DIY: Prova Front Fender Emblems

[RallySport Direct]

I have wanted to install these for a while, well pretty much the first time I saw them, I knew they would be on our car. Before I got started, I laid the kit out to make sure we had everything and that it was in good condition. Everything looked perfect, so we started the install!



The side vents come off very easily, you essentially just grab and pull, but there is some double sided sticky tape towards the rear, and 6 clips along the whole vent. I found by pushing the 2 front most clips out from behind the fender allowed me to grab the vent and easily remove it. But you could easily start with the rear of the vent as well.




Once the old vent is off, you will want to make sure to remove the sticky tape that is left over from the old vent on the fender. Goo gone seems to work pretty well for this, or just go old fashioned elbow grease will do the trick in a pinch as well.





Prep the new vent and fender by using the supplied alcohol wipe to clean all of the dirt and grease off the new vents and the fender. Make sure to do a couple of passes, as you would be surprised how dirty the parts are.





Now use the supplied tape to go around the edge of the Prova vent, they tell you exactly where this needs to go in the included instructions.



Once you have the tape on, you can secure it to the fender, just make sure to line it up along the door frame to everything sits flush.




Once placed in the fender you can secure the 2 nuts to the backside of the new vent.



The upper front bolt is easy to get to from the engine bay, but the rear most lower bolt will require you to remove the inner fender liner, or if you are small like myself, you can get away with not removing the whole liner, but it was a tight squeeze.


Nut you can access from the engine bay:


One will require access from the lower fender:



According to the instructions, the torque on these is 1 kg/m, if my math is correct that should be 7 ft/lbs, so they do not require much force.

Once the new vent is in place and secure, use the alcohol wipes to clean the recession for the Prova emblem.



Carefully remove the backing on the emblem, and carefully put them in place.



I found using the upper line to be the most helpful in getting these straight and even.

Repeat the process for the other side, and enjoy your new side vents!





I must say, I LOVE these vents! It is a very nice but subtle addition to the car, much like the JDM side markers, where it really adds to the overall feel and look to the car, but you just can't quite put your finger on what is different. Well unless you are a JDM junkie, then you could spot them from a mile away. The install was pretty easy, and they fit like OEM. Plus they just look gorgeous on the car!

For more information on the Prova Side Emblems Click Here

Thanks,
Rick

[Xdragonxb0i]

they look very much like the brz vents, but with metal instead of plastic

[zooki]

Wow, I really liked the looks of these, until I clicked the link and saw the price...
Still waiting on some side vents that reflect reality in pricing....

[RallySport Direct]

Originally Posted by Xdragonxb0i

they look very much like the brz vents, but with metal instead of plastic

Yeah they are not a huge change from stock, but a very subtle upgrade. These are some of my favorite type of mods where people in the scene will know exactly what they are looking at, but someone who is not into cars would look right by it and not notice anything. Plus I think they look amazing as well

Originally Posted by zooki

Wow, I really liked the looks of these, until I clicked the link and saw the price...
Still waiting on some side vents that reflect reality in pricing....

Yeah these are a bit pricey for sure, but they are extremely high quality, come pre-painted, and are 100% made in Japan. Plus it says Prova on it, so that adds a few cool points right?

Thanks for your input guys!
Rick

[zooki]

Originally Posted by RallySport Direct

Yeah these are a bit pricey for sure, but they are extremely high quality, come pre-painted, and are 100% made in Japan. Plus it says Prova on it, so that adds a few cool points right?

I don't even know what Prova is...is that Japanese for "expensive"?

[xxscaxx]

little confused - the packaging and first couple shots show a chrome like grill in the back, but the final shot shows all white?

[RallySport Direct]

Originally Posted by xxscaxx

little confused - the packaging and first couple shots show a chrome like grill in the back, but the final shot shows all white?

That is mainly due to the lighting, the chrome grille is a tad bit washed out so it looks white.

Thanks,

Jasmin

[Inextirpable]

Love the look of these. I want to see what these look like on WRB before I jump on them though.

[makalaka]

Any possibility of a group buy?

[86 FRS]

not to jack up the thread. but nigel sells it for $320 painted on his fb page.

[RallySport Direct]

Originally Posted by makalaka

Any possibility of a group buy?

Not that we have in the works, but if anything comes up I will let you know.

Thanks,
Rick

[jwjknorr]

Id be interested if price was more reasonable got my stock spoiler painted for almost half hmm

[BRZerk]

holy fack 400 bux for an injection molded piece of plastic with some hardware on the back of it....

[norsamerican]

Im curious to know if the OEM BRZ vents can have the grey plastic sections cut out with an exacto knife and the metal screen glued on in its place. 400 dollars is a good amount of change for two fender vents that look oem except for an emblem and a metal screen.
Thanks for the DIY though.