LEDs are already dying in the parking lights of the Yaris. I guess they don't handle headlight heat very well since the one in the license plate light is going on fine.

tigermack · 03-24-2017, 02:05 AM

Am I doing this wrong? lol my BRZ sits in the garage while my 335i sits on the driveway.

Kaotic Lazagna · 03-24-2017, 02:09 AM

That's one helluva driveway. lol.

Where's that at?

tigermack · 03-24-2017, 02:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

That's one helluva driveway. lol.

Where's that at?

My driveway isn't that but that's the car. lol...

That was Castello di Amorosa Winery Napa Valley.

Kaotic Lazagna · 03-24-2017, 02:48 AM

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Originally Posted by tigermack

My driveway isn't that but that's the car. lol...

That was Castello di Amorosa Winery Napa Valley.

I wonder if they will trip out if I went there just to take pics of my car. Lol. I've ran out of places with nice backgrounds.

spike021 · 03-24-2017, 04:18 PM

my work office is under construction right now and for some reason I thought I caught the scent of burning clutch. not sure what would've caused it there.

now I'm not even in the same building and I feel like I still smell it. odd.

Clipdat · 03-24-2017, 04:19 PM

Phantom smells due to recent familiarity?

Sorta how like how @finch1750 smells campfire every time he hears the word "Laphroaig"

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Originally Posted by spike021

my work office is under construction right now and for some reason I thought I caught the scent of burning clutch. not sure what would've caused it there.

now I'm not even in the same building and I feel like I still smell it. odd.

spike021 · 03-24-2017, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Clipdat

Phantom smells due to recent familiarity?

Yeah, I'd say that's a pretty reasonable guess.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clipdat

Sorta how like how @finch1750 smells campfire every time he hears the word "Laphroaig"

Wat. What's the story of this?

Clipdat · 03-24-2017, 04:48 PM

No idea, I just made it up.

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Originally Posted by spike021

Wat. What's the story of this?

Clipdat · 03-24-2017, 04:54 PM

I was showing some various spoilers on my computer to my wife last night and asking her opinions. She seemed to like the paint matched TRD spoiler the most.

Anyway, I just had this IM exchange:

wife: LOL just so you know, I'm now getting ads in my FB for your FRS spoiler
Not even sure I had my phone in the room last night when we were discussing it!

me: Maybe it's based on IP address or something
I don't know
That's weird
But i'm ok with it, you should be putting some critical thought into it
Targeted ads FTW

wife: LOL
good lord

spike021 · 03-24-2017, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Clipdat

I was showing some various spoilers on my computer to my wife last night and asking her opinions. She seemed to like the paint matched TRD spoiler the most.

So does her favorite override yours?

Clipdat · 03-24-2017, 05:05 PM

.......yes

lol

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Originally Posted by spike021

So does her favorite override yours?

spike021 · 03-24-2017, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Clipdat

.......yes

lol

I mean, if there's a positive in all this at least she doesn't mind getting one at all

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