spike021's BRZ Adventures

[Vin]

Looks sick! Love your new wheels

[spike021]

Originally Posted by ModalSoul37

Nice wheels! I wish I knew about these, I got the same color but in 18x9.5 /:

Thanks man! Oh really? Where'd you buy yours from? I'm pretty sure the shop I bought these from only had 5 sets of 17's and maybe one or two sets of 18's :\

Originally Posted by Vin

Looks sick! Love your new wheels

Thanks Vin! I do too

[ModalSoul37]

Originally Posted by spike021

Thanks man! Oh really? Where'd you buy yours from? I'm pretty sure the shop I bought these from only had 5 sets of 17's and maybe one or two sets of 18's :\



Thanks Vin! I do too

I got mine from ft86speedfactory, shipped from factory so it took like 3 months to arrive, haha. I would've loved to stay on 17s, but the color on these are a sight to behold.

[spike021]

Originally Posted by ModalSoul37

I got mine from ft86speedfactory, shipped from factory so it took like 3 months to arrive, haha. I would've loved to stay on 17s, but the color on these are a sight to behold.

Ahhh. Yeah it took about that long for me as well. Or a bit less, I suppose. Originally I was told the delivery would be in the middle of August (I put my deposit down at the end of July) but then there was some kind of delay and so they only just arrived last week.

But yeah I felt exactly the same way. At first sight seeing pictures of them I knew they were pretty much what I wanted. Seeing them on the car now is even better.

[ModalSoul37]

Originally Posted by spike021

Ahhh. Yeah it took about that long for me as well. Or a bit less, I suppose. Originally I was told the delivery would be in the middle of August (I put my deposit down at the end of July) but then there was some kind of delay and so they only just arrived last week.

But yeah I felt exactly the same way. At first sight seeing pictures of them I knew they were pretty much what I wanted. Seeing them on the car now is even better.

Same, I was going to get them in gold, but I thought the bronze would look dope on my WRB. I wish I got a bigger tire tho, I went 245/35. I was on STi pink springs and did not want to go coilovers, but the wheel gap was killing me. Should've just bought coilovers to start so I could run a 245/40.

[spike021]

Recently I purchased a set of TRD front bumper canards on a whim after a buddy got them for his car. I've liked the looks of canards for a while, but I haven't wanted anything on the car to be CF, which made finding a nice pair of canards difficult since most are CF..

The install went very well last night! At least for the kouki BRZ bumper, they actually match the lines of the bumper super well. These went on without any forced conforming/"bending" to the bumper. They match up nicely with the lines the bumper has, and the "rear" of the canards can be somewhat pointed and stuck on with their 3m tape in whatever direction you want. So my friend and I angled them toward the lower corner of the sidemarkers.

So yes, they do indeed work on 2017+ BRZ's at least. Hope this was helpful!

A couple quickie pictures from this morning:

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Those ones just use double sided tape? I thought they had to be bolted down???

[spike021]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

Those ones just use double sided tape? I thought they had to be bolted down???

Had to drill

[eastendraceshop]

Originally Posted by spike021

Had to drill

Was it worth it though? I think so!

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by spike021

Had to drill

Oh, so they are bolted down. Don't worry, I got something in the works that will require me using a hole saw. You'll see it soon enough.

Oh, I work mornings now...unfortunately, so I might be able to make another evening meet on a Friday (I just gotta get used to my new schedule first)! Let me know if you're ever attending one.

[spike021]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

Oh, so they are bolted down. Don't worry, I got something in the works that will require me using a hole saw. You'll see it soon enough.

Oh, I work mornings now...unfortunately, so I might be able to make another evening meet on a Friday (I just gotta get used to my new schedule first)! Let me know if you're ever attending one.

Yep! Have to be secure for "freeway" speeds . Ooooh. Yes, I need to know the details on that!

I was gonna say sweet, but I feel like you preferred the night schedule? For sure. Although, it depends on which meets you're thinking of? I usually go to the biweekly southbay ones, which are Wednesdays. That could work though too if you work the morning on a Wednesday since around half the time we do meets around Fremont/Milpitas-ish. So that's kinda close to where you are.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by spike021

Yep! Have to be secure for "freeway" speeds . Ooooh. Yes, I need to know the details on that!

I was gonna say sweet, but I feel like you preferred the night schedule? For sure. Although, it depends on which meets you're thinking of? I usually go to the biweekly southbay ones, which are Wednesdays. That could work though too if you work the morning on a Wednesday since around half the time we do meets around Fremont/Milpitas-ish. So that's kinda close to where you are.

I'll let you know the details once I install it. haha =P

Yeah, definitely preferred night since now, instead of taking an hour to get home, it's taking me close to 2 hours since I'm now getting stuck in traffic.

Ah, Since I'd have to wake up at 1am (at the latest) the following day, I'd probably skip out on a midweek meet.

[MrSkubi]

Looking great with both STI lip and canards but is the lip fitted properly? Looks like there is some gap between lip and lower bumper part

[spike021]

Originally Posted by MrSkubi

Looking great with both STI lip and canards but is the lip fitted properly? Looks like there is some gap between lip and lower bumper part

I think one of the screws fell out. Been meaning to get under there and make sure everything is on okay but haven’t had a chance. So it could be a teeny bit loose.