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08-04-2013, 11:28 PM | #1 |
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Here we go -- Slowly, but surely
I bought my FRS in early March and I have been thoroughly enjoying her since! I really enjoy driving around and not seeing another car that is the same as mine. There are a few driving around Madison, WI, but we do enjoy a car that is rare in most areas.
This forum has been a great place to learn and I have had a great time reading the threads. There is a lot of knowledge flying around here, and some BS, but that is everywhere. Thought I would contribute to the community with a build thread. Hopefully I will have more and more updates. The first mod I had to do was the Perrin shorty antenna. That RC car antenna was obnoxious, and I am not a big fan of the shark fin setup. K&N filter shortly after that and now I have black painted badges, along with carbon fiber fender inserts. The inserts look great! Very happy with the outcome. Thanks @FT-86 SpeedFactory Most recent pics will be at the top... Current Mods: **Exterior** Tint (50F/35R) Blacked-Out Scion Badges Color Matched Side Markers w/ Amber LEDs LED Turn Signals Perrin Shorty Antenna Carbon Fiber Fender Inserts **Interior** @Anarchy Motive -- Shift Knob (Robust Red) Custom iPhone Mount RAM Mount for ASUS Tablet w/Torque Pro Blacked-Out Interior Trim w/ Black VSC Buttons Red LED Dome/Trunk Light **Performance** K&N Drop-In Greddy SP Elite Axleback Upcoming Mods: Lowering Springs XXR 527s Open Flash Tablet Lamin-x Tint (Tail Lights/ Reverse Light) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Well, just rolled 10,000 miles. Have been loving every minute!! Nothing better than wanting to drive your car so bad that you look for excuses to run errands, or buy coffee... Some quick shots of my new Anarchy Motive shift knob (Robust Red) -- Amazing Product!! The weight is killer! ***Please excuse the leaves -- Didn't have time to vacuum. Here are two from the underground garage with very low light. External flash provided the light Thanks again for the killer product! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ****Here are some quick pics of the Smoked Side Markers I just picked up. @Vicious LED for providing a good product at a good price. Wheel turned the wrong way, but I did the passenger side last and didn't want to turn the wheel ;-) ****Went for a drive today with a friend of mine that knows some back roads in our area. Found a nice park to take some pictures. ****Here are some shots from the WI state capitol building and the UW Arboretum. ****These were taken at a spot near my house. ****First shots after she came home!! Hope you enjoy! Thanks for stopping by!! :happy0180:
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08-04-2013, 11:39 PM | #2 |
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Looks great
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08-04-2013, 11:40 PM | #3 |
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Looking good!
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08-05-2013, 12:12 AM | #4 |
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The orange sidemarkers stand out too much now....let em swim with tha fishes
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08-05-2013, 12:23 AM | #5 |
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I agree...This will be the next mod on the list. I forgot to add it on the OP. I will edit that now. Smoked side markers are what I was thinking. I will eventually do smoked tails and smoked reverse light, so the smoked side marker should look good.
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08-17-2013, 12:02 AM | #6 |
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Bump for the updated pics in the OP...
**Went for a drive today with a friend of mine that has an Impreza sedan. Found some back roads that were fun and then headed towards a park to take some shots. **Also updated a few mods in the list for Current Mods. Just finished painting the silver interior pieces to match my blacked out Scion badges. Came out way better than I anticipated. Everything came apart super easy as well. I will have some pics of the interior once the new shift knob arrives. I am wanting to take a whole series of shots once the knob from Anarchy_Motive arrives. Crossing my fingers for the end of August for an arrival date.
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Just purchased a new Samsung Note 8.0 so I can use the Torque app. Any other suggestions for android based apps that work well in the car? I have been an ios guy for a while now and this is my first android device. I have been very happy with it for these first few hours.
Already purchased the Ram Mount XGrip for small tablets. Should be here by the end of the week. It will hook up with the current mounting solution that I am using with my iphone. I might possibly leave the iphone mount alone and purchase a new ram mount for the little side window. Have to see how it works when the mount comes in.
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09-17-2013, 02:09 PM | #9 |
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Not related to my build, but I was at the Chicagoland Speedway NASCAR race this past weekend and here are a couple pics.
Hot Pass FTW!! Travis Pastrana after qualifying Jeff Gordon walking thru the pits Kyle Busch during one of the pit stops after the rain delay on Sunday night That was a weekend for the Bucket List
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09-20-2013, 02:37 PM | #10 |
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Those OE markers are now swimming with Jimmy Hoffa...
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10-06-2013, 01:20 PM | #11 |
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Bump to the OP for new pics of my Robust Red @Anarchy Motive Shift Knob
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11-26-2013, 05:13 PM | #12 |
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10,000 miles....
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02-24-2014, 03:56 PM | #13 |
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Hopefully have some pics and sound clips soon. Is a great looking axleback right out of the box...
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02-24-2014, 04:41 PM | #14 |
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Wait a few hundred miles before the sound clip. It will still sound mostly stock out of the box :p
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